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Sacha Baron Cohen's Freddie Mercury Departure Explained
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Posted on 10/04/2013 3:14:21 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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I am betting Cohen wanted to make Mercury's life more realistic--which means it wouldn't be all good......
Cohen does make some pretty disgusting jokes and foul humor, but he also has, I think, an eagerness to make his characters authentic--which is why he never seems to break character....
To: SoFloFreeper
personally, i am glad they are searching for someone else to play the role of Freddie Mercury...
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posted on
10/04/2013 3:27:19 AM PDT
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latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: latina4dubya
Not surprisingly Cohen has been type-cast as a funny, often ribald, buffoon. But he also is a clever fellow who I think intended to do a realistic portrayal of Mercury (with some humor of course) which I believe he was fully capable of doing.
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posted on
10/04/2013 3:35:28 AM PDT
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luvbach1
(We are finished.)
To: luvbach1
Stallone, Carrey, and several other “light” or otherwise-non-serious actors have been able to step out of that mould and do some heavy drama from time to time. No reason Cohen couldn’t be counted among them.
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posted on
10/04/2013 3:39:24 AM PDT
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Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: SoFloFreeper
Cohen also did Bruno....which was that gay Austrian whatever...and probably real reason why Queen not wanting him to play Mercury....although Mercury wore some queer looking outfits himself
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:44:37 AM PDT
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SeminoleCounty
(Fact Is: GOPe want ObamaCare.)
To: Little Pig
Cohen is a far better actor than the ones you mentioned.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:45:42 AM PDT
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sakic
To: sakic
Cohen is a far better actor than the ones you mentionedEspecially in his role of Thenardier in Les Miserables
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:51:25 AM PDT
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SC DOC
To: SoFloFreeper
Casting a jackass to play a fag? The only thing better would have been to cast a fag jackass, but George Takei was busy and Elton John can’t act.
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posted on
10/04/2013 5:28:58 AM PDT
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IronJack
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To: luvbach1
Not surprisingly Cohen has been type-cast as a funny, often ribald, buffoon. But he also is a clever fellow who I think intended to do a realistic portrayal of Mercury (with some humor of course) which I believe he was fully capable of doing.He was very good in "Les Miserable". As was the entire cast.
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posted on
10/04/2013 5:46:30 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: IronJack
To: sakic
Cohen is a far better actor than the ones you mentioned.He was excellent in Talladega Nights.
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posted on
10/04/2013 6:15:38 AM PDT
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Night Hides Not
(The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
To: luvbach1
Cohen is obnoxious but he would have been perfect for the part.
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10/04/2013 8:29:41 AM PDT
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Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: SoFloFreeper; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows; GeronL
This am series motion picture. Do not laugh at the Freddie Mercury!
To: luvbach1
I think Cohen could be real good as a serious actor if he wanted to be. I really liked him in “Hugo”.
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posted on
10/04/2013 10:56:02 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: SoFloFreeper
I’ve never seen Cohen in anything, but Mercury was an obvious homosexual. It’s not as if he tried to hide it onstage.
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posted on
10/04/2013 10:59:27 AM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: dfwgator
I think Cohen could be real good as a serious actor if he wanted to be. Maybe, but what a waste of a Cambridge education.
-PJ
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posted on
10/04/2013 11:04:03 AM PDT
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Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: trisham
Fred was in a heterosexual relationship before he gave himself over to his base desires.
I have seen this happen to a friend in another city (ran into him through a common friend years after last seeing him). He was no longer in the lengthy “live-in” relationship with his girlfriend. Had lost a lot of weight, adopted more swishy mannerisms than he had in the past, and does not seem to be looking for a steady relationship. Drug use continues to be a factor in his life.
To: a fool in paradise
It’s a very unhealthy lifestyle.
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posted on
10/04/2013 11:10:52 AM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: dfwgator
He was manic and funny in Hugo. But he did not come across as Borat.
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posted on
10/04/2013 11:19:13 AM PDT
by
luvbach1
(We are finished.)
To: Political Junkie Too
Maybe, but what a waste of a Cambridge education.Well he managed to get Isla Fisher, so it did some good.
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posted on
10/04/2013 11:26:04 AM PDT
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dfwgator
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