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Hugo Weaving: Luckiest actor alive?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 8:44 am
by matrixman
Isn't actor Hugo Weaving a great example of the adage that timing and luck is everything? First he lands the role of Agent Smith in The Matrix, the most outstanding sci-fi film of its time. Then he lands the role of King Elrond in LOTR, surely the most outstanding fantasy film epic since...um...the original King Kong??
So what do you all think of Mr. Weaving?
Was he better as Smith or Elrond?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 10:44 am
by Revan
Smith, without a doubt, he just had so much class.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 12:16 pm
by dlbpharmd
He was great as Smith, without a doubt. Anyone could've played Elrond.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 12:18 pm
by Revan
Yeah... even me...
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 1:13 pm
by A Gunslinger
Smith....easily.
Weaving would also make a decent Covenant, IMO. Covenant could not be played by a hunk, a la Reeves or Mortensen.... would need a older, less pysical a presence.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 1:51 pm
by Revan
A Gunslinger wrote:Smith....easily.
Weaving would also make a decent Covenant, IMO. Covenant could not be played by a hunk, a la Reeves or Mortensen.... would need a older, less pysical a presence.
I think so too... he can't be a hunk... but neither can he be Weaving... but I could be wrong...
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 2:16 pm
by Nightraven
Weaving would make a great Covenant! Don't you think so too Mr. Anderson?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 2:18 pm
by Revan
Liar! Your all Liars! heh.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:16 pm
by Encryptic
A Gunslinger wrote:Smith....easily.
Weaving would also make a decent Covenant, IMO. Covenant could not be played by a hunk, a la Reeves or Mortensen.... would need a older, less pysical a presence.
He'd probably make a good Lord Foul too.
"What good is a white gold ring.....if you are unable to use it?"
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:17 pm
by danlo
(don't listen to him! He doesn't even know the difference between truth and fact!
)
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:20 pm
by matrixman
Nightraven wrote:Weaving would make a great Covenant! Don't you think so too Mr. Anderson?
Who, me?
You know, I never really thought about Weaving as Covenant. Sure, why not? He's as good a candidate as anyone else we've mentioned.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:21 pm
by Revan
Yeah, but all the rest of the candidates sucked.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:25 pm
by matrixman
Encryptic wrote:
He'd probably make a good Lord Foul too.
"What good is a white gold ring.....if you are unable to use it?"
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:31 pm
by Revan
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:31 pm
by Revan
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:34 pm
by A Gunslinger
Encryptic wrote:
He'd probably make a good Lord Foul too.
All the better to make him covenant! Perhaps a dual role? They are linked in near symbiosis.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:38 pm
by Revan
That's just insane!
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:34 pm
by A Gunslinger
Not that insane at all my firend....why NOT make them appear not the same....but similar? Foul is more of an entity, but they are both bound by the white gold....
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 6:22 pm
by matrixman
Gunslinger, now I see the connection between The Matrix and The Chronicles:
Matrix-->Smith-->(Weaving)-->Elrond-->LOTR-->(Tolkien)-->fantasy-->(Donaldson)-->TCTC...
...Covenant/Foul-->(Weaving)?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 6:39 pm
by A Gunslinger
Its like that Kevin Bacon game....3 degrees of Kevin Bacon...ever hear of it?