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Mr. Beaks Presents An Interview With PUBLIC ENEMIES' Johnny Depp!

FIRST?!! by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 30th, 2009 04:23:31 PM
I saw this last week. It was all right/
So close to first by knowledge1027	Jun 30th, 2009 04:28:06 PM

That was great... by TELF	Jun 30th, 2009 04:37:09 PM
He's a charming fucker. Never tries too hard, just says enough. Good stuff.
Wasn't this already posted? by Evil Sean	Jun 30th, 2009 04:42:05 PM
I feel like I already read this a couple weeks ago. Was there a preview or a did you guys post it, then yank it because the studio wanted you to wait?
So is he gonna be in Batman or what? by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 04:44:43 PM

Did you hear Depp left a 4,000 buck tip for a waiter by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 30th, 2009 04:47:33 PM
in Chicago last week?
I'm glad Depp acknowledges the Pirates 3 story confusion.... by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 04:50:30 PM
I hope be works to ensure that Pirates 4 is tight and focused...and not too long. 1.5 hrs is long enough for such a movie imo.
Its funny that Depp has to hear about his films by skimn	Jun 30th, 2009 04:54:16 PM
from others, because he has not seen any of his films.
Evil Sean by kikuchiyoboy	Jun 30th, 2009 04:54:20 PM
I think just the Pirates bit was posted. I was a little confused to when I read this. Depp's interviews are always a fun read.
Is there a picture aging terribly somewhere? by skimn	Jun 30th, 2009 04:58:24 PM
Or maybe it's French living and cigarettes. The sumbitch looks younger every year.
Why Does Bale Never Do Interviews? by Crow3711	Jun 30th, 2009 05:06:19 PM
Even for The Dark Knight I don't remember seeing him on any talk shows or anything really? Is he just that grizzled and angry? Such a mysterious person.
BALE WAS TOO BUSY BEATING THE SHIT OUT by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 30th, 2009 05:13:02 PM
of a Starbucks employee.
I just wanted to brag a bit kinda: by DoctorZoidberg	Jun 30th, 2009 05:17:55 PM
There is a scene in the movie where Dillinger is hiding out at a place called Little Bohemia is northern WI. It is an old resort in Manitowish Waters WI where I have a cabin. I have dined there many times, and they still retain the old windows where the bullets pierced and an old balcony that is all shot up too. They even have a collection of Dillinger's personal belongings that he left as he fled. It is all very authentic and cool. If you are in there neighborhood, you should check it out. They shot there on the actual location for the movie, and there are multiple shots of the place. The food is decent too. Can't wait to see it on the big screen! Cheers.
looks entertaining but... by itsjust_notcool_anymore_baby	Jun 30th, 2009 05:25:17 PM
...I just wish they would show alittle more than depp wielding around his tommy gun.
Depp in Batman 3 is a... by itsjust_notcool_anymore_baby	Jun 30th, 2009 05:27:37 PM
complete and total shit idea. Nothing against Depp (he's a fine actor). He's too big a name for the flick. My vote goes to Michael C. Hall as The Riddler.
What happened to weekly dvd column? by OutlawsDelejos	Jun 30th, 2009 05:33:57 PM
Seems to be taking a back seat more and more. And when it does come out, there's more and more padding in it each week..... Does Johnny Depp ever laugh?
Depp is too big a name for Batman? by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 05:44:12 PM
Every single villian in Batman since Nicholson has arguably been a big name, except for maybe Begins.
Depp: one of the best actors of this or any generation by TheLastCleric	Jun 30th, 2009 05:53:18 PM
There is absolutely nothing this man can't do and I really don't think he's ever given a bad performance, even with mediocre scripts. I even love his work in the 9th Gate.
I'm open to Depp replacing Ledger as Joker. by irc-Hollywood	Jun 30th, 2009 05:56:34 PM
I'm 99% sure Depp is the only actor an audience would accept to replace ledger, because of all the good will he has built up with the cinema going public. I don't think in a million years he would do it, out of respect for Heath. As for Depp playing The Riddler, i just can't see a way to do the character and give him good conflict with Batman.
