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- From: mol@jyu.fi (Mika O. Latokartano)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
- Subject: Re: Most Underrated Actor
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.075948.9249@jyu.fi>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 07:59:48 GMT
- References: <1992Dec18.004430.12200@intacc.uucp>
- Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- In article <1992Dec18.004430.12200@intacc.uucp> jmacd@intacc.UUCP (Jason MacDermott) writes:
- >
- > Who is the most underrated actor of our time? I would vote for Rutger
- >Hauer. It's not that he isn't working enough, but I think he deserves some
- >credit that he's not getting (at least not in America/Canada - I have read
- >that he is "bigger" in Europe...).
- >
- > He has become my favorite actor after appearing in HBO's "Deadlock" and this
- >year's "Split Second" (his character made the movie for me, I admit there were
- >problems in the plot :-/). Since then I've been impressed by his performances
- >in "Soldier of Orange" and "Blade Runner" (Director's cut). Recently I saw
- >him in two slightly more obscure flicks, "A Breed Apart" and "Blind Fury".
- >Both were very good.
- >
- > Of course, like all actors, his presence couldn't save "Wanted: Dead or
- >Alive" or "Beyond Justice", but let's not dwell on those turkeys.
-
- Rutger Hauer is very good actor. I'm surprised that he has been in
- such flicks as those couple of turkeys you mentioned.
-
- I liked him in "Ladyhawke" as well. I'd like to see him get a good
- script and a good director to work with!
-
- - Mika
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