Xander ,'Chosen'
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William Hurt annoyed me.
William Hurt always annoys me. To this day, I still have not seen the movie Michael all the way through because Hurt's performance in it puts me to sleep every. single. time.
Seriously. I've tried while awake for only a few hours, and with fresh coffee in me. SNOOOOOOOORE.
There's something about his voice. It either has NO inflection or he has to go over the top to achieve emotion. This time, WAY over the top. And it was bothersome. He was the only actor that stuck out like a sore thumb to me. Ed Harris, on the other hand, was wonderfully menacing without the scenery chewing.
Viggo was understated as usual and fit the part so well.
I've been showing S the LOTR movies. She hadn't seen them. It took a while, because they were the unabridged versions, so she could only take one disk at a time, and we'd go for a whil in between actual movies. We just finished RotK over the weekend, and she was absolutely blown away.
This all just a rambling way of saying that I have a bit of a man crush on Viggo.
This all just a rambling way of saying that I have a bit of a man crush on Viggo.
He's got broad appeal. IJS.
He's got broad appeal.
Sean's no broad, though.
::snerk::
Sean's no broad, though.
Good point.
There was a trailer for I Walk the Line. Looks very impressive. Joaquin sounds GREAT! This is going on my list to watch.
So is it gonna be Cash vs. Capote for the Biopic Oscar Battle?
So is it gonna be Cash vs. Capote for the Biopic Oscar Battle?
Maybe. I've heard nothing but gushing over Philip Seymour Hoffman. They say he literally disappears into this role. I think Capote is a more compelling subject--but Cash may appeal to more people.
I think both actors have really taken their roles to heart (and in Joaquin's case--to his liver).
So... Contact.
I saw it when it came out. I liked it but it annoyed me. Then a few days ago I found a used DVD for $5. And found that it still annoys me. The whole message of "we need science and religion" just rubs me the wrong way. And the way at the end it equates faith in God and faith in science (IIRC, haven't finished it yet) especially annoyed me.
Is it just because I'm an unrepentant atheist?