Walk The Line - Joaquin Phoenix is Johnny Cash
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Walk The Line - Joaquin Phoenix is Johnny Cash
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Looks interesting kinda like this year's Ray. I don't know if Joaquin can pull it off. He's a great actor and all but as Johnny Cash?
Looks interesting kinda like this year's Ray. I don't know if Joaquin can pull it off. He's a great actor and all but as Johnny Cash?
#2
DVD Talk God
Saw the preview for this today when I saw the Island. I'll tell you what. He seemed extremely convincing in that role from the trailer.
#4
DVD Talk Special Edition
Kind of a fan of Cash's music and the trailer does look rather good. A definate rental if I do not see it in the theater. There is also a fantastic teaser poster for it:
#7
Originally Posted by Groucho
I watched the trailer. His voice kept going back and forth between Cash's trademark deep voice, and Pheonix's own nasally voice.
#9
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by Premise
Jaoquin did his own singing in the movie.
Too bad Tommy Lee Jones isn't about 10 years younger...he would have made a GREAT Johnny Cash!
#11
DVD Talk Legend
Seems to me like Joaquin had the voice down to T. I never saw any interviews with June, so I wouldn't know how Reese was doing.
I am so glad they put Ring of Fire into the preview, and for those who might not catch it, that's the song playing on the jukebox in Oliver Stone's U-Turn when Joaquin's wild redneck character "TNT" enters the diner to face Sean Penn. Don't know if that played a role or not.
The song itself reminds me of one of my favorite pubs in Nashville next to the Vanderbilt area; there has never been a time where I have gone into the place and not heard that song played.
I am so glad they put Ring of Fire into the preview, and for those who might not catch it, that's the song playing on the jukebox in Oliver Stone's U-Turn when Joaquin's wild redneck character "TNT" enters the diner to face Sean Penn. Don't know if that played a role or not.
The song itself reminds me of one of my favorite pubs in Nashville next to the Vanderbilt area; there has never been a time where I have gone into the place and not heard that song played.
#13
DVD Talk Legend
had several friends who worked on this film...on production side and in the recording studios for the music. Reese doesn't do all of her vocals...she did record some stuff and they had a nashville pro come in and sing on top of her to fill it out. Everyone seemed to think it was promising, and in Nashville, Johnny Cash is treated like a King.
i thought it was strange they mentioned both the Rock n roll HOF and the Country HOF but not the Gospel music HOF...only Cash and Elvis are members of all three...
not sure how this will go, I have a bad feeling it will be compared to Ray no matter what happens though
i thought it was strange they mentioned both the Rock n roll HOF and the Country HOF but not the Gospel music HOF...only Cash and Elvis are members of all three...
not sure how this will go, I have a bad feeling it will be compared to Ray no matter what happens though
Last edited by Cameron; 07-27-05 at 12:24 AM.
#16
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Let's hope it's better than Ray.
#18
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Originally Posted by darqleo
Love JC and JP so I'm already sold. Only question is whether to theater it or DVD rental it.
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Saw the trailer this morning and now I'm excited to see the movie. I'm a big Johnny Cash fan. I must be in the minority because I think Joaquin DOES look like a young Johnny Cash.
#21
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I think there's a slight resemblance. The size difference bugs me though.
#24
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From what I understand about Cash (which probably isn't a whole lot), "Walk the Line" is a great movie title. He did seem to walk both sides of the "line of the law."
#25
DVD Talk Legend
i think walk the line is a good title...aside from the song, and the fact that June Carter Cash fills up a lot of the movie...Cash has always been a man torn between his love of God, and his inner demons (drugs etc.)