So um..it's not really an "interview" is it then. by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer	Jun 30th, 2009 05:59:07 PM
You were basically at a press conference..wow..AICN..
Oh and for the last time.. by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer	Jun 30th, 2009 06:02:58 PM
THERE - WILL - BE - NO - JOKER in Batman 3.
I hate when actors say they don't watch their movies... by ZombieHeathLedger	Jun 30th, 2009 06:22:46 PM
Can you imagine any other profession saying this? Pavrotti? Yeah, I sang "Ave Maria" but I never gave it a listen. Orson Welles? Yeah, I acted out War of the Worlds across the airwaves that caused people to freak out and some even kill themselves but I never really gave it a thought to listen to the playback. What bullshit is this? What hubris! Look how quirky I am! I'm even so above seein MY OWN MOVIES. I think he's just trying to be eccentric like his idols Hunter S. Thomson, etc, as Depp makes it a point to say he doesn't watch himself in every single interview. Sure you don't, Johnny. We believe you. Just like Michael Jackson had vitiligo, yeah right. Celebrities are full of themselves and full of shit. I like Johnny Depp but I can't stand this type of ego-fueld crappola.
Good read by ALB_Ariel	Jun 30th, 2009 06:24:38 PM
Also, good thing you didn't put the Hello, How are you's and all that stuff ;)
actors who dont watch their movies.. by Bouncy X	Jun 30th, 2009 06:36:52 PM
well i can relate, i know i hate seeing myself in photos or video footage. if i ever became an actor, i know i wouldnt be able to watch my movies. if i was doing a movie based on something i was a big fan of, i might try but yeah. i can get why many say that. though with all the premieres (especially for major movies), it seems hard to believe they dont see it at least once.
you didn't have time by TheExterminator	Jun 30th, 2009 06:44:42 PM
but you asked about marion post coital
Why a lot of actors don't watch themselves... by drewlicious	Jun 30th, 2009 06:47:41 PM
Because they always see the mistakes no matter what. Judi Dench is the same plus. Plus, theres the vanity issue. Most people hate how they look on camera.
If you were making 20 million a movie wouldn't you... by ZombieHeathLedger	Jun 30th, 2009 06:52:18 PM
want to watch your performances to make sure that you could improve your craft? I still call bullshit. If you ever ask any celebrity about somebody else's work the answer is always the same "I haven't seen it." I think celebrities go out of their way to distance themselves from the "normal" people and pretending like they're so above it all that they don't even see their own 20 million dollar performance seems disingenious to me.
ZombieHeathLedger by DeadPanWalking	Jun 30th, 2009 06:52:42 PM
I get cast in stuff occasionally, nothing big, an ad here or there, but I can't handle watching myself in anything. It's weird, I'm not thinking about it during the shoot, I'm just being a goofball, overacting, ect., but if I see myself doing that, it's deeply disturbing.
All of you who say you can't watch yourself... by ZombieHeathLedger	Jun 30th, 2009 07:04:32 PM
... you all aren't being paid 20 million plus a picture with the entire world discussing your performance. When you have that kind of responsibility to carry a picture isn't it kinda your duty to watch and critique and improve yourself? Don't you owe it to the studios who fork over the massives salary not too mention your fans? I mean, film is forever. Case in point, I remember reading a Michael Cain acting for film book once and he said that he once watched a movie of himself and it drove him nuts that he was a)blinking so much and b) that when speaking to the other actor in the scene in a close up he kept switching which eye he would look into of his scene partner while he was in close-up speaking. He said he learned from that to A) not blink for as long as he could as it added power to his stare and b) to pick one eye when speaking to your scene partner and stick to it, don't bounce back and forth. And you know, when I watch Michael Caine, I'll be damned if I don't watch for that sometimes and he's absolutely right it does make his performance more compelling, particularly in close-up. Conversely, whenever I see an actor over-blink (Ben Affleck) it drives me nuts or when I see an actor switch from eye to eye in rapid session while they are speaking, it's distracting. My point is, is that even little things like that can be learned and improved from watching your performance, or so sayeth Michael Cain, who I'd wager knows a bit about the craft of acting on camera by now, yes?
