Day 12: A Movie Question

[itasianinvasion]

 
I'm sitting here, watching American Gangster and it's great.  There's a lot of good actors out there, but guys like Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe  belong on another planet.  It's not that they act harder or emote smarter; they're captivating.  They just own the screen and their character.  Right now, Washington's character, Frank, is

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[coolhandskippy]

I tend to think about who they are. But it's easier to watch movies before they went nuts. I could see Risky Business or Mad Max and not think about them being crazy. Cause they weren't when they made those movies

Saw half of Beautiful Mind the other night. Crowe was hysterical in that

[itasianinvasion]

That's interesting. But how do you decide where the crazy starts? I mean, Top Gun and Risky Business are probably safe, but what about Mission Impossible 3 or the Last Samurai?

Also, if you do think about them as people, do you avoid their movies?

PS- Fix your blog so I can leave comments.

[coolhandskippy]

I suppose yes to the second question. I really haven't gone out of my way to see a Tom Cruise movie lately. And unless it was well reviewed, I wouldn't. Also, if I think an actor acts like a douchebag, I'm less likely to see him. Crowe at least apologized for the phone thing. I mean, maybe his eggs weren't cooked right. But Gibson calling a cop "sugar tits" is pretty ridiculous.

PS - Fixed, nukka

[itasianinvasion]

Braveheart calling anyone 'sugar tits' is goddamn hysterical. It might have made "Apocalypto" better for me.

Actually, has Tom Cruise had a movie come out since "M:I:III?"

He jumped on the couch, "War of the Worlds," and "M:I:III," and then he disappeared except for his YouTube appearances.

[coolhandskippy]

I was trying to think of a recent Cruise movie and was coming up short, so I'm glad I wasn't the only one

Why is Katie getting roles? Viewed as the saner half of the couple?

[itasianinvasion]

Yeah, that and she's like the hottest you can be, and still fall into the realm of "girl next door." A lot of call for that in movies that don't need 'vamps' or models.

[coolhandskippy]

Now is it strange that I wouldn't go near her simply because Tom's crazy has literally been inside her?

[itasianinvasion]

No, I don't think so.

My reason's the cult thing.