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Post by Sontin-JudasFm on Jun 20, 2003 4:17:54 GMT -5
Me, I pick the puppy, and Partridge. And Mary…hmm…guess that's more than one Just too hard to choose LOL!
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Post by Rish on Jun 20, 2003 7:19:34 GMT -5
DuPont, Mary, Father and Partridge, I like both chacters and astors:-)
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Post by Me on Jun 20, 2003 14:49:37 GMT -5
Look at Preston's face during the gunfight he looks cool.. like a badass.. but Dupont just looks constipated.
I pretty much figured out that Dupont was father before the ending.. it wasn't really a big shock to me.
Here's my main gripe.. I like my villains to be badass evil looking guys.. I feel like I could kick Dupont's ass so it makes him seem like a wuss. He just doesn't look evil enough for me.
Agree to disagree I guess.
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Post by Trinity on Jun 20, 2003 14:54:21 GMT -5
Look at Preston's face during the gunfight he looks cool.. like a badass.. but Dupont just looks constipated. I like my villains to be badass evil looking guys.. I feel like I could kick Dupont's ass so it makes him seem like a wuss. He just doesn't look evil enough for me. Agree to disagree I guess. Hi. I love "but Dupont just looks constipated." Even though I don't agree, that really made me laugh a lot...thanks! Too funny. I understand what you mean about villains. You must have liked the Evil Twins in Reloaded...n'est ce pas? I thought they were very evil looking. So, I do see your point as to DuPont in connection with your preference of villains. Okay, now I'm interested. Who's your favorite movie bad guy of all time? (Mine would have to be Agent Smith.)
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Post by CyClotroniC on Jun 20, 2003 15:06:43 GMT -5
My favorite character was the son of Preston!
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Post by Trinity on Jun 20, 2003 15:28:43 GMT -5
My favorite character was the son of Preston! Great call! He was incredible. Absolutely incredible. I love love love the scene where Preston discovers his Prozium gone from its hiding place...didn't even see that coming. The actor who played Preston's son (I need to take note of his name next time I watch EQ) was not Kurt Wimmer's first choice for the role; he was Kurt's second choice. But the studio insisted on using the actor they used in the movie. I'd be interested to see Kurt's first choice's audition...although I can't imagine anyone playing the role better than who did. So, I'm glad the studio insisted on using him.
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Post by JenGe on Jun 20, 2003 17:29:27 GMT -5
Okay, now I'm interested. Who's your favorite movie bad guy of all time? (Mine would have to be Agent Smith.) Agent Smith was cool not evil. The only villian I can think of right now that ever really freaked me out was that dude from the first Highlander flick. Creepy!!
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Post by skippythegator on Jun 20, 2003 17:35:29 GMT -5
The Kurgan? I found him cool in a villainous, over the top kind of way of course, but cool
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Post by JenGe on Jun 20, 2003 17:38:15 GMT -5
The Kurgan? I found him cool in a villainous, over the top kind of way of course, but cool Ya, I still think he's one of the best villians ever put on screen. Oh, ya...& Darth Maul. There's no way he should have lost. Those other guys were way too sloppy with their light sabers...
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Post by skippythegator on Jun 20, 2003 17:42:05 GMT -5
oh yeah ;D first time i ever saw a ninja jedi. and he took TWO jedi at the same time even
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Post by Trinity on Jun 20, 2003 17:50:46 GMT -5
Agent Smith was cool not evil. The only villian I can think of right now that ever really freaked me out was that dude from the first Highlander flick. Creepy!! Hey, Jen. Yes, Agent Smith was cooler than evil, that's true. I do recall my terror of him when I first saw The Matrix, though, when he was first addressing Neo in that small room. Something in the way he weighed his words just really frightened me. Was that Highlander villain you refer to played by Mario Van Peebles? That guy was creepy! Sorry, I'm not all that familiar with the Highlander films. Not that I don't like them, though.
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Post by Trinity on Jun 20, 2003 17:53:08 GMT -5
Oh, ya...& Darth Maul. There's no way he should have lost. Those other guys were way too sloppy with their light sabers... Absolutely! It seems in the movie he actually allows Liam Neeson to slice him in half. Or was it Ewan who sliced him in half? Sorry, Episode I was a great disappointment to me, so I didn't take note. Anyway, Darth Maul was a great villain; I just wish we could have seen more of him in the film. I ADORE Ray Park...what talent!
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Post by skippythegator on Jun 20, 2003 17:54:35 GMT -5
nope, it was Clancy Brown who played the Kurgan
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Post by Trinity on Jun 20, 2003 18:01:52 GMT -5
nope, it was Clancy Brown who played the Kurgan Thanks! Ah, I need to watch that film again, definitely. Gotta check that villain out. I guess Van Peebles was in a different film. I keep picturing him in my mind with a mohawk and cool blue contact lenses. Not sure what film that was. Thanks again!
