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BoboVision Checks Out STOP LOSS With Ryan Phillipe And Joey Gordon Levitt!

See "The Lookout" by Barry Egan	Jun 12th, 2007 07:31:51 PM
Joseph Gordon Levitt is great in it.
Oh, and First! by Barry Egan	Jun 12th, 2007 07:32:15 PM
I'm first.
Third! by Capt. StrideR	Jun 12th, 2007 07:34:45 PM
For shame... I thought Phillippe was decent in Flags of our Fathers, probably better in that than his entire career.
Or was it Second! by Capt. StrideR	Jun 12th, 2007 07:36:04 PM
I'm at a loss. Also, any movie with JGL automatically shows up on my radar. Ever since Brick, anyway.
"...eat home-killed rattlesnake for dinner." by The Dum Guy	Jun 12th, 2007 07:42:30 PM
Sounds like an authentic representaion of the average Texan.
Rednecks on film by Barry Egan	Jun 12th, 2007 07:50:47 PM
I grew up in a small town in the Midwest (I live in LA now) so I know rednecks. I am not a big fan of rednecks as a general rule. However, I must say that I really hate the way they are depicted in movies. The portrayal is usually so over-the-top and cartoonish it's utlimately meanspirted and misses the point as to who these people are. I would submit that even Larry the Cable Guy's persona is meant to be a huge exxageration. Million Dollar Baby is a great example of white trash being so badly portrayed in a movie that it takes you out of the scenes you are watching.
Cashing in on the bleeding hearts. by Sappers Forward	Jun 12th, 2007 07:58:21 PM
Fuck I hate these movies. They're just trying to cash in on the bleeding heart liberals who hate bush. I joined the military because I wanted to serve my country. I fully understood my ass was a piece of government property until the absolute end of my term. Proud of it.
And the dumbest talkbacker award goes to... by Bobo_Vision	Jun 12th, 2007 08:04:35 PM
Gus Van Rant. Thanks for comin' out retard.
so, Bobo_Vision.. by The Dum Guy	Jun 12th, 2007 08:13:27 PM
...were the southerners portrayed as sterotypically (sp?) as much as say, Deliverance?
Funny that you mention Deliverance... by Bobo_Vision	Jun 12th, 2007 08:21:51 PM
..because they have this one buddy who looks kinda like the banjo playing kid, I shit you not. Just in the eyes. Well, apart from getting drunk, shooting shit up, beating their women, getting into fights and whatnot, they aren't too stereotypical. They don't fuck Ned Beatty while making pig sounds, if thats what you mean. With regards to the rattlesnake...they're on a ranch that Phillippe owns, and its about to bite one of 'em, so Phillippe shoots it and they decide to cook it up for dinner...so its not on the menu or anything.
So not too on-the-nose... by The Dum Guy	Jun 12th, 2007 08:28:48 PM
Cause I know some people who do eat rattle snake, but I believe they are protected by state laws so it's in no way the norm. Good to see it fits the narrative, and if I see it I'll be waiting for the banjo boy.
The Secret Life of PLANTS by unclemeat	Jun 12th, 2007 08:32:46 PM
By Stevie Wonder
Re: Banjo Kid by Bobo_Vision	Jun 12th, 2007 08:46:13 PM
Here's a picture of the actor who I think looks like the Banjo kid. Am I right? http://tinyurl.com/3axww5
The Lookout by lost.rules	Jun 12th, 2007 09:33:20 PM
Great movie. Scott Frank Rules!!!!!!!!
Banjo Kid by Colonel Activity	Jun 12th, 2007 10:02:52 PM
Guy's name is Billy Redden. He washes dished now. Also, he fucks cats.
Wow.. by The Dum Guy	Jun 12th, 2007 10:54:23 PM
That does look like it could be the Banjo Kid's cousin.
Sounds pretty good to me by CherryValance	Jun 12th, 2007 11:16:43 PM
I think JGL has made enough good choices that I'd trust him with my money. That also sounds like a good story. And I'm not anti-Phillippe, I even liked 54. If it plays near me, I'll go.
Damn. I was going to see this yesterday... by Bungion Boy	Jun 12th, 2007 11:46:26 PM
but I saw The Kingdom instead. Kingdom was an interesting film that just didn't affect me one way or the other. It was fine. Good even. I just didn't have much to say about it. But this sounds interesting. I made the wrong choice. But it was the second time I'd been invited to Stop Loss. I might get another chance.
Xiphos, what do you mean? by Bobo_Vision	Jun 13th, 2007 03:51:26 AM
I'm condescendig in what way?
I like this actor Joseph Gordon Levitt by Franklin T Marmoset	Jun 13th, 2007 05:48:26 AM
He was pretty good in Brick, although I thought the film itself was much ado about nothing. Also, he was fucking great in Mysterious Skin, which is very good but not the most pleasant of watching experiences. Never did I imagine, while watching Third Rock From The Sun, that one day I would see this funny little kid being asked to fuck a man in the ass. Thanks to Barry Egan for suggesting this The Lookout. I'll keep an eye out for that one.
Reviewers always call out Phillipe by Drath	Jun 13th, 2007 07:16:23 AM
Seems like I always hear about "his style of acting doesn't agree with me" which must be some polite way of saying he can't act. I've never hated him in anything, but he's a very pretty face, often prettier than seems right for whatever role he's playing, and that's not a good thing for a wannabe leading man. And he's not very intense, yet he keeps appearing as a soldier in war movies. I guess directors want to play up how wrong he is for war or fighting or puberty or something. Poor guy, seems like if Keanu can become a star so should he, but that dame fortune just hasn't blessed him with that particular pot of gold. Oh yeah, the movie sounds interesting, always glad to see Tommy continue to mature into an actual leading man.
I heard Phillipe... by Christopher3	Jun 13th, 2007 11:16:00 AM
Had a beer and cheeted on his wife. BTW, there's no need for this fictional direct-to-video bleeding-heart Hollywood handwringing over "our boys" when excellent docs like "Baghdad ER" and "Ground Truth" are out there.
Gotta agree with you Franklin T Marmoset... by just pillow talk	Jun 13th, 2007 12:16:11 PM
Joseph Gordon Levitt was by far the best thing in Brick, which was an okay movie. He certainly seems like he's legit, and I'll have to check out the Lookout too.

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