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Re: FILM REVIEW: The Fly (1986)
"You don't get out much, do you?", was one of Gena Davis's lines to him in this film. Along with some of his subsequent film roles, I think it permanently typecast him as "a bit off" in a way that limited the rest of his career.
I'm reminded of Peter Lorre and his heartstopping virtuosity in "M" at the very beginning of his career. It's not that Lorre couldn't possibly play another type of character. It's that nobody cared that he could, since he was so perfect at what he did. Lorre, like Goldblum, had almost no chance of escaping the doom of his own perfection. |
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Re: FILM REVIEW: The Fly (1986)
I remember also really digging JG in a film from the same time as 'The Fly' - a BBC production about how Watson and Crick unravelled the secrets of DNA -Life Story
He was great as Watson, who by all accounts was also quirky and charismatic - perfect casting, I'd say [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] PS. Blarg, your account box is full, will you empty out the [censored] please? |
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Re: FILM REVIEW: The Fly (1986)
Dang, the BBC slaps American t.v. silly so damn hard. I wish we had regular access to it here. Life Story isn't available on Netflix ATM.
On the box full, sorry, I'm sentimental and a packrat. Emptied a few out anyway now though. The number you can keep is kind of absurd now. |
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Re: FILM REVIEW: The Fly (1986)
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It's not that Lorre couldn't possibly play another type of character. It's that nobody cared that he could, since he was so perfect at what he did. Lorre, like Goldblum, had almost no chance of escaping the doom of his own perfection. [/ QUOTE ] If that's true what a terrible shame. Wouldn't you love to see what Goldblum could do with another character? Man I would. Maybe he's been given opportunities but has blown them, maybe he really is too quirky to play more mainstream roles. I just don't get hollywood. Diebitter I'd love to see him playing Watson. I'll bet he was great. |
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Re: FILM REVIEW: The Fly (1986)
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Diebitter I'd love to see him playing Watson. I'll bet he was great. [/ QUOTE ] He was good. Actually, I only saw the film once (about 18 years ago!), and I remember parts of it vividly - I was doing evolutionary biology and genetics in my degree at the time, so it was doubly meaningful - and I don't think it's available anywhere, sadly [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] |
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