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Massawyrm calls FROST/NIXON not only one of the best of the year, but possibly Ron Howard's best film to date!!!

Published at:  Nov 19, 2008 12:09:58 PM CST



Hola all. Massawyrm here.



Occasionally, at this very time of year, you see a trailer to a movie that just screams “FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.” While it may have been made out of passion for the material or the sheer joy of filmmaking, it looks like it was made and funded for the sake of bringing home Oscar gold. Most of the time these films never pan out – tending to be drown in their own swelling ponds of pretension and industry pandering. Oh sure, they’re nicely put together – they just seem to be trying TOO HARD for something that is just supposed to occur naturally. So when one of these films comes out of the gate swinging like Frost/Nixon does and delivers the goods, proving to be one of the best things you’ve seen all year – well, it is something to talk about.



Because at first glance, Frost/Nixon screams For Your Consideration. Directed by Ron Howard and starring Frank Langella as Richard Nixon, and sprinkled with just the sorts of actors who elevate the Oscar buzz factor like Toby Jones and Sam Rockwell, this thing is gonna get talked about over and over again. But the kicker is that this is the real deal. Easily Howard’s best film of the last decade (and arguably his best ever), this film is everything Howard does well brought together into one scintillating barn burner of a drama. The movie is simply incredible. Absolutely incredible.



And to be honest, it’s hard to believe they pulled it off. Not for lack of talent, but the content. This is the story about an interview, pure and simple. There are no backroom sessions screwing people over. There’s no physical danger as an embittered ex-president sicks CIA agents on the interview team. No romantic tension tearing at the characters. It is a battle of wills between one of the most intimidating and cunning Presidents in modern history and a television personality woefully out of his depth. And it is not the stuff of fiction – but historical fact.



What makes it work is that Howard sets this up and delivers it like you would a boxing match. He builds his menace (Nixon) and then spends the movie building up this plucky team of investigators who are getting the shot of a lifetime – a bout with the champ. A man no one has been able to defeat in the verbal arena. David Frost was not the man set up to take him down. It was supposed to be Mike Wallace – exactly the type of contender you would put in the ring with a man like Nixon. Instead, with some financial maneuvering and an overconfident opponent looking for an easy win, this interviewer scored a chance at history. And history is what he got. The resulting tale is positively riveting from beginning to end, and watching the verbal sparring between the showy Frost and the stonewalling Nixon is as jarring, tense and thrilling as any boxing match.



This is the Cinderella Man of political biopics. Only it’s better than Cinderella Man.



Everyone in this movie is at the top of their game, from veteran character actors Oliver Platt and the always frenetic Sam Rockwell as Frost’s research team - to the other side, where Toby Jones continues his climb as the go to character actor of the year, giving a great performance as Nixon’s sleazy entertainment agent ‘Swifty’ Lazar. Also in Nixon’s corner is Kevin Bacon, giving a wonderfully moving portrayal of one of the last of the Nixon loyalists, Jack Brennan. But the real story is Langella as Nixon, which truly is, without hyperbole, the single greatest performance of his career. Langella has never been given a role with this much depth, power and range before, and he meets it on all fronts with the tenacity of a man possessed. He is simply astonishing, and it is completely incomparable to his previous work. Michael Sheen, who plays Frost, also gives a powerful performance. But there is this moment in the film when Nixon says to Frost “the thing about being in the limelight is that it only shines on one person,” and I couldn’t help but think about how true that was, even at that very moment. Sheen is acting his ass off, taking a character that amounts to little more than a professional smile and a hairdo and confers upon him a level of depth that makes you really feel for this guy who has bitten off more than he can chew. But as good as he is, every time Langella is onscreen, you can’t take your eyes off of him.



Based upon the play of the same name, these two actors no doubt honed their chemistry performing it together on stage and every bit of that shows here. But this film never feels like a play. Quite the contrary, Howard manages to pace this in a way that keeps it thrilling, exciting and makes you feel more like you are watching a spirited sporting event rather than an interview. Never dull for a moment and positively gripping the whole way through, this movie is going to get itself a lot of Oscar buzz and earns every bit of it.



If ever there was a year for Langella, this is it. Now that Warner Brothers has chosen to pursue best supporting for Heath Ledger, the Best Actor category is wide open and Langella has just moved to the position of frontrunner. Handily one of the best films of the year, this NEEDS to be on your must see list. Check this out the very first chance you get.



Until next time friends, smoke ‘em if ya got ‘em.

Massawyrm



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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:14:44 PM CST

    Is there a squid at the end?

    by codereduk

    No squid = bad movie

    Nuff said

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:16:25 PM CST

    I see Angels! I see Demons!

    by flaggg

    And I won't see this movie. It has BORING written all over it.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:17:19 PM CST

    NO FILM BY HOWARD CAN SURPASS WILLOW!!!!!!

    by lordrando

    George Lucas midget fetish...mad mardigan...that sexy redhead (not warwick davis the girl)...morphing animals...it has it all....are there any midgets in Frost/Nixon....and any other punctuation we should know about besides the backslash.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:17:26 PM CST

    Ron Howard

    by broosethescharuk

    It wouldn't be hard to best his body of work so far. He is the epitome of mediocrity, as far as his films go. Having said that, if Apollo 13 -- a true story -- hadn't had sound effects in the vacuum of space -- it would have been a truly excellent movie. A better director would have used the silence as a dramatic device.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:17:36 PM CST

    Willow/Mardigan

    by lordrando

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:18:03 PM CST

    There goes a healthy girl

    by earlfist

    Langella has always been quietly spectacular, even when he was captain handsome. Sheen is also a great actor. Can't wait for this!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:18:44 PM CST

    Balls/Scrotum

    by lordrando

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:19:02 PM CST

    cool

    by lashlarue

    Looking forward to this.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:19:15 PM CST

    Props to Langella.

    by mr. nice gaius

    That guy has been great for a long time. Hard to believe he played the role of Skeletor and kicked ass while doing so.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:20:51 PM CST

    Yeah, I've been a Langella fan...

    by broosethescharuk

    ...since Dracula in '79. Although I find that movie borderline unwatchable now.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:21:05 PM CST

    ps.. .watch out for boxing metaphors referring to Howard

    by lordrando

    Didnt he make that pile of crap boxing picture with Russel Crowe?

