State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 - Page 11

ThePhantasm · 03-09-2013, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordacar

Apart from 127 Hours, I don't really like any performance James Franco has given.

I'm not sure this counts as an "unpopular" opinion... it seems like most folks I talk to don't much care for Franco. That said, I think he's a great actor.

DyeLorean · 03-09-2013, 02:34 PM

I think Franco did a great job in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I didn't care much for that movie, but after I saw it, my view changed completely. Is one of the best movies I saw that year, and Franco certainly helped.

CConn · 03-09-2013, 02:54 PM

You could say we're just a bunch of Francophiles.

DyeLorean · 03-09-2013, 02:56 PM

No, there are a lot of roles I didn't care for. Pineapple Express was bad. And his character in Spider Man 3 pissed me off.

CConn · 03-09-2013, 03:11 PM

I was only saying it for the pun, you relentless killjoy.

The Riddler · 03-09-2013, 04:45 PM

what women want is a masterpiece.

Brain Damage · 03-09-2013, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by The Riddler

what women want is a masterpiece.

While I wouldn't go QUITE that far, it is an amazing film.

DyeLorean · 03-09-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CConn

I was only saying it for the pun, you relentless killjoy.

CConn · 03-09-2013, 09:30 PM

Schlosser85 · 03-09-2013, 10:40 PM

I thought Franco started out a little stiff in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, but overall he was fine.

Ironically, considering I think Spider-Man 3 is by far the weakest movie, I thought Franco's acting was the best in it.

Brain Damage · 03-09-2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Schlosser85

Ironically, considering I think Spider-Man 3 is by far the weakest movie, I thought Franco's acting was the best in it.

Most definitely. Maybe because he had such a wide variety of emotions.

CConn · 03-09-2013, 10:50 PM

Every once in a long while you'll end up with a bad movie, that has a great performance in it. It always makes for an odd experience.

Schlosser85 · 03-09-2013, 11:13 PM

It makes me want to pluck that person out and drop them into a better movie where they can be appreciated.

CConn · 03-09-2013, 11:34 PM

That reminds me, actually...

I was always really impressed by Woody Harrelson in Semi-Pro. The movie itself was a waste of time, but his performance was one of the strongest I've seen from him, strangely.

Brain Damage · 03-09-2013, 11:35 PM

I hardly remember that movie at all. What did he play?

gwynplaine · 03-09-2013, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CConn

Every once in a long while you'll end up with a bad movie, that has a great performance in it. It always makes for an odd experience.

That's Gary Oldman in "Leon" (or "The Professional") for me. Great performance, not so great film. Unpopular, I think. Good

Also on an unrelated note, I thought Franco was great in "Pineapple Express", right up there with any thing Cheech and Chong have ever done. Not that easy to portray stoned on screen, many have tried and many have failed.

Donnie Darko · 03-10-2013, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CConn

That reminds me, actually...

I was always really impressed by Woody Harrelson in Semi-Pro. The movie itself was a waste of time, but his performance was one of the strongest I've seen from him, strangely.

I agree about Harrelson, but I actually really like the movie itself as well. I get how it's not for everyone, though.

CConn · 03-10-2013, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by gwynplaine

That's Gary Oldman in "Leon" (or "The Professional") for me. Great performance, not so great film. Unpopular, I think. Good

Also on an unrelated note, I thought Franco was great in "Pineapple Express", right up there with any thing Cheech and Chong have ever done. Not that easy to portray stoned on screen, many have tried and many have failed.

I agree completely with Pineapple Express.

Not that I disagree on the Leon bit...I just haven't seen it.

Brain Damage · 03-10-2013, 12:19 PM

I love Leon so much.

The last action scene is one of the best I've seen in any movie.

CConn · 03-10-2013, 12:33 PM

This might not be unpopular, just random, but...

The girl who played Rue in The Hunger Games turned in a damn good performance. I'd say here character was the highlight of the film outside of Lawrence's.

gwynplaine · 03-10-2013, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CConn

That reminds me, actually...

