Desperately Need Help With Film

[urgeok2]

well... it's more of a - suspending your belief - kind of thing.

something i normally have no trouble with - but in a film like this ... the town wasnt supposed to exist in reality ...

it's kind of hard to feel that way when there's a pub on the street you had a beer in before someones wedding once.


i felt the same way with Starman - (coincidently - carpenter again) where i thought that it was a real mistake to use Bridges - because he was playing the roll of an alien ... i thought an unknown actor would have been a better choice so i wasnt distracted by knowing who he was and comparring him to his other roles.

(which is why the 1st star wars worked so well for me - unknown actors - working their hearts out)

somehow in fantasy films - unknowns as leads always work better for me.
(look at Romeros early dead films vs Land ... the stars took me right out of Land)

[Despare]

Well, an actor is supposed to play a role so well that you believe them in said role. Of course in any movie you can say that it's just a man or woman pretending. Oh, and there were stars in land? ;) (Just kidding, I gotta give Hopper his due.)

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by Despare

Well, an actor is supposed to play a role so well that you believe them in said role. Of course in any movie you can say that it's just a man or woman pretending. Oh, and there were stars in land? ;) (Just kidding, I gotta give Hopper his due.)

i know it's a silly point of view - in most movies it really doesnt matter .. but then again - in most movies you really dont have to stretch your imagination that far.

for me it's like this ..

if a fantasy (horror/sci-fi) film is handled as if this thing is really happening (in otherwords - they take the premise seriously) then it just works so much better for me with unknowns - or at least unknowns in the leading rolls.

if the movie is an obvious goof on the genre - then i dont care - i just sit back and watch what the actor does with the roll.


i realize that none of this makes any sense at all ..

[VampiricClown]

This movie came on Sci-Fi last night too.

[Despare]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

i know it's a silly point of view - in most movies it really doesnt matter .. but then again - in most movies you really dont have to stretch your imagination that far.

for me it's like this ..

if a fantasy (horror/sci-fi) film is handled as if this thing is really happening (in otherwords - they take the premise seriously) then it just works so much better for me with unknowns - or at least unknowns in the leading rolls.

if the movie is an obvious goof on the genre - then i dont care - i just sit back and watch what the actor does with the roll.


i realize that none of this makes any sense at all ..

It isn't a silly point of view really, just a little different than mine, I understand it completely though.