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:21:08 PM CST

    Massa, I must say, you have intrigued me about this

    by toadkillerdog

    I had little interest in seeing it, but your review has tipped me into the 'give it a shot category'.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:21:25 PM CST

    ...But with a great great score...

    by broosethescharuk

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:22:16 PM CST

    Glad to hear it's good.

    by hobocode

    I saw the play in London and it was fantastic. Look forward to this.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:27:09 PM CST

    I just have 2 things to say:

    by dollar bird

    "Which finger holds the most power?""Let this be our final battle!"

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:28:37 PM CST

    Is it better than Indy 4?

    by landrvr1

    Just wonderin'

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:32:25 PM CST

    Ron Howard? Uhhhh yeah. Like I'm gonna pay to see this.

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:39:15 PM CST

    Langella's '79 Dracula

    by skimn

    looked like the gayest hair stylist this side of Romania, going for "blue steel" when capturing one's attention. But loved Williams' score and Sir Lawrence's accent.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:39:20 PM CST

    I second Lordrando

    by shock corridor

    No Ron Howard movie will beat Willow. Curse on you Massawyrm.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:39:42 PM CST

    That's not saying much . . .

    by gruntybear

    Since "Opie Cunningham" was responsible for "Ransom" - possible the worst film ever released in cinematic history.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:45:17 PM CST

    the original play

    by jacknf

    A production of the play just finished its run a few days ago here in Halifax, and while I didn't get a chance to go catch it myself my brother did and he liked it. Didn't know they were doing a movie. That bit of info might have tip me towards seeing it, if only to compare.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 12:49:47 PM CST

    Skeletor Vs. Tony Blair!!

    by unionjackass.webs.com

  • Nov 19, 2008 12:53:17 PM CST

    If Frank Capra was making films today

    by the beef

    They'd be just like Ron Howard's films. Or, well, if Ron Howard made his films back in the days of classic Hollywood then he'd probably be more revered. That's what Ron Howard is to me; a director who makes good films of Hollywood past.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 1:00:47 PM CST

    I saw it, and I agree.

    by rollo tomassi

    This is right up there with "Apollo 13" for Howard's best. Not a flaw in this fantastic, gripping movie. My current choice for best film of 2008.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:00:55 PM CST

    Frank Langella in The Ninth Gate=Good stuff.

    by stuntcock mike

    A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code were fucking unbearable.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:02:04 PM CST

    Splash 2

    by mrfan

    I want it next with a computer generated John Candy.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:02:28 PM CST

    Cock/Anus

    by stuntcock mike

    Lets start the alternate title contest gents

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:07:51 PM CST

    I hope it is better than Attack of the Clones

    by disfigurehead

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:16:06 PM CST

    Hey gang, if this was around 10 years ago

    by skimn

    Rob Reiner would've got ahold of it and ruined it. Yes, I know Spinal Tap, Princess Bride, Stand By Me, Misery...but since then?So Meathead's film output beats Opie's which barely beats LaVerne's?? I need a friggin scorecard...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:19:38 PM CST

    Dollar Bird

    by mr slippy fist

    I should have seen those coming, fantastic lines and I about pissed myself.

    However, nothing beats, "Nobody takes pot shots at Lubic!"

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:40:55 PM CST

    Better than Cinderella Man?

    by aquatarkusman

    WTF?!?!? HOLY SHIT!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:41:18 PM CST

    PLANT!

    by cedar_room

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:49:49 PM CST

    Frost was frequently underestimated

    by kaitain

    "David Frost was not the man set up to take him down."

    Frost's power was in APPEARING to be lightweight when he has always had a sharp, incisive mind. Almost like a shaolin drunken fighter, lulling the interviewee into a false sense of security, then getting them to slip up. Did the same thing with Blair a couple of years ago.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:51:55 PM CST

    I've liked sum and loathed others

    by sidius

    Liked: Apollo 13, Cinderella Man, Backdraft

    Loathed: Beautiful Mind, Edtv, Da Vinci Code.

    It appears that when he tones down the musical cues and heavy handed visuals he can be a solid director. But often he relies on too many old tricks to convey emotion.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 1:56:51 PM CST

    Apollo 13 is the closest he's gotten to a good film

    by beatsme

    Otherwise, he's master of the mediocre, with a few trips into "bad movies we love" territory (Backdraft, Far & Away)

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  • Nov 19, 2008 1:57:21 PM CST

    Obviously Massawyrm is just Pandering to the Giants

    by alpo jones

    Massawyrm is just trying to throw praise and AICN cineaste street cred at a huge hollywood prestige project. "You know what other movie is also great?...Will Smith's next movie!!! You know every once in awhile studio executives ply you with gifts to write a review of a movie and you were already going to write a great review of it because you wanted those gifts!?!?! THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS!" Yeah, let me know how that screenwriting project you're working on turns out, Massawyrm. Oh, turnaround already? Who woulda thought?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 1:58:24 PM CST

    If anything..

    by skimn

    its got a great fucking cast. Platt and Rockwell in the same movie. Why didn't someone think of it sooner.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 1:58:59 PM CST

    NOT a film to take your gf to, but if Massa says it's good...

    by ricarleite

    I'll check it out. Somehow. I'll sneak in after taking my gf to see some chick flick.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:11:52 PM CST

    Probably Massa's best review, too!

    by unionjackass.webs.com

    I've often thought of Massa as a Harry clone, review wise. But - this review was very good.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:13:11 PM CST

    Willow was better than 14 hour LOTR

    by samuel fulmer

    With little hobbits running around in love with each other. Come on, you know it's true. Val Kilmer as Han Solo and the James Horner soundtrack can't be matched.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:21:16 PM CST

    "I must possess all, or I possess nothing!"

    by my mom is a whore

    "Tell me about the loneliness of good, He-Man. Is it equal to the loneliness of evil?"

