Angelina Jolie in Alexander: was she trying to be funny?
08-03-05 | 08:07 AM
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Angelina Jolie in Alexander: was she trying to be funny?
I was watching my DVD of Alexander last night and while it is still a mess, it is a well shot mess that looks good on my big a$$ TV.
Anyway, I remember when I saw it in theaters thinking Angelina Jolie's performance to be oddly humorous, last night I pretty much burst out laughing everytime she screamed or delivered a line ("MY AVENGER!!! RRARRRARGGGHHH!!!!!!!!") In her interviews she seems like a relatively intelligent person, so I am wondering if maybe she decided to go for ham and cheese with her performance?
Doubt it, but it is hilarious!
Anyway, I remember when I saw it in theaters thinking Angelina Jolie's performance to be oddly humorous, last night I pretty much burst out laughing everytime she screamed or delivered a line ("MY AVENGER!!! RRARRRARGGGHHH!!!!!!!!") In her interviews she seems like a relatively intelligent person, so I am wondering if maybe she decided to go for ham and cheese with her performance?
Doubt it, but it is hilarious!
08-03-05 | 08:45 AM
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Well, apparently it's a performance that met will Oliver Stone's enthusiastic support, becuase according to the NY Times DVD review of the director's cut:
"The cover copy describes "Alexander Director's Cut" as "Newly inspired, faster paced, more action-packed!" But Mr. Stone has mostly concentrated his energies on cutting back his portrayal of Alexander's bisexuality, though probably not to the point of earning an endorsement from Focus on the Family. Alexander may no longer invite his lifelong love, Hephaistion (Jared Leto), to join him in bed, but the smoldering looks remain. In the meantime, Ms. Jolie's extravagant portrayal of Olympias has been inflated to the "Mommie Dearest" level as she browbeats her helpless son into challenging his father, Philip II (Val Kilmer, one of many actors in the film sporting a one-eyed look).
"The cover copy describes "Alexander Director's Cut" as "Newly inspired, faster paced, more action-packed!" But Mr. Stone has mostly concentrated his energies on cutting back his portrayal of Alexander's bisexuality, though probably not to the point of earning an endorsement from Focus on the Family. Alexander may no longer invite his lifelong love, Hephaistion (Jared Leto), to join him in bed, but the smoldering looks remain. In the meantime, Ms. Jolie's extravagant portrayal of Olympias has been inflated to the "Mommie Dearest" level as she browbeats her helpless son into challenging his father, Philip II (Val Kilmer, one of many actors in the film sporting a one-eyed look).
08-03-05 | 09:24 AM
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Does she get nekkid in it?
08-03-05 | 10:42 PM
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She's not the only one, just the one who stands out and seems to revel in it. I either expected her to want to destroy Moose and Squirrel or lament her relationship with Destro. 
08-04-05 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dmpre99
Don't get me wrong dawson doesn't look bad (average imo) but she is nothing compared to jolie.
08-04-05 | 08:06 PM
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Strange how any thread about Ms. Jolie eventually turns into one about her hotness or how she does or doesn't compare to other actresses in terms of looks.
08-04-05 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD
Strange how any thread about Ms. Jolie eventually turns into one about her hotness or how she does or doesn't compare to other actresses in terms of looks.
08-05-05 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by marty888
Well, apparently it's a performance that met will Oliver Stone's enthusiastic support, becuase according to the NY Times DVD review of the director's cut:
"The cover copy describes "Alexander Director's Cut" as "Newly inspired, faster paced, more action-packed!" But Mr. Stone has mostly concentrated his energies on cutting back his portrayal of Alexander's bisexuality,
"The cover copy describes "Alexander Director's Cut" as "Newly inspired, faster paced, more action-packed!" But Mr. Stone has mostly concentrated his energies on cutting back his portrayal of Alexander's bisexuality,
08-05-05 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD
or lament her relationship with Destro.
08-15-05 | 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Fielding Mellish
Back to topic, I have to admit...
I was half-expecting her to send Alexander into battle against "Moose and Squirrel".
I was half-expecting her to send Alexander into battle against "Moose and Squirrel".
