The Magnificent Seven had several famous and distinctive actors, Yul Bryner the bald guy, Charles Bronson (whatever he is) Steve McQueen.
When I saw LA Confidential in the theater I was terribly confused because I didn't realize two actors weren't the same character (Guy Pierce and Russel Crowe maybe? Russel Crowe wasn't known to me yet).…
The Magnificent Seven had several famous and distinctive actors, Yul Bryner the bald guy, Charles Bronson (whatever he is) Steve McQueen.
When I saw LA Confidential in the theater I was terribly confused because I didn't realize two actors weren't the same character (Guy Pierce and Russel Crowe maybe? Russel Crowe wasn't known to me yet). After the show my mom told me she had the same problem. It made the plot hard to follow.
That's what I've been getting at. Also the script was written in such a way that helped to bring out the diverse characters' personalities. That's how a multi character ensemble cast can be done the right way.
Funny, because I like LA Confidential and had no problem at all telling Pierce and Crowe apart--one wore glasses, was nebbish and a thinker, while the other one was taller and bulky hulky.
In fact, the screenwriter for LA confidential won the Oscar for best screenplay. And it was a damn fine script and excellent depiction of LA in the early 50s.
I like them both, but for different reasons. To each their own. Kim Basinger won the Academy Award for her performance—who would’ve seen that coming? And yet Guy Pearce wasn’t even nominated.
The Magnificent Seven had several famous and distinctive actors, Yul Bryner the bald guy, Charles Bronson (whatever he is) Steve McQueen.
When I saw LA Confidential in the theater I was terribly confused because I didn't realize two actors weren't the same character (Guy Pierce and Russel Crowe maybe? Russel Crowe wasn't known to me yet). After the show my mom told me she had the same problem. It made the plot hard to follow.
Sometimes casting directors just have a type.
That's what I've been getting at. Also the script was written in such a way that helped to bring out the diverse characters' personalities. That's how a multi character ensemble cast can be done the right way.
Funny, because I like LA Confidential and had no problem at all telling Pierce and Crowe apart--one wore glasses, was nebbish and a thinker, while the other one was taller and bulky hulky.
In fact, the screenwriter for LA confidential won the Oscar for best screenplay. And it was a damn fine script and excellent depiction of LA in the early 50s.
LA Confidential: great.
Magnificent Seven: silly.
I like them both, but for different reasons. To each their own. Kim Basinger won the Academy Award for her performance—who would’ve seen that coming? And yet Guy Pearce wasn’t even nominated.
Surely you liked it if you saw it as a kid.