Can you honestly say Johnny Depp doesn't hone his craft? by drewlicious	Jun 30th, 2009 07:06:59 PM
Seriously, the guy is consistent even when the movies are bad. It doesn't matter wheter or not you watch yourself because you're always going to wish you did things differently.
How can you hone your craft if you don't review it? by ZombieHeathLedger	Jun 30th, 2009 07:23:15 PM
By memory? Even stage productions film themselves.
I agree, IMO Depp is the only one that could replace for Batman by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 07:56:48 PM
If you cast a no-name, or a relative unfamiliar face...that person could be labeled a wannabe. You cast Edward Scissorhands, and its considered "cool" imo
I gave up after that god awful first question... by natecore	Jun 30th, 2009 08:01:57 PM
Hey Beaks, next time grow some balls and ask those questions.
Beaks... by vettebro	Jun 30th, 2009 08:03:58 PM
You forgot to ask Depp about the lights. Was Bale happy with them? ; )
Ask DEPP if he'd be the villian in GHOSTBUSTERS....... by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 08:04:50 PM
Him and those two claymation dogs. That would rule.
THE BRAVE was a boring disapointing mess of a film by pipergates	Jun 30th, 2009 08:37:49 PM

On The Lam origin by Zeds Dead Baby	Jun 30th, 2009 08:43:53 PM
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ Transwiki:On_the_lam
ZombieHeathLedger by Continentalop	Jun 30th, 2009 08:54:11 PM
Michael Caine On Acting. A damn good book and video series and a must watch for anyone who wants to see the difference between stage acting and movie acting (or more precisely, "reacting").
"They're very, very different. Terry giggles a lot..." by seppukudkurosawa	Jun 30th, 2009 09:09:47 PM
Read: Mann's a bitch to work with.
I HATE the look of Public enemies by BendersShinyAss	Jun 30th, 2009 09:15:34 PM
Digital can look just fine when shot right... but for some reason, michael mann always uses low light and slow shutter and it just makes the digital look like horrible old video. he's the ONLY big name film maker who does it. seriosuly, even i know how to shoot digital and get rid of that LOOK.... whats his problem??
I never understood 'pirates' by BendersShinyAss	Jun 30th, 2009 09:18:35 PM
The way people talk about Transformers 2 being a big mess and no plot and hard to follow and making no sense... THAT'S how i feel about the Pirates films. judging by Depps responces i think he feels the same way. best review of Pirates was from 'ask the ninja" -- "It's like they got a bunch of monkeys to type randomly, then they put all the pages into a cannon and fired and then picked up all the mess and there was the script... and everyone is a pirate, even if you weren't a pirate in the film before, now you're a pirate - i don't want to spoil the film, but ...it's not very good."
I don't know, Bendersshinyass....... by archer1949	Jun 30th, 2009 09:39:27 PM
I liked the first two Pirates movies. The third on was an overblown mess, though. For the next one, I hope they don't try to get all "amibitious" with the with 15 unconnected subplots in an attempt to make it "epic". A simple, tight (under two hours) adventure movie with Depp hamming it up as Jack Sparrow is all people really want to see. They don't need to try to make it "mythic". Depp is the real deal, though. I look forward to Public Enemies.
Continentalop by ZombieHeathLedger	Jun 30th, 2009 09:43:38 PM
I agree. I must've read Michael Cain's book like 10-15 years ago and what he said was so basic but made such sense you wonder why you've never thought of the lessons he gives before. That's why Michael Caine has been so awesome for four decades in the movie business now I guess.
