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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
ednbarby:
I liked The Prestige, but Christian Bale leaves me cold as an actor. He's another one like Mark Wahlberg that has little to no light in his eyes. I feel like he's always behind a curtain, you know? The only thing I've ever liked Wahlberg in was The Departed, and he wasn't only good, he stole the damned thing. It's like someone turned on the light inside of him. Scorsese, maybe? I don't know, but he was brilliant. Couldn't stand him in Invincible - I spent the entire movie imagining how much better it would be with someone - ANYONE - else playing Vince Papale. When they showed the real Vince at the end, he blew Wahlberg off the screen.
But I digress. The Prestige was very good, but again, I'd have liked it better with someone with a tad more (or some) charisma playing Bale's part. Sorry, Christian fans.
MaineWriter:
Ha ha, I guess I was too busy be mesmerized by Hugh in The Prestige to pay too much attention to Christian. I am not all that familiar with him, anyway (but isn't he going to be Batman to Heath's Joker?)
As for Mark Wahlberg, I agree...I have never cared for him, since Boogie Nights (another overrated movie, IMO). But he absolutely stole the show in The Departed. I didn't realize who the actor was until the credits rolled and my jaw dropped open.
Leslie
ednbarby:
Yep, Christian Bale was Batman in "Batman Begins" and will be again opposite Heath. Didn't much like the former in that one, either. I think what bugs me about him is that he played Laurie in "Little Women" and didn't live up to the decades-long vision I'd had (and carried close in my heart) of that character. He looked the part, but again there was no light in his eyes. And don't even get me started about Winona Ryder playing Jo. ::)
ednbarby:
I have *got* to see United 93. Just put it on the top of my Netflix queue. Dammit.
Of all the ones I've seen, I liked The Departed the most, but I haven't seen the above, Little Children, or Letters From Iwo Jima yet. I think those are gonna be great.
Lynne:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on January 05, 2007, 11:22:34 am ---I have *got* to see United 93. Just put it on the top of my Netflix queue. Dammit.
Of all the ones I've seen, I liked The Departed the most, but I haven't seen the above, Little Children, or Letters From Iwo Jima yet. I think those are gonna be great.
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I've missed The Departed in the theatre and I really wanted to see it, thanks in large part to the good things you had to say about it, Barb. See Babel if you get a chance - it's highly decent and nice to watch/hear Rodrigo and Prieto together.
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