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He managed to be one of only a handful of actors who rose above George Lucas' poison to be good in Star Wars. And he deserved a loving Oscar for Pulp Fiction. What the hell he's great in everything. Going all the way back to his crackhead in Jungle Fever.
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He was pretty good in Unbreakable, too. Played against type in that.
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Aug 4, 2012 20:51
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He wasn't the best part of Deep Blue Sea (LL Cool J,) but he was great in it.
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Aug 4, 2012 20:57
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Vagabundo posted:UK quad for Looper. So at what point in all the time travel shenanigans does this character change from shooting left-handed to right?
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Aug 4, 2012 21:06
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Luckluster posted:So at what point in all the time travel shenanigans does this character change from shooting left-handed to right? Boy are you going to look stupid when the movie's technobabble implies that the time-travel process mirrors every molecule in your body like in that Arthur C Clarke short story!
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Aug 4, 2012 21:10
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Glamorama26 posted:Seriously though, is Luke Wilson ok? He burned his own bridges. He was supposed to have Jason Bateman's role in Juno but pulled out literally days before shooting. Unfortunately for him he had already signed a contract, so the production ended up suing him. Not sure what the final result was, though. I was told he has booze issues, which would explain the weight gain.
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Aug 4, 2012 21:19
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Never had heard the Juno info, thanks for that. And Sam Jackson is a very talented actor who is more than happy to take shitloads of money to then half rear end it through a lot of not very good films. I'm not knocking him on this mind you, it's just a simple fact. He's really great in The Sunset Limited opposite Tommy Lee Jones by the by. Track it down.
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Aug 4, 2012 21:44
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Handsome Dead posted:Is Samuel L. Jackson a good actor? I don't think I've seen him be good in anything good other than True Romance. He was great in Coming to America.
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Aug 4, 2012 22:52
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Jurassic Park was better because of him 
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Aug 4, 2012 22:57
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I thought he was the saving grace of Lakeview Terrace.
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Aug 4, 2012 23:01
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Jurassic Park was better because of him Yes. This is also true. I really didn't enjoy Pulp Fiction so I never bothered to check out Jackie Brown.
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Aug 4, 2012 23:30
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The problem with SLJ is that he has become a bit of a parody of himself, like de Niro or a Pacino. People expect him to play the same roles now (look at Snakes on a Plane) and then think he can't act out of that role. He is a pretty solid actor though.
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Aug 4, 2012 23:30
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Goodfellas wouldn't really be as good without SLJ.
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Aug 4, 2012 23:42
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He acted circles around everyone in Kill Bill vol. 1
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Aug 4, 2012 23:51
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Dude got eaten by a shark, once. In a movie. About sharks.
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Aug 4, 2012 23:55
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HoldYourFire posted:Boy are you going to look stupid when the movie's technobabble implies that the time-travel process mirrors every molecule in your body like in that Arthur C Clarke short story! And by Arthur C Clarke you of course mean HG Wells, who beat Clarke to it by about 50 or 60 years.
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Aug 5, 2012 00:46
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Alhazred posted:He acted circles around everyone in Kill Bill vol. 1 But he doesn't show up until vol 2. Unless  .
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Aug 5, 2012 01:02
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I loved him in Trees Lounge and Black Snake Moan. He's also really great in Die Hard 3. Samuel L. Jackson is a great actor when he's given something to do.
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Aug 5, 2012 01:30
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I think he's a good actor so hopefully Hollywood will give him a chance and start putting him in some hit movies.
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These snakes will KILL YOU!
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David Hasselhoff is still the best Nick Fury. There. I said it.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Goodfellas wouldn't really be as good without SLJ. Of course, all you really see of him is the back of his head right before Joe Pesci puts a bullet into it.
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Aug 5, 2012 05:14
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Speaking of absurdly typecasted actors, Will Ferrell should really do more serious stuff. He's a really good straight man, as seen in Stranger Than Fiction.
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Chieves posted:Speaking of absurdly typecasted actors, Will Ferrell should really do more serious stuff. He's a really good straight man, as seen in Stranger Than Fiction. Stranger than Fiction is a great great movie. He is so underplayed and the supporting cast is wonderful too.
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Aug 5, 2012 05:48
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I still think my favourite Will Ferrell role was as a member of SNL.
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Aug 5, 2012 05:54
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I liked him in The Other Guys a lot because his character built up to Will Ferrell craziness and didn't immediately start off that way.
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Didn't he play a lawyer in the drama series The Guardian (which will never be released on DVD for some reason)? Pretty sure he got shot, actually
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Sockser posted:Batman and Robin had a hard R. I have to admit I thought these costumes were incredibly badass when I was a kid.
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Jasta posted:Yeah, Dredd could do with a bigger gun. Or one that doesn't look so pathetic. Baron Bifford fucked around with this message at 10:31 on Aug 5, 2012 |
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Aug 5, 2012 07:20
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DNS posted:I have to admit I thought these costumes were incredibly badass when I was a kid. These costumes are pretty badass. . . On anyone but Batman. There was just some weird drive to give Batman's armor as many weird externalized layers as possible. Also, I like B&R when it is not about Batgirl or Alfred. Arnold is amazing in that movie.
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Jasta posted:I still think my favourite Will Ferrell role was as a member of SNL. I still think Will Ferrell is the end product of the project to clone Chevy Chase.
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Aug 5, 2012 10:21
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SLJ is brilliant in Black Snake Moan, and his character in Jackie Brown is basically the flip to Jules in Pulp Fiction. It's a great performance.
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Aug 5, 2012 11:09
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Well huh....  Different light source but very definite same picture.
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Aug 5, 2012 12:33
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Rondette posted:Well huh.... Are you saying that Bruce Willis's head looks exactly the same when pictured from the same angle? My God! Who would believe it.
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Aug 5, 2012 13:13
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Yeah, I don't think that's the same picture.
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When I overlayed them they matched perfectly. Ah well, maybe it just shows off Bruce's tremendous range of emotions then.
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Aug 5, 2012 13:49
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Bruce Willis has a three pronged acting range: 1) Grizzled Bad rear end 2) Singing (deprecated) 3) Three Stooges (deprecated)
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Aug 5, 2012 13:58
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Chieves posted:Speaking of absurdly typecasted actors, Will Ferrell should really do more serious stuff. He's a really good straight man, as seen in Stranger Than Fiction. I loved him in Winter Passing. It's a nice little movie with him, Ed Harris and Zooey Deschanel that nobody seems to know  .
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Yodzilla posted:Bruce Willis has a three pronged acting range: 4) The smirk
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Rondette posted:When I overlayed them they matched perfectly. Ah well, maybe it just shows off Bruce's tremendous range of emotions then. Baron Bifford fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Aug 5, 2012 |
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