[kj] Joaquin Phoenix quits film to work in music

Brendan bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Mon Nov 3 09:37:39 EST 2008


That's exactly the issue I had with it. don't actually mind Mel Gibson as
an actor, but that ending was awful.


>

> I think the ending of signs totally trashed the film. Nice idea, bad

> execution."

>

> From: jagargal at lycos.comTo: gathering at misera.netDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008

> 12:42:43 -0400Subject: Re: [kj] Joaquin Phoenix quits film to work in

> musicGoing a little deeper in the hippie parent's thing, his sister's name

> is Summer Phoenix. I think he's a pretty good actor, opposite to you i do

> like "Signs" (the end may be bad, but the suspense along all the movie

> -just before the end- is awesome. Besides i love the UFO-Alien

> movies/topics), still his acting isn't very remarkable in this one. He was

> ok in 8mm, but on the other hand he was very good in Gladiator -he made a

> great tyrant- and in his role as Johnny Cash was very nice too. Javier

> mexcity

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> Phoenix quits film to work in musicDate : Sat, 1 Nov 2008 01:38:50 +1300

> (NZDT)From : "Brendan" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>To : "A list about all

> things Killing Joke \(the band!\)" <gathering at misera.net>Random comment,

> but has anyone noticed how fucked his shoulders are? Dunno if it's

> congenital or what, but must cause a bit of pain. Actually I can't think

> of a good movie I've seen him in. That Mel Gibson alien thing was shit,

> that one where he's a drug smuggler in the army...that was shit...still I

> don't think he's a bad actor. I musta seen him in something... > > It's

> his real name -- brother of the late River Phoenix. His parents > were

> silly hippies. > > Alex in NYC > > > On Oct 31, 2008, at 5:24 AM, Brendan

> wrote: > >> I don't mind Phoenix, (although his name sounds like a semi

> ridiculous >> stage name, if it's not I stand corrected), but I thought

> him doing >> Johnny >> Cash was a bit luke warm to be honest. >> >>>

> Joaquin ---> Johnny ---> Jaz next? >>> >>> First he plays Johnny Cash, now

> he's quitting films forever to go >>> into >>> music. >>> If only he could

> portray Jaz in the (now shelved?) KJ film in the >>> works. >>> >>>

> Joaquin Phoenix >>>

> http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/joaquinphoenix_blog.html >>> vid >>>

> http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b65859_Joaquin_Phoenix_Calls_It_a_Career_.html

> >>> >>> >>> ... ... ... ... ... ... >>> >>> [looking at the current state

> of things..] >>> >>> 'Save me... >>> save me from Tomorrow.. >>> I don't

> want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...' >>> >>> >>> >>>

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