Clearly hes a legend in your lunchbreak Thor but the rest of the forum just seems to have shrugged and gone "And?"
Nope, count me in the excited camp too with Thor. Nicholson is an incredible actor and his (temporary) retirement has been cinema's loss in recent years. Same with Gene Hackman.
Clearly hes a legend in your lunchbreak Thor but the rest of the forum just seems to have shrugged and gone "And?"
Nope, count me in the excited camp too with Thor. Nicholson is an incredible actor and his (temporary) retirement has been cinema's loss in recent years. Same with Gene Hackman.
Are you "excited" to the extent that you could -- figuratively, of course, "wink, wink" -- "Jack-off"?
Seriously, though, I can't get too excited about this. The actor playing the part in the original "Prussian-Russian" or whatever the hell it is movie doesn't look to me to be 80 years old. I haven't seen Nicholson lately, so I don't know now how he comes off physically on the screen.
Generally, though, I don't enjoy seeing actors continue into decrepitude, especially if I really like them when they were young. Can't say I really enjoy old John Wayne, Clint Eastwood or Charlton Heston. It's not that I have anything against seeing old people in movies, but with those that were truly stars -- dare I say "iconic" ones? --, it can be painful to watch them when they are senior citizens (Oddly, not true for me when it comes to character actors). Bette Davis -- after her stroke(s) -- is a good example. Hard to watch because it's sad, somewhat like having Kirk Douglas now play Spartacus again.
I just hope Nicholson is still in fantastic shape for his age. And anyway, this remake project isn't yet a done deal. What if a certain 80-year-old has a stroke tomorrow? It can happen.
By the way, did anyone see Alec Baldwin's opening monolog and the routine they did there last night? It was about the young Baldwin vs the now older one. And here it is:
Jack Nicholson is a celebrity. He does the same shtick over and over again and in some respects is playing himself. I enjoyed him early on, but like most celebrity's I grew tired of his "act" early on. And I agree actors are acting way beyond their time. It's not anti aging, it's about a decline in performance.
Jack Nicholson is a celebrity. He does the same shtick over and over again and in some respects is playing himself. I enjoyed him early on, but like most celebrity's I grew tired of his "act" early on. And I agree actors are acting way beyond their time. It's not anti aging, it's about a decline in performance.
I agree. To me, with a few very distinct exceptions ("Five Easy Pieces" and "Easy Rider" for example), he's just varying degrees of the "madman" character he's perfected over the years (with the eyebrows, the devilish grin, etc.). That's why I loved him so much in "Batman"; he was born to play the Joker, the ultimate madman! He's likable, but calling him a great actor and repeatedly giving him awards is silly.
Oh, I have to disagree. Nicholson is one of the all-time great screen actors (note I say "screen"), a true movie star. I like him very much. His character in THE SHINING is right up there with the classic screen monsters like Frankenstein.
I just don't know if I'm going to dig an 80-year-old Jack, that's all. Not being able to view this European movie at the moment is frustrating. After I see it, I'll have a better idea if it'll work with Nicholson. Most probably, though, the Hollywood version will be inferior to the European original. They usually are not matter who "stars" in them.
