Jackson - "Sunset Limited" (based on a Cormac McCarthy play).
Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.
Xander ,'Sleeper'
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juliana - Dec 06, 2011 11:09:22 am PST #16955 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2011 11:19:03 am PST #16956 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why are you in an argument with someone who thinks De Niro is not a good actor, but rather a film star?
I'm not in an argument. I'm just putting together a one and done tactical strike.
- De Niro: Deer Hunter, Stanley & Iris
- Jackson: Fresh, Sunset Limited
- Pitt: Tree of Life, A River Runs Through It
I think I'll take those back. Thanks!
Hayden - Dec 06, 2011 11:26:22 am PST #16957 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Brad Pitt is also excellent in Moneyball. Similar to his work in Tree Of Life, he just disappears into the role.
Scrappy - Dec 06, 2011 11:31:33 am PST #16958 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Also Pitt in "Snatch."
Polter-Cow - Dec 06, 2011 11:38:00 am PST #16959 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Or 12 Monkeys. Or Fight Club. Or Seven. I don't know, I like Brad Pitt.
Amy - Dec 06, 2011 11:42:15 am PST #16960 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, Fight Club, yeah! I loved him in that.
Sadly, I'm not sure I've ever seen Samuel Jackson in anything that required actual acting, except possibly the third Die Hard movie. I loved him in that.
Polter-Cow - Dec 06, 2011 11:54:36 am PST #16961 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Me too! I love that movie in general, even though I later learned it was actually some other movie that was turned into a Die Hard sequel.
He acted in Unbreakable !
DavidS - Dec 06, 2011 12:02:06 pm PST #16962 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Samuel Jackson's performance as Gator in Jungle Fever is great. Definitely not a star turn.
erikaj - Dec 06, 2011 3:03:14 pm PST #16963 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
De Niro played a real dork in "King of Comedy"--the saddest fanboy in the world wrod, Hec, I'd almost forgotten that one.
Sue - Dec 06, 2011 3:17:30 pm PST #16964 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I didn't hate Brad Pitt in Tree of Life and that's saying something. There were only a few moments where he was showing how hard he was working.
I thought DeNiro was unrecognizable in Raging Bull, but I don't really have a problem with DeNiro, Fockers notwithstanding.