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Moriarty’s MUMMY 3 Interviews, The Big Finish: Brendan Fraser!

good interview by Sophievdp	Aug 1st, 2008 06:08:20 AM
Brendan seems like a really nice guy, very down to earth. I'm not sure I really want to see this though, I enjoyed the first two, but I think it might have been something to do with the chemistry between Brendan and Rachel. I dunno, I'll probably see it eventually, I can't keep going to see TDK!
Joe Dante by kwisatzhaderach	Aug 1st, 2008 06:08:55 AM
is the man
London '98 by reni	Aug 1st, 2008 06:09:11 AM
I was young, I was in love, it was wrong and Knowles knew it!
He dare interview the interviewer?! by Galva	Aug 1st, 2008 06:10:29 AM
Heh. Find and post that picture, Mori!
congrats mcweeny by ironic_name	Aug 1st, 2008 06:18:23 AM
encino man still kicks ass.
Brendan Fraser.. by HBO	Aug 1st, 2008 06:26:35 AM
Looked haggard in Mummy 3, but still badass. That is all.
Good interview.. by HBO	Aug 1st, 2008 06:33:20 AM
He still seems like a pretty cool guy. Good for him.
It sucks that he seems like such a genuine guy... by BillEmic	Aug 1st, 2008 07:06:24 AM
...because I'm going to have to pass on seeing Mummy 3.
nice string of interviews Mori... by just pillow talk	Aug 1st, 2008 07:19:17 AM
And Brendan does come off like a good guy. And I'll definitely rent this when it comes out, regardless of how bad it is. I think I'll still have a fun time with it.
Bedazzled by David Cloverfield	Aug 1st, 2008 07:26:06 AM
He was great in that.
Brendan Fraser sounds kinda smart by Rupee88	Aug 1st, 2008 07:32:39 AM
I don't know what surprised me a little, but it did. Well his career has gone in a weird direction with all the family-friendly films, but I'm sure he was paid a crapload of money to do this one...can't blame him.
Photo by Phimseto	Aug 1st, 2008 07:34:03 AM
Hey Mori, you realize you are now on the hook to post that photo here, right?
Brendan Fraser by enderandrew	Aug 1st, 2008 08:49:23 AM
He seemed very sincere. It looks like he took the time to get to know his stuntman, remember personal details, etc. He acknowledges people's concerns with Rachel not signing on, etc. This doesn't sound like your usual publicity spiel. Too bad I have zero desire to see this movie.
Brendan Fraser can act by methosb	Aug 1st, 2008 09:21:00 AM
Remember him in The Quiet American? I wish he would do more roles like that. I guess he has backed himself into a corner a bit with a lot of his roles though.
He still comes across as a great guy by Brody77	Aug 1st, 2008 09:27:32 AM
And he was the plot of the best episode of Scrubs ever. That had me in tears. I just wish Brendan Fraser would get the break he's long overdue for.
Brendan Fraser's had plenty of breaks. by TheRealRatigan	Aug 1st, 2008 10:07:37 AM
And I'll join the chorus in here to agree that he's likable. Unfortunately, he'll never have another break as big as THE MUMMY, and in those movies he's embarrassingly bad.
damnit I like the guy , he was freaking Encino Man! by T 1000 xp professional	Aug 1st, 2008 10:46:45 AM
I most probably won't see the movie, but he would've been the only reason to do so.. The Quiet American was a great flick as Methosb mentioned, and it would be great to see more stuff like that. Even his comedy was entertaining. I'm a sucker for Bedazzled. :P
Fraser by Caerdwyn	Aug 1st, 2008 11:34:48 AM
Definitely likable. Fraser was always a guy I thought could be amiable as a person, but I've seen so little from him outside of his roles. Thanks for the interview Mori.
I like him for some reason by Nabster	Aug 1st, 2008 01:03:53 PM
hes not a particularly good actor, but I like him in most of the movies hes in. Encino Man aint one of them though.
School Ties by SeanMiller	Aug 1st, 2008 01:06:09 PM
I have always liked jim since School Ties. I love how he made Matt Damon look like such a dick. Isn't that the last line of the movie..."You will still be a dick". Classic. I also remember him in scrubs. Fraser clearly has talent.
