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was going to give young Keanu props for What's Eating Gilbert Grape, but that was a different black haired prettyboy artistic vessel
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Keanu's best role was in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, and the the only thing that could've saved the Matrix sequels is having Keanu wake up at the end and say "Bill, I just had the most excellent dream" This is my Keanu opinion for the Keanu opinion thread. 
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Sep 29, 2022 01:18
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Analytic Engine posted:was going to give young Keanu props for What's Eating Gilbert Grape, but that was a different black haired prettyboy artistic vessel Which prettyboy artistic vessel are you talking about? The talented actor/teen heartthrob who grew up into a pretentious wife beater who blamed his accountants for not stopping him from drinking a bottle of $10,000 wine a day? or The talented actor who grew into someone who has never dated anyone over the age of 25, despite currently being in his late 40s. Because if we are talking sad declines, then I will always put Johnny Depp's up there. A phenomenally talented young man who got famous in 21 Jump Street, turned that into move stardom by taking interesting, challenging roles. Got to work with John Waters and a bunch of other cool and interesting people. Made poo poo-tonnes of money and even more fans. But then started huffing his own farts, and had too many people telling him he was brilliant, so got lazy and his "look how quirky and full of tics I am. I am a true artiste" schtick got old as he played at being a 'libertine' but with pretentious expensive poo poo like the wine, (as opposed to Nic Cages cool expensive poo poo like dinosaur skulls and old comics). And eventually was revealed to be a narcissistic unrepentant wife beater. Leo is just a good actor creepily going out with much much younger models. Which is not pleasant, but considering the state of Hollywood, is not that bad.
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Sep 29, 2022 01:18
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BrigadierSensible posted:(as opposed to Nic Cages cool expensive poo poo like dinosaur skulls and old comics). I recently learned that Nicholas Cage had a dream about a double-headed eagle and wanted to buy one, but when one couldn't be procured he settled for a two-headed snake which in his words he "spent a lot of money on". https://people.com/pets/two-headed-snake-donated-by-nicolas-cage-dies-audubon-zoo/
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Sep 29, 2022 02:56
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Kevin DuBrow posted:I recently learned that Nicholas Cage had a dream about a double-headed eagle and wanted to buy one, but when one couldn't be procured he settled for a two-headed snake which in his words he "spent a lot of money on". Possibly cheaper thank a 40k army. Also, aww. Sounds like he loved that snake.
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Oct 8, 2022 11:47
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Acute Grill posted:Chumbawamba are really cool. Like their brief time in the mainstream isn't something they're bitter about not lasting longer, and they don't pretend that they tricked the label into signing them or whatever, it's just another part of their long time in music. Hell their rationale for signing with a major label was "no matter who we sign with they're gonna exploit us, so let's get exploited in a way we can pay our rent and buy food." Popping in to say my band recently had a chance to co-write a song with one of the main guys from Chumbawamba, and this is indeed exactly what he told us when we had a chance to shoot the poo poo afterward. It was just a natural progression of their career at the time (they'd already been a band for over a decade), they knew the money could be used in other ways, and they knew it wouldn't last so why not take advantage of it in the meantime. Incredibly sincere folks, really can't say enough good things about 'em.
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Oct 9, 2022 01:56
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Stayne Falls posted:Popping in to say my band recently had a chance to co-write a song with one of the main guys from Chumbawamba, and this is indeed exactly what he told us when we had a chance to shoot the poo poo afterward. It was just a natural progression of their career at the time (they'd already been a band for over a decade), they knew the money could be used in other ways, and they knew it wouldn't last so why not take advantage of it in the meantime. Incredibly sincere folks, really can't say enough good things about 'em. That's awesome. The podcast Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff (I bet you can guess what it's about) did a 2 part episode about their career. They all seemed like pretty great people.
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Oct 9, 2022 19:23
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mind the walrus posted:The lines are there. Keanu knows what it's going for. He just.... can't become the character. It's the same problem with "A Scanner Darkly." Keanu is doing his level best and I still love him, but he's just not able to do a role that complex. I couldn't either. I actually really dig Keanu in A Scanner Darkly. He's got that same Jeffrey Wright vibe where he's hinting at lots of thoughts and inner turmoil that can't quite coalesce into a fully formed thought. Which I think is about 90% of PKD.
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Oct 9, 2022 19:51
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yea A Scanner Darkly is one of the best adaptations of a novel I've ever seen, PKD or otherwise
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Oct 9, 2022 19:55
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hawowanlawow posted:yea A Scanner Darkly is one of the best adaptations of a novel I've ever seen, PKD or otherwise The epilogue or whatever about playing in traffic really summed up his career and all the friends he'd lost on the way. RDJ, and Winona and Harrelson were just icing on that weird fruit pie.
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Oct 9, 2022 21:29
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BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:The epilogue or whatever about playing in traffic really summed up his career and all the friends he'd lost on the way. Interesting bit of trivia: Philip K. Dick was actually Winona Ryder's family friend.
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Oct 10, 2022 02:25
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You’d expect the Dick Ryders to be close
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Oct 10, 2022 05:26
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Interesting bit of trivia: Philip K. Dick was actually Winona Ryder's family friend. Mel Gibson referred to her once as an "oven dodger." Mel Gibson is back in movies!
