Costner used to have talent and charisma to burn, but I think his ego ate it all.
Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
Willow ,'First Date'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 18, 2005 7:55:31 am PST #8897 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
amych - Feb 18, 2005 7:59:43 am PST #8898 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Joey Lauren Adams?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! Nails! Blackboard! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
I avoid Mel Gibson, but I make an exception for Chicken Run. Love that movie.
No creative control, and no having to look at his smug face. I'm down with that.
And if we're talking Costner, I can't believe no one has brought up Bull Durham.
Exception that proves the rule? I know Hec keeps saying that Costner gets a "life pass" for Bull Durham, and I'll grant that as long as "life pass" means "I'll allow him to continue living" and not some kind of snark-exemption. I've never quite been clear on that.
Susan W. - Feb 18, 2005 8:01:44 am PST #8899 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Costner used to have talent and charisma to burn, but I think his ego ate it all.
Yup. Always a danger with the rich, good-looking, and talented.
Kalshane - Feb 18, 2005 8:02:16 am PST #8900 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Jim Carrey (his "comedic" roles)
Okay, this I agree with. Though I don't care for that style of comedy anyway, but having Jim Carrey as a head-liner moves it into "no force on this Earth" territory.
tommyrot - Feb 18, 2005 8:02:24 am PST #8901 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Always a danger with the rich, good-looking, and talented.
Sucks to be them, I guess.
Jessica - Feb 18, 2005 8:03:57 am PST #8902 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What do people see in Bull Durham, exactly? I think I would have enjoyed it much more than I did if I hadn't been led to believe, by everyone on the frickin' planet, that it was the BEST! MOVIE! EVER! I mean, it was okay, for people who like that sort of thing, but I was repeatedly assured that it was the BEST! MOVIE! EVER! even for people who didn't, which I am, and it wasn't.
Gudanov - Feb 18, 2005 8:05:42 am PST #8903 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
I think I would have enjoyed it much more than I did if I hadn't been led to believe, by everyone on the frickin' planet, that it was the BEST! MOVIE! EVER!
To be fair, that was before "Dude, where's my car?" was released.
Tom Scola - Feb 18, 2005 8:05:43 am PST #8904 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Granted, Bull Durham is not The Apple.
§ ita § - Feb 18, 2005 8:06:10 am PST #8905 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Always a danger with the rich, good-looking, and talented.
Hollywood's full of the above (or, well, two out of the three). I just want to point those who've fallen prey to Costner-like behaviour at George Clooney and ask -- "Are you better looking than he is? Better at your roles than he is at his? Then shut the HELL up, will you?"
DavidS - Feb 18, 2005 8:07:27 am PST #8906 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How about the classic Hanks/Ryan film, Joe versus the Volcano ? I love that one.
Love that.
There are so many exceptions. Costner is great in Bull Durham. Carrey is very good in Eternal Sunshine.
Loved Mel in Year of Living Dangerously and Mad Max and Road Warrior.
Michael Douglas was excellent in Wonderboys.
Really liked Sandra Bullock in Speed and even Demolition Man.
I've got no problems with Meg Ryan at all. Especially liked her in Addicted to Love.
I liked a lot of Tom Hanks early movies, and his appearances on Letterman. Chris Rock said Hanks could've been the best stand-up of his generation if that's the career path he'd taken. I don't know about that, but I've got to give some credence to that assessment. Hanks was very very funny in his Letterman appearances. Very quick. Incredible timing.