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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 11, 2004 16:34:01 GMT -5
IGN Film Force did a salute to Morgan in honor of his 67 b-day & showcased some of his films. The poll choices came from their list.
I voted for 'Glory', although 'Seven' & 'Shawshank' were close behind.
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Post by LeoMcGarry on Jun 11, 2004 17:24:01 GMT -5
"Unforgiven", but barely.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 11, 2004 19:09:22 GMT -5
So what would be your second choice since 'Unforgiven' is barely?
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Post by LeoMcGarry on Jun 12, 2004 7:21:37 GMT -5
So what would be your second choice since 'Unforgiven' is barely? Well, most of his above roles are great. "Shawshank" or "Se7en" would be the immediately runners-up, but I have no real complaints with any of his performances. |
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Post by Bartwald on Jun 12, 2004 8:50:40 GMT -5
It's Se7en for me. The second choice would be Unforgiven but as Leo said - it's difficult to be dissatisfied with anything he did.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 12, 2004 11:10:57 GMT -5
I agree, I don't think I've ever seen a Freeman performance that I didn't like.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 12, 2004 11:16:28 GMT -5
Speaking of his performances/roles...does anyone else remember him from the children's tv show 'The Electric Company'?
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Post by LeoMcGarry on Jun 12, 2004 19:02:32 GMT -5
Another one of his I quite liked was "The Sum of All Fears". I know that the film isn't all that popular, but I liked it a good bit, and Freeman was great in it.
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Post by Bartwald on Jun 13, 2004 16:09:04 GMT -5
Haven't seen The Sum yet. I heard it's a bit too over the top to be thrilling - is that true?
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Post by LeoMcGarry on Jun 15, 2004 17:27:30 GMT -5
Haven't seen The Sum yet. I heard it's a bit too over the top to be thrilling - is that true? Well, it depends how you look at it. Personally, I would've prefered if the bad guys had stayed Muslims and not neo-Nazis, and some scenes where a bit over-the-top, but on the whole it was (IMO) a good movie. Freeman's death scene was WAY too cliche though. But the supporting cast was great, particularly Freeman, James Cromwell (the US President) and Ciaran Hinds (the Russian president). And Ben Affleck was tolerable. |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jun 21, 2004 17:25:17 GMT -5
Put me down for SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION with GLORY a close second. But you guys are right, he's an excellent actor and can make almost any movie watchable.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 21, 2004 18:43:38 GMT -5
I also really like the character (Alex Cross) he played in "Kiss The Girls" & "Along Came A Spider".
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Post by Bartwald on Jun 22, 2004 14:51:05 GMT -5
I also really like the character (Alex Cross) he played in "Kiss The Girls" & "Along Came A Spider". Very true! The second movie was much better, I think, but Morgan rocked in both of them! |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 22, 2004 18:28:45 GMT -5
You're right, I liked the second one better too. I'd love to read the books they are based on, but my 'must read' list is a mile long already.  |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jun 22, 2004 20:48:27 GMT -5
I went with the Shawshank Redemption for obvious reasons. ;D
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