George Clooney appreciation

[Roscoe East]

After watching Up In The Air the other night I realized that I have never seen a movie with George Clooney in it that I didn't enjoy.

That doesn't mean I think he's a great actor -- in fact, he has a few mannerisms that show up in nearly every role he's played that instantly seem to break character and make me think "aw crap George, didja have to do that there?" -- nor does it make me think all (or any) of the movies he's been in were great.

But I liked them. All of them. (Yes, even Ocean's 12.) That's gotta count for something, right?

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Originally Posted by Roscoe East

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That doesn't mean I think he's a great actor --

No, you just think he's hot.

Serious tho, either he or his handlers pick good roles. They're not ALL good tho, (cough-Batman and Robin-cough)...but hey...

[HaMMerHeD]

Batman and Robin was terrible. Ocean's 12 and 13 were pretty bland. Syriana was wretched and overly preachy. But other than those, I've liked most of his movies.

[Tituscrow]

O' Brother Where Art Thou and Dusk Til Dawn both great films of his.

[MJ5150]

Two thumbs up for Doug Ross.

-Mike

[Bloodhammer]

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[bassistjoe93]

Originally Posted by Tituscrow

O' Brother Where Art Thou and Dusk Til Dawn both great films of his.

+1 to O' Brother Where art Thou. Good movie, even better music!

[GregC]

Yep, thumbs up here. Out of Sight is an overlooked gem, IMO. Up in the Air was great, Ocean's Eleven was fun, O Brother and Three Kings were each awesome in their own way, and Dusk Till Dawn was good. I still want to see Good Night and Good Luck and The Men Who Stare at Goats.

On the negative side, Syriana had a lot of potential but wound up being a mess, and of course Batman & Robin sucked. The Ides of March was just OK, I was a little disappointed.

Also, props for directing Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, I really liked that. And he's also the only actor I know of to play a gay dog.

[fmoore200]

Burn after reading was really good too...

It's funny, I was watching the American last night. It had a slow pace, but that served a purpose for that movie... Hot Italian women are always a plus .. lol

[Bongolation]

Love him, especially when working with the Coens. Probably my favorite actor in terms of enjoyable performances.

Can't say I respect his political posturing, though.

Up in the Air was probably the most truly, profoundly depressing movie I have ever seen...which is not to say it wasn't a fine movie.