Posted on 02/27/2005 11:38:49 PM PST by scottybk
Anyone have any ideas on why Scorsese is so smitten with Leonardo DiCaprio? First he casts this wooden, talentless, scrawny-ass pretty boy in Gangs of New York, and loses the Oscar; then 2 years later casts him as Howard Huges, a role in which every critic deemed Leo dreadfully miscast. How could the guy who brought us GoodFellas think that gluing a fake mustache on Leo would pass him off as a middle-aged Huges? I literally burst out laughing when I saw the trailer for Avaiator and Leo's little pubescent attempt at facial hair! It reminded me of the Brady Bunch episode where Greg glues fake sideburns to his face and pretends to be Johnny Bravo the rock star. It just seems like DiCaprio ruins every scene he's in, even if all he does is stand there. In a nation of 200 million plus people, is this the best the thespian community has to offer? BTW, I skipped the Oscars and watched the Dukes of Hazzard, which was being shown marathon style on CMT network. Yee-haw!
DiCaprio owned the rights to THE AVIATOR. He was going to star in it no matter who directed it. He just happens to like Martin, who is a brilliant Director. Any other questions?
I want to clarify that when I asked if you had any other questions, I was just trying to be helpful, as I know alot of the backstory of this movie. I hope it didn't come off snotty, that was not my intent. I agree with you about DiCaprio, it took me a good 1/2 hour to get past the idea that he looks 14 years old!!!!
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