News flash: Paul Gross is terrifyingly pretty

[omphale23]

But more depressing is this: he's also hanging on to much more than his fair share of brains and talent. Somewhere in Alberta, there are a dozen ugly, clumsy, completely untalented people who should be very pissed at him

Comments

[sam80853]

That's the movie I'm looking for now. It has to be out there somewhere, right? The Holy Grill of Canadian B-grade movies, starring Paul Gross.
Have you seen 20 000 Leagues Under The Sea? It's not Canadian but really really BAD!

[omphale23]

I have, and it's bad. Not as bad as Purple Toast (which is my all-time worst movie ever seen) but not something I ever mention when I'm trying to get people to watch PG. So, yeah, that's the kind of thing I had in mind.

But I'm looking for that kind of--well, quality isn't the right word--in something he's done more recently. Something since he figured out that US movies aren't his cup of tea. Something that competes with Blade: Trinity or Existenz.

You know, the ones that show that he hasn't learned how not to listen to his agent. The ones that demonstrate his desire to be onscreen outweighing his good sense.

For all that I love the great stuff he's done, I kind of miss that.

[sam80853]

It's probably wise to never mention 20 000 Leagues ::grins::, I was horrified - Hollywood really didn't know what to do with Paul, their loss. But I don't think there is anything as bad as some of Callum's movies and I have seen a lot. Except that show he was singing ::coughs:: and dancing??? along with David, I don't know what it was called. Maybe I can find a link ...

[omphale23]

See, that's the kind of show I have in mind. Something like the airfarce sketch (the one where he sings and talks about hair gel) only full length...

[a_boleyn]

Bad movies starring Paul Gross. In alphabetical order, my nominations.

Buried on Sunday (aka Northern Extremes)
Cold Comfort
XXX's and OOO's (tv pilot)

[omphale23]

Buried on Sunday (aka Northern Extremes)

*coughs* Um, I actually liked that one. I mean, it's not Shakespeare, and the end is goofy, but I'm a sucker for movies with treaty negotiations. And mini golf. And Paul Gross speaking Russian.

Hey, what can I say? I have low standards. I mean, I *really* liked 95% of Men With Guns. No, honestly. I thought it was good. Right up till the MotW ending.

Cold Comfort

Yeah, okay. Not his best work. But not as bad as 20,000 Leagues, surely. I mean, other than the squicky incestuous thing. And he's so *young* in it that I hate to hold it against him.

XXX's and OOO's (tv pilot)Ah, yes. True horror in cowboy boots. Plus, he dies at the end, and then they all go to church. Even the drunken singing can't save this one

[a_boleyn]

I missed the Canadian movie restriction. I guess that means I can't mention Aspen Extreme.

Or the Canadian series Chasing Rainbows. Fourteen hours of Paul being young and pretty and taking his shirt off and boxing with Michael Riley but other than that ... just kind of sad. If you missed it, it's going to be made available shortly at "that place." :) There was a RL interruption in plans, I believe.

[omphale23]

It's in the fine print :)

And it rules out Aspen Extreme, which is indeed a misstep. Chasing Rainbows is on my list to see when it...becomes available. (Shirtless boxing? Who cares if the rest of it's crap?)

CKR movies

[a_boleyn]

I missed the whole CKR/movie discussion. Did "For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down" and "Paris or Somewhere" come up?

Re: CKR movies

[omphale23]

Not as such. It was more a general bemoaning of the choices CKR makes in movies. ExistenZ springs immediately to mind.