thanks HuffPo!
― giant glittering joyful returning elephant (unregistered), Sunday, 25 September 2011 22:23 (twelve years ago) link
at what point did he start to suck? Can we blame tim burton somehow?
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 04:10 (ten years ago) link
Sweeney Todd is his best role in the last decade or so
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 11:23 (ten years ago) link
Blow did.
― Boven is het stil (Eric H.), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 12:08 (ten years ago) link
we can always blame tim burton
― twerking for obvious reasons (contenderizer), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 12:38 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, all Burton's fault, or the silly Pirates movies. But every once in a while he makes an effort, like Finding Neverland, or Public Enemies. Then he does a (literal) no-brainer, like Rob Marshall's upcoming "Into the Woods.' I'm going to guess he plays ... the wolf.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 13:36 (ten years ago) link
^ILX H8 Sondheim
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 13:51 (ten years ago) link
(not that Rob Marshall isn't a good bet to ruin it)
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 13:52 (ten years ago) link
whadday know: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9465212/can-johnny-depp-career-saved
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 13:53 (ten years ago) link
xpost Yeah, I'd take that bet. If Marshall can't do it ...
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 13:53 (ten years ago) link
Burton tuned him into a muppet. Never been a huge fan but lately he is just so annoying. Would like to see him play someone's dad or grandfather, something subtle, not the main star. guess I want him to be Alan Arkin...I LOVE Alan Arkin.
― *tera, Wednesday, 17 July 2013 01:35 (ten years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn8dpt0z31r4d22do1_500.png
― pplains, Wednesday, 17 July 2013 01:44 (ten years ago) link
The stuff with make-up is pretty savvy, actually, because I saw unadorned Depp in that Warwick Davis faux doc and he looked oooooold. .
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 17 July 2013 03:12 (ten years ago) link
left vanessa for amber heard? fool
― the late great, Wednesday, 17 July 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link
I vote fool...He has been looking rough in some photos I saw last year in a magazine in some lobby.
Does Hollywood or do PR people still do the ole PR trick of pairing a couple to boost careers? Tying her with an establish star and him with what was supposed to be a dynamic, new talent?
Make-up does a lot for people. In real life Heard doesn't stand out and looks several years older than she is supposed to be.
― *tera, Wednesday, 17 July 2013 05:03 (ten years ago) link
Watched Blow last night. I'd seen it before. Far from great, but not bad. It's almost funny how imitative it is of its two or three blueprints, none of which is really Scarface. Goodfellas is everywhere, and there's Boogie Nights and Carlito's Way here and there. (Seeing as Boogie Nights steals a lot from Goodfellas, that may be redundant, but there are a couple of scenes more specifically in the style of Boogie Nights.) Depp does better than Penelope Cruz, who's just asked to yell a lot. Paul Reubens is good--I think this was a comeback of sorts at the time?
― clemenza, Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:26 (nine years ago) link
it was an effort towards that at least, mystery men was around that time as well. i've never seen blow but it does (or did) have that second tier scarface status w/ bros for a while, one of those movies i'd completely forgotten existed and then years later found out had a weird fanbase a la boondock saints.
― balls, Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:34 (nine years ago) link
saw Blow in the theater, thought it was p stupid/derivative but not entirely joyless. Paul Reubens is probably the best thing about it.
Mystery Men seems like a forgotten movie at this point - I hope it made Bob Burden a comfortable retirement fund, but it seems like it came out a decade too soon.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:43 (nine years ago) link
I work with a teacher who's crazy about Depp. Her classroom is filled with posters from his movies, memorabilia, etc. Makes gift-buying very easy--I'll get her one real gift, a book or a movie, then supplement that with any kind of dollar-store crap, and she's happy.
― clemenza, Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:53 (nine years ago) link
Demonstrates complete inability to stop being the worst.
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2014/10/21/depp-into-the-woods-1335.jpg
― how's life, Thursday, 23 October 2014 13:15 (nine years ago) link
I don't know if we should blame him for that. But we should definitely blame somebody for that.
― Pleased To Meat Chew! (Old Lunch), Thursday, 23 October 2014 13:24 (nine years ago) link
well, presumably he looked at himself in the mirror at some point and thought 'yep, looks great, good to go' against all reason and logic so fuck johnny depp basically
― bizarro gazzara, Thursday, 23 October 2014 13:27 (nine years ago) link
Everything about the layout and design of that cover is driving me to the IA thread.
― bippity bup at the hotel california (Phil D.), Thursday, 23 October 2014 13:31 (nine years ago) link
When was the last time this doof appeared in anything less than full make-up? Is this is strategy for making people think he is still young and pretty? To pancake it up?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 October 2014 13:41 (nine years ago) link
Some fearsome eyebrows... and there, you're a wolf.
The stage production I saw of Into the Woods was death, so I can only imagine what hell this will be.
― jmm, Thursday, 23 October 2014 13:58 (nine years ago) link
yeah, fuck that Sondheim, what a hack
ppl wear funny flamboyant costumes in musicals, i've noticed
(not that i'm looking fwd to this bcz Rob Marshall)
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 October 2014 14:16 (nine years ago) link
That, and ITW is pretty far from my favorite Sondheim score.
