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Oh man how could you miss Rock of Ages??
He is truly exceptional in that film.
I think you watched it sober.Got around to watching it tonight. The worst Cruise movie I have seen. It's like an episode of Glee but directed by a pervy bloke who gets all the female characters to take their clothes off. Russell Brand completely changes his accent mid movie as though he knows how stupid the movie is but doesn't care. Cruise does his best but is sorely miscast.
3/10
It is subjective but taking into account commerciality, critic reviews and general consensus I think the above three (and probably vanilla sky, noting I quite like vanilla sky) are his “misses”.I suppose you're right if you're talking about commercial success.
A few pages back people were talking about him not having any "bad" films.
That is completely subjective, and for me personally I don't rate many of his films.
There are a few that I enjoyed (Rain Man, for example) but for the most part I don't get much out of his films.
I can't stand Tom Cruise off the screen, but most of his movies I do enjoy, always liked him in the Mission Impossible moviesIt is subjective but taking into account commerciality, critic reviews and general consensus I think the above three (and probably vanilla sky, noting I quite like vanilla sky) are his “misses”.
Do you not like him? Or his movies? Plenty of actors I don’t particularly like but I can still appreciate good films they’ve made.
I agree with this, though I probably blame the celebrity culture permeated through the tabloid media for this more than the person himself. He does seem like a w***er off screen but am probably more aggrieved that its a story every day created. I think he is just an ok actor but truly the epitome of a movie star rather than a high quality actor - almost like a safe pair of hands for hollywood blockbuster productions.I can't stand Tom Cruise off the screen, but most of his movies I do enjoy, always liked him in the Mission Impossible movies
He's one of the actors that I can't see past him as person when I watch his movies. It makes it hard to enjoy the film because I can't see the character he's playing at all. This hasn't always been the case, as I can remember liking quite a few of his movies when I was younger, but maybe it's the media saturation he's had over the last couple of decades that made him appear larger than life (and certainly larger than his films, for me).It is subjective but taking into account commerciality, critic reviews and general consensus I think the above three (and probably vanilla sky, noting I quite like vanilla sky) are his “misses”.
Do you not like him? Or his movies? Plenty of actors I don’t particularly like but I can still appreciate good films they’ve made.
I like his Vanilla Sky a fair bitIt is subjective but taking into account commerciality, critic reviews and general consensus I think the above three (and probably vanilla sky, noting I quite like vanilla sky) are his “misses”.
Do you not like him? Or his movies? Plenty of actors I don’t particularly like but I can still appreciate good films they’ve made.
Obnoxious, cocky, aggressive, insincere.In what way is he a w***er off screen?
Scientology aside.
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Sounds like you’ve hung out with him personally.Obnoxious, cocky, aggressive, insincere.
Likewise, absolutely.Do you not like him? Or his movies? Plenty of actors I don’t particularly like but I can still appreciate good films they’ve made.
Haha it does read that way.Sounds like you’ve hung out with him personally.
It's hard to separate his personality from Scientology though.In what way is he a w***er off screen?
Scientology aside.
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I've never made it through it, but that might also be because the people I was watching it with weren't at all interested. I had the same experience you had when I watched Tree Of Life. Again though, the people I watched it with really didn't enjoy it at all.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
One of the all time classics, for a reason.
Wow. This film is epic in every possible way. The concepts and themes, particularly existentialism, are explored in a way that is both authentic and surreal.
With the exception of a few monkey suits, this film is at least 20 years ahead of its time. The visuals and soundtrack are incredible, and have influenced so much in pop culture since.
One of those films you finish and feel like a different person.
Incredible.
Tree of Life?? Damn I hated it. What did you possibly get out of that, I may have missed something.I've never made it through it, but that might also be because the people I was watching it with weren't at all interested. I had the same experience you had when I watched Tree Of Life. Again though, the people I watched it with really didn't enjoy it at all.
Obviously be wears he Scientology very loudly, but I don't believe he'd make life hard for the crew around him.It's hard to separate his personality from Scientology though.
That said, everything I've read about him is that he's generally a nice guy, if a bit intense. I recall an interview with Simon Pegg, who comes across as quite down to earth, and he said he was always aware of Scientology people on set, conferring with Cruise about the film, but they never attempted to interfere with the other actors and Cruise never talked about Scientology with him. Said he was a great guy.
I don’t overly like or dislike the bloke, to me he is just another actor. Really dont get the hate.Obviously be wears he Scientology very loudly, but I don't believe he'd make life hard for the crew around him.
Well, he might put a few stunt doubles out of work. That's about it.
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I really loved it. It was confusing and disorienting at times, but overall I thought it it was a really great depiction of the paradox that ultimately we're all inconsequential in the grand scheme of life BUT how important our lives (and those of the people we love) are to us in that much smaller sense. That to me sums up humanity and the film does it so beautifully.Tree of Life?? Damn I hated it. What did you possibly get out of that, I may have missed something.
I have.Sounds like you’ve hung out with him personally.