Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
May 12, 2013 6:45pm
From IMDB; "Plays conflicted, tortured-by-their-own-demons characters, who need to deal with their past" Leo. LOL pretty much spot on.
ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
May 12, 2013 7:03pm
He was also awesome in Django as well
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 12, 2013 7:11pm
My comments:Commander of Awesome;1442002 wrote:So you thought Aviator, The Beach, Man in the Iron Mask, Revolutionary Road, and Body of Lies were great films?
I didn't see J Edgar so I guess I can't say every movie.
is spectacular in every movie he's been in lately.
SMH, coa. I didn't ever say ever movie he's been in has been great. I said he's been in good movies lately and that he is a great actor. Keep trying to prove me wrong, it's making me laugh.The point we're making is he has been in good movies
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 12, 2013 7:13pm
Zomg, from imdb: "Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's."Commander of Awesome;1442011 wrote:From IMDB; "Plays conflicted, tortured-by-their-own-demons characters, who need to deal with their past" Leo. LOL pretty much spot on.
It's on Imdb so it must be true!!!
brutus161
Posts: 1,686
May 12, 2013 7:13pm
The Basketball Diaries was also really good.
Laley23
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May 12, 2013 10:13pm
It's almost impossible to argue Leo isn't an all time great actor. Just because you don't like his roles/movies doesn't change the fact. I openly admit I hate many, many Tom Hanks movies. I don't put him in my top 15 actors. But when it comes down to putting opinion aside and recognizing talent, there is no question he is up there with the best.
Leo to coa seems like Hanks to me.
Leo to coa seems like Hanks to me.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 12, 2013 10:22pm
Thank you.Laley23;1442109 wrote:It's almost impossible to argue Leo isn't an all time great actor. Just because you don't like his roles/movies doesn't change the fact. I openly admit I hate many, many Tom Hanks movies. I don't put him in my top 15 actors. But when it comes down to putting opinion aside and recognizing talent, there is no question he is up there with the best.
Leo to coa seems like Hanks to me.
There are a lot of actors I don't particularly like, but I'm not going to call some of their good movies shit just because I don't like them.
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
May 13, 2013 12:41am
Commander of Awesome;1441966 wrote:Didn't like Inception at all. The plot was pretty much **** and doesn't hold up under any scrutiny, much like the latest Batman flick.
I respect your opinions CoA but this just makes me SMH. I don't watch 1/10 of the movies you guys watch but that one was fantastic.
brutus161
Posts: 1,686
May 13, 2013 12:43am
Just watched Zero Dark Thirty. It was good, but not great.
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
May 13, 2013 1:35am
I thought he was good in Shutter Island. Awesome in Gangs of New York, The Departed, Blood Diamond and maybe my favorite acting job of his was Django. I really like a lot of his movies, definitely in an elite category among current actors, but I don't have him at the level of Tom Hanks and my number one Jack Nicholson.
Hanks though, with A League of Their Own, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Toy Story(greatest computer animated series ever), Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Castaway, Road to Perdition(underrated), Catch Me If You Can and Charlie Wilson's War. He was great in all of those
But when you look at Jack Nicholson who rocked in Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest(my favorite here), Reds, Terms of Endearment, A Few Good Men, As Good As It Gets, About Schmidt, and The Departed he IMO owns
Hanks though, with A League of Their Own, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Toy Story(greatest computer animated series ever), Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Castaway, Road to Perdition(underrated), Catch Me If You Can and Charlie Wilson's War. He was great in all of those
But when you look at Jack Nicholson who rocked in Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest(my favorite here), Reds, Terms of Endearment, A Few Good Men, As Good As It Gets, About Schmidt, and The Departed he IMO owns
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Sonofanump
May 13, 2013 10:49am
I tried not to like him because of Gilbert Grape and Growing Pains. I think he is a very good actor and I like to be very critical of him.
bigdaddy2003
Posts: 7,384
May 18, 2013 7:30pm
Anyone catching Star Trek this weekend?
brutus161
Posts: 1,686
May 18, 2013 10:14pm
bigdaddy2003;1444933 wrote:Anyone catching Star Trek this weekend?
I just finished it. I really enjoyed it, and it had a few "twists".
GoPens
Posts: 2,339
May 19, 2013 12:36am
I enjoyed it. I realize it's not Academy material but it was a good way to spend a Sat. afternoon.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
May 20, 2013 2:04pm
Saw Life of Pi and Broken City last night on my flight back home.
