I was leafing through People Magazine today (oh, sinful Fridays!) and I happened upon a tirelessly researched, five-paragraph-long article about Brad Pitt trashing Tom Cruise's movie.
Pitt is in the recently released Quentin Tarantino WWII flick Inglourious Basterds. While promoting the movie, an interviewer asked the Hollywood hunk what he thought of Tom Cruise's friendly Nazi film Valkyrie. "It was a ridiculous movie," Pitt responded.
I smell a cat fight! Let's hope these two A-listers settle it with a greased up, mud wrestling match. My money's on Cruise. That guy is totally insane.
Eh. I can't even snark. Brad Pitt, too. I would take Paul Rudd over Brad Pitt any day unless that was the day that Brad Pitt came with a unicorn. I really want those to exist.
Why, oh why, do we need another WWII flick?
I've found the majority of their movies too painful to watch. Neither can really act. It annoys me that they're still able to find work.
There's is a decided lack of films about the War of 1812.
How dare you.
@DarcyBennet
I don't want to sound like a queer or nuthin, but I think unicorns are kick-ass.
@Marisa
Yes, many wars, but Nazis make such great bad-guys.
@ChiKung
Whatever! I got four words and an ampersand for you: "Magnolia" & "Burn After Reading"
@Jessica
Yeah, or what about the Great War? Must not be so great if we don't get any movies about it. And to answer your question for Simon, "Yes, really."
Plenty of WWI movies out there, including The Blue Max and Lawrence of Arabia, to name but two.
I still don't think Tom Cruise's acting is the best, but it's not so bad either. But seriously, Brad Pitt? Here's four words for you: "Seven Years In Tibet."
Brad Pitt is pretty damn good. 12 Monkeys, Snatch, Fight Club...
He can't help it he's gorgeous, that's part of what makes people mock him. He can help it that he has taken shitty roles under shitty directors.
Here's his filmography (love that he was on Dallas for 4 episodes)
# Inglourious Basterds (2009) .... Lt. Aldo Raine
# The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) .... Benjamin
# Burn After Reading (2008) .... Chad Feldheimer
# The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) .... Jesse James
# Ocean's Thirteen (2007) .... Rusty Ryan
# Babel (2006) .... Richard Jones
# Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) .... John Smith
# Ocean's Twelve (2004) .... Rusty Ryan
# Troy (2004) .... Achilles
# "King of the Hill" .... Patch Boomhauer (1 episode, 2003)
# Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice) .... Sinbad
# "Freedom: A History of Us" .... Albigence Waldo / ... (5 episodes, 2003)
# Full Frontal (2002) .... Brad / Himself
# Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) .... Brad, Bachelor
# Ocean's Eleven (2001) .... Rusty Ryan
# "Friends" .... Will Colbert (1 episode, 2001)
# Spy Game (2001) .... Tom Bishop
# The Mexican (2001) .... Jerry Welbach
# Snatch. (2000) .... Mickey O'Neil
# Fight Club (1999) .... Tyler Durden
# Meet Joe Black (1998) .... Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee # The Dark Side of the Sun (1997) .... Rick
