Re: At last! Another O & L fan!

Posted by RGA (R) on November 23, 2006 at 06:46:52

In Reply to: At last! Another O & L fan! posted by Harmonia on November 22, 2006 at 11:24:37:

I am not in the Kidman camp either -- I don;t see her as much other than a "star"

I don't mind "stars" though -- that is why I defend Julia Roberts. There is nothing wrong with a personae and often times the actors are typecast into doing certain things over and over and they are said to be one note performers -- some are of course but I think many stars get unfairly knocked when they're much better than the slagging they get on forums. Sure Emily Watson is a better actress than Julia Roberts and sure it may frustrate some that Julia makes a kabillion dollars more for playing "safer" romantic comedies but that is just the way it is.

And after watching Ralph Fiennes in Maid in Manhatten and in films like Schindler's List, Sunshine, and Spider -- he said the romantic comedy is the hardest thing to pull off and gave a lot of credit to people like Cary Grant. Of these films he was easily the worst in Maid in Manhatten. The main problem is not him or the actors in such miscast roles...but actor's actors need deep characters or in the case of Amon Goethe deep psychological issues or political juiciness to play. Give Fiennes a cardboard cutout cartoon character like that in a dimbulb romatic comedy and he has nothing to work with.

Conversely a Jack Nicholson who mostly shows up as Jack Nicholson has such overpowering personae that he can simply be Jack and that can get him through dysmally written characters.

Drama is easy comedy is hard. Jodie Foster is considered a great actress on the backs of films like Silence of the Lambs, the accused, Taxi Driver but IMO when she truly showed me she could act was in the movie Maverick.

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Topic - Cate Blanchett... greatest actress today? Perhaps, but I get - tinear 04:41:58 11/20/06 (27)

Huh?! Had your glasses checked lately???? - Harmonia 11:22:09 11/22/06 (0)

If you can't tell all of them apart, rather easily - sjb 08:20:16 11/21/06 (0)

The greatest actress today does not exist except in your mind - RGA 01:10:06 11/21/06 (3)

At last! Another O & L fan! - Harmonia 11:24:37 11/22/06 (2)

Re: At last! Another O & L fan! - RGA 06:46:52 11/23/06 (1)

Jodie... - Harmonia 21:04:37 11/23/06 (0)

You know .... - JDK 19:04:18 11/20/06 (3)

WLW - tinear 07:19:48 11/21/06 (1)

LOL - JDK 13:05:37 11/21/06 (0)

I could handle that part myself... - dave c 20:00:10 11/20/06 (0)

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ..nt - late 13:26:12 11/20/06 (0)

? - B C 06:42:14 11/20/06 (0)

Tin, the others are OK, but you... - dave c 05:36:16 11/20/06 (5)

Supporting? Whatcha smokin' mate? Swinton, Kidman, Watts... - tinear 16:24:39 11/20/06 (1)

Watts, I will grant you, but surely there's no reason to marry Cruise other then... - dave c 17:14:57 11/20/06 (0)

Nicole Kidman... - mkuller 10:41:11 11/20/06 (2)

She seems to have the Hillary Clinton gene: - tinear 16:44:23 11/20/06 (1)

Re: She seems to have the Hillary Clinton gene: - Rod H. 17:34:43 11/20/06 (0)

Re: Cate Blanchett... greatest actress today? Perhaps, but I get - patrickU 05:02:48 11/20/06 (7)

Re: Cate Blanchett... greatest actress today? Perhaps, but I get - jamesgarvin 08:31:48 11/20/06 (6)

Re: Sorry but we still agree.... - patrickU 09:55:09 11/20/06 (5)

oops - jamesgarvin 11:55:43 11/20/06 (4)

Litle Fish - dave c 12:19:14 11/20/06 (2)

Re: Litle Fish - jamesgarvin 14:17:21 11/20/06 (1)

You can even find it called Little Fish! - dave c 14:43:14 11/20/06 (0)

Re: oops - patrickU 12:12:56 11/20/06 (0)

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Re: At last! Another O & L fan! - RGA 06:46:52 11/23/06 (1)

Jodie... - Harmonia 21:04:37 11/23/06 (0)

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