The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[bjmdds]

Pierce teaming up with Bird is fine but where is his agent doing that which you know could work? He should fire his agent at this rate.

[Alessandra]

Save rare exceptions, NOBODY is a box office draw anymore just with their name, and Pierce Brosnan is no exception, especially since he's now at an age where he can very rarely be the leading man. I DO NOT WANT him to do what Liam Neeson does: it's not his genre and it's not his niche. He is a completely different kind of actor. He's obviously past his prime like anyone that age save rare exceptions SO what he can do is just pick good projects where he can stand out in a good co-protagonist role. That's all.

[FormerBondFan]

He is a completely different kind of actor. He's obviously past his prime like anyone that age save rare exceptions SO what he can do is just pick good projects where he can stand out in a good co-protagonist role. That's all.

What about Westerns like 3:10 to Yuma or Seraphim Falls (which starred Pierce as a co-lead with Liam)? Afterall, he's a fan of this genre.

[Blowfeld]

Dragon Tattoo 3 day was only $12,750,000 This has to be disappointing. Poor Daniel has trouble opening aganst Childrens's Movies Everywhere I looked DT was expected to do very well, one place in particular (Deadline.com I think) had a poll starting at $30 million. Tintin did even worse which to me is more disappointing, Dragon tattoo was only released a few years ago maybe people think it is the same version or maybe they do not care because Will Smith is not in it.


One another note Doctor Who was a tad disappointing this year.

[Blowfeld]

Save rare exceptions, NOBODY is a box office draw anymore just with their name, and Pierce Brosnan is no exception, especially since he's now at an age where he can very rarely be the leading man. I DO NOT WANT him to do what Liam Neeson does: it's not his genre and it's not his niche. He is a completely different kind of actor. He's obviously past his prime like anyone that age save rare exceptions SO what he can do is just pick good projects where he can stand out in a good co-protagonist role. That's all.

I think Pierce could do very well with the right movie and be big BO. Trying to force it will not work, Daniel has tried it and most of those moves would have been better off without him

Cowboys and Aliens (which did not do better foreign BO!) is a prime example. Almost any other american actor with a sense of humour could have made this one enjoyable. Actually Pierce in Ford's role might have been better too

[Blowfeld]

I take some objection to this however here it is

''The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' Bombs
Submitted by Crazy Days and Nights on Dec 26, 2011
Apparently Daniel Craig is only gold as long as he is playing James Bond. Despite the love people have for him as Bond, his second straight no Bond film has flopped. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was supposed to generate about $26M in sales over the weekend and only got about half that.

When a new movie has as much of a marketing push and solid fan base as Tattoo did and cannot beat two movies that have already been out for a week, then you know you have a real loser. Craig was also in that Cowboys And Aliens movie that did awful. Bond producers are trying to sign him to a long term deal and he better jump on that quickly.

Another even bigger bomb was We Bought A Zoo. No one went to see the new Cameron Crowe movie and that sucks because he is great but after the failure of Elizabethtown it took him this long to get another movie. He might not get very many more chance.

[FormerBondFan]

Actually Pierce in Ford's role might have been better too

As said earlier, Pierce loves Westerns.

[Alessandra]

He is a completely different kind of actor. He's obviously past his prime like anyone that age save rare exceptions SO what he can do is just pick good projects where he can stand out in a good co-protagonist role. That's all.

What about Westerns like 3:10 to Yuma or Seraphim Falls (which starred Pierce as a co-lead with Liam)? Afterall, he's a fan of this genre.

Sorry but no. I don't like those movies, they're never a good box office draw and most of all they're not Pierce's genre at all. being a fan of the genre doesn't mean being fit to act in it, and Pierce sure as hell isn't. He is doing what he should do: comedies and romantic comedies. If he is involved in an action movie it should be a modern piece, nothing gritty and he should just and only be a co-star. I frankly find Liam Neeson playing hero quite ridiculous at this point.

[FormerBondFan]

He is doing what he should do: comedies and romantic comedies.

It would be cliche just to do comedies and romantic comedies all the time. What about something like Syriana or The American?

[FormerBondFan]

I frankly find Liam Neeson playing hero quite ridiculous at this point.

I think Fat Seagal is more ridiculous of doing these hero stuff mostly because he's been doing the same thing ever since he started his career, not to mention his weight gain.

And have a good laugh at this just to see stupid Seagal has become:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YXl5uh2CLs[/video]

[Alessandra]

He is doing what he should do: comedies and romantic comedies.

It would be cliche just to do comedies and romantic comedies all the time. What about something like Syriana or The American?

I hate it when people hear the word "romantic comedy" and immediately think cliche'. It is NOT. Not only it's not, but also it's the genre that fits him. I frankly don't want him to do action anymore unless it's merely a co-starring role because he does NOT have either the age or the attitude to pull it off. Actors should do what suits them best and romantic comedies or comedies are what suit Pierce best right now. He will never be called for something like Syriana because he is not the right age! Like I said, he can be co-star (as in an M-like type of role) in an action movie, but he really should stick with comedy because THAT is what he's doing best. And no it's not cliché, it's using his talent AND age combined in the best possible way.

Well Fat Seagal is a JOKE and he was when he was in good shape, too. It's him and his awful acting, not just the fact he's fat. Neeson insisting on certain roles despite his age and looks is equally pathetic, or possibly worse since he actually IS a good actor so he should know better. Play the bad guy who sits like Blofeld if you want, but please avoid being the action hero. Not the right type of thing anymore, Liam.

