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Post by nicktatler76 on May 26, 2022 22:30:33 GMT
Not a horror actor but RIP nonetheless.
This has gutted me, Goodfellas is my favourite film of all time.
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Post by politicidal on May 26, 2022 23:24:03 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by James on May 27, 2022 1:33:51 GMT
Very surprising when I heard the news too. R.I.P.
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Post by Marv on May 27, 2022 5:46:46 GMT
He was in…Turbulence and Identity. More thriller than horror I guess, but adjacent.
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Post by masterofallgoons on May 27, 2022 11:20:40 GMT
He was in…Turbulence and Identity. More thriller than horror I guess, but adjacent. And Hannibal. People can quibble with whether or not that's a horror movie, but he appears in a scene in which a legendary serial killer removes the top of his skull and cuts out pieces of his brain to both eat it and to feed to him in an act of forced self cannibalization that I was shocked was allowed without an NC-17 rating. So there's that. But regardless, this was sad news. I really appreciated the way he settled into a career as a character actor after being poised to be a leading man in the early 90s. He seemed to struggle with finding leading parts as time went on, but he was always working and always found ways to make an impact in smaller parts. I respect that.
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Post by nicktatler76 on May 27, 2022 12:50:48 GMT
He was in…Turbulence and Identity. More thriller than horror I guess, but adjacent. And Hannibal. People can quibble with whether or not that's a horror movie, but he appears in a scene in which a legendary serial killer removes the top of his skull and cuts out pieces of his brain to both eat it and to feed to him in an act of forced self cannibalization that I was shocked was allowed without an NC-17 rating. So there's that. But regardless, this was sad news. I really appreciated the way he settled into a career as a character actor after being poised to be a leading man in the early 90s. He seemed to struggle with finding leading parts as time went on, but he was always working and always found ways to make an impact in smaller parts. I respect that. I completely forgot he was in Hannibal. I would definitely class those films as psychological horror
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Post by politicidal on May 27, 2022 14:34:18 GMT
And Hannibal. People can quibble with whether or not that's a horror movie, but he appears in a scene in which a legendary serial killer removes the top of his skull and cuts out pieces of his brain to both eat it and to feed to him in an act of forced self cannibalization that I was shocked was allowed without an NC-17 rating. So there's that. But regardless, this was sad news. I really appreciated the way he settled into a career as a character actor after being poised to be a leading man in the early 90s. He seemed to struggle with finding leading parts as time went on, but he was always working and always found ways to make an impact in smaller parts. I respect that. I completely forgot he was in Hannibal. I would definitely class those films as psychological horror Still need to see that.
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Post by James on May 27, 2022 19:38:41 GMT
I completely forgot he was in Hannibal. I would definitely class those films as psychological horror Still need to see that. So do I. In fact all the other Hannibal movies besides Lambs.
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Post by masterofallgoons on May 27, 2022 20:51:57 GMT
So do I. In fact all the other Hannibal movies besides Lambs. Sorry for the spoilers guys!
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Post by James on May 27, 2022 21:13:03 GMT
So do I. In fact all the other Hannibal movies besides Lambs. Sorry for the spoilers guys! Ahh, I saw that scene already so it's all good.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 8, 2022 14:06:38 GMT
Had a re-watch of Turbulence (1997) not long ago, and while surely not up there with Goodfellas or CopLand, I still dig the hell out of Liotta and his charming psycho-baddie, who ends up killing off lots of the crew and passengers, leaving it up to the sweet and lovely Lauren Holly, to become some kind of a female "John McClane" as well as trying to steer the airplane down to ground, all with some murderous lunatic going berserk in the background.
It got a few DTV sequels, and while the third one is almost a bit of a ridiculous riot, the first one is surely fun for those enjoying these 90s airplane action thrillers (Die Hard in the air), like Con Air, Air Force One, Executive Decision and Passenger 93 and probably many more, but Turbulence moves fast, and my only complaint is that Brendan Gleeson do not get more time here, but yeah, total Liotta show, no question about it.
Unlawful Entry (1992) is another solid Ray Liotta thriller, but of his earlier and maybe not too often brought up roles, at least a very villainous one, is Ray from Something Wild (1986), which arrives halfway into what seemingly was yet another hard working yuppie guy from the suburbs, meeting up with a very eccentric and wild lady, and all of a sudden the two takes on a crazy ride into the unknown. But where most of these screwball 80s romantic comedies end, it really begins and surely changes into a far more unpredictable and darker turn, when the mentioned Ray arrives, and I love the use of lighting, music choice and camera angles, when it happens.
Narc (2002) is another solid performance by Liotta, one which I think fits in with similar older corrupt policemen and younger and naive partners, being taken on for quite some life lesson of a day, as other early 00s crime thriller, like Training Day, Dark Blue and yeah, Narc fits very well together for that kind of entertainment.
