DrRingDing

60% of the time, he's right ALL the time...

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toddly6666

I'm sure O'Toole was good in his early days, but since his post-Last Emperor days, I always thought of him as a last resort substitute: If you can't get Richard Harris, Ian McKellen, or Michael Caine in your movie, then you get Peter O'Toole. It's the same way that I thought of Harrison Ford in his golden years. If you can't get Harrison Ford in your movie, then you get Michael Douglas or Dennis Quad.

chris_sc77

He was da bomb in Phantoms!

Matt

Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Are parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's are time. It's are time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket.

Charlie Goose

Has Michael Caine ever actually turned something down?

DieselsDen

And in SUPERGIRL.

Groucho

A few years ago, Richard Harris was on a talk show (Letterman?) and told the story of how he and O'Toole went out drinking one night before a theater performance. They lost track of time, and got back late. Harris stumbled on stage, slurring his lines.

"You, sir, are drunk!" shouted one outraged patron.

"If you think I'm drunk, just wait until you see O'Toole!" was Harris's deadpan response.

cranberries fan

Well I have now seen My Favorite Year what a blast that movie was.

And after I was done watching this one guess what next flim was:

The Third Man_____man that was a "COOL" movie.

And I think Har-- L-m- is not dead at the end movie.

cranberries fan

Well today (sept,11th) I watch Venus what marvelous show spot-on-acting from Peter It does not get any better than this "BRAVO".

Mr. Salty

That's a lame attempt at hiding an uncalled-for spoiler. Why don't you go back and add spoiler tags?

cranberries fan

I'm bad I would think everyone here has seen The Third Man by now.

FinkPish

What smoke you? And if not, what brained your damage?

mwbmis

Long been one of my absolute favorites. It's good to see his career getting a bit of a resurgence in the last few years. There wasn't much in the 90s.

I know he personally didn't care for the movie, but I thought he gave Troy quite a bit of gravitas.

Boba Fett

"I haven't seen it, but all accounts say its absolutely terrible; I have seen the house that it built, and its terriffic." -Michael Caine on starring in Jaws: The Revenge

Looking at some of his other roles (Bewitched, Miss Congeniality, On Deadly Ground), I'd say as long as he gets paid, no role is too awful.

nateman

Finally someone who else who also loves Venus, the film not the planet.

I thought Peter O’Toole’s performance as Maurice was absolutely terrific. I wish Venus got more of a wider release & a better “buzz” when it was released on DVD because it was one of the better films I’ve seen in the past 2 years.

The supporting cast was just as strong & I was pleasantly surprised to see Pie In the Sky’s, Richard Griffiths in the film. Jodie Whittaker was the perfect person to play Maurice’s friends, niece.

The whole ‘in love with an extremely older woman’ thing was fresh & different, which is rare today.

As much as I loved Mr. O’Toole’s performance in Venus, I think Forest Whitaker deserved that Academy Award for, ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’ for The Last King of Scotland. Peter deserved it as well but their can only be one winner.

Giles

I am soooo stoked - I'm seeing 'Lawrence of Arabia' tonight over at the AFI Silver Theatre in 70mm!!

cranberries fan

Lucky Dog I would just die to see that on the big-screen.

marty888

In the 90s he was doing theater in the U.K.

If you can accommodate R2 DVDs, get your hands on Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell, a play by Keith Waterhouse that was recorded live at the Old Vic. O'Toole is incredible as an alcoholic journalist (there really was a Jeffrey Bernard) who get locked up overnight in a pub. This is one of the funniest plays I've seen in a long time, and the supporting cast is perfect.

Lemdog

I see there is no love for Tony Leung Chiu Wai, in this thread.

cranberries fan

Well let me be the first to show mad-love for Tony Leung Chiu Wai I have only a few of his flims:
Infernal Affairs (all 3 of them)
Hero
What other flims of his would you think I should check out?

Lemdog

Love Me, Love My Money - Romantic Comedy with Shu Qi (I heart Shu Qi)
In the Mood for Love - One of the greatest films of all time
Flowers of Shanghai - Tough to find a good version
Happy Together - Another Kar-Wai film
Ashes of Time - supposed to be a re-release of this (Sony Pictures Classic)
Chungking Express - A must.
Dong Cheng Xi Jiu - Truly an amazing cast, for this comedy.
Hard-Boiled - Good old John Woo
Lust, Caution - Coming soon!

A good TV series would be - Luk ding gei. This is classic HK/Chinese TV.