Who is Gordan?

Crono said:
I hope none of you, save possibly monqui, have anything to do with the film industry EVER!

crono, if you haven't noticed, your positions on movies is not paramount (no pun intended) :biggrin: .

if you were to tally the times you liked a movie that someone else did, you might be up to 5 or 10.

/runs

You have to look at all aspects though.
I've talked about several movies I liked which I also said were
terrible movies. But overall what most people have listed in this
thread is type cast up the ass (I did that a little bit with CW). I
mean seriously. f**k Morgan Freeman, he really isn't that great of an
actor. He's good at playing the same character he ALWAYS plays. And
he's good at that character, it doesn't mean he's a good actor. The
best bet would probably be Robert Guillaume, as monqui suggested.
Have no idea what his acting ability is, but it's far above most
actors. You can tell just from his voice acting.

And Orph, you
like the s**ttiest movies ever :razz: Species 3 ?Goddammit.

/me is pokin fun bud, i personally though all the species films were crap incarnate, but of the 3 films, III was the better.. it at least ended with the new gene splices walking off hand in hand.

consider it my view of, the least worse of the 3 only.

If I were in charge of the movie I'd use actors who noone knows, or are
relatively unknown. People become too focused on the actors these days
and not the character, even if it's a good performance it's still "the
actor". Although, everyone knows Christopher Walken should be the
G-Man, now that would earn my money.

you know, i am surprised that some dummy didn't suggest Ben Stiller for the Barney part.

god how i despise that guy.. i still cannot grasp how anyone can classify him "actor"

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Gorbachev</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Although, everyone knows Christopher Walken should be the G-Man, now that would earn my money.
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He'd have to lose a lot of weight first though... shudders

/me is pokin fun bud, i personally though all the species films
were crap incarnate, but of the 3 films, III was the better.. it at
least ended with the new gene splices walking off hand in hand.

consider it my view of, the least worse of the 3 only.

I know.

Gorb, I agree, it
should be unknowns mostly. But, I honestly think Edward Norton would
be good at Gordon, not because it's him playing the part, but because
he's a convincing and natural actor. I'm not really going off of
looks either, since anyone (as long as they can act the part) can
pull off the look. I just mentioned 25th hour and such to show that
he can look the part as well.

Oh and, Christopher Walken is
pretty frail as it is.

There is nothing wrong with Ben
Stiller, Orph. You seem to have some weird fixation on hating him
with little evidence.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Crono</DIV>
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There is nothing wrong with Ben Stiller, Orph. You seem to have some weird fixation on hating him with little evidence.
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OK, are you suggestion that in order for me to brand him incompetent that i either have to have a working knowledge of acting, or know Mr. stiller personally?

afterall, i have see just about every film he has made, and as such, i was under the impression that, that was all it took to voice an opinion on a movie, since you set the standards on opinionated expression of movie quality. i was also under the impression that you have only "viewed" movies as well, i did not catch the part where you took direction lessons 101 :heee:

other than watching his movies what else do i need to to qualify a well versed opinion of his abilities?

bottomline, he stinks.. he is riding the wave that his mom and dad laid down for him. i am not saying that they are world class actors either, but they do very well within their character classes.. they do mom and pop films very well indeed.
please explain how i can gain enough esteem to know his place in the acting world.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Myrk-</DIV>
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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Nickelplate</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Actually, Crono, I was just looking for ppl that kinda LOOK like the characters. An Malcolm McDowell could play the part GREAT!</DIV></DIV>

Actually I think you'll find hes a crusty old fart.


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An' what've you got against Malcolm? He plays hate-able charaters so well, and you GOTTA hate that bastard Breen. Although breen in the game looks very clean and tidy with less of a receding hairline. And taller and thinner too, but you can't always get EXACT look-alikes

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Gorbachev</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>If I were in charge of the movie I'd use actors who noone knows, or are relatively unknown. People become too focused on the actors these days and not the character, even if it's a good performance it's still "the actor". Although, everyone knows Christopher Walken should be the G-Man, now that would earn my money.
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you've got a point. The actors don't have to be COMPLETE unknowns, I loved the casting for LOTR. I know LOADS of ppl who didn't even KNOW about Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, or Christopher Lee. They all are GREAT actors, but most ppl forgot about Sean Astin after Goonies We have seen neither hide nor hair of Elijah since Radio Flyer or The Good Son, All of the other actors never really play the MAIN parts but are brilliant all the same. AND i don't think that Christopher walken can be creepy enough for the G-man role. He is too loud and jerky to be the hissing, soft-talking, smirking G-man.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Spartan 34</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Wil5on do you just copy and paste from one forum to another?</DIV></DIV>
This is inevitable when people like you post the same poll on different forums...

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting wil5on</DIV>
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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Spartan 34</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Wil5on do you just copy and paste from one forum to another?</DIV></DIV>
This is inevitable when people like you post the same poll on different forums...

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Lol I forgot I posted this poll on another forum.

If I were in charge of the movie I'd use actors who noone knows, or are
relatively unknown. People become too focused on the actors these days
and not the character, even if it's a good performance it's still "the
actor". Although, everyone knows Christopher Walken should be the
G-Man, now that would earn my money.

