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Post by kijii on Nov 11, 2019 16:27:12 GMT
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Nov 11, 2019 16:53:22 GMT
I can take or leave him. He blows hot and cold. Some films he's in he is wonderful; others, not so much. But overall, yes, he's annoying.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 11, 2019 17:09:53 GMT
Does anyone else find him unsufferably annoying? Not me .. I like him. To me he seems like a guy I'd like to know in person. "Is a huge fan of Willie Nelson." "His favorite actor is Paul Newman" "I want to be reincarnated as a jaguar. They're the coolest animals in the world. I came across one very briefly in the Manú National Park in Peru. I followed its tracks and got close enough to realize how beautifully self-contained it was. Jaguars are keen and they're perfectly poised. I'd sure love to be that well designed." Other personal quotes I wish I had been there to hear in person (on his favorite meal) "You haven't lived until you've tasted my butt chicken. You get a can of beer and leave half of the liquid inside it. Throw a bunch of spices into the can, then stick that in the chicken and stand it up on the grill. The beer will start to boil and the spices begin to lubricate the chicken. Do it right and nothing on this earth tastes better? no barbecue is complete without it. I cooked it up for Al Pacino while we were making Two for the Money (2005) - he dug it, man. All the proof I need." "It's amazing how quickly you shower when you think there might be a python in your room. There were heaps of weird creatures around in Queensland when we were shooting my latest film, Fool's Gold (2008). I had an 8 foot python in the coconut tree in my backyard and a 6 foot python in my shed. When I returned after three weeks, they'd gone. It's one thing having pythons in your garden and knowing they're there; it's a lot more unsettling knowing they're somewhere about but you don't know where. So I was going through every closet and checking under the bed. Every time I took a bath I got nervous. I'd be washing my hair with my eyes closed and be thinking "What am I not seeing right now?". With pythons about, you quickly get used to sleeping with one eye open."
"Who needs a house when you can live in a trailer? People tell me it's not a very Hollywood way to live but it happens to be my preference. I've lived in big houses and a big space gave me too many options. I had this amazing chair that I loved but I'd go months without sitting on it. I had some nice paintings on the walls but I'd hardly ever look at them. I realized I didn't need those things. So I went minimalist. My Airstream trailer is 28 feet by 7 feet and it's got everything I need, including TV and wireless Internet. It's stress-free living because my choices are limited. My living space is so small that I can sit on the toilet and scramble eggs at the same time. How cool is that?"
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Post by mattgarth on Nov 11, 2019 17:21:09 GMT
Oopps -- sorry, Bat. At first I mis-read that as ... "a guy I'd like to know in PRISON."
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 11, 2019 17:23:10 GMT
mattgarth 
You really DO need to go see that optometrist ! 
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Post by politicidal on Nov 11, 2019 17:39:20 GMT
Not at all. He was stuck doing those lame romantic comedies for years. But I’ve enjoyed most of his stuff since then.
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Post by mattgarth on Nov 11, 2019 17:40:14 GMT
mattgarth
You really DO need to go see that optometrist ! Why? There's nothing wrong with my feet!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 11, 2019 17:45:07 GMT
Not at all. He was stuck doing those lame romantic comedies for years. But I’ve enjoyed most of his stuff since then. BUT he was GOOD in those lame rom-coms and made them more watchable because of his presence, Something about his voice and his accent just add to his acceptability for me. and in his IMDb biog it says that as a young man "he shoveled chicken manure in Australia"...  struck me funny, that !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 11, 2019 18:41:36 GMT
kijii So then, we can assume that in 20-30 years (when we are still here) you won't be posting a thread re: " Favorite Matthew McConaughey Classic Films"
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Post by biker1 on Nov 11, 2019 18:55:17 GMT
Generally, can't stand him...
I did like him in killer joe (2011) and his minor role in the wolf of wall street (2013). the lincoln lawyer (2011) is watchable.
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Post by kijii on Nov 11, 2019 22:51:37 GMT
kijii So then, we can assume that in 20-30 years (when we are still here) you won't be posting a thread re: " Favorite Matthew McConaughey Classic Films" BAT-- I guess anything is possible as his career progresses. But for now, I always get the feeling that he feels he is the coolist guy alive. That he is just SO cool no one can resist his coolness. That he never stinks....... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEAA94FjHc
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 11, 2019 23:11:35 GMT
kijiiI have never seen those commercials and they make me like him more than ever … he IS cool ! That ad with the Longhorn …  Gotta wonder who writes those ads … but what do I know ? I like the GEICO lizzard and the Pig and even Progressive Flo. 
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2019 1:56:31 GMT
kijii I have never seen those commercials and they make me like him more than ever … he IS cool ! That ad with the Longhorn … Gotta wonder who writes those ads … but what do I know ? I like the GEICO lizzard and the Pig and even Progressive Flo. "Sometimes you have to go back to actually move forward." [say WHATTT?] "When is a handle more than justa handle" "That's the sweet spot."
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 12, 2019 2:01:06 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 12, 2019 2:04:39 GMT
kijii did you see Sahara ? … it's totally mindless …. plot apparently pretty much not like the book ….which I have never read …. but fun ! .jpg)
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2019 6:42:56 GMT
I like McConaughey better in comedies, but he doesn’t annoy me. I think I am mainly speaking of these commercials now. There is a phony coolness about them. First, there is the scripts, then there is the way delivers the lines. It may sell cars, but every time I see one of those commercials I want to mute them or change the channel.
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