Dan Gould Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Just found Malice on cable, leading me to think of this silly poll. I don't watch the current TV show so if there's something truly better than any of these three, sorry. Schweddy Balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Schweddy Balls without a doubt. Two pulled ribcage muscles and a sore jaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Don't forget his great performance as leader of the Film Actor's Guild in Team America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Bill Brasky's Funeral. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96nbrasky.phtml "He had a four day heart attack!" "They found sixty dollars in change in his stomach!" "He did all the make-up on the Planet of the Apes movies." "He grew a third arm and kept it in a vault!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I find Baldwin too "actor" ish, though I have seen him do well - also, I knew his dad, who was a social studies teacher at my high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 He actually does a really good job as the narrator on Thomas the Tank Engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Schweddy Balls without a doubt. Two pulled ribcage muscles and a sore jaw! No question. And don't forget your Schweddy Ball Sack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Bill Brasky's Funeral. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96nbrasky.phtml "He had a four day heart attack!" "They found sixty dollars in change in his stomach!" "He did all the make-up on the Planet of the Apes movies." "He grew a third arm and kept it in a vault!" Maybe its better in the performance but that transcript reads like a typical shitty SNL sketch, one of hundreds that made it increasingly impossible to watch over the last ten years, if not longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 He played a good psycho in Miami Blues, but I was just laughing my ass off watching the Schweddy Balls skit, and it's not like it's the first time I've seen it. Don't forget his SNL performances as the Boy Scout leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 No love for 30 Rock? He's great in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Bill Brasky's Funeral. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96nbrasky.phtml "He had a four day heart attack!" "They found sixty dollars in change in his stomach!" "He did all the make-up on the Planet of the Apes movies." "He grew a third arm and kept it in a vault!" Maybe its better in the performance but that transcript reads like a typical shitty SNL sketch, one of hundreds that made it increasingly impossible to watch over the last ten years, if not longer. SNL has been guilty forever of ***PREMISE OVERLOAD***. 1.) An idea is made into a sketch, but wears thin after about 30 seconds. But they keep at it. 2.) A sketch/character does well, becomes a regular thing and gets run into the ground (or is made into a movie) Worst SNL movies? It's Pat! (pretty much went straight to video) Superstar Stuart Saves His Family (featuring Senator Al Franken) The Coneheads movie wasn't terrible, it just was made too long after the popularity of the characters was at its peak. Blues Brothers was excellent IMO, Wayne's World was OK, but both sequels suffered from severe ***PREMISE OVERLOAD*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 would be news to me if any of them Baldwins ever did any "great" performance... but I guess that's just artsy-fartsy (return of the film corner) me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Here's a shock: I just discovered Malice was like a warm-up for future Seinfeld guest actors: Tobin Bell played the serial killer that has nothing to do with the main plot of the movie and was in The Old Man episode as the Bleeker Bob's counterman who tells Kramer and Newman their LPs aren't worth squat. And, I just spotted Brenda Strong in a tiny role as a secretary, and she went on to play Sue Ellen Mishke (who truly epitomized "real and spectacular"). would be news to me if any of them Baldwins ever did any "great" performance... but I guess that's just artsy-fartsy (return of the film corner) me... You don't think it was a great cameo in Glengarry Glen Ross? Its obvious to me that he's the only talented Baldwin, but I think he does have some talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Dan, to be honest, I've not seen that one... but I've just never been convinced by any of the Baldwins, and hence haven't felt like hunting down their films... I gather that one's sort of a classic, will try and catch it whenever it'll be on the big screen! (I hate to see films on DVD for the first time, films that I've not seen in a theatre before... but again, that's artsy-fartsy me...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Well the link to his sole appearance is right there at the top. Its certainly worth seven minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) He actually does a really good job as the narrator on Thomas the Tank Engine. I was just going to mention how much I enjoyed his performance in the Thomas and the Magic Railroad movie that came out in 2001. I thought he was completely believable in that role, and I guess that would be my definition of a good actor: someone who can convince me that they ARE the character they are playing. Off-topic: did anyone notice a lot of Easy Rider connections in that movie? Edited October 7, 2009 by Big Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 And, I just spotted Brenda Strong in a tiny role as a secretary, and she went on to play Sue Ellen Mishke (who truly epitomized "real and spectacular"). Sue Ellen Mishke was the braless O'Henry heir. Sidra (Teri Hatcher) was the "they're real and they're spectacular" girl. But I think I know where you're coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Don't forget his great performance as leader of the Film Actor's Guild in Team America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 His performance in Glengarry Glen Ross was terrific - imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I think the best thing about Alec Baldwin is that he's learned not to take himself too seriously, much in the manner of William Shatner. Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 And, I just spotted Brenda Strong in a tiny role as a secretary, and she went on to play Sue Ellen Mishke (who truly epitomized "real and spectacular"). Sue Ellen Mishke was the braless O'Henry heir. Sidra (Teri Hatcher) was the "they're real and they're spectacular" girl. But I think I know where you're coming from. That would be why I said she "epitomized" real and spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowT Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 would be news to me if any of them Baldwins ever did any "great" performance... but I guess that's just artsy-fartsy (return of the film corner) me... I've always thought he did stellar in Hunt For Red October, one of my all time favs, although I haven't seen the other movies mentioned. Guess I need to prime the Netflix queue this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 His performance in Glengarry Glen Ross was terrific - imo. I agree, a great cameo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I've always liked Baldwin, especially in early comic roles, e.g., his line and take in "Working Girl" when caught in the sack with another woman, he says to Melanie Griffith, "It's not what it looks like!" Like his comic work in "Married to the Mob", "Beetlejuice" and "State and Main" as well. On the serious side, he plays a terrific, ruthless casino owner in "The Cooler". Rent that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 sorry, I'm always just too aware that he's "acting." Maybe he reminds me just a little too much of my old drama school days. Always seems like he's admiring himself in the mirror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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