In your opinion.
maroon barchetta said:TCTTS said:
You've never heard the term "easy lay"?
Of course I have.
Easy layup is more appropriate in this context.
BenTheGoodAg said:maroon barchetta said:TCTTS said:
You've never heard the term "easy lay"?
Of course I have.
Easy layup is more appropriate in this context.
To be fair, neither are relevant for this particular audience.
SpreadsheetAg said:I knew that would twist you off…TCTTS said:
The Hurt Locker was incredible. Snow Piercer was admittedly weird as hell, but at least original and unique.
I hated Hurt Locker, passionately. I like Renner a lot and think he did well with what he was told to do. But the backdrop of the story and all the things he was running around doing military-wise was complete bologna. I can't get past that. If you never served, especially in OIF / OEF you wouldn't understand.
Yep, it really makes me dismiss any opinion they offer as studio advertising and not actual critical thought.Legal Custodian said:
I appreciate the excitement. I really do.
But I hate the style of writing reviewers use to write their tweets because it all comes across fake and rehearsed. The "I'm obsessed!" "…is my new favorite!" just comes across as disingenuous.
maroon barchetta said:
Disney owes you $25
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Oh, it was such an exciting call to get. Actually, my husband and my children watch all the Star Wars shows. They're watching it, and I'm carrying a bunch of clothes upstairs to put in people's closets. My husband calls out, 'You should be on one of these shows!' And literally two weeks later, I got the call.
I was like, 'You're kidding me!' Leslye pitched it to me. I had watched her show Russian Doll, knew her artistry, was blown away by her vision and her ability to execute. I was like, 'I'm all-in. When do I start?' I was absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to add Star Wars to my resume. My personal resume I don't even mean the paper one.
It was really when she described the story within the fight because a good fight has a story. I love understanding the arc of a fight. When she described it to me, I was like, 'I wanna be her. I wanna be in those shoes and discover that.' Talking to [Leslye], she's so creative, able to articulate her vision very clearly. You feel that way occasionally, where you have someone that has created a story when you talk to them, you know right away. I felt that a few times in my career with some of the big things that I've done: Memento, The Matrix. You're talking to the filmmaker and just go, 'Oh, they totally get it.' They know it so well that I trust them. And you don't always feel that it's kinda rare actually. It's a pleasure to sign on and be a part of that.
I love, at this phase of my career, being surprised. Being surprised at the depth of the world. The depth of being a Jedi. The rules. And yet, bringing my own self into that. Not playing the idea of the Jedi. How do I, Carrie-Anne, playing this role, bring all of my heart, spirit, soul, experience into this person? I didn't realise that I was as prepared from my own personal exploration for the role.
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We meet her in a mysterious way, and initially through a very powerful fight. She's very physically strong, she's very mentally strong. I loved a lot of things about her. But [particularly] the containment. I love that word. I love words. And that word, 'containment' even just saying it, I can feel what I had to access to play her. You're fighting against so much to keep it right here [gestures to her centre], but also to have the power. When you have power through containment, that's my sweet spot. This was, I think, one of the most contained characters I've ever played.
Within my soul and my spirit, to get to play this Jedi Master and train for the fight was [an] amazing experience. I really awakened, actually, a part of me that forgot how much I love action. I love it. I personally love being challenged. It's a physical challenge, but it's a mental challenge too. It helps you get into that world of the Jedi Master, with the mind-training.
I had three or four weeks to train, which isn't very long, and the first couple of weeks you're like, 'I'm never gonna get this.' And then all of a sudden it starts to click, and then you're on set. Shooting it is always easier than the training you get the adrenaline, the costume, the world is there. I was really thrilled that I could do it, and that I loved it, and that I wanted to do it well. 'Gimme another take! Gimme another take!'
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The lightsaber was really important to me. I felt like a little kid who just wanted to do it so right. I could have almost cried. I don't usually feel that way. I had to say to everybody, 'I want to get this so right, that I may have to make some mistakes first.' The weight on my shoulders and on my heart that I felt to do the lightsaber well was something I didn't expect. Like, 'If this is not great, I'm really gonna cry.' So I practised a lot in my hotel with a broomstick. I think we did end up reshooting that, actually. I said to Leslye, 'Let's just keep shooting. It has to be great. You have to promise me that we'll keep doing it [if it isn't right].' It's much more challenging than it looks. Making it look effortless like I could just do it in my sleep was the most stressful moment I had in the whole thing.
