Rate the last movie you watched.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Haly

I concur entirely with this

I really want to see Holmes.
After Ironman, my opinion of RD jr. went up considerably.

[Haly]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

I really want to see Holmes.
After Ironman, my opinion of RD jr. went up considerably.

See Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Zodiac, he's brilliant in both

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Haly

See Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Zodiac, he's brilliant in both

He just comes across as a good bloke, so you tend to consider movies he's in that you might not have if the studio had gone with someone different. I think actors fall into two groups, those who totally absorb their role (De Niro being one of the best at this IMHO) and those who are essentially playing themselves. The latter reason is why I enjoyed "I love you, man" so much as although Paul Rudd isn't what I'd call a good actor, he effectively plays himself (or a slight variation of himself) and as he comes across as such a nice guy it adds to the realism of the character he's playing.
Even if you disagree with the above, I doubt that anyone would argue that a night out with Mr. Downey jr. would be anything less than fantastic.

[Haly]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

He just comes across as a good bloke, so you tend to consider movies he's in that you might not have if the studio had gone with someone different. I think actors fall into two groups, those who totally absorb their role (De Niro being one of the best at this IMHO) and those who are essentially playing themselves. The latter reason is why I enjoyed "I love you, man" so much as although Paul Rudd isn't what I'd call a good actor, he effectively plays himself (or a slight variation of himself) and as he comes across as such a nice guy it adds to the realism of the character he's playing.
Even if you disagree with the above, I doubt that anyone would argue that a night out with Mr. Downey jr. would be anything less than fantastic.

I know what you mean But then again I saw Zodiac not knowing beforehand that he was in it.
There's no denying that Downey Jr's admittedly probably a little too good at playing the crazy/drug addled genius role

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Haly

I know what you mean But then again I saw Zodiac not knowing beforehand that he was in it.
There's no denying that Downey Jr's admittedly probably a little too good at playing the crazy/drug addled genius role

I'd like a night on the town with RD jr. Charlie Sheen and a get-out-of-jail-free card.....because I'm pretty sure I'd need it

[Haly]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

I'd like a night on the town with RD jr. Charlie Sheen and a get-out-of-jail-free card.....because I'm pretty sure I'd need it

You'd almost certainly need it Be a very memorable night though

[Kitten]

Originally Posted by Haly

I know what you mean But then again I saw Zodiac not knowing beforehand that he was in it.
There's no denying that Downey Jr's admittedly probably a little too good at playing the crazy/drug addled genius role

You should see him in Less Than Zero if you haven't already. Apparently that was well before his drug issues and he played it like a pro then. I think a big part of Holmes rolling around on the floor being a messy bugger who just switches off comes from somewhere in RDJ's experiences, rather than his imagination.

Even Jude Law is really good in SH, he seems to fit the role perfectly.

[Haly]

Not seen Less Than Zero, have to look out for that

Originally Posted by Kitten

Even Jude Law is really good in SH, he seems to fit the role perfectly.

Hehe I'm not a fan of Jude Law either so I was a bit unsure beforehand, although he was quite good in Sleuth. He did a very good job in Sherlock Holmes though.

[Kitten]

Less than Zero is really old, 1987 I think! Andrew McCarthy was in it too. Seems weird knowing what we know now about RDJ. Definitely give it a watch if you can get a copy

[Haly]

Just IMDBed it and yup Had a feeling I recognised the title from somewhere, must have been because it's a Brett Easton Ellis book.
Lovefilm time I think!