― Eric H., Thursday, 23 October 2014 15:31 (nine years ago) link
i thought entertainment, weakly stopped publishing. or maybe they just fired all of their critics?
i'm not against this one, actually, and he doesn't look particularly silly there when you consider the context.
that said... it's funny how depp spent his 20s and 30s being this "edgy" star who favored auteur films and stuff, and it seems like one day he was just like, wtf have i been doing? i'm going to star in huge franchise films and make a zillion dollars, turn my talent on autopilot, and ditch my age-appropriate partner for a starlet half my age!
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 24 October 2014 07:10 (nine years ago) link
Tbf he had kids. A lot of edgy actors with kids seem to start gravitating toward movies their kids can watch.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 24 October 2014 11:46 (nine years ago) link
Also, for the money.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 24 October 2014 11:47 (nine years ago) link
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/watch-johnny-depps-bizarre-intro-at-the-hollywood-awards-1201357066/
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 15 November 2014 04:38 (nine years ago) link
Johnny Derp
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 15 November 2014 21:30 (nine years ago) link
Kevin Griggs says:November 15, 2014 at 12:54 pmJohnny is a hugely talented actor, greatness like his can a difficult burden to bear. Think of all the other great actors that are/were troubled, Robin Williams is a great example. It’s a real shame he close to consume whatever before his speech but it can’t be easy being one of the greats. JD gets a pass on this one.
― Treeship, Saturday, 15 November 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
I saw a trailer for whatever the hell that Mortdecai movie is
u_u x 1000
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 15 November 2014 22:20 (nine years ago) link
xpost it ain't easy being derp
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 15 November 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
Maybe he had just watched Giant and thought it would be fun to act like a drunk James Dean?
― JacobSanders, Saturday, 15 November 2014 23:52 (nine years ago) link
i saw the poster and immediately thought, "who was this movie made for?"
i saw the trailer and the answer appears to be, "nobody"
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 23 January 2015 05:12 (nine years ago) link
Edelstein: The badness settled over the audience like nuclear ash.
― bit of a singles monster (Eazy), Friday, 23 January 2015 21:43 (nine years ago) link
i read a review that positively compared it to hudson hawk
― da croupier, Friday, 23 January 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
David Edelstein is Opushttp://boardgamegeek.com/camo/5479a11e309d8728b49e4c3360b8bf1c20af0fb9/687474703a2f2f7777772e61726768696e6b2e636f6d2f77702d636f6e74656e742f75706c6f6164732f323031312f30322f626c6f6f6d2d636f756e74792d312e676966
― Οὖτις, Friday, 23 January 2015 21:45 (nine years ago) link
An Interactive Guide to the Many Faces of Johnny Depp
Each rectangle corresponds to a role; the color bars (see the key toward the top) display the point distributions. Mouse over each rectangle to see the movie title and year of release; click on each rectangle to see a detailed points breakdown, character name, and image or GIF of Depp’s appearance in the film.
http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/an-interactive-guide-to-the-many-faces-of-johnny-depp/
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Friday, 23 January 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
http://www.avclub.com/article/scarf-less-and-accent-free-8-times-johnny-depp-pla-214075
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 23 January 2015 22:02 (nine years ago) link
this movie is one of those once-a-year debacles where a bunch of talented folks somehow get roped into something that's truly DOA
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 23 January 2015 22:34 (nine years ago) link
i'd assume depp and koepp, maybe paltrow as well, were coming from a place of genuine enthusiasm - it's not like the STUDIO cared about adapting a cult '70s comedy mystery for the screen
― da croupier, Friday, 23 January 2015 22:37 (nine years ago) link
http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/david-koepp/243011/david-koepp-interview-mortdecai-jurassic-park-indy-4
Johnny sent me the script. (Screenwriter) Eric Aronson had found them in a used bookstore in London some years ago and responded to it, and he’d written a few drafts of the script. Johnny had read it and just loved the character. He just said “I know how to play this guy, I think we could have a good time.” I read it, and within about two or three pages, I knew why he wanted to do it, and I knew that he was probably the only person who could do it. It was such a particular part, and he is such a particular actor.
― da croupier, Friday, 23 January 2015 22:38 (nine years ago) link
http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/what-the-hell-is-mortdecai.html
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 23 January 2015 22:39 (nine years ago) link
oh i'm sure they all did this film for the best of reasons--that's usually the case with these kind of debacles.
i dunno, maybe it isn't that bad? but somehow the word "misbegotten" keeps coming up.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 23 January 2015 22:40 (nine years ago) link
yeah that ad campaign underscores that the studio was probably the one roped into something truly DOA, not the creative side
― da croupier, Friday, 23 January 2015 22:41 (nine years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/Town_%26_Country.jpg
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 23 January 2015 22:45 (nine years ago) link
funny this is that where a movie like town & country had its budget explode after numerous reshoots and creative changes, this is actually one of the cheaper-by-default movies depp has made of late (in the last 10 years, only the rum diary - still a flop - cost less). so financially it can't be a fiasco on the level of the lone ranger or dark shadows or even transcendence. people are just super fucking annoyed with depp after all those.
― da croupier, Friday, 23 January 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link