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Post by RhodoraO on Feb 17, 2017 5:34:09 GMT
Discussion, reviews, news, pics, etc.
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Post by scoobysnacks on Feb 19, 2017 20:12:41 GMT
This was...okay. I thought Bale was fine. Worst in show was probably Flockhart and Pfeiffer, sadly. BTW, if anyone else here is a Pfeiffer fan, I made a forum for her too, since IMDB is foolishly shutting down: lapfeiffer.freeforums.net/
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Post by RhodoraO on Feb 20, 2017 14:41:35 GMT
I think it's one of Bale's early naturalistic performances. The best of those however is his Laurie of Little Women. I think he has developed a kind of distaste for such performances because of the relative lack of effort compared to the more transformative roles. But he should totally return to such roles as they would add more range to his already versatile roster.
As for the films, yeah it was okay, nothing particular except for Stanley Tucci.
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 4, 2017 4:16:31 GMT
This THR review from IMDb is surprisingly positive, casting a really sweet light on my memory of the film now. There is no particular notice of Bale. Quotes follow: - Hollywood's hottest dead scribe strikes again.
- With a little reconfiguring from writer-director Michael Hoffman, the latest rendering of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a lush, lusty and appropriately enchanting romantic comedy.
- While the picture takes a little time to weave its own spell, once all the elements click firmly into place, the ultimate effect is beguiling and moving. Hoffman, while reshaping things here and there, has left the dialogue reasonably intact.______________________________ The first quote is worthy of being sketched in gold on the great wall of memorable quotes. The film is a fine watch while it lasts, but you don't remember anything afterwards, except may be Tucci's Puck. During the 2014 awards season I remember there was a video of Bale meeting with Helen Mirren. It was the BAFTAS and the video shows Stanley Tucci coming up to greet Bale. Does anyone have got that video save, or a link?
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 8, 2017 14:51:14 GMT
This NYtimes Janet Maslin review is very unflattering: - Michael Hoffman's fussy production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is ... a parade of incongruities, with performances ranging from the sublime to the you-know-what... [T]here's no magic potion to banish the film's awkwardness or make it more than a string of intermittent acting highlights.
- Though Mr. West and especially Ms. Friel approach their roles with gratifying ease, Mr. Bale is once again given the cheesecake treatment and little occasion to rise above it.-
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