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Post by Me on Jun 21, 2003 12:40:38 GMT -5
My favorite villain was probably the Joker in Batman.
Preston is one of my top 3 favorite badasses.
The other two are Spawn and The Guyver.
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Post by Prozium on Jun 22, 2003 22:40:18 GMT -5
Had to be The puppy
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Post by Imylover on Jul 15, 2003 15:57:40 GMT -5
I must chose two because they affect so much of the story & are both very important to what happens to John.
Mary & DuPont.
Mary because she's the love interest & the guide into the world of feelings.
DuPont because he's the main villain & a very intelligent & creepy such!
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Post by mawa on Aug 13, 2003 12:41:56 GMT -5
My favourites other than John Preston ( he's the one ) are: #1 - The Father ( not DuPont, but the "real" one ) - I would say, that this guy has a lot of charisma and is very believable as a dictator. This guy has a kind of attractiveness, really. #2 - Errol Partridge - I felt from the very beginning, that something is wrong with him He might be a very interesting and complex character, yet he dies so early Although he appears in this movie for a very short time, I couldn't resist the feeling, that he's actually a more important character than it seems.
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Post by ClericRyan on Aug 13, 2003 13:36:21 GMT -5
BRANDT
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Post by Mallory on Aug 14, 2003 3:07:01 GMT -5
My favorite character was prozium, that little bottle sure knew how to act. Did you see how it broke to perfection every time, and how evil it look sometimes, priceless. Reminds me of the acting done by wilson the ball in castaway, they both deserve the oscar.
On a serious note I like preston son he was such a little devil, a very cute one.
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Post by Cleric smith on Aug 18, 2003 3:16:08 GMT -5
i dont know mine cos ive never seen eq
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Post by Trinity on Aug 18, 2003 19:09:01 GMT -5
i dont know mine cos ive never seen eq Oh, no! Perish the thought! Do you plan to see it soon?
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Post by Giusy on Aug 19, 2003 7:16:51 GMT -5
i dont know mine cos ive never seen eq Hey deck.... just for curiosity..... how did you find out the movie, since you have never seen it?
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Post by Cleric Baltaak on Aug 19, 2003 7:37:22 GMT -5
Killer piece of trivia. I think it's awesome that Kurt did that! I imagine that since he pretty much invented it for his movie that he would demonstrate it. Very convincing!
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Post by Giusy on Aug 19, 2003 7:43:54 GMT -5
Killer piece of trivia. I think it's awesome that Kurt did that! I imagine that since he pretty much invented it for his movie that he would demonstrate it. Very convincing! Hey Cleric.... did you notice the words on the background of the picture?..... They are the same that Dupont was saying in the movie, while he was explaining the Gun-Katas.....
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Post by Cleric Baltaak on Aug 19, 2003 7:45:41 GMT -5
I honestly can't place my thumb on my favorite "other" character. Each plays such a key role in the film to really put Preston in the limelight. Kurt Wimmer did an excellent job in this aspect. I have to say that Dupont was probably the most pivotal character for Preston. After all, he was the authority figure to which Preston looked up to. He was Preston's guidance through most of the movie. Seeing Dupont duke it out with Preston was not unexpected. If anyone recalls his role as Komodo in "Warriors of Virtue", he did a killer job as a martial artist
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Post by JenGe on Aug 19, 2003 9:07:15 GMT -5
Killer piece of trivia. I think it's awesome that Kurt did that! I imagine that since he pretty much invented it for his movie that he would demonstrate it. Very convincing! If you haven't read it yet Wimmer explains more about both of his cameo's at the bottom of my Gun Kata page...
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Post by Cleric Baltaak on Aug 19, 2003 10:42:23 GMT -5
Hey Cleric.... did you notice the words on the background of the picture?..... They are the same that Dupont was saying in the movie, while he was explaining the Gun-Katas..... Yes
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Post by Cleric Baltaak on Aug 19, 2003 10:43:38 GMT -5
If you haven't read it yet Wimmer explains more about both of his cameo's at the bottom of my Gun Kata page...Up until this morning, I was under the impression that he was only in the movie once. Thanks for pointing that out. I'll have to dig through your wonderful site and read up on it. There's SO much there ;D
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Post by Trinity on Aug 19, 2003 12:52:18 GMT -5
Seeing Dupont duke it out with Preston was not unexpected. If anyone recalls his role as Komodo in "Warriors of Virtue", he did a killer job as a martial artist Oh, I have to check out "Warriors of Virtue"! Would love to see more fighting by DuPont. Thanks for mentioning it!
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