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:21:47 PM CST

    Damn You Michael Bay

    by mcmlxxvi

    Damn You Michael Bay

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:22:40 PM CST

    FORWARD/SLASH...

    by the eskimo

    ...Pisses me off. I Don't know why. Frost;Nixon Frost:Nixon Frost-Nixon Frost vs. Nixon Frost<Nixon Frost\Nixon Frost.Nixon Frost~Nixon

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 2:35:54 PM CST

    Stuntcock Mike

    by slone13

    Let's not and say we did.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:39:03 PM CST

    Slag Howard all you want

    by skimn

    The man did give Tom Hanks and Michael Keaton their first major film roles, and John Candy's best or second best (Trains, Planes) supporting role as Hank's brother in Splash. He hired the SCTV folk frequently.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:39:07 PM CST

    Let Clint Howard direct

    by samuel fulmer

    It's time.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:42:13 PM CST

    George Lucas directed Willow.

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

  • Nov 19, 2008 2:47:32 PM CST

    There will be a He-Man movie, Demode.

    by nice marmot

    Whoever directed Kung Fu Panda is directing it. It'd be sweet if Langella voiced Skeletor.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:48:10 PM CST

    He-Man The Movie: starring MY COCK

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

  • Nov 19, 2008 2:51:12 PM CST

    DANNYGLOVER

    by massawyrm 1

    I guess this is one of those cases were people say "I thought He-Man would be bigger in person."

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:52:21 PM CST

    AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

    by nasty in the pasty

  • Nov 19, 2008 2:54:21 PM CST

    George Lucas Directed Frost/Nixon

    by samuel fulmer

    With Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd. It'll clean up come Oscar time!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 19, 2008 2:54:46 PM CST

    George Lucas Directed The Matrix

    by samuel fulmer

    With his neck

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:57:02 PM CST

    This does look good...

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    Saw the trailer last night at W. Howards very hit and miss. Apollo 13, Willow, Backdraft, The Paper, Parenthood. All damn good. Cinderella Man and Splash were ok (from what i remember of Splash). The Missing was an interesting failure. Ransom, EdTV and Grinch were ordinary. Beautiful Mind was overrated shite and DaVinci Code was fucking awful. He needs to dump the Dan Brown shitfests and make the Arrested Development movie.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:57:25 PM CST

    is there a deathsatar at the end!?

    by filmfunk

    i just realised Return of the Jedi is the same as Starwars but with wickets!?

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  • Nov 19, 2008 2:58:47 PM CST

    Ha! Massawyrm...

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    I'll give credit where credit is due. That was damn funny.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 3:01:16 PM CST

    HA!!! Well done, Massa.

    by mr. nice gaius

  • Nov 19, 2008 3:04:27 PM CST

    MNG is just against me today...

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    ...I shall have to start a resistance to your Mod campaign. I will reach out to the new blood.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 3:04:54 PM CST

    Massawyrm

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    Thank you.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 3:13:37 PM CST

    will Sheen host the big screen Through The Keyhole?.

    by rocklobster800

    Eh? EH?!! Am I right? Any English people who might get that refrence...no? Bummer :(

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  • Nov 19, 2008 3:15:35 PM CST

    and yes....

    by rocklobster800

    Langella was the saving grace of MOTU....his Skeletor was fantastic, so much so that I cant watch any other incarantion now...theyll have to bring him back fr the voice in the revamp...I mean COME ON!!A

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  • Nov 19, 2008 3:28:48 PM CST

    Better than Willow?!!

    by jugdish

    NOOOOOOOOOO

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  • Nov 19, 2008 4:10:25 PM CST

    DGDB

    by mr. nice gaius

    Sorry but I've got to call a good slam when I see it. And Massa was quick on the draw with that one.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 4:15:58 PM CST

    "Asch we go shrew the keyhole"

    by charyoutree

    whys he always sound drunker than my dad?

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  • Nov 19, 2008 4:26:03 PM CST

    Massa...No mention of Hopkins 'Nixon'?

    by cheif brody

    Thought there might be SOME comparisons made between their two takes of Tricky Dick...Sounds like Langella really nailed it...Who was better???
    Brolin's Bush?...or Frank's Nixon? Cuz...i think Josh did an outstanding job in W.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 4:27:19 PM CST

    Frank Langella

    by bobparr

    Didn't he used to fuck Woopi Goldberg?

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  • Nov 19, 2008 4:27:33 PM CST

    Langella looks too satirical in the part...

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    ...it looks like a fucking comedy. Dan Hedaya looked better.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 4:28:32 PM CST

    "Pedestrian, Mediocre"

    by bobparr

    I could not agree more with those terms to describe Ron Howard. The guy is so "Paint By Numbers".