Time passes for everyone, Pierce included. It's not his place to be the action hero anymore and he can't be the dashing leading man anymore either. But he can definitely be a great co-star in action movies (like I said M-like type of role) and he sure as hell can pull comedy off great. There's nothing wrong or cliché with it. It's how it is when you grow older. I would, though, reconsider TV if I were him. THAT is a place where he could still have a different type of role (like the bad masterminder or something) in HBO shows for example. Or, I'd actually love to see him on Mad Men as some old client who drives Don nuts.

He'd be a perfect fit on Suits or White Collar as well. Could play experienced lawyer who gives Harvey a run for his money on Suits or experienced FBI suit who helps Peter and Neal on White Collar, either thing. THOSE are the things that fit him.. they don't take themselves too seriously and they have a classy, stylish environment that fits Pierce perfectly. Not to mention fantastic dialogue (and one of the leads being nominated for a lead actor SAG award in the case of Suits).

Needless to say, he could be a guest star on Person of Interest as well. And seen as Jim freaking Caviezel is the lead, I don't see why Pierce shouldn't consider it or audition for it. It's a fantastic show and he'd have a chance to play spy again. (but without the big action)

[FormerBondFan]

Play the bad guy who sits like Blofeld if you want, but please avoid being the action hero.

It would be nice if Pierce plays anti-heros and villains every now and then. Whether it's a Blofeld or Carl Stromberg type, I don't mind either way. If not the leading good guy heroes, why not villainous roles? He does play those roles every once in a while. His part in The Ghost Writer almost makes you think that he's a villain. That's just me though. If you against me on this, I'll understand, and let's not make this into WWIII.

[bjmdds]

It's not a war FBF. Ale has passion about proper casting. She even thinks my boy Jackman is at the tipping point of not being Bond material unless it's immediately done. I like watching the romantic comedy Serendipity. Kate Beckinsale is good in it and the background song is great. Pierce could have played John Cusack's father in a remake according to Ale's theory, and it would work. The girl who played Kate Beckinsale's sister?/friend? in that film, model Lucy Gordon, by the way seems to be a topic on the internet for she supposedly hanged herself in 2009 after being depressed over the death of her friend.

[shaken not stirred]

Merry Christmas guys.

[Blowfeld]

Merry Christmas guys.

Merry Christmas SNS!!!

[Blowfeld]

I do not think last weekends hold overs were supposed to do as well as they ultimately did.

Mission: Impossible scored an estimated $46.2 million from Friday to Monday for a total of $78.6 million. While it's still lagging behind all three prior Mission: Impossible movies, it's obviously worth noting that those movies were released during May, when grosses are much more front-loaded, and didn't open with a five-day limited engagement. It now appears like Ghost Protocol will easily finish ahead of Mission: Impossible III's $134 million, and could even wind up topping the first Mission: Impossible's $181 million. According to distributor Paramount Pictures, the movie received an "A-" CinemaScore from an audience that was 61 percent male and 65 percent 25 years of age and older. IMAX and "premium" screens accounted for 23 percent of the gross.

Sherlock Holmes added $31.8 million to bring its 11-day total to $90.6 million. Chipwrecked added $20 million for a total just under $57 million. While neither of these sequels have any chance of passing $200 million (like their predecessors did), they also appear to be officially out of "bomb" territory.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo grossed an estimated $19.4 million from Friday to Monday for a six-day total of $27.8 million. That's tops among the new releases, but is also a bit disappointing considering the movie is an adaptation of one of the most popular books of the last decade and featured a killer marketing campaign from distributor Sony Pictures ("The Feel Bad Movie of Christmas," Trent Reznor and Karen O's version of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song," etc.).

The Adventures of Tintin rounded out the Top Five with an estimated $16.1 million four-day haul. Including Wednesday and Thursday, as well as prior grosses from Quebec, Tintin has earned $24.1 million so far. With a title character largely unfamiliar to U.S. audiences and featuring the kind of motion capture animation that's been steadily losing appeal here, it probably would have been unreasonable to expect much more to start. Tintin's audience was 55 percent male and 51 percent 25 years of age and under, and they awarded the movie an "A-" CinemaScore. A huge 74 percent of the grosses came from 3D presentations.

We Bought a Zoo was just behind Tintin with an estimated $15.6 million. That's just a bit higher than Marley & Me's opening day gross of $14.4 million on Christmas Day 2008, which indicates that Zoo isn't off to a great start.

War Horse was the most impressive out of the new releases with an estimated $15 million from Sunday to Monday. Holding off on opening until Christmas Day, the Steven Spielberg-directed World War I drama claimed third place both days behind Ghost Protocol and Sherlock Holmes. It's way too early to say for sure, but there's a very good chance this winds up being the highest-grossing Christmas release this year.

[Kristatos]

I think Liam Neeson in Taken showed that it is possible for an older actor to play the lead in a thriller. I'm not saying Pierce could have played the same role in the same way; he's a more charming, less intense actor than Neeson. But I could imagine a film in a similar vein starring him. Neeson's character was the (ex-special forces) father of a college-age girl who had been kidnapped by sex traffickers, so it needed an older actor in order to be plausible.

[FormerBondFan]

I'm not saying Pierce could have played the same role in the same way; he's a more charming, less intense actor than Neeson. But I could imagine a film in a similar vein starring him.

Liam's even glad that Pierce got the Bond role instead of him.

[bjmdds]

"a killer marketing campaign from distributor Sony Pictures".................even with this Cr-egg's Tattoo faded away. WHEN will Pascal and Sony wake up and smell the coffee?

[Kristatos]

"a killer marketing campaign from distributor Sony Pictures".................even with this Cr-egg's Tattoo faded away. WHEN will Pascal and Sony wake up and smell the coffee?

When the Curse of Craig hits the Bond franchise, and not before.