I just met Dustin Hoffman! :D

lol, That guy was charged with murder. Funny that you met him though.

 

Well, I'm not a big james bond fan. But Bond for me has always been moore. It was in Dixons at Heathrow airport, walked right past him and made eye contact. I guess I probably had a "Shit, it's James Bond!" kind of look on my face. He probably gets it all the time.

You do tend to see famous fowk a lot in London, not surprisingly. I once bumped into Talvin Singh in a record shop in Soho, literally. Or he bumped into me as I was browsing the world music section, and then he said "sorry".

 

Did you have sex with him?

 

Wow, I'm coming to this really late, but that's an awesome thing, spirit. Hoffman is the shit. Good job not chickening out!

 

Thank you glad someone else thinks he is just, so so cool. I was thinking of all the other people I would like to meet, and one of them is Jack Nicholson, but omg he really would be scary to go up to hehe.

Blessings
xxx

 

This comment sent me on a trip on the roflcopter.

 

Yep,The Graduate is an excellent movie.They sure don't even come close to making movies like that anymore.And Dustin Hoffman has always been a premier actor.He's got more talent in one finger than most of the current crop of so-called 'actors'.

 

i very much agree, the graduate has meaning and class, when was the last time the movie industry produced a classic like that one?. very pleased you can see his talent xxx

 

my dad used to go out with his daughter in the 80's. Weird, i know...

 

lol no way, cool. what was she like?

 

I'd say with a few exceptions the last time the movie industry produced a really good movie was in the early 1980s.And yeah Dustin Hoffman can do it all.The movie he made after The Graduate is Midnight Cowboy,it was just an OK movie but his great acting in it is totally the opposite of his character in The Graduate.Its nice to see someone your age appreciate the great older movies.There are SO many fantastic films that were made from the 1930s-1970s.--Cheers

 

thank you i like to see as many good films as i can, and most of my favourites are from the 60s through to the 90s, but the ones we are churning out now are nothing compared to what we have been given in the past. its the same with me and music, the 60s is my favourite for music, but some new stuff is amazing as well, again, the 60s onward. and I love that i have so many more good old films to see, films are litrally what keep me sane sometimes . sometimes you get a rare gem from the 2000's but i think they were much bolder back then when making films, i mean, they wouldnt make the wicker man now would they? not as the original, the remake isnt even worth mentioning. but you know what i mean.

yeah I know what you mean about midnight cowboy, i think i need to see it again, Dustin is definitely the best thing in it, that end scene on the bus is amazing. and he is excellent in marathon man, very good film. but then, I also loved him in meet the fockers

happy watching!

Blessings
xxx

 

And to add,I know this is my opinion and some people will disagree,but the actors in the older movies had much greater screen presence than the (actors LMAO) in what they make nowadays.Even Dustin Hoffman who never had the leading man looks of lets say a Cary Grant,Clark Gable,Sean Connery--just a few examples of many,still Hoffman had and has such a great presence on the screen.----The people in the films they make now in addition to lack of talent,also look like a bunch of twits.--How can anyone compare a Cary Grant let's say with the annoying Tom Cruise.

 

spirit of the night,a suggestion in the states there is a wonderful television channel called Turner Classic Movies.No need to rent DVDs.They show many of the great older films without commercials,as they originally appeared in the cinema.Since you live in London,there must be a similair channel available in the UK.---And yes even though I'm older than you I still am discovering great films I never saw before,or even heard of.--Television also used to be so great,now its UNviewable.--And not only were they bolder as you mentioned but when they used to make movies they had 'real talent' in all areas and genuinely cared and 'knew how' to make great cinema.Nowadays they just cater to the lowest common denominator.

 

Must have been exciting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRDMKBzsqes


Hotwater

 

you probably don't see many good films. I think this because you're throwing out nothing but very mainstream names to make your point.
there are as many good working actors now as there ever were.

 

I hardly think actors like Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio lack talent, or look like twits. I would argue that the depth of many actors today, particularly with the rise of the method, is far greater than it was in Cary Grant's day. Personally, I think it seems like many of the classic actors acted very simililarly no matter what role they played - today a talented actor is expected to be able to capture a wide range of emotion and perspective.

 

I don't put all the blame on the low quality movies(again my opinion) they make nowadays on just the actors.Alot of the blame is due to bad writers,directors,camera work--just a total lack of talent and creativity period.And I just used Cary Grant as one example.Take the acting of Dustin Hoffman,Sidney Poitier,Rod Steiger,a young Al Pacino the list can go on and on--those guys were much better than even the best of the current crop of people now seen in movies.---The ONLY thing they do better now is special effects.And what good are special effects when everything else about the movie is subpar.I've stopped going to the cinema about 6 years ago.I stick with the great old stuff.

 

I agree that the writing in a LOT of contemporary movies is simply atrocious. Only what... maybe 3 really GOOD movies come out in a year, amidst all the rubbish? Yeah, Hollywood is.... well... a joke. But I guess the joke's on us because people are apparently paying to see their junk movies.

But I disagree that those you mentoned are hands down better the best of todays young. Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands is really an unbelievable performance. Or DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? You know how many people thought he was actually mentally handicapped after seeing that movie? Kinda funny.. or maybe not. I dunno
Kate Winslet? Charlize Theron? (Pre Aeon-Flux... what trash) C'mon bud, give credit where credit is due . Heath Ledger... his joker absolutely trumped Nicholson's... and most people would put Jack Nicholson in the same category as Al Pacino, Hoffman, etc.