I agree....Pirates 4 = SIMPLIFY. by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 09:52:26 PM
Just be straightforward. Like someone said, there doesnt need to be so many different subplots. It doesnt need to be some overblown wannabe-epic....with a tv soap opera season's worth of stories packed into an extended overblown 2.5 hr movie. A super refined, entertaining, 1.5 hr of fun is perrfect. Also, I hope they limit the use of CG water...its just not convincing or scary. When they were dueling on the whirlpool, it did not feel scary AT ALL because it looked like a videogame. Real water makes the difference imo.
Um, if you watched the Pirates 3 making of by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 30th, 2009 11:22:08 PM
on the DVD, they actually did shoot most of it with real water. They built two huge ship replicas in a soundstage and had huge wind and machines throwing water on everyone.
Johnny Depp is the best actor pound for pound by Jesiah	Jun 30th, 2009 11:23:11 PM
Even what he considers his trash (21 Jump Street) I consider treasure. Been a fan since 95 with Don Juan DeMarco and Ed Wood and Edward Scissorhands. He was my pick for Joker before Heath was announced, and he's my pick if nolan comes back and does another with the clown prince of crime. Oh, and maybe not worrying about your looks helps keep him young. I remember reading Tracy Lords saying that she never saw him look at his reflection, and that most actors do.
I am talking about the whirlpool fight scene. by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 11:50:16 PM
Where they are jousting on the ship as the ship spins. At that point I couldnt even tell if it was real actors...cause it looked like CG animated people...along with the water. Once it starts looking like Shrek at Sea, its not scary anymore.
Whirlpool sequence in Pirates 3 by MattmanReturns	Jun 30th, 2009 11:52:04 PM
I'm sure there's a lot of things you could complain about in the pirates movies, but special effects is not one of them. The whirlpool sequence in World's End made me dizzy, whether it was CG water or not (the effects were so seamless that I wasn't really thinking about it). The pirates trilogy has some of the best use of CG I've ever seen, blending real sets/people and CG perfectly. The CG works because it's extending reality. Davey Jones feels real because the CG is playing off of the actor's performance.
i loved pirates 1 and 2, fucking fun movies, 3 was so by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN	Jun 30th, 2009 11:53:57 PM
god damn boring, long, crappy story, and missing all the fun of 1 and 2.
I liked 1 and 3... 2 was tedious by MattmanReturns	Jun 30th, 2009 11:56:20 PM
One is still the best. Dead Man's Chest had too many repetitive action scenes. World's End was very imaginitive, and I like all the "boring" character stuff. But that's just me.
zombieheathledger by aikimoe	Jul 1st, 2009 02:59:08 AM
You say that Depp is egotistical for claiming not to watch his movies. But you're claiming that he's lying simply because, and think about this, you claim he's lying because if you were a movie star, you'd watch your movies. So...Depp is lying because he claims to not do what you would do? And you're claiming his lies are "ego fueled?" It takes a rather large ego to accuse someone you don't know of lying about something you don't know anything about.
POTC 4 -- Bermuda Triangle, sends Jack by Dingbatty	Jul 1st, 2009 04:01:28 AM
back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy. Stop dancing around the elephant in the room. Let's see some actual piracy -- broadsides, looting, pillaging, filthy lucre, Silver Train, Sid Meier-y kind of stuff, with a little fantastical nautical loresprinkled in. Less self-referential bringing back previous characters. Tightly wound plot like the first one. No dual protagonist heroes, like the first three, though. That was the downside of Tron.
"My apologies for my tardiness." by christian66	Jul 1st, 2009 04:39:18 AM
This guy is a class act.
