Turq, there are a few here i havent seen yet, but you got me interested! thanks for all the tips.
btw, The Libertine, which opens with "you will not like me" was right, i did not like the character! also worth a mention: "Dead Man", stars Depp and directed by Jarmusch; one of my all time favorites. > TurquoiseB wrote: > > Know it well. Johnny Depp is one of my heroes as well. > In fact, I list my favorite movie of all time as his > "Don Juan de Marco." If you like Johnny Depp and his > work, sometime check out the film that he directed. > Most people don't know about it, because it sunk like > a stone, largely due to its subject matter. It was > called "The Brave," and recounts the odd vision quest > (in a way) of a down-on-his-luck Native American who > agrees to be tortured to death in a snuff film in > exchange for enough money for his family to live on, > and to throw some last parties. Extremely disturbing > film, with a cameo performance from the godd friend > he made during the filming of "Don Juan," Marlon > Brando. > > I also loved his performance in "From Hell," a dark > and well-researched retelling of the Jack The Ripper > story. He plays a police inspector who solves crimes > by smoking opium, drinking absinthe, and then having > visions that help him find the killer. > > Even though the film opens with the line, "You are not > going to like me," I loved him in "The Libertine" as > well. Another powerful performance, delivered in a > very atypical (for Depp) manner. But IMO Samantha > Morton stole that movie, and Depp graciously allowed > her to do so. She's also tremendous in a semi-scifi > movie called "Code 46," which Bharitu was kind enough > to turn me onto here on FFL. Very nice little romance > set in a near future in which cloning has become > commonplace, and with it the possibility that you > could accidentally fall in love with someone who was > related to you genetically. Suffice it to say that > this is a crime. > > And, since you've gotten me talking about little-known > films, especially scifi films, don't miss one called > "Final Cut," starring Robin Williams. Brilliant film, > a director-to-watch's first, that deals with the > nature of being observed, and knowing that you are > being observed, and what that does to your sense of > reality, and to memory. >
