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Well, I never really watched 3rd Rock, so 10 Things was the first time I properly got a chance to appreciate him.
Pete, on a scale of Matrix to Sin City, with Fight Club somewhere in the middle, how would Bronson rate? Having seen a clip of Hardy talking about Bronson, I am now intrigued, but not so good with gore. (The clip in question: [link] You should all watch it, and join me and amyth in our campaign to introduce "CUT ET AHF NAAAH" into the vernacular.)
I miss 3rd Rock. Sheer goofy fun.
first thing i remember seeing JGL in was Angels in the Outfield. he was all kinds of adorable even then.
Mark and I saw Inception this weekend and both enjoyed it a lot. My favorite scenes were definitely Joseph Gordon-Levitt on his own in the hotel: fighting in zero-gravity or while the ground is tilting wildly, tying all the sleepers together to put them in the elevator -- just breathtakingly cool. So much about the movie reminded me of The Matrix, in a good way, both philosophically and in terms of the special effects, which were not just super awesome but also perfectly utilized.
I do wish, though, that I had acted on my instincts and asked here, before seeing the movie, whether or not anyone gets run over by a train, since that was how Mark's brother died three weeks ago. I had convinced myself that the odds were so low that it wasn't worth asking about, so I was completely shocked to actually see that scene on the screen. Not a good moment. The rest of the movie was good enough to balance out that scene, but it definitely was not the escapist fare I'd been expecting, what with Leo grieving his dead wife and needing to let her go.
Anyway, it gave us lots to think and talk about, and was really fun and absorbing. With bonus badass JGL!
Oh, Kate. I'm sorry. That must have been quite a shock.
JGL didn't often have the chance on 3rd Rock, but it was magic when he did have the opportunity to play his character, the elder of the aliens. He displayed the age, grace, and wisdom of the entity who was only wearing the disguise of a teenaged boy, and he did it with apparent ease. I learned to appreciate his talent then.
Thanks, smonster. It was a weird moment for sure. I just kept thinking, "I *knew* I should have checked!!"
And much ~ma to your grandfather. I hope he sticks around to annoy you for many years still!
His work in "The Lookout" is genius, also, and still comic, despite the dark subject matter and him playing brain-injured....he made me believe it and that's a hard thing to fool me about...I'm very critical of actors, well, gimping it up, although I'm not one of those people who think every disabled part should be played by a disabled actor. Two words about that: Hugh. Laurie. But JGL has got to be up in the top %.
Brick.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
...Kidding.