# Seven Years in Tibet (1997) .... Heinrich Harrer
# The Devil's Own (1997) .... Rory Devaney / Francis Austin
# Sleepers (1996) .... Michael Sullivan
# Twelve Monkeys (1995) .... Jeffrey Goines
# Se7en (1995) .... Detective David Mills
# Legends of the Fall (1994) .... Tristan Ludlow
# Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
# The Favor (1994) .... Elliott Fowler
# True Romance (1993) .... Floyd - Dick's Roommate
# Kalifornia (1993) .... Early Grayce
# A River Runs Through It (1992) .... Paul Maclean
# "Tales from the Crypt" .... Billy (1 episode, 1992)
# Cool World (1992) .... Detective Frank Harris
# Two-Fisted Tales (1992) (TV) .... Billy (segment "King of the Road")
# Contact (1992) .... Cox
# Johnny Suede (1991) .... Johnny Suede
# Thelma & Louise (1991) .... J.D.
# Across the Tracks (1991) .... Joe Maloney
# "Glory Days" .... Walker Lovejoy (6 episodes, 1990)
# Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV) .... Billy Canton
# The Image (1990) (TV) .... Steve Black
# "thirtysomething" .... Bernard (1 episode, 1989)
# Cutting Class (1989) .... Dwight Ingalls
# Happy Together (1989/I) .... Brian
# "Growing Pains" .... Jeff / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1989)
# "Freddy's Nightmares" .... Rick Austin (1 episode, 1989)
# "Head of the Class" .... Chuck (1 episode, 1989)
# A Stoning in Fulham County (1988) (TV) .... Theodore
# "21 Jump Street" .... Peter (1 episode, 1988)
# "Dallas" .... Randy (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
# "Another World" (1964) TV series .... Chris (unknown
# Less Than Zero (1987) (uncredited) .... Partygoer/Preppie Kid At Fight
# No Man's Land (1987) (uncredited) .... Waiter
# No Way Out (1987) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Airport Cop
is a fucking douchebag.
Best ever was his role in Tropic Thunder
Love that his first movie was called Endless Love. haha.
One difference you'll notice between him and Brad is that he didn't do a lot of TV first. Oohh no, too good for TV.
1. Motorcade (2011) (announced) (rumored)
2. Wichita (2010) (pre-production) .... Milner
3. Valkyrie (2008) .... Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
4. Tropic Thunder (2008) .... Les Grossman - Grossman's
5. Lions for Lambs (2007) .... Senator Jasper Irving
6. Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Ethan Hunt
7. War of the Worlds (2005) .... Ray Ferrier
8. Collateral (2004) .... Vincent
9. The Last Samurai (2003) .... Nathan Algren
10. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) .... Tom Cruise /
11. Minority Report (2002) .... Chief John Anderton
12. Vanilla Sky (2001) .... David Aames
13. Mission: Impossible II (2000) .... Ethan Hunt
14. Magnolia (1999) .... Frank T.J. Mackey
15. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) .... Dr. William 'Bill' Harford
16. "The Magic School Bus" .... Show Host (1 episode, 1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996) .... Jerry Maguire
18. Mission: Impossible (1996) .... Ethan Hunt
19. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) .... Lestat de Lioncourt
20. The Firm (1993) .... Mitch McDeere
21. A Few Good Men (1992) .... Lt. Daniel Kaffee
22. Far and Away (1992) .... Joseph Donnelly
23. Days of Thunder (1990) .... Cole Trickle
24. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) .... Ron Kovic
25. Rain Man (1988) .... Charlie Babbitt
26. Young Guns (1988) (uncredited) .... Cowboy
27. Cocktail (1988) .... Brian Flanagan
28. The Color of Money (1986) .... Vincent Lauria
29. Top Gun (1986) .... Maverick
30. Legend (1985) .... Jack
31. All the Right Moves (1983) .... Stefen Djordjevic
32. Risky Business (1983) .... Joel Goodsen
33. Losin' It (1983) .... Woody
34. The Outsiders (1983) .... Steve Randle
35. Taps (1981) .... Cadet Captain David Shawn
36. Endless Love (1981) .... Billy
didn't l, o, v, e—LOVE "Days of Thunder".
That Tropic Thunder was excellent, but mostly due to Downey Jr.
I loved that movie. But I don't know if the humor is up your alley, ChiKung.
I couldn't stay awake, it could not engage me. Hollywood making movies about Hollywood is like a metal band writing a song about music. Both should preferably be telling stories about monsters.
Idiocracy.
Little Miss Sunshine.
Elf.
The Accidental Tourist (the turkey dinner scene)
Head (the Monkees' movie) (it's been years, so maybe it's not funny now)
I'm thinking... that's a hard list to come up with.
