After the kind of week I've had, what better way to start my Saturday by talking about the Goober-of-Love? *g*
I don't feel anywhere near as strongly about Ben Affleck as you do, but I admit that my respect for him has come a long way. I really loved Good Will Hunting but that was more of a combination of Gus Van Sant plus Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. And I was ecstatically happy that the Harvard drop-outs (are they Harvard or Yale drop-outs?) won the Oscar.
At the time, I thought Matt Damon was the better actor (and yeah, I still do. Damon has proven his versatility) but Ben . . . well, Ben was good-looking and could write. Wasn't too sure about the acting though. I used to think that he and Keanu Reeves were having a race for the bottom of the barrel sweepstakes in Hollywood. *hides from the flying objects Dodger has hurled my way* As an aside, my views on Keanu have changed too.
Ask me my favorite Ben Affleck movie and I think I gotta go with Jersey Girl.
I missed this, even though I'm a Kevin Smith fan. *hangs head in shame* It was the idea of seeing Ben and J-Lo in the same flick that was so off-putting. Plus the reviews were pretty crappy. Is this film worth watching or is that just a stupid question to ask you? *g*
Between the Affleck brothers, Casey is by far the most talented in the acting department, imho. Aside from Gone Baby Gone, he had another fantastic film that year with Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Yeah, the title's a mouthful, but the film is amazing. I think Casey was even nominated for a Best Supporting Actor performance. Or he could've been nominated for Gone Baby Gone. Hell, I can't remember and I'm too lazy to look it up. I just know that he was nominated that year for something and his performances in both films were brilliant.
And somehow this comment has gone from being about Ben Affleck love to Casey Affleck love. That is just so me.
Let's throw in some James Marsden love for good measure, eh? Ah, Jimmy. Loved him as Cyclops. Thought the whole franchise under-utilized him terribly. Glad to see that Bryan Singer brought him over to the Superman fold 'cos he was perfectly cast as the every day superman to . . . well . . . the real Superman. Really loved him in Hairspray 'cos any cute guy that can sing can also steal my heart.
And that's it for now. Can probably get to another comment or two later today.
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Date: 2010-08-28 03:40 am (UTC)I don't feel anywhere near as strongly about Ben Affleck as you do, but I admit that my respect for him has come a long way. I really loved Good Will Hunting but that was more of a combination of Gus Van Sant plus Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. And I was ecstatically happy that the Harvard drop-outs (are they Harvard or Yale drop-outs?) won the Oscar.
At the time, I thought Matt Damon was the better actor (and yeah, I still do. Damon has proven his versatility) but Ben . . . well, Ben was good-looking and could write. Wasn't too sure about the acting though. I used to think that he and Keanu Reeves were having a race for the bottom of the barrel sweepstakes in Hollywood. *hides from the flying objects Dodger has hurled my way* As an aside, my views on Keanu have changed too.
Ask me my favorite Ben Affleck movie and I think I gotta go with Jersey Girl.
I missed this, even though I'm a Kevin Smith fan. *hangs head in shame* It was the idea of seeing Ben and J-Lo in the same flick that was so off-putting. Plus the reviews were pretty crappy. Is this film worth watching or is that just a stupid question to ask you? *g*
Between the Affleck brothers, Casey is by far the most talented in the acting department, imho. Aside from Gone Baby Gone, he had another fantastic film that year with Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Yeah, the title's a mouthful, but the film is amazing. I think Casey was even nominated for a Best Supporting Actor performance. Or he could've been nominated for Gone Baby Gone. Hell, I can't remember and I'm too lazy to look it up. I just know that he was nominated that year for something and his performances in both films were brilliant.
And somehow this comment has gone from being about Ben Affleck love to Casey Affleck love. That is just so me.
Let's throw in some James Marsden love for good measure, eh? Ah, Jimmy. Loved him as Cyclops. Thought the whole franchise under-utilized him terribly. Glad to see that Bryan Singer brought him over to the Superman fold 'cos he was perfectly cast as the every day superman to . . . well . . . the real Superman. Really loved him in Hairspray 'cos any cute guy that can sing can also steal my heart.
And that's it for now. Can probably get to another comment or two later today.