Re: now i know your crazy, he played a caricature

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Posted by Strictly Skewed at 199.199.216.61 on August 15, 2003 at 12:58:13:

In Reply to: now i know your crazy, he played a caricature posted by question214 on August 15, 2003 at 12:52:33:

*sigh* okay... you're starting to get just abusive now, so I'm just about done.
I did not call Lee and Crudup weak, I called their performances *in that scene* weak. I didn't know either of them had halos.
What makes you say it's a caricature? I'm betting that (just like every other character in the movie) this character was based on real people. Why would Crowe all of a sudden throw a caricature in the middle of his movie? Especially in the middle of what is supposed to be a central scene?

: i know bad spelling, but thats all it was, he might as well have been doing an snl skit, and to call crudup and lee weak, i mean just leave the room please.

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: : Well, in my completely inexpert opinion, he totally captured the role. Here's a guy that just oozes everything that was wrong with the music business, and he knows exactly how to appeal to the band. For me, his performance made the whole switch to the plane believable. And then, I guess I just found his 'confession' totally compelling, better than anyone's. I mean... compare him to Jason Lee's (which I thought came off horribly) Patrick Fugit's, which was stilted throughout. Even Billy Crudup's speeches on the plane were kinda lame. It was a small role, but I think he made the most of it.

: : : fine, and i agree he has talent, but what was brilliant about the performance, i mean thats stretching the word big time.

: : : : I never said that I wanted to see him in Fletch because of his work in Almost Famous, just that I'd have to rethink it. Almost Famous just makes me realize that he's a much better actor than I gave him credit for. However, I *do* think his performance in that movie was brilliant.

: : : : : famous, i mean, great movie, lets not let that make it seem like fallon was so brilliant, i mean i was happy to see him, and i thought it was solid, to recant my it sucked statement, but too be so blown away that we want him as fletch, i mean come on.

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yes im sure crowe did know that type of person question214 13:00:25 8/15/03 (7)
- Re: yes im sure crowe did know that type of person Strictly Skewed 13:04:08 8/15/03 (6)
  - i think crowe gives actors freedom and sometimes question214 13:06:23 8/15/03 (2)
    - Re: i think crowe gives actors freedom and sometim Strictly Skewed 13:11:46 8/15/03 (1)
      - i like how you find the high class way to insult question214 13:16:45 8/15/03 (0)
  - Possibly stupid question.. CorporateSlutSophisticated 13:06:05 8/15/03 (2)
    - Re: Possibly stupid question.. Strictly Skewed 13:08:26 8/15/03 (1)
      - i think its crazy too, but i f i had to guess its question214 13:11:26 8/15/03 (0)

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: *sigh* okay... you're starting to get just abusive now, so I'm just about done. : I did not call Lee and Crudup weak, I called their performances *in that scene* weak. I didn't know either of them had halos. : What makes you say it's a caricature? I'm betting that (just like every other character in the movie) this character was based on real people. Why would Crowe all of a sudden throw a caricature in the middle of his movie? Especially in the middle of what is supposed to be a central scene? : : i know bad spelling, but thats all it was, he might as well have been doing an snl skit, and to call crudup and lee weak, i mean just leave the room please. : : : : : : Well, in my completely inexpert opinion, he totally captured the role. Here's a guy that just oozes everything that was wrong with the music business, and he knows exactly how to appeal to the band. For me, his performance made the whole switch to the plane believable. And then, I guess I just found his 'confession' totally compelling, better than anyone's. I mean... compare him to Jason Lee's (which I thought came off horribly) Patrick Fugit's, which was stilted throughout. Even Billy Crudup's speeches on the plane were kinda lame. It was a small role, but I think he made the most of it. : : : : fine, and i agree he has talent, but what was brilliant about the performance, i mean thats stretching the word big time. : : : : : I never said that I wanted to see him in Fletch because of his work in Almost Famous, just that I'd have to rethink it. Almost Famous just makes me realize that he's a much better actor than I gave him credit for. However, I *do* think his performance in that movie was brilliant. : : : : : : famous, i mean, great movie, lets not let that make it seem like fallon was so brilliant, i mean i was happy to see him, and i thought it was solid, to recant my it sucked statement, but too be so blown away that we want him as fletch, i mean come on.

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