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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 15:03:37 GMT
Overall thoughts on her as an actress? Her Oscar-nominated performances? Where would she rank for you in the pantheon of American actresses (Close, Lange, Streep, etc.)? I think she has one of the most wonderful voices of any actor, ever - as beautifully evidenced by her virtuoso narration of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales - I so loved watching these as a child, and when I worked at the YMCA, I shared them with the kids there - I was kind of surprised by how engaged today's children were by these short videos. Testament to Weaver's power, no doubt. I like all of her nominated performances - she'd have made a fine winner for each - I'd probably rank them: 1. Aliens2. Gorillas in the Mist3. Working Girl And of course she's terrific in The Ice Storm. I haven't seen Death and the Maiden, but the prospect of her being directed by Polanski is really quite intriguing - do you recommend the film? Please do share your thoughts/recommendations!  |
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Post by jakesully on Sept 10, 2017 15:21:57 GMT
Love her! From her iconic portrayal of Ripley in those Alien films , her supporting role in those Ghostbusters films & The Ice Storm. Flat out amazing actress.
I'd nominate her for one of those Alien films for sure (my favorite role is surprisingly Alien3 where she shaved her head & really brought it strong in terms of acting)
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Post by thomasjerome on Sept 10, 2017 15:31:36 GMT
It's a crime that she has never won an Oscar, one of the best American actresses of all time to me.
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Post by ibbi on Sept 10, 2017 15:37:51 GMT
There was definitely something in the water in 1949 that resulted in the births of so many great actresses, particularly in the USA, and for me she is the best one out of all of them (the American ones, Fanny Ardant over everyone). Can make absolutely anything work. I finally realized she was God almighty when the crap she had to say in Avatar seemed natural as a rainy day.
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Post by notacrook on Sept 10, 2017 15:40:29 GMT
She's great. She deserves her iconic status for her performances as Ripley, and she's been strong in everything else I've seen her in, even when the film itself is bad. She's not one of my very favourites, but she's up there.
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Post by Allenism on Sept 10, 2017 16:12:14 GMT
She's somewhat limited by her formidable stature and stern demeanor, but still has been truly great a handful of times. I think she actually might be better at comedy than at drama--she can be clinical in the latter.
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Post by bob-coppola on Sept 10, 2017 17:50:11 GMT
She is so underrated, I see a lot of people mentioning Lange and Close as the best of their generations, but in my opinion, Weaver has always been better than those two. Her work in Death and the Maiden is so brutal and disturbingly great.
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Post by taranofprydain on Sept 10, 2017 22:57:30 GMT
She does have a strong voice with a very strikibg quality about it, all but vouched for by the running joke in Finding Dory last year, where many of the animated characters were transfixed by it. And she has impressive range as an actress. She made that thankless part in Working Girl much livlier , she was pinpoint accurate in The Ice Storm, completely convincing in Gorillas in the Mist, added layers of nuance to a horror/action role in Aliens, and was hilarious in Galaxy Quest. |
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Sept 11, 2017 0:33:16 GMT
I love her. She always looks so confident on screen, and her performances are, more often than not, effortless and natural. I also agree with you about her voice.
She's my Best Actress winner in 1986 for Aliens and in 1988 for Gorillas in the Mist. I also love her performances in comedies such as Ghostbusters and Heartbreakers. I still need to see Working Girl and The Ice Storm.
She's reason enough for me to watch a film without knowing anything else about it.
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Post by alexanderblanchett on Sept 12, 2017 17:51:22 GMT
She needs a good role again! SOON!
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Post by getclutch on Sept 12, 2017 21:56:20 GMT
Loved her performance in Snow Cake. I very much appreciated the obvious research she put into her role.
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Post by Mattsby on Oct 8, 2019 20:11:55 GMT
Happy 70th Birthday!   I predict we're gonna see a comeback of sorts next decade. At least I hope so! - she's currently filming The Good House opposite Kevin Kline - in a role Streep almost did, produced by Jane Rosenthal (having a huge 2019 - When They See Us, The Irishman), to be distrib'd by Universal. And I think it's only a matter of time before she grabs a great TV gig. Probably in my Top 30 fav actresses - I agree with stephen that she's overlooked among the more praised of her gen - I kinda prefer her on-screen over Lange, Close, etc. She's badass obviously her Ripley is iconic and I like her whole series, quite underrated in comedy though, she can be great fun - Heartbreakers, Galaxy Quest, Ghostbusters, and across a lot of her work she has an alluring, conspiratorial, sexy quality. She can play it straight too - she's pretty good in the lame melodramas A Map of the World, Imaginary Heroes... or dig deeper into troubled characters, Copycat, or especially the phenomenal Death and the Maiden. The Ice Storm is a great, subtle stir of a perf, and Working Girl while the adversary she somehow emerged, for me, as the one I felt most sorry for. Several other perfs I like too and some I've yet to see like Gorillas and her TV work. |
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Post by futuretrunks on Oct 8, 2019 21:06:42 GMT
Great actress, but hasn't been used well since Heartbreakers. It's really unfortunate that her 2000s and 2010s were pretty much pointless outside of Avatar.
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Post by avnermoriarti on Oct 8, 2019 22:19:20 GMT
One of those actors for whom I’d watch anything they’re part of, even in the tiniest of parts, what about her cameo in Finding Dory ? ❤️❤️ Last time I saw one of her films was The Assignment, where she plays a b-movie crazy doctor, and of course, she delivers.
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Post by Javi on Oct 8, 2019 22:25:24 GMT
Miss her. As great as Streep and Huppert are in 1988, I think she'd be my win.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 9, 2019 2:01:24 GMT
An absolute badass. Had a lot of great roles in the 80s and 90s of strong, complicated, or downright bitchy women ( Working Girl!!  ). Among the best of her generation Not better than Streep because lol no one is, and maybe not better than Sarandon either but definitely in that upper echelon. I think I prefer her to Lange and I know I prefer her to Pfeiffer. my favorite performances: 1. Alien/Aliens (1979 has the definite edge but between these two films she established herself as the greatest female action hero ever, strike that: one of the greatest action heroes period) 2. Working Girl 3. The Ice Storm 4. The Year of Living Dangerously Happy birthday queen  |
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Oct 19, 2019 16:46:20 GMT
Love her. One of the rare actresses who effortlessly exudes intelligence and authority. I don't like every single performance she's given, but I can say that about a lot of actors I like. And thanks to Ellen Ripley, she's a bonafide cinema icon.
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Oct 19, 2019 16:47:29 GMT
There was definitely something in the water in 1949 that resulted in the births of so many great actresses, particularly in the USA, and for me she is the best one out of all of them (the American ones, Fanny Ardant over everyone). Can make absolutely anything work. I finally realized she was God almighty when the crap she had to say in Avatar seemed natural as a rainy day.  That is true about her in Avatar, actually. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Oct 19, 2019 17:01:16 GMT
I love her like almost everyone else seems to, but I have to disagree on Avatar. She couldn't make that crap she had to say convincing either.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2020 4:00:12 GMT
Sigourney by Helmut Newton - she did several photoshoots with him!  |
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Post by TerryMontana on Sept 11, 2020 6:26:34 GMT
I love that woman!!!
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). Among the best of her generation Not better than Streep because lol no one is, and maybe not better than Sarandon either but definitely in that upper echelon. I think I prefer her to Lange and I know I prefer her to Pfeiffer.
That is true about her in Avatar, actually.
