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Post by igs on Mar 14, 2017 13:39:25 GMT
I thought he was very good in 12YAS. I read somewhere that they needed someone who could be believable as a sympathetic slave-owner. I think it was a difficult character to play, and he did it perfectly. I don't think anyone can say they "enjoy" a movie that's so difficult to watch, but we can agree that it's a great movie. Definitely agree it was a great movie. And that BC's character was difficult, "sympathetic slave owner" is an oxymoron, although I understand where they were going with the characterization. It was just a pretty bland role and Benedict's performance was just as nondescript (especially in his last, I think, scene) but then again the film had so many flashy supporting characters than a drab one (Pitt too, for a while I forgot he was even in it) gets lost in the mix. Fassbender, Nyong'o, Paulson, Oduye and Dano all had pretty showy roles.
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Post by roverpup on Mar 14, 2017 14:47:11 GMT
I forgot that I have seen Drive - but OI really didn't leave any impression on me from that movie. Mainly I just remember RG and I did not like his performance at all (or the writing - sorry!). I definitely will check out Most Violent Year. It was one that I was considering looking at but then for some reason it got set aside. Thanks for recommending it! I didn't watch Sherlock until after I had seen STiD, A:OC, T5E and 12YaS - none of which i watched because of BC being in them. But when I saw them he blew me away with his completely different performances in every one of them (and he was a complete "scene-stealer" IMO, once he is in your line of vision it is difficult not to notice him). Even now though, after being terribly familiar with BC and all his work (except the Hobbit stuff) I still think he inhabits his roles completely and I just don't think of him (the actor) when I see him performing his roles. I never see him "acting" - he just is who he is supposed to be on screen to me. And on stage too from when I saw of Hamlet and Frankenstein with NTLive. The man has the skill to give himself over to a role and get into the zone as far as I am concerned. Just my impression though - very subjective on my part. Don't worry about me seeing SW - it will never happen. 😂 I saw the first one and it just didn't click with me at all so I never went back to see any of the others in the series. I do appreciate that it is hugely popular though and I know that I am probably in a distinct minority in not liking it. Funny thing is, I actually have watched a number of "how they made it" about Star Wars and quite enjoyed those. In terms of film making it is really fascinating. :-))
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Post by queenzod on Mar 14, 2017 17:27:03 GMT
Unbelievable occurrence: I showed Starter for 10 to my bestie this weekend and she hated it! We had to turn it off she was hating on it so much. 😳 I may need to rethink this 20 year friendship, lol.
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Post by igs on Mar 14, 2017 17:27:44 GMT
I didn't watch Sherlock until after I had seen STiD, A:OC, T5E and 12YaS - none of which i watched because of BC being in them. But when I saw them he blew me away with his completely different performances in every one of them (and he was a complete "scene-stealer" IMO, once he is in your line of vision it is difficult not to notice him). BC was great in STID, A:OC and T5E - especially A:OC. I watched those films just for him and didn't like any of them. Well ST was fine but now thinking back I don't remember anything of it except the least surprising plot twist (I am...Khan!!) of all time, the Alice Eve strip scene and BC's shower scene - and the latter wasn't even in the movie!! When that happens it's hard to see an actor disappear into a role when your main thought for every scene he isn't in is "when is Benedict going to appear?" Happened with The Hobbit too, you haven't missed anything not watching it, but I thought at least I would have Martin to guide me through it cause BC's role was small but poor Bilbo was reduced to an extra in his own tale to showcase a sexy dwarf, ninja elves and bad CGI. Which is lame cause I think many would agree that Riddles in The Dark and the Bilbo & Smaug convo are the best scenes in that trilogy, but still PJ went out of his way to make every other scene as unlike those ones as possible. Sorry for the OT The Hobbit rant, I've never been as disappointed with any film as I was with An Unexpected Journey (except maybe Philosopher's Stone, I was young enough to not hate Phantom Menace when I first saw it lol) so I tend to take digs at it whenever I can - call me a hater, I won't deny it. Funny thing is, I actually have watched a number of "how they made it" about Star Wars and quite enjoyed those. This is kind of me and Harry Potter films. I've seen tons of behind the scenes things and all kinds of parodies based on the movies, but I don't like the films themselves much at all. I was a massive Harry Potter book fan (and I do mean massive, hard core, die-hard fangirl - something that hasn't happened to me since in that scope) but I was always underwhelmed by the films. I stopped watching after the 3rd movie, returned for the 8th but then I didn't watch the ones in-between until about 1,5 years ago. To be fair even the first few weren't as bad as I remembered at all, I guess it was just teenage rebellion spurring my extreme book purism for them. Fantastic Beasts was terrible though.