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  • Nov 19, 2008 4:32:17 PM CST

    I still can't believe Massawyrn doesn't have cable or satellite.

    by leafar the lost

    I really can't. It makes no sense to have someone who writes movie and Roleplaying Game reviews on AICN who has never seen Battlestar Galactica. Massawyrm seemed proud of it when he wrote it; I saw it as weirdly pathetic. Normally, the people who choose not to have cable/satellite do it for religious or other stupid reasons, and they believe that they are better than the rest of us. I do not believe for a second that Massawyrm cannot afford to buy cable, when he can afford to subscribe to a monthly Dungeons and Dragons service. I know he is paying at minimum $50.00 a month or more on roleplaying products. Finally, I will see the Frost/Nixon movie, but not because of Massawyrm's review. In fact, his review made me not want to see it, but I am a fan of Ron Howard, and I have learned to trust anything that Massawyrm writes. Thank you for your time.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 4:45:08 PM CST

    Leafar the Lost

    by massawyrm 1

    What's really going to bake your beanie-spinning little noodle is that I've managed to get this far in life without a cell phone either.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 5:23:21 PM CST

    Best Howard film is no great compliment

    by s0nicdeathmonkey

    the man makes terrible, horrible, pandering movies. However, AD gets him a lifetime pass in my book.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 5:29:38 PM CST

    Langella, Emissary of the GORGONITES

    by jaws wayne

    Can't believe no-one here mentioned Langella as the voice of Archer !
    Best use of puppets and animatronics ever seen in a Hollywood film, Stan Winston God bless and R.I.P man. Time to press them talking buttons again on those 12" Archer/Langella and Chip Hazard/T. Lee Jones action figures now. And Hasbro, please put those unreleased 7" Link and Butch Meathook figures on the market okay ?

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  • Nov 19, 2008 5:33:12 PM CST

    Arrested Development..

    by charyoutree

    ..is the best thing hes been associated with. But come on doesn't ANYONE like Parenthood?

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  • Nov 19, 2008 5:43:17 PM CST

    Charyou...

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    Parenthood has been noted.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 5:43:43 PM CST

    Jaws and Charyou

    by skimn

    Yes and yes. Small Soldiers was Dante's last great effort.God bless Phil Hartman. And Parenthood had a great cast, gave Steve Martin a realistic Dad role (unlike the Father Of The Bride stuff), and perhaps gave us the first Keanu "Whoa!". Car accident during head? C'mon thats good...

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  • Nov 19, 2008 5:49:31 PM CST

    Ron Howards best movie ever?

    by otm shank

    I don't know....Night Shift is pretty fucking awesome.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 5:49:47 PM CST

    No Squid, No Peace.

    by le vicious fishus

    Know Squid, Know Peace.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 5:53:34 PM CST

    Grand Theft Auto!!!!!!

    by skimn

    Had to throw some Corman in there.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 6:14:40 PM CST

    Totally forgot about Parenthood

    by beatsme

    That's such a good one, my brain forgets he was actually involved in that. And I guess Splash is OK.

    But people actually think Backdraft is a good movie?!

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  • Nov 19, 2008 6:27:29 PM CST

    I can't say that...

    by p0llk4t

    "A Beautiful Mind was the worst Best Picture I've ever seen"...but that's because I left halfway thru.I learned something new about myself that day. I will walk out on a movie if it's really really boring.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 6:45:23 PM CST

    Yes, but is it historically accurate?

    by kal reeve

    There were several inaccuracies in both "A Beautiful Mind" and "Cinderella Man."

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  • Nov 19, 2008 7:12:24 PM CST

    A Beautiful Mind was great you tasteless cunts...

    by thewaqman

    and worst Best picture you've ever seen? You haven't seen many then. I could name worse. Oh my bad, the people on this forum think Willow is a fucking masterpiece. Bunch of clowns. And some tard calls it better than LOTR aswell. OMG, I'm going to faint from the stupidity of this Talkback.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 7:18:35 PM CST

    Historical Inaccuracies?

    by dennismm

    "A Beautiful Mind" was one long lie. Read the book - heck, just read the lengthy introduction - to see how much Goldsman and Howard chose not to put on the screen, or how they chose to water it down to make it more like the movies and less like messy reality.


    Worst Best Picture? How about "Around the World In 80 Days," people? "Rain Man?" "Shakespeare in Love?" How about that stinker, "The Greatest Show on Earth?" Grow some perspective, Talkbackers.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 7:20:45 PM CST

    I cannot see Howard...

    by adelai niska

    ever doing better than Apollo 13.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 8:10:12 PM CST

    No cell phone?

    by filmcans

    That's so damn inspiring. I'm serious. I want to kill mine.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 8:48:08 PM CST

    I can't believe I still haven't seen Apollo 13 . . .

    by nice marmot

    . . . Beautiful Mind? Boring but not BAD. What's w/ the hate? I must be a sucker cause I tear up every time I catch Cinderella Man. I LOVE Cocoon, Splash, and Parenthood. You can do worse than Ransom & Far Away. Night Shift and Gung Ho are all right. DaVinci Code, Backdraft, The Missing and Willow sucked. Never saw any of the others.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 9:32:30 PM CST

    Surprised you even mentioned the play...

    by bronx cheer

    Peter Morgan...playwright and screenwriter.
    How about using a few words to name the playwright who created the work Ron Howard adapted? All this praise for Howard and others and not a mention of the writer? Please help end the fantasy that directors are Gods. It all starts with words.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 9:40:13 PM CST

    couric/palin

    by swanstep

    the second time as farce....

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  • Nov 19, 2008 9:42:00 PM CST

    I boycotted Howard after his Obama endorsement

    by mike hunt

  • Nov 19, 2008 9:53:22 PM CST

    Hey Massa!! You've got until February

    by bobparr

    to convert your rabbit ears to digital. You Lame Ass!

