Calamity Jane kind of ruins the series
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watchkoreanmovies — 10 years ago(June 04, 2015 09:20 AM)
It's really an outstanding performance, especially when you see an interview with Robin Weigert and how totally different from Jane she looks and sounds and carries herself.
Totally, I couldn't believe it's the same actress as the lawyer in SOA -
Balthazar Bee — 11 years ago(January 06, 2015 09:32 AM)
I quite like her in the role.
Watching "Requiem for a Gleet" again last night I was particularly struck by how she conversed with Trixie on the state of Al's health. What could have been a very phoney baloney "meta" moment, with Jane trying to keep up to Trixie's lightning-tongued diatribe ("uhhhhh oooookay") managed to be authentically funny and true to the characters.
Tough to do. -
FiletMignonMediumRare — 11 years ago(January 08, 2015 08:43 PM)
"Oh yeah, SAMSONITE, I was way off!"
She makes it clear she was abused by what sounded like awful men throughout her childhood. Therefore, she is tough and yes over the top at times. I learned lessons from her character. I hated her at first on the surface then grew to learn about her character. It took more than 1 time watching the series. It's like wine I swear, Deadwood will just get better as you watch it. -
budsgrave — 11 years ago(January 17, 2015 08:57 AM)
Jane's school-girl crush on Bill, the moment she backs down from Swerengen in defense of Sophia, letting her guard down with Joanie, helping out in the pest tent (shall I continue?) all show Jane's humanity and are perfect examples of her NOT acting completely cartoonish or overplayed. Your comment is the type of Internet clutter which demonstrates a growing near-pathological need to opine despite how superfluous or tedious one's thoughts are. Do yourself a favor and excise your asinine judgment tout de suite, lest it remain one moment longer for future board members to view with its only purpose in proving you a cv-t.
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Timmian_The_German — 11 years ago(January 17, 2015 05:31 PM)
I hated her SOOO much watching the show the first time and then i fast forwarded her scenes on many of the subsequent rewatchings, but i dont remember when i started to enjoy her.
Or..
Maybe not "enjoy", but i stopped hating her and just let her waddle and curse her way on my TV screen. -
ipeedaily — 11 years ago(January 19, 2015 08:27 PM)
I don't knowof course she has been "Hollywood-ized" but I can't see the real Calamity Jane talking to men like that without getting her teeth knocked in.remember, this was the lawless ol' west and I doubt she was as portrayed in the series, telling men off and threatening them.
To be sure, she was a foul mouthed, hard drinking female more like one of the guys but I think she "knew her place" and was not as direct in mouthing off when she knew there was a good chance she'd be knocked out or even shot for daring to challenge men at a time when women didn't have all the protection of the laws that they have today.