tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post2583079011122591687..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Good actors miscastpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13212131933364018772013-08-26T09:34:45.194-04:002013-08-26T09:34:45.194-04:00I have never seen that movie.
I think Affleck is ...I have never seen that movie. <br />I think Affleck is an okay actor in playing regular guys. Batman needs mystique and I don't see it in him. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68389294398438253482013-08-26T09:30:10.829-04:002013-08-26T09:30:10.829-04:00Re: Batman. I read somewhere a suggestion that Ry...Re: Batman. I read somewhere a suggestion that Ryan Gosling play Batman. I thought it was a good one. I must like Ben Affleck more than most people, because I didn't think it was that bad of a decision. <br /><br />I just caught Travels with my Aunt on TCM, and thought Maggie Smith was good, and the makeup to her skin was very effective in aging her realistically, though it was jarring.maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86622248461147752412013-08-24T16:53:30.618-04:002013-08-24T16:53:30.618-04:00Somehow, Jerry, you reminded me of 33yo Mel Torme ...Somehow, Jerry, you reminded me of 33yo Mel Torme as a juvenile delinquent street/hotrod gang's top dog, in GIRL'S TOWN, which wipes the floor with many if not most of these so far...<br /><br />And, of course, Patti, your original question suggests that Joel Schumacher et al. gave a rat's ass what even the 1960s tv parody Batman was about, so much as saw an opportunity for a bootless camp fest.<br /><br />I think that Clooney could've done a a decent Batman, had he a script that allowed such, but it would be a stretch beyond his only slightly self-loathing losers in THREE KINGS, OUT OF SIGHT or UP IN THE AIR. Affleck is more limited, I agree, but might be able to pull it off with a script that actually digs in...and Keaton is a better Batman choice than either.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87040921192232737022013-08-23T17:24:47.296-04:002013-08-23T17:24:47.296-04:00I'm late in commenting here, but Mickey Rooney...I'm late in commenting here, but Mickey Rooney as the tough ex-marine in PLATINUM HIGH SCHOOL if we are to include B -- or, perhaps, even C -- movies.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44727395196927743562013-08-23T08:44:29.503-04:002013-08-23T08:44:29.503-04:00I can't imagine how he will be good in that pa...I can't imagine how he will be good in that part. I think he has limited acting ability and needs to play a character imbedded in reality. Like Clooney. But I could be wrong if the script is very strong. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3044185093019932482013-08-23T08:41:17.533-04:002013-08-23T08:41:17.533-04:00Warner Bros. has just announced that actor Ben Aff...Warner Bros. has just announced that actor Ben Affleck will play Batman in an upcoming film that will bring Superman and Batman together. What do you think of Ben Affleck as Batman?jvnasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963131668878903367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77802543262333292782013-08-23T01:02:12.811-04:002013-08-23T01:02:12.811-04:00I missed it, Jeff, but it bears repeating. I missed it, Jeff, but it bears repeating. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-42773276444917458212013-08-22T20:00:32.305-04:002013-08-22T20:00:32.305-04:00Good one!Good one!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13701577935496528452013-08-22T18:18:55.344-04:002013-08-22T18:18:55.344-04:00Glen Campbell and Kim Darby in the original versio...Glen Campbell and Kim Darby in the original version of True Grit.Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73215749064147527662013-08-22T16:20:57.914-04:002013-08-22T16:20:57.914-04:00Matt Damon as Tom Ripley. Well, Gwyneth Paltrow as...Matt Damon as Tom Ripley. Well, Gwyneth Paltrow as dumpy Marge, for that matter, as long as I'm talking about that movie. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-10774587907555218112013-08-22T10:28:39.220-04:002013-08-22T10:28:39.220-04:00Allowing Pierce Brosnan to sing in MAMMA MIA was p...Allowing Pierce Brosnan to sing in MAMMA MIA was probably not a good idea.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21856887737838514282013-08-22T08:55:03.671-04:002013-08-22T08:55:03.671-04:00Cory Monteith was 31 and most of the others are la...Cory Monteith was 31 and most of the others are late 20's.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-10439781454204840392013-08-22T07:39:52.449-04:002013-08-22T07:39:52.449-04:00I guess that miscasting ranks high on our list. I guess that miscasting ranks high on our list. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9405508515548313882013-08-22T07:38:46.592-04:002013-08-22T07:38:46.592-04:00I think the entire cast of Glee is in their thirti...I think the entire cast of Glee is in their thirties. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3056105890420836612013-08-22T07:32:03.632-04:002013-08-22T07:32:03.632-04:00I said that, Cap'n.