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  • Nov 19, 2008 9:53:23 PM CST

    Frank Langella stuck his cock inside Whoopi Goldberg

    by 1922

  • Nov 19, 2008 10:23:15 PM CST

    I remain unimpressed by the footage I have seen...

    by jackislost

    Maybe that will change when I see the final film. Still, why is that every actor who tries to portray Nixon seems to be an impersonation of a bulldog who just learned to talk? Sometimes, it's almost embarrassing. Hopefully, this will be better but I'm not optimistic...

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  • Nov 19, 2008 10:26:02 PM CST

    And I like SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE damnit...

    by jackislost

    It is quite delightful. "I have a new play." "What's it called?" "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter". How can you not love that?

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  • Nov 19, 2008 10:36:17 PM CST

    JackIsLost yes... Shakespeare in Love

    by murdermostfowl

    Shakespeare in Love is awesome, but erm.... what's the relevance?

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  • Nov 19, 2008 10:43:23 PM CST

    codereduk, I heard they're adding back in the squid footage...

    by murdermostfowl

    Right at then end when Nixon calls the press conference and says "I have never been a quitter... OH HOLY SHIT It's a GIANT Fucking SQUID ... NO!!! A Not-Unlike-Chthulhu-though-not-Chthulhu-because-everything-watchmen-had-in-it-is-the-coolest-thing-ever-and-totally-would-ruin-the-story-if-you-left-it-out-or-compared-it-to-Chthulhu TERRORIZING SQUID!!!!"

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  • Nov 19, 2008 10:44:17 PM CST

    THE TRAILER BLEW ME AWAY

    by bringingsexyback

    I'd never been excited by a Ron Howard movie before but this one did it for me. Thanks for the review, Massa - I'm there.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 10:49:18 PM CST

    MIKE HUNT

    by bringingsexyback

    If Obama endorsements are the basis of your boycotts, you're going to have a movie famine for the next 8 years. I hope David Zucker gets productive for your sake.

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  • Nov 19, 2008 11:23:16 PM CST

    Sit on it, bucko!

    by nasty in the pasty

    Hey, what do "Bucko" mean? Say WHAT?! I'm gonna kill 'im...

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  • Nov 19, 2008 11:52:52 PM CST

    Shakes. in Love

    by dollar bird

    That's actually a fun movie, although I'll never forget the time I told a friend that I had bought that movie on sale. "If I knew you wanted to see that movie," he said, "I'd have danced around you throwing rose petals and it would have been the same fucking thing." Touché, my friend. (His husband later complimented me on buying that movie and said my friend had no taste.)

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  • Nov 20, 2008 1:06:57 AM CST

    Langella based movement

    by seanpb

    i vote that we start a "for your consideration" movement to award frank langella a retrospective best actor oscar for 'masters of the universe'. as has been stated ad nauseum his performance was, all jokes aside, brilliant. absolutely menacing, note perfect. ive got a massive soft spot for the film and most of that is to do with him. hes a villian who doesnt patronise the audience and who is genuinely evil. top, top marks mr. langella. ill leave with this: "everything comes to he who waits. and ive waited so very long for this moment" whoever wrote that film, kudos to you too...we'll motion for you to get a screenwriting gong also.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 1:47:57 AM CST

    Worst Best Pictures, that spring to mind.

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    Shakespeare in Love. What a fucking love letter to your own cleverness that piece of shit is. I fucking HATE that flick and it beat Saving Private Ryan, Elizabeth AND The Thing Red Line! WTF!? Fuck Paltrow. The other worst BP I can remember that no ones mentioned is Crash. But the Oscars are notorious. Gladiator? Sure, i liked the film but BP? I could go on. But i won't.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 1:49:41 AM CST

    The THIN Red Line...

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    Rage... subsiding... Can now... type...

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  • Nov 20, 2008 2:53:44 AM CST

    The trailer looked like it was trying to hard....

    by thedark0knight

    but this review has inspired me to see it, and for the first time ever Im looking forward to a Ron Howard film.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 3:00:49 AM CST

    Little more than a smile and a hairdo?

    by tomo

    Bit unfair, that....

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  • Nov 20, 2008 3:17:01 AM CST

    Rock Lobster

    by fortunesfool

    I get the 'through the keyhole' gag. Clearly Massa didn't bother researching who Frost actually is, and what his reputation is like 'outside the US' since Massa does not live 'outside the US', thus doesn't really care what happens 'outside the US'.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 4:58:51 AM CST

    Massa - your review contains very few details on..

    by righteousbrother

    the original confrontation between Frost and Nixon, and on Sheens performance (one measly line?)
    Do you know who David Frost is? He's a bit of an institution in the UK

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  • Nov 20, 2008 6:04:48 AM CST

    I liked this better when it was called...

    by rocco curioso

    "My Dinner With Andre". Opie punchin' out another Oscar bait grumpy... wow, there's a shock. Watching a Ron Howard movie is like hitting the drive-thru at Taco Bell: You pretty much know what you're gonna get, it's always borderline mediocre, and(with that in mind)when it's done, you're left wondering why you gave it yet another shot.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 6:42:57 AM CST

    Rock Lobster

    by rolnikov

    From what I've seen of That Was the Week That Was, you could think of David Frost as the Jon Stewart of his day, only more aggressive. But to be fair to Massawyrm, the movie is supposed to play down that side of Frost, I guess to make it more of a David and Goliath battle.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 8:24:51 AM CST

    Another forgotten Howard film The Paper

    by skimn

    He does assemble damn good casts. I liked early Howard, when he was trying to prove that he was not Opie Taylor or Richie Cunningham; that he had a dirty little mind and liked to be a little raunchy.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 8:32:01 AM CST

    Skimn, not forgotten by me

    by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for

    The paper has been previously noted. But yes, a great ensemble cast.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 8:41:18 AM CST

    DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD

    by grammaton cleric binks

    Oh man, you got owned by the Massa. Seriously though you don't like any of Ron Howard's stuff? Splash, Far and Away, Apollo 13, A Beatufiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Davinci Cod (didn't like tha one myself). There's others too, but I find it hard to believe you don't like a single one.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 8:43:48 AM CST

    Ironic that long before Hopkins

    by grammaton cleric binks

    Langella played Zorro. It was an early 70s version with Ricardo Montablan as the villain. It is a must see. Then years later Hopkins plays Zorro and Nixon, then Langella plays Nixon.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 8:43:58 AM CST

    PLANT!!!!!!

    by xevoid

    Oh wait, massawym works here. My bad.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 8:44:40 AM CST

    Plus Langella played Dracula and

    by grammaton cleric binks

    Hopkins went on to play Van Helsing.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:09:07 AM CST

    Better than Night Shift? BETTER THAN SPLASH?!?!

    by royston lodge

  • Nov 20, 2008 9:09:14 AM CST

    "I thought He-Man would be bigger in person."

    by docpazuzu

    Dickblood = pwned

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:09:25 AM CST

    Whoopie Goldberg bagged Langella and Ted Danson?

    by skimn

    Has she got some magic pussy or something?

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:19:22 AM CST

    Grammaton

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    I like Far and Away a lot. That is probably his finest achievement. Willow, I credit to Lucas. I don't despise anything Howard has done. I just think he is a very bland filmmaker. Take The Grinch for example, amazing set design and make-up and everything but he was somehow able to make it feel dull and ordinary even in that magic world.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:20:11 AM CST

    DocPazuzu

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    Grow the fuck up.Yeah my feelings are still aching. Remember Doc, this isn't 3rd Grade. Get that through your fucking skull.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:25:09 AM CST

    "Remember Doc, this isn't 3rd Grade."

    by docpazuzu

    "He-Man The Movie: starring MY COCK"

    Your indignation carries such WEIGHT, Dickblood.

    Asshat.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:33:35 AM CST

    DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD

    by grammaton cleric binks

    I'll agree. I had high hopes for The Grinch. It didn't work as live action unfortunately. After that there was no way Cat in the Hat was going to get my money. You and Doc G need to play nice now.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:37:19 AM CST

    Doc P, stupid typos

    by grammaton cleric binks

    We need an edit button. They have one in the zone.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:38:21 AM CST

    Binks

    by docpazuzu

    I'd rather have the "Doc G" than an edit button. Non-edited TB is what AICN is all about.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:39:53 AM CST

    DocPazuzu

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    Yeah....I have a sense of humor.
    You like to pretend you're some grown up authority around here and proceed to throw it in my face "Ooooooh....he made fun of your small wiener!! You got owned!" Fuck off you unoriginal piece of shit. Get hit by a car.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:44:06 AM CST

    DocPazuzu

    by grammaton cleric binks

    I suppose, then you can't have someone change their opinion. I just hate fast and fat fingered typos. It makes me look like a moron.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:49:43 AM CST

    naaaawww.....

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    ...anyone who judges you based off grammar and typos is a cunt, and not worth speaking to in the first place.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:58:13 AM CST

    Letterman/McCain

    by skimn

    With Norm MacDonald and Bobby Lee.I don't know, I got nothing.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:01:10 AM CST

    Let me guess, Dickblood...

    by docpazuzu

    ...you have a ghost poster, right? I mean, there's no way you can type that quickly or that correctly with all those girly tears welling up in your eyes, is there?

    Seriously, "grown up authority"? How big of a bitch are you, anyway? Likewise when you get called on your bizarre movie tastes, you respond by callinig people "elitist". I haven't seen this much sobbing since Spider-Man 3 -- including my own tears after having seen it.

    Jesus, what a pussy.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:04:07 AM CST

    DICKBLOOD! PAZUZU!! COOL YOUR ENGINES!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5joHbAlHek&feature=related

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:05:45 AM CST

    PAINS ME TO SAY IT BUT HOWARD WOULDA DONE A BETTER SPIDEY 3

    by bringingsexyback

    Shit. Uwe Boll woulda done it better.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:08:39 AM CST

    BASHIR/JACKSON

    by bringingsexyback

    With Kal Penn as Martin Bashir and Zac Efron as Michael Jackson. Special appearance by Shia LeBeouf as the molested kid.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:09:40 AM CST

    The funny thing is I try to get along with

    by grammaton cleric binks

    everyone even if I disagree with their opinions. I've had conversations with both of you guys, Doc and Danny, but enuffznuff. C'mon guys, bury the hatchet, not in someone's head, and let's get back to the movies.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:10:50 AM CST

    MNG '08

    by just pillow talk

    Promising never to have an edit button in talkback land.Because MNG understands the common poster, and does not condone "zoners" in any way, shape, or form.Voting yes for MNG = freedom of talkback.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:11:44 AM CST

    not gonna happen Binks...

    by just pillow talk

    UNLESS you vote for MNG for mod, '08!Donation of internets is always welcomed.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:14:40 AM CST

    BINKS - GO FUCK YOURSELF!!!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    How u doin? Long time no see.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:14:58 AM CST

    Actually I only go to the zone for

    by grammaton cleric binks

    one forum. We had a talkback going thousands of posts strong when it got cut, so we just restarted it in the zone. I guess I can live without an edit button here as long as everyone realizes I do know how to spell, and am not a complete idiot, only a partial one.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:15:48 AM CST

    MNG FOR MOD 08, I APPROVE

    by bringingsexyback

    I'd like to be appointed Secretary of Talkback Defense, if you don't mind.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:17:36 AM CST

    have you stabbed any shitheels over the past week?

    by just pillow talk

    Do you have faith in 2for2true?If the answers are (1) 3 or more and (2) Yes, and it is unshakable...Then you have been properly vetted, and may now be interviewed by MNG.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:18:51 AM CST

    DocPazuzu

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    I have never thrown the word "ELITIST" around with anyone but you. It has nothing to do with people disagreeing with my bizarre tastes. The TB'ers I speak with regularly, disagree with almost all of my preferences. It doesn't make them elitist, because they are not arrogant pricks that think they are above everyone else here. Keep pretending you're just a nice normal TB'er. Good day to you MoM #2. And don't worry, your opinion is the only one that counts. Continue....

