I was searching around on google the other day and came across this article from a news station in Seattle in June of last year. If you scroll down past the first bits of gossipy tabloid schlock, you get some gossipy tabloid schlock about PTA and Emily Watson.
http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/movies/reeling/BI_REELING.575a2f5.html
Probably nothing to this, but anybody think there's something Fiona Apple and Jack Waters have to be concerned about?
Quote from: av8raaronEmily Watson
I'd hit it.
Quote from: XixaxQuote from: av8raaronEmily Watson
I'd hit it.
Well, DUH!
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I think Emily Watson is cute, like a puppy... but not hot
Quote from: Duck SauceI think Emily Watson is cute, like a puppy... but not hot
I'd hit it.
I'm bored so I figured I keep the cycle going.
Quote from: XixaxQuote from: Duck SauceI think Emily Watson is cute, like a puppy... but not hot
I'd hit it.
Well, DUH!
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Quote from: XixaxQuote from: Duck SauceI think Emily Watson is cute, like a puppy... but not hot
I'd hit it.
Lol...this is definitely the funniest thing I've seen on the site so far. This and Pubrick's description of sexterrosa.
But yeah, I think I have to agree with Duck Sauce on this one. She's definitely cute, this isn't even arguable...she's just not particulary hot...which isn't a bad thing at all.
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Quote from: Duck SauceI think Emily Watson is cute, like a puppy... but not hot
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you know you would.
This may sound weird, but 'PDL' is the first film I've seen Emily in and really took notice of her (that way), thinking.....'let me tap that'.
Paul should.
Quote from: oakmanc234Paul should.
he won't/can't.
i would tho. twice.
Quote from: oakmanc234This may sound weird, but 'PDL' is the first film I've seen Emily in and really took notice of her (that way), thinking.....'let me tap that'.
Paul should.
You should watch her in Breaking The Waves by Lars Von Trier. It's not in any way like PDL but she gives a great performance. But if you took notice of her in "that" way.....then you might not want to watch it :-D
Quote from: Sigur RósQuote from: oakmanc234This may sound weird, but 'PDL' is the first film I've seen Emily in and really took notice of her (that way), thinking.....'let me tap that'.
Paul should.
You should watch her in Breaking The Waves by Lars Von Trier. It's not in any way like PDL but she gives a great performance. But if you took notice of her in "that" way.....then you might not want to watch it :-D
Though Breaking the Waves definately has more overt sexual content than any of Emily's other films, it's definately NOT a "sexy" film. If anything, it's almost revolting in Bess' (Emily's) self-destructive "benevolent" promiscuousness. None the less, a great film once you get used to the trademark Von Trier camerawork and lack of background sound.
It's creepy how much she looks like a girl I used to date. I have a hard time watching her onscreen because all I can see is my ex.
Emily has been in a lot of good movies. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more of her. She's great.
Quote from: XixaxIt's creepy how much she looks like a girl I used to date.
Yes, that sort of thing keeps me from appreciating certain movies.
Although...Emily Watson....I wish.
Would this be the reason you did not like PDL as much as the others?
I was so caught up in the emotion of the movie that I left the theatre on a cloud.
She is my favorite puppy dog.
i do not know where this puts me in this crowd, but i am just not a emily watson fan. Before PDL and after .
i dunno i just get nothing from her
She kinda grows on you
When I first heard she was going to be in PDL I was like 'oh her... she ain't that good though'
But after seeing PDL I was like 'oo she is alright!'
and then after watching the 'Here We Go' video I'm like 'oo she is cute'
But she isn't 'hot' like say... Heather Graham is... she is more 'cute'. Like Duck Sauce said - 'like a puppy'
Quote from: DionySuSWhen I first heard she was going to be in PDL I was like 'oh her... she ain't that good though'
You must not have seen "Breaking The Waves" or "Hillary And Jackie" when you said that.
Do you mean appearance wise or performance wise?
Quote from: DionySuSDo you mean appearance wise or performance wise?
both, i couldn't buy him falling so in love with her not based on anything we saw, outside of pdl i feel like she is just i dunno bland
i fear and i pray i am wrong that pt put her in the movie to off set the shit he was going to get from no nothing snobs who were gonna give him shit for making a film for adam sandler .
i hope i am wrong because he is too good to worry about the type of people who would flip out over sandler, those people are and always will be under him, and anyone else worth a shit.
I think the reason he falls in love with her is because he hasn't had a girlfriend before or maybe no girl has showed interest in him before now and its kinda a new and overwelming experience to him
I think thats true in life too
I remember when I was young this chick really liked me... and no chick had ever come out and said that to me before so I was like 'woahh she is cool'. At the time she didn't seem that good looking but after like a week of seeing her she just seemed to get hotter and hotter. And she kinda looked like Emily Watson to top it off! haha
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: DionySuSWhen I first heard she was going to be in PDL I was like 'oh her... she ain't that good though'
You must not have seen "Breaking The Waves" or "Hillary And Jackie" when you said that.
As much as I like it, Waves is kind of quirky (there are other threads on Von Trier where this is echoed), but Hilary and Jackie and Anglea's Ashes are both more conventional films that are well worthy of their recieved praise. I thought her supporting role in Red Dragon, albeit pretty small, was well done.
Quote from: Butterscotch JonesQuote from: DionySuSDo you mean appearance wise or performance wise?
both, i couldn't buy him falling so in love with her not based on anything we saw, outside of pdl i feel like she is just i dunno bland
i fear and i pray i am wrong that pt put her in the movie to off set the shit he was going to get from no nothing snobs who were gonna give him shit for making a film for adam sandler .
i hope i am wrong because he is too good to worry about the type of people who would flip out over sandler, those people are and always will be under him, and anyone else worth a shit.
I remember the IMDB boards being filled with this debate in November of last year. It struck me that an uncommon viewpoint in this screenplay is that almost every scene is viewing what Barry sees. It's uncommon to see an entire film where a single main character is the only person focused on exclusively. The only scenes that don't include Barry are the Utah scenes which are there to keep the audience more in the loop. Much of the criticism of the limitations of Lena is that we just don't see that much of her - in fact, we see none of her without Barry or Elizabeth and in no scenes does she appear without Barry. In this way, we see her more as Barry sees her, rather than as the usual movie viewer sees from a god's-eye perspective. Quirky, but not bad. It's just why Watson is considered a supporting actress, despite being the female lead.
As for PTA trying to appease the masses by balancing Sandler's reputation with Watson, I doubt it. Based on all the interviews with all three I've read, I just don't see PTA casting anybody for any reason other than that's who he wanted. Barry Eagan isn't too far removed from a shy, sad Happy Gilmore or a Longfellow Deeds with anger issues.
Quote from: DionySuSI think the reason he falls in love with her is because he hasn't had a girlfriend before or maybe no girl has showed interest in him before now and its kinda a new and overwelming experience to him
I think thats true in life too
I remember when I was young this chick really liked me... and no chick had ever come out and said that to me before so I was like 'woahh she is cool'. At the time she didn't seem that good looking but after like a week of seeing her she just seemed to get hotter and hotter. And she kinda looked like Emily Watson to top it off! haha
PTA himself has described Barry as being a creation somewhat out of his own life. He said he wanted to make a film that portrayed falling in love with somebody that captured the "intoxicated" feeling. I think he pretty much nailed it.