I told my friend once that Johnny Dep by Jesiah	Jul 1st, 2009 05:31:55 AM
Came out of the 80s as an icon (this was in the 90s). He countered that Tom Cruise came out bigger and better. Well that may have been the case, but as of the 21st century JOHNNY DEPP > tom cruise MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
HEY BEAKS, QUESTION: by hauptman	Jul 1st, 2009 05:55:15 AM
Is there any sense that if this movie does well (which I am not really sure will be case) that Mann might still be able to put back together that awesome-sounding Hollywood Backlot period piece that Leo Dicaprio was attached to around the time of the strike??
aikimoe - go back to sleep by ZombieHeathLedger	Jul 1st, 2009 08:26:53 AM
If that's all you got out of my posts on the subject then your reading comprehension level is somewhere between retarded monkey and that kid actor with down's syndrome. My points went wayyy beyond the overly reductive way you put it and I have said all that I had so say on it and consider the topic exhausted. Moving on.
Yes this was posted already and yanked by catlettuce4	Jul 1st, 2009 08:56:16 AM

RE: Depp a "great" actor by DoctorWho?	Jul 1st, 2009 09:03:44 AM
Depp does what he does well...period. Just like Cruise. He's a star. Loved him in Finding Neverland but he's always Depp playing (blank). Neither he nor Cruise is in the same league as Oldman, Lewis, Ledger etc. The best of this or any other generation??? C'mon.
Bummer: This movie is getting shit reviews. by HoboCode	Jul 1st, 2009 10:19:52 AM

Dividing the critics by toe_knee	Jul 1st, 2009 10:52:43 AM
There are more good reviews than bad at this point - and a lot of the heavy hitters (Ebert, Travers, Phillips) really liked it. I'm still psyched.
Seriously, fuck the critics. by TheLastCleric	Jul 1st, 2009 11:06:41 AM
There are literally about a billion sites that spew out reviews and most of them are written by wannabes who think over-analyzing films with their pedantic, thesarus-infused banality is good critical writing. These same critics have also endorsed mediocrity like Drag Me to Hell so seriously, what the fuck do critics know?
TheLastCleric by HoboCode	Jul 1st, 2009 11:15:58 AM
Well the review I read was by a highly respected Washington Post critic, not some douchebag in his mom's basement with a blog.
DoctorWho?, Depp is just as versatile by TheLastCleric	Jul 1st, 2009 11:20:47 AM
as those actors you mention and frankly, Lewis isn't even an actor; he's a nut job who actually lives and simulates the experience which, when you really ponder the technique, isn't acting at all. As to Depp, he practically vanishes into every character he plays and his range is damn near limitless. You are of course entitled to your opinion but personally, I don't think very many actors could pull of Sweeny Todd, Jack Sparrow, Hunter S. Thompson, and a shiton others like Depp has and I certainly don't think any of the actors you mention have played nearly as wide a spectrum as Depp, though to be fair Ledger's run was cut woefully short.
HERE IS MY REVIEW OF PUBLIC ENEMIES by AyatollahSexyBack	Jul 1st, 2009 11:26:23 AM
It's Baletastic. See it today, because you might die tomorrow.
DON'T FORGET DEPP AS DONNIE BRASCO by AyatollahSexyBack	Jul 1st, 2009 11:27:36 AM
Is that really the same guy who played Captain Jack Sparrow? That's acting.
Hobo, 1 review is not "shit reviews" by flickchick85	Jul 1st, 2009 12:57:53 PM
The NY Times, Roger Ebert, Rolling Stone, and LA Times all loved it, to name a few. It seems to be pretty divisive with critics over all.
flickchick85 by HoboCode	Jul 1st, 2009 01:14:06 PM
You know you'll hate it. Nothing ever makes you ponces happy.
I disagree Cleric by DoctorWho?	Jul 1st, 2009 01:22:28 PM
I always see and hear Depp in every role. He has the range of a bb gun. Ed Wood and Willy Wonka both sound like Jon Lovitz. He's good but someone like Denzel has far more range and is never talked about in such glowing terms. Just my two cents. Look at Oldmans work from Prick Up Your Ears to Sid and Nancy to Dracula. Or Heath from Brokeback to Dark Knight...their voice and physicality changes in a way I've never seen Depp achieve. Not a hater...but can't go to the wall for the guy.
