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Post by Gg on Feb 28, 2006 11:56:29 GMT 8
I think you must find yourself a copy of "Dr. Zhivago"!!! AND see if you can get ahold of "Virgin Queen" -- but I did kind of feel that - yeah he looks a bit older and Russian in Zhivago with the help of the facial hair, and almost Spanish was actually my take on the Virgin Queen. I'm use to it now. He is afterall Scots-German, and dark Scots at that -- which seems to me allows him to take on a wider range of roles -- He's afterall played a Roman, a Russian, a Frenchman...
Ron Howard was saying in Variety that they had auditioned a number of true albinos (for DaVinci Code) and had gone with Paul Bettany because "he's British (oops), so it's basically the same" -- which cracked me up, but Hans isn't "limited" in that respect.
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Post by Enjolras's Lament on Mar 1, 2006 8:54:30 GMT 8
I'm not sure why, but it was impossible for me to take Hans seriously when he played Nero. I mean, the Nero is supposed to be so cold-hearted, ruthless. At lest, in history, he was. And Hans just doesn't seem a ruthless man to me, except for one screencap from the movie.
Anyway...I haven't seen the DaVinci Code. Don't plan to, either. I'm Christian, you see. -noddles-
Of course Monsieur Matheson isn't "limited"! He's not English! XD
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Post by Gg on Mar 1, 2006 11:28:49 GMT 8
I think that was challenge of "Nero" -- this version of Nero was meant to be an alternative to the legendary Ustinov 1/2 ton monster. I think they were going for him as "misunderstood" and spiralling into egomaniacal madness -- with great poetic license...
BUT I do think he pulled off ruthless in "Mists of Avalon"... without being one-dimensional.
I think in every character, personality, is a spectrum possiblity -- I'd get pretty ruthless if someone threatened my family (heck, I think I could mame pretty effectively in the name of my DOG) -- that could be drawn on, even out of context, to play a character.
DaVinci isn't out yet... I misquoted though, Howard said "British" -- my mistake -- but naturalized "English" (I'm betting that with his Southy accent his "Englishness" is assumed by many -- no offense, Kittybaby), British or otherwise -- he is without limitation...
he even made a pretty girl!!!
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Post by Enjolras's Lament on Mar 2, 2006 10:39:04 GMT 8
Transvestite, much? The "pretty girl" got me.
And I'd like to see Mists of Avalon as well. I saw Camelot the Broadway a while back and absolutely fell in love with Mordred's part. You just have to love him. Especially when he's standing on that odd, mossy rock and dancing with his sword, vowing against his father.
>.> Isn't Broadway odd?
Honestly, in Anything Goes right now, our dance moves are positively frightening. If it weren't on stage, people would think that we were performing some kind of witchcraft ritual. XD
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Post by Gg on Mar 2, 2006 12:14:54 GMT 8
transvestite! well a drag queen actually, by today's standards! a "malory", true to the period, with a lovely frock and beautiful long hair. There are caps on the site! It was the first of Hans performances I saw -- in 1997 (?)... He was amazing!
I've brain-farted the remainder of my reply... hold on
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Post by Gg on Mar 2, 2006 12:23:58 GMT 8
You should see "Mists" -- pretty sure you can get it at Blockbuster -- not exactly Camelot though... not quite the Marion Zimmer-Bradley book either...and definitely no singing and dancing!
Broadway is a state of mind! Some people love musical theater and some just, think it's silly...
Surely you all will look cute as buttons by showtime!
I'm sure one and all will shed a tear that I am off for a while...
I hear a collective sigh of relief...
Sorry Virg,
AND NOW --- back to (what was this thread before the tangent?...) HALF LIGHT
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Post by Enjolras's Lament on Mar 3, 2006 11:01:44 GMT 8
Ah, yes, "in the half light of the cabin..." La da da.
...I can't think of anything Half-Lighty to converse of right now, so I'll just kind of...wait.
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Post by Virgil Reality on Mar 3, 2006 17:29:00 GMT 8
Hey, I thought the "in the half light of the cabin" bit was very nice.  As for the Angus/ patrick thing, this person who left a review in IMDB has a whole different slant on the whole thing: I didn't even consider that possibility. I don't think there's any suggestion that they are in love as many seem to think. Whether Angus's feelings are genuine or not, he merely shows tenderness towards Rachel - she's vulnerable and in need of comforting. Welcome aboard and thanks for stirring this board up a bit. Great to have new blood |
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Post by baxley on May 19, 2006 3:54:18 GMT 8
I just saw this movie and I liked it so much I bought it!!!!