I was always really impressed by Woody Harrelson in Semi-Pro. The movie itself was a waste of time, but his performance was one of the strongest I've seen from him, strangely.

You should have made a thread about this. Great performances in not so great movies

Joaquim Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hofman in "The Master" come to mind.

CConn · 03-10-2013, 07:41 PM

I disagree, The Master is a great film. The cinematography is incredible, the score is engrossing, and the way in which its written is the most innovative and brilliant writing work I've seen in a film in aquite a while.

DyeLorean · 03-10-2013, 08:00 PM

Speaking of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and great performances in not so great movies: Sandy Lyle in Along Came Polly.
He stole every scene he was in, very funny. He should do more comedy.

gwynplaine · 03-10-2013, 08:00 PM

@ Cconn. That's cool. I loved the score, the cinematography and the acting as well (especially PSH, a true "Master"), but I was also bored and to me that is the Capital Sin as far as movies go.
But to each their own and I dig your cinephic (if that's a word) enthusiasm

CConn · 03-10-2013, 08:01 PM

Sam Elliot in Hulk.

Honestly, I think his performance may have been one of the absolute best in any comic movie.

03-09-2013, 02:34 PM	#252
DyeLorean Cinemaphonic Quadrovision Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,580	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 I think Franco did a great job in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I didn't care much for that movie, but after I saw it, my view changed completely. Is one of the best movies I saw that year, and Franco certainly helped.

03-09-2013, 02:54 PM	#253
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,433	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 You could say we're just a bunch of Francophiles. __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

03-09-2013, 02:56 PM	#254
DyeLorean Cinemaphonic Quadrovision Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,580	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 No, there are a lot of roles I didn't care for. Pineapple Express was bad. And his character in Spider Man 3 pissed me off.

03-09-2013, 03:11 PM	#255
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,433	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 I was only saying it for the pun, you relentless killjoy. __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

03-09-2013, 09:30 PM	#259
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,433	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

03-09-2013, 10:50 PM	#262
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,433	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 Every once in a long while you'll end up with a bad movie, that has a great performance in it. It always makes for an odd experience. __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

03-09-2013, 11:34 PM	#264
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,433	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 That reminds me, actually... I was always really impressed by Woody Harrelson in Semi-Pro. The movie itself was a waste of time, but his performance was one of the strongest I've seen from him, strangely. __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

03-09-2013, 11:35 PM	#265
Brain Damage Banana User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 2,194	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 I hardly remember that movie at all. What did he play? __________________ WHO APPOINTED THE BATMAN? Free Original Music

03-10-2013, 12:19 PM	#269
Brain Damage Banana User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 2,194	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 I love Leon so much. The last action scene is one of the best I've seen in any movie. __________________ WHO APPOINTED THE BATMAN? Free Original Music

03-10-2013, 12:33 PM	#270
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,433	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 This might not be unpopular, just random, but... The girl who played Rue in The Hunger Games turned in a damn good performance. I'd say here character was the highlight of the film outside of Lawrence's. __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

03-10-2013, 07:41 PM	#272
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,433	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 I disagree, The Master is a great film. The cinematography is incredible, the score is engrossing, and the way in which its written is the most innovative and brilliant writing work I've seen in a film in aquite a while. __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

03-10-2013, 08:00 PM	#273
DyeLorean Cinemaphonic Quadrovision Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,580	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 Speaking of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and great performances in not so great movies: Sandy Lyle in Along Came Polly. He stole every scene he was in, very funny. He should do more comedy.

03-10-2013, 08:00 PM	#274
gwynplaine L'homme qui rit. Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7,563	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 @ Cconn. That's cool. I loved the score, the cinematography and the acting as well (especially PSH, a true "Master"), but I was also bored and to me that is the Capital Sin as far as movies go. But to each their own and I dig your cinephic (if that's a word) enthusiasm __________________ Laugh now, laugh later.

03-10-2013, 08:01 PM	#275
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,433	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - - - Part 12 Sam Elliot in Hulk. Honestly, I think his performance may have been one of the absolute best in any comic movie. __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

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