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Agree. I thought she was quite striking in this movie. And her strength was very appealing. She did an excellent job in that role.
Yup, that's been discussed to death, killjoy. LOL
I still liked (the bagpipes) and the (kilts) in the movie. It took nothing away from the enjoyment of the film for me at all.
jriley....all due respect, the actress who played the Queen was striking. Those big, beautiful eyes. Those cheeckbones and lips. Not to mention, her strength made her even MORE sexy. She...was....HOT.
But I suppose opinions vary.
I'm guessing it was a clumsy error on the part of the writers--an oversight. But yes, now they have an opportunity to make something cool out of this error.
You're correct in saying the show is less about zombies than about how people react (and devolve) when the world goes to shit. In that regard, it's a few steps above just a zombie show. As has been said by others, it's more like a western. But with the ZA....that just puts an extra challenge to things. It created their predicament. Even more so than a war or plague could have done. In this regard, the idea and the story are quite intelligent and compelling.
Casino Royale
Goldfinger
Skyfall
The Spy Who Loved Me
For Your Eyes Only
Dr. No
"and crack open the sky"
Awesome. Well said!
The first time I heard of Queen was when a kid in my elementary school class brought in his brother's vinyl copy of News of the World. I was blown away by the cover art...that freaky robot. Then, I heard the music. Revelation is right. I don't listen to Queen often....but stereos just don't crank loud ENOUGH to enjoy the full power of Brian May's riffs. And Freddie......is fearless.
I'll definitely check out that live version of We Will Rock You. There's something extra cool about the second verse of that song, when you hear that faint sound of distortion brewing...as May gets closer to his amp and gets ready to bring the thunder.
That's like saying: "All Steve MaQueen did in Papillion was look starved and miserable."
Besides.....Rick's world is a Zombie....Apocalypse. He's not going to run a range of emotions from giddy to coy.....crabby to flamboyant.
He's a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown.....trying to keep it together, for his family....and the group he feels responsible for protecting. He plays that part....perfectly. The part doesn't CALL for emotions outside a limited range. He'd be a bad actor if he DIDN'T play Rick the way he did. A character in Rick's situation....would behave very similarly to that!
It's like when people call someone like Clint Eastwood "wooden".....after one of his performances in a western. They just don't get it. That's not Clint being "wooden" or acting poorly.....it's him absolutely nailing the way that character needed to be. Was Tom Hardy "wooden" in Mad Max? He only said about 50 words in the whole movie. Yet...he was awesome...in that role.
When Rick has a moment of happiness, or connects with someone....you see his whole demeanor change. You can see it in his eyes. He emotes extremely well. And when he's broken, or straight-up scared....he conveys it so well you can feel your body tighten-up. And when he kicks into warrior gear.....you FEEL that intensity he gives of, like the heat from a fire. He can break into a flop-sweat in the middle of a situation. His eyes glass-over when he's on the verge of collapse.
I can't think of anyone that could have done what he did in that role.
To say: "Rick spends most of the series just wandering around and staring into the distance looking lost and confused. Sometimes he'll do that while angry or crying. That's the whole character."
This leads me to believe you are trolling.
That's kind of the cop-out answer people tend to default to. It works just fine.
It's more the inconsistency of it. If they had (some) basic problem-solving skills in S1, why did that all go away? (No more fence-climbing walkers, for example). Certainly not a big deal. Just an inconsistency.
The thing about Queen is how unique they are. Freddie Mercury is more of a flamboyant, performance artist (like Lady Gaga nowadays) who just happens to have a powerful rock voice when he chooses to unleash it. And he's juxtaposed into this rock band. Where normally, (by himself) he could have become sort of a novelty act (because the world wouldn't have known what to do with his flamboyance)....But the band amp'd everything up several decibels. And, they gave him credibility--and a chance to reach people and be heard. And once you take those amazing and unique riffs from May....and pair it with the energy and power of Mercury's voice.....mix in some creative song writing and power anthems.....you get a perfect storm called Queen. They never pretended to rival The Stones....The Beatles, etc. They were simply true to themselves. Besides.....when you hear Brian May crush those distorted, crunchy riffs on that homemade guitar of his, there really is nothing else quite like it on the planet....to this day. Turn it up to 10 and I promise, they will rock you.
I wish the TWD had considered (early on...in S1 or S2) the whole notion that animals could be affected as well. Can you imagine how freaky THAT would be? However, that probably would have ballooned the budget quite a bit, having to create the affected animals. But I do agree with the "inconsistency" of the walkers. Does anyone remember in S1......the walkers seemed to display basic problem solving skills, like picking up an object (rock to break glass).....or, in one scene....they actually started CLIMBING a FENCE! LOL
Ahhh, well. Even with its flaws, I still think this is a great show. It will be an EPIC show if Rick finds his way back to his group in the final episodes of the last season.
