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Post by pattirose on Sept 13, 2007 17:49:50 GMT
I used to really like her but after they cast her in what seemed like every single movie released, it got to the point where I can't bear to even look at her or Cage or Sandra Bullock anymore. It's like they find a star that draws then it's overkill, in my opinion anyways.
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Post by etherealtb on Sept 13, 2007 18:12:58 GMT
I'm a big fan of French Kiss, have to see it at least once a year. Helps that Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan are so funny together, and its set in France. Yeah, I did sorta like French Kiss against my will, but I think I liked it more for Kevin Kiline and the beautiful scenery than for Meg. Not that I'm one of her haters, but there was already that "been there, done that" in seeing her in this kind of role again. Same thing with K&L, I like it in spite of her. |
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Post by catdishy on Sept 13, 2007 18:27:23 GMT
Probably a good thing I "ve only seen 3 Meg Ryan films and this is my favorite of hers.BUt I know what you mean about screen overkill..I couldn't stand to watch Julia Roberts after Pretty Woman, just way too much of her out there. and you wouldn't mind if she would act.
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Post by pattirose on Sept 13, 2007 18:33:58 GMT
I forgot about her, she's another one I'm sick and tired of seeing, lol!
I liked French Kiss when it first came out but after watching twice I'd had enough. I agree with eth that I liked Kevin Kline and the scenery more than anything else.
I loved him in A Fish Called Wanda - I watch that movie over and over and over and never tire of it!
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Post by etherealtb on Sept 13, 2007 18:59:37 GMT
I liked Meg in "In the Cut" I just don't want to see her do anymore romcoms. I'm curious to see how the remake of "The Women" she is currently filming turns out. I always liked the original very much.
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Post by catdishy on Sept 13, 2007 19:08:39 GMT
I liked Meg in "In the Cut" I just don't want to see her do anymore romcoms. I'm curious to see how the remake of "The Women" she is currently filming turns out. I always liked the original very much. I liked the original "The Women" as well. Let me guess...she plays the Joan Crawford character? |
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Post by pattirose on Sept 13, 2007 19:16:37 GMT
I couldn't ever sit through another Meg Ryan movie, no matter how good she was in it, even if she co-starred with Ruf, unless of course she was killed off in the first 5 minutes, hahaha!
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Post by maxx02 on Sept 13, 2007 19:34:18 GMT
In the Cut is a film I like quite a lot as well. I'm not a Meg Ryan hater but I won't go out of my way to see her.
I'm a big Jane Campion fan. I like the way she portrays women in spite of the prettied up way hollywood insists they be portrayed. Her women are real, visceral and sexual and they behave like real women, not the wind-up barbie dolls we often see in film. When I first saw In the Cut I thought, Meg Ryan was a fascinating choice for the role of Frannie. The film completely blows out her "america's sweetheart" image.
It's interesting on a lot of levels because it portrays all of the people in it in a very raw and natural light. I was fascinated by Mark Ruffulo who has made his stock and trade playing nice guys. It's really an amazing film on so many levels. It's a shame it wasn't more well-recieved.
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Post by etherealtb on Sept 13, 2007 20:24:19 GMT
I liked Meg in "In the Cut" I just don't want to see her do anymore romcoms. I'm curious to see how the remake of "The Women" she is currently filming turns out. I always liked the original very much. I liked the original "The Women" as well. Let me guess...she plays the Joan Crawford character? No, she plays the Norma Shearer character. I remember hearing she really wanted to play the Crystal, which would've been more interesting for her and for us as an audience, but I guess they wouldn't let her. I like Jane Campion too. And as to Mark Ruffalo, this was the first movie I ever saw him in and I've been sorely dissapointed since that he hasn't been as sexy in anything else I've seen him in since.  He's one of those actors Hwood doesn't know what to do with, but Jane sure knew what to do with him!  |
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Post by etherealtb on Sept 17, 2007 19:11:31 GMT
Okay, since this movie has been doing pretty well at the box office, I know some of you must have seen it. I was wondering what you all thought. I love Russell Crowe and a good Western, so I liked this movie a lot.
