The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #50776   Message #772967
Posted By: Kim C
28-Aug-02 - 11:51 AM
Thread Name: BS: Worst Miscasting: Actual and Feared
Subject: RE: BS: Worst Miscasting: Actual and Feared
Y'know, in an odd way, I liked Dangerous Liaisons. I thought Glenn Close's hatchet face, and Malkovich's innate weirdness, added a lot to those two characters. But that's just me.

Mister and I rented Shadow of the Vampire awhile back - talk about a strange, quirky little movie! It's a fictional account of the filming of "Nosferatu" back in the 20s. John Malkovich plays the weird (of course) director, and Willem Dafoe plays the actor who plays the vampire, who turns out to be a real vampire. Now, I'm just a lay person when it comes to movies, but I have to say, Willem Dafoe in this role is one of the single most brilliant pieces of acting I have ever seen, anywhere. He is creepy and fascinating and disgusting and oddly funny all at the same time.

Here's one being filmed now that gives me serious willies: Cold Mountain is being filmed in Romania, with Jude Law in the role of Inman. Let's see... they went to Romania to film a movie about Civil War North Carolina, and cast an English actor in the lead. Why on earth am I skeptical?

Can't wait to see what his Southern accent sounds like.

Peg, has Harvey's naked ass been in other movies?!!!?! There ought to be a law. Actually, I like Harvey. I really do. I get so tired of all these pretty boy actors, I really appreciate a manly man. I just don't want to see him naked.