Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#1re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 12:48amI'm pissed that Altman opted not to shoot Matthew Modine's planned full frontal. Apparenly, Modine was game but Altman ultimately dicided against it. But we do get nice shots of Julianne Moore, which I would appreciate all the more if I were straight.
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kjklo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/03
#2re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 1:02am
Because, after all, all films are necessarily infinitely better if they include full frontal nudity.
Huh?
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#3re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 1:13amSM2, I think you are thinking of Short Cuts, another great Altman film. Both are brilliant, but Moore's cootchie is seen in Short Cuts.
jimnysf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#4re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 1:14amMaybe not infinitely better with nudity but they do have their moments. Except for that Kathy Bates movie a few years back :)
#5re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 1:31am
Oh yeah, SueleenGay. Sorry about that. kjklo, whether a movie contains nudity or not does not determine my appreciation for it. When I first saw GODS & MONSTERS back when it was released, I thought it was a great movie. But years later when I learned that Brendan Fraser was originally supposed to go full frontal, I felt cheated somehow. It would have been nice (for me, at least) had they kept it, but it didn't change my love for the movie. jimnysf (this time I remembered the "f"), thanks for the laugh. I didn't need to see Harvey Keitel either. Ever.
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#6re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 1:45amKathy Bates' scene in ABOUT SCHMIDT wasn't gratuitous at all...
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 1:49amBack to the movie at hand- I love "The Player" for many reasons, one of the more obscure being that he managed to fit Malcolm and Andie MacDowell in the same scene and make reference to it.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#8re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 1:54amThe opening scene has made my nape hairs pop off and stab people in the eye.
#9re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 1:57amI don't think s/he was implying it was gratuitous, just not flattering.
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#10re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 9:14amThe opening tracking shot alone was better than many complete movies.
#11re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 9:35amI loved seeing Joan Tewkesbury on screen.
#12re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 5/29/06 at 12:12pmLove this movie! One of my faves from '92.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#13re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 9/15/06 at 1:36am
Rewatched it today.
Dear God, what an absolutely perfect film.
The camera angles in the opening scene literally moved me to tears.
#14re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 9/15/06 at 2:04amCount me in, loved the film. Haven't seen it for years though, and now I will do so.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#15re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 9/15/06 at 2:12amI've noticed that Tim Robbins has never really been in a completely ****ty film. War of the Worlds is probably the worst performance he ever gave, but the movie as a whole is somewhat decent and not at all awful.
#16re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 9/15/06 at 2:21amexcellent point. Have you seen his performance in "Miss Firecracker"?
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#17re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 9/15/06 at 11:30amDon't forget his cameo as the PBS newsman in ANCHORMAN.
#18re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 9/15/06 at 11:35am
kjklo---Yeah, I always liked "The Sound of Music" better before they cut the nude scene, too.
I love "The Player!"
Not since "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" have I enjoyed counting cameos quite so much.
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#19re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 9/15/06 at 11:36amwhoopie's best performance, IMO.
NCGuy
Broadway Star Joined: 4/8/04
#20re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 9/15/06 at 11:39am
I've noticed that Tim Robbins has never really been in a completely ****ty film.
I like Tim Robbins (and I love Altman), but I thought Ready to Wear was an absolute mess.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#21re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 10/30/06 at 1:49am
bump.
best.....movie......ever.
Richard E. Grant's movie pitch is one of the greatest movie moments ever, right up there with the ending of Pootie Tang
Updated On: 6/14/07 at 01:49 AM
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#22re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 10/30/06 at 6:29pm
And his Hitler hair! ( supposedly a serendipitous decison, if u beleive his diaries - which I do!)
Also a nice performance from Gallagher too.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#24re: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:20am
I did like this movie. There is a sequel to the original novel it's based on out now.
I wish they would put this out on dvd already!
The Return Of The Player:
http://www.amazon.com/Return-Player-Michael-Tolkin/dp/0802143024/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/102-4769553-0965746?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186806057&sr=1-3
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