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Post by mllemass on Mar 14, 2017 18:42:26 GMT
Unbelievable occurrence: I showed Starter for 10 to my bestie this weekend and she hated it! We had to turn it off she was hating on it so much. 😳 I may need to rethink this 20 year friendship, lol. I know what you mean. I at least pretend to like movies that my friends love! I certainly watch them all the way through. Last year, after I discovered Arthur Christmas on Netflix, I raved about it to everyone I know. One friend in particular said she'd watch it because it has the voices of so many British actors that she loves. But when I asked her later what she thought about it, she said she hated it so much that she turned it off. I'm truly baffled by that! I think it's clever and hysterically funny and looks beautiful. It now has a spot on my list of favourite movies, but my friend hated the small amount of it that she saw.
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Post by roverpup on Mar 14, 2017 19:51:09 GMT
I don't like fantasy movies as a genre (I really don't even like any books TV or movies that have dragons or wizards, etc. in them). Read LotR in uni (had to) and just didn't enjoy it, so I would never go to see a movie based on that work. Harry Potter is something I just never saw the fascination in.
So you won't get me calling you a hater! LOL!
It isn't that I hate those movies, though - I just don't watch them. Don't care about them enough to have any interest in them.
But that kind of movie does has its fans - that is for sure. I respect that totally. And people can get passionate about what they love.
EDIT: We just finished watching Zodiac and I really found it thrilling! Made in 2007 it starred Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo. Wonderful tension and interplay between the characters. JG is a strange actor - even in a good guy role like this he still manages to creep me out. I really liked his acting in this one. RDJ was pretty good too - especially in the first half. It was a long movie but didn't feel like it to me. If you like crime dramas that are based on true events this is a good one for sure. I don't know how it slipped by me in the cinema - I usually go for that kind of drama.
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Post by coolclearwaters on Mar 14, 2017 20:20:44 GMT
I've seen Zodiac several times and I think it gets even better each time I watch it. All of the acting is good. I particularly liked RDDJ.Jake needs to come off as a little strange to explain why his coworkers and the other investigators seem less put off by him.
In an earlier post, you mentioned that Shattered Glass is a movie you are considering watching. I recommend that one, as well. Peter Scarsgaard is particularly good. My only complaint is that the lead character seems so weasley that it's hard to believe anyone ever believed him.
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Post by igs on Mar 14, 2017 20:27:18 GMT
I generally love fantasy, but I tend to prefer books to films/TV. I am a massive Game of Thrones fan though, I can't even say if I prefer the show or the book series - both have their pros and cons (some characters and storylines I think are very significantly better in the books - Jaime, everything in Dorne, everything Stannis, the Wall and the Wildlings - but sometimes they are overtly meandering and the TV show has managed to make some stuff more compact and some characters, especially Sansa, are a lot better on the show.)
I really like Zodiac too. One thing I adore about Jake Gyllenhaal is that he has an almost uncanny ability to seem both extremely creepy and utterly vulnerable at the same time, Bambi on a revenge spree against Man. It's been forever since I saw Zodiac but there was a scene with him in a...basement or some such place which came to mind now that I mentioned the creepy/vulnerable factor.
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Post by roverpup on Mar 14, 2017 21:00:09 GMT
I was thinking of watching Shattered Glass tonight after dinner actually.
JG - yes, "Creepy Bambi" would be a good nickname for him! And I like that aspect of him. :-)) He was perfect for the role in Zodiac.
The basement scene was the most tension filled one in the entire movie. One of my favourite other scenes from the movie was the "first date" that JG's character went on with his future wife. I was squirming with discomfort all the way through it while at the same time rooting for his character to actually be successful at going on a date!
EDIT: didn't get to watch Shattered Glass. Had technical difficulties. 😩 Had to watch old Barney Millers instead! Love that show and it is really surprising how well it has held up!
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Post by roverpup on Mar 16, 2017 2:54:07 GMT
We watched A History of Violence tonight and I was really impressed with it. I don't like all of David C.'s movies but I those I do like I really like and this is one of those. In fact I would go so far to say A History of Violence was one of his best.
And Viggo M. was fantastic in the lead role. I specifically looked this movie up and tagged it on Netflix because of seeing Viggo in Captain Fantastic and now I would like to see Eastern Promises next (which teams up DC and VM again).
One of the things I loved about Violence was that it can be viewed on different levels and also it seems straightforward but it really isn't. There is a surface understanding to this film and then there is a deeper, social commentary level to it that revels a biting look at violence that is ingrained in a culture or history of a people. In this way the whole movie is a parable.
Really enjoyed it.
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