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Mobius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:15 PM
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Poll question: Favorite Johnny Depp Movie?
Edited on Wed Mar-24-04 09:23 PM by Mobius
Favorite Johnny Depp Movie?
I'm only going to list 10, get over it and pick ONE
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Supormom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:16 PM
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1. Pirates of the Caribbean
I just can't help myself!
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:17 PM
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2. Fughedaboutit
Donnie Brasco.
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StClone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:20 PM
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3. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Great movie. Ed Wood too.
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Mobius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:22 PM
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7. yeah I should have had that in there
my cat is named after Gilbert Grape, after all.
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:21 PM
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4. The Ninth Gate
It invited the viewer into an entirely separate world, all about rare book collecting (Satanic ones at that). The film had a very creepy atmosphere, without overt horror or special effects. Some have said that the film dragged in the middle. I don't think so at all. It was a nearly perfect film, one of my favorite horror flicks.
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DrWeird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:26 PM
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16. I saw the last 30 minutes of that movie.
It must have started out well, because the last 30 minutes were horrible.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:58 PM
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29. I have been a rare book dealer and they caught the nuances of the
trade well. At least on a few occasions, I could identify.
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:59 PM
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30. but the ending was just too lame!
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 05:48 AM
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38. Agreed. Read the book, the ending is much better.
Arturo Perez-Reverte's The Dumas Club.
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 05:47 AM
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37. Read the book it was based on......
The Dumas Club by Arturo Perez-Reverte.

The film is a decent transfer, but actually leaves out 50% of the plot, where the whole process of finding the complete Satanic manual is linked to the 3 Musketeers.

Seriously, one of my favourite books ever and much better than the film. (The women in the book are sexier and Corso is NOT Johnny Depp).

P.
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DrWeird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:21 PM
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5. Fear and Loathing.
He got Hunter Thompson dead on.
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mmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:23 PM
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8. right on
he was awesome in that movie
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 11:01 PM
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31. IT'S THE FUCKING... BATS....MAN!! Ahh the poor bastard will find out soon
...enough!! Definitely the BEST!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:22 PM
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6. 9th gate...
no question... although Emmanuelle Seigner may have something to do with that. :9

Lookingforward to PotC2, though.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:24 PM
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9. Sleepy Hollow
he was EXCELLENT!
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mhr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:24 PM
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10. Benny And June - A Great Love Story - Great Music By The Proclaimers
eom
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Mobius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:24 PM
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11. there i changed it a bit
I wish there were 20 poll questions.
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:24 PM
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12. Uh uh - I like Secret Window
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Mobius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:26 PM
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15. havent seen it yet
so in fairness i couldnt put it in here.
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:58 PM
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28. ooh, I think you'll like it. Just sit there from the first minute and
listen. Enough said - not giving anything else away.

This is another Depp movie that opens with his face stretched across the whole screen.

Oh - one piece of advice: go at a time when you can avoid the young teen girl crowd because they laugh and giggle during every Depp scene.

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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:25 PM
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13. Johnny gets better with age
Both physically and in his acting skills. I love that he stays away from most commercial blockbusters and does films he only wants to do.

Johnny rocks!!

