Congrats to her success but…
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justahero — 9 years ago(October 24, 2016 11:15 AM)
Areed
I dont think shes good. I think shes perfect to play a pretty face/bond girl, or the girl next doorbut it looks like shes going to pull of Keira Knightley in Domino
Sorry shes too pretty and innocent looking to play a rough woman
at least now
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amormortua — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 08:39 AM)
Audience nearly always mistakes charm with talent.
Felicity Jones is charming, yet if she's a great actress? No.
But what one can surely say is that she feels more at home in a small, conservative Drake Doremus movie, not in some over-bloated, emotionally vapid production (like "Inferno" or "Rogue One"). Wondering how her career is going to develop, but I'm expecting that after she'll do a couple of big movies, producers are going to say: no, thank you.
She just doesn't belong there. She looks fresh, charming, good on the poster, but - in the movie - has to disappoint.
Yet it's still better hearing many hyperbolic adjectives in connection with Felicity Jones, than to hear similar, or even more elevating, inappropriate comments regarding Rebecca Hall, who's this century's Shelly DuVall of lack of taste and ability. -
amormortua — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 11:29 AM)
I'd agree to "Limited but charming".
One can clearly see that Felicity Jones is a deppresive person and deppresive people fit into small, depressive movies.
And audiences always like new things, Felicity is new and fresh. But there won't pass a year or two, before people are going to catch-up and say: she's boring. and then they'll be given a new "young and pretty, boring actress". -
justahero — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 12:20 PM)
Limitedumkindashes rookie definitely and if your first big "gig" is the lead role in Star Wars movie? Im sorry Ill forgive her anything
Im glad you agree that shes charming because she has somethingand I only hope the writing in VIII will be stronger, Rey will be more human and that Daisy will deliver stronger performanceI want Rey to be more gentle warrior than triggered warrior
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amormortua — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 12:33 PM)
Don't expect any script-improvements in any of the forthcoming +10 Star Wars sequels. Those movies are designed to sell toys and chocolate bars, if anything, they'll become even more simplistic and childish.
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justahero — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 12:58 PM)
I LOVE all 6 movies!
Nothing and no one is flawless BUT the amount of hate his work got is so over the top and undeserved!
So some fans didnt like prequelsboo hooand those are the loudest ones that use the internet to whine and complain non-stop for 17 years now and they think its cool to hate on them
It broke my heart when he talked about that hate"You make something and people hate it, you dont want to continue on"
I dont blame himBut now its not star Wars without him
Hes the fatheryou can have actors, Williams, imagery that was all done because of his vision
But man the new stuff? Meaning the designs that were made for TFA? So forgettable and unimaginativeGeorge has an eye for great visualsnot JJ, not Kennedy -
amormortua — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 02:09 PM)
Sure, I agree. Those Lucas movies had a vision, while the new one is only a product with a SW logo on it. But as long as people are going to buy that stuff, so long those movies are going to be produced. It's always the taste of the audience which allows this to happen. And "The Force Awakens" - a bad movie, with a re-hashed infantile plot, grotesque villains, two-dimensional protagonist etc. - was one of the biggest hits in the history. Audience has decided - crap is worth of billions.
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justahero — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 02:28 PM)
IMONot a bad movie at all
It has its flaws, namely the script as you mentioned. With Kasdan and JJ writing it its pretty underwhelming and very lazy, relying on coincidence too much and with underwritten or overpowered characters.
Visual side of the movie borrows heavily from previous movies but the new stuff like alien designs or ship designs are extremely forgettable compared to previous 6 movies. Sand/forest/ice planet? Come on now
Actors were great! Moments like Han entering Falcon are justit warmed my heart just like others
Only new thing I liked was Kylo Ren. Im in minority here I know that. I would definitely flashed him out better and added more hints at his motivations and feelings. He is the only unique element of TFA.
But TFA and the rest will forever be for me only and alternative continuation of Star Wars.
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justahero — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 09:56 AM)
There is some kind of fulfilment but onyl because we wanted that movie to happen for so long
"Finally Star Wars what we wanted!"
Means only finally more: Han, Falcon, Chewie, stormtroopers, Tie fighters, X-wings
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porkchopxprss — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 12:25 AM)
I agree completely. I also noticed this with Felicity, something about her bothered the heck out of me and then I realized what that wasthe soulless look about her. She does have these dead eyes look. Something about her isoff.
Her acting never did impress me and her acting seems too wooden for my tastes. Others have mentioned this and I agree.
She has to connect to audiences for them to relate to her and them, and she just doesn't have it. She has to sell herself to the public for them to accept her and welcome her, but that doesn't seem like it's going to happen. It looks like her time in the "it girl" of the moment will be short lived if she can't do better and judging by her role in Inferno isn't really helping with that. People are giving the film and her p@ss poor reviews. Her upcoming Rogue One is a going to be a major turkey. She doesn't have the ability to carry it. That and I know what happens in the film and the problems the film had. -
porkchopxprss — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 09:44 PM)
She was chosen to placed in the front of the class in Htown. Who chose her and why?I don't know. I really don't see the big deal with her. I know she's cute and all but as an actress???? She's passable in "other venues onscreen", just not in big league Hollywood films. Certainly not in the lead in a something like Star Wars.I don't see the whole deal with her Oscar nomination and why she got it but from what I've heard those things can be bought, and that goes for the other award nominations. Certain players were promoting her to be nominated.
Her big shot in a major Htown film was to be cozying up to Hanks in Inferno and that film is getting hammered all over the place. LOL
Her "acting" in the film is being mostly panned by people, as expressionless and wooden..robotic. That's not off to a good start. Her window of opportunity is small, if she can't win over the audience, like Lawrence did, then her leading lady time will expire. People are really fickle nowadays and the studio heads, will see the writing on the wall with her and chose another "it girl" to promote.
The real test i5b4s Rogue, and judging by the trailers, she comes across as again, wooden, no real energy there. Not feeling it..and she's not believable in it. Also is the horrible drama that happened behind the scenes. Lastly, the story. You won't like it. Believe me. Look at the Rogue boards and I'll put a link to BTS on the set that wasn't told. Disney is gotten itself in a pickle. -
justahero — 9 years ago(October 28, 2016 12:08 PM)
Thank you. First thing Ill say its weird that we are having such a civil conversation
Couple of months ago when I expressed basically what you said:
judging by the trailers, she comes across as again, wooden, no real energy there. Not feeling it..and she's not believable in it.
I was called names, sexist etc. My post was reported and all that stuff. Now it seems people are really seeing what I saw from the first trailer. I dont judge a performance by trailer BUT in this case she has the same soulless OR tbh "wannabe tough/badass, Im better than you" expression in ALL shots she in. And those shots are from variety of different scenes
I predicted from start her performance just like her character will be just weak, unlikable, one dimensional embarrassment. There I said it.
Tell me more, tell me more!
What drama???