Then, of course I have been meaning of digging out GTA: Vice City (2002) once more, I mean Tommy Vercetti, the music, scenery, characters, plot and everything just feels like a huge best of the 80s movies, tv and culture, and Liotta and his voice, gave the games back then, a whole new dimension, not just another faceless playable character, but one with an attitude, personality and like in so many of the classic gangster movies, you ended up loving the mean bastard to death, even if he did horrible stuff, just a fantastic PS2 game, that is surely among the very best of that era, and I think still holds up story and character wise, and the atmosphere, music and all, still delivers the goods.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 8, 2022 16:20:44 GMT
Had a re-watch of Turbulence (1997) not long ago, and while surely not up there with Goodfellas or CopLand, I still dig the hell out of Liotta and his charming psycho-baddie, who ends up killing off lots of the crew and passengers, leaving it up to the sweet and lovely Lauren Holly, to become some kind of a female "John McClane" as well as trying to steer the airplane down to ground, all with some murderous lunatic going berserk in the background. It got a few DTV sequels, and while the third one is almost a bit of a ridiculous riot, the first one is surely fun for those enjoying these 90s airplane action thrillers (Die Hard in the air), like Con Air, Air Force One, Executive Decision and Passenger 93 and probably many more, but Turbulence moves fast, and my only complaint is that Brendan Gleeson do not get more time here, but yeah, total Liotta show, no question about it. Unlawful Entry (1992) is another solid Ray Liotta thriller, but of his earlier and maybe not too often brought up roles, at least a very villainous one, is Ray from Something Wild (1986), which arrives halfway into what seemingly was yet another hard working yuppie guy from the suburbs, meeting up with a very eccentric and wild lady, and all of a sudden the two takes on a crazy ride into the unknown. But where most of these screwball 80s romantic comedies end, it really begins and surely changes into a far more unpredictable and darker turn, when the mentioned Ray arrives, and I love the use of lighting, music choice and camera angles, when it happens. Narc (2002) is another solid performance by Liotta, one which I think fits in with similar older corrupt policemen and younger and naive partners, being taken on for quite some life lesson of a day, as other early 00s crime thriller, like Training Day, Dark Blue and yeah, Narc fits very well together for that kind of entertainment. Then, of course I have been meaning of digging out GTA: Vice City (2002) once more, I mean Tommy Vercetti, the music, scenery, characters, plot and everything just feels like a huge best of the 80s movies, tv and culture, and Liotta and his voice, gave the games back then, a whole new dimension, not just another faceless playable character, but one with an attitude, personality and like in so many of the classic gangster movies, you ended up loving the mean bastard to death, even if he did horrible stuff, just a fantastic PS2 game, that is surely among the very best of that era, and I think still holds up story and character wise, and the atmosphere, music and all, still delivers the goods. Agree on everything, except the Wesley Snipes movie is Passenger 57, not 93.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Jun 8, 2022 17:36:26 GMT
He was in…Turbulence and Identity. More thriller than horror I guess, but adjacent. Heeeere's Liotta!
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 9, 2022 14:20:37 GMT
Agree on everything, except the Wesley Snipes movie is Passenger 57, not 93. Yeah, I typed in a bit too fast, as the number of 93 and airplane themed movie much later on, I believe were a whole other and more serious one than the Wesley Snipes action-thriller. When it comes to Ray Liotta, I have a feeling his 1994 prison sci-fi/action movie No Escape, might be one of those that could benefit with another go, as I somewhat got very disappointed years ago, picking it up DVD. Might have something to do with the DVD artwork, trying to sell it off as a similar themed futuristic sci-fi/action release as The Running Man (1987) or Fortress (1992), but it did feel or look more like Waterworld (1995) if am not mistaken. Anyway, came with quite lively cast, and kind of regret that I threw the film away, not long afterwards.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 9, 2022 15:00:32 GMT
Agree on everything, except the Wesley Snipes movie is Passenger 57, not 93. Yeah, I typed in a bit too fast, as the number of 93 and airplane themed movie much later on, I believe were a whole other and more serious one than the Wesley Snipes action-thriller. When it comes to Ray Liotta, I have a feeling his 1994 prison sci-fi/action movie No Escape, might be one of those that could benefit with another go, as I somewhat got very disappointed years ago, picking it up DVD. Might have something to do with the DVD artwork, trying to sell it off as a similar themed futuristic sci-fi/action release as The Running Man (1987) or Fortress (1992), but it did feel or look more like Waterworld (1995) if am not mistaken. Anyway, came with quite lively cast, and kind of regret that I threw the film away, not long afterwards. Yes, Flight 93 is not a fun movie at all. Passenger 57 isn't great, but is actually a pretty good bit of entertainment. I haven't seen No Escape, in full, since I was a little kid and likely way too young to see it. I have no idea really if it's inappropriate or anything because I just have vague memories of it, but those memories are fond. I remember mostly just the tone and abstract feeling of it, and some random details. I would like to watch it again. But if I recall, I did catch a few mins of it a few years ago while flipping through channels, and I remember some random moment where some random guy in the crowd had very familiar face paint on. There are some colorful characters in elaborate costumes and makeup on this prison island, and one extra is painted exactly like the Joker from The Dark Knight. Sure, it's very simplistic makeup; white face paint, black circles around the eyes, broad smeared lipstick; but still, it was striking. Not that I think it was somehow ripped off from No Escape, but I wonder if those were just two makeup artists having the same design idea or if there was some sort of connection. Did some makeup artist who worked on one work on the other, did the latter artist see and remember this, or is it all coincidental? Did I even remember this properly?
I'd have to watch it again to find out... maybe I'm remembering a different movie altogether, but I'm pretty sure it was this one.
Also, as a I side not to tie this back to the topic; Tim Burton reportedly asked Ray Liotta to come and talk about playing Batman, and Liotta said that one of his biggest regrets was not taking that meeting. If I recall, he said he may not have been into it, but that he would have at least liked to have met Burton and talked about it... This was before Goodfellas too, so it could have been a huge star making moment for him.
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