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When adultery is okay: Revenge starring Kevin Costner, Madeleine Stowe and Anthony Quinn

Posted on July 4, 2009 Written by ripitup

REVENGE (1990)

Starring Kevin Costner, Madeline Stowe and Anthony Quinn

It’s Mexico. It’s hot and Tibby (Quinn) owns quite a lot of it. He is respected, feared and dangerous. Oh, and he is married to a breath-taking beauty named Miryea; played by Madeline Stowe.

Enter Jay. He has left the army after 12 years. He is impulsive, a little rebellious. He is old friends with Tibby and being bored with his life, he decides to pay Tibby a visit.

Imagine a woman married to a guy older than twice her age. Physically, he is not the least bit attractive. But possibly she was younger, stupid and he probably treated her better than the other guys around her. Charismatic and rich, he tempted her.( I wouldn’t have been tempted by Quinn, but wouldn’t have said to Brosnan, Gere, etc…). He doesn’t exactly mistreat her, but she is more of a modern and rich slave. She looks good and groomed. She hosts her parties and pretends she doesn’t notice that her husband cheats on her. And then she meets his friend. A tall, dark blond, blue eyed friend who is absolutely gorgeous, about her age and who actually has more in common with her than she could ever imagine.

Would you have gone for it if it were you? Hell, I would and so do Miryea and Jay.

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So the movie is about an affair? Yes. Is it a romantic drama lasting 2 hours? No. So when Jay can’t restrain himself any longer, M and Jay get to be happy for a very short while. They get busted, resulting in a Jay beaten (almost) to death and Tibby stabbing his pretty wife in the face, comdemning her to a whorehouse where….you can imagine. The movie is filled with action,starting when Tibby busts them and then during Jay’s quest to find M, no matter what. I think you are going to find an entertaining movie with great scenery,good performances and two great-looking leads.

Yes,it is OK to cheat on a scumbag of a husband when you meet a hunky nice guy. But maybe it would be better to think of an escape route before jumping heads on…

Just a thought…

P.S: OK-maybe I should give some tips. For instance, if you are going to watch it with a date who is not that into romance, you should see the director’s cut. It is raw,has less affection and less romance, and more detailed sex scenes.

More on Kevin Costner

The New Daughter

Kevin Costner Tribute

Mr. Brooks

Message in a Bottle

Madeleine Stowe

The Last of The Mohicans

Playing by Heart

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GARY OLDMAN: Talk about diversity!

Posted on June 19, 2009 Written by ripitup

Gary as himself,probably during Batman times

So your friends adore him and think he is a terrific actor.You have seen him in Leon and saw that in deed he can pull “psycho” off very well.You see him in a bunch of other movies and realize he is talented. But you also tend to” forget his face”. What I mean is, Gary in JFK looks nothing like the Gary in Murder in the First.Is he really in The Contender too? And you appreciate his acting more. His voice differs,his expressions change.Why am I talking about him like I have never seen any other actor do it? Well,frankly I have never seen an actor to transform so utterly without the help of the renowned make-up artist Rick Baker! Wanna challenge me on that? Cool. Let’s take Robert De Niro. He is an amazing actor. But I don’t think I’m the only one who finds his roles a little too familiar? How many times have we seen him as the ex- macho/horribly dangerous who will destroy you in a second guy ending up in a funny situation? (Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Analyze This, Analyze That, Showtime…) or the mobster? Yes, I respect him. I have seen Cape Fear and all that. But he tends to repeat himself. All actors do at some point, I guess. Frankly,recently he has only pleasantly surprised me was in Stardust. I have seen so many of his movies,spread out in over 4 decades but I hadn’t seen the facial expressions and physical comedy he performs in Stardust. Totally different role,totally different guy. Kudos to De Niro.

Let’s get back to Oldman though.He is barely recognizable- all the time!

Actors get into a variety of styles. Brad Pitt plays in Fight Club and Meet Joe Black. Have you seen him in Legends of the Fall? But it is so obviously Brad Pitt. Di Caprio can play the pretty Romeo and then a CIA agent under cover in Middle East, perfectly mixed with the locals. His accents change, not his voice. His clothes change, not exactly his mannerisms. And this is not exactly a bad thing…I am just stating an observation.

Al Pacino was unrecognizable in what movie exactly?Maybe I should post pictures of him in particular roles for the sake of visualization. Think Scarface. Think the Godfather. Think Frankie and Johnny. Think The Devil’s advocate. He is terrific but he is obviously Al.

Now; back to Gary:

?n The Unborn — The Unborn: The movie might be bad, but Gary never fails his role.

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The Accidental Husband: Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Posted on May 13, 2009 Written by ripitup

jeffrey dean as denny duquette — Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Denny Duquette

So I love Jeffrey Dean Morgan.I have loved him since he played the romantic,emotional and heart-breakingly handsome patient Denny Duquette in Grey’s Anatomy.He came to the show in urgent need for a heart transplant,started sweetly flirting with the beautiful doctor intern Izzy,played by Katherine Heigl. He was sweet and fun,and he just spoke his mind.They fell for each other and it really complicated things for Izzy,since the guy had a risk of dying in every episode he appeared. The chemistry was great.Frankly,I lost all interest in the show after they killed him off.I had liked the show in the beginning,actually. But after Denny came on,no other attempt at romance in the show seemed real or desirable enough for me.He also made the handsome and intense character McDreamy seem more like a troubled and annoying boy,rather than a male that can be called an object of desire.

patrick dempsey as dr.derek shepard,a.ka. mc dreamy — Patrick Dempsey as Dr.Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy, a.ka. McDreamy

McDreamy looking all dreamy again…

Well,then he came back in P.S. I love you.

It was a lovely movie. Gerard Butler was awesome, he did a great job as the beautiful husband (speaking of both the character’s personality and looks) who was unexpectedly lost to a disease,leaving letters and surprises behind to guide his wife through her pain. So when she went to Ireland, and met Jeffrey’s character,it felt so soon for her to move on- after such an amazing marriage,with an amazing guy. Well,she did not move on emotionally but did like him and slept with him. But I really had to forgive her. Hell, J.Dean looks amazing, in every aspect and he was playing a musician.

The Accidental Husband

Uma Thurman is a therapist/psychologist who has a hit radio show on giving relationship advice to women.
Unfortunately for J.D.’s firefighter, his fiancé calls the show and decides to break it off with him,inspired by her. Mad at the “love” doctor, and playing along with his computer whiz young friend,they hack into the registry,change her marital status to married-to J. The prank kinda messes up her plans of marrying her own fiance so she has to find this guy whom she has never heard of but appears to be married to.
Now,of course Dean’s Patrick is everything Colin Firth‘s Richard. Patrick is a spur-of-the-moment,impulsive and a passionate guy.He is also funny and very charming.So it is fun watching him enjoying torturing Uma,while feigning innocence-and then getting into trouble himself when he starts liking her…And of course it becomes more difficult for her to stay away from him..
It is not a great movie.It is just a fun movie. Could’ve been a better one but its silliness works anyway…When u see the neighbors and friends of Patrick, you will see.
But of course it is highly unrealistic and maybe even unfair to cast Jeffrey in such romantic roles.How many guys that gorgeous, can be loyal, romantic and fun? Seriously….