don't underestimate his role in Tropic Thunder. The man has more range than he's given credit for.. Same with Brad Pitt (loved his junkie role in True Romance!)
True Romance is a classic. The King of Cameos - Walken, Hopper, Pitt, Oldman, Gandolfini...
Yes, but his most interesting work is in the past. He just likes playing the action hero, now, and he's not aging that well. For me, it's no longer interesting. If he went back to comedy or drama, both of which he's adept at, with a challenging director, I'd see it.
Yeah he’s one of those actors who fits the role, without overreacting it into oblivion, excuse the pun. Some of the “great” actors, all you see is the “act”. Oh, there’s DDL as whoever, doing his thing, or Meryl, and they’re great actors but you always know it’s them doing a turn, putting on a funny accent, a fake nose, bawling or raging - and I get distracted from the film.
Not ageing well? Right now as I type he’s in his sixties probably hanging off the back of a rocket..
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Thanks for that! I don’t like any of those actors for Bond. They look like boys. Tom Holland, isn’t he in marvel movies? Bah. Henry Cavill is overrated, in my book, and would be a Roger Moore type Bond. Low level humour, like in the previous movie. The Idris campaign had being going on for centuries and if they go that route for Bond, kill ‘im again.What’s Next for Denis Villeneuve’s Bond Movie? Amazon’s Wishlist Includes Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland and Harris Dickinson
With Denis Villeneuve directing the next James Bond movie, Amazon's wishlist to star includes Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland and Harris Dickinson.
the first Craig Bond is the best EVER... no contest. The fall off after that was awful! I hope what I saw on social media recently is wrong, but they had a black guy, I forget who.. not Idris. Someone I didn't even recognise. Why can't they just remain consistent with the books? I hate this fucking era and their lack of imagination.
Oh yeah. It actually would have made sense in the seventies to make a Blaxploitation Bond to buck the trend, like Blacula, that would have strange Tarantinoesque potential, but now?
I thought Top Gun Maverick was great so I think I might enjoy this. My only regret about the Top Gun film was that I didn’t see it in the cinema, so I’ll try twist the missus arm after Wimbledon to see this one, it sounds good. All that attention to detail is catnip to me too, though I’m not a huge F1 fan - but even so I get the shade you’re throwing at Verstappen.
While the effects were OK to good on Top Gun: Maverick, the real strength in the movie (IMO) was the underlying presentation of the changing of ages - it was the nostalgic look into the past, the shallow present and the tug of war into what will constitute the future. The scenes with Iceman (Val) and Maverick (Cruise) were dynamite IMO.
Yeah, but I thought the scenes where they went on their mission were excellent. They come climbing steeply over the mountain - and then they’re under attack. I loved that, it was so well done, dramatic and exciting. Plus the whole cast were good. I doubt they’ll take it further but it shows Tom Cruise at his best. I haven’t seen the latest MI film but that’s been rated highly - once they finish all the slow recap in the first hours..
