byegad
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He manages to impersonate Bill Nighy almost to perfection.
Can anyone settle an argument for me regarding Bill Nighy please?
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glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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Liam Neeson stands out there, not least for his jazzy earrings.
Pale Rider
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Michael Caine for another.
Archie_tect
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...and "About Time"... a wonderful film.
Chromatic
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That's just what I thought too.
Dec66
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Is that the LAPD version of Guess Who?
LCpl Boiled Egg
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Ah, just realised I read it wrong... I thought it was those that don't do the same thing every film, which is why I suggested Daniel Day Lewis...
But I'm with you on Michael Caine, although he was great in Stella Street.
matticus
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Oh sure, there's a joke there; but it's a 10 second joke. British single-and-desperate guy walks into american bar, immediately hits it off with US chick who is clearly out of his league. "Hey, are you English? That is SUCH a cute accent!"
Ha-ha.
The End
But Curtis drags it out into this bizarre extended fantasy - with the 3 flatmates and the tiny bed. I didn't see it as a misogynistic crime against all womankind - it was just a fairly feeble joke stretched out into unneccesary Lads-Mag territory for faaar too long.
Still each to his own! :-)
Ming the Merciless
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John Wayne was great in the first alien movie. Hardly recognisable.
CanucksTraveller
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Fair enough, the author of the article in that link did exactly that, but I made the mistake of conflating that with your viewpoint. Sorry!
matticus
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It was just the first article google had on the subject!
(to be fair to her, when you read the analysis of the other sub-plots, women characters do come out pretty badly overall ... but I wouldn't dismiss a film purely on that basis. There have been some great films that are just as bad in that respect.; I just don't think Love Actually is a great film!)
4 Weddings was great, a real classic - I could watch that every year. Notting Hill isn't bad either (saved by the Welsh guy). I think the rot started after that for Curtis ...
(to be fair to her, when you read the analysis of the other sub-plots, women characters do come out pretty badly overall ... but I wouldn't dismiss a film purely on that basis. There have been some great films that are just as bad in that respect.; I just don't think Love Actually is a great film!)
4 Weddings was great, a real classic - I could watch that every year. Notting Hill isn't bad either (saved by the Welsh guy). I think the rot started after that for Curtis ...
IaninSheffield
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Poorly phrased question, sorry. I guess I wondered how common it was - many of the actors whose movies I enjoy seem to bring 'themselves' to the parts they play. When I watch Eastwood, Clooney or Jackson, I've a good idea what I'm likely to get and I'm OK with that ... but I am quite shallow in that regard.
Then it struck me that only men had been mentioned and I wondered whether the same effect applied with women actors. Although I have to confess to not knowing all of the women in the list, I thought that most seem to bring a wider range of characterisations. If Jolie, Foster or Kidman are on the cast list, I'm less sure in advance what they're likely to present, other than it's likely to be good.
accountantpete
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IaninSheffield
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Yes, the Force is strong with that one.
