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AeronMelon t1_j2gu7cs wrote

Meet Joe Black, for anyone wondering.

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The_DriveBy t1_j2gvpei wrote

Great movie too. That woman has amazing eyes when she smiles and great face structure. So pretty.

Edit: Claire Forlani. Apparently escaped Weinstein 5 times too.

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shmorky t1_j2hlo3k wrote

Which is probably why you haven't heard of her since

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Lirdon t1_j2ibpes wrote

Now it makes so much sense. She had so much screen presence and was pretty good in this movie, and just… yeah, no roles or anything. Never thought of that.

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HansGruber314 t1_j2j50sv wrote

I recently rewatched MJB and I thought she was genuinely great in it. Her acting was so on point with all of her scenes. And yeah, she's frickin' gorgeous lol.

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IndianaGeoff t1_j2gvzr1 wrote

Yes. But I would say she's more striking than beautiful.

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The_DriveBy t1_j2gw7up wrote

I see what you're doing but you failed to see I was being serious I guess.

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IndianaGeoff t1_j2gwm59 wrote

strik·ing

adjective 1. attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.

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halfanothersdozen t1_j2gz712 wrote

Strike King sounds like a great name for a bowling alley

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muckduck69420 t1_j2hblr2 wrote

That was my nickname in high school. I took a lot of balls, straight down my gutter.

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oldar4 t1_j2jg92u wrote

She was in mall rats too.

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TheVicSageQuestion t1_j2kfoez wrote

She was awful in that, and it’s the only thing I’ve ever seen her in, so it’s the only thing on which I have to judge her acting abilities.

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AeronMelon t1_j2gwssv wrote

I read the New Yorker article about Weinstein. One of the few satisfying things to happen in the 2020s.

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rlovelock t1_j2i5h4u wrote

I had such a crush on her after this movie...

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Rizzalliss t1_j2i305l wrote

Holy shit! I've never seen the movie, but the moment you described her the way you did my first thought was, "Sounds like Claire Forlani."

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Tmotty t1_j2ib4p4 wrote

But long as hell 3 hour movie that probably could cut out a whole our and be great

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jfduval76 t1_j2ik8of wrote

Never saw it, but is it supposed to be a comedy ? It look like one. That’s ridiculous. Are N-Y drivers are all psycho-killers ?

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bvknight t1_j2izr14 wrote

It's not a comedy, it's a drama romance about life. Pitt plays Death, inhabiting the body of a freshly killed young man (guess how). This scene is funny as a gif but it's shocking in the movie.

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pzycho t1_j2k6atd wrote

I laughed so hard in the theater that people around me got angry.

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jfduval76 t1_j2j633a wrote

I would still laugh…this is so cheap lol.

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ty1771 t1_j2jrsjr wrote

I saw it in the theater back in the 90s and everyone laughed because it was so shocking and over the top.

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WebMD_PhD t1_j2je4cb wrote

Movie is like 20 years old

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jfduval76 t1_j2jjq2c wrote

And ? Most recent movies suck even more so i don’t understand your point. I still wait for a better Sci-fi movie than Alien and it was made in 1979.

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WebMD_PhD t1_j2kqcyx wrote

My point is cgi in 1998 was shit compared to todays standards. This was probably pretty good 98. Probably not “cheap” either.

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jfduval76 t1_j2l4vcd wrote

It’s not the special effect the problem here, it’s the delivery and the editing that’s comedic. I can make an abstraction of the technology of the time for an old movie. Bad editing is still bad. 1993 Jurassic Park CGI didn’t aged that well but it’s still a better movie than all the recent Jurassic World movies.

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CaptStrangeling t1_j2j30s2 wrote

I rewound the VHS like 5 times because I thought this was hilarious at the time! I’m so disturbed by reading about Weinstein and the abuse of power that represents. But, no, it probably wasn’t supposed to be as funny as it is, not many chuckles after that but Claire Forlani and Brad Pitt made it a great movie.

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Skyhighatrist t1_j2jbgcc wrote

I watched this movie with my brother and mom. Mom was horrified when my brother and I rewound so many times because it was hilarious.

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jfduval76 t1_j2j5sff wrote

Wait what ? What Weinstein have anything to do with what i said ?

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CaptStrangeling t1_j2jd2s2 wrote

It’s farther up in the thread but the actress escaped Weinstein 5 times and was blackballed so presumably that’s we didn’t have more of her in films.

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jfduval76 t1_j2jdrrg wrote

Ok but…it’s completely off topic.

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Snakethroater t1_j2gyjm1 wrote

It has to be my least favorite Brad Pitt movie.

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DariaMinsk t1_j2i8jlc wrote

Idk about least favorite movie, but I also didn't liked a lot. Brad's character was SO weird and everyone around was like "haha funny weird guy" and kept him around. I mean wtf.

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Audax2 t1_j2ig6d5 wrote

That’s literally a plot point though. The father knows he’s death, and everyone is bewildered as to who this random guy hanging around is, to the point where it causes issues with the board of his company.

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