Another SMG movie by Zicsoft

Yup... no respect for her career.

What does she expect to gain from leaving Buffy? I certainly hope it's not respect...

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

"Nice guys can only get so mad." Fillion on Mal

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:43 AM

Uhm, what does "leaving Buffy" have to do with this movie? She made it while on summer break from her TV work, almost two years ago.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:48 AM

the fact that these are the types of movies she's been attached to... just furthers hollywood's perception of SMG as a brain-dead teeny bopper actress.

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

"Nice guys can only get so mad." Fillion on Mal

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:03 PM

She most definitely does not deserve any respect when it comes to her movie career:

Scooby Doo
Harvard Man
Simply Irresistable
Cruel Intentions
Scream 2
I Know What You Did Last Summer

SMG: "it's not just about making 100 million dollars at the box office -- it's about a craft, a profession." Is David Lynch writing Scooby Doo 2?

--- Joe

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:11 PM

"Yup... no respect for her career.

What does she expect to gain from leaving Buffy? I certainly hope it's not respect... "

Well, sadly, with Hollywood you only get as much respect as your box office takes (which is why Miramax jerked Martin Scorsese around on Gangs of New York awhile back). Thus, given that 2 out of the three movies she's had starring roles in have been hits (Cruel Intentions made a nice little profit and Scooby Doo is a collossal hit) I'd say Sarah Michelle Gellar is doing okay (its what she does *after* Buffy that will make her either the female Tom Selleck or the female Bruce Willis in terms of post-TV show success). Supposedly Harvard Man is much more intelligent than its premise (though I didn't read the rotten tomatoes site so I could be wrong).

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:31 PM

Give her a break. Ever hear of typecasting? Given her bland good looks, she's lucky to be working at all. The fact that she's an excellent actress is not something that will actually get her any parts.

I suppose everybody would like her to play Buffy until she's old and gray. God, what a horrifying thought! You guys are worse than the Dark Angel trolls!

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:37 PM

Actually I don't know that SMG is all *that* talented compared to a lot of the actresses out there. In the early days of Buffy she just had so much energy that I thought she'd develop. Now, though this may just be because she's played the same part so long, it seems like she's going "Well, I could do more but I can just coast and it'll be good enough". Not that she's bad but she could have been so much more...

Nathan- who saw Sarah as one of the really promising actresses back around 1998.

P.S. I really don't want her to play Buffy past season 7 so that isn't it either.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 1:37 PM

I'd prefer BtVS end after season 7 actually. And I don't believe she's being typecast -- her movie roles have been pretty diverse, given her talents. But those movies just suck.

--- Joe

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 3:41 PM

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I'd prefer BtVS end after season 7 actually.

I'm beginning to agree with you. If Buffy leaves post season 7, and Joss decides he'll be even less involved than he will be in season 7, the series should end. It'd a hard thought, but we don't want it to putter out for years like The X-Files.

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And I don't believe she's being typecast -- her movie roles have been pretty diverse, given her talents. But those movies just suck.

--- Joe

Again, I agree. She played the devious bitch in Cruel Intentions (and All My Children), the sweet chef in Simply Irresistible, the vapid Daphne in Scooby Doo, the cannon fodder in Scream 2/I Know What You Did Last Summer, and played them all pretty well. She's certainly not type-cast... it's just that she (or her agent?) has yet to choose a good movie to be in.

If I were her, I'd go the pop-indy (those rare indy movies that people like just because they're independent) film route. Sure, it doesn't pay as much, but when she does enough good films, she'll develop a bit of respect in the film world... like Jennifer Conoly or Julianne Moore, or, Hell, even Gwenyth Paltrow!

I say: Sarah! Fire your agent! Develop some common sense! Do whatever it takes to develop an iota of respect!

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:42 PM

BLAISE

Wasn't Scooby Doo good???

You do know they're all signed up for the sequel already.

IMO, I loved Cruel Intentions, and I loved SMG in it. One of those slutty arty movies. I just LOVED it.

Blaise

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Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:50 AM

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Originally posted by millernate:
Actually I don't know that SMG is all *that* talented compared to a lot of the actresses out there. In the early days of Buffy she just had so much energy that I thought she'd develop. Now, though this may just be because she's played the same part so long, it seems like she's going "Well, I could do more but I can just coast and it'll be good enough". Not that she's bad but she could have been so much more...

Nathan- who saw Sarah as one of the really promising actresses back around 1998.

