Robert Downey Jr - Classic or Classic

Austin Powers 3 was the best in the series, foo!

also I think the guy was a prick to shoot down the channel 4 interviewer like he did last month. the dude asked his question clumsily, but I hate the idea that you *can't ask celebs certain questions in an interview situation - and I especially hate the fawning, serf-like swell of fans who thought it was so out of order for an interviewer to ask RDJ anything that isn't directly promoting his movie. I think his "I was liberal until I went to prison" is exactly the sort of provocative bullshit that demands further investigation, and I think a lot less of him for being unwilling to discuss it.

charmingly entertaining and hissy right-wing douche are not mutually exclusive categories

tho i hate Guru-Murthy and he was clearly trying to act the dick so i don't blame Downey for walking away

maybe heaven needed a Bill Murray with more explicit politics

the thing is, if you watch the clip (or the tarantino one), guru-murthy is reduced to a stammering, deflecting mess at the first bit of antipathy from his interview subject. he can't come out and say what he thinks, or even ask a clear question. he just brings up something embarrassing from the subject's past and expects them to do all the work. you can't just say "oh you said this once" or "oh people said this about you once" and expect any self-respecting, self-aware figure to say "ok cool buddy, it's your lucky day and i'm going to politely give you an in-depth, respectful response as if you asked a thoughtful, considerate question." they're going to either coolly walk off the set or yell at you, as your disrespect and cowardice is transparent.

if someone interviewed me about my job in the middle of a day of interviews about my job and said "oh hey you said this obnoxious thing on ILX once five years ago...er um...well..." "yes?" "do you still, i mean...that's kind of.." i might think that person was a prick

this isn't to say i don't think there are worthwhile hard questions to ask RDJ and QT, I just think this guy is horrible at it and shouldn't get a back-pat for half-assedly trying

Krishnan Guru-Murthy is a wanker and this has always been his steez

Yep

All these dudes are tbf

When I saw Little Women a few days ago, there was a trailer for Doolittle--big and expensive, just like in 1967. I'm sure anyone who's read Mark Harris's great Pictures at a Revolution would have found the idea of a remake as amusing as I did. Except--I'd say sadly, but I don't really care either way--this one will probably do very well.

Eddie Murphy's didn't, did it?

then again, he did TWO of them

Forgot all about that. So if that one made money, then I guess that's the precedent.

anyway Downey made many more watchable movies when he was bi

I couldn't really work out what accent Downey is doing in that Doolittle trailer - posh English like his (very bad) Sherlock Holmes accent?

The Doolittle books are actually p weird - and often v racist, in their unbowlderised versions.

btw the doctor is Dolittle, Eliza is Doolittle