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Nah, he looks way better with his natural brown hair color. He looks like he should be blonde, but he looks fine just the way he isn't.
Both Elba and Philippe are hot---argument settled,lol. And they're both excellent actors,too.
Exactly---it's almost what a perfect spy and espionage film should be like,lol.
skat1140:
Yeah, O'Neill is a real person (he actually did the DVD commentary for the film along with the director/co-writer,Billy Ray, and it's definitely worth listening to, especially after you're seen the film.) I liked the film, and was kind of surprised that I'd never heard much about it. I remember when it came out--it didn't seem to get much hype though. Also, Chris Cooper was marvelous as Hansen-----he's one of those excellent character actors that just seems to fit neatly into whatever role he plays, without a single hitch. And Philippe (whom I think is kind of underrated as an actor due to the fact that he's hot) held up the film really well----he's become a pretty good character actor himself in the meanwhile. I liked the film, and even though I've seem a dozen films like this before, there was nothing about it that made me feel like I was watching the same-old same-old---it was a surprisingly fresh look at the true-life story of a spy. I really liked it, as well as the relationship dynamic between the two main characters. I'd definitely recommend this one if you love spy stories. I remember the Hansen case from way back. There's a pretty good series called THE ASSETS which tells the story of Aldritch Ames who also worked for the FBI and was doing the same thing Hansen did---go figure.
Excuse me? Every film about technological advancement in a superhero film dosen't have to be set in Europe or America, you know. Of course an ignorant racist like you would think that. You do know that African is a continent (not a country) of over 50 countries with modern cities just like anywhere else?
tomholland:
Was at the old IMDB boards for years, and I'm still here---still cracking up at some of the crazy things folks still say here, as well as having fun cussing trolls the hell out as usual,lol. Glad you these boards helped you build up your sarcasm and humor quotient,lol!
Honestly, DeHaan looks nothing like Di Caprio---I don't know where people get that from. He has his own unique look, big strange-looking but beautifully expressive eyes (I like big-eyed dudes anyway) and approach to acting--which is why I noticed him in the first place.
CraigJames:
Some of the visuals were beautiful---the views of the city from the sky, Deckard's retirement home, the villain's lair with all the reflecting quivering lights on the wall---I didn't see anything ugly about the visuals at all. Also, I liked the movie---I like slow films, so I wasn't bothered by the pace at all. People apparently don't like it because it's not throwing something in your face or having explosions every five minutes or so. It's more like a European art film combined with a sci-fi flick.
Brux:
"Sluts"? Where did that come from? I mean seriously?
I liked the film (great melding of sci-fi and artistic design,too) but it was also cool to see both Ford and Olmos from the original BLADE RUNNER. The original scriptwriter of the first film, Hampton Fancher, also did the script for this sequel---pretty cool there.
danpivalwil:
Nolan is hardly a "nobody"--he's directed some of the biggest movie franchises ever (the Batman series) many other films, and had a huge summer hit with DUNKIRK. So he's hardly a "nobody" as you put it.
abiggerboat:
You're right---I just saw BLADE RUNNER:2049 today, and yes, it is definitely a work of art with some soul---what I liked about it was that it concentrated on the human aspect/characters in the story, as opposed to just the usual sci-fi trappings and gadgets. It's basically a big epic about big issues that affect people on a small scale, so to speak. And yes, the film looked great---I liked how even the sparse parts of the film were nearly stunning to look at---like the shot of Joe after he's caught the replicant and walked outside to get in his vehicle---it's all foggy and stark, but still beautiful in its isolation/desolation. The shots where Joe walks though the abandoned hotel where he's searching for Deckard---in an ordinary,but beautiful brown color (the color of the wood) are wonderful to look at, and the vistas of the city as seen from the air as Joe is flying around in his flying vehicle, are straight-up stunning/awesome to look at, frankly. Basically, the whole movie had a European look and feel to it---as opposite of your typical Hollywood sci-fi flick as you can get. That's why I liked it, and it's really too bad that audiences aren't getting with it----but I can see how its somber mood, look and feel wouldn't be to everyone's taste. But,yeah, it's pretty much everything you said, and more. To me, the theme of the film, while it's not directly spelled out, is asking what it means to be human, what the definition of human is,and what that means to someone like Joe who wants to know what it is to be human, so that he can feel fulfilled within himself, and not like a piece of disposable garbage. I really liked it (saw the original years and years ago on a VHS tape in a high school film class, and had mixed feelings about it. I wouldn't mind seeing it again after seeing the sequel, that's for sure.) And, yes the film also has that classic film noir look I love,too. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes everything I mentioned (and you mentioned) about it.
