Newer movies are better than older movies.
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MortSahlFan — 5 years ago(March 07, 2021 05:46 PM)
Funny you mention that.. "Fargo" says it's based on a true story, but its not.
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JewFro — 5 years ago(March 07, 2021 05:50 PM)
Or was it?
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/coen-brothers-confirm-fargo-true-story-after-all-or-least-based-some-a6920846.html
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Rocketman — 5 years ago(March 07, 2021 05:44 PM)
“Older movies are better than newer movies.” Also, “newer movies are better than older movies.”
Everyone knows that those two statements are stupid as ****.
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MortSahlFan — 5 years ago(March 08, 2021 02:51 PM)
I'll have to get to this later.
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MortSahlFan — 5 years ago(March 11, 2021 09:54 AM)
Good one.. I've never seen anything dubbed, but might have to find some for the people I know in real life, who can't seem to read (but have no trouble reading bullshit on their phone all day long)
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MortSahlFan — 4 years ago(November 15, 2021 12:50 PM)
I never saw Terminator, but I did see that awful sequel of "Trainspotting" entitled "T2"
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(November 15, 2021 12:02 PM)
This isn't exactly what you are asking for, but whenever somebody says that Meryl Streep is the greatest actress alive, I think that's kind of a dumb statement. To me it shows a lack of original thought. And besides that, Streep has no depth in her characterizations. She has incredible versatility and she is an amazing mime, but there is never any soul in what she is doing. And to say that she is the greatest like it's a scientific fact gets under my skin. She can be exciting to watch, especially in her earlier movies. I cannot deny that.
Another thing that drives me crazy is when somebody (maybe a younger person?) will say that the remake is better than the original. This dumb notion is often applied to horror films. It doesn't happen often, but once in a while somebody will say that the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is better than the original and that statement is very dumb!
Not exactly what you are asking, but I guess I wanted to get it off my chest!
I do agree with your OP.
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MortSahlFan — 4 years ago(November 15, 2021 12:49 PM)
Well put. Remakes suck (most would probably agree), but Streep doesn't have any soul. I've never felt for her in anything, not like other women. When I was first starting to "study" movies, I found her very attractive, until she turned hypocrite.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(November 15, 2021 01:16 PM)
When I was first starting to "study" movies, I found her very attractive, until she turned hypocrite.
Yes, Streep has revealed herself to be a tad phony, like she has acted her real me persona too.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(November 15, 2021 01:06 PM)
…whenever somebody says that Meryl Streep is the greatest actress alive, I think that's kind of a dumb statement. To me it shows a lack of original thought. And besides that, Streep has no depth in her characterizations. She has incredible versatility and she is an amazing mime, but there is never any soul in what she is doing.
It is not an absolute craft/skill and its like Streep has been given all the cards to hold in this arena. All hype that she has received and any avid film/acting student and historian could break down the Streep "greatest" attribute claim in a second.
I do not want to undermine Streep for her contributions to screen-acting and I have also been awed by some of her film performances, I just don't often see her as being real or organic enough to make her roles something extra special.
Look at what Shelley Duvall offers us and gives in
3 Women
, who is the same age as Streep. Streep wouldn't have dared represent Millie as an uber-flawed, awkward and kooky clueless chick.
For her drama's, I love her in
The Deer Hunter
,
Silkwood
,
Out Of Africa
and
A Cry In The Dark
and she is most natural in
Heartburn
and amusing in
She Devil
, a performance of hers that has grown on me over the years.
She just lacks something authentic at times and that is her ego coming through as though she wants to impress upon others with her skill.
Streep is not a brave actress as such.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(November 15, 2021 01:35 PM)
Streep wouldn't have dared represent Millie as an uber-flawed, awkward and kooky clueless chick.
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Yes, Streep would not have, as you said, bravery to attempt such a role as Millie. That's an interesting assessment of her.
I enjoyed your list of what movies you liked her in. My favorite Streep performances would be "The Deer Hunter", "Defending Your Life", "One True Thing", "A Cry in the Dark" and "Heartburn". I do like "She Devil" overall. I always laugh when Meryl finds a gummy bear in her hair.
I will never stop wondering what would have happened if Kate Jackson had been able to play Joanna Kramer. You know she would have probably gotten an Oscar nomination. Damn. I felt bad for her not being able to take the role.
Streep is also stunning in "Sophie's Choice" and I can't take my eyes off her in the movie and I understand why she won the Oscar, but Danny Peary did not even afford her an Oscar nomination for her performance, and I think it is because her acting achievement as Sophie Z. allows Streep to do all the things that she does best, while at the same time her flash and dazzle undermines the weight of the character's tragedy.
Streep also uses all her bag of tricks in "Silkwood" and while I enjoy watching her act, I find it to be one of her emptiest performances. Also, Diana Scarwid acting weird as usual.
About another actress, I know for a fact that you would have given the Oscar to Jessica for her searing performance in "Frances" and I cannot argue with that. Danny Peary also gave it to Lange. When she throws the old woman down on the stairs and says she will kill her if she doesn't leave her alone, the veins are popping out of her neck. Raw rage. Damn. It's the female equivalent to Jack Nicholson choking the Bitch Ratchet. Those two scenes get me out of my seat. Lange's acting style is almost diametrically opposed to Streep's style of acting.
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