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re: Matthew McConaughey
Posted on 1/12/14 at 10:59 pm to OMLandshark
Posted on 1/12/14 at 10:59 pm to OMLandshark
quote:
My question is was he offered these good roles previously?
yes
he just cashed in for about 4-5 years
now that his bank account is set, he has moved to smaller/indie roles and taken chances
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Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:00 pm to OMLandshark
He was good in A Time to Kill so I assume he would have gotten more high profile dramas. Reign of Fire was kind of stupid but at least he was branching out into action. There's no way to know what kind of movies he was offered but I have to assume he was offered all sorts of roles, he just chose rom coms for whatever reason.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:00 pm to SlowFlowPro
Speakingif fallen actors, WTF happened to Josh Lucas?
Haven't heard or seen a peep out of him in a long time.
Haven't heard or seen a peep out of him in a long time.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:04 pm to Sentrius
i'm looking at MM's filmography and this era really didn't exist. he was splitting rom coms with non-rom coms
if you want to know a movie that almost killed him, it was sahara. proved he could not be a lead in a blockbuster
once that's on your resume, this is what he can do:
1. rom coms
2. dramas in the south
3. comedy cameos
4. indies
if you want to know a movie that almost killed him, it was sahara. proved he could not be a lead in a blockbuster
once that's on your resume, this is what he can do:
1. rom coms
2. dramas in the south
3. comedy cameos
4. indies
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:08 pm to harmonics
[quote]Robert Downey Jr. is the definition of an actor who turned his career around.[/quote
RDJ has done a great job rehabbing his image, but I feel like he's has gotten a little too comfortable with this Marvel cash cow. I really wish he would take more chances in his roles. I think he has a dramatic award-winning performance in him.
RDJ has done a great job rehabbing his image, but I feel like he's has gotten a little too comfortable with this Marvel cash cow. I really wish he would take more chances in his roles. I think he has a dramatic award-winning performance in him.
This post was edited on 1/12/14 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:11 pm to xenythx
quote:
RDJ has done a great job rehabbing his image, but I feel like he's has gotten a little too comfortable with this Marvel cash cow.
I agree, although I can't say I blame him. He was good in Due Date. I never saw the Sherlock movies. I still remember RDJ in Weird Science. He was such a douche.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:13 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
if you want to know a movie that almost killed him, it was sahara. proved he could not be a lead in a blockbuster
once that's on your resume, this is what he can do:
1. rom coms
2. dramas in the south
3. comedy cameos
4. indies
Yeah, he did that at first, but he's now begun to transcend that. Starring in Interstellar is a pretty big deal, especially since Nolan is probably the most beloved director by the public working today.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:14 pm to xenythx
RDJ will be forever known as Iron Man/Tony Stark. It's impossible to overcome that.
Just like this...
Just like this...
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:14 pm to OMLandshark
well nolan and MM are kind of similar. studio movie then their own movie. that was similar to MM during his rom com period
interstellar is the "nolan" movie after TDKR was the "studio" movie.
interstellar is the "nolan" movie after TDKR was the "studio" movie.
This post was edited on 1/12/14 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:27 pm to Sentrius
quote:
Speakingif fallen actors, WTF happened to Josh Lucas?
Name I havent heard in a while.
It was all downhill from "Stealth"
I thought he was great in Wonderland though.
ETA: Glory Road was actually solid...but then Poseidon happened. The less said the better.
This post was edited on 1/12/14 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:43 pm to Rittdog
Tom Hanks was in a worse situation than MCConaughy. He started to pay closer attention to the scripts that were offered to him and made the switch to serious actor.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:48 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
, it was sahara. proved he could not be a lead in a blockbuster
Part of that was the movie itself. As a huge Cussler fan they did a terrible job casting the entire thing. I thought MM did his best with what was a crappy script version of the book as well.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 11:49 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Cole Hauser gave a Hardy/Bale esque performance (obviously before they were stars)
Such a wasted talent.
Such a wasted talent.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:18 am to Fewer Kilometers
quote:
Tom Hanks was in a worse situation than MCConaughy
Nah. Even though Hanks was doing comedy early in his career, they were still great movies and ultimately acted as stepping stones towards his later work. Big, Hooch, and even the Burbs were awesome movies. The 80s made Tom Hanks.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 1:05 am to harmonics
quote:
Nah. Even though Hanks was doing comedy early in his career, they were still great movies and ultimately acted as stepping stones towards his later work. Big, Hooch, and even the Burbs were awesome movies. The 80s made Tom Hanks.
Few of his early comedies were great movies. He had way more misses than hits. For every Big and Splash you had two or three bad movies. Once he hit A League of Their Own and Sleepless in Seattle he started his winning streak. Even he admits that he didn't know how to pick good roles prior to that.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 1:26 am to harmonics
quote:
The 80s made Tom Hanks.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 3:54 am to Rittdog
MM is the Man. Great actor. Funny when he was a teen in Austin he would pretend to be Kidd Kraddick to get into clubs.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 4:25 am to xenythx
Fright Night was awesome, don't hate.
It fit in its own little campy niche.
It fit in its own little campy niche.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 5:41 am to VOR
quote:Cage is immensely popular worldwide and has a decent sized LOYAL U.S following.
Who knows? I'd love to see that nut, Nicolas Cage, get on a roll. He occasionally sneaks a good performance in (Lord of War), but it's been awhile since he's had any kind of consistency.
His acting style gets a lot of crap nowadays, but it's basically a style he invented.
His debt problems have caused him to stay away from the dramas/comedies he did in the 80's and 90's for the big paydays, but he still delivers the goods
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