P.S. I really don't want her to play Buffy past season 7 so that isn't it either.

Gah. I couldn't disagree more. Both she and her character have evolved tremendously in the past 6 years. The S6 Buffy evolved in some unpleasant ways, but that doesn't make it bad acting.

It's easy to overlook SMG's acting skill because her style is very restrained. But compare her day-to-day portrayal of Buffy with her other roles -- or even Buffy in other modes, like Destiny-Free Buffy or Buff Possessed by Faith -- and you'll see she puts a lot into her work.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:04 AM

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Originally posted by Novagrass:

Again, I agree. She played the devious bitch in Cruel Intentions (and All My Children), the sweet chef in Simply Irresistible, the vapid Daphne in Scooby Doo, the cannon fodder in Scream 2/I Know What You Did Last Summer, and played them all pretty well. She's certainly not type-cast... it's just that she (or her agent?) has yet to choose a good movie to be in.

Excuse me? All the roles you mention are variations on The Dumb Blonde. Ladies of limited intelligence whose destinies are controlled by others. If there's any differences between these characters, it's because SMG managed to create them, not because the writers conceived them that way.

Hollywood insists on pigeonholing people. Example: Alfred Molina. First made it big in Prick Up Your Ears, playing a bald gay guy who murders his lover. He walks into his first Hollywood audition, the casting director yells, "You're not bald! I'll bet you're not gay either!" Molina replies, "Sorry! I'm not even a murderer!" Didn't get the part.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:49 AM

Except for the part about Simply Irresistable. That was another stock character- the sad, unsuccessfull businessperson. THe character was not really written as a "Dumb Blonde". Also, I don't see why Scream 2 should get mentioned as she didn't really even *have* a character in that, it was just one of those "Here's a well known person, look we killed her" type roles :).

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Wednesday, June 26, 2002 6:40 AM

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Originally posted by Blaise:
IMO, I loved Cruel Intentions, and I loved SMG in it. One of those slutty arty movies. I just LOVED it.

Cruel Intentions is, IMO, the only thing other then Buffy that she's ever done that was worth seeing. A far cry from the "dumb blonde" role, she was (in addition to being brunette) calculating, articulate, and intelligent. She was a woman who fully understood her power over men and used it to get what she wanted. Granted, she was evil and a little scary. I'm not sure seducing your step-brother to get a car is the most virtuous thing I've ever heard of. But she played it beautifully.

(Not to Mention SMG and Ryan Philippe were certainly better looking than John Malcovich and Glenn Close. I won't say it was a better version than Dangerous Liaisons, but it was certainly prettier.)

I would really like to see her play more parts where she understands her power and uses it. Its part of what I have really loved about Buffy. It's what I loved about Cruel Intentions, and what I hated the lack of in I Know What You Did Last Summer (where she was the Anti-Buffy, running from the bad man screaming) and Simply Irresistible. I'm with you Blaise, go for the arty movies and make people see that she can act. Then it won't matter if she's blonde, brunette or redhead. She'll get decent roles.

Yeah, it was sexy, the way she touched me real hard with her fists!

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Wednesday, June 26, 2002 9:57 AM

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Originally posted by millernate:
Except for the part about Simply Irresistable. That was another stock character- the sad, unsuccessfull businessperson. THe character was not really written as a "Dumb Blonde". Also, I don't see why Scream 2 should get mentioned as she didn't really even *have* a character in that, it was just one of those "Here's a well known person, look we killed her" type roles :).

And then there's Cruel Intentions, in which she is a devious, manipulative, two-faced bitch. That's how the character was written... and this aspect of her character is *vital* to the plot.

So, run down

Cruel Intentions: Devious, manipulative brunette
Simply Irresistable: Sad, unsuccessful buisness person
Scream 2: No character
I Know What You Did Last Summer: Dumb, beauty queen blonde.
Scooby Doo: Based on a cartoon character.
Harvard Man: She may or may not be a dumb blonde... I haven't seen the movie.

So, I think she has a pretty varied resume, character wise. Maybe two (three if she is a dumb blonde in Harvard Man) of her characters are dumb blone variations? I think its pretty presumptuous to claim they are all the same type of character.

SMG has avoided typecasting; however, she's chosen a bunch of terrible movies to star in (ok, Cruel Intentions isn't terrible, but it's certainly not an example of fine filmmaking).

