tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post5815496239616153415..comments2024-01-11T04:57:37.530-04:00Comments on The Furious D Show: Cinemaniacal: Where Have All The Tough Guys Gone?Furious Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-44614926781424432932012-04-23T19:43:34.417-03:002012-04-23T19:43:34.417-03:00I think Bale has done good with Batman despite the...I think Bale has done good with Batman despite the chain-smoking voice.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-52964338824576199152010-06-24T02:00:42.682-03:002010-06-24T02:00:42.682-03:00Since so many films are aimed at the humans under ...Since so many films are aimed at the humans under age 25,is it any wonder that Hollywood is obsessed with young actors? Juvenile dementia does exist and it does drive away people who really do not want to pay to see wooden actors (Worthington is the latest), or the cutey-pie boys with the smooth bland expressions on their faces and acting skills that run the gamut from A to B.Methinks that the obsession with youth flows from casting directors offices and People magazine.Life experience makes for more interesting actors and actresses and more nuanced,subtle performances.For action acting the guys have to emote like they mean it,demeanor,facial expressions convey so much more than just violence.The possibility of violence is ever present and creates tension within the story,and that is a good thing...for the story.Also big movies can deliver the goods with action,I saw so many as a kid,Guns of Navaronne,Ben-Hur,Lawrence of Arabia,the first three Bond pictures were all really well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-14579215035624911982010-06-23T11:47:27.968-03:002010-06-23T11:47:27.968-03:00I really do not see any of the new crop of male ta...I really do not see any of the new crop of male talent becoming ACTION STARS. Most men get their action from video games these days. First person shooters like Call of Duty have killed the gun blazing shoot'em up film.<br /><br />I am really getting sick of all the films that put effects and other crafts above the core fundamentals. I was not impressed by Avatar it was just a 500 million dollar overpriced tech gimmick with a overdone ecostory.<br /><br />I am more impressed by films like the The Wrestler which only cost 6 mil and shot on digital camera. When you do not have the budget or wizbang technology you have to rely more on your talents. I tis the low budget films where real talent shines through.Gary T. Burnaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498841646544658878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-40719936446630036512010-06-23T10:41:30.921-03:002010-06-23T10:41:30.921-03:00Dirty McDingus-
I've suspected that a lot of ...Dirty McDingus-<br /><br />I've suspected that a lot of the "non-threatening boy" phenomena of most leading men comes from what I call "Juvenile Dementia." That's Hollywood's never-ending obsession with youth. That includes being young (or at least looking young) and selling to the young.<br /><br />Tweenage and teenage girls are a huge market, look at <i>Twilight</i>, and exploiting that market which looks like it will buy anything, has left some pretty big gaps that Hollywood tries to fill with the leftover pretty boys.Furious Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-25829218595624161022010-06-23T06:16:32.455-03:002010-06-23T06:16:32.455-03:00Dirty_McDingus sezs:
It is perhaps the influence o...Dirty_McDingus sezs:<br />It is perhaps the influence of the female side of the coin that has DE-manned all movies now as well. Close to 50% of the population is of the fairer side and spend just as -or More!- as the males do. Those dollars count to change the producers choices in what is made, so "safe" male action "heroes" come to the forefront~ But yes; CGI took the spine out of Male Action Heroes because they're no longer the draw anymore. Heck you have dicrapio as the tough guy in the new 'inception' since it's all.. a dream.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-50133020069956080712010-06-23T00:49:36.583-03:002010-06-23T00:49:36.583-03:00Apropos of your topic,I recently rewatched ,Bullit...Apropos of your topic,I recently rewatched ,Bullitt with Steve McQueen and was bowled over by how much better car chases and shootouts look ,when shot live with no CGI.The story just drew you in and didn't let go.Then I rewatched L.A.Confidential, also realistic and compelling.This kind of story needs to be made,we need to see corruption and retribution in real time.This world we live in is treacherous and being reminded of that fact on film is practically a community service.Good question you posed,where have all the men gone? Well aside from Russell Crowe alias Bud White, Maximus,Ben Wade and Richie Roberts or Robin Hood, there is DiCaprio? Clooney? Depp? Bloom? and now Jolie as Salt as tough guys. As a kid I saw films with Heston, Quinn, Brando,Wayne, and my favorite at the time Lancaster.Aha but that was when adults attended films made for adults and now the movie business is primarily aimed at the kiddies and the wannabe kiddies.The action pictures excuse the expression stink.I miss Mel Gibson,Harrison Ford,Kurt Russell,the good-looking grown-up tough guys. Toby McGuire and that Harry Potter guy in a film like Point Blank is a bad joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com