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  • huedell
    Museum Ball Eater
    • Dec 31, 2003
    • 11069

    #16
    Bob Hoskins? If they cast a 60 year old in that role they are crazy

    Take advantage of being able to cast relatively younger actors

    BTW, I thought Burton's DeVito Penguin was an awesome riff
    on a popular character but I'm ready now for more of the
    effette(sp?) aristocrat type performance, Bring it on.
    Last edited by huedell; Jun 28, '07, 6:49 PM.
    "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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    • thunderbolt
      Hi Ernie!!!
      • Feb 15, 2004
      • 34211

      #17
      ^^ How about the guy that was Frodo for Pengy? He's short. Just plump him up a bit. Or even better the guy that was Sam in LOTR.
      You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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      • The Bat
        Batman Fanatic
        • Jul 14, 2002
        • 13412

        #18
        Originally posted by huedell
        Bob Hoskins? If they cast a 60 year old in that role they are crazy

        Yeah...who ever heard of an old Mobster?
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        • huedell
          Museum Ball Eater
          • Dec 31, 2003
          • 11069

          #19
          Originally posted by The Bat
          Yeah...who ever heard of an old Mobster?
          Sorry to rain on your parade

          I just think they should stay on the bent that Batman's Gotham and it's
          popular criminals are still relatively young

          Penguin being 40 okay. 50 maybe. 60---crazy.

          Just my opinion.
          "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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          • The Bat
            Batman Fanatic
            • Jul 14, 2002
            • 13412

            #20
            Originally posted by huedell
            Sorry to rain on your parade

            I just think they should stay on the bent that Batman's Gotham and it's
            popular criminals are still relatively young

            Penguin being 40 okay. 50 maybe. 60---crazy.

            Just my opinion.

            You're not raining on My Parade...I could careless Who they cast as the Penguin...since I think it will be a "small Part" anyway. Plus...I've never really liked the Character.
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            • huedell
              Museum Ball Eater
              • Dec 31, 2003
              • 11069

              #21
              "You're not raining on My Parade...I could careless Who they cast as the Penguin...since I think it will be a "small Part" anyway. Plus...I've never really liked the Character."

              That's cool Bat----I just thought that in talking about this stuff--its like
              we got to be the "casting guy" for a second is all---and if I was, I'd go for
              somebody at least 15-20 years younger than 60

              I'm flexible too---he could be 100 for all i care
              "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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              • The Bat
                Batman Fanatic
                • Jul 14, 2002
                • 13412

                #22
                Yeah...casting talk can be FUN Huedell...I like the debate. It can also, sometimes get ugly(like on SUPERHEROHYPE.COM)...but here...it's cool..We're all Friend's. Well....most of the time LOL!!!
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                • joshvox
                  Clown Prince of Crime
                  • Mar 21, 2006
                  • 1873

                  #23
                  Absolutely everyone in Batman and Robin...that almost goes without saying. And, I'll probably get bashed for this...Jack Nicholson as the Joker.

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                  • Hector
                    el Hombre de Acero
                    • May 19, 2003
                    • 31852

                    #24
                    Originally posted by The Bat
                    Halle Berry is a HORRIBLE Actress! She only got an Ocar because Her and Densel washington cried..."No Black Actor has won since the 60's". I could tolerate Her as Storm, in the 1st two X-Men movie's though. Probably because, She didn't have a big Part.
                    This is not uncommon from me to read, hate on Halle Berry more than other "bad" actresses. Mmmm...

                    I HIGHLY disagree with you that Berry is a HORRIBLE actress, that's just sounds like hate to me.

                    I do think she's overrated as an actress but to call her horrible, well, I don't get it.

                    Aside from being physically a pleasant sight on screen (easy on the eyes), she does have some decent acting chops (like I said not great but decent). I do have to agree the reason she won the Oscar was due to pressure from the public that a black actress should win the big one, she was there at the right moment and time.

                    Another reason to hate on Berry is sometimes the choice of her movies, she seems like she'll take just about almost anything for a buck, and that's a shame because I do believe she is capable of very good things.

                    It's unfair to call her horrible though, she's far from that, if you want bad actresses, take a look at Jessica Alba, who's ten times worse than Halle Berry.

                    And to end things, I think Halle Berry was fine as Catwoman but the movie itself sucked, simple as that.
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                    Originally posted by Brue
                    I have to disagree with the above lists.

                    Shaq looks the part. His acting skills are limited but if the character wasn't right it was because of directing and writing not that the actor was miscast.