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

"Nice guys can only get so mad." Fillion on Mal

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Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:39 PM

MARINO

IMO, I'm sort of leaning the same way in my opinion of her talents as MILLERNATE, which isn't to say that she's not talented. I feel she's remarkably skilled as an actress, but whether due to her character's plotlines or her own hesitancy to really pull out all the stops, I found her earlier work on BUFFY more impressive than her latest.

In particular, the scene I felt her acting talents were at their peak on the show occurred in "Prophecy Girl," the Season One finale. The part where Buffy, with tears in her eyes and her whole frame shaking, says, "Giles, I'm only sixteen years old. I don't wanna die." Each time I've seen that part, I've felt my jaw tighten in sadness. It's still, in a show known for tremendous scenes, my all-time favorite, because it impacts on me at a level I haven't felt with any of the others. There are a multitude of great scenes in Buffy's history; it's amazing how many there actually are. But that one's still my fave.

And I honestly can't say that I've seen anything even close to that emotionally, for me as a viewer, lately in the series. No, I'm not saying the series has 'jumped the shark' or whatever they call it when a show has overstayed its welcome; I simply find the character moments more funny, and often more tragic and honest, in the earlier seasons - despite all the insane things the Gang had to deal with. And part of that is due to the fact that I felt their show lead just wasn't pushing the moments quite as hard or with as much conviction; I'm speaking of Sarah there, not Joss.

I love the show and Sarah, really. But there was a certain...honesty to her portrayal of Buffy in the early years that I feel isn't quite there anymore. And I don't know why that is, if it's because she's lost interest or something else (either story-wise or production-wise) has kept it from happening since. Buffy just felt more vital back then. [Of course that probably does have something to do with her character returning and all.]

Okay. Now that I've rambled for awhile and answered my own issues, does anyone wanna flame me for it? LOL.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2002 6:01 PM

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Originally posted by MarinO:
IMO, I'm sort of leaning the same way in my opinion of her talents as MILLERNATE, which isn't to say that she's not talented. I feel she's remarkably skilled as an actress, but whether due to her character's plotlines or her own hesitancy to really pull out all the stops, I found her earlier work on BUFFY more impressive than her latest.

Nyet, nein, negative, null set, untruth, not! SMG's acting is the one thing I consistently enjoyed in S6. She didn't pull out all the stops because that wasn't what the role called for. A 16-year-old girl who has to go out and slay vampires when she'd rather be partying can be flip and over-the-top all the time. A 21-year-old who's just transited from a very literal heaven to harsh, abrasive, painful reality is just a little bit more restrained. Especially when she has to pretend that Everything is Fine. In my opinion, she totally nailed the secretive sense of pain such a person would feel. It's as if she were playing the part as an autist -- a syndrome with a rather similar set of symptoms.

If you want your leading lady to deal with her pain by proclaiming, "I'm in pain!" every 5 seconds, go watch Ally McBeal!

God, I can't even believe I'm having this convesation. Usually I'm the one who's all critical, and everybody else is accusing me of being negative and not wanting to like anything.

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 6:23 AM

Fametracker.com did a "fame audit" on SMG. The news isn't good. But what do these people know anyway?

http://www.fametracker.com/fame_audit/gellar_sarah_michelle.shtml

--- Joe

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:21 AM

Melissa Joan Hart? OUCH!

Although I have to say that I agree that throwing over Buffy to pursue her movie career is a huge mistake. If she IS going to focus on making movies, I hope she finds an agent who can get her decent scripts. She's so talented. I'd like to see her use that talent on something other then Buffy. But I have no interest in seeing her playing the stupid bimbo running from a guy with a hook in another slasher movie. Everytime I see her in a movie like that, I lose respect for her.

It's like evolution, only without the getting-better part.

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:54 AM

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Fametracker.com did a "fame audit" on SMG. The news isn't good. But what do these people know anyway?

I don't know but judging by their "fame audit" for Jeneane Garafalo probably not a whole lot.

Darn punks

Nathan-fast on his way to becoming the "cranky young man" (I'm only 22) of the boards

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 8:33 AM

fameaudit: Well, that about sums up my opinion.

For those of you who said her performances have been lack lately, just look over at her performance in "The Body." Her first 15 minutes in that episode rival the best television acting I've ever seen.

I hated her performance in season 1. She was way too corny and over the top as the valley girl type (maybe I just hate the valley girl type?), and with the exception of Prophecy Girl, was a simple, vapid Calafornia chick.

