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Ha! It is hard, I agree. In fact, I'm gonna "What Scrappy Said" my own argument.
Still, Tobey seems like he COULD be moving in the same direction. Peter Parker, played by Tobey, feels exactly like that kid in Cider House Rules. Not that the characters are the same, at all really, just that they FEEL the same somehow.
I didn't see Seabiscuit, but it didn't look all that different, honestly.
(Note: This Is Not A Problem. I adore Tobey.)
Watched Ned Kelly. Orlando does have more range than I might have thought. No idea if he'll be called on to use it ever again.
I suppose that depends on what scripts he chose.
I just watched Fairy Tale: A True Story for the first time since I saw it in the theatre. I had no idea that Mel Gibson has that un-credited role of the dad of one of the two little girls.
I suppose that depends on what scripts he chose.
And which ones he gets chosen for.
How was Ned Kelly, apart from Orlando, ita? I liked the book a lot.
It was okay, I guess. I didn't get the sense that this was a national icon's story happening. I'm a big sucker for "this is the soul of our country!" stories (nearly lost it during Once Upon A Time In Mexico, for instance). I got none of that here.
So disappointing. It was just a story of a guy.
Watched Ned Kelly. Orlando does have more range than I might have thought. No idea if he'll be called on to use it ever again.
Huh. So, Ned Kelly wasn't terrible. But is his boxing movie ever coming out?
I thought Ned Kelly was all right. I don't actually remember much of Orlando's part in it, though, except for being kinda skeezy, and there was a scene with him in a bathtub that was pretty nice.
How was Ned Kelly, apart from Orlando, ita? I liked the book a lot.
You mean the Peter Carey book, Lee? I read that last year--it was excellent. I don't think the movie was taken specifically from the book. They share the same source material, of course, but the focus differs. And the book is better, and makes more sense out of the legend (and has, I think, more of the quality ita was talking about: the "soul of a country" kind of thing).
He was skeezy. Macking on all the chicks. Getting them too. Which made me smile, because he's still so virginal in the movies that made it to wide release in the US.
In the end, I can see if you already believe in Ned Kelly, it working for you. Not an effective conversion piece.
Also watched James Dean with James Franco. Very nice mimicking. Of course, I know nothing about Dean, so I have no idea what was true, and what was made up. I guess it must be a lot, because they had at least one disclaimer.
I saw Starship Troopers last night.
Gah. Gah. Gah. Had to put on a bad Stargate episode afterwards to get the taste out of my mouth.
That's the worst movie I've seen voluntarily in several years. I used the fast-forward button liberally.