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:18:57 AM CST

    BringingSexyBack, yeah bite my shiny metal

    by grammaton cleric binks

    ass too. It looks like I'm goofing off at work, but really I just started a new job working second shift, so I'm chilling out this morning enjoying my coffee, watching Doc and Danny fight, etc.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:21:36 AM CST

    I PLAN ON BRING THREE DOZEN PENCILS TO THE MALL

    by bringingsexyback

    for Christmas shopping, and I believe Obama's Presidency was pre-ordained by 2for2true Himself.

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  • What role is Clint Howard playing?

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:23:11 AM CST

    Too lazy to hit IMDB but

    by grammaton cleric binks

    I don't recall where he was in A Beautiful Mind or Cinderella Man. I always try to keep my eye out for Clint almost to the point of being distracted from the movie.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:26:47 AM CST

    SARAH PALIN CAN FIT CLINT HOWARD'S HEAD IN HER COOCH

    by bringingsexyback

    Talk to God about this woman!!

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:34:28 AM CST

    Clint Howard needs to play the growth....

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    ...on the head of Mitt Romney's dick after he followed the verse "8 on 9" and plowed through 9 virgins in 30 minutes.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:43:40 AM CST

    Frost as a hairdo and a smile

    by massawyrm 1

    I was speaking of the CHARACTER as presented in the film, not of Frost himself. I've seen enough of these Biopics to know that characters are far too often sexed up or dressed down to make the story more interesting, and take this as a character rooted in fact rather than a portrayal of an actual person.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:44:42 AM CST

    dennisM

    by mynemaborat

    rain man as one of the worst best picture winners? its a damn good movie... and shakespeare in love obviously didn't deserve it over spr, just a case of miramax at its most influential, but its still not a bad movie. and what about crash?? that takes the title of worst bp ever for me

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:48:08 AM CST

    massa

    by mynemaborat

    character rooted in fact rather than a portrayal of an actual person?? thats just meaningless fluff... sounds like a cover for a stereotypical characateur

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:48:29 AM CST

    WINFREY/CRUISE

    by bringingsexyback

    Starring Warwick Davis as the couch.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:52:34 AM CST

    and

    by mynemaborat

    that right there kinda contradicts your claims of this being historically accurate when they turn one of the main characters, actually mentioned in the title no less, into something more palatable or interesting or whatever

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:58:20 AM CST

    I KNOW THE ELECTION'S OVER BUT THIS IS A FUNNY WINKLER MOMENT

    by bringingsexyback

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH3jgEEDGbo

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  • Nov 20, 2008 10:58:37 AM CST

    WARWICK/VAL

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    Starring Willow and Mad Martigan painting the down red and popping corks on virgin ass, Mitt Romney style. BIG UPS TA' UTAH, PLAYA!

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  • Nov 20, 2008 11:11:06 AM CST

    Had to do a double take

    by skimn

    I thought you posted Warwick Davis as the COOCH.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 11:21:23 AM CST

    Warwick Davis as The Piss Flaps

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

  • Nov 20, 2008 11:34:05 AM CST

    WARWICK AS THE COOCH?

    by bringingsexyback

    Been there, done that!

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  • Nov 20, 2008 11:41:24 AM CST

    Completely agree on the cellphone, Massa

    by jackrabbitslim

    To me its nothing more than a leash for a trained puppy. Nothing quite as entertaining as watching cellphone wearers Pavlovian response when their 3g master calls. Reach, Rover, reach. Speak. Good dog.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 11:42:55 AM CST

    I can't believe that Massawyrm doesn't own a cell phone...

    by leafar the lost

    ...but he does own a computer with internet access. I would have to assume that he doesn't own a car either, and he has to be driven everywhere, because he cannot function in the real world with assistance. With every review that he writes Massawyrm gives us a few more details about his life, and what we see is truly disturbing.
    By the way, "A Beautiful Mind" was a great movie, and one of the reasons for it's success was that Clint Howard was not in it. I wish Ron would stop supporting his idiot brother's career. I have a brother, and I wouldn't hire to do anything. Do you still have to wipe Clint's ass, Ron?

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  • Nov 20, 2008 11:55:53 AM CST

    Speaking of the Howard family

    by skimn

    Always like to see Papa Rance Howard still getting roles. He was the preacher in Walk Hard.."Thats the devil's music"...sock in jaw...

