Jeff Goldblum...

Started by Leatherface, September 18, 2003, 10:07:05 AM

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Leatherface

I am really upset that he hasn't had any really good roles of late. I think he is a superb actor and I love his quirky attitude.

Anyone else a fan of his?

SoNowThen

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ono

He's in Anderson's The Life Aquatic ... coming soon!

I remember him most from Contact for some odd reason.  He always seems to play the smart guy.  Some notables for me: Jurassic Park, Igby Goes Down, Independence Day, and a cameo in Annie Hall.

Pas

His cameo in Annie Hall is actually truly great ! I always listen to that bit a couple of times when I watch the movie.

budgie

I used to dislike Jeff Goldblum very much. I don't know why, he just reverberated badly in my psyche or something. Some actors just produce an almost phobic reaction, don't they?

Thankfully I got over it, due, I think, to The Fly... I can't remember. Suddenly, for some reason, I thought he was watchable. He did some adverts, maybe that was it. Budweiser? Perhaps that made him seem more accessible.

Now I think he's special, and his presence in a film is a draw. He was the best thing in Igby, very creepy-convincing. The only thrilling moment in the whole film was when he beat Igby up, his physicality as well-used as it was by Cronenberg. He does that manic normality thing very well. I like him in Invasion of the Bodysnatchers too, but then I love everyone in that film.

Alethia

Quote from: OnomatopoeiaContact for some odd reason.  


robert zemeckis' contact or a contact i have never heard of?

Cecil

i like him in those apple commercials

Find Your Magali

As a journalist myself, I love Goldblum's self-absorbed, self-deprecating, sex-obsessed, borderline-obnoxious, overly-chatty character in "The Big Chill."

I don't know anyone who could get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations. They're more important than sex.

Also, Goldblum has to be the in the top three on the list of "Guys Who, Against All Odds and Logic, Became Borderline Action Stars" -- Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Independence Day.

Banky

i think the role of his life has been, yes, Independence day.  One of the best, most entertaining, summer popcorn flick.

Jeremy Blackman

Quote from: budgieHe was the best thing in Igby, very creepy-convincing.

Absolutely. But you can't forget Russell, the performance artist.

ono

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Quote from: OnomatopoeiaContact for some odd reason.  

robert zemeckis' contact or a contact i have never heard of?
Fuck, nevermind.  He wasn't in Contact.  That's some other guy.  Don't know who I got him confused with.  And maybe it wasn't even contact I was thinking of.  Oh well.

MacGuffin

How could you confuse Jeff Goldblum with Matthew McConaughey?
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


Skeleton FilmWorks

ono

I didn't.  I confused him with some scientist guy Ellie worked with.

MacGuffin

How could you confuse Jeff Goldblum with Tom Skerritt?
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


Skeleton FilmWorks

ono

Touche'.  Your guess is as good as mine.  :-D