Gary Oldman Films, What movies have you seen with Garry Oldman in it besides HP? |
 Dec 29 2006, 09:54 PM
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Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes  Posts: 316 Joined: 2:28pm October 25, 2006 Location: On my way to McGonagall's office to enjoy a nice biscuit.  |
Oh, what part was he in Batman Begins? I only saw the movie once, and I can't remember from some reason.
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Dec 30 2006, 12:01 PM
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Junior Dishwasher at The Leaky Cauldron Posts: 610 Joined: 11:21am March 5, 2005 |
Oh well, many movies before HP.
Dracula The one where he played Beethoven (I loved that movie, du not know the name in english)  Air Force One The Fifth Element That one with Nataly Portman (Du not know the name in english) Lost in Space The scarlet letter One when he was pretty young |
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Dec 30 2006, 12:40 PM
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Forever an Honorary Gallery Goddess Posts: 3,035 Joined: 10:34am July 9, 2005 Location: swapping knitting patterns with Dumbledore  |
QUOTE(luna_lupin7 @ Dec 29 2006, 08:54 PM) [snapback]1046274[/snapback] Oh, what part was he in Batman Begins? I only saw the movie once, and I can't remember from some reason. He played Jim Gordon, the police officer who helps Batman. (We have some Batman Begins screencaps up in Gary's album in the Leaky Image Gallery here) I love Gary Oldman. He's such a great actor, he can play any role and he's great. The first movie that grabbed my attention with him was The Professional. He stole the whole movie for me. From then on I've been a huge fan. 
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Dec 30 2006, 06:04 PM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 90 Joined: 9:15pm March 17, 2006 |
I love Air Force One. Oldman was fantastic in it. I didn't even recognize him when I first saw/heard him as Sirius; he did such a good job with the accent in Air Force One.
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Dec 31 2006, 02:18 AM
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Wizard Artist Posts: 2,924 Joined: 1:36pm August 4, 2006 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe |
My big complaint with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the use of I believe Brendon Donnison (uncredited voice casting?) speaking for Gary Oldman as Sirius Black in the Fireplace?
If I thought there was anything more lame was to use another Actor to do a few lines instead of getting Gary Oldman. Like it really would have killed Warner Brothers to hire Gary Oldman to go to the sound studio to do a recording session. You could even do it with a portable microphone and recording device - considering they worked the voice into the crackling of the flames. Nah, lets be cheap about it. Never mind that I think Goblet of Fire is a mess of a film. All of this corner cuttting is showing - and will show over time. I hope in the future when they do a re-release of the Harry Potter films that they have Gary Oldman do the voice for the fireplace. Come on, Warner's - Gary Oldman does his own voice in Video Games! I know there was a big "huff" that they tried to take Gary Oldman off the Harry Potter films. I get so fed up with Film Studio Greed. They hired one of the most talented Actors, and what do they do? They give him a run-around if he will actually continue to be Sirius Black in the future films? I am intelligent enough to read through the excuses I saw in the press. Gary Oldman made Prisoner of Azkaban more of a watchable film, then just a serial film you just went to, because you liked the books. As an audience you needed to be convinced he was a cold blooded killer - at first. Then later, you had to accept the fact that you might not have perceived him correctly - that he actually was an incredibly kind man with a rough edge. Gary Oldman has that ability in his acting range to make people scared, and still like him, or love him depending on the role he plays. I felt he really showed the suffering of a man who had been wrongly committed for years in Azkaban. It looked like he half starved himself for the part - which had me a bit worried. Gary - you can do method as long as you don't ruin your health over it, ok? I'd like to see you in many more roles in the future! _________________________ I remember how much guff he got for acting in Sid and Nancy. Now it's considered a classic punk film - but back then the critics really ripped into Gary Oldman. If I know of one Actor who has had to deal with a heavy load of negative press - it's Gary Oldman. Over the years he just kept working hard. Sometimes having a majority of critics like his work - and others still give him grief. I don't pay much attention to critics, otherwise I would never have caught as many Art house movies as I have over the years. I felt