What happened to SAMUEL L Jackson's greatness??
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ijones-9 — 19 years ago(May 05, 2006 12:24 PM)
Well, since you said it first, I have to admit to being a little disappointed in Samuel L. Jackson taking a role like this in such a cheesy movie, giving up scenes to the likes of Ashley Judd. No, he's better than thatwhere's the Samuel L. who blew everybody off the screen in PULP FICTION?
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boythatpoursdrinks — 18 years ago(May 10, 2007 04:43 PM)
From the big man himself: "A movie is just a movie to me. They open, they close."
Couple that with his astounding amount of roles and you've got yourself enough turkeys to feed the UK & US on Christmas Day for decades to come
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jingster666 — 18 years ago(January 04, 2008 04:58 PM)
Noir doesn't require greatness; it only requires competence. "Twisted" is NOT "Gone With The Wind" and doesn't try to be. The noirs are only seen as "great" due to their historical significance. If you really want to see a truly stupid one of these, try "Gun Crazy." It's considered one of the great ones, and I laughed all the way through it! But it's held dear to the hearts of all the "noir experts." Samuel L. Jackson did EXACTLY what he was supposed to do in "Twisted": He played a typical noir character in a typical noir movie, and in that sense, he was fantastic! His greatness in this movie lay in his professionalism to do exactly what was required. As an actor, he displayed amazing humility and restraint, as did Garcia.
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koffeenkreame41-1 — 10 years ago(March 28, 2016 10:07 PM)
Noir doesn't require greatness; it only requires competence. "Twisted" is NOT "Gone With The Wind" and doesn't try to be. The noirs are only seen as "great" due to their historical significance. If you really want to see a truly stupid one of these, try "Gun Crazy." It's considered one of the great ones, and I laughed all the way through it! But it's held dear to the hearts of all the "noir experts." Samuel L. Jackson did EXACTLY what he was supposed to do in "Twisted": He played a typical noir character in a typical noir movie, and in that sense, he was fantastic! His greatness in this movie lay in his professionalism to do exactly what was required. As an actor, he displayed amazing humility and restraint, as did Garcia.
This. I fully agree.
"I'm the ultimate badass,you do NOT wanna f-ck wit me!"Hudson,Aliens -
koffeenkreame41-1 — 11 years ago(December 29, 2014 10:55 PM)
He's wonderful in Eve's BayouI think he's a great actor who doesn't take himself too seriously. Maybe more of them should take that route!
Agreed.
"I'm the ultimate badass,you do NOT wanna f-ck wit me!"Hudson,Aliens