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I think beauty is in the eye of the beholder. She underplays her beauty in this film imo. I think she's not out of this world beautiful but she's a bit like Emma Stone, the girl next door type look. She reminds me of a younger version of Cate Blanchett . She's attractive imo.
That's a name I haven't seen in a while. Remember she had a decent run of film's in the 90's. The Thing Called Love (1993), Little Women (1994), Jack & Sarah (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), The American President (1995), How To Make an American Quilt (1995), Super Mario Brothers (1993) American Psycho and Pump Up The Volume. I know she was dating River Phoenix, the time he died. Decent actress. It seemed like she never took the fame side of things to well.
He still has a career. But he had a period between 2007 to 2010, where he was at his most bankable. It's pretty much where you find all his best work.
Superbad (2007)
Juno (2007)
Nick and Norah's infinite Playlist (2008)
Year One (2009)
Paper Heart (2009)
Youth in Revolt (2009)
Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010)
That time is probably his most creatively productive and most widely seen work. Superbad and Scott Pilgrim are great. Juno is consider great by many, I think it's overrated. Nick and Norah and Youth In Revolt I think are ton of fun. Paper Heart, I enjoyed it but depends on how you feel about Charlyne Yi. Year one is the only one I dislike from that run.
After 2010, he just seems to have ended up doing more indie work that people barely saw. The only work he did that would be noticeable would be This is The End, Arrested Development, Wet Hot American Summer, Twin Peaks and Voice over for Batman lego movie and Sausage Factory. It just seems to me, he seems happy to do his own thing. He's still only 30, still enough time to pick up big roles again.
Well her name alone isn't making those Marvel film's a hit. Let's wait and see how her solo Marvel film will do, if it's a mega hit then you can say she is. Has any of her non Marvel film's done any big business?.
I don't buy Arnie as a damn undercover agent, this film would have suited someone like a Charles Bronson or Clint Eastwood a lot better in the early 70's. But I still think this is one of Arnie's underrated film's, Robert Davi is always great but he's good in this as is Sam Wanamaker. Also great to see the underrated Kathryn Harrold (Modern Romance) someone who should have been a big star.
But the end with Arnie going full on Commando with all his armory ready to take down the Mob this time. Blaring The Stones Satisfaction, out when he's blowing away Bad guys in building site. Then kills a few more Mobsters in the nightclub. Barely getting hit (he get shot once i think, merely a flesh wound lol). Then helps his suicidal mentor walk again at the end lol.
No way, I love Bachelor Party. What film would you have a two time Oscar winning actor and American movie legend in where a donkey screwing while some 80's pop play's, then goes and snort and swallows drugs, then drops dead. The American Ninja a buddy with Forrest Gump. A character called Nick The Dick. A stereotype of Japanese tourist's doing a Benny hill chasing a few women around a room, A Indian pimp, Some S&M, A guys ass falling through a car roof while a couple is about to kiss. Plenty of naked 80's women.
How can you hate it lol. In all seriousness, it's enjoyable trash. It's actually one of his better comedies.
You get different opinions on this hownos. Personally I think the first film is a lot better then the T2, I prefer the punkier, more downboat and dour feel to it. The unhappy ending and how Arnie is just a unstoppable killing machine (until the end). Still James Cameron's greatest work imo. Although I adore Aliens, T2 and True Lies.
You should it's one of the best, still prefer the first film over it though. I prefer the horror of the first, it's got a more nastier feel to it. But the sequel is still a top film, Arnie is great, Linda Hamilton is bad ass, Robert Patrick is a great Villain. The Ending still get's me teary end. Forget the other sequels though.
Thanks, those films are all classic's for me. For Blockbuster's the 80's clearly were knocking it out of the park. Amadeus is one of the most underrated Best Picture Oscar films ever. It's a stunning film, something I don't think would be made today. I'm shocked the Terminator wasn't mentioned barely at all. Cameron's best film for me.
But 80's had some great non action films like Withnail And I, Once Upon a time in America, stand By me, Au Revoir Les Enfants, Blue Velvet, Mishima etc..
Did he? he's great in it. He definitely deserved it.
Don't forget Vincent & Theo, Robert Altman's film with Tim Roth as Van Gogh. Wonderful film and performance.
