Tuesday, April 3, 2007
The Early Bird Catches the Worm
Albeit showing your cards early in the game can often be a tragic mistake, it is hard to resist the temptation when you've got such a great hand. What can I say? Christian Slater is a great candidate for this year's festivities. Here's just a few things to contemplate... 1) contemporatly relevance (The Good Shepard), 2) connection to fred savage (The Wizard), 3) knowledge of skateboarding (Gleaming the Cube), 4) inspiration (Tucker: The Man and His Dream), 5) the wild west (Young Guns 2), and 6) music anarchy (Pump up the Volume). Hey, at least it's better than Bronson Pinchot and much better than than the salmon dip. Sorry Brad. That was a low blow.
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Consider me the media presence of this blog, which means I get to rip on your selections without having to undergo the unrelenting stress and anxiety of having to plan the Thanksgiving festivities.
With that said, I give Christian Slater two thumbs DOWN. He's only had three great acting performances: 1) 3000 Miles to Graceland (unforuntately he was overshadowed by the inimitable Kurt Russell); 2) Untamed Heart (I wept like a baby during the scene when he tells Marisa Tomei that he has a baboon's heart); and 3) Will Scarlett in the Kevin Costner version of Robin Hood.
I'll grant you, these three performances alone exceed what most actors can accomplish in a lifetime. But still, I don't think it's enough to make him the focus of Thanksgiving.
Since when does acting ability have anything to do with the T-Giving nomination? Keep in mind our previous nominees have been Steve Gutenburg, Tim Allen, and Michael Keaton.
Gutenburg, Allen, and Keaton ... and you say acting ability does NOT play a factor in the T-giving nomination? Take those three and add Kurt Russell, and you're looking at the Mount Rushmore of acting excellence.
Far be it from me, an outsider, to try and define the criteria for the T-giving nomination ... I just assumed that, based on your past nominees, that acting ability was a factor.
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