Sonia
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:25 PM
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14. Chocolat
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:28 PM
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17. Went with "Ed Wood."
Not only was it a terrific film, but I've long been a fan of Wood's, um, unique approach to moviemaking.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:28 PM
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18. The "Grape" rules in my book
but all the others listed are Ab Fab. I also liked Donnie Brasco. Johnny could be reading the phone book and still be sexy.
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marigold20 Donating Member (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:32 PM
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19. Hard to choose between Ed Wood and Gilbert Grape and
Pirates.
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procopia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:57 PM
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20. Crybaby
I'm the only one?
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 09:58 PM
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21. Benny and Joon. It was the first, and only (besides kids) video that
I actually purchased. My daughter and I love watching it. Johnny Depp is a master of physical comedy. :hi:
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:15 PM
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22. DEAD MAN
They air it on Independent Film Channel every once in awhile. Great, great, great, GREAT movie. Starring Depp along with John Hurt, Robert Mitchum, Billy Bob Thornton, Crispin Glover, Alfred Molina, Gabriel Byrne, and Iggy Pop as a crossdressing, Bible-reading hunter. Music by Neil Young. Love it!!!!!!!
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Lizz612 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:53 PM
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25. Seconded!
Creepy strange kinda morbid, but man that was a really good movie!
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:56 PM
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27. Thirded! Saw this after I posted to the original.
William Blake. Gotta love it!
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Mobius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 02:51 AM
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32. that scene with Iggy Pop as the pioneer woman just kills me
And how BB Thornton keeps saying "By God" as he and the other man argue over who gets Johnny Depp first. Weird but oddly hilarious. :shrug:
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 03:38 AM
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35. A fantastic film. One of my favorites.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:15 PM
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23. Donnie Brasco
Loved that movie.
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:34 PM
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24. I have to say "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"...
but it's a tough choice. There's "Dead Man", "Ed Wood", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Chocolat", "From Hell", "Blow"...all of which probablyt run a close second.

Personally I think Depp is the finest American actor of his generation. (Now someone needs to get him to do "Hamlet" or "Henry V"....heh...)
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:55 PM
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26. Sorry.... DEAD MAN
My new Depp favorite thanks to IFC.
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 02:52 AM
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33. BLOW!
Great movie.
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Sugarbleus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 03:27 AM
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34. I agree...saw BLOW four times...I haven't seen
fear and loathing yet, heard it was good.
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 10:23 AM
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43. Blow was an excellent movie.
The part at the end when he hallucinates about reuniting with his daughter is heartbreaking.
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Sugarbleus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 03:02 AM
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45. I knowwwww , it was sad........really interesting movie
in terms of historical value too. No doubt, I'll watch it AGAIN lol
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robertpaulsen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 03:38 AM
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36. The Brave
Not available in America on VHS or DVD. I copied a British DVD. This is Johnny Depp's directorial debut. Haunting, surreal, evocative film about a Native American (Johnny Depp) who makes a deal with Marlon Brando (excellent cameo) to be killed in a week's time for $50,000. The movie deals with this week and the time he spends making peace with his family. I've seen it three times and it gets better with each viewing. Depp does great directing, very reminiscent of Jarmusch or David Lynch. Worth watching, if you can find it.
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 06:49 AM
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39. Other: BLOW
and POTC
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non sociopath skin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 08:21 AM
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40. Boy, that was a tough one!
Loved "From Hell" and "Ed Wood" too. But "Pirates" was such a riot!

The Skin
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2bfree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 09:06 AM
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41. I really liked Depp in Chocolate.
I loved him as the river rat!
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 09:25 AM
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42. No! Don't make me choose!
I love them all! There's a Johnny character for every mood:

Edward Scissorhands - I just want to hug him!!

Gilbert Grape - Gilbert is very dependable, and I do need that in my life.

Sam - Gotta love Sam! He's just adorable and more mature than Benny to boot.

William Blake - for those who think Dead Man is morbid, I challenge you to look at it again.

The Brave - I would love to get my hands on a copy. I'm dying (eh) to see it, but I can't afford to outbid everybody on Ebay.

Hunter S Thompson - I love this movie. About as close as you could come to bringing HST's high-flying prose to life. And yes, Johnny does him perfectly.

Roux - Man, I'd run away with Roux anytime! An Irish Gypsy, now there's a combo!

Frank Abberline - Straight-laced Victorian widower by day. Opium fiend by night. But he treats the ladies well.

Dean Corso - Hmmm A great fuck but he will steal my books later. Better hide that first edition Saroyan I have...

Capt Jack - He'd never want to leave that island if I got a hold of him!

George Jung and Donnie Brasco are good but I'm not attracted to them, oddly.
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SiouxJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-25-04 10:28 AM
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44. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
was great too! He just keeps getting better and better. I can't choose a favorite. I like most of them for different reasons.
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