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Bollocks. Tarantino is the most creative and influential director (American) of his generation. Affleck is a

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tinear

In Reply to: RE: Affleck and Tarantino are both hugely overrated and Bigelow recently won best director posted by Jazz Inmate on January 15, 2013 at 00:21:17

talented actor. He very much deserved a Best Oscar for, "Hollywoodland." Before that, he was a stand out in, "Boiler Room."
Ben is very understated, usually, in his performances. For those accustomed to the usual American actor with his tics, constantly moving eyes, finger mannerisms, etc. it is a shock.

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Pretty much agree with you - Daryl Zero 22:18:57 01/17/13 (0)
I think Affleck is going to prove a better director than actor. His movies have been decent and seem to be improving.
he's the most INFLUENCED. Is that what you meant? - Jazz Inmate 11:34:10 01/15/13 (10)
Affleck is just a tall, handsome, humorous guy with limited acting ability. Meaning most of his fans are women.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
- In the right role Affleck is serviceable. His imited range offset by likeability & looks - Road Warrior 13:30:47 01/15/13 (9)
  Not in the same ballpark as pretty boy Pitt for example.
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  A pox on his family and 100 years of bad luck for the inventor of "Intelligent Touchpads" for laptops!!!
  - same with George Clooney - Jazz Inmate 13:35:47 01/15/13 (8)
    Actors like them are a dime a dozen. Not what I think of as Oscar material.
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    We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
    - Clooney v. Affleck, no contest, Clooney^ - Road Warrior 14:23:56 01/15/13 (7)
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      A pox on his family and 100 years of bad luck for the inventor of "Intelligent Touchpads" for laptops!!!
      - See, "Hollywoodland" and get back to us. George always is caught acting. Not so - tinear 19:30:49 01/15/13 (6)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Clooney v. Affleck, no contest, Clooney^ posted by Road Warrior on January 15, 2013 at 14:23:56
        
        w/Ben.
        
        Saw Hollywoodland, liked it, Ben did fine. I prefer Clooney's movies, on whole, than BA's - Road Warrior 21:55:04 01/15/13 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: See, "Hollywoodland" and get back to us. George always is caught acting. Not so posted by tinear on January 15, 2013 at 19:30:49
        
        Michael Clayton
        Oh Brother....
        Three Kings
        Burn After Reading
        Syrianna
        Good Night....
        Perfect Storm
        Dusk Til Dawn
        Intolerable Cruelty (just jokin on that one)
        
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        A pox on his family and 100 years of bad luck for the inventor of "Intelligent Touchpads" for laptops!!!
        
        George has better films, no doubt. Ben's a better actor. Clooney always appears a bit wooden, even - tinear 07:48:13 01/16/13 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Saw Hollywoodland, liked it, Ben did fine. I prefer Clooney's movies, on whole, than BA's posted by Road Warrior on January 15, 2013 at 21:55:04
        
        when he's jokey.
        
        The Coen brothers got the only great performance out of Clooney... - Jazz Inmate 11:13:49 01/16/13 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: George has better films, no doubt. Ben's a better actor. Clooney always appears a bit wooden, even posted by tinear on January 16, 2013 at 07:48:13
        
        ...by making him a mockery of himself. In O Brother Where Art Thou, they brilliantly cast him as a charismatic, smooth-talking scammer, which is pretty much exactly what he is.
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        Why is George a "scammer?" nt - tinear 15:17:03 01/16/13 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The Coen brothers got the only great performance out of Clooney... posted by Jazz Inmate on January 16, 2013 at 11:13:49
        
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        that subject is best left for "outside" - Jazz Inmate 15:21:26 01/16/13 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Why is George a "scammer?" nt posted by tinear on January 16, 2013 at 15:17:03
        
        By the way, I'm surprised or maybe even impressed that you haven't chimed in with a snide comment about Schindler's List.
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        Why? I thought it was pretty good, though a little simplistic, a la Spielberg. Fiennes was chilling. Liam was - tinear 19:16:26 01/17/13 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: that subject is best left for "outside" posted by Jazz Inmate on January 16, 2013 at 15:21:26
        
        righteous, somewhat.
        You see bigotry everywhere, it's what defines you.
RE:Yup ... - Jeff Starrs 08:56:47 01/15/13 (0)
"Mr. Tarantino follows �Inglourious Basterds,� his action-cartoon about the Holocaust, with an even bolder provocation: a blaxploitation spaghetti western about American slavery. More than any other director he tests and extends the power of pop-culture fantasy to engage the painful atrocities of history." (sorry, can't re-find the source).

And Ben Affleck... good director, good actor.
Not at all over-rated.

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