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Originally Posted by AustinChief
Either you are far more forgiving then I am or you grade on a curve. He definitely has improved. It's tempting to say he was "very good" recently but in fact if you look objectively it's just a matter of him not being absolute DOGSHIT like he has been in most films. At best his recent work would be generously called "below average" acting.
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I think it each project presents its own set of difficulties.
My opinion is that he was very believable and convincing in both
Argo and
The Town. That's all I ask of an actor: Is he or she believable?
Personally, I couldn't care less about prior performances. Most actors have a very long list of very forgettable (and often very bad) movies.
Affleck, IMO, is ascending.
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Originally Posted by AustinChief
But hey I think batman is ghey so no big deal for me. They can go ahead and ruin the franchise for all I care.
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I've always thought that most comic book heroes, especially the DC comic heroes, were dumb. When I was growing up, Batman was a cartoon, bordering on goofy. Same with Robin, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, etc. It was very difficult for me, as a thinking person even then, to buy into to such nonsense.
The Micheal Keaton Batman movies were a comic book brought to life. I didn't like any of those movies. Superman was "fun" but the sequels were a joke (as was the casting of Lois Lane). The old Wonder Woman series with Lynda Carter was dumb as ****.
Christopher Nolan got it right. The Dark Knight trilogy was a amazing. The first Iron Man film was really entertaining. The first Thor movie showed promise. The
Green Lantern and
Captain America were boring and trite. The Hulk with Ed Norton showed promise but Ang Lee's version was shit, IMO, as was
Iron Man 2 and especially,
The Avengers.
I couldn't care less about Batman Vs. Superman because I think that Zach Snyder is a schiester hack. But I think Affleck has real Hollywood talent, so I'll hold out judgment until I see the inevitable piece of shit movie it will most likely be.