Yeah, I totally agree with that. I went to see Oceans 12 the other night, and one of the previews before the movie starred Brad Pitt. I really think that exemplifies what you're talking about. Brad Pitt in Oceans 12 was a completely different person from the guy in whatever movie was being plugged. And it's slight, but still jarring. It's almost like they're breaking the fourth wall in a sense. They stop being people in a situation, and start being people acting in a situation, which pretty much kills the whole feel of the movie. Mabye I'm just weird though.

This guy would make a good Gordon.

Crono said:
There is nothing wrong with Ben Stiller, Orph. You seem to have some weird fixation on hating him with little evidence.

OK, are you suggestion that in order for me to brand him
incompetent that i either have to have a working knowledge of acting,
or know Mr. stiller personally?

afterall, i have see just about every film he has made, and as
such, i was under the impression that, that was all it took to voice an
opinion on a movie, since you set the standards on opinionated
expression of movie quality. i was also under the impression that you
have only "viewed" movies as well, i did not catch the part where you
took direction lessons 101 :heee:

other than watching his movies what else do i need to to qualify a well versed opinion of his abilities?

bottomline, he stinks.. he is riding the wave that his mom and
dad laid down for him. i am not saying that they are world class actors
either, but they do very well within their character classes.. they do
mom and pop films very well indeed.

please explain how i can gain enough esteem to know his place in the acting world.

You're implying he's only acted in movies and done nothing more. :rolleyes:

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Crono</DIV>
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You're implying he's only acted in movies and done nothing more. :rolleyes:
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you see it, my forking hair is moving, cause that shot went way over this ol' noggin. who gives a rats ass what else he may have done, we are talking about his movies, or you forking better be. :razz:

Crono said:
You're implying he's only acted in movies and done nothing more. :rolleyes:

you see it, my forking hair is moving, cause that shot went way
over this ol' noggin. who gives a rats ass what else he may have done,
we are talking about his movies, or you forking better be. :razz:

No, you're talking about his movies. I never was.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Crono</DIV>
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No, you're talking about his movies. I never was.
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then, you didn't need to comment at all. well yeah you can of course, but you could have been clearer and stated that your comments had no relevance about the subject matter at all, and we could have avoided this process of "tit-for-tat"

I don't think that Charlie Sheen would make a good Dr Freeman. There, are you satisfied?

As for the DooM movie, I heard it was going to be on the moon, not on Mars, and there would be aliens, not hellspawn. This doesn't make sense because in the computer game you have to literally go to hell and back to stop the invasion. With the aliens they'd have to completely rewrite the whole storyline, and then it wouldn't be DooM... I think people who try to make movies out of computer games are all insane.

...With the aliens they'd have to completely rewrite the whole storyline, and then it wouldn't be DooM...

Doom has a story?

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Crono</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Doom has a story?
</DIV></DIV>
Doom 3 does. Sorta.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Foxpup</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>I don't think that Charlie Sheen would make a good Dr Freeman. There, are you satisfied?

As for the DooM movie, I heard it was going to be on the moon, not on Mars, and there would be aliens, not hellspawn. This doesn't make sense because in the computer game you have to literally go to hell and back to stop the invasion. With the aliens they'd have to completely rewrite the whole storyline, and then it wouldn't be DooM... I think people who try to make movies out of computer games are all insane. </DIV></DIV>
Then If the movie is going to be like that its shouldn't even be called Doom. All hollywood is doing is making their own s**tty movie and tagging on the name Doom to get all the gamers to come and watch the suckfest. Then we all cry and weep on each other shoulders. Then Orph and Crono make sweet love and everythings back to normal again.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Spartan 34</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>This guy would make a good Gordon.



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OMG ITS BREEN!

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Myrk-</DIV>
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<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Spartan 34</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>This guy would make a good Gordon.



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OMG ITS BREEN!

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OMG it's ALYX!! :biggrin:

Sorry to inform you,

but I read in an issue of PCGame, an article on games to movies, that...

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The rights to make a movie based on Half-Life may have already been purchased. I've forgotten which issue so don't ask. For the UK version, though, I don't know if it is in that issue.

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Nah nah m8, they were offered a movie deal but said they'd delay it until after HL3.

I would certainly enjoy seeing Edward Norton as Freeman, I like his
style and he has that satirical and cynical feel to his performances
which is kind of the tone I get when playing HL.

Then Orph and Crono make sweet love and everythings back to normal again.

...

I'm not going to dignify that with a proper response.

Then If the movie is going to be like that its shouldn't even be
called Doom. All hollywood is doing is making their own s**tty movie
and tagging on the name Doom to get all the gamers to come and watch
the suckfest. Then we all cry and weep on each other shoulders...

You're implying Doom already had a good story or even a general plot :rolleyes:

Gorb, the more I think about it the more it seems to fit :smile:

Honestly, if they got a good screenwriter and director for an HL movie
(and didn't let the producers make editorial decisions), I'd be down
with it.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Spastic_Basher</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>This Guy Would make a good Gordon Freeman.....</DIV></DIV>
He just looks like a gremlin in that picture, regardless of that odd overlay.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Gorbachev</DIV>
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<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Spastic_Basher</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>This Guy Would make a good Gordon Freeman.....</DIV></DIV>
He just looks like a gremlin in that picture, regardless of that odd overlay.

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Isn't that Regan from The Exorcist?

Gorbachev said:

Spastic_Basher said:
This Guy Would make a good Gordon Freeman.....

He just looks like a gremlin in that picture, regardless of that odd overlay.

Isn't that Regan from The Exorcist?

No