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Hey Houston! Michael Biehn's Made A Movie And He Wants You To Come!
Nordling here.
Quint's got an upcoming mega-interview with Michael Biehn that I can't wait to read. Seems that being in GRINDHOUSE may have given Biehn the directing bug, as he's finished a film called THE VICTIM. It's a grindhouse movie through and through, judging from the website. The film looks mean, trashy, and brutal, just how a grindhouse movie should be:
The Houston Film Critics Society and Odyssee Pictures are bringing THE VICTIM for a one night engagement at the River Oaks on August 17th at 7:30, with Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc-Biehn in attendance! There will be a Q&A after the film, where Michael will talk about the making of THE VICTIM and his career, and this is going to be a whole lot of fun. Houston doesn't often get events like this - our friends in Austin normally get them, so this is an opportunity to see one of our geek heroes in person with his new film.
Tickets are still available HERE - only $13. If you're coming, be sure to check out the Facebook event page. So you get the movie, you get Michael Biehn, and you get a fun time seeing a grindhouse movie they way it was meant to be seen - at Houston's classic River Oaks theater, which is one of our best and oldest theaters. Here's the plot synopsis:
Good time girls ANNIE (Jennifer Blanc) and MARY (Danielle Harris) find themselves in a life and death situation. Annie’s life is put in jeopardy when she is witness to a violent act at the hands of two Sheriff’s Deputies. Fleeing from ATTACKERS (Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood) she stumbles across KYLE (Michael Biehn), a recluse living in the middle of the woods.
The ruggedly handsome loner stays far from civilization – that is – until a single knock on his door throws his solitary life into chaos. Two worlds collide in this psychological thriller that will make you question your trust in mankind. WHO IS THE VICTIM?
I'll be there. Houston, time to let your geek flag fly!
Nordling, out.
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This just made my day! Pretty sad huh?
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July 30, 2011, 6:39 p.m. CST
Why don't they ever put the names above the faces even when they would match up perfectly?
by golden tribw
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July 30, 2011, 6:41 p.m. CST
(Which is not to say this is such a case, since there are two male names)
by golden tribw
Or is one of those busty backgrounders a Ryan, hmmm?
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This guy is awesome! How come he didn't become an A-Lister! The man was the male lead in Terminator & Aliens for Christ sakes! Let's not forget The Abyss & The Rock! This guy should have been bigger than Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, and just about any other "A-Lister".
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http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=43293
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... it should say "Starring Michael Biehn as Lance Henricksen".
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...shouldn't be shot on video.
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He puts in a really nice performance in the criminally underrated (except by Alan Jones, who knows his shit) The Seventh Sign. <p> He was a god to me in my youth, thanks to The Terminator, Aliens and The Abyss. And he's awesome on The Abyss documentary too.
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Growing up in the 80s this guy seemed to LIVE in my VCR ... all my favourites had this handsome fuck in them ... Not going to pretend hes a great actor but the guy has presence coming out of his ass ... Love him.
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but Cameron wanted to avoid an Aliens renunion with him and Weaver. Hopefully JC puts him into something to recapture those T1/Aliens/Abyss days; we haven't had a JC/Biehn colab since T2, and that part was cut, theatrically.
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July 30, 2011, 6:57 p.m. CST
I always thought Biehn would be a perfect Rex Racer (Racer X) in his youth - when Johnny Depp was being considered for Speed
by Professor_Monster
Love the guy - he should be in everything as far as I'm concerned.
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July 30, 2011, 7:06 p.m. CST
I JUST WATCHED THE TERMINATOR YESTERDAY AND BIEHN SHOULD HAVE BEEN HUGE.....
by CreepyThinMan
In Terminator and Alien's the guy showed charisma and acting ability. Can't believe he didn't become a gigantic star while that grinning faggot Tom Cruise went A-list.
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Along with Tom Berenger, whom I saw in Inception and it gave me a Proustian flashback. *That's Tom Fucking Berenger!* Mickey B' needs a Christopher Nolan to cast him in something big. Cameron may never call.
