Russell fell victim to the same thing that happens to the majority of them. He started believing all the bullshit that's fed to them, trying to keep his acting skills high by maxing his confidence. By stroking his ego. All it really does in the end is detach them from reality and thereby ruin them. Sad, really.
It would have been great to see an exceptional actor play Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde. Maybe it'll still happen some day. Who do you think would do it justice?
Cruise' Mummy wasn't that bad. Unfortunately... it wasn't that good either. Not good enough to return the profit it needed anyway. Oh well.
You were talking about Butler in 300 right? The movie was highly stylized which turned alot of people off but if you went into it accepting it as such it was actually pretty good. I liked it enough to spend the $3.74 in the bargain bin and add it to my collection. I have to say, tho, the bit where he climbs Mt Olympus to deal with the nutjobs and the oracle was bad. Definitely the low point of the flick.
As far the groupies went well... it is what it is. All people can be a bit shallow at times and I don't just mean the women. But it seems both parties knew what they were doing and got what they wanted. Have to admit that the guys were in great shape generally, and being under the spotlight I'm sure his physique was top notch. Use it before you lose it, right? I just think that you can't continue that way for long because you wind up feeling awfully empty inside. That path can lead to dire consequences.
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For me what ruined The Mummy was setting it in the modern world, or at least the way they did it. At times it didn't look any different to a Walking Dead episode. I also like the romance of the 1920's era when a lot of Mummy films were set in.
Throwing Dr Jekkyl in was jarring, I know that was the master plan to have all their monsters in the same universe but really, why?
Crowe always had an ego actually which I guess you have to if you want to make it big but yeah he fell victim to his own sense of importance.
I liked 300 the first time I saw it but actually haven't been able to get into it since then. Tried re-watching it a couple of times and although it still looks good, I don't know, just doesn't appeal to me anymore. Not to say it's a bad film though.
I think Butler has that right mix of good looking and non threatening, something about him obviously that women like or liked as it may be. I don't blame anyone for taking advantage of the attention while they have it!
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