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Devil's Advocate was pretty cool, too.
But not so much for him as it was for Al Pacino's portrayal of Da Devil - one of the top Satanic performances in cinematic history, I'd say. Although I'm also fairly partial to De Niro's Louis Cypher from Angel Heart.
Johnny Mnemonic is a favourite? Even guilty? How?
Johnny Mnemonic is a favourite? Even guilty? How?
I liked the junkie dolphin. Also, Johnny/Keanu's collar was neat.
Johnny Mnemonic is a favourite? Even guilty? How?
Anything with Rollins in it is a de facto guilty pleasure.
I'm looking at his IMDB entry, and I realise I would need a Jackass exemption for anyone I adore.
My theory on Keanu is that he can't act very well, but he (or his agent or whoever) is damn good at choosing projects.
I am very fond of Devil's Advocate.
I think Superman as strong but not big is an interesting take on it. It would make him blend much better as CK, and seem a lot more otherworld-ly in his abilities as Supes.
I agree it would be an interesting take -- but they're dealing with a franchise that doesn't seem to suffer interesting takes.
Just judging by the Elseworlds Supes I've read -- they really are not willing to jigger the American hero too much.
I quite agree, ita. I don't think people (in the broad, good ticket sales sense) will be very forgiving of the All-American Hero deviating too far from the traditional conception.
It would be quite iconic if the character was re-formed and accepted, and would probably say something about our broader cultural climate. But yeah, I doubt it would be.
My theory on Keanu is that he can't act very well, but he (or his agent or whoever) is damn good at choosing projects.
Reports from ComicCon seem to indicate that Constantine will change your mind about the second part.
My last roommate in college and I are the only people we know who thought that Keanu was perfect in Dracula, because his character -- Jonathan Harker -- is *supposed* to be a wimpy dork.
We based that conclusion on repeated viewings of Nosferatu, for the record.