tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post4949444026666021606..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: A Dozen Characters for the AgesTony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-82548019454140877092009-04-30T12:27:00.000-04:002009-04-30T12:27:00.000-04:00I always remember the scene where Warren appears a...I always remember the scene where Warren appears at the door at Eduardo's house. The way he speaks to Eduardo has always hit me strange. He's almost breathless in his delivery. At first I thought this was some of the worst acting, but then as his character unfolded, you really understood the fear and determination in everything he did.<br /><br />This is one of my favorite Soderbergh films. And a great choice for one of your characters.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-83733604792440797502009-04-19T14:31:00.000-04:002009-04-19T14:31:00.000-04:00Patrick,
The Big Country is actually the next DVD...Patrick,<br /><br /><I>The Big Country</I> is actually the next DVD i'm going to buy despite never having seen the film. It just looks like a great film (with a great fight scene, I hear).<br /><br />Liotta and Murray are very good choices in each of their respective films.<br /><br /><I>World's Fastest Indian</I>... hmmm. I've always wondered whether the film is any good. It looks promising, but I have heard nothing about it.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-17343495719876166232009-04-19T14:23:00.000-04:002009-04-19T14:23:00.000-04:00My mind is a complete blank. Well, partly blank a...My mind is a complete blank. Well, partly blank anyway, can think of a couple -<br /><br />Gregory Peck in The Big Country, I liked his philosophy of not doing the expected thing.<br /><br />Ray Liotta in Something Wild, great villain.<br /><br />Bill Murray in Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day.<br /><br />Anthony Hopkins in World's Fastest Indian.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-71776763827141335762009-04-18T22:11:00.000-04:002009-04-18T22:11:00.000-04:00Yeah, I think my favorite characters have a cold s...Yeah, I think my favorite characters have a cold streak in them that I often times identify with/wish were stronger in me.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-16063074938096114852009-04-18T21:30:00.000-04:002009-04-18T21:30:00.000-04:00I noticed I am drawn to characters that are braver...I noticed I am drawn to characters that are braver than I am. They are who they are with no apologies. RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-5749551143041437822009-04-18T21:28:00.000-04:002009-04-18T21:28:00.000-04:00I just saw both Elizabeth movies recently. Cate B...I just saw both Elizabeth movies recently. Cate Blanchett was the highlight of both films...of the films themselves, I found them a little choppy and trying to do too much (I know that's poor grammar, sorry). But that's just me.<br />She was fabulous in both movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-10206114523327386362009-04-18T11:40:00.000-04:002009-04-18T11:40:00.000-04:00Interesting reading of a much-maligned film which ...Interesting reading of a much-maligned film which I did not see. Your analysis has made me want to revisit the original Elizabeth, however, which I haven't seen since it was in theaters.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-84727079560036728452009-04-18T10:56:00.000-04:002009-04-18T10:56:00.000-04:00@Rebecca,
It is difficult, isn't it? It took me ...@Rebecca,<br /><br />It is difficult, isn't it? It took me several days to narrow mine to 12. I like your list, and wish I had seen <I>Once</I>, <I>Volver</I>, and <I>La Vie en Rose</I> (that one's on my Netflix queue)<br /><br />@MovieMan,<br /><br />I think the arc of her character from the beginning to the end of the first <I>Elizabeth</I>, and then continuing on in the flawed <I>Elizabeth: The Golden Age</I>, rivals that of Pacino's Corleone character. To me the evolution is unprecedented in a female role. Read more in one of my flawed early <A HREF="http://www.cinemaviewfinder.com/2008/02/elizabeth-golden-age-brightness.html" REL="nofollow">postings</A>.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-10287405724026478582009-04-18T10:41:00.000-04:002009-04-18T10:41:00.000-04:00Great picks - I'm especially intrigued by your cho...Great picks - I'm especially intrigued by your choice of Cate Blanchett, accompanied by that beguiling photo. Definitely a bit different than most of the other choices...care to elaborate?Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-89192263880291953192009-04-17T19:35:00.000-04:002009-04-17T19:35:00.000-04:00This is Rebecca..this is quite difficult...ok, so ...This is Rebecca..this is quite difficult...ok, so not in any particular order...and I haven't seen that many movies. It's a Baker's Dozen!<br />1. Wall-E in Wall-E<br />2. John Malkovich's character in Dangerous Liasons<br />3. Itzak Stern (Ben Kingsley) character in Schindler's List<br />4. Marketa Irglova's character in Once<br />5.Fred Fenster (Benicio del Toro_ in the Usual Suspects<br />6. Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) in Pan's Labrynth<br />7. Ouiser (Shirley MacClaine) in Steel Magnolias<br />8.Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) in Volver<br />9. Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson)Lethal Weapon<br />10. hawkeye (Daniel Day Lewis) Last of the Mohicans --the movie itself, not so great.<br />11. "Red" (morgan freeman) in the Shawshank Redemption<br />12. Vianne (Juliette Binoche) Chocolat<br />13 tie between Amelie in Amelie and Edith Piaf (Marian Cotillard) in La Vie En RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com