I have friends who hate Westerns who loved it, so the setting really is incidental. This is a movie for adults, with complex characters and relationships where the line between the good and bad guys is clearly drawn, but still razor thin enough to make it interesting. All of the acting is stellar, with both Crowe and Bale giving wonderfully nuanced performances and they have terrific chemistry together. But as good as Bale is, this is Crowe’s movie and Bale seems to know it.
But the big surprise of this movie, for me, was Ben Foster. While he has had several good small roles lately, this will definitely be his break-out star role. With lesser actors than Bale and Crowe in the lead, Foster could EASILY have stolen this movie. His performance reminds me a lot of Richard Wildmark's break-out performance as a psychopathic killer in "Kiss of Death". Incredibly scary, but very entertaining at the same time.
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Post by maxx02 on Sept 17, 2007 19:23:01 GMT
3:10 to Yuma--
Hate westerns... well the usual variety, anyway. I don't hate anything if it's well done.
This film reminded me what I saw in Russell Crowe those many long years ago when I first noticed him. I like very much what's happened to him in the last few years. He's really relaxed and matured into an intellegent and interesting actor. Watching him no longer feels like such a battle.
Agreed that Ben Foster took an interesting approach to his role. I can't say that I thought he stole the picture or could have, his character while interesting, was a little two "one-note-psycho" for him to steal anything, at least from my perspective. And as much as I like Christian Bale, he's never given a performance that's made me think he's particularly gifted as an actor. I think the next best performance in the film after Russell Crowe was Christian Bale's wife. It was a tiny role but she made it memorable by filling it with a life lived.
At any rate, I enjoyed this picture and though I've never seen the original(see above comments about westerns) I'd be willing to bet it didn't end the way this one did. Sign of the times and rightly so...
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Post by etherealtb on Sept 17, 2007 19:43:58 GMT
Agreed that Ben Foster took an interesting approach to his role. I can't say that I thought he stole the picture or could have, his character while interesting, was a little two "one-note-psycho" for him to steal anything, at least from my perspective. LOL. Well, I mean without actors like Crowe or Bale, the movie could easily have become the Ben Foster show, even though his part is actually pretty small. But Mangold was smart enough to cast strong enough personalities in the leads so this did not happen. Oh yeah, she really made the most of that part and had a really nice scene with Russell that I enjoyed Er....the ending is more the same than you'd think, but there are some marked differences. |
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Post by mcr5137 on Oct 4, 2007 18:43:46 GMT
I haven't seen 3:10 yet.......but I WILL! I love RC and I enjoy a good western usually.
I did see "Shoot Em Up" and my hubby still cannot believe I really liked it. I thought it was hysterical.........a great spoof! It didn't hurt that Clive Owen was in it.....but that wasn't why I liked it!
Also, I recently rented "Seraphim Falls" (has anyone else seen this?) and LOVED it! It is a wonderful story-driven film and Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan do superb jobs in their roles! It's a little slow at first, but stay with it...........in the end, it all comes together and it is really quite good!
Michelle
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Post by mcr5137 on Oct 4, 2007 18:51:06 GMT
I've actually seen the AP film, PR. It's not bad. Adrian is pretty good in it. Originally the character he played is investigating the death of his lover (IIRC), but they seem to have downplayed that on the DVD version I got from Netflix. I don't know if there is another cut or not. Yes, there are two versions of this film.......the original, which has all the gay storyline intact and the DVD available almost anywhere, which really toned down the gay aspect of it. Adrian himself LOVED doing the original, because it was so different for him and because it was outside what he was used to.......he got very angry that they changed it so much before releasing it. As pattirose said, you can get the original from a gay-interest website, at least for now. Michelle |
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Post by mcr5137 on Oct 6, 2007 4:54:34 GMT
3:10 to Yuma...........we finally went to see it tonight and I thought it was a very well done, character/story-driven film! We find that the bad guys have good streaks and good people become confused at times. And when you think you know all the answers, another question is thrown in for good measure! I loved the way Ben Wade worked to get into the head of Dan and, in some ways, into the head of Will. He was smart............and you don't realize just how smart until the end. Excellent film.........one I will be purchasing when the DVD comes out!!!!!
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He's one of those actors Hwood doesn't know what to do with, but Jane sure knew what to do with him! 