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July 30, 2011, 7:12 p.m. CST
I know goldentribe..that drives me nuts when it's done like this
by alienindisguise
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July 30, 2011, 7:14 p.m. CST
For a minute I thought he'd adapted Pynchon's 'V'
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
and I almost shit myself. <P> Biehn is the man. He's an icon and deserves more recognition than he gets. Watch Tombstone and it becomes obvious. What a guy. Is this the film where there are outtakes on youtube where he got choked out for real? <P> Quint said he'd interviewed him. I emailed asking when it would be out but no reply.
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there it is
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And this goes someplace else? Sorry, but no. I saw Transformers 3 at the real Imax, mainly because I didn't care if people talked and because i had a Groupon that saved me 16 dollars on two tickets. I also saw the three extended edition LOTR movies at an AMC because Alamo wasn't showing those. But that's it. No more regular theaters with loud idiots.
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July 30, 2011, 7:30 p.m. CST
he's great as a good guy, even better as a bad one
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
I think i've seen every film he ever made, including Grease. He has the Moustache Effect: slap one on him and you're guaranteed some badassedness. Tombstone and The Abyss. Growing one for Navy SEALS would probably have saved that film but I love it anyway; put a Barrett .50 cal into the hands of Bill Paxton and i'm there. He does pop up (along with Jenette Goldstein and most of the cast of Aliens) in Paxton's unbelievable music videos (I think Cameron actually made one of them?)<P> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn5WOTj-mFk<P> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfROFRi1kAA&feature=related Everyone in these videos is/was famous. Paxton must be a popular guy
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Michael Biehn need never buy a drink for himself if I'm in the bar also.
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One of the best action actors of all time hands down.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeBtcFvOPU0<P> but i'm sure he'd appreciate the sentiment. I'd really like a geek-led, in-depth interview with him. There's not really been one.
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July 30, 2011, 7:58 p.m. CST
I love Biehn but let's face it, he could never have made it to the A-list.
by SAILOR_RIPLEY
He's just a grunt.....No offense.
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It makes no sense why movie studios would place the wrong name above/below the actors' faces. The human brain would instantly connect with the poster if the saw "Bruce Willis" right above his face, instead of another leading actors' face. Get with it, Hollywood. It's not that hard to tell which name belongs to which actor.
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Aliens doesn't really count, since he was already doomed and was dead during the opening credits of the terrible Alien 3
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July 30, 2011, 8:15 p.m. CST
Navy SEALS (though he did get shot to hell)
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
and Grease. Susan's Plan?
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Fuck off sailor, biehn is great. I would rather watch biehn than most of these modern day heroes like Jason statham, clive owen and (shudder) keanu wooden reaves. Biehn is cool and likeable and doesnt need to force his characters on you. Definatley the best marine in aliens. Like Brad dourif and many others he joins a list of greats that never got to the A list, shame.
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en vino veritas
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July 30, 2011, 8:24 p.m. CST
Also, there's shitloads of TDKR set pics and videos of Tumblers and Bane and shit
by Sardonic
and you guys are posting shitty Michael Biehn stuff. I didn't even know he was still alive.
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July 30, 2011, 8:29 p.m. CST
How did he have time to direct when he is starring in COMMUNITY?
by MrMxyzptlk
And hosting Talk Soup?
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especially in Deadwood
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July 30, 2011, 8:36 p.m. CST
Always thought that Timothy Olyphant looked more like Bill Paxton (circa Twister) ... Regardless...
by cookepuss
Biehn is one of those rare guys who actually looks more badass the older he gets. I don't know if this is any good or not, but I'm a fan of the guy either way.
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http://blastr.com/2011/07/check-out-never-before-se.php
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July 30, 2011, 9:11 p.m. CST
Is Quint ever going to post his Michael Biehn interview that he apparently did months and months back???
by Bobo_Vision
The only acceptable excuse for not posting it is to hold off until later so that it coincides with the release date of Michael Biehn's projects to help give it a little boost and publicity to help him out. Other than that.....what gives?
