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offbalance

That word, I do not think it means what you think it means

Jul 27, 2008 18:54

The weather made today Not a Beach Day. So J and I finished watching Season 1 of Veronica Mars, had some brunch, then headed off our separate ways - he had some stuff to do, and so did I.

Things I did:
Bought groceries
Tidied kitchen
Installed new versions of virus protection software and Itunes
Caught up on this week's Project Runway

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Comments 5

basepair July 27 2008, 22:58:35 UTC

I loved Aaron Eckhart! I thought he really impassioned Harvey Dent.

offbalance July 27 2008, 23:15:43 UTC

I was extremely pleased when they cast him, and I felt positively vindicated when he really hit this one out of the proverbial park. Seriously well done.

teany July 27 2008, 23:01:42 UTC

Good call on the Malcolm McDowell comparison. I could have sworn I read or heard somewhere that he took inspiration from A Clockwork Orange. I can't for the life of me remember where, though.

And this reminds me, we need to arrange a double date, stat!

offbalance July 27 2008, 23:19:37 UTC

I'd read that too, and I saw it immediately. I kept seeing Ledger take pieces of other great villainous performers and mash them together (McDowell, old-school Nicholson, a dash of Peter Lorre, hell, even some Robert Mitchum from Cape Fear). I found him kind of over-the-top, honestly. It worked for the character, and it was totally a brave performance, but I don't know if I'd call it Oscar-worthy. They certainly wouldn't be talking this way were he still alive.

Yes, we do!

Heath Ledger theatre_pixie July 30 2008, 00:54:35 UTC

For me the stunning part about his performance was that it was him performing. I only know Heath from movies like 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight's Tale, The Brothers Grimm, and Monsters Ball. While he may have been kick-ass in Brokeback Mountain, I simply have not seen it, so I wouldn't know.
So for me to see Heath Ledger go from what I would consider to be... amusing, but basically fluff roles (for the most part) to the Joker who was much darker and so VERY far removed from anything I'd seen him do before... yeah. I can see where all of the hype is coming from.
Is it an Oscar-worthy performance? Not my call. And I wouldn't compare it to Hopkins' Hannibal, though I think I read an article that did so (can't remember now for certain). What I will say is that I was kinda sad when I first heard that he had died. After seeing the film, I am VERY sad that he is dead. Because I don't know that the questions I have about the Joker will be answered in the next film. And if they're still planning to move forward with it, who ( ... )