I always believe the old an actor gets, the mature your roles become and they are becoming less mature with each film he is doing
He should be doing serious well written films now, not the tripe like The Lone Ranger etc
Agreed.
Alright, he got into the Pirates franchise - fair enough.
He could keep doing Burton films, that's grand too - they're good friends and some of them have been excellent.
But this Disney crap? That has to stop.
I feel as though he should be doing more of the Rum Diary/Tourist kind of films, except... y'know... good. The Rum Diary was a disappointment, and The Tourist was an abomination, but at least the direction (no outlandish make-up, no hiding behind a childrens' character) was better than bloody Tonto.
Johhny Depp brings the same elements to every character now. I loved Edward Scissorhamds, Sleepy Holow etc but now he just does "big personality, loud" characters. I only liked the first and possibly second pirates. After that all of his characters seemed to be like copies of Captain Jack Sparrow
Adam Sandler- Mr Cool house, hot wife, etc
Tom Cruise- generic super spy type bad ass
Jennifer Aniston - Charcters are often quite similar
Took almost a whole page but we got there. With the release of TLR and Depp playing Captain Jack in a loincloth I thought it would have been said sooner.
Took almost a whole page but we got there. With the release of TLR and Depp playing Captain Jack in a loincloth I thought it would have been said sooner.
The annoying thing is, if they hadn't cast Depp and therefore decided to let him do Captain Jack Pt. 412 The Lone Ranger probably could have been a really good, fun film. Armie Hammer's very talented and suits the part really well and he's basically just been shunted out in favour of 'Ooh look at Johnny Depp being all quirky (again)' even though he's the flippin' title character!
As to other's who play the same character:
Michael Caine (not always, but a lot of them are very similar - still love him, though)
Katherine Heigl (annoying woman who treats men like dirt but is apparently still an amazing heroine because of it :rolleyes:)
Michael Cera
Robert Downey Jr (I like him as both Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man but save for the accent he pretty much plays them both exactly the same!)
...not that I'm picking them because I disapprove; but because they match the topic of the thread;
* Johnny Depp (for reasons already mentioned)
* Jason Statham (usually, if not always the hard man that kicks ass)
* Vin Diesel (there are a few exceptions, but primarily the same as Statham)
* Christian Bale (I find him boring to be honest)
* Robert Downey Jr (always seems to play the sarcastic lead with a bit of an ego complex)
* Christopher Waltz (he's brilliant, but the films I've seen him in, you can connect the characters he's played by the way he speaks and acts)
* Jeremy Renner (same reason as Bale)
* Steven Seagal (just stop making films already)
* Shia LaBeouf (as Bale & Renner)
Michael Caine doesn't have a huge range, but I like his screen presence so much that I don't particularly care. He's one of the few actors I just enjoy watching - certain trashy made-to-pay-for-a-new-house disasters aside.
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I dunno, he's done other interesting stuff like Sixth Sense and Moonrise Kingdom, but I suppose the majority of his stuff is that maverick tough guy.
Yep, Twelve Monkeys being the highlight imo.
Agreed.I really can't stand him,or the likes of Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.:mad:
He truly is the son of Gaad
I like John Wayne as a cowboy.He was great at what he did IMO but he definetly wasn't versatile.
Sean Connery takes it though I think.He's played a Russian,an Arabian,a Spanish,an Irishman,and an Englishman,all with a scottish accent
Last few years he's the same in everything. Possible exception - Looper. He just can't be bothered now, but doesn't need to - he still gets cast.
I agree
I always believe the old an actor gets, the mature your roles become and they are becoming less mature with each film he is doing
He should be doing serious well written films now, not the tripe like The Lone Ranger etc
Agreed.
Alright, he got into the Pirates franchise - fair enough.
He could keep doing Burton films, that's grand too - they're good friends and some of them have been excellent.
But this Disney crap? That has to stop.
I feel as though he should be doing more of the Rum Diary/Tourist kind of films, except... y'know... good. The Rum Diary was a disappointment, and The Tourist was an abomination, but at least the direction (no outlandish make-up, no hiding behind a childrens' character) was better than bloody Tonto.
Anyway, rant over.
Ridiculous watch The Machinist and tell me that is not a fantastic performance.
Even playing a Russian in Hunt for Red October, he had his Scottish accent.
Would like to see him do something dark though.
He is good actor with a good range.
Or Boston even
was going to say that
Adam Sandler- Mr Cool house, hot wife, etc
Tom Cruise- generic super spy type bad ass
Jennifer Aniston - Charcters are often quite similar
Changing Tatum- Good looking lead in a romcom
Two big toe thumbs up for you.
Took almost a whole page but we got there. With the release of TLR and Depp playing Captain Jack in a loincloth I thought it would have been said sooner.
I agree, that was until I saw him in Cloud Atlas. Surprised the hell out of me.
The annoying thing is, if they hadn't cast Depp and therefore decided to let him do Captain Jack Pt. 412 The Lone Ranger probably could have been a really good, fun film. Armie Hammer's very talented and suits the part really well and he's basically just been shunted out in favour of 'Ooh look at Johnny Depp being all quirky (again)' even though he's the flippin' title character!
As to other's who play the same character:
Michael Caine (not always, but a lot of them are very similar - still love him, though)
Katherine Heigl (annoying woman who treats men like dirt but is apparently still an amazing heroine because of it :rolleyes:)
Michael Cera
Robert Downey Jr (I like him as both Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man but save for the accent he pretty much plays them both exactly the same!)
I'll start.
Erm ..... erm ........ er I will come back when I think of one.
* Johnny Depp (for reasons already mentioned)
* Jason Statham (usually, if not always the hard man that kicks ass)
* Vin Diesel (there are a few exceptions, but primarily the same as Statham)
* Christian Bale (I find him boring to be honest)
* Robert Downey Jr (always seems to play the sarcastic lead with a bit of an ego complex)
* Christopher Waltz (he's brilliant, but the films I've seen him in, you can connect the characters he's played by the way he speaks and acts)
* Jeremy Renner (same reason as Bale)
* Steven Seagal (just stop making films already)
* Shia LaBeouf (as Bale & Renner)
Jennifer Aniston definitely, just plays Rachel in everything. But I'll forgive her because I find her very attractive playing that character.