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ALI Pics, TIME MACHINE clarification
Here' s a correction regarding Quint's article regarding the MORLOCK make up accreditation for the TIME MACHINE... And well... Nicotero is one of the best...
Stan Winston did NOT do the UBER Morlock make-up on Jeremy Irons. It was
done by KNB EFX GROUP after production was unhappy with the results SWI was
producing for the film. The make-up designs were given to KNB from the art
department. It was supervised by Greg Nicotero, sculpted by Norman Cabrerra,
and applied by Chris Nelson, Jake Garber, Greg Nelson and was painted by Alex
Diaz. I may be a jack-ass pointing this out, but I just wanted the facts to
be straight: Neither Stan Winston, nor John Elliot applied the Uber-Morlock
make-up that is in the film.
Thanks, PredatorAnd then here's some badass pics of Will Smith as ALI!!!
Hey Harry, love the site!
I'm sending you 2 of the many 'Ali' pics from next
weeks issue of Entertainment Weekly.
*One shows a pic of Ali (Will Smith) with Malcolm X
(Mario Van Peebles)
*The 2nd pic shows off how hard Will Smith woked out
for this role! Check out his muscles!!!
Will Smith deffinently looks like Ali in this movie,
and I hope he gets at least a nomination for this
movie!
Check you later!
~Anthony Lacy~
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HE he, had to say that. Ali looks awesome. I'll be there opening weekend. Anyone who posts "FIRST!" will recieve 7 years bad luck.
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He does kind of look like him.
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Peebles as X?!? I'll have to see it to beleive it I guess, or I'm just still upset they cancel Sonny Spoon...
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Looks like Mario Van Peebles might revive his career with this one, probably only to screw it up again. Cant wait to see this movie, though. I just hope this movie avoids the "Man on the Moon" trap, though. In that film, they basically showed frame for frame things that Andy Kaufman did, but never showed any insight into *who* he was. Im sure Ali will be entertaining, I just hope there is a little bit of meat to it. I have faith.
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Stan's the man when it comes to big animatronic stuff{Alien Queen , JP Dino's Terminator Skeleton} or full blown aliens/monsters{predator , Xenomorph,Pumpkinhead}But all his studios ,attempts at animal peaple or naturistic looking creatures{Even dummy human heads as in T2}, really are poor for some reason.Island of Dr Moreau , Tank Girl and Congo , all showcased , some really obvious and fake make-ups.Theres something about the sculpting , or the rubber he's using that just doesn't work.It all looks like cheap masks.
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He doesn't look like Ali at all- he looks like Will Smith with more hair than usual. He's muscular now, sure, but if that's all it takes then one of the Williams sisters could play Ali as well. And let's not go nuts with the 'shoe-in' Oscar picks just yet. Remember when everybody was so damn sure Harrison Ford was a lock for fucking "Regarding Henry"- possibly the most embarrassing role in the history of the universe? Let's wait until the movie comes out for once. Sheesh!
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Jul 20, 2001 6:22:06 PM CDT
why the fuck should will smith get a nomination because he LOOKS
by bearison ford
looking like, and acting like are a completely different story.
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whats with all the fucking pop-up ads? i get two full screen ads blasted on my screen just for entering the site. what the fuck harry? all i've got to say is my balls in your mouth you profit whoring SOB!
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Jul 20, 2001 6:27:21 PM CDT
As good as Will Smith is going to be, i still say that its an il
by jungle-face-jake
...and thats Mr. Soul Man himself, C. Thomas Howell! Hasn't ANYONE seen Soul Man? ANYONE?!?! Shit, if i didn't know the extremely talented Steve Miner helmed it, i could have SWORN that Michael Mann had his fingerprints all over it. As one poster says over and over, the hook of Mann's films is how all his protagonists are reticnet heros who have to come to grips that its their destiny to do good. SOUL MAN is no diffrent. notunlike Jeffery Wigand working for Brown and Williamson, SOUL MAN took the experimental tanning pills for material wealth. Not realizing that he has just stumbled upon a mission to uphold truth, justice, and freedom to himself and others. Oh what could have been. Tisk tisk tisk(seriously, if SOLO the uber t-800 knockoff is playing Malcolm X...might as well cast an arab looking C. Thomas Howell as the titular subject)...THANKS FOR READING
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Jul 20, 2001 7:16:40 PM CDT
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, I am the greatest, Muh
by regis travolta
That should be the official title. The scenes with Howard Cosell should be hilarious. As for the rest of the movie, I already know Ali's story forward and backward, what I don't get is why the movie cost over a hundred million dollars!
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Yep I agree, he still looks just like Will Smith albeit having visited a gym. Physical resemblance means nothing in this case. I saw that trailer on ET and all I saw was Smith doing his usual "yeah I'm arrogant, me!" shtick, which just so happens to fit in with Ali's persona. No I just don't think he has what it takes. Physical resemblance alone does not a good performance make...look at Anthony Hopkins, he doesn't look a thing like Richard Nixon but his portrayal was fantastic, he got into the soul of Nixon. At this point, Smith can play Ali but can he get into his soul? I just don't think he has the acting chops to do that. If it wasn't for Michael Mann directing, I'd be skeptical of the entire project just being nothing but an ego-trip for Smith. Besides all that, Ali's life is superbly entertaining in itself, I was slightly disturbed at the "Forget what you think you know" tagline in the trailer. What does that mean, forget everything about Ali, because ONLY Will Smith can tell you the real story?! Nah, I'll pass, "When we were Kings" is still the real deal.