Life of Pie was surprisingly better than I anticipated. I figured it must have been worthy of a look since it was nominated for all those Academy Awards.
Broken City was pretty bad, IMO. I found myself disinterested throughout the entire film and wondering when it would be over. I've never walked out of a film, but I found myself HIGHLY tempted to change the channel and watch something else / possibly walk out if I was at the theaters.
I should have gone with Gangster Squad like I wanted to, but I decided against watching that because it was rated R and I wanted to make sure I saw a film like that without all the cheap video edits (like you would have seen on an airplane).
Life of Pie was surprisingly better than I anticipated. I figured it must have been worthy of a look since it was nominated for all those Academy Awards.
Broken City was pretty bad, IMO. I found myself disinterested throughout the entire film and wondering when it would be over. I've never walked out of a film, but I found myself HIGHLY tempted to change the channel and watch something else / possibly walk out if I was at the theaters.
I should have gone with Gangster Squad like I wanted to, but I decided against watching that because it was rated R and I wanted to make sure I saw a film like that without all the cheap video edits (like you would have seen on an airplane).
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
May 20, 2013 9:01pm
Watched Gangster Squad this afternoon.
It was much worse than I had hoped when I first heard about the movie 2 years ago. It was much better than I had anticipated after the bad reviews following the release.
It was much worse than I had hoped when I first heard about the movie 2 years ago. It was much better than I had anticipated after the bad reviews following the release.
bigdaddy2003
Posts: 7,384
May 21, 2013 8:50am
Why did you assume it would be bad two years ago?Laley23;1445677 wrote:Watched Gangster Squad this afternoon.
It was much worse than I had hoped when I first heard about the movie 2 years ago. It was much better than I had anticipated after the bad reviews following the release.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 21, 2013 8:54am
He said he expected it to be really good 2 years ago.bigdaddy2003;1445818 wrote:Why did you assume it would be bad two years ago?
bigdaddy2003
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May 21, 2013 9:15am
SportsAndLady;1445823 wrote:He said he expected it to be really good 2 years ago.
Ah yes. Touche. It's been a rough morning. Ha. Have you seen anything new recently s&l?
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 21, 2013 9:33am
bigdaddy2003;1445828 wrote:Ah yes. Touche. It's been a rough morning. Ha. Have you seen anything new recently s&l?
I saw gatsby and loved it. I know a lot of people didn't.
I saw silver linings play book last week and really liked that. Saw savages too (very late on that one) and thought it was pretty solid. Blake lively is sexy.
Haven't been to the theatre too much since being in Chicago. It's either a 30 min walk, 7 dollar cab each way, or pay ten bucks to park your car. It annoys me.
bigdaddy2003
Posts: 7,384
May 21, 2013 9:52am
I agree with you about those flicks and damn about the theater situation.SportsAndLady;1445833 wrote:I saw gatsby and loved it. I know a lot of people didn't.
I saw silver linings play book last week and really liked that. Saw savages too (very late on that one) and thought it was pretty solid. Blake lively is sexy.
Haven't been to the theatre too much since being in Chicago. It's either a 30 min walk, 7 dollar cab each way, or pay ten bucks to park your car. It annoys me.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
May 21, 2013 10:03am
Watched End of Watch this weekend. Meh.
Scarlet_Buckeye
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May 21, 2013 11:15am
Saw The Internship last night at an advanced screening. It was pretty good... you could definitely tell they were going for the whole "Wedding Crashers" vibe. Definitely *NOT* on the level or quality of Wedding Crasher though, but it was still pretty entertaining. I'd love to know how much money Google shelled out for this movie - they had their name plastered everywhere.
I'd give it about a 6 out of 10, maybe 7 out of 10.
I'd give it about a 6 out of 10, maybe 7 out of 10.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
May 21, 2013 11:33am
Isn't the movie about them getting an Internship at Google? I would assume that you would see Google a lot then...Scarlet_Buckeye;1445934 wrote:Saw The Internship last night at an advanced screening. It was pretty good... you could definitely tell they were going for the whole "Wedding Crashers" vibe. Definitely *NOT* on the level or quality of Wedding Crasher though, but it was still pretty entertaining. I'd love to know how much money Google shelled out for this movie - they had their name plastered everywhere.
I'd give it about a 6 out of 10, maybe 7 out of 10.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
May 21, 2013 2:46pm
Getting dragged to see Star Trek tonight, pretty sure I'll dislike it. I didn't see the first one, anything I need to know?