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Robert Downey Jr...?

batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
edited May 2013 in Strut Central
Just saw Iron Man 3.

I missed Less Than Zero.

When did he "blow up"?

What are his essentials?
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  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,784 Posts
    I ride? Pasue.

    I???ve come to really appreciate the Downey recently. Both his Sherlock Holmes films are great imo, and I???m looking forward to the third instalment. Tropic Thunder... a white guy blacked-up talking about never going full-retard.
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,779 Posts
    Weird Science

  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
    less than zero

    chaplin

    short cuts

    natural born killers

    & kiss kiss bang bang was good and the shift from vulnerable to hyper confident.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
    as ridiculous as it sounds, i think his 'blow up' was a mix between recurring character on ally mcbeal and an impactful cameo in an Elton John music video.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    RAJ said:
    Weird Science


    Oh shit....he was in that. I havent seen this is a long minute.
  • GropeGrope 2,970 Posts
    i always thought downey = ferrell

  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,890 Posts
    Grope said:
    i always thought downey = ferrell


    You'd make a good cop.

  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,890 Posts
    batmon said:
    RAJ said:
    Weird Science


    Oh shit....he was in that. I havent seen this is a long minute.

    So dreadful, this movie. I mean, they actually downsized her boobs. 't.f. kind of teenagers are they?






    Yes, reverse boob-dimensionality is the most unbelievable element of this film.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    You're stewed, buttwad.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I mix up Weird Science with Real Genius.
  • HollafameHollafame 844 Posts
    His performance in A Scanner Darkly was :face_melt:

  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Pretty remarkable career so far. He is the true comeback kid. 80's star, major rough patch, now on top of the world. He has 80's teen shit, serious drug-realted material, superhero shit. Jail stints. Stints on Ally McBeal and SNL.

    Essentials IMO are:

    2008 Tropic Thunder

    2007 Zodiac

    2006 A Scanner Darkly

    1992 Chaplin

    1987 Less Than Zero

    1986 Back to School

    2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang


    Bonus beats are IMO:

    2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.

    2003 Gothika

    1999 Bowfinger

    1990 Air America

    1988 Johnny Be Good

    The recent Sherlock Holmes jernts.

    The recent superhero shit.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I never heard anyone reppin those Sherlock joints.

    Is he rockin the talkin fast steez in those films?
  • Da VinylmentalistDa Vinylmentalist 229 Posts
    Yeah I think his breakthrough role was in Less Than Zero where he played a crackhead.

    "I'm The Real Iron Man You Just Robert Downey
    A Crack Head In Black Face Fresh Out The County" - Ice Cube.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    I'll be the requisite naysayer in this thread here.

    I have never understood the love this guy gets. He has the screen presence of a saltine imo and less range.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    bassie said:
    I'll be the requisite naysayer in this thread here.

    I have never understood the love this guy gets. He has the screen presence of a saltine imo and less range.

    I hear you. He's a good actor, but he's no Mark Wahlberg.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    DB_Cooper said:
    bassie said:
    I'll be the requisite naysayer in this thread here.

    I have never understood the love this guy gets. He has the screen presence of a saltine imo and less range.

    I hear you. He's a good actor, but he's no Mark Wahlberg.

    hahaha.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    DB_Cooper said:
    bassie said:
    I'll be the requisite naysayer in this thread here.

    I have never understood the love this guy gets. He has the screen presence of a saltine imo and less range.

    I hear you. He's a good actor, but he's no Mark Wahlberg.

    I'm missing the joke...other than the obvious?
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    batmon said:
    I never heard anyone reppin those Sherlock joints.

    Is he rockin the talkin fast steez in those films?

    yes kinda.

    those are the only halfway decent guy richie joints IMO.
  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,784 Posts
    He???s not the greatest actor, but maybe his brand of acting has come into fashion. He seems to fit a lot of roles really well, even if that role is just Robert Downey Jnr.

    The Sherlock films look amazing. His Holmes is Downey Jnr with a reasonably good attempt at an English accent I guess, and the editing of fight scenes (!) is slick, but it's not a traditional take on the sleuth.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    bassie said:
    DB_Cooper said:
    bassie said:
    I'll be the requisite naysayer in this thread here.

    I have never understood the love this guy gets. He has the screen presence of a saltine imo and less range.

    I hear you. He's a good actor, but he's no Mark Wahlberg.

    I'm missing the joke...other than the obvious?

    The joke is that I would seriously compare the mildly talented Downey to the greatest thespian in the history of recorded media.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    No range whatsoever. He can only play himself.
  • JectWonJectWon (@_@) 1,654 Posts
    HarveyCanal said:
    No range whatsoever. He can only play himself.

    My thoughts exactly...

    There's also this whatever you want to call it:

  • williedynamitewilliedynamite 263 Posts
    I always associate him with this jawdropping scene in Black and White:



    But for the record, I do not endorse the film.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    JectWon said:


    There's also this whatever you want to call it:


    A mess?

    I like the idea from the waist up, perhaps a less shiny shirt though.

    The socks and boots are fine - though the matching greens is a little too much.

    He needs to put a pair of pants on, non-gimmick pants.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    williedynamite said:
    I always associate him with this jawdropping scene in Black and White:



    But for the record, I do not endorse the film.

    embarrassing movie, right? will it be subject to some sort of revision/reassessment -- ever? or will it remain unforgivably bad forever?
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
    but seriously,

    natural born killers.


    if that's him playing himself then im still interested.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    vintageinfants said:
    but seriously,

    natural born killers.


    if that's him playing himself then im still interested.

    Dude, nobody's watched that since they last listened to a full Boogiemonsters album.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    HarveyCanal said:
    vintageinfants said:
    but seriously,

    natural born killers.


    if that's him playing himself then im still interested.

    Dude, nobody's watched that since they last listened to a full Boogiemonsters album.

    that movie is garbage.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
    i hadn't realized that it had fallen out of favor so quickly. i still enjoy watching it, but not because it's Life is Beautiful, but because it's a film and it's only supposed to be entertaining.

    and robert downey jr is equally enjoyable.



    btw. saying "only able to play himself" is playing one's self.
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