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you need to do more than just look like the character you are playing. I agree he looks amazing, but he might be a block of wood when he acts. How about we wait until the movie comes out before we start talking nominations. Unless you work for the films marketing department and you are beginning your oscar push 8 months early.
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He LOOKS like Ali, but more importantly he looks like a boxer from that era--muscular but not a steroidal Incredible Hulk. But as someone above pondered--can he become Ali INSIDE, where it counts? That's what I'll be wondering when I lay down my US$10.00. Personally, I bet he kicks ass in more ways then one.
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Jul 20, 2001 10:05:46 PM CDT
I told you guys earlier this year "Ali" was going to be good! Vo
by uncapie
Jon Voight as "Howard Cosell" is Oscar material, hands down!
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Gotta have the Normster in there. "The Fight" is probably the greatest boxing book ever written.
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They might just be showing up jammed in the middle of the other posts because AICN cannot seem to get theire *(^##!! chronology straight. This is really getting to be a pisser!
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My pop-up ads aren't that bad. I'm using Netscape 4.7 and an iBook, if that helps. I just get a puny little pop-up window that I close right away, no prob, then the site is the way I've always liked. Hope using NS helps.
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Check out SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. You may hate the movie (I thought it was brilliant, thought) BUT you cannot deny that Will Smith was playing a character that had VERY, VERY LITTLE to do with himself, and he played him well. Basically, what I'm saying is ALI could work...depends if Smith wants to do the work or phone it in. 'Nuf said.
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The trialer brought a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. I can't wait for this one.
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Smith looks nothing like Ali, and although I expect him to do a fine job, the only reason he was cast is because of his bankability worldwide (yes, despite Wild, Wild West). Denzel and Wesley are too old. Eddie, Tucker, Rock...No Way. They could have gone with a new face but considering the huge budget, too risky.
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Is it prosthetics or has Smith had his ears reduced for this? I'm not sure he has the warmth and charm which Ali generated to pull off this role. My favourite line from Ali is the one where he said he was so quick, and he said something like "Last night I hit the light switch and was in bed before the room was dark". That had a room full of cynical jounalists roaring with genuine, spontaneous laughter. Will Smith is good but I don't think he has the charisma to pull that off, I hope I'm wrong.
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All you people saying he doesn't look like him , SHUT UP!! First off, Will does look like him. Is it 100% down to a t. No, but yet it is still very good. Kingsley looked nothing like Ghandi, same with Washington as Carter, or Hopkins as Nixon. Besides that the mannerisms and personality are a lot more important than looks.
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Let's hope I'm wrong... but Mario as Malcolm X. I can understand Will as Ali because he always was associated with this pic although he wouldn't have been my first choice, but Mario as X? That's a deep one right there. I truly hope that he out acted everyone who went up for the role and it wasn't a case of his agent being in with the director or something.
Harry Lennix Jr should have been Malcom X in a second. For acting, watch him in "Titus" and for how he would look in make-up, go and watch "Mo Money".
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anyone remember that boxing movie, Gladiator, that was released in like 1990? Cuba kicked ass in it
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will probably be smith declaring himself as the fresh prince of bel air.
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For some reason, this site is really pissing me off today. First, if I hear one more goddamn person talk about Will Smith getting cast for his bankability I'm going to start offing co-workers. Go read interviews that have been done about this movie. Smith turned this role down SIX times because he didn't think he could do it. He agreed to it only after Ali asked him personally to play the role. For the two people who have had the sense to mention Six Degrees of Separation, thank you. I wish some of you would remember that acting is a fucking business. If Will Smith wants to do bullshit like Independence Day for the rest of life, he'll do it and he'll laugh all the way to the bank. Just as an example, Nic Cage graduated from one of the best Graduate Acting Programs in the U.S. and many consider him a worthless action star who had no business in a movie like "Leaving Las Vegas". One of the best things I have ever been told by an acting coach is that "many times, comedians make the best dramatic actors". See Robin Williams if you have disputes on that one. Don't pan this movie because you don't THINK Will Smith can handle the role. Every once in awhile we should have a little faith in the system we devote so much time to on this site.
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Jul 23, 2001 7:23:24 PM CDT
hahaha..i'm a white kid that grew up watching the Ali cartoon...
by exador
hahah...no offense wee willie..just wondering why it matters what colour you are...hey...does anybody else remember that ali cartoon?...i only remember seeing it the once..but at the time, i thought it was pretty cool....you can imagine the idea...ali is basically a super crime fighter or something...don't remember exactly what...but it had a great theme song...with this ALI ALI refrain...catchy as all hell...
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Finally the site is up partially with several trailers.
http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/ali/
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