I didn't think the "Let's fuck" was screamed quite loud enough to be Tone 40. But I bet the Planned Parenthood saw a massive upstat 9 months after that was shown.
Wonder how long numbnuts went to RPF for that flap!?
Ah, don't you remember your drills with the ashtray on the Upper Indocs?. I had a special relationship with MY ashtray!
Anyway, it isn't the volume (loudness) of the voice that matters. It is the intention behind the voice. With the movie it was the way Nicole said it, AND the "look in her eyes". How many men out there (and woman) must have fantasized that she was saying those words directly to them!
I bailed before the upper indocs, but I can see your point. If I were a male ashtray, I probably would have levitated for that.
I have seen both. His performance in both was good, but not brilliant. IMHO 4th of July was his best performance after Collateral, then maybe the Color of Money (which I quite enjoy).You've not seen 4th of July or Magnolia, then?
Ah, don't you remember your drills with the ashtray on the Upper Indocs?. I had a special relationship with MY ashtray!
Anyway, it isn't the volume (loudness) of the voice that matters. It is the intention behind the voice. With the movie it was the way Nicole said it, AND the "look in her eyes". How many men out there (and woman) must have fantasized that she was saying those words directly to them!
So, HH, did you see Prometheus? Did you like it? Mimsey
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From my experience, he is a terrific commercial actor, but only in the right film, because of his limited range of emotions, although the few he does possess can be high volume. Nobody would cast him in a serious movie like the Godfather or Raging Bull that demanded an actor that the audience finds truly believable.
I never considered him in a league with the true master actors who deliver brilliantly nuanced performances with rich sub-text. He doesn't have anything even approaching those kind of acting skills.
That's why I place him firmly in the category of "pop entertainment", some of which is truly entertaining (Risky Business....etc.). As they say in the business, he is always playing Tom Cruise in every movie. He never becomes someone else like Robert Deniro (Godfather, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Deerhunter, Taxi Driver, etc....) or Meryl Streep (Sophies Choice, Manhattan, Bridges of Madison County, Kramer vs Kramer, etc...) These rare kind of performers are unqualified geniuses.
But, there are other actors who can deliver at the "pop entertainment" level and ALSO turn in a profoundly memorable performance. The inestimably talented and intelligent actors George Clooney or Matt Damon are infinitely more believable in every role.
If i saw a new Tom Cruise movie in theaters, I would instantly wait until it was on DVD, if I even wanted to see it at all. These days, knowing what i know about his cult endorsements, I can hardly watch him at all without being reminded of who he is in real life.
On the other hand, there are certain directors/actors who I actually love to watch and look forward to greatly. When they perform, I am lost in the belief that it is really happening. That is the most delicately delicious movie experience I can imagine!
It all has its place in the wonderfully collaborative art form known as movies.
HH, I liked it a lot and the next day found my self thinking about the ending and how satisfying it was. I thought that Noomi and Michael Fassbender were wonderful - one was as inspiring as the other was creepy. I just wish Charlize had more to do in the film. I liked Idris a lot in the Big C last year, and he didn't disappoint here. All of Ridley's films are very visual vista's and this film never disappoints - yea, he hit it out of the park. MimseyNot yet. But, how can it not be great entertainment with Ridley Scott at the helm?
Without revealing any plot, whadya think of it?
Cruise reminds of of Steven Seagal - he always plays himself. Plus, Cruise tries to make up for his general lack of depth and emotion with "hard work" - and granted, he works VERY hard. But, the desire to be "great" cannot make someone great. :confused2:
With Cruise, often I feel like I am watching someone "acting".
Whereas someone like Edward Norton can go from one character to another, like a chameleon, and be TOTALLY believable.
humm. I know what you mean Gadfly, but in Collateral, Magnolia and Tropic Thunder he looses his Tom Cruiseness. That is my bitch with Nicholson, other than A Few Good Men, and As Good as it Gets and Five Easy Pieces he just plays himself. Though sometimes when he plays himself it can be a trip - Like the Witches of Eastwick.With Cruise, often I feel like I am watching someone "acting".
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From my experience, he is a terrific commercial actor, but only in the right film, because of his limited range of emotions, although the few he does possess can be high volume. Nobody would cast him in a serious movie like the Godfather or Raging Bull that demanded an actor that the audience finds truly believable.
I never considered him in a league with the true master actors who deliver brilliantly nuanced performances with rich sub-text. He doesn't have anything even approaching those kind of acting skills.
That's why I place him firmly in the category of "pop entertainment", some of which is truly entertaining (Risky Business....etc.). As they say in the business, he is always playing Tom Cruise in every movie. He never becomes someone else like Robert Deniro (Godfather, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Deerhunter, Taxi Driver, etc....) or Meryl Streep (Sophies Choice, Manhattan, Bridges of Madison County, Kramer vs Kramer, etc...) These rare kind of performers are unqualified geniuses.
But, there are other actors who can deliver at the "pop entertainment" level and ALSO turn in a profoundly memorable performance. The inestimably talented and intelligent actors George Clooney or Matt Damon are infinitely more believable in every role.
If i saw a new Tom Cruise movie in theaters, I would instantly wait until it was on DVD, if I even wanted to see it at all. These days, knowing what i know about his cult endorsements, I can hardly watch him at all without being reminded of who he is in real life.
On the other hand, there are certain directors/actors who I actually love to watch and look forward to greatly. When they perform, I am lost in the belief that it is really happening. That is the most delicately delicious movie experience I can imagine!
It all has its place in the wonderfully collaborative art form known as movies.
Ahhhh yes! Edward Norton! Truly extraordinary. I am instantly reminded of his inspired performances in American History X, Rounders, Fight Club and Primal Fear.
Casting movies is such a precious art, can you imagine Tom Cruise in Primal Fear? OMG.
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