Culturally illiterate? You tell me.
Jul. 4th, 2009 01:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I saw my third movie this year: Batman Begins (no, I had not seen it before). Of the cast on screen, I recognized exactly one actor: Morgan Freeman. So, for my entertainment (and possibly yours), I list the places, if any, I have seen or heard the other first-billed actors.
Christian Bale: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry V. Voice actor: Howl's Moving Castle.
Michael Caine: The Italian Job (original).
Liam Neeson: Star Wars ep. 1, Schindler's List, Krull.
Katie Holmes: [nothing]
Gary Oldman: [nothing]
Cillian Murphy: [nothing]
Tom Wilkinson: The Full Monty.
Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner.
Ken Watanabe: Tampopo.
Mark Boone, Jr.: [nothing]
Linus Roache: [nothing]
Morgan Freeman: Amistad, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Again, note that the only one I recognized on sight was Morgan Freeman. Once I had names, the only one I could associate with any movie was Rutger Hauer. (No, I did not recall which movies I had seen Morgan Freeman in.)
EDIT: Turns out I have seen both versions of The Italian Job, so corrected the entry for Michael Caine.
Christian Bale: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry V. Voice actor: Howl's Moving Castle.
Michael Caine: The Italian Job (original).
Liam Neeson: Star Wars ep. 1, Schindler's List, Krull.
Katie Holmes: [nothing]
Gary Oldman: [nothing]
Cillian Murphy: [nothing]
Tom Wilkinson: The Full Monty.
Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner.
Ken Watanabe: Tampopo.
Mark Boone, Jr.: [nothing]
Linus Roache: [nothing]
Morgan Freeman: Amistad, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Again, note that the only one I recognized on sight was Morgan Freeman. Once I had names, the only one I could associate with any movie was Rutger Hauer. (No, I did not recall which movies I had seen Morgan Freeman in.)
EDIT: Turns out I have seen both versions of The Italian Job, so corrected the entry for Michael Caine.
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Date: 2009-07-04 12:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-04 01:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-04 01:12 pm (UTC)Oldman's chosen some clunker roles, too, of course (*cof* Air Force One *cof*) but in most of his parts, he's a joy to watch.
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Date: 2009-07-05 06:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-05 02:34 pm (UTC)Austin Powers in Goldmember: I have only seen the first two Austin Powers movies, and had to verify which one this was. It's #3.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: I remember seeing a trailer for this one, and thinking it might be fun, but on reading the plot summary realized I never actually saw it.
The Eagle Has Landed: Briefly confused this one with "Where Eagles Dare", which he was not in.
The Italian Job: Turns out I've seen both the remake and the original, so I will correct this. The bus scene I remember does not appear in the remake.
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Date: 2009-07-06 11:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-06 11:12 am (UTC)I'll add my voice to the people telling you to go watch Gary Oldman movies. I think you've pretty much seen the best Rutger Hauer has to offer, but Split Second is great for a laugh and a beer. Wait for the young partner to crack, it's a hoot.
Christian Bale was also the young boy in Empire of the Sun, which is quite a film.
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Date: 2009-07-06 04:43 pm (UTC)