Gods and Monsters by ProfGriffin	Aug 1st, 2008 02:22:43 PM
Brendon's character, Clay Boone is a fantastic compliment to Ian's Jimmy Whales. Seriously Fraiser's best role. Easily Best Supporting Actor stuff. I really like him...he's just a good guy. Some odd choices...George of the Jungle?, Dudley Do-Right?...but I like him.
Brendan actually rocks by scottishnutjob	Aug 1st, 2008 02:43:29 PM
You hope the actors that you like aren't assholes in real life who ruin their own movies with their own reputations like Connery, Cruise and Heston but this guy sounds like a goodie. Don't forget Bedazzled and Airheads - friggin awesome comedy classics.
I like Brendan by Second Try	Aug 1st, 2008 03:47:42 PM
He does seem like a genuine guy. I'll try to see mummy 3 if I can.
With Honours by misnomer	Aug 1st, 2008 03:50:57 PM
Crash...I can take them or leave them, but California Man shall forever be his best role.
i''l have to watch it dammit by Mr_X	Aug 1st, 2008 06:50:18 PM
it makes up the trilogy dammit
Brendan Fraser irritates the HELL out of me by Nasty In The Pasty	Aug 1st, 2008 10:41:33 PM
Why does he SCREAM every line of "funny" dialogue in his movies ("HA-HA-HA-HA-HA...WHY AM I LAUGHING?!?")? Calm the fuck DOWN.
Brendan Fraser for Superman by Ricky Retardo	Aug 2nd, 2008 12:48:04 AM
He should have been cast as Superman instead of the wooden Indian Routh. Fraser would have played the Man of Steel as a Man of Action. Of course, you have to have a script and director that has the sense to realize that Superman appears in Action Comics.
I like him.... by JackIsLost	Aug 2nd, 2008 01:38:17 AM
I think he is mostly good as an actor although sometimes he lays it on a bit thick. But his brief appearances on SCRUBS convinced me he has the goods in the right hands...
Gods and Monsters by jazzdownunder	Aug 2nd, 2008 05:49:18 AM
Whenever anyone dumps on Brendan Fraser for being a hammy, schtick actor I tell them to go watch Gods and Monsters and then read up about what "Direction" means in movies. Brendan Fraser is an actor. A damn good one. For whatever reason he's chosen some odd roles with which to apply his talent, but sure as eggs is eggs it's the roles that are schticky ham, NOT the player. Who knows, maybe he prefers to have fun while working? Gawd knows he comes off as the sort of perfectly ordinary, down to earth bloke who would try to find that in his work instead of chasing his celebrity star and being deadly serious and miserable with it.
Brendan Fraser as the... by Roketopunch	Aug 3rd, 2008 12:43:02 AM
mediocre actor. The Mummy movies he can have. The first was beyond horrible. Never saw the others because o' that.
I second Fraser for Superman by liljuniorbrown	Aug 3rd, 2008 03:06:52 PM
I think he is at an age now where he could play an Superman thats not new on the scene, one thats been through some shit and is still the Big Blue we all love. I would love to see him and Bale do a Worlds Finest flick, add Depp as the Joker and Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor and it's Oscar time.
Like Brendan Fraser, like the Mummy by malificus	Aug 4th, 2008 02:13:10 AM
How great of a thespian do you have to be to kick the shit out of a Mummy anyway? Give me a break! The Mummy has always been one of the lamer monsters in the roster, a bit of a hard-sell but they've jazzed up the concept, made it cool and it works. I never liked Rachel W. in the flicks at all, maybe she'd be awesome in something else but she always stuck in my craw for some reason, stick jet li in there and Michele Y. and this might just be the best of the three. Fraser sure sounds like a genuine, humble guy though, he deserves support, I will give it.
Brendan Fraser = our generation's Danny Kaye by ArcadianDS	Aug 4th, 2008 10:13:20 AM
Both of them were so hopelessly in love with their professions, that even the weakest movies become entirely watchable just to see what they do next. Of course, Danny Kaye could sing like a song bird and I doubt Mr Fraser could carry a tune in a bucket - but they both just enjoy acting so much, that it translates to every role they take on. I dont care how bad Mummy 3 is. It will, at the very least, be a watchable film because Mr Fraser happens to be in it. I think when Tom Cruise went completely nutjob on us, God said, "hmm well I guess I'll have to make another one and hope it turns out better" and he conjured up Brendan Fraser.

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