Oh shut up. I don't hear you telling any white directors to do the same damn thing. So why single this director out?
Dinn:
Honestly, why the hell do you have a problem with a picture you obviously haven't even seen yet? This is the 21st century---interracial relationship are a reality, and American life is getting way more diverse. Nobody is making you go see the movie. And nobody gives an actual **** what you think about it, either. Your stupid, immature,whiny-a** title proves you're an idiot,and you're racist (why the fck else would you be whining about the color of the director or the stars) and people who use the stupid-a** name "libtard" are usually the ones that are as stupid as hell anyway. If you can deal with this country being multiracial (which it has always been, anyway) go crawl back in your damn cave or go back to Europe, you damn creep.
prometheus:
Did you even read the actresses' testimonies? A lot of the things they said Weinstein did to them was were they were young and just starting out in the business two decades ago---like Angelina Jolie and others,for instance. They obviously didn't know what the hell they were getting into with Weinstein at the time, and he took advantage of their naivete----that's what predators do. That's how he was able to get them into that position in the first place----since he was a powerful mogul at the time who could make and break careers, of course they would meet him anywhere he asked them to---that's how he got them. Stop just blaming them----you seem hellbent on that and not even trying to hold Weinstein accountable for his actions. He's a pig, a predator,and you know it. He chose to try and exploit these women any way or chance he could get, because he was in a position to do exactly that. Why you don't want to fact up to that, I really don't understand. The casting couch has been around since Hollywood started and it's still very much prevalent today---that hasn't changed much,has it? Nope.
not a virus:
If you bothered to read through some of the women's testimonies (which you clealry didn't) a women who was hired in as a scriptwriter went directly to the police and made a complaint. Weinstein stepped in and made a settlement with her, and she wound up leaving the company and never worked in the business again. Look it up, and stop assumptions about whatever the hell you think these women should have done.
Not a virus exe:
The truth is, Weinstein had not only been paying these women off and buying their silence for years, he had also threatened to have people fired if they printed anything about the accusation against him. If it was that damn easy to call him out publicly about his sexual harassment, don't you think a hell of a lot more people would have done it already?
And, yes, you won't understand certain people go through unless you're one of them, or walk in their shoes. If you're not black, you sure as hell won't understand how hell it feels to be constantly judged and thought less of simply because your skin is black, or if you're a woman. Your male arrogance claiming that you can't is pure bull****, so fuck off. As a white male, racism and sexism is something you NEVER have to deal with, because the whole damn world cater to you simply because you're white (if you are a white male, that is.) Get off your soapbox and stop acting like you got all the damn answers. The reality is, you don't know what the hell you would have done in that situation. Why the hell should those women have to have giving up any chance to start a career because of that *sshole
not-a-virus:
No, it's not the "height of vanity", it's about the need to make a living. There are plenty of women in other profession besides the film business who have had to put up with the same types of harrassment from their bosses or men they worked with if they wanted to keep working. So, it has nothing to do with vanity and everything to do with paying the bills.
Back in the '90, when Weinstein was a huge, successful movie mogul, he had the power to literally make or break someone's career in Hollywood. And keep in mind, he approached a lot of these actresses when they were young,and new to the business, and hadn't yet learned how to protect themselves from predators like him. So if was easy for him to groom them and pounce on them whenever he felt like it---because they really were n no position to fight him off---it would just be looked at a just a "he said, she said" situation. It's all too easy too say what you or anyone else would have done at the time, and with that situalation
Um,nobody gives a damn what Elder's sellout ass thinks,and haven't for years.
It's possible a lot of them just didn't want to be in the film, but who knows.