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Post by lilly on Mar 30, 2009 8:18:15 GMT
This was the first time after watching one of Mr. Morrissey's projects that I found myself thinking afterwards, "Well, that was two hours of my life that I'll never get back." Given that his character doesn't show up until 122 minutes into the movie, and he's onscreen for all of about eight minutes--and throwing in the dodgy American accent at no extra charge--as I already told kitty, I hafta classify this one under, "MASSIVE MISUSE OF TALENT FAIL." Still, one does hope Mr. Morrissey was granted a suitably hefty paycheque in keeping with the bloated grandiosity of most U.S. productions, and hey, if you enjoy seeing Clive Owen repeatedly get the crap kicked out of him, this is sooo your kinda movie.  |
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Post by kitty11 on Mar 31, 2009 19:24:00 GMT
Still, one does hope Mr. Morrissey was granted a suitably hefty paycheque in keeping with the bloated grandiosity of most U.S. productions Am sure he was...in fact, I'm guessing he got my total annual salary for that measely (though precious nonetheless) 8 minutes  ;D *thumbs up* I'm in! ;D I don't see how it'd make much difference given that Owen already looks like he's been beaten with the ugly stick already, but I digress... kitty  |
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Post by lilly on Apr 1, 2009 0:37:54 GMT
I don't see how it'd make much difference given that Owen already looks like he's been beaten with the ugly stick already, but I digress... MEEE-OW! Methinks the kitty hath some very sharp claws indeed. (One more reason she's kinda awesome.) Apart from the objections I've already cited, this movie is also filled with British actors doing American accents at varying degrees of awfulness. *claps hands over ears in unmitigated horror* However, I neglected to mention that Vincent Cassel does quite the fine line in creepy menace therein as well, though his performance rather uncomfortably reminded me of some Quebeçois goalies I used to know.  |
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Post by kitty11 on Apr 1, 2009 7:25:52 GMT
MEEE-OW! Methinks the kitty hath some very sharp claws indeed. (One more reason she's kinda awesome.) I wish to actively rebel against the blatant Hollywood propaganda that wishes to convince me that Clive Owen is 'sexy' while a certain subject of this forum is considered a 'charisma-challenged non-entity' Well, at least it'll be a good laugh then, if nothing else  kitty |
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Post by kitty11 on Apr 2, 2009 2:39:15 GMT
Well, at least it'll be a good laugh then, if nothing else Well that was a prophesy that very much came true in the end. I haven't seen a boring, absurd, cliche-riddled schtincker of a film like this since...well...BI2, but there's at least a certain perve and smut factor to BI2 that redeems it somewhat and can also be appreciated as a pure spectacle of unbridled hamminess ;D Derailed, meanwhile, is chopped liver in comparison. The film's listed on the case as running at 103 mins, but can totally understand how it could be felt as 122 mins  Worthy Observables-Accents were pretty meh, yep. Though Owen's didn't sound too bad. -Hmmm, there's actually a couple of Aussie actresses in it! -I found myself laughing my head off (as predicted) whenever Charles (Owen) got beaten up, particularly that bit where he gets grabbed by the you-know-what's-its. -And the thing between Lucinda and Charles was NOT what I'd call - as quoted on the DVD case - 'unstoppable passion' Felt like there was more chemistry shown between Aniston and DM in the few moments they spend together than her and Owen for most of the film *sniggers* As for Tha Morrissey, he earns every second of his 8 minutes of glory in it, bless ;D kitty |
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Post by lilly on Apr 2, 2009 3:21:25 GMT
Well that was a prophesy that very much came true in the end. I haven't seen a boring, absurd, cliche-riddled schtincker of a film like this since...well...BI2, but there's at least a certain perve and smut factor to BI2 that redeems it somewhat Only somewhat? And hey, as soon as I think of any redeeming factors that are not wholly prurient in nature, I'll be gettin' back to ya on that one... Seriously, though, what struck me as that film's fundamental flaw is the fact that Catherine Tramell is such a deeply unpleasant character; audiences need someone to relate to or hate at the very least, but somewhere between the writing and execution she comes off as one nasty piece of work with whom we are nonetheless somehow supposed to identify. As a consequence, now every time I find myself thinking, "Well, hello, handsome"--which admittedly I tend to do quite a bit whenever Mr. Morrissey appears--I now feel all creepy and Tramellian. *HEAD DESK* LOL, well, that's what it said on my DVD player, but quite frankly, math has never been my strong point. Again, not a natural blonde, but sooo qualified to be one. You are a mean, mean girl! I flinched and had to look away at that part, cos even if it's only in a movie, I can't handle seeing that happen to any guy, EVAR. Yes, but to be fair, I'm pretty sure I'd regard him as having amazing chemistry with an inanimate object at this point (no, that wasn't a Hilary Swank reference, honest). I second that--motion carried!  |
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Post by kitty11 on Apr 2, 2009 4:29:15 GMT
Only somewhat? And hey, as soon as I think of any redeeming factors that are not wholly prurient in nature, I'll be gettin' back to ya on that one... I did say I watched BI2 prior to Keylock's glasses bring stuck irrevocably on my head, so am a bit tempered in my view. I'm sure I'd see BI2 very differently if I saw it now, but I don't know if I could actually bring myself to watch it again. Well, yeah, the whole thing's a mixed up hotch-potch of ideas (apparently David Cronenberg was being touted as perhaps being involved in BI2 at some point, which would have helped immensely, as he's brilliant at doing compelling kinky stuff, but alas, not to be). The only thing that seems to be going for her is her supposed 'vixenness' and 'charm', even though there's an attempt there to have you kinda 'rooting'* for her character. Except there's the major problem of the film's gaze being primarily oriented from Dr. Glass's POV, so for the most part, her character is a total enigma to everyone. Can't really relate to an nasty, emotionally-inaccessible enigma. Just goes to show you how much I cared about his character, or anyone's in the film...zilch. Just like I'd regard him as looking good wearing anything or nothing...ya know, whatever kitty *Have put rooting in quotation marks as the word for Aussies means something, erm, quite different to barracking/cheering. |
