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Post by Casey D on Jun 7, 2006 13:33:56 GMT -5
Million Dollar Baby. That was a great movie. Clint did excellent in that! Dude, I like you and all... but Million Dollar Baby was a steaming pile of offal. The characters were so 2 dimensional; all were stereotypes of the classes and cultures they represented, and Eastwood went for the tear jerker ending cos he had nothing else to get him across the finish line. The only movie worse than Million Dollar Baby was Crash. man I thought everyone liked crash, I am glad to see someone else recognized it for what it was, stereotypical garbage. and my favorite comedic actors have to be bill murray and steve martin. Bill murray is great even in horrible films (like broken flowers) but my favorite is Rushmore without a doubt. And The Jerk for steve martin of course |
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Post by MiTHRANDiR on Jun 7, 2006 13:34:55 GMT -5
Hmm.. Maybe Ian McKellen.
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Post by matt on Jun 7, 2006 14:00:05 GMT -5
Good choice.
For me - Toshiro Mifune. A Japanese superstar back in the day, he made some true classics like The Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, and The Hidden Fortress, which was the inspiration for Star Wars. Even if you don't understand Japanese, he is incredibly charismatic and a true tough guy, and expert in Judo and Kendo.
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Post by Casey D on Jun 7, 2006 14:01:59 GMT -5
fan of akira kurosawa are you?
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Post by wannabeactuary on Jun 8, 2006 18:05:52 GMT -5
Sweet! *high-five* Haven't seen history of violence, but heard it is brilliant! Odd, people I talked to hated it...one person couldn't even manage to last 15 minutes before they walked out |
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Post by hansosjesusstick on Jun 8, 2006 18:27:36 GMT -5
Between Nicholas Cage and Russel Crow, ohh ya history of violence was good just ending was somewhat...how do i put it weird   |
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Post by flawedprefect on Jun 8, 2006 20:50:08 GMT -5
man I thought everyone liked crash, I am glad to see someone else recognized it for what it was, stereotypical garbage. You deserve an exalt just for that. THANKYOU CASEY! A pampered white guy cannot write a story about poor black, hispanic, and middle-eastern immigrants! I don't wanna dis Benxtron, cos he's an awesome poster - but Bridges of Madison County put me to sleep, and Space Cowboys made me wish I was old enough to die of renal failure. OOOOOH! Man, have I gotten nasty? Can someone show me some love, so I can begin to value the meaning of a hug? |
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Post by Stephanie on Jun 9, 2006 3:45:15 GMT -5
My new favorite actor is Paul Bettany- Silas the monk
My old favorites are Morgan Freeman Robert Redford- An Unfinished Life was great
Also, Alec Baldwin was great in Elizabethtown
Bill Murrey in Lost in Translation
Russell Crowe always delivers a great performance
I hate to be negative but Christian Bale was a pithetic Batman
Crash was horrible
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Post by flawedprefect on Jun 9, 2006 4:32:57 GMT -5
See, I am really hard pressed to find a favourite actor. I see a movie, and I like the lead... oddly enough, I think I really like Paul Giamatti, for his work in "Sideways" and the upcoming "Lady in the Water"
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Post by Stephanie on Jun 9, 2006 6:51:07 GMT -5
I just remembered Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall
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Post by Mexican Coke on Jun 9, 2006 8:08:26 GMT -5
man I thought everyone liked crash, I am glad to see someone else recognized it for what it was, stereotypical garbage. You deserve an exalt just for that. THANKYOU CASEY! A pampered white guy cannot write a story about poor black, hispanic, and middle-eastern immigrants! I don't wanna dis Benxtron, cos he's an awesome poster - but Bridges of Madison County put me to sleep, and Space Cowboys made me wish I was old enough to die of renal failure. OOOOOH! Man, have I gotten nasty? Can someone show me some love, so I can begin to value the meaning of a hug? Wow! Don't smite me for this but I didn't think it was that bad. Your right Crash is about stereotypical garbage we are all still dealing with and, not to be a cynic, but probably always will. But judging from the last scene, its a vicious cycle. However, Crash was a film about breaking those stereotypical boundaries that have been set up. The characters learn so much from crashing into each others lives. And I think it was a good story and concept to bring up now in an age of so much paranoia and fear. It really is a film about progress, moving away from prejudice and racism. |
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Post by Casey D on Jun 9, 2006 11:08:27 GMT -5
You deserve an exalt just for that. THANKYOU CASEY! A pampered white guy cannot write a story about poor black, hispanic, and middle-eastern immigrants! I don't wanna dis Benxtron, cos he's an awesome poster - but Bridges of Madison County put me to sleep, and Space Cowboys made me wish I was old enough to die of renal failure. OOOOOH! Man, have I gotten nasty? Can someone show me some love, so I can begin to value the meaning of a hug? Wow! Don't smite me for this but I didn't think it was that bad. Your right Crash is about stereotypical garbage we are all still dealing with and, not to be a cynic, but probably always will. But judging from the last scene, its a vicious cycle. However, Crash was a film about breaking those stereotypical boundaries that have been set up. The characters learn so much from crashing into each others lives. And I think it was a good story and concept to bring up now in an age of so much paranoia and fear. It really is a film about progress, moving away from prejudice and racism. yes the concept of the movie was important I understand that, but a concept doesnt make a movie good. what If matt damon and ben affleck wrote "do the right thing?" you would think its garbage as well wouldnt you? |
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Post by Mexican Coke on Jun 9, 2006 12:15:22 GMT -5
I understand where your coming from. Spike Lee probably has more clout than Haggis but as a fan of film, I would commend them both for tackling this issue in film. Regardless of whether or not its a good example of a movie based on this, I am more concerned about the concept of the film which is something that both movies strive to convey. I like films that get you thinking about the issue at hand, because ultimately, racism and discrimination will still be discussed, disputed, defended for a long time. Both writers want audiences to be able to transcend those situations and thoughts in their films into thinking more critically about the problem of racism.
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Post by lez41086 on Jun 9, 2006 12:28:26 GMT -5
I know this is an oldie, but it is a goodie, in fact a great-ie. I LOVE Cary Grant, and think he is often underestimated as an actor.
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Post by Casey D on Jun 9, 2006 13:10:52 GMT -5
I understand where your coming from. Spike Lee probably has more clout than Haggis but as a fan of film, I would commend them both for tackling this issue in film. Regardless of whether or not its a good example of a movie based on this, I am more concerned about the concept of the film which is something that both movies strive to convey. I like films that get you thinking about the issue at hand, because ultimately, racism and discrimination will still be discussed, disputed, defended for a long time. Both writers want audiences to be able to transcend those situations and thoughts in their films into thinking more critically about the problem of racism. speaking of which I was watching the MTV movie awards last night and they gave spike lee an award like the achievement award or something like that for do the right thing and he said "I made that movie awhile ago and nothing much has changed so how far have we really come" I think this is one of the most peofound things he has ever said, but back to crash, my issue with it isnt the racism, its the writing. it was so predictible and I saw everything that was suposed to be a twist coming a mile away, it was poorly executed filmmaking. I was angry when it won best picture because everyone thinks because of the topic it is an important movie, because its important doesnt make it the "best picture of the year". |
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