Posted on 06/03/2005 7:41:57 AM PDT by GPBurdell
Well, since the last movie I saw in a theatre was also a Crowe picture (Master and Commander) I may just have to see this one, too!
Mainly, I'll look forward to seeing Paul Giamatti again. He was great in American Splendor.
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The man's a great actor, no doubt, but you nailed it on the head. For women, and men, I'm sure, Crowe appeals on such a visceral level as a man, it's hard to ignore. sigh.
DiCaprio or Affleck in this role? Puhleeze.
Glad to see he's made another one. I'm tired of girly men like Orlando Bloom and Dicaprio. YUK.
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Apollo 13 is also a conservative movie.
As is the Alamo
Also he has just completed the Da Vinci Code
It always amazes me to see an earlier movie when Sean Connery played James Bond and compare him to what he looks like today. His looks have totally changed, but he still remains one of the world's sexiest men.
Crowe is HOT.
What does everyone have against DiCaprio? I thought he was great in The Aviator, and the Oscars unjustly robbed him to give the award to Jamie Foxx who did nothing but a caricature of Ray Charles, for obviously political reasons.
Next year's Academy Awards: THE FIRST TIME ALL FOUR ACTOR WINNERS ARE BLACK!
I can just see it.
DiCaprio takes too much crap for being blonde and for being good looking in a stereotypically European way.
I read this story and it's ridiculous. In the movie, Braddock does eventually seek governmental assistance, but only once, and when he has some money he pays it back. Does anyone pay back their welfare these days? I've never heard of it. Braddock(Crowe) also says in the movie, words to the effect of "America is the greatest country in the world...the government helped me when I was down and I'm grateful" - not exactly the entitlement mind set of most modern Americans. All Braddock asked for was a second chance. He got it, was grateful and made the most of it.
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He's a great actor, just not hunky like Russell Crowe ;)
I also liked the one in which Mr. & Mrs. Butt Face find their long lost son: Ben Affleck!
The difference between Crowe and DiCaprio.. Crowe can play a real hero, unlike the pseudo-hero DiCaprio played in "Gangs of New York."
Jamie Foxx who did nothing but a caricature of Ray Charles
Some would say that DiCaprio's portrayal of Howard Hughes had quite a bit of caricature in it as well.
Other than that role, I can't stand him..
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They make Max look worse than Dolph Lundgrin as the russian robot in Rocky cxxxiv. It's a crime.
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Thats too bad. I will still go see it, but I had a feeling they would paint Max out to be a monster.
Max Baer, who had killed one opponent in the ring and is believed to have contributed to the death of another, was expected to seriously injure Braddock. Baer clowned around in the first rounds because he was so confident.
I hate to end my boycott but this film seems worthy
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