Hans looks so sincere and caring in it. At least while he's still playing the ghost. What a sexy Angus. Makes me want to go to Wales.
Good mystery story. Not what I had thought it would be.
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Post by legoron on Jun 11, 2006 8:27:05 GMT 8
Hi everyone. I have just seen the film. I have only one question. I can't understand the idea of Angus/Patrick. People here write that Patrick was possessed by Angus and that Angus killed himself in order to save his soul.
But there was another theory that Patrick WAS in fact Angus and that the whole town made fake funeral.
I don't know what to believe. But there is a FACT that in the library there are no photographs of Angus, and women who work there try to hide some information. On the one hand, Rachel's husband could give them money, but on the other...
I don't know. In the scene with the hook Patrick has a really ghostly voice. This is not a coincidence. And something is definitely approaching him in another scene in the empty building.
If the ghost possesses him, I still don't understand the idea of suicide.
As far as I have understood from the movie, Angus was not an evil man. He didn't kill his wife.
If Angus and Patrick are two different persons, why was the person standing on the balcony dressed exactly as Patrick?
Maybe you have any ideas about that?
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Post by Virgil Reality on Jun 11, 2006 10:58:56 GMT 8
Maybe he was never there (you mean when Rachel went back to the lighthouse when she saw the light flashing?) Rachel just imagined that she saw him.
I think we are supposed to believe that there is:
a) Patrick playing the part of Angus to confuse rachel and make her fear she was losing her mind
B) The Angus that Rachel imagines she sees, in her confused state.
c) The ghost of Angus returned who possesses Batrick. maybe the ghost has fallen in love with Rachel and jumping from the lighthouse the second time he will complete the re-enactment of the original deaths and find everlasting peace.
But at the end of the day, it's a movvie and a flawed one at that. maybe not even Craig Rosenberg knows for sure
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Post by odybu on Jun 16, 2006 14:15:55 GMT 8
I think that the photographs were probably taken from the library in order for the husband to prevent Rachel from seeing what the real Angus looked like, then realizing that Patrick was not the real Angus. I also agree that Patrick/Angus jumping from the balcony was just the final step in the scenario. I also don't believe that Angus was an evil man, but don't forget, he DID kill the man his wife was having an affair with, even if it was a crime of passion. As far as the suicide, I think that is something that is quite objective depending on the kind of beliefs a person has. It definitely wasn't what I expected it to be the first time I saw it, but I really did like it. One things for sure, it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. . . |
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Post by Enjolras's Lament on Jun 27, 2006 23:38:05 GMT 8
AHHHH! Kelsea returns! I disappeared for quite a while, yes.
And that would make sense, the whole, "taking pictures from the library". Those sneaky, sneaky librarians could have been bribed by Patrick and his wads of conspiracy cash.
But why would completing the murder scenario a second time put the spirit at ease? o.O
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Post by Jonathan on Aug 5, 2006 11:21:53 GMT 8
I saw Half Light last wednesday (I write from Mexico) and I think that another theory in final scenes is Patrick was possessed by Angus' ghost and that's the reason for Patrick jumping from the balcony. I don't know but I liked the film!  |
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Post by Nepenthe on Nov 18, 2006 19:46:37 GMT 8
Hmm ... I don't know. I think the movie was enjoyable, but unravelled towards the end.
Perhaps Patrick was possessed by Angus - that voice was quite odd. The cover says something about "... the dead will rise" plus there's the stuff with Rachel's son and whoever the psychic lady was speaking to in her home that time. I figured that was supposed to give weight to the 'maybe' of Patrick being possessed at the end there.
On the other hand, I genuinely think Patrick felt guilty. That might be down to Hans' acting, but after Sharon leaves their little meeting, that look on Patrick's face says it all. Plus, he went back and got the clam shell thingy. Whether he loves her or not, she has affected him.
And I figured he was a hit-man, when he said "remember what I was doing when we met." Because it does seem to come across as a threat to Sharon. Hard to say, though.
I'm still wondering if the broken cross is supposed to be significant.
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