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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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 Posted - 03/13/2006 : 11:54:20 AM
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I keep bringing up this movie, but Keanu Reeves in
THE WATCHER.
James Spader played a great tortured good guy, but
Keanu Reeves seemed to believe that the best way to
portray a supremely calculating sadistic evil genius
was to stare blankly at everyone and move in such a
way as to portray that he was some sort of other worldly
creature who did not yet have the hang of controlling
the human musculature (especially when he was 'dancing'
to the should-be-banned-due-to-overuse BURN WITCH BURN
by Rob Zombie).
MikeC, I think the movie complete scarred me |
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tam1MI
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
558 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2006 : 2:49:19 PM
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| I have to agree on THE WATCHER. I saw it and was blown away by Spader's fine performance, Reeves on the other hand... How is it this guy still gets film work? He. Can. Not. Act. |
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gangrene
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1475 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2006 : 12:00:30 AM
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| Donald Pleasance in Will Penny. |
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New Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
469 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2006 : 12:53:50 AM
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Originally posted by Neville
Jan-Michael Vincent *could* ruined Charles Bronson's The Mechanic, but luckily someone realised in time the boy couldn't act and gave him a character that essentially is a scumbag, so you can hate him and it doesn't hurt the movie that much.
Jan-Michael Vincent was good in BUSTER AND BILLIE. |
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New Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
469 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2006 : 12:56:13 AM
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Originally posted by Dirk
Bond's been a downright bastard for pretty much his entire existence. It's just that sometimes he's more blatant (Connery) and sometimes he covers it up with a few quips (Moore). Can anyone forget when he duped Solitaire into "giving up" her powers by handing her the rigged deck of Tarot cards?
I thought that was funny. |
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Kevin Buchanan
Archdeacon of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 03/18/2006 : 10:45:37 AM
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I'll have to be the odd one re: Bond films. I liked OHMSS, and like Lazenby. Love Connery and (most) of his films - Goldfinger will always be a classic, but I love "From Russia With Love" more. In a tie for my favorite Bond movie & actor, along with Connery in FRWL, is Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights." I love that one. See, told you I was weird. :)
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
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Posted - 03/18/2006 : 12:19:57 PM
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| I should say that I also have a soft spot for "The Living Daylights". Timothy Dalton COULD have been a good Bond if they had given him more chances to play the character, and the film itself is a very competent action stravaganza. |
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Thinman
Altar Boy of Jabootu
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Posted - 03/19/2006 : 06:16:48 AM
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Well I have to think of Keanu Reeves in the Matrix. First time I saw it the film blew me away so I didn't notice so much but now if I watch it again Mr. Reeves' performance just brings the whole thing down.
Actually, maybe Keanu Reeves' performance in anything has ruined it. Except Bill and Ted perhaps. That seems to be about his level.
Excellent site by the way gangrene!
We've got to get some booze, it's the only solution to this intense cold. |
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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
262 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2006 : 06:22:40 AM
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I would say Johny Depp in Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl, but you said ruined good movies. Even without Depp's gay town drunk pirate, this movie wasn't very good.
Yet many say they liked that performance. I wonder if they were watching the same movie.
And how about The Conquerer with John Wayne as Ghengis Khan? I actually felt sorry for ol' John. He was trying to avoid being typecast and wanted to show he was more versital, but it only reinforced the typecasting. |
Edited by - jackspencerjr on 03/19/2006 06:26:42 AM |
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