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musings on actors
Oct. 16th, 2006 01:08 pmWas debating on whether to go see The Departed, which is apparently a remake of Infernal Affairs. I *loved* IA. Hong Kong triad boss puts an undercover agent into the police force, and at the same time the police put an undercover agent into the triads. IA, for those who need more incentive to see it, is fucking gorgeous, amazingly shot, edited, acted and so on, and seriously engrossing. It's just... remake. The only remakes I've liked have been the Japanese horror remakes like The Grudge and The Ring. Oh, and The Birdcage.
Then poked it to see who was in it, all big names... and then realised I've seen bugger all of their work. Scorcese I've seen a bit of Goodfellas. Leo I've seen Romeo + Juliet (many, many times). Matt Damon : Dogma, Chasing Amy, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Ocean's Eleven. Mark Wahlberg : Three Kings, Renaissance Man (and Entourage). Jack Nicholson : Batman, Mars Attacks. Martin Sheen : a tiny bit of Apocalypse Now, Hot Shots part Deux, and I can't remember if I saw his Spin City eps. Sort of disturbs me that most of what I've seen of theirs is the piss-take stuff, or Askewniverse in the case of Matt Damon. Ray Winstone, who's next on the bill and almost certainly playing a supporting role of cop or mafia? Plenty of his. Oodles. :fangirls:
And hah! I knew it! Val Kilmer was the Sherpa weed-dealer in Entourage! Whilst watching it : ...Have I seen him before? ...I'm sure I've seen him. ...Hang on, is that Val Kilmer under there?
Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt : a propensity for playing strung-out nutters whilst under a large amounts of make up and/or facial hair. I now have the urge to fast-forward through True Romance just to see Brad as the druggie and Val as Elvis.
Then poked it to see who was in it, all big names... and then realised I've seen bugger all of their work. Scorcese I've seen a bit of Goodfellas. Leo I've seen Romeo + Juliet (many, many times). Matt Damon : Dogma, Chasing Amy, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Ocean's Eleven. Mark Wahlberg : Three Kings, Renaissance Man (and Entourage). Jack Nicholson : Batman, Mars Attacks. Martin Sheen : a tiny bit of Apocalypse Now, Hot Shots part Deux, and I can't remember if I saw his Spin City eps. Sort of disturbs me that most of what I've seen of theirs is the piss-take stuff, or Askewniverse in the case of Matt Damon. Ray Winstone, who's next on the bill and almost certainly playing a supporting role of cop or mafia? Plenty of his. Oodles. :fangirls:
And hah! I knew it! Val Kilmer was the Sherpa weed-dealer in Entourage! Whilst watching it : ...Have I seen him before? ...I'm sure I've seen him. ...Hang on, is that Val Kilmer under there?
Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt : a propensity for playing strung-out nutters whilst under a large amounts of make up and/or facial hair. I now have the urge to fast-forward through True Romance just to see Brad as the druggie and Val as Elvis.