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obviously you didn't get the Aliens reference. As I said, I love Biehn and I wouldn't exactly call Jason Statham or Keanu Reeves A-Listers.
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July 30, 2011, 9:34 p.m. CST
Terminator, Aliens, Navy Seals, Tomstone. Biehn owns.
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
I'll never get why he wasn't a bigger star. Hell yeah, I'd pay to see this if I wasn't half a country away.
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His best line: He doesn't feel pain, or pity, or remorse- and he absolutely will not stop, until you are dead! He's the norwegian maniac. Speaking of that maniac- I was listening to a rap song about capping fools. I was all like. Yeah? Good luck wit dat. Try almost a hundred kids with a shotgun to the head if you think you got a steady nerve. Ya see there? That's white power bitch. Ouch. I kid. I'm a kidder- don't ban me.
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Too bad the money men made him go digital. Would've been great to see it shot in Super 16, then transferred to digital. But that's the reality we now live in -- "Don't Get Creative !! Just Make The Fucking Movie !!" And if anybody wants to get started directing, everybody knows, this kind of zero budget thing is where you're gonna start. Still, I wish it had some flying piranha in it. Break a leg, Biehn.
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Biehn looks, in that poster, like he could be Lance Henricksen's long lost brother. Rather ironic considering their related past history.
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MB, stay in the game and make better flicks. You are loved out here. Love your movies.
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July 31, 2011, 2:13 a.m. CST
"Seems that bring in GRINDHOUSE " did you mean BEING in grindhouse?
by Jesiah
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July 31, 2011, 2:17 a.m. CST
Haven't seen Michael Biehn since The Rock, and I'm pretty sure that Jennifer Blanc was from Dark Angel
by Jesiah
I concur that Michael Biehn should have more mainstream work than he has. I also think Michael Dudikoff should have done more, the last time I heard of him was some cop show called Cobra or something like that where he drove I believe a Mustang cobra. Michael Dudikoff to me looked like James Dean but with some great martial arts skills. But yeah back to Biehn he had one of the burliest death scenes of all time when he faced down Ed Harris in The Rock; just saw Ed recently in a commercial for That's What I Am.
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Given that Hicks and Quarritch are two completely different personalities, Cameron made a mistake, I feel. The guy who played Quarritch (Stephen Lang?) did very little with the material. Seriously, who would want that guy in charge of anything??? Admittedly, the script did little to help him, but you can do a lot with a glance of remorse, a hesitation, a look of true fear. Biehn may not have done any better, but it would've been fun to see him and Weaver go head-to-head rather than arm-in-arm. The rest of Avatar I _love_ but Quarritch does make it more black-and-white than it needed to be. Humans BAD, Na'vi GOOOOD.
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Just occurred to me. This is the second time Harris has defeated Biehn. The Abyss was the other. Pipe vs knife. Great stuff!
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July 31, 2011, 5:49 a.m. CST
The only reason he never made A-list was he lost his hair...
by SonicRiver
I love the guy, and think he rocks, but it seems that the public never got to grips with his receding hairline. When you graph the commercial success of the films he was in against the level of recession, it all becomes too clear.
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but personally I see why it never happened, as he really is a bit uncharismatic on the screen. And all his most well known roles could have been acted by anyone, no real substance in his work.
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and no one back in 93 could have done a better job as Johnny Ringo. He must have been doing something right because we've got a whole list of memorable characters, easily as many (in some cases more than) as the a-listers out there. Cameron and the mainstream may have forsaken him, but the kids who grew up with him there on the screen? They're older now and some are directors, some are writers and they won't have forgotten him. He'll be back in the mainstream, the only issue is in what capacity. <P> He is much, much better than the DTV-ish stuff he has been doing of late. He needs a Nolan or another bout with Tarantino. I mean, look what he did with Hiram Coffey. I'd watch a ten part HBO series about a SEAL commander going slowly schizoid on an underwater drilling rig if he were playing it. As for Avatar, I love Lang as an actor, but tell me that Biehn would not have been better for the role?<P> There's an alternate universe out there where Cameron made his Spiderman with the 30 year old Biehn. It probably would have had blue, T2ish lighting and it would have been great.