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

"Nice guys can only get so mad." Fillion on Mal

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:25 AM

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Originally posted by Novagrass:
fameaudit: Well, that about sums up my opinion.

For those of you who said her performances have been lack lately, just look over at her performance in "The Body." Her first 15 minutes in that episode rival the best television acting I've ever seen.

I'm not sure I agree. But all my counterexamples are by the same actress, so I guess it doesn't matter!

But yeah. I mean, how many actors can even try to do this stuff? "Pretend your just found your mother's dead body." That's a formula for all kinds of bad overdramatic crap. Yet she pulled it off. (If your heart didn't break when she said "We're not supposed to move the...", check the lost and found -- it's probably there.) Anybody who thinks this stuff is easy knows Jack about acting.

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 12:09 PM

I wonder if Melissa Joan Hart (SMG's supposed equal) would have been able to carry, acting-wise, "The Body."

She did do "Clarissa Explains it All." That show had a lot of corpses.

--- Joe

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 12:46 PM

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Originally posted by Zicsoft:
Yet she pulled it off. (If your heart didn't break when she said "We're not supposed to move the...", check the lost and found -- it's probably there.) Anybody who thinks this stuff is easy knows Jack about acting.

Jack, indeed.

I also thought when she was saying/yelling/crying "mom" was amazing too. That is exactly how people react when someone dies... not with instant fury or sadness... but with subtle lack of understanding mixed in with anger, sadness, and pain.

Another great thing about The Body: Sarah Michelle Gellar didn't shed a tear. Everything was subtle... and nothing was overdone in her performance.

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

"Nice guys can only get so mad." Fillion on Mal

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:19 PM

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Originally posted by Novagrass:

Another great thing about The Body: Sarah Michelle Gellar didn't shed a tear. Everything was subtle... and nothing was overdone in her performance.

Always true, which is why I've turned into a rabid fan. But in this case, credit is due to the writer/director, who says to his actors, "If you cry, the audience doesn't get to."

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Sunday, June 30, 2002 3:49 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Well, here's a quote about SMG right out of a SALON review of Harvard Man

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Gellar, who has proved to be such a terrific actress in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and who showed a devilish spark of fun in "Cruel Intentions," bops her way mindlessly through this movie.

The full review can be found here:

http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/06/28/harvard_man/index.ht
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I'm sure SMG's acting abilities are fine. It's the movie that sucks.

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Sunday, June 30, 2002 9:17 AM

Ahem. Have you seen Harvard Man? If I was gonna pick anybody to tell me what not to like, it wouldn't be Salon.com!

That being said, the only other Tolkan movie I've seen is The Pickup Artist, which I hated. But everybody else like it....

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Monday, July 1, 2002 6:38 AM

PANDORA

Hey everybody...

I wanted to say a little something about SMG's talent, and misuse of it!

I have to disagree with the assessment that Gellar is not impressively talented. SMG has the raw material that could, if she would only realize how, be shaped into a phenomenal actress, on par with the best out there.

The problem is that despite the quote someone listed here about acting being about the work rather than the money, she's shown nothing but a desperate desire for fame and fortune in the film roles she's chosen.

I agree with the contention that Cruel Intentions is the only worthy project she's done besides Buffy (not counting All My Children and Swan's Crossing, which were necessary to launch her career). If Gellar was truly as concerned with her craft as she claims to be, her attention would be turned to the indy film circuit, or at least Miramax's project closet. Instead, she pics fluffy popcorn fodder, and characters who are neither interesting nor challenging, in movies by directors who should have probably spent at least another semester or three at film school.

I look at Gellar, and I compare her to Michelle Williams, who started on a WB teen drama of much less interest and quality than Buffy (of course, I speak of the infamously Paula Cole soundtracked Dawson's Creek), and took that as a springboard to build herself a much more interesting body of work (from weird political nonsense like Dick, to a small part in the ho-larious But I'm a Cheerleader, to a really touching and different role in If These Walls Could Talk II). Maybe it was because Williams was tired of working on teen fodder all the time, and wanted to see what she could *do*, and SMG was getting too comfortable with the high quality of Whedon & Co.'s writing- maybe Gellar doesn't have enough confidence in her abilities- or maybe Gellar just isn't as savvy as Williams.

