Best Steve Martin moments

But, my favorite scene has to be in Planes, Trains, when he goes to get the rental car...... Genius, that scenes has me rolling everytime.
 
Draccan said:
I think he is a horrible actor and I can't stand his films. I don't find him funny at all..... sorry..
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You aren't old enough to remember the old stuff, at least I hope that is the case.

He hasn't done anything worth a damn as of late, I'll give you that.

Go back to the mid 90's with "Spanish Prisoner". He pulls a nice dramatic on that one.

3 Amigos was the last good comedy. I think he was great at basically playing himself in the early 1900's.

Go back, brother. I think your mind will change.

I mean, I can't stand Tom Hanks, but he can still impress me.
 
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and The Jerk. For sure. In fact I think those are going in my netflix queue right now.

EDIT: Yes Bowfinger. Me and one of my friends were just having a laugh about that a little while ago. Also going into netflix queue...
 
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CallaghanFilms said:
I was with you up 'till then.

I know everything is subjective...
But not liking Hanks or Spielberg is beyond me.:huh:
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Hanks can still impress me, like I said. Maybe it's the years, maybe it's the choise of rolls, but I don't seek his face anymore.

Now, I know I will get flamed for this; but after the the whole "A.I." thing, Spielberg is lost to me. He seems shifty and will get away with things just because he can. Kubric was his friend and Spielberg took his 10 year vision and distorted to a Spielberg film. It wasn't his to distort. Kubric worked on the film for 10 years. I would never do that to some one I called a friend. He can come back with cool things like "Minority Report" and "Munich" (because he is talented) but he remains in the "bunghole" catagory in my book.

I'm a big Kubrick fan, can't you tell?
 
Fair enough...

but IMO the opposite is true. I feel A.I. would have been an ugly mess if Spielberg hadn't worked his magic on it.

Not trying to rehash a pair of old DVXUser debates (one on Spielberg and one on Kubrick)...
but I'll say again: IMHO Kubrick was a decent filmmaker that made a couple of truly great films (Dr. Strangelove and The Shining)

As far as Hanks goes, he has inherited the Everyman torch from Jimmy Stewart, as is as good as it gets acting-wise.

We'll just have to agree to disagree.

Cheers :beer:

Once again...great points on Steve Martin.
 
"As far as Hanks goes, he has inherited the Everyman torch from Jimmy Stewart"

Well played, brother.

"IMHO Kubrick was a decent filmmaker that made a couple of truly great films (Dr. Strangelove and The Shining)"

I won't dig in this hole too deep, but don't forget "Clockwork Orange", "2001" and "Full Metal Jacket".

That said, I will back away from this debate and save it for some other time.

Beer is bond
 
I can dig it.

There's a ton of crap people like that I'm like 'Huh? I don't get it!'

What do you mean the South Park guy's (That's something people trip on that I'm not really into)
 
John_Hudson said:
I can dig it.

There's a ton of crap people like that I'm like 'Huh? I don't get it!'

What do you mean the South Park guy's (That's something people trip on that I'm not really into)
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You know about the whole "Mr. Hanky" thing, right?
 
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I will not get sucked into this arguement.
I will not get sucked into this arguement.
I will not get sucked into this arguement.
I will not get sucked into this arguement...
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CallaghanFilms said:
...Sure you will.

Like quicksand, it's best not to fight it.
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Okay... I'm not much of a fan of Kubrick. Liked The Killing, The Shining. 2001 hasn't worn as well through the years as I had hoped. Dr. Strangelove...has some funny things in it but I have to struggle not to fall asleep. Clockwork Orange...never got into it. Full Metal Jacket...okay.

Spielberg is great. He's got some low points but his body of work is overwhelmingly excellent.

Hanks is fun to watch. Even in a "chick flick." I even bought his character in The Terminal. He was superb in Apollo 13. How come he isn't credited in Radio Flyer?

Now, I wouldn't disparage anyone for liking Kubrick. He's just a little over rated IMO.

I think A.I. was a problem child (no pun intended) no matter who did what to who or where.
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All I want to know is why? Why, did Martin take the turn that he did.

Nothing but garbage for...maybe the past 10 years...am I missing a good flick of his since Spanish Prisoner?
 
It's not unlike Chevy Chase...who ceased being funny in
the year of our Lord 1990.

Christmas Vacation was the last time we saw funny Chevy.

There have been a few films since that have been funny in
spite of him (Vegas Vacation comes to mind.)
 
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