What We Talk About When We Talk About Acting (or, I <3 Nic Cage)

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achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

Binary Logic posted:

I find the voice to be a huge factor in acting. There are some, like John Malkovich and Kevin Spacey who are so convincing because they sound as if they've thought over what they're going to say and they're loving serious about it. Then there those like Zach Galifianakis and Seth Rogen who are hard to take seriously and like they're always doing a joke or almost any line of their dialogue could be followed by a '...just kidding!'.

Voice is one of the reason I don't like Ben Affleck in the role of Batman. He tried playing a threatening heavy in Runner Runner but he just doesn't have an intimidating voice at all.

I usually like Keannu Reeves too but his performance in Man of Tai Chi was so aloof or cold or distant, he did not seem to bring his usual energy to that role and it was disappointing.

If you're going to speak of directors, have to mention Woody Allen because so often his leading actor takes on Woody's own vocal mannerisms and style.

Yeah, for me Jeff Goldblum's style of talking makes me always want to watch him in movies. Too bad he always gets pigenhold in the same roles.

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achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

Binary Logic posted:

Knot always the same role:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm7jp5A9Vks

There is also something surreal when you watch Mr. Frost where he plays a serial killer who may or may not be Satan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGqL7YTrrPw

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