Either way, while I disagree that Gellar's earlier work in the series is better than her later work (I agree that the subtlety of seasons four and five far outshine the teen angst of earlier seasons), I do think her talents are being wasted in the films she's chosen. While she could be seeking out films and directors who could help her grow, she instead she seems to rest on her laurels and ignore the potential that she possesses. Further, I think that she's being seriously short-sighted; by doing fluff now while she's hot, she's making the studios think that she'll only be a draw as long as she's hot. Once Buffy's gone, she's going to need a body of film work that proves her great talent in order to guarantee longevity in her career.

Hopefully she'll figure all this out before she falls into obscurity.

Pandora
Don't get me wrong, I like her, but she ain't right.

"Mrs. Krabappel and Principal Skinner were in the closet making babies and I saw one of the babies
and the baby looked at me." -Ralph Wiggum

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Monday, July 1, 2002 7:11 AM

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Monday, July 1, 2002 7:18 AM

I just wanted to dig up a few things to address a topic that has been forgotten about. Please excuse the lateness.

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A 16-year-old girl who has to go out and slay vampires when she'd rather be partying can be flip and over-the-top all the time. A 21-year-old who's just transited from a very literal heaven to harsh, abrasive, painful reality is just a little bit more restrained. Especially when she has to pretend that Everything is Fine. In my opinion, she totally nailed the secretive sense of pain such a person would feel. It's as if she were playing the part as an autist -- a syndrome with a rather similar set of symptoms.

See this is part of the problem. For that portrayal to work you have to make the audience feel your pain, your depression (to really see what I'm talking about I'd recommend the excellent foreign film Blue by the late Krzysztof Kieslowski). Here we saw it portrayed effectively but that's was all as it didn't draw us in and make Buffy's feelings our feelings.

Whether it was the writing (which could well have been the case since I'm not a fan of Noxon's work and the other writers haven't exactly had experience in writing on those topics) or the the performance, I don't know. With Sarah Michelle Gellar doing the work though, I quite frankly expected more. Sarah Michelle Gellar is to TV sad/depress characters what Gene Hackman is to barking authority figures in film, namely one of the best (if not *the* best) in the medium so I expected more.

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Monday, July 1, 2002 8:35 AM

PANDORA

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Originally posted by FREELANCER:
BUFFY SUCKS
I hated buffy after the fist two episode in the first year!

I was glad when wb said no more and killed her at the end of season 5 ( GOOD RIDENCE) because those no account actor &actresses wanted more money!

Then it got a repreve from upn and was signed for two more season ( ),so don't wine about SMG makeing bad movies ,thats the sort of actress she is just sucks!!!

I do watch angle ,and its a hundred time's better!

FREELANCE

You know, it's just plain refreshing to be able to discuss film and television with someone who can articulate his thoughts so eloquently and concisely. It's always a pleasure to listen to the opinions, even those that vary from your own, of a person who is so clearly willing to examine the issue from all sides, and take into consideration the views of others while still thinking independently.

Also, the meticulousness of a post is vastly appreciated. When not only the information and content, but details that might seem insignificant to a less sophisticated poster like the spelling and grammar are so carefully monitored to ensure that the post is as coherent and accurate as possible, it just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.

Freelancer, I salute you for your invaluable contribution to this discussion.

Pandora

"Mrs. Krabappel and Principal Skinner were in the closet making babies and I saw one of the babies
and the baby looked at me." -Ralph Wiggum

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Monday, July 1, 2002 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by millernate:

See this is part of the problem. For that portrayal to work you have to make the audience feel your pain, your depression (to really see what I'm talking about I'd recommend the excellent foreign film Blue by the late Krzysztof Kieslowski). Here we saw it portrayed effectively but that's was all as it didn't draw us in and make Buffy's feelings our feelings.

I saw all three movies in the Three Colors series. Blue was definitely the best. But then again, Juliette Binoche is absolutely amazing. If anyone can play restrained devistation, it is she.

But I disagree that SMG didn't have it this season's portrayal of Buffy. This season hit home for me more than any other simply by virtue of her introspection and hidden pain. I have really enjoyed every season of Buffy, but until S6, I never identified with her.

I've been going through the motions,
Walking through the part
Nothing seems to penetrate my heart.

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Monday, July 1, 2002 10:14 AM

P.S.
Pandora, You rock.

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Monday, July 1, 2002 10:33 AM

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See this is part of the problem. For that portrayal to work you have to make the audience feel your pain, your depression

Well, I guess you didn't. But I sure as hell felt it. Her lack of affect, her failure to respond to people.

