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The explanation of why he was so heavy is simple: He played a lot of roles since Breaking Bad that called for a heavier actor, so he gained weight and didn't have time to lose it for El Camino:
From one of the articles I read on his obvious weight gain:
It wasn’t the only movie he was part of where he needed to carry weight, in the Miniseries 'Fargo,' he played a fat character, which is why he was unable to lose weight. Then he appeared in another limited series 'Black Mirror' where, in series four’s first episode 'USS Callister,' he played a fat game developer. The weight went perfectly with the role, which is why there was no reason to trim down.
Just watched it again for the nth time ... I agree some of the special effects don't hold up - it hasn't dated as well as "Alien" which is still reference quality.
However, overall it's still an excellent film. When Ripley is suiting up in the drop ship and then gets prepared in the elevator ride down - damn does she look like she is going to kick some major ass. It's one of the most bad ass scenes ever.
I have the opposite opinion (surprise!).
I generally don't like Bill Paxton as an actor but I love the Hudson character.
Why? Because a movie like this needs an "audience" character. A character who isn't perfect but can embody how totally FUBAR the situation is. In "Alien" that was Lambert. In Aliens, it's Hudson. And he gets so many of the best lines: "Game over man" "That's just great man. What the F are we supposed to do now?" "Why don't you put [Newt] in charge?"
Tarantino is counting on the audience to know that Bruce Lee was insanely fast and a great fighter - you are absolutely right. That's my whole point. The whole sequence is <i>impossible</i>
I don't think it matters whether or not the scene was real or a dream in the movie. The entire movie is a alternative reality revenge fantasy with the premise "What if the stuntman the Manson gang killed (in real life they murdered 35 year old Donald Shea, who worked as a ranch hand at Spahn Ranch, presumably Cliff Booth was based on him) was such a BADASS he could beat Bruce Lee in a fight?"
It's preposterous to think that a stuntman without advanced martial arts training could defeat the actual Bruce Lee in a fair fight by being faster and more agile, the two things Bruce Lee was famous for.
When Cliff Booth throws Bruce Lee against the side of the car, it makes a massive dent. Cars of that era had thick steel, so not only would he need absurdly superhuman strength to do that, but Bruce Lee would have broken half the bones in his body had he actually hit the car that hard.
Denny Crane!
I don't know why there were no aliens, but R. Lee Ermey who voiced "Sarge" died in 2018.
I wouldn't go that far, but it's really, really good. IMHO "Six Feet Under" is the best TV over ever.
I thought of this as well.
Walter was a meticulous planner. I'm guessing he followed Todd at some point and observed the white supremacist compound before he set up his car.
Yup - whether Walter Jr. wanted to be called "Walter Jr." or "Flynn" depended on how Walter Jr. felt about his father. When he hates his father, he doesn't want to be associated with him.
He wasn't being shot from miles away, but in the chaos of the firefight, there is no evidence given in the movie that he either killed or targeted Wade.
I agree that he did nothing wrong rejoining the fight - an American soldier would have done the same thing. Bullshitting his way into being let go was just him surviving.
Ironically, it's Upham who blatantly violates the rules of warfare in the end by executing a prisoner of war.
Yes, it's an incredible and superhuman performance.
I do believe it's in the DVD edition.
When I'm late for work and I'm trying to rush to get out of the door I do this ... Hut hut hut (unless I'm not alone) :)
I love this movie but this scene never made any sense.
A six pack of beer cost $3 something in 1980. Even assuming a markup to $2 a beer that would mean the band drank 150 beers? How is that even possible for them to drink 15 beers each AND play AND not have to go pee between every song?
Bob should be thankful that the Blues Brothers showed up to save his club. You saw how the crowd reacted when they heard music they didn't like. Imagine if Bob had to go up to the stage and tell them there was going to be NO BAND that night. They would have burned his club down.
The Good Ole Boys should be thankful as well. They arrived after everyone had gone home, did they expect to play in the middle of the night in an empty club? The Blues Brothers saved their reputation by playing a great set. All they had to do is go along with the switch and their reputation would have been saved. Did they expect to get paid for showing up hours late?
Wonder Woman. I thought the leads in both movies were great, but I found Captain Marvel to be overly complicated and hard to follow.
Because he picked "secret agent" as his role in the dream. There needs to be subterfuge and mystery. If the writers (originally Philip K. Dick) can write this convoluted plot, why not Rekall?
Why is it "leftist propaganda" that when a population exceeds the carrying capacity of the environment they live in, they will degrade the environment (this is called overshoot) until it's exhausted, and then the environment can only support a small fraction of the original population (this is called collapse).
It's a simple ecological principle.
It's like in Star Trek, they have a transporter, and often the transporters from certain species will work through shields depending on the situation. To win a battle, just beam all the bridge crew into space - done, battle over.
I just saw the film. In my view, it was Rachel applying her game theory to the mother. The game was an analogy to the game she was playing with her mother-in-law-to-be. With her move, the mother would either accept her as she is, or reject her, but even if she fails it was worth the attempt.