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I may be a Bambi, but I wanna slap him around too!

tinear,

Yours is the best summary of Williams I've read in a long while.

I might extend your "repulsive" remark. I agree he has an amazing, imaginitvely and playfully fun, cognitively jarring stand up style, but I just can't look at him for very long- his physical presence is actively annoying: mincing, fawning, dancing around and he's so sweaty and hairy and cylindrical. No one else has permanent five o' clock shadow on their eyelids other than Robin Williams!

Jim Carrey produces this effect too- not the hairy eyelids, but the gradually fatiguing physical presence. I have a similar physical dislike- I can like the general comedy enough to ride along awhile, the mannered, self-conscious style is tiring and distracting. With Carrey, it's that rubber face style and kind of oily smooth, studied movement. Like Williams, even in his serious roles like "The Majestic", that oddly forced over-expression comes througha and I have togo and listen to some Bach to wash off the oily film.

I think Williams best movie role was probably "Fisher King", because it's a rollicking, madcap comedy where an insane character can get away with slapstick- but it's still tough to watch.

I ramble.


Cheers,

Bambi B

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