tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post6313603774374834632..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Siskel & Ebert on ‘American History X’Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-65519423330795303112009-02-02T09:48:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:48:00.000-08:00I don´t think that nominations and success in cine...<EM>I don´t think that nominations and success in cinema makes the best actors.</EM><BR/><BR/>True enough, Saphire. It just dawned on me that he should be having a Sean Penn-type career, and he's not. He's having sort of a Tim Robbins-type career.<BR/><BR/>Which is cool. It just means the "best actor of his generation" hype of a decade ago was overcooked.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-75438750660885188952009-02-02T06:01:00.000-08:002009-02-02T06:01:00.000-08:00Norton played a lot of great roles in the last 10 ...Norton played a lot of great roles in the last 10 years and did great performances in it. When Hulk was the only movie that made it on the big screen, it´s definitely not Nortons wrong choice of roles.<BR/>The Painted Veil was a amazing and also Nortons and Watts´ perfomances in it but they didn´t got any response, why?<BR/>Besides even deNiro, Pacino and others did movies which weren´t big hits. Did anyone ask if they are still one of the best? I don´t think that nominations and success in cinema makes the best actors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-84535625123904432382009-01-31T11:50:00.000-08:002009-01-31T11:50:00.000-08:00^ Well, the fact that I can hardly remember anythi...^ Well, the fact that I can hardly remember anything about it says something, IW. What I remember is the feeling of not being drawn into the story. <BR/><BR/>I should give it another look. Have never stumbled on it on cable.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-72278911632392361752009-01-31T09:25:00.000-08:002009-01-31T09:25:00.000-08:00UBM--why didn't you like 25th Hour? (I did a whole...UBM--why didn't you like 25th Hour? (I did a whole long post on it last year)Invisible Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299734445263175345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-39483503342294296382009-01-30T21:54:00.000-08:002009-01-30T21:54:00.000-08:00Awww, I loved Death to Smoochy! Agreed on The 25th...Awww, I loved <I>Death to Smoochy</I>! <BR/><BR/>Agreed on <I>The 25th Hour</I>, though. But my problem had less to do with Norton than... Spike. <BR/><BR/>He seems to make really odd choices these days, though. I'd say David's right that he hasn't lived up to his potential. <BR/><BR/>He wound up cutting AHX himself becausse the director, Tony Kaye, wouldn't deliver a final cut. He kept tinkering and tinkering (at one point allegedly spending a weekend with Derek Walcott brainstorming) until the studio asked Norton to finish it. Kaye threw a public shitfit and tried to take his name off the picture... but you can't do that if you've publicly complained about the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-45493865837761566432009-01-30T21:06:00.000-08:002009-01-30T21:06:00.000-08:00^ I was not a "25th Hour" fan. But I did like "The...^ I was not a "25th Hour" fan. But I did like "The Illusionist."<BR/><BR/>Now think about "Death to Smoochy." And "The Score."<BR/><BR/>Goodness gracious.<BR/><BR/>A decade ago, he did "Rounders," "American History X" and "Fight Club" back-to-back. That's called flexing with your instrument.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-90530701115470552382009-01-30T20:44:00.000-08:002009-01-30T20:44:00.000-08:00Maybe I'm just cutting Norton extra slack because ...Maybe I'm just cutting Norton extra slack because I like, but it's not like he's been slumming for the last decade. With the exception of The Italian Job, a real piece of shit, he's still been giving it his all in pretty much all his movies. He was great in 25th Hour. Plus, his next film is an identical twin stoner comedy. How could this not turn out to be great?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-3864178318505450892009-01-30T17:59:00.000-08:002009-01-30T17:59:00.000-08:00I sure hope he makes better use of the next 10 yea...I sure hope he makes better use of the next 10 years than he did of the last 10.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-83339981454235390142009-01-30T17:43:00.000-08:002009-01-30T17:43:00.000-08:00I agree with Kellybelle. He's still got the acting...I agree with Kellybelle. He's still got the acting juice, but he isn't using it properly. It was cool to see him in "The Incredible Hulk", but it obviously didnt highlight his talent at all.dubbleuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580845769885017143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-58602729354386980462009-01-30T16:06:00.000-08:002009-01-30T16:06:00.000-08:00I love Ed Norton. I think he keeps dating women wh...I love Ed Norton. I think he keeps dating women who suck the life out of him--some good (Salma Hayek) some bad (Courtney Love)--and he makes bad choices.Kellybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186473285513898735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-79428114050170794582009-01-30T13:42:00.000-08:002009-01-30T13:42:00.000-08:00He was also really good in The 25th Hour. From my...He was also really good in The 25th Hour. From my understanding, there were several cuts of American History X and the one he edited was the that wound up on the screen. Since then, he's been dabbling more behind the screen instead of in front of it. So, he might have just found a new direction.FunkyHeadHunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971266478748122408noreply@blogger.com