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Oct 10, 2022 07:03
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credburn posted:Mel Gibson referred to her once as an "oven dodger." What a charming man
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Oct 10, 2022 12:41
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credburn posted:Mel Gibson referred to her once as an "oven dodger." More proof that Jews don't control the media.
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Oct 10, 2022 14:37
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It's an easy mistake to make. Jaws controls the media.
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Oct 10, 2022 14:52
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KozmoNaut posted:It's an easy mistake to make. quote:The character was inspired by Ian Fleming's description of a hoodlum named Sol "Horror" Horowitz in his novel The Spy Who Loved Me.
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Oct 10, 2022 14:58
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No, the shark.
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Oct 10, 2022 15:00
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credburn posted:Mel Gibson referred to her once as an "oven dodger." oh like she belongs in the kitchen, yeah that's pretty hosed u- Absurd Alhazred posted:More proof that Jews don't control the media. ohh that's much worse
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Oct 10, 2022 15:01
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credburn posted:Mel Gibson referred to her once as an "oven dodger." Good grief. I am so glad he got cancelled early by his own crapulence and still feel dirty for watching Boss Level.
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Oct 10, 2022 17:10
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Are people still apologizing for him? I haven’t been able to enjoy Jodi Foster for a while now.
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Oct 10, 2022 18:47
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hawowanlawow posted:oh like she belongs in the kitchen, yeah that's pretty hosed u- I had the same reaction! Except I think my first thought had to do with her baby-oven
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Oct 10, 2022 18:48
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Dirt Road Junglist posted:Are people still apologizing for him? I haven’t been able to enjoy Jodi Foster for a while now. Got ya beat pal, I’ve never enjoyed her
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Oct 10, 2022 18:56
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oldpainless posted:Got ya beat pal, I’ve never enjoyed her More like old Contactless?
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Oct 10, 2022 19:01
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oldpainless posted:Got ya beat pal, I’ve never enjoyed her My knee jerk reaction was ‘wtf she’s great’. Fortunately, I’m a grown up with a working brain, and am willing to admit my first thoughts are frequently mistaken, so I looked over her 81 acting credits and realised she’s only been in 4 good movies. I can forgive a lot for Silence Of The Lambs and Taxi Driver though, she’s magical in both of them.
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Oct 10, 2022 19:24
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Torquemada posted:My knee jerk reaction was ‘wtf she’s great’. Fortunately, I’m a grown up with a working brain, and am willing to admit my first thoughts are frequently mistaken, so I looked over her 81 acting credits and realised she’s only been in 4 good movies. I can forgive a lot for Silence Of The Lambs and Taxi Driver though, she’s magical in both of them. So which out of The Accused, Contact, Maverick, Flightplan and Inside Man do you think are bad?
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Oct 10, 2022 19:43
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Jedit posted:So which out of The Accused, Contact, Maverick, Flightplan and Inside Man do you think are bad? You’ll note I didn’t say she’d made 77 bad movies. Flightplan is pretty poor, and might even qualify as bad. Contact and Maverick are fine? Enjoyable hokum. Inside Man was a step above those two, decent entertainment, but I couldn’t really call it good.
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Oct 10, 2022 20:06
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Torquemada posted:You’ll note I didn’t say she’d made 77 bad movies. Flightplan is pretty poor, and might even qualify as bad. Contact and Maverick are fine? Enjoyable hokum. Inside Man was a step above those two, decent entertainment, but I couldn’t really call it good. Right, so you're a Bugsy Malone denier then.
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Oct 10, 2022 20:13
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What did Jodie Foster do that I should dislike her for? I half-assed googled and couldn't find anything.
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Oct 10, 2022 20:26
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I can forgive Foster for a lot, she almost got Reagan killed.
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Oct 10, 2022 20:40
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Maverick was the primary reason I stopped enjoying Mel Gibson.
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Oct 10, 2022 20:51
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deoju posted:I can forgive Foster for a lot, she almost got Reagan killed. Maybe if she put in some better performances his aim would have been better.
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Oct 10, 2022 20:54
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Jodie is simply not well liked either in Hollywood or the masses. She certainly fosters a lot of resentment.
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Oct 10, 2022 21:01
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oldpainless posted:Jodie is simply not well liked either in Hollywood or the masses. She certainly fosters a lot of resentment. Does she have a no-Contact order out for you? 
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Oct 10, 2022 21:06
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Oldpainless working on a way to bring Reagan back to life to annoy jodie foster.
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Oct 10, 2022 21:08
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She’d probably be more annoyed that the guy who made her the subject of his erotomania when she was a teenager is now making indie folk music.
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Oct 10, 2022 21:10
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Or the bizarre decision to ADR her with her own voice but doing a weird french accent in Elysium.
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Oct 10, 2022 21:12
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deoju posted:I can forgive Foster for a lot, she almost got Reagan killed. her failure is what I will never forgive.
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Oct 10, 2022 21:31
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Jedit posted:Right, so you're a Bugsy Malone denier then. That’s my fourth pick.
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BioEnchanted posted:Or the bizarre decision to ADR her with her own voice but doing a weird french accent in Elysium. Apparently she's fluent in French and dubs her own voice in French language versions of her films. Which only explains the how, not the why. The why is still confusing.
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