Freeman Issue
I don't what's so red-bandy about this Wanted trailer. The only concern I have at this point is that I'm getting really tired of Morgan Freeman delivering one phone-in performance after another for another fat paycheck. I love his mellow zen quality but he's done the wise old smoothie thing too much and it has to stop. He's becoming Robert De Niro.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 13, 2008 at 2:01 PM
comment #1
Rothchild
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Oh, Jeff. You're like an old guy that doesn't know how to use a VCR. That's not the redband trailer.
Posted by Rothchild
at June 13, 2008 2:15 PM
comment #2
Geoff
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That voice. I could easily see myself being convinced it's my destiny to kill people...but lay off the penguins.
Posted by Geoff
at June 13, 2008 2:17 PM
comment #3
Rich S.
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"Top to bottom, left to right, that readin' stuff is...outta sight!"
Posted by Rich S.
at June 13, 2008 2:19 PM
comment #4
/3rtfu11
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You say this as though they have A material written for him. He's an older black actor doing the best with what's thrown at him which is much of the same.
Posted by /3rtfu11
at June 13, 2008 2:20 PM
comment #5
berg
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WIRED had an online story about Wanted faking a viral internet video of a guy freaking out in an office and smashing computers ... when I first saw that vid I thought it was fake but had no idea it was part of a movie marketing campaign ... yet based on Daywatch and Nightwatch I hold high hopes ...
Posted by berg
at June 13, 2008 3:15 PM
comment #6
berkguru
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I used to love hearing his voice - now it just annoys me - think it started with Shawshank and went on to March of Penguins, Bucket List, etc. Annoying.
Posted by berkguru
at June 13, 2008 4:24 PM
comment #7
Ogami Itto
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I love Morgan Freeman. He should narrate everything.
Posted by Ogami Itto
at June 13, 2008 5:34 PM
comment #8
Rothchild
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That is still not the redband trailer!
Posted by Rothchild
at June 13, 2008 5:51 PM
comment #9
moviemack
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The actual redbanded trailer is alot more gruesome than that - we're talking bullets going through heads in slow motion, Freeman lays and F-bomb and key boards smashing head and the flying pieces spelling out f*ck you.
Posted by moviemack
at June 14, 2008 3:46 AM
comment #10
houmas
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Am I the only one who chuckles at the fact that Jeff has almost cornered the market on turning "Robert DeNiro" into the ultimate insult for any actor in a slump, on the skids or flirting with mediocrity. How on earth did DeNiro go from being the the gold standard of screen acting to an icon of lazy, paycheck cashing acting whores.
Once upon a time, the likes of Ewan Mcgregor and Morgan Freeman would have loved to have been compared to "Robert DeNiro" by Jeff. How times have changed.
Posted by houmas
at June 14, 2008 4:03 AM
comment #11
Josh Massey
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All I know is that Wanted has no idea how Google works.
Posted by Josh Massey
at June 14, 2008 6:49 AM
comment #12
johnc
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Totally agree with you. Freeman should play another magnetic sociopath like he did back in his "Street Smart" days. The voice-of-the-old-sage shtick has gotten tiresome.
Posted by johnc
at June 14, 2008 10:32 AM
comment #13
LOTGA
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I'm going to have to agree with being tired of seeing Freeman taking roles merely for a paycheck, but Morgan Freeman could narrate my lunch and make a trip to Subway seem like the most fascinating thing in the world.
Posted by LOTGA
at June 14, 2008 2:05 PM
comment #14
rgmax99
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Friends and neighbors: lay the f*ck off Freeman. One of the best actors of our time, and he looks like he's having a ball in the redband Wanted trailer, particularly with the "Shoot this motherf*ker!" line.
Not Freeman-related, but I love the tooth flying in the air with the keyboard keys.
Looks like demented fun.
Posted by rgmax99
at June 14, 2008 2:05 PM
comment #15
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