Third Eye Film Society Forum Index
Author Message

<  Third Eye Film Forums  ~  Current Film Talk

billyweeds
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:55 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 20618 Location: New York City
Marc wrote:
Billy,

you seem to have chosen one of the worst photos of Julia Roberts I've seen as your avatar. And I'm a fan of Julia's.


I like that picture. Sorry. How's this?
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Trish
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:15 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2438 Location: Massachusetts
with all this talk of Duplicity did anyone but me actually go and see it this weekend?


It was okay = pretty good - a "B".

Still Closer is definitely a superior film in comparison -although probably not a fair comparison except the fact they were in that film too.

Clive looked very handsome, but still just a "B" from me.


Last edited by Trish on Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:04 am; edited 2 times in total
View user's profile Send private message
billyweeds
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:16 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 20618 Location: New York City
Trish wrote:
with all this talk of Duplicity did anyone but me actually go and see it this weekend?


I couldn't fit it in today, but tomorrow is the charm. The reviews ranged from A to B, and I guess Trish was in the latter camp. We shall see.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Marc
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:24 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 8424
I'll see DUPLICITY tomorrow. I was at SXSW for the past few days watching 2 million bands.

While getting good to great reviews, Duplicity tanked at the box office.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
billyweeds
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:12 am Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 20618 Location: New York City
Marc wrote:
I'll see DUPLICITY tomorrow. I was at SXSW for the past few days watching 2 million bands.

While getting good to great reviews, Duplicity tanked at the box office.


That wasn't the impression I got. This is what I heard: although coming in third of the top three, Duplicity did better than okay business and is seen as the type of movie that doesn't shoot its wad in the first weekend like action thrillers and youth comedies, but builds. Maybe that's just talk, but it's the Michael Clayton model.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
billyweeds
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:21 am Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 20618 Location: New York City
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen debuted in third place with their caper pic Duplicity which grossed an estimated $14.4M from 2,574 theaters for a solid $5,595 average. Universal's PG-13 film about former spies that plot a con operation against a pair of corporations marked Roberts' first lead role in a live-action wide opener in more than five years. During that time, the Oscar-winning actress took many supporting roles in films that were not anchored by her like Ocean's Twelve and Charlie Wilson's War. This time around she was the main star and settled for third place, but still posted numbers that were very respectable.

- Box Office Guru
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
mo_flixx
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:38 am Reply with quote
Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 12533
Just curious, billy --

Where did you get the 2 photos of Julia Roberts? I thought both are good.
View user's profile Send private message
billyweeds
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:08 am Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 20618 Location: New York City
mo_flixx wrote:
Just curious, billy --

Where did you get the 2 photos of Julia Roberts? I thought both are good.


Google "Julia Roberts," click "Images," and voila, a treasure trove of Julia shots. Same with anybody or anything. "Images" does the trick.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Syd
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:19 am Reply with quote
Site Admin Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 12929 Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Give her some clown makeup in that new avatar and she could pass for the Joker.

_________________
Rocky Laocoon foretold of Troy's doom, only to find snaky water. They pulled him in and Rocky can't swim. Now Rocky wishes he were an otter!
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Marc
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:23 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 8424
DUPLICITY is confusing, poorly edited and charmless. Word-of-mouth will not be good. Julia Roberts looks old. Clive Owen is fine in a role that doesn't give him much to work with.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
mo_flixx
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:45 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 12533
Marc wrote:
DUPLICITY is confusing, poorly edited and charmless. Word-of-mouth will not be good. Julia Roberts looks old. Clive Owen is fine in a role that doesn't give him much to work with.


Can you elaborate? I've been curious about whether she could make the transition from "pretty woman" to more mature parts.

I always thought that Roberts would weather the over 40 years just fine. When you say "old," just how old do you mean?
View user's profile Send private message
marantzo
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:35 pm Reply with quote
Guest
How do you put a picture in your post? I'm sure I've done it before, but I can't figure it out.
lissa
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:55 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 2148 Location: my computer
Upload the picture to tinypic.com (or photobucket.com); you'll have to register on that site but it's a 1-minute deal. When you've done that, it will give you a code for "forums and message boards" - usually starts with a (img) and ends with (/img) but the brackets are squared. Copy that code, and put it into your post, and voila!

_________________
Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarfs aren't happy.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail MSN Messenger
marantzo
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:23 pm Reply with quote
Guest
Thanks. Lissa, I am registered at photobucket.
marantzo
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:46 pm Reply with quote
Guest
Quote:
I always thought that Roberts would weather the over 40 years just fine. When you say "old," just how old do you mean?


The future Mrs. Marantz is sixty. How do you think she's weathered the 40's:



OK, she was only 59 when this was taken.

Display posts from previous:  

All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 2128 of 3196
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 ... 2127, 2128, 2129 ... 3194, 3195, 3196  Next
Post new topic

Jump to:  

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum