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Gwyneth is guilty of that so I understand that objection. However, it seems to bleed into grievances against her performances - and I think she's a good actress with some range and talent.
It may be that in some roles (the ones involving characters that are self-absorbed/pretentious) there's a suspicion that not much acting is going on. She is good enough to make me forget my dislike when she plays a more down-to-earth character, I'll admit.
She's not winning an Oscar for The Avengers, though. She hasn't done any serious dramatic work in a while.
yeah, cuz I would like to know what she added to "The Avengers?"
Change of subject, but I know some people on this board are both film and music geeks (Hi Hec). I caught the "directors cut" of Touch of Evil, and I have to admit the editing mostly improved and already good movie - with one serious exception. They redid the music. And in my opinion, whatever flaws there were in the editing of the studio release (and there were plenty)the music was one of the best examples of score perfectly integrated with film I've ever seen. The way Maracas echoed in perfect unison Janet Leigh's heels as she walked down the street ....
Anyway, maybe I'm remembering the way the music and the action were integrated in the studio release too fondly, but I'd swear the remastered music in the directors cut, though not bad, does not work as well as the original scored did in the studio version. Anyone who has seen both versions, I'd be curious to see if you agree.
BTW, I also saw "The Stranger" recently. Seeing that so close to TOE made me realize how damn good Welles was at playing villains.
yeah, cuz I would like to know what she added to "The Avengers?"
For my part, she somehow made Tony Stark not insufferable for whole minutes at a time.
(laughing) I like Stark in just about the amount of time he was in Avengers. I don't think I can see another Iron Man movie though.
They redid the music. And in my opinion, whatever flaws there were in the editing of the studio release (and there were plenty)the music was one of the best examples of score perfectly integrated with film I've ever seen.
I concur! It was Henry Mancini's first movie score after becoming famous for doing "Peter Gunn." There's much to recommend about the recut version, but I prefer the music over the opening.
It's a tough call for me, because I love the theme music so much, but the use of sound in the recut opening was also very striking.
So I finally saw Skyfall this last weekend. That was ... odd. As if they took a traditional James Bond movie and then suddenly tacked on something darker at the end. Nice to see Albert Finney, but I disliked the way Severine's death was given no attention at all. Bond had just slept with her, after all, and yet he didn't even twitch when she was killed, and never mentioned her again.
And now Ralph Fiennes is M, huh? Eh, I'm un-thrilled. I guess it was probably time for Judi Dench to retire, but that seems kind of predictable.
I did like Ben Wishaw, though. Reminds me I need to go back and watch The Hour.
The Hour has been canceled I think. Did not dig Wishaw in the movie.
I was not very happy at all they killed M. At all.