Anya ,'Get It Done'
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Ugh, I can't believe I'm going to have to go see this movie. I can't believe they're even making this movie after the first one proved to be utterly craptastic.
eta: Of course, immediately afterwards I ran across these photos, so Nathan can consider my presence in the theater bought and paid for.
Having spent a happy few minutes browsing through that LJ entry Matt linked to, I have discovered that there exists a movie where Sean Bean kisses another guy.
WHY DID I NOT KNOW THIS? I feel that all of fandom has failed me.
Edit: *and* Clive Owen? This is the best LJ post ever.
Jaysus. That's every man that ever kissed another man without it being gay porn. Right there. Must send link to sister.
Sweet jesus.
Never let it be said that I don't look out for my peeps.
Hey -- White Noisier. Or maybe, Noise Harder?
As a friend of mine was lamenting that Andre Braugher, an actual Good Actor Who Deserves Better Work, was featured in the remake of The Poseidon Adventure, I explained that Braugher has little children who need to be clothed, housed, and fed. But she's not buying that...
I always remind people that Laurence Fucking Olivier did Clash of the Titans.
That usually shuts down the argument.
When Good Actors Do Bad Movies
He has three. With his acting-school sweetheart. Aww. Maybe he's got tax problems...even with his time in The Box, he can't beat the IRS. But, I totally feel your friend's sentiment."Thief" is good, though.
I used to be appalled at what some actors would take for a job, but I've now worked long enough in the business to know that all you see is the end product. You never know how good the script the actor originally read was, how badly it was mangled, either during shooting or editing, or what the actor's bills are or how tongue in cheek they thought they were being.
And some actors just like to act. Maybe they even thought it would be a challenge to deliver a decent performance in a really crappy movie.
Hell, maybe they just have no taste.