How about 33 old year Sto...I said that, Cap'n.<br /><br />How about 33 old year Stockard Channing (and nearly 30 year old Olivia Newton-John) as a high school student in GREASE?<br /><br />Jeff M.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19135048911842580962013-08-22T07:29:49.027-04:002013-08-22T07:29:49.027-04:00Tom Cruise is not Jack Reacher. I know I'm lat...Tom Cruise is <i>not</i> Jack Reacher. I know I'm late to the party here and it's been said, but still! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61276956099181538142013-08-22T01:29:58.542-04:002013-08-22T01:29:58.542-04:00Lucille Ball as Auntie Mame.Lucille Ball as Auntie Mame.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-62095843712232739652013-08-21T23:16:11.310-04:002013-08-21T23:16:11.310-04:00FWIW, my review of V.I. WARSHAWSKI on IMDB:
Defin...FWIW, my review of V.I. WARSHAWSKI on IMDB:<br /><br />Definitely disappointing, but not awful<br />6/10<br />Author: foxbrick-1 from United States<br />23 May 2005<br /><br />It is remarkable to me how much affection and revulsion this watchable, incomplete misfire of a film can inspire, here among the Comments and elsewhere; I haven't seen more than a few minutes of it for several years, but did see it in a theater in its original run. Kathleen Turner as VIW is too much a flirt to conform to Sara Paretsky's portrait of her detective, but otherwise gives a decent performance that, better than the script, gets across Warshawski's toughness, wit and unwillingness to suffer fools any more than she has to. The film, as someone else noted, would've done well to be a more faithful adaptation of one of the early novels, rather than pulling bits from several and then letting the plot go completely slack by the last third. But there are nice touches, here and there; Wayne Knight was born to play the petty thug and childhood schoolmate of Warshawski. But the hastiness and corner-cutting of the production is unfortunately evident. One wonders if a second film, with a better script and crew, might've been quite good. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20525829891728784872013-08-21T23:13:33.180-04:002013-08-21T23:13:33.180-04:00Leslie Caron as the Afro-Cherokee Mardou Fox in TH...Leslie Caron as the Afro-Cherokee Mardou Fox in THE SUBTERRANEANS.<br /><br /><br /><br />Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72465429485090183102013-08-21T23:12:36.236-04:002013-08-21T23:12:36.236-04:00Agree with the comments of good casting: Fry &...Agree with the comments of good casting: Fry & Laurie as Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. <br /><br />Also agree with Don Cheadle as Mouse in Devil in a Blue Dress. I spoke to Walter Mosley before the film was released, and IIRC, I was aware of Don Cheadle from the TV show, Picket Fences. I wasn't sure about the casting, but after seeing the film, knew they got it right. Wish they'd filmed more of the books. <br /><br />I'd heard Sara Paretsky speak positively about Kathleen Turner as VI Warshawski, as she really put her heart and soul into the role.maggie booksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31003444199369622252013-08-21T23:05:00.806-04:002013-08-21T23:05:00.806-04:00Until Tom Cruise was cast as Jack Reacher, I'd...Until Tom Cruise was cast as Jack Reacher, I'd have said Kim Darby in the Strawberry Statement (shows my age as this was from the early 70's)maggie booksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44708688741465586022013-08-21T20:45:49.584-04:002013-08-21T20:45:49.584-04:00Denise Richards' performance as a nuclear scie...Denise Richards' performance as a nuclear scientist was cruelly ignored by the so-called Academy, proving once again that the Oscars (TM) are simply a popularity contest and don't reward real merit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74480509664811175122013-08-21T20:35:15.475-04:002013-08-21T20:35:15.475-04:00Haven't seen MADONNA STREET yet; I look forwar...Haven't seen MADONNA STREET yet; I look forward to it. And I see by checking that they call the Sutherland character "Weslake"...nonetheless, it's very Dortmundery.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20857080850448065112013-08-21T20:32:47.069-04:002013-08-21T20:32:47.069-04:00Thanks for the info on Crackers/ Big Deal on Madon...Thanks for the info on Crackers/ Big Deal on Madonna Street is one of my favorite movies and also one of Westake's. That might account for the Westlake character's name.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-83542539505905522342013-08-21T20:30:53.848-04:002013-08-21T20:30:53.848-04:00That's what happens when I comment on the fly....That's what happens when I comment on the fly...multitasking, and not enough sleep. POINT BREAK indeed.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com