J. Edgar (2011)

Head of Station Posts : 2038 Member Since : 2011-09-10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1616195/

I am not a fan of LEO!!

he didn't convince me as Howard Hughes;

he doesn't convince me as J. Edgar Hoover.

he doesn't even resemble either of them.

who is he going to play next?

JFK?

stop giving him roles just because you want to get his name on the marquee!

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Nope! No resemblance between them and Leo!!

:roll:

Leo looks like a kid that aged 20 years before he had the chance to become a grown man!!

Also when he opens his mouth and speak, he still sounds like a kid!!

His appearance and resemblance to the famous persons he is portraying in these dramatic biopics is absolutely not believable!!

Subject: Re: J. Edgar (2011) Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:13 am

He wants to do the life of Ian Fleming ... apparently doesn't realize Geoffrey Rush was born to play that role.

He was okay in the Scorsese/Nicholson pic, which I really enjoyed, but I liked everybody else better than him.

I don't get the Leo appeal at all. He was effective in QUICK & THE DEAD, but as a 'leadine man' he is anti-captivating. And as of late his forehead is so distracting I think he is wearing a Michael Westmore makeup appliance from the late ModernTrek era.

As much as I enjoy INCEPTION, I find Leo is like Kyle in DUNE ... a black hole the rest of the movie gets sucked around. Jon Hamm would have made INCEPTION prid near to perfect.

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

Terrible accent.

Head of Station Posts : 2038 Member Since : 2011-09-10

the girls age 12-19 find him attractive -that's why Titanic made so much $

some of them watched the film 30-40 times and on the average, 4 times

Potential 00 Agent Posts : 2801 Member Since : 2011-08-22

This flick looks terrible.

trevanian wrote:: As much as I enjoy INCEPTION, I find Leo is like Kyle in DUNE ... a black hole the rest of the movie gets sucked around.

I like Leo in INCEPTION. He has a quality that suits the film, even if I can't quite put my finger on it. I do think he was a decent Hughes in THE AVIATOR (the movie itself wasn't much more than yer usual Hollywood biopic stuff, though).

trevanian wrote:: Jon Hamm would have made INCEPTION prid near to perfect.

Interesting idea, but something about it doesn't work for me. Maybe it's because Leo seems geekier than Hamm that I can buy him in that pseudo-scientist role. Hamm is a bit too strong; he doesn't have enough fragility in his build.

Subject: Re: J. Edgar (2011) Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:35 pm

I wish that Eastwood would do a film like GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.

I'm not sure about this one. Still looks better than most of the popular shit that came out this year, however (like SUPER 8, SUBMARINE, BRIDESMAIDS). I trust that this will be an intelligent biopic; the acting just might not be up to par.

Respect The Eastwood.

Potential 00 Agent Posts : 2801 Member Since : 2011-08-22

I love Eastwood as an actor. As a director? Not so much.

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

Mr. Brown wrote:: I wish that Eastwood would do a film like GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.

Why? That wasn't a good film either. George Clooney's a rubbish role model.

Clint should watch De Niro's THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

Subject: Re: J. Edgar (2011) Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:51 pm

Sharky wrote:

Mr. Brown wrote:: I wish that Eastwood would do a film like GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.

Why? That wasn't a good film either. George Clooney's a rubbish role model.

Clint should watch De Niro's THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

Not like a copy of GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK. I mean a film about McCarthyism and Murrow.

Potential 00 Agent Posts : 2801 Member Since : 2011-08-22

Sharky wrote:: Clint should watch De Niro's THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

The preview definitely had me thinking of THE GOOD SHEPHERD. I assume you're a fan, Sharky?

I recall liking it when I saw it in theaters.

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

Harmsway wrote:

Sharky wrote:: Clint should watch De Niro's THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

The preview definitely had me thinking of THE GOOD SHEPHERD. I assume you're a fan, Sharky?

I recall liking it when I saw it in theaters.

Yep, LIONS FOR LAMBS too. I recommend both for trimmer, Eazy-A, Gravitits, and the rest of BAB's conservative backbone.

Subject: Re: J. Edgar (2011) Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:55 am

The film may turn out to be excellent and Leo will surely deliver another trademark intense performance, but I can't imagine being that emotionally invested in it. The subject matter doesn't look too interesting to me.

Head of Station Posts : 2038 Member Since : 2011-09-10

what?

I am watching this and what is Judi Dench doing in here?!?

Subject: Re: J. Edgar (2011) Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:54 pm

Probably doing her job.

Head of Station Posts : 2038 Member Since : 2011-09-10

Jack Wade wrote:: Probably doing her job.

so was she on loan from MI6 to the FBI to baby sit Leo?

laugh