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#21 User is offline   Aptorian 

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Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:30 AM

I agree with q21, go away brood :D
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:35 AM

Denzel Washington as the Hurricane in The Hurricane

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Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:39 AM

Aptorian;310526 said:

I agree with q21, go away brood :D

The only, and I mean only good thing that came out of Russell Crowe being in Gladiator was this sketch.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:41 AM

Kevin Spacey in Seven was a great one.

In fact, all the casting in that movie was exceptional. Morgan Freeman was his usual brilliant self, and Pitt was just powerful.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:36 PM

I'm gonna go with the entire cast of Black Hawk Down. I think that was one of the best casts I've ever seen. Of course the fact that it was just a kickass movie all around helped too.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:40 PM

caladanbrood+;310534 said:

The only, and I mean only good thing that came out of Russell Crowe being in Gladiator was this sketch.


Sorry brother, but I disagree. Russell Crowe was brilliant in Gladiator. I love that film, and I love the Maximus character.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 04:18 PM

I liked Keaton as Batman.

Joe Pesci as that nutter in Casino and that other nutter in Goodfellas. how can he make the biggest sap in the world (leo getts) and yet still scare the crap out of people as a crazy mobster? I wonder what he's like in real life.

Val Kilmer stole the show in Tombstone.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:14 PM

Come on people...Hopkins as Lecter?
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 06:17 PM

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Posted 18 May 2008 - 06:25 PM

My additions for TV-series:

Most of the cast of Firefly :D

Hugh Laurie as House.

Alec Baldwin as Jack, in 30 Rock.

The importantier characters in Scrubs, esp. Zach Braff as JD and Donald Faison as Turk. Okay, and McGinley as Cox!
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 06:36 PM

Daniel Craig made Bond interesting again. And I was thinking Hugh Laurie before I got to the end of this thread :D
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 07:06 PM

Hugh Laurie is perfect, and I love the story behind his audition
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 08:21 PM

paladin;310770 said:

Hugh Laurie is perfect, and I love the story behind his audition


What story might this be?


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Posted 18 May 2008 - 08:45 PM

Depp as Hunter S. Thompson. And every other role he's ever been in.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 09:31 PM

Sir Thursday;310805 said:

What story might this be?


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he was on the set of flight of the phoenix in namibia(south african desert) and auditions for the role of house werent going well. he recorded an audition looking like hell from his role in a hotel bathroom using an american accent(hes from the UK) and the producer(bryan singer) loved it and even believed he was an american without knowing who hugh laurie really was from the uk. he also auditioned for the role thinking that wilson was the lead and house was a primary supporting character. just kind of things falling into place when they probably werent going to/shouldnt have type thing and could have easily went to some other actor considering how auditions were going
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Posted 20 May 2008 - 10:44 AM

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Kevin Spacey in Seven was a great one.

In fact, all the casting in that movie was exceptional. Morgan Freeman was his usual brilliant self, and Pitt was just powerful.


I have to disagree with you on that - ironically enough given his part in getting that particular version of the script made, Pitt almost ruined the end of that movie for me and Gwynneth Paltrow, in doe-eyed, weepy mode, made my teeth ache every time she was on screen.

Apart from that i liked the film just fine.
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Posted 20 May 2008 - 11:02 AM

Hugh Lawrie is still so much better as George (either of them) in Blackadder.
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Posted 20 May 2008 - 11:49 AM

caladanbrood+;312134 said:

Hugh Lawrie is still so much better as George (either of them) in Blackadder.


Although I'm normally opposed to this kind of thing: I'm going to agree with Brood.

I think you have to make a distinction between people who are cast in a role which is new (ie: written for the series/film) like say JD, Turk or Cox, so the casting maybe good but it's essentially there for the actor to make up

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Characters who already exist either in print or in film. Like casting McKellen as Gandalf.

Getting the later right I find rather more admirable.

+1 on Hopkins as Lecter.

+1 on Bean as Sharpe since his character redefined the way the authour thought about the character.

I'd offer Reeve as Superman,
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Posted 21 May 2008 - 06:01 PM

James Woods as the uncoolest yet somehow cool vampire hunter in John Carpenters Vampires makes the film watchable.

Harison Ford is a great Han Solo and Christopher Reeves was the best Superman/Clark Kent. I heard they auditioned Robert Redford for that role...
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Posted 22 May 2008 - 04:03 PM

Although a recent film the casting for In Bruges was brilliant. Not fussed on Farrel but in this he ws very good. Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fienns played a belter aswell
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