Agreed!
Give Andrew Lincoln an Emmy, already!
He gets snubbed, simply because the show he's on (or was on) is a "zombie" show.....(which does not do it justice).
It's more of a modern-day western. And Andrew Lincoln puts on an acting clinic. He elevated the whole show.
".....you have to realize this was all in Rick's head, it was Rick talking to himself"
Ahhh, yes. That's a very good point. Makes much more sense from that perspective.
I disagree. I think Andrew Lincoln came off VERY well on TWD. Likewise several other actors, including Scott Wilson (Hershel). He was fantastic.
Ultimately, nobody is expecting Shakespeare-like performances when they watch a TV show about zombies. However, the actors and the stories have elevated the show from just another ZA gore-fest....to more of a modern-day western. Even the most winey viewers will admit...the first few seasons were awesome. I'd argue....the show is still pretty great. It would be impossible to hit the bar that was raised in the first few seasons....consistently over 9 seasons. But I've enjoyed every season, and am still compelled to follow the show.
I really get floored by Andrew Lincoln's acting in TWD. He's incredible at conveying what a father in that world must feel: Very little happiness, or peace. Constant, mounting stress, anxiety, pressure, fear (which manifests as anger), etc.
He is amazing at conveying even just with facial expressions and a look in his eyes....a man on the brink of a nervous breakdown. A man who is walking a very thin line...and one who has crossed it. Yet also....a man trying to temper his emotions and be a measured and rational leader to a group that badly needs it.
When Negan killed Glenn, and then had Carl in his crosshairs.....Rick, for the first time....looked utterly defeated. He was on the verge of an emotional breakdown, had a glassy and scared look in his eyes....all while trying to keep it together enough to bargain for his son's life. He has done some incredible work on this show.
And I could go on and on about the scenes and episodes in which he has taken things to a crazy-amazing gear....and it has been just so cool to watch. For example, when he ripped out the throat of the man who held him at gunpoint while Carl was being attacked. Seasons later....he'd eventually admit to Daryl (and himself)....he has that darkness in him, whether he wants it or not. He came to terms with what he's capable of doing.
Another amazing Rick scene is....right after Carl got shot in the eye, and they got him in off the streets into the house where he could be treated. Rick, in order to buy them some time from the herd outside....grabs an axe and heads out that front door, alone....ready to take his rage out on an entire herd, single-handedly. It was 10 minutes of savage reckoning and father-driven rage that had me absolutely floored.
Andrew Lincoln should have at least one Emmy by now, and I'm shocked that he doesn't. It's a crime and a huge oversight.
Was there an episode where Rick expressed doubt about who was truly Judith's father? (I can't recall).
That jab (by Shane) just seemed....kind of hurtful and out of place, IMO. I could be in the minority on that, though.
I was thinking the same thing. Rick's sole purpose in life....would be to get back to Judith, Mischonne.....even Daryl and Carol. I wonder how they work around that.
It was suggested, briefly, on Talking Dead....that Rick's fever dream was kinda analogous to Wizard of Oz, with Shane representing strength, Herschel representing wisdom, Sasha representing courage....and Mischonne representing home.
I liked the film as well, but found it to be a mixed bag. Agreed...some parts were very well done, and actually beautifully shot. For example, that grainy reveal of MM when he first puts that mask back on is pretty awesome. And the scene in that back yard....where, each time the security light turns off, and then back on again....MM gets a little closer to that goofy kid in the costume (who just made a pass at Laurie's granddaughter).
As a whole, part of the problem with trying to make a really GOOD Halloween film these days is....overexposure. Not only is the franchise a victim of its own success, but it also lost sight of what made the original so special. MM was just a spooky figure in the shadows, whom we rarely saw, but we could sense his presence. He was the perfect incarnation of The Boogeyman. Now....he's an action figure....he's on lunchboxes and t-shirts and memes. He has become as much a caricature as Jason.
Plus, every Halloween film will be compared to the original, which is the movie that set the standard. It's like how each disappointing Jaws sequel got compared to the high bar the original had set.
Also, the time, setting and era of the original was perfect. Back before cell phones and the Internet. Kids spoke of urban legends and "The Boogeyman". Girls giggled about boys and babysitting. Nowadays, if there were a MM situation, people would pull out their cell phones and it would be all over CNN and TMZ by the end of day 1.
To get a "smart" scary movie these days, you pretty much need to come up with a fresh, new concept (like "A Quiet Place"). I heard Hereditary was quite good as well.....but to me, that one sounds more disturbing than scary.