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| quote: Originally posted by TMats: Does Jeff Bridges really talk like that now, or is that his character?
It seems to be getting worse the past few years. It's tough to understand what he's saying at times.
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| This is when I’m glad my wife got me used to subtitles. I find him nearly incomprehensible at times.
To the point I also can’t imagine she will be anything but a liability going forward. |
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| quote: Originally posted by pedropcola:
To the point I also can’t imagine she will be anything but a liability going forward.
I have to think there's more to her backstory that will unnecessarily (artificially?) complicate things.
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| Did not I know that. He’s still a very enjoyable to watch actor. And I’d still put her in a hole. Lol |
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| quote: Originally posted by pedropcola: This is when I’m glad my wife got me used to subtitles. I find him nearly incomprehensible at times.
To the point I also can’t imagine she will be anything but a liability going forward.
There always has to be a love interest. I get if from a viewer interest stand point, but sometime it seems forced. Give this women 1/2 of your cash for what? I didn't like that story line although I guess to please the womenfolk watching she's got to have some power.
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| quote: There always has to be a love interest. I get if from a viewer interest stand point, but sometime it seems forced. Give this women 1/2 of your cash for what? I didn't like that story line although I guess to please the womenfolk watching she's got to have some power.
Or he needs her for some activities he can't do or expose himself to complete, such as getting the guy to do the stock purchase. He would have had to physically threaten the guy, she does it differently and achieves the goal. |
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| I noticed a change in his pronunciation back when he made Tron: Legacy He seemed to control it pretty well in Hell or High Water quote: Originally posted by NOCkid: Jeff has had COVID and underground treatment for lymphoma over the last couple years, possibly these have affected his voice.
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| Watched the finale last night. Wife says I will have to watch next season alone, unless Jeff speaks more clearly, OR I get a hearing aid. Wut, Wut, Wut, ???
Did Jeff lose a substantial amount of weight from Hell or High Water, or was he wearing padding in that movie? He looks pretty fit in OldMan. Maybe the WuFlu is a good diet. Only thing I lost was my hearing in my left ear. Wut???
Ive read quite a few Thomas Perry books. He is ok for light reading, but not great. The Old Man is probably one of his better books, as far as story and character development. Other than the first part of the first episode, the remainder of the series follows absolutely nothing in the book. The screen writers could have written it all, without buying the rights to a book they ignored. I guess tying tin cans to a string, and owning dogs, was too good of an idea to pass up. |
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| I thought the acting was excellent but the story was nonsensical, and my wife and I could spot the two twists (midpoint and season finale episode) a mile away.
The season finale was also disappointing in terms of how things were wrapped up -- or not. It's hard to imagine where this can go during a second season but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. |
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| I enjoyed it, it wasn't great but it wasn't terrible either.
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| quote: Originally posted by oldbill123: I agree. Give me half gets you dropped in a hole. But, they are writing to the enlightened crowd and everything has to be a love story
It is simpler than that. This isn't enlightened. They are writing to keep women interested. You usually need a love or personal interest to keep many women interested in what would otherwise be a shoot-em-up international intrigue thriller. You can't alienate half your audience by killing her. This show has better than average actors in Lithgow and Bridges, but the plot and writing is only a little better than average. It isn't great TV, even though I kind of like it.
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| I enjoyed the series quite a bit. I do admit that the plot twist was broadcast from the third episode forward. |
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