I love At Enternity's Gate, really surprised it isn't up for any award consideration. Especially Dafoe's performance. It's a lot better then it's 7.1 on IMDB. It's a tough call but I'm a fan of Julian Schnabel, I think Basquiat, Before Night Falls and especially The Diving Bell and The Butterfly are all fantastic films. I think it's every bit as good as Lust for Life.
It definitely be in my top 20
1. Raiders of The Lost Ark
2. Once Upon Time In America
3. Back To The Future
4. The Terminator
5. Withnail And I
6. Raging Bull
7. Blade Runnar
8. Ghostbusters
9. Do The Right Thing
10. Die Hard
11. Aliens
12. Amadeus
13. Predator
14. Mishima Life in Four Chapters
15. Das Boot
16. Mad Max 2
17. Robocop
18. Evil Dead 2
19. the Last Crusade
20. Blue Velvet
Honorable Mentions
cinema Paradiso
Akira
Local Hero
The Killer
Stand by me
This is Spinal Tap
The Thing
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Au Revoir Les Enfants
My top 10
1. Raiders of The Lost Ark
2. Witness (his best performance imo)
3. Blade Runner
4. The Last Crusade
5. Empire Strikes Back
6. Blade Runner 2049
7. Apocalypse Now
8. American Graffiti
9. Clear and Present Danger
10. Frantic
Only really a few had a great 80's, Woody Allen had a good 80's, Francis Ford Coppola had a underrated 80's, Oliver Stone had a great 80's, James Cameron too, Martin Scorsese had a good one.Louis Malle too. Lawrence Kasdan, Ridley Scott and Philip Kaufman had good 80's. Wim Wenders did his best work in the 80's. Akira Kurosawa returned to form in the 80's.
Greats like William Friedkin had a mixed 80's, Robert Altman didn't have a great one compared to his 70's stuff. Hal Ashby would be one of the biggest fall from graces sadly. I wouldn't put it all down to the studio's ruining him, he's to blame himself for his drug use taking him over.
But the role was before True Detective. It was over once he won the Oscar, the rebirth was complete. it hasn't been a disaster for him but his touch has deserted him.But he's getting paid well so good for him.
Watched it when it first came out on BBC 2 back in the mid 90's. Was a only 14 at the time lol. I still prefer the first series to the second, once Warren leaves it isn't quite the same imo. Still strong but he was the glue that held the show together. Loved the soundtrack too, as it was during Britpop so it was right up my street. But the cast was fantastic, especially Daniela Nardini as Anna. She was the one that really was the break out star from the show once it ended. Then Andrew Lincoln Jason Hughes and Jack Davenport have overlapped her. But she was brilliant in this. Also great to see a young Martin Freeman in this.
The closet a show has come to this in my opinion after was the Aussie show The Secret Life Of Us.
I got them second hand in my local Game Stop, when they were selling DVDs. Got both series for 15 Euro. Crazy prices going for them brand new. It's a cult show now, and I don't think they re released them. Surprising since it's got plenty of fans, and also Andrew Lincoln having success with The Walking Dead. I thought it would have been a good time to release them on Blu Ray with the specials and a few extras. But nope.
Definitely the best thing he's done even more so then his Oscar winning role. Just perfection.
He did do Wolf of Wall Street, True Detective and Interstellar after his Oscar win. All of those are great films.
Let's see after that
The Sea of Trees (2015)- Stinker from all concerned. One of Van Sant's worse films.
Free State of Jones (2016)- Good film, a bit underrated imo.
Kubo and the five strings (2016)- Great
Sing (2016)- Fun kids film
Gold (2016)- Passable at best.
The Dark Tower (2017)- How Sony studio messed up one of Stephen Kings best books I never know. McConaughey was Miscast.
White Boy Rick (2018)- Not bad, should have been a lot better for how great subject matter is.
The Sea of Trees and The Dark Tower were awful. But his best film in that run was Kubo and he's only using his voice in that.
I wouldn't go in as hard as you did movienerd. I definitely think Mortensen and Ali are both excellent in this. But boy did it knock us on the head that the south was racist as hell, how many scenes of Ali been racially abused or turned away from somewhere. Do they need 5 or 6 scenes to tell us that. Also at 2hrs 10mins it was far too long, could have done with 25 mins cut out of it. I did like it dealt with Don Shirley sexuality and that Tony Lip was racist and filmmakers didn't cover it up.
Ali does deserve the award's he's getting but I wasn't blown away by this.