                    Halle Berry was a similar case. If you are going for Selina Kyle she would be all wrong but they were not - yes, this film is terrible but again not totally miscast

                    Garner as Elektra. AWESOME. Again if you are judging the elektra movie it is bad. Could the part have been cast better? maybe. miscast - no.

                    Devito as penguin. Jones as Two Face. Clooney as Batman. Again you are not judging the actor. you are judging the part.

                    Bassinger was a perfect pick for Vale. And really - what does it even matter? second guessing this choice is akin to choosing the best boy grip.

                    Pat hingle as gordon - again he was great -and does it really even matter

                    Cage was fine.

                    Some I definitely agree with:

                    Schwartzenegger for Freeze
                    MacMahon for Doom
                    New Lois
                    crosby as WW

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                    new bat girlfriend
                    harry osborne
                    mary jane
                    nicolson as joker was as bad if not a worse choice as keaton for batman -
                    it looked like jack would be great and people questioned keaton - in the end i believe keaton was fine and nicolson was entertaining but he was not the joker

                    miscast doesn't mean the actor was in a bad movie. miscast means they were wrong for the part.

                    Most guys like Jessica Alba. A lot of people liked the FF movies. this doesn't mean she was the best choice for the movie.
                    Agree 100% on all counts.
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                    Originally posted by The Bat
                    Garner is so America "White-Bread"....and is suspose to be Greek...Come'on!
                    Not all Greeks look the same, some are blonde and blue eyed as well.
                    Last edited by Hector; Jun 29, '07, 7:14 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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                    • vintage spideyfan
                      Web Wobbler
                      • May 12, 2007
                      • 1526

                      #25
                      What about Dolph Lundgren as the punisher? He-Man... yes, Frank Castle...No!!!
                      I also really had a hard time tolerating Julian McMahon's Dr. Doom, but loved Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm.
                      Looking for MOC Pocket Super Heroes...
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                      • The Bat
                        Batman Fanatic
                        • Jul 14, 2002
                        • 13412

                        #26
                        Sorry Heck...but Halle is a BAD actress....plain & simple! IMO.
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                        Originally posted by Hector



                        Not all Greeks look the same, some are blonde and blue eyed as well.

                        True...I'm just going on what the Comic Version looked like. which...is how I think She should look.
                        Last edited by The Bat; Jun 29, '07, 10:14 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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                        • Merlyn1976
                          Fist of Khonshu
                          • Mar 29, 2005
                          • 6042

                          #27
                          Originally posted by joshvox
                          Jack Nicholson as the Joker.
                          Sorry man but I have to disagree...I think Jack was brilliant as the Joker...
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                          • Werewolf
                            Inhuman
                            • Jul 14, 2003
                            • 14974

                            #28
                            I really liked Cage as Ghost Rider and I thought the movie was awesome. Don't have an opinion on the other movies. Ghost Rider is the only super hero I still like.

                            I also don't get why people pick on him for wearing a toupee for the part. Sean Connery wore a toup in every Bond movie. What's the big deal?
                            You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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                            • Hector
                              el Hombre de Acero
                              • May 19, 2003
                              • 31852

                              #29
                              Originally posted by Werewolf
                              I really liked Cage as Ghost Rider and I thought the movie was awesome. Don't have an opinion on the other movies. Ghost Rider is the only super hero I still like.

                              I also don't get why people pick on him for wearing a toupee for the part. Sean Connery wore a toup in every Bond movie. What's the big deal?
                              Because Connery goes walking around in public bald, and Cage covers his baldness up, in and out of movies...big difference.

                              People like realness not fakeness.
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                              Originally posted by The Bat
                              Sorry Heck...but Halle is a BAD actress....plain & simple! IMO.
                              Lynda Carter, Helen Slater, are worse actresses, but they fit the parts as WW & SG perfectly, just like Berry fit both Storm and Catwoman.
                              Last edited by Hector; Jun 30, '07, 12:54 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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                              • thunderbolt
                                Hi Ernie!!!
                                • Feb 15, 2004
                                • 34211

                                #30
                                Originally posted by Werewolf
                                I really liked Cage as Ghost Rider and I thought the movie was awesome. Don't have an opinion on the other movies. Ghost Rider is the only super hero I still like.

                                I also don't get why people pick on him for wearing a toupee for the part. Sean Connery wore a toup in every Bond movie. What's the big deal?
                                Connery's hair piece looked good, and Cage's looked like a dead rat, or they scalped Ric Ocasek.
                                You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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