I don't know. Sometimes honest actor-reaction can be very refreshing. Okay, mostly long after the fact.
I have finesse! I have finesse coming out of my bottom!
Anya ,'Showtime'
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Nutty - May 23, 2005 9:03:16 am PDT #3154 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
§ ita § - May 23, 2005 9:05:26 am PDT #3155 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, mostly long after the fact.
That's key. If it hasn't aired yet, or you're ON JUNKET, you're not clear of your obligation. You don't have to fake blowjobs, but just be diplomatic.
Betsy HP - May 23, 2005 9:06:24 am PDT #3156 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
What ita said. I've seen actors on Jon Stewart who obviously weren't wild about their current movie, but who were sucking it up and praising the good bits.
Nutty - May 23, 2005 9:07:17 am PDT #3157 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
And then there is Jon himself, saying, "I am sure Garfield the Movie is gonna be great! Everybody go see it!"
Luckily, he has his own show, so he has a higher irony allowance than his guests.
erikaj - May 23, 2005 9:08:12 am PDT #3158 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
If it's good enough for Harrison Ford to do,it's good enough for you, Little Miss Indie Hot Shit with the Perfect Lips. That's not to say that the older I get I don't find Ford's "You can type that shit but you can't say it." to be totally true. I do. But if she had tried hard the reviews would look more like "Ms. Portman struggles gamely with Lucas' asstastic dialogue..." leaving little doubt who the dick is. It's not like the people in the seats, unless they are really hot for her, are thinking "Good, Natalie, hold back so as not to profane your great gift." She cashed the check...that's the time to lie back and think of Alderaan, imo. Maybe if I didn't find everything she did as boring as Amidala I might not be so blunt. Right now, I see her like Julia Roberts, boring photographable face. But I've quit seeing her movies so maybe I missed a gem.
Steph L. - May 23, 2005 9:08:59 am PDT #3159 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Has anyone seen the Burger King commercial where Darth Vader and the guy in the creepy Burger King mask face off? They just stand there breathing at each other. Hi-larious.
That's the only one of the Creepy Burger King Mask Guy commercials that I like. It cracks my shit up.
DavidS - May 23, 2005 9:12:36 am PDT #3160 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't know. Ewan and Samuel Jackson and Liam Neeson are all excellent actors and Lucas makes each of them look worse than Mischa Barton. Natalie could've been more of a team player on the junket, but I haven't heard her slagging stuff so much as giddy to be done with it.
Scrappy - May 23, 2005 9:14:33 am PDT #3161 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I think she did try, she's just not an experienced enough actress to give a good performance without more direction than Lucas gives. Same with HC, who gave a good performance in Shattered Glass, so I know he CAN act. I also think for some freaky reason Lucas WANTS that flat style--Smits can be an explosive, charismatic actor and I know he was thrilled to be in the film, yet he plays the whole thing like a zombie.
Also, back during the first movies Lucas was still listening to the actors, so if Ford or Carrie Fisher said "This line rings false. How about if I say...?" He would let them.
Kathy A - May 23, 2005 9:15:23 am PDT #3162 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I like the BK commercial where a Joe Schmo is about to partake of a Whopper in his apartment when he's interrupted by a knock on the door. When he opens it, there's Darth Vadar, saying, "Joe, I AM your father!" His reply is something, "No, you're not, and you can't have my Whopper." DV then comes back with "Joe, I AM your uncle!" at which point Joe shuts the door in DV's face. I giggled at that one.
Frankenbuddha - May 23, 2005 9:15:32 am PDT #3163 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
She cashed the check...that's the time to lie back and think of Alderaan, imo.
Well, she signed the contract before she cashed the check; probably for all three back with Phantom Menace. Not that it excuses not trying, but she may have had very few options that wouldn't involve self-mutilation if George wasn't inclined to let her out of it.