@immatthewj Matt Damon can be pretty powerful. So is Pacino. I was very pleasantly surprised with goofy old Ted Danson in Man on the Inside. One of the best performances ever, he is the coolest!
Movie/film suggestions.
While this is of course a forum for the discussion of all things audio/hi-fi and music, pretty much all of us are also lovers of movies, the enjoyment of which is effected by the reproduction of the sound they contain (with the exception of silent movies 
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I've been focused on David Lynch movies since his death, but with current events so much a part of our lives at the moment, I plan on re-watching a movie I’ve seen only once, and years ago. That movie is:
The Madness Of King George. Apropos, no?
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ok, not starting a movie club with @thecarpathian and @immathewj then. Weirdos
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@bdp24 I was somewhat joking, about Dumb and Dumber. I am pretty sure our movie taste varies widely. The smartest movies were made in Eastern Europe in the 60s as a protest again the regime disguised as satire or comedy or documentary. We might soon see Hollywood produce those too. |
@thecarpathian yes, the original. I never saw the remake. |
@ezwind I am not a huge fan of Gross Point Blank, charming but the script a bit lazy, relying too much on the stars. @immatthewj The Favor is a delightful comedy with Brad Pitt.
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@immatthewj No, I am not ashamed to love Steve Martin either. (aside from Father of the Bride stuff) I love a lot of comedies. John Cusack too. some romcom/comedy stuff 27 dresses |
These were all enjoyable movies. But Clooney's acting to me was vanilla, maybe the role was vanilla. I think he is cast as good guy with a problem, good guy who solves the problem, conflicted, mostly bad guy, charming criminal we tend to support for sad cute puppy face. Maybe he is not relatable because of his good looks for most of us. Not his fault :) But think of Paul Rudd, who is also charming but has 10 times more angles complexity, dimensions to a role. Clooney has maybe 4, his characters become him, whereas Rudd becomes the character. Well, what do I know. I could be totally wrong.... |
@immatthewj I don’t mean to say: Clooney is a bad actor/not great/etc. I have some unpopular views about actors, e.g. I don’t think De Niro is that good (as in: some think he is the best). It’s a combination of looks, acting skills, personal background and roles that define that greatness. In short, bad actors would never get a role even in a low budget movie. They are all very talented. I grew up watching Eastern European movies where a 1/3 of the actors are terrible. Small talent pool. In the US/Hollywood, looks will never be enough. There are 100s of Brad Pitts sleeping in their cars on Sunset Blvd, waiting for their first roles. A good example is Tom Hanks. He had some classic roles in his 30s and 40s, for the ages. He couldn’t not be great. And then he just became too great and saying lines was sufficient, he had the charisma, the looks and hopefully the chemistry with Meg Ryan or whoever. Lately he is grumpy old man or predictable tough guy. I am suffering when I watch him. In Otto, in my opinion he is horrible. His son on the other hand is a delight. I could say the same thing about Denzel. Predictable roles and performances. Yet, he is still 110% on top his game, however much or little the role asks from him, he brings it, it’s a delight to watch him even in a reverse mortgage commercial. Hanks is just annoying. No, old people don’t act this way.. Please watch some old people live in their suburbia duplex. |