Rambling on acting
Dec. 16th, 2009 08:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dweomeroflightOk so I watched Love Actually with my friend yesterday and I was reminded of all of the reasons why I love British humour and scriptwriting all over again... but even more than this it made me remember why I loved Bill Nighy.
So here's my random thought for the day: I have noticed that I tend to like actors that arn't afraid to do crazy stuff on TV eg Bill Nighy singing terribly about feeling Christmas in his fingers and toes, with these bizarre eyebrow wiggles and a dirty, dirty laugh. I LOVE Bill Nighy. I think I love Bill Nighy so much because in everything I've ever seen him in, he isn't afraid to take the piss out of himself.
eg 2 (and God I love this one): Julie Walters doing the strip tease to Rule Brittania in Richard E Grant's debut film Wah Wah (awesome, awesome film). In fact, Julie Walters to me is like the female Bill Nighy in my head because she also was brave enough to manage Molly Weasley and act like a woman 15 years her actual age in Ruby in the Smoke, even managing to pretend to speak poorly because she wasn't wearing her teeth. She is great as Mrs Holland because she also manages to excude menace without any lines at all, just by power of stares alone. And then of course there is her performance in Billy Elliot... again I just LOVE JULIE WALTERS DAMN IT
eg 3: Hugh Grant and John Simm both dancing around like lunatics as British Prime Minister's to catchy pop songs and by dancing I mean... DANCING BABY. You two... I take my hat off to you :P
eg 4: Drew Barrymore dancing the moonwalk backwards to escape evil guys in Charlies Angels and also in Donnie Darko (do more drama's damn it) screaming out FUCK as loudly as possible to the world.
eg 5: Johnny Depp in Benny and Joon (love that movie)
And that's enough for the moment. What random things I post and think :/
But it's true, my respect O meter goes up when actors do crazy things and know its going to go global at the cinema/television set
what do you guys think?
So here's my random thought for the day: I have noticed that I tend to like actors that arn't afraid to do crazy stuff on TV eg Bill Nighy singing terribly about feeling Christmas in his fingers and toes, with these bizarre eyebrow wiggles and a dirty, dirty laugh. I LOVE Bill Nighy. I think I love Bill Nighy so much because in everything I've ever seen him in, he isn't afraid to take the piss out of himself.
eg 2 (and God I love this one): Julie Walters doing the strip tease to Rule Brittania in Richard E Grant's debut film Wah Wah (awesome, awesome film). In fact, Julie Walters to me is like the female Bill Nighy in my head because she also was brave enough to manage Molly Weasley and act like a woman 15 years her actual age in Ruby in the Smoke, even managing to pretend to speak poorly because she wasn't wearing her teeth. She is great as Mrs Holland because she also manages to excude menace without any lines at all, just by power of stares alone. And then of course there is her performance in Billy Elliot... again I just LOVE JULIE WALTERS DAMN IT
eg 3: Hugh Grant and John Simm both dancing around like lunatics as British Prime Minister's to catchy pop songs and by dancing I mean... DANCING BABY. You two... I take my hat off to you :P
eg 4: Drew Barrymore dancing the moonwalk backwards to escape evil guys in Charlies Angels and also in Donnie Darko (do more drama's damn it) screaming out FUCK as loudly as possible to the world.
eg 5: Johnny Depp in Benny and Joon (love that movie)
And that's enough for the moment. What random things I post and think :/
But it's true, my respect O meter goes up when actors do crazy things and know its going to go global at the cinema/television set
what do you guys think?
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Date: 2009-12-15 09:43 pm (UTC)The whole I can't Decide scene will go down a one of my favorite Master moments.
I think it might have to be that you see that they are really into the role and having fun. It's great when actors can star as brooding and serious when they need to be but not as fun to watch!!
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Date: 2009-12-15 09:53 pm (UTC)I love Julie Walters doing the strip tease... it possibly even beats *le gasp* The Master's dance
yeah that's true. Sometimes it's good to know the actor's are just having fun :)
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Date: 2009-12-15 09:54 pm (UTC)I don't think anyone could beat the Master's crazy dance but I am biased.
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Date: 2009-12-15 09:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-16 02:20 am (UTC)I agree, Benny and Joon was a truly awesome flick. I had wondered how long it took for Depp to learn how to do some of the things he did in that film.
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Date: 2009-12-16 10:20 am (UTC)