And the dialog didn't exactly hide the issue. "Everything here is violent and harsh. Everything I feel. Everything I touch. This is hell." I'm quoting from memory, but I believe that's substantially correct. And boy, does it has have resonance with me! Not to mention that line from the song. "Nothing here is real. Nothing here is right." What do you want, a billboard?

Maybe that's why everybody complained that S6 was "too dark". They set out to portray depression, alienation, dissociation -- and succeeded much too well.

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Monday, July 1, 2002 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by bobknaptor:
But I disagree that SMG didn't have it this season's portrayal of Buffy. This season hit home for me more than any other simply by virtue of her introspection and hidden pain. I have really enjoyed every season of Buffy, but until S6, I never identified with her.

Well, I don't think I can ever identify with somebody like that. But Gellar's portrayal of Buffy Ressurrected hit painfully close to home.

And no, I've never crawled out of a grave. Close enough though. You'll forgive me my lack of specifics -- it's pretty personal.

Let me put it another way. SMG ROCKS! NO DISSENT ON THIS ISSUE WILL BE TOLERATED!

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Monday, July 1, 2002 3:18 PM

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Originally posted by FREELANCER:

I do watch angle ,and its a hundred time's better!

FREELANCE

I would like to know more about this "Angle" of which you speak. I love trying out new shows!

And... how could I have forgotten...

Oh, how one does love the ability to self-censor.

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

This one's for Furyfire...

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Monday, July 1, 2002 3:44 PM

TIEKA

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Originally posted by FREELANCER:

I do watch angle ,and its a hundred time's better!

FREELANCE

hey freelance, great choice. i luv angle 2. too bad he lost his hair a while back. :( what do u thnk bout the deadman? angle had better watch his back thursday or he could lose.

Once you've been in Serenity, you never leave. You just learn to live there. --Firefly script

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Monday, July 1, 2002 3:52 PM

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Originally posted by Zicsoft:
Well, I don't think I can ever identify with somebody like that. But Gellar's portrayal of Buffy Ressurrected hit painfully close to home.

And no, I've never crawled out of a grave. Close enough though. You'll forgive me my lack of specifics -- it's pretty personal.

Let me put it another way. SMG ROCKS! NO DISSENT ON THIS ISSUE WILL BE TOLERATED!

I had a similar experience with Gellar's season 6 Buffy.

Buffy's forced ressurection mirrored a time in my life where I was (and still am) struggling to hide a part of of life with which I know my friends/family will not be able to deal. I don't want to go into depth... but the feelings she portrayed mirrored so many of my own emotions, and her performance hit me like a sack of bricks.

So, I'll end by saying: Those who don't appreciate Sarah Michelle Gellar as an actress shall incur the wrath of an angry Dylan.

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

This one's for Furyfire...

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Monday, July 1, 2002 6:38 PM

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GET A LIFE YOU NO ACCOUNT PRICK,AND I HATE BUFFY

FREELANCER

Now that's just sad...

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Monday, July 1, 2002 8:12 PM

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It's been my misfortune to have words come back at me for no other reason then to have someone think that they have grasp of the lingo.

I appricate the thought however was aware that I mispelled two words before the posting ,however to have the abilty to say you suck(WITH A GRIN) with nothing other then Havard word grammer only prove's the point Buffy t.Vamp. killer only attracts the brain dead loonatick (that might have been misspelled) class of people who have no life, no morgage , no hope of ever getting laid!!!
I however have all of that and sometimes the abilty to watch tv.
so next time you want to give me a grammer lesson remember that I don't give a bamm and move on!!!

BESIDES FIREFLY IS COMMING AND THATS WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TOO!

FREELANCE

Wow, thanks for clearing all of that up for me

I have finally seen the error in my ways, and will no longer be subjeted to brain-dead lunacy and a life sans-mortgage/sex.

You've changed my life, FL!

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

This one's for Furyfire...

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Monday, July 1, 2002 8:12 PM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Ooops...didn't mean to delete every single one of FREELANCER's post from this thread. Oh well.

I should really spend some time and create a better management tool.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2002 5:54 AM

PANDORA

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Ooops...didn't mean to delete every single one of FREELANCER's post from this thread. Oh well.

I should really spend some time and create a better management tool.

Haken: Did you ever know that you're my hero?

Pandora

"Mrs. Krabappel and Principal Skinner were in the closet making babies and I saw one of the babies
and the baby looked at me." -Ralph Wiggum

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Tuesday, July 2, 2002 7:26 AM