Comments on: CelebWatch: Stardate 12.22.08

By: S. John Ross

S. John Ross — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:25:32 +0000

#84:

Oh yeaaaah. Man, it’s been ages since I’ve seen that. Wasn’t he sort of a good guy by the end? Helping smuggle a baby ape or something? Seriously I haven’t seen that since I was a teenager, some Ape Marathon on TBS in the 80s …

By: Brett Campbell

Brett Campbell — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:32:10 +0000

83 – I don’t know Mr. Braeden from the soap opera, but I certainly remember him as the heavy in “Escape from the Planet of the Apes.”

By: S. John Ross

S. John Ross — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:39:03 +0000

#82: I think pretty much only Eric Braeden plays the same part all the time.

[checks IMdB]

No, my bad. Even Eric Braeden takes different roles. It only _seems_ like he’s played nothing but Victor Newman forever (and done a fine job, I might add).

[keeps reading]

Holy cats … he was that guy in Rat Patrol. Totally my bad. Eric Braeden, if you ever see this: you ROCK, dude. You rock the house down. Live long and prosper, my man.

By: Enterprise

Enterprise — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:31:44 +0000

I think Tom is a great actor. Anyone see Tropic Thunder? He was great in that. I like how he takes different roles and doesn’t just play the same part all the time.

By: S. John Ross

S. John Ross — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:32:23 +0000

I like Regarding Henry, too. If Mike Nichols were directing the new Trek with JJ Abrams _writing_ it, that’d be pretty kickass and encouraging.

Of course, I’d feel that way about the possibilities of a Mike Nichols film no matter who was writing it, honestly.

By: David (Flaming Wings Forever)

David (Flaming Wings Forever) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:09:31 +0000

I like Tom Cruise, and really don’t care about his religious views. Most of his movies engage and entertain me.

The movie’s story also intrigues me. And the director… well… he’s awesome. What could possibly go wrong?

By: Closettrekker

Closettrekker — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:44:28 +0000

Sorry for the typo.

That should read, “I thought it was good, especially considering his youth at the time. I do think that his writing on “Lost” is even better, but that is to be expected. Regarding Henry was 20 years ago, and JJ was a very young man.”

I hope that no one judges me solely upon what I did 20 years ago, although I still think the script was good.

Ford must have thought so as well. He was at the peak of his popularity and marketability as an actor when he signed on for that film. With two iconic roles already in his back pocket, he was hardly in a position where he had to settle for working within a script he may have found to be substandard.

By: Closettrekker

Closettrekker — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:47:29 +0000

#77—What did you think was bad about the script?

I thought it was good, especially considering his youth at the time. I do his that his writing on “Lost” is even better, but that is to be expected. Regarding Henry was 20 years ago, and JJ was a very young man.

By: T.U.M.

T.U.M. — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:39:00 +0000

#72 – I thought Ford’s performance was brilliant. But it seemed to me that he did a good performance in spite of the script, and not because of it.

By: sean

sean — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:28:34 +0000

#74

Oh I think Interview is his defining role, really. I had just already mentioned it earlier in the comments. He’s really great in that.