Brad Pitt was jaw-droppingly bad
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— 9 years ago(April 07, 2016 05:14 AM)My peers were into Friends. Was it aimed at girls more than guys? I don't know
I don't know either I'm just assuming,most of the people I know who enjoyed it are female or gay.My observations are that tv watching habits are different now to the way I remember.For example my father only seemed to watch the news and weather,tge odd documentary and the Two Ronnies.Now most of the 30-50 something men that I know avidly watch soaps and the X factor,my father would have seen that as very strange.My daughter doesn't own a tv,although they occasionally watch something through their iPad and my son only watches stuff like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad.
On a side note I'm off work at the moment and am addicted to an Australian show called Nothing to Declare.One of the things people smuggle (or try to smuggle) into Australia is food,that seems crazy! One couple had about 30 packets of microwave popcorn.One guy had a suitcase full of reptiles in socks,he was on his way to Thailand.Anyway I'm way off topic.
You don't enjoy the classics? I haven't read any either.
I love the stories of Frankenstein,Dracula and Dorian Gray but found them a challenge to read and gave up on all three.I've watched many versions of Dracula,the Gary Oldman version is greatapart from Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder who were both shocking.The black and white Dorian Gray is the best (I've forgotten how to do the link thing),it features a young and talented Angela Lansbury.The best Frankenstein was a 1992 tv movie with Patrick Bergin.
I've read some classics but if I'm honest most of them were a chore.
Angry Jams has proven to be an unreliable witness.
I felt that some of those guys were so busy trying to project a he-man image that they tied themselves up with lies and defensiveness.He also asked he_can't to go easy on you,beja and myself,not sure why.
I think Adam Sandler is a really good actor
I actually really liked Click,it was poignant! I do think he's a one trick pony but likeable.
I've seen her in Jumanji,
Ah yes of course Robin Williams being Robin Williams.I preferred the cartoon series Jumanji.
Melancholia had such potential to be a brilliant movie, but the money is right there, greedy and narcissistic, despoiling the whole thing with her clumsy pumpkin head and soulless eyes.
Too much?
I'd never heard of it,I kind of want to avoid it now! Her look reminds me of Gwyneth Paltrow,the media tell me she is hot but for the life of me I can't see it.I don't think I'd be able to pick either out in a crowd.
Do you know who Nigella Lawson is? I saw her once in London and the woman is stunningly beautiful she was incandescent!
He's still an embarrassment.
Daniel acts exactly like the local amateur dramatics actors who speak too loudly and enunciate and gesticulate too much.Emma Watson is worse.
I love Let The Right One In but it's a small and quirky tale. It only hints at the endless centuries of vampire life. I haven't seen Byzantium yet, but I've heard of it, and will see it eventually. Sorry, "eventually". Hmm, Jonny Lee Miller. Hopefully he's not in it much.
Yes Let the Right One In is first and foremost a horror story and a love story.
Anne Rice covers the perils of immortality in her books,vampires who go underground for centuries through boredom or self immolate.I loved reading The Vampire Chronicles and her Mayfair witches books,she created an amazing world which totally drew me in.I just hope one day it gets translated to screen.
Yay back on topic!
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shatteredbluedreams — 9 years ago(April 08, 2016 12:20 AM)
My observations are that tv watching habits are different now to the way I remember.
Broadcast TV is dying. People over 40 still watch TV out of habit. People under 40 use it less and less, or not at all.
The internet is so much more flexible and efficient than broadcasting through the air. Instead of a one-way signal going out to everyone at the same time, people can request a specific show whenever they want. That means a lot of the shows defined by the old broadcasting technology will die out. Cheap filler shows like reality TV, morning shows, infomercials and clip shows will have no audience in a world where people can watch their favourite primetime shows on their own schedule.
I can't watch commerical broadcast TV in real time anymore. The ads are insane. It's like being asked to do school homework again. I'd rather download something or buy a disc copy than sit through ads.
In wealthy countries I'm guessing broadcast TV will be shut off within 15 years in major cities, maybe longer for regional areas. Once people have internet fast enough to stream video, there's no reason to put up with the inflexibility of broacasts.
I love the stories of Frankenstein,Dracula and Dorian Gray but found them a challenge to read and gave up on all three.I've watched many versions of Dracula,theGeoffrey Robertson's: closing the gap: hypothetical program 2009
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2. Try reading the books from scratch. If and when one of the books becomes unreadable for me, try the next one in the series until I reach Queen of the Damned.
3. Destroy the government.
4. Retire to the Maldives.A couple I know are getting married
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mariobros_91 — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 04:49 PM)
Brad Pitt was pretty much an unknown with Dunst. Legends of the Fall was the movie that was his breakout.
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tyson6633 — 9 years ago(February 09, 2017 06:13 PM)
I can definitely understand where you're coming from. There were times in the film where Pitt was pretty damn bad.
BUT, he was also pretty good. In certain parts. It's hard to think of the Louis character now without seeing Brad Pitt.
The books do describe him as "The Beautiful One", so there's that, with regards to casting a "beautiful" actor. shrug I don't know, maybe I'm just talking outta my ass.
P.S. I couldn't help but laugh when you described his performance as a High School Play starring the 'Captain of the football team'. That was pretty funny. I can see why you thought that."I learned that in prison, you like? You white trash piece-a sht."