digresser
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Post by digresser on Feb 16, 2006 4:29:35 GMT -5
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Post by kawaiidragonfoe821 on Feb 16, 2006 8:54:24 GMT -5
I know, they had this on the main page this when I logged on today. It's nice to see him at least getting a little recognition . Too little too late IMO, after all the wonderful parts he's played & all the great movies he's done... oh well.
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Post by DNA on Apr 16, 2006 11:22:20 GMT -5
digitalspy.co.ukAniston's 'Break Up' gets new endingSunday, April 16 2006, 11:00 BST - by Daniel KilkellyJennifer Aniston's new film has been re-shot so that it has a happy ending. The original screenplay of The Break Up saw the two main characters splitting at the end of the movie, however test audiences responded badly to the heartbreaking conclusion. "People want to see Jennifer happy after she was thrown over by Brad Pitt for Angelina Jolie," a source told the Sunday Mirror. "The new movie should really be called The Make Up."
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Post by filmnoir5 on Jun 1, 2006 7:01:38 GMT -5
Here is a part of Roger Ebert's review of Break Up that appears on www.duluthsuperior.com"The supporting cast adds variety, to be sure, but of a strange kind. Occasionally, supporting actors will be so effective you want the movie to be about them. "The Break-Up" is filled with actors who seem to be auditioning for that role. John Michael Higgins, as Brooke's brother, is the leader of a men's choir and tries to turn a family dinner party into a sing-along; this scene might be funny in theory, but in practice, it's ungainly. Favreau and Adams, as the best friends, get whiplash from a plot that requires them to give one kind of advice at the beginning and another kind toward the end, as if they hadn't been listening to themselves. And Judy Davis, as the art gallery owner, behaves as if she should be carrying a whip. The best supporting performance is by Vincent D'Onofrio, as Gary's older brother: He does exactly what is required, finds the right notes, and is so convincing we hardly notice he is cleaning his ears with separate handkerchiefs."
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Post by caseyswife on Jun 1, 2006 10:42:16 GMT -5
. The best supporting performance is by Vincent D'Onofrio, as Gary's older brother: He does exactly what is required, finds the right notes, and is so convincing we hardly notice he is cleaning his ears with separate handkerchiefs." Vincent is the King of Great Supporting Performances. Glad to hear he is finally getting some credit for it. caseyswife
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Post by Techguy on Jun 1, 2006 12:57:49 GMT -5
Most of the positive things I've read in reviews of this movie have singled out Vincent D'Onofrio's performance.
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Post by Sirenna on Jun 1, 2006 13:22:20 GMT -5
Oh, how did I NOT know that vincent was in the break-up!!!?? Metella you asked what my summer plans were on the town hall well now you know. Damn and I only have three weekends left for box office tickets. EEk!
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Post by filmnoir5 on Jun 1, 2006 18:08:42 GMT -5
If anyone goes to see this movie please post. I would be interested to know if this reviewer is really joking about the "no lines" part.Part of another review "Movie Review: The Break-Up By Ron Wilkinson Jun 1, 2006, 7:30 GMT " "Which leads us to the most remarkable billing boondoggle in years: Vaughn is credited over Aniston. And he isn’t funny. Not hardly at all. His older brother played by Vincent D'Onofrio is funnier and he looks like Pooh-Bear back from “The Salton Sea” with his nose glued back on and wearing a really bad suit. But the people at central casting did everything they could to surround the male lead with male supporting actors who were even less funny than he was. And less articulate. Thank goodness they didn’t give D’Onofrio any lines. Three more and he would have stolen the show. Even in that suit. In fairness, the film is not just about being funny all the time. Unfortunately!" Source : ofcs.rottentomatoes.comAnd another interesting quote found on www.metacritic.comVincent D’Onofrio is fantastic with Vaughn in a small part as his brother, but it’s as if he’s running in during a break from Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
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Post by Patcat on Jun 2, 2006 8:20:40 GMT -5
From Desson Thomas' review in the June 2 WASHINGTON POST:
Vincent D'Onofrio, who plays Gary's brother, has one of the finest scenes of all, a real tour de force, as he wordlessly expresses his frustration with Gary by uncricking his neck and, peculiarly, using the corners of a handkerchief to clean the wax out of his ears. The routine is so off-the-wall, you can't help laughing. And you know when you're chuckling at moments like this, you are craving a better comedy.
Patcat
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Post by caseyswife on Jun 2, 2006 11:11:42 GMT -5
The only reason this movie will get my Hubby's hard earned cash is because of VDO. Sounds like Vaughn might wanna sign Vincent up for his future projects! Hopefully these good reviews will convince him to spend more time on the big screen.
I'm sure he has a few lines. And every single one will be worth the price of admission.
caseyswife
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Post by Techguy on Jun 3, 2006 7:55:06 GMT -5
If anyone goes to see this movie please post. I would be interested to know if this reviewer is really joking about the "no lines" part. Someone on the Reel site who says she went to see this movie reports that Vincent D'Onofrio is in 4 "tiny" scenes--the first is the dinner party given by Jennifer Aniston's character Brooke, the others take place at the tour bus company. This moviegoer says that in one of these scenes, D'Onofrio's character Dennis lectures his brother, Vince Vaughn's character Gary, about the foolishness of giving up the condo he shares with Brooke. This description would seem to suggest that D'Onofrio has some dialogue in the movie. But this is just second hand info, we'll have to get the scoop from a board member who goes to see it.
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Post by maherjunkie on Jun 3, 2006 10:33:38 GMT -5
Are the scenes interspersed, or do they come at the beginning and that's it?
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Post by Techguy on Jun 4, 2006 1:02:19 GMT -5
Maherjunkie, the movie reviewer on the Reel didn't specify where in the movie the scenes with D'Onofrio take place.
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Post by NicoleMarie on Jun 4, 2006 13:33:51 GMT -5
I've read he has four small scenes spead out throught the movie.
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Post by janetcatbird on Jun 4, 2006 14:24:04 GMT -5
I had to take tickets and count heads for a special pre-screening of the movie this past week. I had several people comment afterwards that it was just mean-spirited, not as funny as the previews made it out to be, and "even free it wasn't worth it". That was three people commenting to the lowly theater employee, out of 260 some. When the audience left there wasn't a whole lot of laughing and carrying on, but take that for what it's worth.
--Catbird
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