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Re: Signs really freaked me out (NO REAL SPOILERS)
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Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:50:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Shaun Sullivan writes:
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> > > By the way--why the heck does Vin Diesel have a job?
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> > Actually, I have to admit that I've been pretty impressed with him. I mean,
> > the Fast and the Furious was entertaining, but it certainly wasn't high art or
> > anything. But aside from that (and, presumably, his performance in XXX), he's
> > an impressive individual. He's always been into acting and the theater, and
> > has used other jobs to support his interest in film. He's produced films of
> > enough merit to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, and with enough talent
> > to catch Steven Spielberg's eye. As a result of *that*, he had a pretty
> > impressively performed role in "Saving Private Ryan", which showed that he had
> > at least *some* acting talent, and can play a character with some depth.
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> Whoa! I was just trying for a zinger on the apparent flavor-of-the-month;
> I had no idea he'd done anything but "extreme" films. My apologies to
> Diesel for a hasty judgment!
> I'm leery of anything hard-marketed as "extreme," (it all seems like
> overblown Sprite commercials to me) and I guess I just threw him on the pile
> with all the rest. Which character was he in Saving Private Ryan (not his
> name, but for which scene might he be best remembered)?
His character, Private Caparzo, was shot early in the film while removing a
little French girl from her bombed out apartment. The sniper was later
dispatched by Barry Pepper. I wouldn't say that there was any deep
character development by Diesel, there was no real opportunity.
-Rob.
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| (...) Whoa! I was just trying for a zinger on the apparent flavor-of-the-month; I had no idea he'd done anything but "extreme" films. My apologies to Diesel for a hasty judgment! I'm leery of anything hard-marketed as "extreme," (it all seems like (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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