And speaking of those conveyor belts at the airport; I discovered how wonderful they are while I was in the Denver airport. I was seven months pregnant, traveling alone. Those moving floors saved my feet and back.
I'm so used to them in Denver helping me along my way that I get to really long halls at an airport and think, "Where are the moving walkways"?
And I really don't get the big deal about being politically correct. Being polite and respectful, sure. But being told that we cannot speak our minds because no one has the cajones to handle the truth anymore is maddening. Where did our sense of humor go? When did we as a nation stop knowing how to laugh at ourselves? And we've totally forgotten the art of standing up for ourselves. Instead we get our panties in a twist because somebody hurt our feeweeings. We've become a sue-happy, look-out-for-number-one, rude, crude nation of pansies.
"Politically correct" gets its share of bad press, certainly. Notice how the N-word has replaced the F-word for taboo status in polite society. That's a result of political correctness, and that's just fine with me.
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
Brad Pitt, I understand - but then there's
12 Monkeys.
Matt Damon, I don't quite get after being impressed with his presence in the
Bourne series, the understated role in
Good Will Hunting, and even
Dogma. He seems like a good, grounded guy I'd like to have a beer with.
I don't have much to say about DeCaprio. He's an excellent actor, was impressed by
The Departed, but he's got no special charm for me.
I'm not a fan of DiCaprio, but I very much enjoyed his performance in "Django Unchained". I'm not a fan of Jim Carrey, but I really liked him in "Lemony Snikkett", (sp?) and "Number 23". I can't stand Alec Baldwin, but "The Edge" is one of my favorite movies, and his portrayal of Santa in "Rise of the Guardians" is beyond incredible. I very much like Johnny Depp, but I do feel that every director wants him to be Captain Sparrow these days. Remember, this is the man that brought us "Edward Scissorhands". He's a brilliant actor if he's given the chance. Oh! Remember "The Man Who Cried"? Nuff said.
I also detest Brad Pitt, but "World War Z" was pretty friggin great. And his wife? Miss Skeletor? Yeah. I can't sit through many of her movies, but I adored her performance in "Maleficent".
Great comment and review, Krysti.
Now what about actors we love, but are in films we simply hate?
Michael Biehn, along with the film, went over the top in
The Abyss.
Michael Caine in
The Hand. Please, don't even ask.
Russell Crowe in
Gladiator. Okay, I didn't actually hate the film, but it was overbaked by a good hour and ended up dry and not too chewy. Okay,
3:10 To Yuma. I really did hate that brutalityporn-fest. But no matter what he does, we've still got
LA Confidential.
Robert DeNiro in those in-law films with Stiller. Didn't like them at all. I'm sure he's done a lot of stinkers. His credits run long.
Anne Hathaway in
The Devil Wears Prada. Again, I didn't hate the flick, but I thought it was a waste of talent. If they could've done it
Soapdish style, it would've been immortal.
Carmen Diaz in the
Charlie's Angels schlock. Actually, I only saw the first one, but I made it through without killing myself and never watched the other, or others, however many they might've had.
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