The Pirates movies did get too convulted by AsimovLives	Jul 1st, 2009 01:35:03 PM
They suffer from that typical blockbuster of today problem of filling too much action and plot stuff in the story, half of which barely registers to the overall story at all. It's jsut a lot of stuff happening for no good reason. The stories are very simple, but overstuff with events hjappening one after the other in quick sucession without much rhyme or reason. Still, i'm not as critical of the two Pirates sequels as most are in here. And to compare any of the Pirates movie with the exacrable Transformers movies is folly! They are worlds apart! Gore Verbinski's shit makes for a better movie then Bay working on full steam.
Since "finished" performances are culled . . . by idonotseekabanning	Jul 1st, 2009 02:30:00 PM
from multiple takes, I'm not sure how helpful watching a finished film is for an actor. S/He may find the chosen take to be inaccessible on some level, or may not even be able to reconnect to it. Say, for example, there were sixteen takes--each different. Maybe the actor wanted to go one direction, and was slowly led in another. There's a chance s/he might not even be all that invested in the take chosen. Fast forward months and months (sometimes more than a year) later, and it isn't inconceivable that the actor might have lost most--if not all--her/his frame of reference. Just because Depp doesn't watch the finished film doesn't mean he doesn't watch the dailies, does it? Is there any word on whether or not he watches takes he's done during filming?
It will be forgotten by the end of the month by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 1st, 2009 03:15:15 PM
It's just not that exciting or relevant. Depp is the best thing about it. Bring on Harry Potter.
love Johnny Depp by Jesiah	Jul 1st, 2009 03:46:57 PM
But what about Christian? Haven't seen him much re: promoting this movie. Its not like Michael Mann and mcg are on he same tier.
DoctorWho? by Jesiah	Jul 1st, 2009 03:57:21 PM
Besides Joker can you name another role where Heath noticeably changed his voice, and no im not shooting you down im genuinely asking, his Joker is my fave character ever. And when I was sayin DEPP>cruise I was not just comparing them talent wise, but also personality, public response, etc. If you feel different then feel free to.
Jesiah by DoctorWho?	Jul 1st, 2009 05:15:52 PM
Actually the only other film I've seen Heath in was Brokeback and it was after Dark Knight. Compare his voice in those two movies.I caught it on cable and watched some scenes to see Heath and was knocked out by the character he created. Don't get me wrong...I like Depp much more than I used to. Neverland and his role in that black and white western with Mitchum (title anyone?) were cool. But when I watch Cruise and Depp I enjoy them on a different level than chameleons like Oldman and Lewis.
DoctorWho? I believe you're refering to Dead Man by Jesiah	Jul 2nd, 2009 10:11:03 AM

I need me some more Sparrow but in a GOOD script by FeralAngel	Jul 2nd, 2009 10:47:01 AM
Loved the first 2 "Pirates". The third looked freaking amazing, but what a mess of a storyline. But I'm ready for another go. So I'm keeping my crossbones um, crossed that the 4th will rock out loud. And I can't wait to see the Alice movie too. The pics look fantastic. Thank god for Depp - does amazing work and seems like a decent chap as well. Actors like him give Hollywood a little class, not to mention magic, both of which it's lacked in recent years, what with too many actors acting like whores and talking like Democrats. Ptoo! I spit on them.
Doctor Who? by Gwai Lo	Jul 2nd, 2009 08:48:18 PM
I see Depp in most of his roles too but I don't see why you brought up Denzel as an example of someone with range. Denzel does about two things, albeit pretty decently: goddamn earnest as hell and goddamn hard as hell. Both usually involve waving a gun around. Brad Pitt has more range than Denzel, nevermind the type of Joker/Ennis Del Mar range Heath Ledger was starting to show.

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