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Mars Attacks is awesome, campy B-Movie fun. It's one of my favourite Burton films. I'd say Brosnan's performance is better in that too.
Now I only own one of the two films and its Mars Attacks, Mrs Doubtfire is not my kind of film.
Mars Attacks wins.
Yeah, and to be fair I don't think that was just Pierce: the character was written as being kind and nice to Sally Field's kids, whereas Williams' manchild character acts appallingly and is angry at this man for helping their mother try to give the kids a stable upbringing (and putting a roof over their heads!). He is a monster.
That trailer that cuts it to look like a horror film isn't far off the mark!
Dude, same. I can't understand why Mrs. Doubtfire is so popular and Mars Attacks! isn't. Some see it as nadir of Tim Burton, and I think they're crazy. Or they have no sense of humor. Clearly, Alice In Wonderland is his nadir.
I guess at the time people were expecting something more similar to Independence Day (which came out that summer). Mars Attacks is a movie that knows what it's about - again, it's very much in that campy B-Movie style, and I think if you're not expecting that (even after seeing some of Burton's other movies) it can feel a bit strange. For me it's this and Ed Wood that are his most underrated films (maybe Big Fish too, though I'm not sure if I'd call it underrated).
Anyway, Burton's had much lower points. Planet of the Apes, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I actually don't rate Sleepy Hollow that highly either.
The fact that Williams' character seemingly tries to kill Brosnan is wild too (or at least effectively poisons him. No idea how that idea made it past rewrites).
I love that "evil stepdad" angle in films where the guy is actually really likable and has almost no bad qualities to him, like Cary Elwes in Liar Liar.
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It's not unusual to have fun with anyone
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It's not unusual to see me cry
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Mars Attacks is a blast but I'll always choose to watch Robin.
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Ack ack ack ACK ACK!
We come in peace
Don't run, we are your friends
I might confess it here: I find Robin Williams overrated as an actor, including as a comedic actor.
I was 14 or 15 when I watched it so I may have missed some of the subtleties. I just knew who I'd prefer to have as my dad :)
But of course.
As a dramatic actor I think he was a bit underrated. But in more comedic roles I’m actually not his biggest fan either (I think Aladdin/the animation captured his style best).
Lets pit one Bond actor against another in a non-Bond movie.
Would you rather watch Sir Sean in Entrapment OR Pierce in The Thomas Crown Affair?
Both have a caper element. Both feature an attractive female lead to play off. Both released in 1999! Which one are you choosing to watch?
Connery and Zeta-Jones are more charismatic and the story has more... everything.
The Thomas Crown Affair is quite dull.
Similarly, I haven't seen The Thomas Crown Affair in a good decade or so. I'll add it to the watch list.
BTW: Can anybody tell me how Rene Russo's first name is pronounced? Is it "reen" (as short for Irene) or "renay", in spite of having only one "e" at the end and no accent aigu?
Brosnan, on the other hand, fires on all cylinders, he's slick and fun, and, although I can't stand the way he dances with Russo, to me, it's his best performance (why EoN didn't try and nail John McTiernan as a Brosnan Bond director??? That's a missed opportunity, methinks).
Thomas Crown all the way.
There's a good gag where he does a very subtle reaction to the camera that shows he's getting tired when they're out jogging in Scotland, but that might be about it! :)
I watched it again recently and I think it's rubbish. Sean is Sean so can't complain about him, but I wish it had been good. It doesn't even look good- how do you read 'interior of a Scottish castle with valuable art everywhere' in a script and manage to make that look dreary and flat?
TC Affair on the other hand looks sumptuous and rich.
Absolutely, should have done. He makes this feel classy in a way that PB's Bonds don't quite live up to. I think beyond being his best performance it may well be his best film, fighting up there with one of his early Bonds.
I must admit I kind of prefer it to the original: the way the original doesn't have Thomas actually committing the crimes himself seems a bit bonkers to me.
John McTiernan was in decline at that time. Sure, he was better than Tamahori or Apted but he had already left his best years behind.
Connery in Entrapement
Brosnan’s best role was in The Matador. He’s brilliant in it.
Hear hear! One of my all-time favorites. He's perfect in it.
Between these two though, I'd have to go with Pierce in The Thomas Crown Affair. I dig that one a lot.