Robert Downey Jr...?

[Duderonomy]

He???s not the greatest actor, but maybe his brand of acting has come into fashion. He seems to fit a lot of roles really well, even if that role is just Robert Downey Jnr.





The Sherlock films look amazing. His Holmes is Downey Jnr with a reasonably good attempt at an English accent I guess, and the editing of fight scenes (!) is slick, but it's not a traditional take on the sleuth.

 

[DB_Cooper]

bassie saidB_Cooper said:bassie said:I'll be the requisite naysayer in this thread here.





I have never understood the love this guy gets. He has the screen presence of a saltine imo and less range.




I hear you. He's a good actor, but he's no Mark Wahlberg.




I'm missing the joke...other than the obvious?




The joke is that I would seriously compare the mildly talented Downey to the greatest thespian in the history of recorded media.

 

[HarveyCanal]

No range whatsoever. He can only play himself.

 

[JectWon]

HarveyCanal said:No range whatsoever. He can only play himself.




My thoughts exactly...





There's also this whatever you want to call it:

 

[williedynamite]

I always associate him with this jawdropping scene in Black and White:











But for the record, I do not endorse the film.

 

[bassie]

JectWon said:





There's also this whatever you want to call it:

A mess?





I like the idea from the waist up, perhaps a less shiny shirt though.





The socks and boots are fine - though the matching greens is a little too much.





He needs to put a pair of pants on, non-gimmick pants.

 

[rootlesscosmo]

williedynamite said:I always associate him with this jawdropping scene in Black and White:











But for the record, I do not endorse the film.




embarrassing movie, right? will it be subject to some sort of revision/reassessment -- ever? or will it remain unforgivably bad forever?

 

[vintageinfants]

but seriously,





natural born killers.








if that's him playing himself then im still interested.

 

[HarveyCanal]

vintageinfants said:but seriously,





natural born killers.








if that's him playing himself then im still interested.




Dude, nobody's watched that since they last listened to a full Boogiemonsters album.

 

[rootlesscosmo]

HarveyCanal said:vintageinfants said:but seriously,





natural born killers.








if that's him playing himself then im still interested.




Dude, nobody's watched that since they last listened to a full Boogiemonsters album.




that movie is garbage.

 

[vintageinfants]

i hadn't realized that it had fallen out of favor so quickly. i still enjoy watching it, but not because it's Life is Beautiful, but because it's a film and it's only supposed to be entertaining.





and robert downey jr is equally enjoyable.











btw. saying "only able to play himself" is playing one's self.

 

[HarveyCanal]

Vintage, I'm sure dude will make out with you if you ask him to.

 

[The_Non]

JectWon said:HarveyCanal said:No range whatsoever. He can only play himself.




My thoughts exactly...





There's also this whatever you want to call it:

Why did RDJr steal Herm's outfit?


Whoever hates on Weird Science needs to be treated to a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray.

 

[DB_Cooper]

vintageinfants said: saying "only able to play himself" is playing one's self.




This song instantly sprang to mind for the first time since shortly after the soundtrack to this movie came out.

 

[vintageinfants]

HarveyCanal said:Vintage, I'm sure dude will make out with you if you ask him to.




"you love thinking about me making out with dudes don't you?"





H. Canal

 

[HarveyCanal]

vintageinfants said:HarveyCanal said:Vintage, I'm sure dude will make out with you if you ask him to.




"you love thinking about me making out with dudes don't you?"





H. Canal




^^^IRONMIKESLAP

 

[LaserWolf]

My brother was in a movie with him back in the early 70s.

 

[Hotsauce84]

The_Non said:





Why did RDJr steal Herm's outfit?







HA HA!

 

[ketan]

Anyone seen 'Two Girls and A Guy' lately? I'm not a fan of the dude, but I remember this being kinda fun because he's suffering throughout... oh, and Heather Graham is in it.

 

[volumen]

He's basically like Mel Gibson where he's always playing the same person and you figure it's basically himself. He does a good job with Iron Man. He fell off the map for quite a while with drugs and alcohol so I think he was even playing himself in Less Than Zero. I don't hate him but I'm not seeing movies just because he's in them Couldn't get 20 min into Sherlock Holmes. Never saw Chaplin buts supposedly that the movie he'll convince you he can act.