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Asta Kask
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Sweden
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 Posted - 11/15/2006 : 06:35:24 AM
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I was thinking of doing a "Compare" night. So far I've picked Travolta in "Pulp Fiction" vs. Travolta in "Battlefield Earth", and Jeremy Irons in "Dungeons&Dragons"...but versus what? He gives a very, very good performance in "Merchant of Venice", but is there a better example out there?
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MrPorter
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 11/15/2006 : 08:44:40 AM
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"Reversal of Fortune" might be another good choice. I found it to be a strangely compelling movie- at first I had absolutely no interest in seeing it, but once it got going I didn't want it to end. I'm pretty sure he got an oscar for that performance as well.
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JazzyJ
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 6:00:14 PM
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Wow! This is a truly fascinating question, Asta!
My first response was going to be "Well, of course, there was that time he...", but I couldn't think of the movie.
I now have scoured IMDB, and that better movie doesn't exist. Here is a very talented actor who has never really been in a great movie. A lot of STRANGE ones, but never a great one. Other that MrPorter's suggestion of Reversal of Fortune, the only other one I can put up is Dead Ringers, but then again, I am a very strange person, and the idea of a woman with 8 wombs paired with twin brother gynocologists who are mostly insane really tweaked my interest... :-)
Can anyone do any better?
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1126 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2006 : 8:34:45 PM
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I thought he was OK in the Lolita remake.
"Meeting you makes me want to be a real noodle cook"
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Joliet Jake Blues
Minister of the Sacraments of Jabootu
Australia
41 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:04:21 PM
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stealing beauty?
"Age and guile beat youth, innocence and a bad haircut" - P.J. O'Rourke |
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Altair IV
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
Japan
110 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:12:33 PM
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| How about making it a genre comparison instead? D&D versus a GOOD sword and sorcery quest flick. Trouble is, what is a good S&S flick? I'd suggest LOTR, but that's too long to watch, and it has the wrong tone to it. |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1126 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:35:23 PM
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How about Conan The Destroyer?? OK, it's not good exactly but it has a lot more of genuine roleplaying spirit than D&D...
"Meeting you makes me want to be a real noodle cook"
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2006 : 10:20:08 AM
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| I'd go with JazzyJ on Deadringers, not only it is the movie that placed him on the maps for almost everybody, but his subtle performance as the two twins is an almost opposite to his maniacal performance on Dungeons and dragons. |
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Asta Kask
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Sweden
263 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2006 : 01:04:02 AM
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There's always The Gamers...that's a true roleplaying movie...
Hell, even "Barbara the Barbarian" is a better S&S movie than Dungeons & Dragons.
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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 11/23/2006 : 06:37:43 AM
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Originally posted by Asta Kask
There's always The Gamers...that's a true roleplaying movie...
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2006 : 10:36:20 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by Asta Kask
There's always The Gamers...that's a true roleplaying movie...
Hell, even "Barbara the Barbarian" is a better S&S movie than Dungeons & Dragons.
Dude! Is that a "Travelers" quote? I used to collect that comic...
Do ya think Irons went all nutzoid cause he thought it was right for the material? If so, why?
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Marvin the Paranoid Android to Buzz Lightyear "Too infinity and beyond-i've been there, its rubbish!"
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