i raised portman/knightley as a pair (and rightley so) earlier in thread i hid nothing
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:13 (five months ago) link
portman does all of her acting with her (googles) upper molars
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:14 (five months ago) link
hence her perfect casting in May December.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:15 (five months ago) link
nancy myers perfectly casts furniture and soft furnishings by the same token
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:18 (five months ago) link
Nancy Myers knows how to decorate using Pottery Barn's finest.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:19 (five months ago) link
Denise Richards a very good shout
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:19 (five months ago) link
re: denise richards.... is an actor disqualified if one or more of their performances is perfectly-pitched camp
― ivy., Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:22 (five months ago) link
bc... she is that in wild things. and tammy and the t-rex
― ivy., Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:23 (five months ago) link
i fear that opens the door for radcliffe to escape
bloom will never
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:23 (five months ago) link
Bf and I chatted Andie Macdowell yesterday— she is absolutely amazingly bad in everything, even Maid I would argue, but there is nevertheless something so likeable about her
― he’s an adventurer (derogatory) (flamboyant goon tie included), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:24 (five months ago) link
I haven't seen Maverick yet, and the more recent MI movies have all blurred together for me + haven't seen the newest one.
perhaps I'm just easily taken in by the trick of Mr Movie Star playing weak or cowardly as in EoT (or EWS, for that matter). likewise I enjoyed him playing a crap dad in War of the Worlds
― rob, Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:24 (five months ago) link
And ivy. otm re Richards. I need to rewatch that awful Bond she’s in, I remember her performance is bonkers
― he’s an adventurer (derogatory) (flamboyant goon tie included), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:25 (five months ago) link
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:26 (five months ago) link
i hear WOTW but something keeps me away from it, i think i got very very sick of spielberg tbh
McDowell is def v likeable and charming and also id argue model-turned-actor, id need reminding which role she has ever had that demanded more of her than that
richards, in comparison, has definitely had fun in a few things while being that girl
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:28 (five months ago) link
xp i dont see it but im just one voice on the thread
Bale was good in The Prestige!
He's been good in quite a few things, starting with his amazing turn in Empire of the Sun, although I think he is now mostly playing "Christian Bale."
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:31 (five months ago) link
which means "DDL but with strain and humorlessness"
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:32 (five months ago) link
While my mind is on monsters from the 90s, I never liked Greg Kinnear in anything, and thought he was abjectly terrible in As Good As It Gets and Little Miss Sunshine; but even worse than him is Cuba Gooding Jr, I cannot think of a less-deserving acting Oscar winner
― he’s an adventurer (derogatory) (flamboyant goon tie included), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:33 (five months ago) link
id have put in a much stronger defence of bale if id felt it needed tbh but his turn in the big short alone is tiers above the bar
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:34 (five months ago) link
kinnear played the other half of matt damon in a comedy which is something but agreed hes watery eyed and worthy in all else besides
cuba gooding hmm interesting submission id agree bad and limited bat jerry maguire and certainly never shouldve been in running for awards even for that
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:36 (five months ago) link
I never liked Greg Kinnear in anything
The defense submits Auto-Focus as Exhibit A. He was absolutely pitch-perfect in that.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:37 (five months ago) link
Not everyone can be the GOAT.
lol yes also fair, the bar is ddl to steal a phrase
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:39 (five months ago) link
id need reminding which role she has ever had that demanded more of her than that
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:41 (five months ago) link
Cuba Gooding Jr also a good shout, I’ve seen him in several things according to his filmography and I couldn’t tell you a single thing about any of them. Whether that crosses the line from egregiously bland to Bloom country is another debate.
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:42 (five months ago) link
I’ve never seen it but is she at least passable in sex lies and videotape?
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac),
Well-cast, yes.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:44 (five months ago) link
I enjoyed Edge of Tomorrow enough to watch it a few times, but I don't think Tom Cruise brought much to it - he was just an easily replaceable part (as long as he wasn't replaced by someone who'd totally stink it up like Matt Damon) of an impressive sci-fi movie - but I would say that cos I can't stand the fucking guy.
― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:45 (five months ago) link
the J Gyllenhaalster would have been a better casting choice imo
― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:48 (five months ago) link
Admittedly Kinnear is great in that Courtney Cox-in-a-house show that my bf enjoys to watch
Idk what in the world people see in Bale’s performance in Empire Of The Sun, few movies have left me with a greater desire to imprison a child
― he’s an adventurer (derogatory) (flamboyant goon tie included), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:49 (five months ago) link
exempting that kid from matilda/mrs.doubtfire i presume?
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:51 (five months ago) link
matt damon is great in so much stuff
id say you wouldn't quickly swap his roles in the martian or the informant with cruise to good effect for starters
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:52 (five months ago) link
Damon's an example of an actor who's relaxed on hitting middle age and is a genuine pleasure to watch like he never was even 25 years ago (see: Paul Newman).
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:53 (five months ago) link
Late nom here for Holly Hunter. I will admit to not havng seen her in any of her award-winning roles. But her performances in everything I have encountered her in, namely Crash, Copycat and a couple of Coen Bros, enraged me beyond belief. The prim expression on her face as she enunciates the dialogue as if reading off a cue sheet! Her lack of a lack of screen presence, which might at least make her tolerable! Sorry, I know everyone thinks she's a genius but she's my #1 most hated actor, beyond even Jack Black in onscreen obnoxiousness.
― 1980 Jackanory spinoff (Matt #2), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:54 (five months ago) link
You wouldn't say that if you'd seen her in Broadcast News ffs
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:55 (five months ago) link
xp You didn't like her in Raising Arizona? The mind reels.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:56 (five months ago) link
wrong!!!!
― ivy., Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:56 (five months ago) link
a booming entry to the thread matt
not that i agree but the passion and case made are 8/10 imo
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:56 (five months ago) link
i believe the criticisms actually stand for her performance in broadcast news tbph but her turn in top of the lake is another thing entirely
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:57 (five months ago) link
I have not seen much late period Damon because a lot of his movies are ones that I avoid, so fair enough if he is aging gracefully. But that's what bothers me about Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow, he's playing a character who was probably imagined by the screenwriters as 25-30 years younger than him.
― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:58 (five months ago) link
HH's primness is part of the attraction in my opinion
― emishi sun hack (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 30 December 2023 16:59 (five months ago) link
calz let me tell you a few things about jack reacher in the books
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:01 (five months ago) link
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, December 30, 2023 4:56 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Hated her in it! In fact I hated the whole film. Reel away!
― 1980 Jackanory spinoff (Matt #2), Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:01 (five months ago) link
holly hunter is a 7/10 jodie foster is what im hearing here
lets get this argument going like
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:02 (five months ago) link
xp i wasnt needed, it turns out
that's a fair assessment calz, though maybe perversely I think the slight miscasting is part of why I like Cruise in Edge? he's certainly not irreplaceable in the role though
I've always liked Hunter a lot, but I confess to finding her surprisingly dull on Succession. I'd be open to hearing why anyone would prefer Jodie Foster though--has Foster ever done funny?
do we think Jesse Eisenberg is a good actor? I wouldn't say he's bad (and we're nowhere near the Bar), but I never look forward to watching him in anything
― rob, Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:05 (five months ago) link
i thought holly hunter was ok playing a little softwr than usial in field of dreams but it turns out ofc that she didnt
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:06 (five months ago) link
he's fine playing the on-the-spectrum sociopath in The Social Network
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:06 (five months ago) link
xp eisenberg is amusing, deft but extremely limited, agreed nowhere near bar but i absolutely understand why "i dont want to see him in that" might be a thing
i think he has very very good awkward timing tho, which isnt a common talent
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:07 (five months ago) link
that one about karate masculinity was good but hes maybe the worst thing in it, once youve seen his "im nasally furious" trick once its essentially played out
i like him better in straight comedy roles
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:08 (five months ago) link
He was tolerable in Zombieland, although he benefited from a good script and a strong cast that kind of left him in the dust.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 30 December 2023 17:08 (five months ago) link