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  • Nov 20, 2008 12:14:21 PM CST

    I USE MY CELL TO TALKBACK AND BROWSE PICS OF CAMILLA BELLE

    by bringingsexyback

    Not to make calls and shit.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 12:18:04 PM CST

    Enjoyed seeing Rance Howard on Angel,

    by mrfan

    Glad to see him still getting roles also.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 12:22:09 PM CST

    Parenthood was Ron Howard's greatest film.

    by jimmay

    It's the only one he ever made that doesn't overreach or drown you in triteness. Other than that, he is the consummate go-to Director for Oscar bait films that critics always end up recognizing just don't go the mile but the run of the mill public ends up swooning over. Other examples of these psuedo-contenders, Howard directed and otherwise, are: The Last Samurai, Crash, Apollo 13, Glory, Charlie Wilson's War, Cinderellla Man, Changeling, the works of Rob Reiner, Edward Zwick, even Spielberg's had a few not-quite there yet lightweights: The Terminal, Catch Me if you Can, Amistad.
    There seems to be one in contention every year before the nominations are announced. Usually, they are mercifully snubbed, but sometimes they break through, and every once in a while they win the whole damn thing, like Crash. I suspect this year's idiot's contender for Best Picture will be this year's Far and Away, Baz Luhrmann's Australia.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 12:35:21 PM CST

    A man no one has been able to defeat in the verbal arena?

    by dalvis

    Perhaps you are forgetting about Nixon's debate with Kennedy.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 12:53:11 PM CST

    Dalvis

    by ricarleite

    People who listened to the debate on the radio stated Nixon won. Kennedy appeared to have won for TV audiences due to his relaxed posture and good looks, opposed to a nervous, odd looking Nixon who had not shaved and was recovering from a flu.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 1:00:43 PM CST

    I think I'll watch the actual Frost/Nixon interviews first.

    by royston lodge

    From the clips online at www.frostnixon.com, I think I want to see the actual interview before I see the movie. The real Nixon doesn't look nearly as confident and in-control as Langella's version.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 1:32:28 PM CST

    Gung Ho 2:Gung Ho-er

    by samuel fulmer

    Something's gotta revive George Wendt and Michale Keaton's acting careers.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 1:52:42 PM CST

    One of the Best?

    by pirateemery

    Good thing for that "One of the" part of that statement, or else Dark Knight would have been pissed.

    I'm sorry, but my "The Very Best of 2008 list" is too full as is. Dark Knight, Iron Man, Quantum of Solace, Tropic Thunder, Wall*E... Odds are that anything that comes in these next few weeks probably won't make it onto the list. Except perhaps Bolt...

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  • Nov 20, 2008 2:01:55 PM CST

    A Beautiful Mind was Howard's "Hoo hah" Oscar

    by skimn

    Just like Pacino won for Scent Of A Woman, Beautiful Mind was given for his long, and most important successful body of work. Since Splash broke out in what?, 1984-85, Howard's had how many flicks?? And of all genres and types. And he's widely regarded as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. (Nice guys can finish first) So add all that up, they give you an Oscar...

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  • Nov 20, 2008 2:24:27 PM CST

    LOL @ Emery.......

    by thewaqman

    Iron Man and Quantum of Solace don't deserve to be on that list. QOS wasn't as good as Casino Royale, and it was ultimately forgettable. And Iron Man was so cookie-cutter standard by the numbers fare. Tropic Thunder however was great, as was TDK and Wall=E

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  • Nov 20, 2008 4:21:17 PM CST

    DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD

    by docpazuzu

    "I have never thrown the word "ELITIST" around with anyone but you."

    Oh, you don't say?

    Here's you calling critics of the Moby-Dick reimaginging "Close minded fucks" who support "film elitism":

    http://tinyurl.com/54tbfb

    Here's you calling Coen brothers fans "elitist pricks":

    http://tinyurl.com/65whgv

    Here's you calling people who don't like Broken Arrow "elitist cunts":

    http://tinyurl.com/5lbzjy

    And guess what? In those talkbacks I'm either not present or not talking to you at all.

    You're nothing but a quasi-sentient troll who, with great difficulty one would imagine, has barely learned how to sit at a table and eat with a knife and fork in civilized company. Considering that you should stick out so much in what passes for "civilized company" in AICN talkback, is saying a great deal about you.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 4:51:27 PM CST

    Hey DocP!

    by just pillow talk

    Who you calling scruffy? I mean civilized?!That's low. Like Warwick Davis low to the ground low.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 4:52:15 PM CST

    I think the Moby Dick one he was bullshitting on

    by just pillow talk

    just say'in.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 6:38:26 PM CST

    BAHAHAHAHAHA

    by metiphislabs

    I am reading comments from people saying on Howard's body of work is mediocre. AHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Oh man, the level of stupidity is too much for my sense of humor to take at times.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 6:41:41 PM CST

    I suppose

    by metiphislabs

    Most of you are too young to remember Parenthood, one of the best comedy/dramas of all time. Also Beautiful Mind is nothing to shake a stick at. Backdraft may have been a nice fluffy action movie, but it was top notch.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:38:27 PM CST

    no subject

    by bgdawes

    I'm sure that Frank Langella is outstanding and he also probably will turn in the true best performance of the year with this, but dammit, I'll really be disappointed if he takes the award away from Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. The Wrestler is a good film, but it gets bumped up to GREAT status based on Rourke's performance. With this match up the Oscars will at least be worth watching this year.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 9:39:48 PM CST

    Mickey Rourke deserves the Oscar.

    by bgdawes

    I'm sure that Frank Langella is outstanding and he also probably will turn in the true best performance of the year with this, but dammit, I'll really be disappointed if he takes the award away from Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler.
    The Wrestler is a good film, but it gets bumped up to GREAT status based on Rourke's performance.
    With this match up the Oscars will at least be worth watching this year.

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  • Nov 20, 2008 11:01:32 PM CST

    A Beautiful Mind stizzunked, yo.

    by thebearovingian

    So bad I began to stab my brain. Through my ear.

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  • Nov 21, 2008 9:17:17 PM CST

    way to mix your metaphors there, wyrm

    by maniaq

    probably just a typo, right?
    I believe the boxing metaphor you were looking for is "coming out of the CORNER swinging" - the coming out of the gate... that's a HORSE RACING metaphor, isn't it?
    yes, I am a pedantic cunt

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