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Tiberious aka Sparkles
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 Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:10 am Post subject: Kurt Russell |
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What are your feelings about Kurt Russell? He's been in some fine movies such as Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and Captain Ron.
I watched The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China last night. He has a lot of classic roles, but I notice he's never mentioned alongside guys such as Pacino or DeNiro. Why? Because of his choice of roles? Or is he not as great an actor? |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| I just wanna get up to my shack and get drunk.. |
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Maserial
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:19 am Post subject: |
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Don't forget about Kurt's performance in Tango & Cash, which was, as described by the infallible Wikipedia, 'one of the greatest cinematic feats of the twentieth century'.
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: |
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The Thing was my fav movie for years. Especially the way the soundtrack, 80's synthy, generates tension like overhead powerlines until, waaghhhh, all monstrousness breaks loose. And two guys watching each other waiting for the monster to come out, an alien space invader which would mean the end of mankind. So they share swigs from the bottle and wait for the cold to kill them (whoever is human, that is).
And Escape From New York.
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Kurt Russell |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
What are your feelings about Kurt Russell? He's been in some fine movies such as Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and Captain Ron.
I watched The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China last night. He has a lot of classic roles, but I notice he's never mentioned alongside guys such as Pacino or DeNiro. Why? Because of his choice of roles? Or is he not as great an actor? |
that's pretty much it. he's not as great an actor. he's on the mel gibson level, maybe somewhat above that, but not on the Pacino level, not nearly. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:04 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| I just wanna get up to my shack and get drunk.. |
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, looks you crooked in the eye and asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?"
"Yessir, the check is in the mail." |
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Maserial
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:08 am Post subject: Re: Kurt Russell |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| I watched The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China last night. |
You're a lucky man, indeed. If that had been me, I would have slept most of the day away as a means to recover from such an exhilarating experience. I'm not Superman, though.
(I try, but I always seem to miss the mark, as evidenced below.)
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: Re: Kurt Russell |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
What are your feelings about Kurt Russell? He's been in some fine movies such as Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and Captain Ron.
I watched The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China last night. He has a lot of classic roles, but I notice he's never mentioned alongside guys such as Pacino or DeNiro. Why? Because of his choice of roles? Or is he not as great an actor? |
You left out his masterpiece, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
He really shows range there, playing a geek. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: |
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I've said it before. Kurt Russel is the American Arnold Swartzenegger. His finest moment was making that other has-been pee in the radiator in red dawn.
or maybe it was Captain Ron. |
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cwemory
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:25 am Post subject: |
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I think another problem is despite him having some classic roles, he sometimes gets overshadowed by his costars. For example, many more people remember Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday than Russell's Wyatt Earp in Tombstone.
Useless Kurt fact for the day: He was the voice of Elvis in Forrest Gump. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:34 am Post subject: Re: Kurt Russell |
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That pic made me feel good. I feel good, and I'm not scared at all. I just feel kind of... kind of invincible.
(Is it getting hot in here, or is it just me?)
PS - Seeing as how I'm so persuasive (seriously, it's my mutant power), I ask that anyone who appreciates Kurt Russell (or supports fair trade amongst nations) incorporate KR into their avatar or sig.
I know it's been done before, but this time it's Kurt Russell: real men want to be him, and women want to be with him.
Do the right thing, Mookie. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:41 am Post subject: Re: Kurt Russell |
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| Woland wrote: |
| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
What are your feelings about Kurt Russell? He's been in some fine movies such as Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and Captain Ron.
I watched The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China last night. He has a lot of classic roles, but I notice he's never mentioned alongside guys such as Pacino or DeNiro. Why? Because of his choice of roles? Or is he not as great an actor? |
You left out his masterpiece, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
He really shows range there, playing a geek. |
Brother Woland, c'est pour toi:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/computer7.jpg |
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Maserial
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:47 am Post subject: |
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First things first: Tell us what's in the Six Demon Bag (beside six demons). That should draw more to the Kurt Russell Consortium.
Random Jennifer Connelly picture!
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| Maserial wrote: |
| First things first: Tell us what's in the Six Demon Bag (beside six demons). |
1. Sex Demons (the good kind)
2. The basketball prowess of one Dwyane Wade
3. Imported beer (no Hite, swears)
4. The GZA
5. GATO!
6. One coupon for free Egg Shen egg roll.
서비스: Jennifer Conelly's boobies, before she turned into Skeletor. |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: |
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Kurt's "wife" (Goldie Hawn) and step-daughter (Kate Hudson) are both probably more talented actors than he is. I found out that he was born in the same hometown as me, though (Springfield, Mass.) and he's only two years younger than I am...
http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/kurtrussell.html |
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