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Im sorry you had to work with Michael Bay.
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So his line from THE ABYSS "We're gonna have to take steps" should be "We're gonna have to take Twelve Steps"? Haaaaa! You WISH you'd thought of it first!
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and ready to get wet in 15 minutes!"
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July 31, 2011, 10:52 a.m. CST
Biehn is awesome, I've never seen him not deliver the acting goods
by Stegman84
The man has actual range too, definitely one of those shoulda-been-a-star guys, but alas it just never quite happened. And yet, he can stand toe-to-toe witrh anyone. His scene in The Rock opposite Ed Harris is the best damn thing in the movie (a movie that I quite like, actually), likewise Val Kilmer wouldn't have been half as good or fun to watch in Tombstone without Biehn to bounce off of, and it always surprises me how much that performance is overlooked when it is as good as any in that film. The stoic Hicks of Aliens, the twitchy Reese of Terminator, the slowly unhinging Coffey in The Abyss, he always bring the goods for Cameron. But even truer, he always brings the goods, in good film or bad, in big role or small. Friedkin's Rampage, Roddam's K2, little seen flicks like The 7th Sign, In a Shallow Grave, The Ride, and Mojave Moon, give Biehn a decent role and he delivers, give him a poor one and he still does his best. Can't ask for much more than that from any actor really. I'm definitely interested in seeing what the film is like, and both this and The Divide are very much on my radar right now. If only someone would recognise his talent and reward his hard work over the years, and rescue him from his current dtv trappings...
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I will definitely try to see this film, as he is awesome in everything he's done. One question though, how do you pronounce his surname? Bee-ain? Been? Bi-ehn?
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Let's just take TERMINATOR as an example...Biehn is the heart and unyielding soul of that movie. Badass and resourceful, yet lean and ragged...he looks like someone that grew up hunted and feral. You never doubt his scrappy competence and that he's going to get shit done, but there's desperation around the edges...a darkness and determination in the face of despair that makes him an endlessly sympathetic character. He's a man of few words, but you can clearly see the turmoil as well as the strength underneath, making his brief but famous speeches in the movie all the more iconic. Michael Biehn isn't the best actor in the history of the world, but he's irreplaceable. Damn, I just gave myself a partial erection.
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You don't *need* to know the details of this operation...it's better if you don't.
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He's a fierce, resourceful fighter who can "switch off pain", but he's also an undernourished virgin driven by an almost religious love. Not a combo you see very often in movies, and the guy pulls it off and portrays it all with very little exposition necessary. At its heart, The Terminator is a movie about sadness and loss. That's why Fiedel's main theme is a lament.
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Where did the rest of my first post go? Hmmm. Anyway, I was commending Biehn on the degree to which he clearly knows his own movies inside-out. He always has interesting and insightful things to say about them in commentaries and retrospectives.
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July 31, 2011, 1:03 p.m. CST
but he's also an undernourished virgin driven by an almost religious love
by THE_CHOPPAH
Well said. Hell, as the mother of the savior, Sarah Connor is a hard-bitten Virgin Mary type figure. And being impregnated by a time traveling warrior from the future is just as mysterious and supernatural as immaculate conception. Reese is the only one with the faith, humility, courage, and quietly determined balls to bone the messiah's mom...and Biehn played it perfectly.
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What is the thought process that led to this new trend of mismatched names and faces? The first couple times I saw it I assumed it was just a fuckup that slipped past quality control, but what the fuck?
