The visuals for Gatsby annoyed the hell out of me; I'm not sure why.
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2013 5:10:39 am PDT #24088 of 30000
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§ ita § - Apr 18, 2013 5:25:04 am PDT #24089 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
if you care at all about people other than the white male lead having anything at all to do
See, if that white male lead was Jason Statham...maybe. Tom Cruise, never.
There are only about 5 speaking roles in the entire movie, and they are all eyeroll-inducing stereotypes.
Are the other roles, speaking or not, pointedly not white and/or pointedly not male? I don't know anything else about the movie other than a baseball cap affectation and Morgan Freeman.
Polter-Cow - Apr 18, 2013 5:29:36 am PDT #24090 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I get the feeling that about half an hour of the movie is just Morgan Freeman lighting a cigar in the dark.
Amy - Apr 18, 2013 5:31:34 am PDT #24091 of 30000
Because books.
I honestly can't see myself ever watching a Tom Cruise movie again. He really gives me the creeps.
I think I could sit through Risky Business and still enjoy it, but I haven't actually tried, so who knows.
Jessica - Apr 18, 2013 5:36:50 am PDT #24092 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Are the other roles, speaking or not, pointedly not white and/or pointedly not male?
For speaking roles, there's Tom Cruise, the redheaded woman, the dark-haired woman, Morgan Freeman, and the guy who plays Jaime Lannister. And one more woman who doesn't talk but stands behind Jaime Lannister with a gun. The other people onscreen are mostly in full body armor.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 18, 2013 6:09:47 am PDT #24093 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Just the fact that Tom Cruise is the white male lead is enough for me to pass on the movie. I can catch it for free on cable in 3-4 years and fast-forward to the landscape sequences.
Consuela - Apr 18, 2013 6:16:00 am PDT #24094 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
He really gives me the creeps.
God, me too. I can't see him as a character anymore: he's just TOM CRUISE. Bleah.
Amy - Apr 18, 2013 6:25:11 am PDT #24095 of 30000
Because books.
he's just TOM CRUISE. Bleah.
Exactly. Teeth and craziness and couch-jumping and ego.
§ ita § - Apr 18, 2013 6:26:47 am PDT #24096 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Me too--I find him oily, and the character he plays onscreen and off is offputting enough that he blows the protagonist for me. And the intensity with which he plays the "I'm still a young buck! I'm happier than you! And cooler than you!" makes me want to exit the room.
I could probably watch Top Gun again. I haven't seen any of his movies in the theatre since...Collateral. Oh, maybe Rain Man and A Few Good Men, but I don't remember the movies well enough to be sure there's enough distraction from his future self.
For a short guy, he sure casts a long shadow...
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2013 6:29:54 am PDT #24097 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I could probably watch Top Gun again.
Damn, I really don't want his Tom Cruiseiness to ruin Top Gun for me.