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Post by biker1 on Sept 8, 2019 2:05:51 GMT
crash and burn? what hyperbole! His career continues as it always had since the 1970s - a steady and busy supporting / lead actor with a diverse range of world movies, some good, some average, some bad. He certainly hasn't been reliant on American hits like jurassic park to sustain his career or decide his fate.
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Post by I am Becky on Sept 8, 2019 2:46:04 GMT
crash and burn? what hyperbole! His career continues as it always had since the 1970s - a steady and busy supporting / lead actor with a diverse range of world movies, some good, some average, some bad. He certainly hasn't been reliant on American hits like jurassic park to sustain his career or decide his fate. This^^^
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 8, 2019 3:38:54 GMT
Starring in United Passions didnt help much.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 8, 2019 3:48:00 GMT
It didn't.
He probably made more mainstream movies than ever before.
He was not the reason people went to see Jurassic Park.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 8, 2019 3:49:16 GMT
I always found it strange that he wasn't in TLW at least. Maybe he butted heads with Spielberg? And Spielberg of course is not someone you want to butt heads with (just ask Crispin Glover). Of course, Goldblum was the non-dinosaur scene stealer of JP1, so it could just be that.
As for people challenging the title of the thread and saying his career post-JP was unchanged from pre-JP, that's kind of odd in of itself. He was the star of the biggest movie of all time, and it didn't effect his career one way or another. Eh.
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Post by biker1 on Sept 8, 2019 4:41:19 GMT
He was not the reason people went to see Jurassic Park. true - we went to see the dinosaurs and the visual fx. I remember the first dinosaur shot well from the cinema - rudimentary CGI now, but in 1993, it was genuinely awe inspiring - well, except for Sam Neill's dicky Spielbergian reaction shot.
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Post by johnspartan on Sept 8, 2019 5:08:56 GMT
I always found it strange that he wasn't in TLW at least. Maybe he butted heads with Spielberg? And Spielberg of course is not someone you want to butt heads with (just ask Crispin Glover). Of course, Goldblum was the non-dinosaur scene stealer of JP1, so it could just be that. As for people challenging the title of the thread and saying his career post-JP was unchanged from pre-JP, that's kind of odd in of itself. He was the star of the biggest movie of all time, and it didn't effect his career one way or another. Eh. I found it bizarre and disappointing Sam wasn't in TLW. I was thinking "Okay, Goldblum is back where the hell is Dr Grant and who are these new people?" Sam must have asked for too much money or something.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 8, 2019 5:21:57 GMT
How did it crash and burn? The Dr Grant role is his last noteworthy role. An awful lot of work (not noteworthy according to you) done since 1993 IMDb is our friend informationwise and good to peek at before starting a "crash and burn" thread www.imdb.com/name/nm0000554/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm"Sam Neill is internationally recognised for his contribution to film and television. He is well known for his roles in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993) and Jane Campion's Academy Award Winning film The Piano (1993). Other film roles include The Daughter (2015), Backtrack (2015) opposite Adrien Brody, MindGamers (2015), United Passions (2014), A Long Way Down (2014), Escape Plan (2013), The Hunter (2011) with Willem Dafoe, Daybreakers (2009), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), Little Fish (2005) opposite Cate Blanchett, Skin (2008), My Talks with Dean Spanley (2008), Wimbledon (2004), Yes (2004), Perfect Strangers (2003), Dirty Deeds (2002), The Zookeeper (2001), Bicentennial Man (1999) opposite Robin Williams, The Horse Whisperer (1998) alongside Kristin Scott Thomas, Sleeping Dogs (1977), and My Brilliant Career (1979). He received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the NBC miniseries Merlin (1998). He also received a Golden Globe nomination for One Against the Wind (1991), and for Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). The British Academy of Film and Television honoured Sam's work in Reilly by naming him Best Actor. Sam received an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in Jessica (2004). Other television includes House of Hancock (2015), Rake (2010), Doctor Zhivago (2002), To the Ends of the Earth (2005), The Tudors (2007) with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Crusoe (2008), Alcatraz (2012) and recently in Old School (2014) opposite Bryan Brown, Peaky Blinders (2013) alongside Cillian Murphy and The Dovekeepers (2015) for CBS Studios."
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Post by petrolino on Sept 8, 2019 5:27:56 GMT
He's a great narrator of documentaries. A commanding voice, like Morgan Freeman.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 8, 2019 5:28:11 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Sept 8, 2019 5:33:00 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 8, 2019 5:46:21 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 8, 2019 5:56:35 GMT
OldAussie .. have you seen The Dish ? It's great even if you are not "into" the space program or movies related to it.
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Post by darkpast on Sept 8, 2019 5:58:14 GMT
maybe he threatened to expose pedo SS
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Post by OldAussie on Sept 8, 2019 6:00:18 GMT
OldAussie .. have you seen The Dish ? It's great even if you are not "into" the space program or movies related to it. great movie! Perhaps my favourite Sam Neill movie.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 8, 2019 6:05:55 GMT
OldAussie it's funny and serious and VERY watchable. I do love his Dr Grant though. Impossible for me to pick a favorite. (ever )
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Post by biker1 on Sept 8, 2019 9:23:18 GMT
Top 10 Sam Neill film picks..
my brilliant career (1979) possession (1981) evil angels / a cry in the dark (1988) dead calm (1989) the hunt for red october (1990) jurassic park (1993) the piano (1993) the dish (2000) hunt for the wilderpeople (2016) sweet country (2017)
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Post by janntosh on Sept 8, 2019 19:41:41 GMT
With Jurassic Park, they probably felt the special effects and Spielberg’s name were enough of a draw, so they cast character actors that could fit the parts better rather than big stars
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Post by louise on Sept 8, 2019 19:58:37 GMT
He was good in The Tudors as Cardinal Wolsey. I don't think there's anything wrong with his career. He's over seventy, he can't go on playing action men forever.
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Post by Caesium137 on Sept 8, 2019 19:59:00 GMT
He didnt seem to have the looks or charisma to be a really big star.
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