Is it just me, or do they not sound Irish in any way, shape, or form? The quality of the film is good, but I see this as another overdramatic boxer movie with big names. What makes a film like "Rocky" so awesome is its strong characters. I've met Rocky, and sometimes I know I feel like him. And even as the series becomes more epic, you still have an emotional connection with Rocky. These characters feel like movie characters.
Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
You've asked me this before. Answer is yes, and it was as dumb then as it was now. What difference does it make if I've seen him in one movie or 20? If I don't like his acting then I don't like his acting. It's not like I was all like "omfg Bale's the worst and anyone who disagrees is stoopid hur". I'm sick of seeing this type of comment on this place especially when they're jumping to conclusions.
Okay, I'll try to remember next time - Blaxican is extremely close-minded and can't recognize good acting. Because, seriously, if you'd seen American Psycho, The Machinist, The Prestige, etc. like you say you have, you wouldn't say "Bale sucks." You may not LIKE him, but that's different than him being a bad actor. I hope that makes sense, I realize it might be a little confusing for you.
Actors like Bale or Viggo are great, they lost a lot of weight for their roles. Denzel didnt do that for his role of a starving World, Craig didnt even want to try to learn a manual trany for his Bond movie so he ended up with a automatic Austin lol.
They have the something that seprates the great actors from the good or ok ones.
Originally posted by SnakeEyesDefine good and bad in an objective manner.
Okay, I'll try to remember next time - Blaxican is extremely close-minded and can't recognize good acting. Because, seriously, if you'd seen American Psycho, The Machinist, The Prestige, etc. like you say you have, you wouldn't say "Bale sucks." You may not LIKE him, but that's different than him being a bad actor. I hope that makes sense, I realize it might be a little confusing for you.
Originally posted by Mr. Rhythmic
Is it just me, or do they not sound Irish in any way, shape, or form? The quality of the film is good, but I see this as another overdramatic boxer movie with big names. What makes a film like "Rocky" so awesome is its strong characters. I've met Rocky, and sometimes I know I feel like him. And even as the series becomes more epic, you still have an emotional connection with Rocky. These characters feel like movie characters.
They're actually Americans, just of Irish decent, so they should have Massachusetts accents if anything.
This film is based off real life events. Ward, an older and supposedly washed-up boxer came back and had several great fights, notably the named "Fight of the Year" in 2002.
The Ward-Gatti matches are well known for their non-stop action in the boxing world.
Originally posted by Robtard
The Fighter.Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams.
Despite being one of those films so Irish people can finally feel good about Irish, it looks like it could be decent.
what do you mean "finally"? 😛
In your opinion my argument is a shitty one, in my opinion your opinion sucks. So, where do we go from here? You say that I've got nothing, but really, I'm just ahead of the curve. If you used your brain, you'd realize that this discussion is not going to end with you or me saying "you're right", so what's the point?
Originally posted by Robtard
They're actually Americans, just of Irish decent, so they should have Massachusetts accents if anything.This film is based off real life events. Ward, an older and supposedly washed-up boxer came back and had several great fights, notably the named "Fight of the Year" in 2002.
The Ward-Gatti matches are well known for their non-stop action in the boxing world.
I know the events are "real," and I've seen a few of his fights. However, I quote the term 'real' because this still truly feels like a Hollywood movie. You can have something based off an actual event, but if the characters don't feel real in the movie, it doesn't matter.
Saw this last night - there's a lot to love in this movie, namely the performances. Christian Bale is utterly amazing here, the man deserves any awards coming his way. Melissa Leo was also very, very good. It's not so much a boxing movie either, but rather a family drama with boxing in it, so those of you expecting a ton of literal/physical fighting should look elswhere.