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thought-showers · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject:

Yeah he has been in a lot of great movies. I didn't see Slueth but I did love him in the original Alfie and I think he was in the original Italian Job as well.

But Jaws IV? Vomit.

truthseeker · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:57 pm Post subject:

thought-showers · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

I love Lily Taylor too. She was in one of my favorite movies of all time "Mystic Pizza." (How's that for a chick flick!)

I know what you mean on the personalities. I think if someone was a real jerk in real life it's harder to like them in any role. Case in point, Sean Penn! There is no question he is a great actor but I just can't look at him without thinking "jerk jerk jerk."

I think we discussed something like this once before when we were talking about reality show contestants, like on DWTS. They have to have a great attitude or they get eliminated regardless of their dancing ability, like Tatum O'Neill.

truthseeker · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject:

Exactly or like Heather Mills. I still don't think she improved her image on DWTS.

I've never seen much of Mystic Pizza. But isn't a young Julia Roberts in that movie? I flipped by it on television before, but never stopped to actually watch it all. Too "chick flick" for me I guess. lol

But I will get into a chick flick every now and then. Ever see a romantic movie called, "Mr. Wonderful." I used to love that thing. Mainly I think because Annabella Sciorra, and Matt Dillon, two of my favs were in it.

p.s. You ever see Lili Taylor in "Who Shot Andy Warhol?" She kills me in that! lol

thought-showers · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

It was Julia Roberts second movie (and features a cameo from Matt Damon in his first role as well I think.)

Another great Lili Taylor role was in Ransom. That was a great movie.

truthseeker · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:08 pm Post subject:

Is that right? Matt Damon too, huh? I'm going to have to check Mystic Pizza out. If I can stand the "girly-ness" of it. lol

You know I a haven't see "Ransom" yet. And that's an old movie. ('96 my memory tells me.) I'll have to check it out as well.

You know the earliest Julia Roberts I've ever seen, is her in an episode of the t.v. show Miami Vice. (Were you ever born when that show came on t/s? lol j/k) I loved that show, and watched it religiously in the 80s, and I saw so many stars for the first time on it. Ving Rhames. Garcelle Beauvais. Maybe even Bruce Willis. (I think, not sure, he did Vice before he had the show with Cybil Sheppard.)

That cheesy cop show, believe it or not, helped launched a lot of stars.

Remember Mykelti Williamson, "Bubba" from Forrest Gump? The earliest place I ever saw him, was on Miami Vice as well.

How's all that for a tangent? lol

thought-showers · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:32 pm Post subject:

I did recently read that Julia Roberts was on Miami Vice but I've never seen that episode. I don't think we watched that show because it might have been a little "racy" for us at that age, but I'm embarrassed to say that not only did I have the Miami Vice soundtrack on cassette, but I also had Don Johnson's album (Heartbeat...looking for a heartbeat...) AND Phillip Michael Thomas' album which I can't remember the name of but I liked at the time.

Hey...I was 12.

thought-showers · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:10 pm Post subject:

Oh and for sure see "Ransom". It's very surprising. I loved it.

Give Mystic Pizza a try. It's for sure chick flickish, but Roger Ebert loved it!

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19881021/REVIEWS/810210303/1023

truthseeker · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:08 pm Post subject:

Yeager · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:52 am Post subject:

Lili Taylor? I saw Ransom and I remember Rene Russo but Lili Taylor must have been one of the villains, with Gary Sinese?

I loved Philadelphia, I thought both Denzel and Hanks were great but Hanks won the Oscar, correct? I didn't have a problem with that but the funny thing was when Denzel won the Oscar, I hated that movie, and I can't even recall the name but I know, Denzel was the bad guy and maybe that was it but I just did not like that movie. He played a bad cop I think.

I have always, ALWAYS loved James Garner, maybe mostly because of Rockford, I love that show, but anyone see 36 hours? I love that move too.

Philadelphia had another great actor, Jason Robards, he was wonderful. I have always loved Karl Malden, both Malden and Robards have recently died. How about Joanna Woodward, anyone ever see a great movie called Big Hand For the Little Lady? Her, Robards, Henry Fonda, great movie.

It's weird about some old actors, I recently saw Judgment at Nuremberg and what was the deal with this Montgomery Clift guy? Weird, I know he was troubled but what was he supposed to be ever good in?

Gotta mention Morgan Freeman, I have loved him for years, from the time I first saw him in Brubaker, he was the crazed criminal screaming about wanting his cell painted, and Redford said to paint it 'any f**king color he wants.'