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Post by sgev1977 on Apr 2, 2024 3:20:18 GMT
I just saw a Jay Roach movie The Campaign! I accidentally found it on Max and I decided to watch it just for curiosity. I knew it wasn’t well received by the critics so I thought it was a good idea to watch something maybe not so good to see how bad he can be! lol
Well, the movie isn’t very good indeed but probably the main issue is the dumb script (by Oscar nominee, Adam McKay. But to be fair, he is extremely superficial and simplistic writer director, doesn’t? He is specialized in political movies but teh awful truth is that his politics are very black and white and actually not very knowledgeable). It’s just an extremely dumb script with very little logic.
I think Roach maintains the rhythm and gives a little coherence to the business so he does his work and surely with a good script he would had done a much better final project.
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Post by queenzod on Apr 2, 2024 3:56:23 GMT
Is that the one with Zach G. and Will Ferrell where he punches a baby? I saw that I think. I like dumb stupid comedies sometimes if I’m in the right mood and they’re not raunchy. It was incredibly stupid, as I recall. Really forgettable. 😂
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Post by sgev1977 on Apr 2, 2024 7:04:37 GMT
ZG was great in it. Very different role than Between Two Ferns! Actors were all good! And yeah, it was incredibly stupid but I think that the director and cast did a good job considering that yeah, some of the stuff was funny and the movie itself had a good rhythm and there weren’t odd change in tone like frequently happens with bad directed films.
I blame the stupidity on the script! Lol
It had a pair of slight raunchy jokes, tho!
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Post by mllemass on Apr 2, 2024 10:56:02 GMT
You know, it never occurred to me that Kathleen Turner was a great beauty and that Olivia Colman wasn’t! It’s Hollywood - they can make actors look however they need them to look. And who goes to movies because of the attractiveness of its stars anyway?I certainly don’t.
The only time appearance is an issue is for the many tv sitcoms where the schlubby husband is married to the gorgeous wife. I remember when Miranda Hart talked about casting for her Miranda show (which I loved), and she said that it was her show and she wanted her character to end up with a handsome man. Good for her!
For the record, I don’t think Brad Pitt is a good actor, or good looking.
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Post by sgev1977 on Apr 2, 2024 11:24:37 GMT
I like BP but him and Bullock would actually be much more similar couple to the original pair and I’m not even thinking in beauty but, as you say, they are very Hollywood.
It’s clear that this will be a British version because the two stars are British but also because it will be filmed in the UK. They also changed the names of the characters to, I imagine, a more European names. That alone shows that even when it’s a remake (they supposedly are calling it a “reimagining”), they are trying to do something different.
I saw one negative tweet a few minutes ago by someone suggesting it’s a bad idea because the leads aren’t the first actors you think when you think in comedy. I don’t know that’s the case with Michael Douglas or Kathleen Turner, too, by the way! But both Coleman and Cumberbatch have, of course, experience doing comedy in the UK! She even was a member of the Cambridge Footlights! (a few members of the Monty Python graduated from that club). So maybe the person championing Bullock and Pitt is also thinking in the supposedly less dramatic vein of Americans (even the ones who were known for their modern film noir works before doing comedy) compared to the tragedy inclined Brits! (including those who did comedy in their younger years and/or were part of comedy tropes!) She specifically said that British comedy isn’t very accessible! But IMHO if it’s really a very British affair, it has the potential of being much more dark and interesting than your typical American remake.
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Post by mllemass on Apr 2, 2024 12:32:06 GMT
Is BP known for comedy? I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in anything funny. And SB can do all sorts of things - from straight drama to slapstick nonsense. So I actually don’t think they’re a good match as far as playing a married couple onscreen. Her, yes. Him, no.
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Post by queenzod on Apr 2, 2024 13:07:19 GMT
BP did comedy recently-ish with some movie where he rescues a couple before getting “killed” in some comedy. He was riffing on his own action hero heroic stereotype. I can’t remember the title. I think he’s a decent actor with a fairly narrow range. Maybe because he’s so beautiful people forget that he can act?
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Post by ellie on Apr 2, 2024 13:14:04 GMT
I like BP but him and Bullock would actually be much more similar couple to the original pair and I’m not even thinking in beauty but, as you say, they are very Hollywood. It’s clear that this will be a British version because the two stars are British but also because it will be filmed in the UK. They also changed the names of the characters to, I imagine, a more European names. That alone shows that even when it’s a remake (they supposedly are calling it a “reimagining”), they are trying to do something different. I saw one negative tweet a few minutes ago by someone suggesting it’s a bad idea because the leads aren’t the first actors you think when you think in comedy. I don’t know that’s the case with Michael Douglas or Kathleen Turner, too, by the way! But both Coleman and Cumberbatch have, of course, experience doing comedy in the UK! She even was a member of the Cambridge Footlights! (a few members of the Monty Python graduated from that club). So maybe the person championing Bullock and Pitt is also thinking in the supposedly less dramatic vein of Americans (even the ones who were known for their modern film noir works before doing comedy) compared to the tragedy inclined Brits! (including those who did comedy in their younger years and/or were part of comedy tropes!) She specifically said that British comedy isn’t very accessible! But IMHO if it’s really a very British affair, it has the potential of being much more dark and interesting than your typical American remake. I’m not really sure that’s entirely true. Monty Python did very well in the US and you don’t get much more British than MP humour. However, that said, lots of successful British comedies such as The Office are remade for the US with very different scripts. British (and Irish) humour tends to be quite dark and sarcastic and I’m not sure that always resonates with American audiences en masse. I get the impression those US citizens who enjoy British humour are regarded as something of a niche market.
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Post by roverpup on Apr 2, 2024 13:14:20 GMT
BP was hilarious in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He was pretty funny in the "Ocean" movies too.
He's a very versatile actor. I first saw Pitt in Kalifornia (definitely NOT a comedic role!) and his performance blew me away!
Perhaps his comedic talents are underutilized but they are definitely there.
Sandra Bullock is a middling-to-fair actress. I've seen a lot of her movies and have enjoyed a number of them, but she isn't very good with dramatic roles IMO.
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Post by sgev1977 on Apr 2, 2024 17:06:20 GMT
I remember there were articles about how BP was a much better comical actor than dramatic actor! He mostly get supporting roles when he does comedy or comedic roles. He was great as a stoner roommate of one of the characters in Tony Scott’s True Romance. It was one of his early films after he had his break role in Thelma and Louise.
Then there is 12 Monkeys, for which he was nominated to the Oscar! It’s Sci-fi but it’s Terry Guilliam’s sci-fi. His mad eco activist was some kind of mix a movie villain and a comedy relief. And apart of the roles mentioned above, he was also excellent as the idiotic aspiring criminal in the Coen’s Burn after Read.
Actually he has slightly more experience with dark comedy than Bullock, who mostly did sweet romantic comedies. But yeah, mostly in supporting roles. He is very funny!
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