[url=][/url]She also spoke about the combat training and its differences compared to training for films like The Matrix. She wanted to do everything no stunt doubles but this was the first film where she didn't train with her co-stars. Empire wondered if her work on the most recent Matrix film (Resurrections) helped her prepare, and if the two projects crossed over at all. It seems there was a two-year gap between the two projects though, so that film wouldn't have had a direct impact on The Acolyte.Quote:
I mean, I've always deeply respected the Star Wars world. As a child, I went to the movies in the movie theatre. I hadn't been watching all of the shows I don't really watch all that much TV. But my respect [for Star Wars] is off the charts for it. I got the opportunity to talk to [Pablo Hidalgo] he knows every single thing about the universe. I'm a very big reader of spiritual text, the dark and the light I didn't actually understand that all of this metaphysical journey that I've been on my adult life, since I was 25, was reflected in Star Wars. My entry in was through my own interest of metaphysics and spirituality. Seeing it reflected in this story the hero's journey and all of that I have goosebumps just thinking about it. I'm very ignited by that.
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It didn't cross over I think it was a couple of years later. I wrapped this a year ago. I shot [The Acolyte] for three months, including the training. So I was deep in it for three months. [Resurrections] had cooled off, and was in the rear-view mirror for sure.
I think all of my history of learning to fight and- This was very different though, because I was by myself. I had always done [The Matrix] with my co-stars, and there's a certain energy. [On The Acolyte] I was on my own, with my team, which was great because I got to ignite and access a part of myself. I was like, 'I want to do everything.' I loved it more than I can remember loving doing something in a long time. 'I'm strong. I can learn this. I can show up, and I can find that containment.' With fighting, it's very hard for me not to make faces to constantly bring it back in, where it's almost effortless. It looks effortless, and yet it's not. [laughs] That was fun to play with. I told Leslye, 'I do not want to be making a lot of faces. I want it to be right.'
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It was tricky. My physical blocks actually came from the costume. It's really important to practice in the costumes. They're heavy. There was a boning in the bodice actually the costume injured me the most, because I didn't have any movement in a certain area of my back, in my shoulders. That was something I had to do a lot of recovery with. The costume gives you the character. It definitely gave the image, but to actually be free within the fighting, it was a challenge. Between action and cut, you go into this zone it's only when you go back to your hotel room, you're like, 'Oh my gosh. This is really hurting.'
I don't care what anyone on Twitter says, good or bad. I've found the only way to enjoy my fandom of anything is to only focus on what I like and don't like. When that intersects with what other people like, I talk to them about it. If I don't like it I don't watch it. if other people don't like it, I strive really hard to not engage them. It's the only way to keep myself from going psycho after years of angry arguing.Brian Earl Spilner said:
Sure but if the tweets were negative, you'd be similarly dismissing them all as you usually do with all negative opinions.
I was surprised at this since it’s set in the High Republic but you don’t need to know anything going in. Agreed with Germain, might be the most easily accessible Star Wars visual story since A New Hope because there’s no baggage at all. https://t.co/aIhnzBTwQJ
— Peter Sciretta (@PeterSciretta) May 24, 2024
Decay said:
I'll get back to this thread next week after I watch the whole FOUR HOUR VIDEO you just posted
nai06 said:
Holy hell, I think that person was determined to have a bad time. I obviously didn't watch the whole thing but had heard the review was out there.
The hotel was bad ass and maybe one of the most fun things I've ever done. The story line and activities were great, the cast was phenomenal, and the food was probably the best I've had at any of the parks. If you wanted to take a passive role, then yeah I guess it might not be worth it. But if you bought in like 90% of the other guests, it's the closest you'll ever get to experiencing the SW universe. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Here's How Many Seasons of 'The Acolyte' Leslye Headland Wants To Make
— Collider (@Collider) May 28, 2024
https://t.co/YvKhD9y1ZH
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"That's how I feel too! This is my dream job. I'm saying three because I'm hoping they'll allow me to do that , but if I could snap my fingers, it would just be, this is my job until I retire. I actually can't think of a higher creative or career peak than working on Star Wars. So, I really am good. I don't really need to do anything else."