let down with Lost in Space because Gary Oldman was trapped into a horribly written film. They still had several versions of how to end it. It was not a well thought out script. He did the best he could with his minimal material. I hate having to see high quality Actors having to work like this. I just want to see Warner Brother's start to treat Gary Oldman decently. I am sure he has given an amazing performance for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I just don't want Warner Brothers to pull some stupid - NON CREDITED STUNTS on Gary Oldman again in the future. If he does have a part to play in Harry Potter and the Deathy Hollows - Warner Brothers better get Gary Oldman to play it - even if it's his voice! Cheers, Helyx  I hope to find Nil by Mouth by Gary Oldman next time I am in Belgium. They have a FNAC where you can order French DVDs. It's one of the few films I really have wanted to see by him, especially since he wrote the script, and directed it. I only saw a small clip of it in an interview show - but it looked great. This post has been edited by helyx: Dec 31 2006, 02:23 AM |
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Dec 31 2006, 06:33 PM
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Rat Tonic Bottler Posts: 1,103 Joined: 9:38pm May 30, 2005 Location: Spinner's End, looking for Snape |
I very vaguely remember him from a few Knot's Landing episodes (I was a faithful Knots fan as a kid), I have Air Firce One and Dracula (though I hate that version). I just got the new Spyro PS2 game for Christmas and unfortunately, Gary's voice (and Elijah Wood's) is the best thing about a rather boring game. Also, Gary was the one singing "My Way" on the radio as Spike sang along and drove out of town in the Buffy the Vampire episode "Lover's Walk"--all the other Buffy fans will know what I'm talking about.
I didn't realize he was in any Friends episodes. --------------------  "You understand him, I'm sure, Harry?" said Dumbledore. "Yes, of course," said Harry. "Why can't Ogden--?" But as his eyes found the dead snake on the door again, he suddenly understood.  |
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Dec 31 2006, 07:58 PM
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Visual Aids of Swoonworthiness Person  Posts: 3,067 Joined: 8:49pm December 9, 2006 Location: Lost in a Good Book somewhere in Minneapolis |
QUOTE(luna_lupin7 @ Dec 29 2006, 08:54 PM) [snapback]1046274[/snapback] Oh, what part was he in Batman Begins? I only saw the movie once, and I can't remember from some reason. My husband and I couldn't think of who he could be either, so we checked out the gallery. OMG, we were stunned he was Gordon. Just goes to show his range. I'll be on the lookout for some of his other films. My favorite Oldman film other than HP - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. --------------------  siggy & avatar by theonlysong |
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Dec 31 2006, 10:15 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 179 Joined: 11:47pm April 30, 2006 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canda |
I've seen tons of his films. He's actually one of my favourite actors because he's such a great chameleon. Sometimes I don't even recognize him. For example, in PoA, it took me at least 2 minutes to figure out that he was Sirius Black. He looked so different.
I've seen: State of Grace Dracula The Professional Immortal Beloved Sid and Nancy (I think this is one of his best films. He was so convincing and absolutely incredible in it.) The Fifth Element JFK Batman Begins Prick Up Your Ears -------------------- Sam: Dean, did you pay any attention to history class?
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Jan 2 2007, 03:37 PM
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Manager of the Rabble-rousers  Posts: 8,863 Joined: 11:41am June 29, 2005 Location: Wishing I was shopping  |
For those of you looking for pictures of Gary Oldman, a ton of great pictures were just uploaded of him, in many of these movies, to the Image Galleries
Several of the new pictures from films include: Backwoods (1) Batman Begins (1) Dracula (1) JFK (2) Lost In Space (4) Romeo is bleeding Promo (1) Sid and Nancy (1) The Contender (2) Also several new miscelanious shots of Gary were added in here with new premier pictures POA London Premiere (2). I hope there is something for every Gary lover! -------------------- |
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Jan 5 2007, 01:56 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 19 Joined: 1:52pm December 26, 2006 |
Yesterday I watched him in JFK. I never realized he looked so similar to Oswald, but he really does. I haven't seen any of his other movies, but it's just amazing how versitile he is! Not just his voice and the amount of accents he can do, but his look. He always looks so different in each movie.
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