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July 31, 2011, 2:40 p.m. CST
good stuff choppah and misterdarcy, I couldn't have said it better
by lv_426
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July 31, 2011, 2:50 p.m. CST
Also, am I crazy to think that Biehn could now play and older and war wearied John Connor in proper Terminator future war film?
by lv_426
This time one that is R-rated, dark as he'll, nuclear winter, with chrome plated terminators and HK's, as well as the blue and purple laser and plasma based weaponry. If you think about it, it actually makes sense doesn't it? Since Kyle Reese was John Connor's father, the future leader would actually look like Biehn. Cast Arnold as an old general that is second in command of the resistance. Then at the midpoint of the film, Arnie's character is captured by the machines and used by Skynet as the basis for the T800 terminators, both because of his size being able to conceal the endoskeleton, and as a psychological weapon against John Connor. Whose with me?
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July 31, 2011, 3:05 p.m. CST
The other option is to still cast Biehn as John Connor, but then have Arnold play both good and bad terminators
by lv_426
one that has been captured and reprogrammed by the resistance. This particular terminator has aged more than the previous Arnold models (T800) seen in the other films, mainly due to being in the field a long time and then after being captured, not having access to the cyborg skin and muscle tissue treatments that Skynet provides to a terminator once it returns to a base. There would also be some younger Arnold models roaming around the nuclear winter wastes. These bad terminators would look younger, kinda the way they did it in Terminator Salvation. That would be bad ass. Arnold playing both the protector role again, but this time having to fight against terminators that look just like him. It would also be interesting in that Connor, being an older and wiser man worn by years of war, would have a completely different view and relationship with a terminator programmed to protect and serve him. It would be very different than the wide eyed optimistic and fun view that his younger self had of the terminator in say T2. I think Biehn could pull it off. Maybe in 2018, when the Terminator rights supposedly revert back to James Cameron.
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July 31, 2011, 3:07 p.m. CST
re: "all his most well known roles could have been acted by anyone"
by ScaryWaitress
I couldn't disagree more. I think his particular flavor hasn't been repeated... misterdarcy nailed his presence on the head. He's not a wuss, he's not macho, he's not an over-the-top, larger-than-life actor, and yet he's still a leading man. Movies seem overrun by the Jason Stahams and the Sly Stallones, the Harrison Fords and the Denzel Washingtons,* and when they run out of those, we get... Josh Hartnett? Tobey Maguire? MICHAEL CERA? My point here being, where's the just-plain-really-good-guy? Why AREN'T there more Michael Biehns? Michael Biehn, to me, comes from the same strain that gave us Roy Scheider. This type of actor is a bigger risk for big box office draw BECAUSE they're a little more nuanced, subtle, than your Jason Statham type, but they can totally and believably carry a fully-loaded action flick. Sure, you could have cast a bigger name in, say, Biehn's role in The Abyss. It could have been more over the top. Instead, from Biehn we got a far more interesting and unsettling antagonist. *For the record, I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of these actors** and am not disparaging their acting ability, but they all have very strong personalities which don't disappear in any of their roles. **Harrison Ford, though, is on my short list of actors who need to be smacked re: their career choices lately though.
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July 31, 2011, 7:01 p.m. CST
Reese and Hicks are joining up to make Houston cum at the next 620?
by Immortal_Fish
The devil you say.
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He is so "I just do NOT give a fuck about your problems" On a side note: how an actress with the name "Ryan Honey" is not a porn actress is beyond me.
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Got the Aliens ref, thanks. Maybe my fuck you was a bit harsh but it was a reaction to these under used actors that really pisses me off as once they are too old or dead, its too late.
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I wish there were more events. Maybe this statement will draw comments alerting me of such. I have nothing against Austin, I just live in houston and would like a little love once & a while.
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It's all about billing. Mikey Biehn goes first no matter what and he has to be the center. It's stupid, can't they make his name a bigger font or do this Biehn Girl Girl
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One criminally underused actor, his performances in Terminator, Aliens and The Abyss elevate those characters way beyond what i think was written on the page for him. When considering those characters they could have been very one-note, even un-appealing and similar. He gave them depth and humanity and simply because other actors broke out in those movies, Biehn never got the praise he deserved for his work.
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Look at christian bale in terminator and public enemies or mark whalberg in planet of the apes or max payne, lifeless characters by comparison. I could go on but you get the point.
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