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Post by lilly on Apr 2, 2009 6:41:56 GMT
I did say I watched BI2 prior to Keylock's glasses bring stuck irrevocably on my head Once again I applaud your brilliant way with words, and remind myself to start a new thread re: Stoned (though if anyone else wants to jump in there, feel free; much like after observing how many non-registered visitors le DMF2 seems to be having lately, I wish to once again state for the record how great it'd be for other folks to chime in anytime--we promise not to bite unless you ask very nicely!).  I have faith in your intestinal fortitude, m'dear. Or that your level of hormonal psychosis may nearly rival my own...same diff, really?! Wow, yeah, I totally didn't get that at all, which further puzzles me after having seen Ms. Stone in numerous other projects in which she demonstrates those qualities most ably. Though gawd knows many of us in our romantic lives have tried... Not putting a vote in there. You can't make me, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!! Heh, if I didn't know that meaning already, it'd be pretty easy to figure out contextually. Same thing, really, why I always say, "trousers" now when I used to say, "pants," after belatedly realising the Britspeak implications there. *blushes profusely* |
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Post by kitty11 on Apr 2, 2009 10:39:15 GMT
Wow, yeah, I totally didn't get that at all, which further puzzles me after having seen Ms. Stone in numerous other projects in which she demonstrates those qualities most ably. ...based on first one anyways, but yeah, she just reeks of obnoxiousness (is that a gas of some kind, I wonder?) in the second. Probably the latter Ah, fair point Sorry, that was just me expelling my dissonance at not really wanting to use said word in non-Aussie way, yet also not liking the alternative term 'barrack' either...ugh. kitty |
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Post by lilly on Apr 2, 2009 20:23:31 GMT
Supposedly...based on first one anyways, but yeah, she just reeks of obnoxiousness (is that a gas of some kind, I wonder?) in the second. Well, remember, she's American. We exude obnoxiousness purely on the basis of our vowels, dontcha know... LOL, though in light of recent events I now shall think of the term, "barack-ing" as meaning, "Giving an iPod to perhaps the single least likely person to use it." <g> |
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Post by victoriao on Sept 13, 2009 14:52:19 GMT
Hear hear Which reminds me, someone actually started a thread on the IMDB message board for Basic Instinct 2 headed 'Why couldn't they have found a sexier guy... like Clive Owen?' Nothing against Mr Owen but I mean, c'mon! (The fact that the lady in question seems to think Mr Morrissey is Stan Collymore doesn't help.) |
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Post by lilly on Sept 14, 2009 5:01:53 GMT
Which reminds me, someone actually started a thread on the IMDB message board for Basic Instinct 2Yeesh, I tend to give those boards a wide berth anymore, just because the potential for pointless flame wars is high, versus the opportunity for intelligent interaction being negligible at best. Yes, this is most definitely the voice of experience talking. *rolls eyes* But then again, if it wasn't for the IMDb message boards, I never would have found my way here, so definitely an upside there. (I'm now sitting here giggling at how initially I kept going, "Noooo--must not check out that forum...must not, MUST NOT!!" Kinda reminds me of Lisa Diamond's excellent Sexual Fluidity, which proves that the more you try to fight your inclinations, the more they tend to come back and bite you in the ass...and not in a fun way, either.) Well, that merely dovetails nicely--in an admittedly obverse fashion--with how I would have found Derailed infinitely more watchable if Mr. Owen had switched roles with Mr. Morrissey. Same planet, different worlds, huh? LOL, wouldn't think anyone could ever get those two guys confused--erm, yeah, they were both in BI2, but so were Sharon Stone and Charlotte Rampling, and it's not like anyone tends to get them confused. That reminds me of how many times I've seen Mr. Morrissey compared to Liam Neeson, and while I guess I can kinda see that *tilts head, does squinchy-face* I still tend to object simply on the grounds that a) Not all hulking white guys from the U.K. look alike, and b) Mr. Neeson has never struck me as being remotely attractive; I mean, I think he's an incredibly talented actor, but that's where the comparison ends, at least for me. (Dang, there was something in the Game of Death commentaries where the director noted that they were specifically trying to light Mr. Morrissey so that he looked more like Mr. Neeson, which of course mildly irked me as well as reminding me just now that there's no thread for that yet.) *facepalm* |
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Post by kitty11 on Sept 14, 2009 11:51:53 GMT
That reminds me of how many times I've seen Mr. Morrissey compared to Liam Neeson, and while I guess I can kinda see that *tilts head, does squinchy-face* Kinda is about right...I don't see the resemblance between them all the time, just when I see DM from particular angles. Which is why I get a little freaked out when I do see the resemblance :/ Huh? Like why?! RE not having a GoD thread, that's cool, all in good time kitty |
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Post by kitty11 on Sept 14, 2009 12:08:15 GMT
Which reminds me, someone actually started a thread on the IMDB message board for Basic Instinct 2 headed 'Why couldn't they have found a sexier guy... like Clive Owen?' Nothing against Mr Owen but I mean, c'mon! (The fact that the lady in question seems to think Mr Morrissey is Stan Collymore doesn't help.) I don't tend to indulge in the IMDB boards for similar reasons to Lilly, but, um, that woman SERIOUSLY needs her eyes checked  kitty |
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Post by victoriao on Sept 16, 2009 0:45:51 GMT
She does - not least because she reckons Mr Morrissey looks like Will Ferrell I suspect you and Lilly have the right idea - best avoid such places altogether |
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