tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post2295942993524122778..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Tears of a Clown Blogathon: Eddie Murphy in DreamgirlsDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-40201447684201840182015-12-19T22:40:05.350-05:002015-12-19T22:40:05.350-05:00I disagree with you about the movle Norbit. Aside ...I disagree with you about the movle Norbit. Aside from the typical Eddie Murphy slapstick in this movie, it was one of his funniest movies to me. Just like you, Ive watched Raw and recited many lines from there like I did with Norbit. Now I will say that Tower Heist is not one of his better movies but he is still young and has more projects to do Im sure. I loved his cartoon show The PJ'S. TZONE6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03098226129737591926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-50797958786721667462015-12-19T22:38:50.604-05:002015-12-19T22:38:50.604-05:00I disagree with you about the movle Norbit. Aside ...I disagree with you about the movle Norbit. Aside from the typical Eddie Murphy slapstick in this movie, it was one of his funniest movies to me. Just like you, Ive watched Raw and recited many lines from there like I did with Norbit. Now I will say that Tower Heist is not one of his better movies but he is still young and has more projects to do Im sure. I loved his cartoon show The PJ'S. TZONE6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03098226129737591926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-67815306389850430672015-06-08T17:50:51.212-04:002015-06-08T17:50:51.212-04:00Yes, he was definitely thing about Dreamgirls. Had...Yes, he was definitely thing about Dreamgirls. Hadn't really heard that about his Oscar loss. Makes sense, though.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-11806452478745412062015-06-08T17:41:54.383-04:002015-06-08T17:41:54.383-04:00Thanks. I think part of it is resting on his laure...Thanks. I think part of it is resting on his laurels. Another part seems to be a fear of putting himself out there, plus we can't discount the complacency brought on by money. Curious about what that personal experience was, though. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-36952376350042163312015-06-08T17:37:38.269-04:002015-06-08T17:37:38.269-04:00Nah, Norbit didn't lose it for him. Didn't...Nah, <i>Norbit</i> didn't lose it for him. Didn't help, either, lol. Arkin was going to win partly for the reasons you gave, plus he actually was great in Little Miss Sunshine. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-90733308046720973422015-06-08T17:33:57.000-04:002015-06-08T17:33:57.000-04:00I knew Arkin would win, but I was rooting for him,...I knew Arkin would win, but I was rooting for him, too. Like you I wish he take on more roles like this.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-23087949395009649272015-06-08T12:29:45.911-04:002015-06-08T12:29:45.911-04:00He was the best thing about Dreamgirls, and I'...He was the best thing about Dreamgirls, and I'm always saddened that he didn't win that Oscar (even if I preferred Jackie Earl Haley, of the nominees). I think the bitterness of the loss got to him, as well, because he reportedly left the Oscar ceremony right after he lost and he has never really felt the same after that. Shame, really. He has incredible talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-8138736806533972682015-06-08T10:23:10.698-04:002015-06-08T10:23:10.698-04:00Excellent overview of his strong contribution to t...Excellent overview of his strong contribution to the film. He's an example of a talent who finds it easier to coast on laurels, he's almost on fumes now, than stretch his considerable gifts in challenging material. Perhaps he doesn't feel the need to extend himself anymore, that's the sense he seems to exude in his films since this one, at least the few that I've seen. It's always frustrating to see a performer like him throw their gifts away but maybe he'll find something that will inspire him again. He has a rep for being incredibly difficult to work with, and from the one personal experience I've had with him offscreen-I'll just say it was negative-he is no walk in the park there either and directors don't think he's worth the effort. But the focus is this role and he did pour his guts into making the part vivid. A terrific pick for the series!joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-76406174511467852102015-06-08T10:01:30.055-04:002015-06-08T10:01:30.055-04:00Really, a brilliant performance. The best in the m...Really, a brilliant performance. The best in the movie, and he should have won the Oscar. EASILY. I don't think Norbit lost it for him, though. I think Arkin was going to win all along: Sympathy and all, plus career honors.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-85663304596047857142015-06-08T09:05:00.818-04:002015-06-08T09:05:00.818-04:00Great pick! I wish Eddie would challenge himself w...Great pick! I wish Eddie would challenge himself with more roles like this because the guy is supremely talented. I was actually rooting for him during that Oscar season. There was something about the way he sang "Fake Your Way to the Top" that I thought was just brilliant. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-48885536004998878472015-06-08T07:57:20.189-04:002015-06-08T07:57:20.189-04:00Great analysis of both Jimmy and Eddie. I will alw...Great analysis of both Jimmy and Eddie. I will always virw this performance as proof that he has "it" in him from a dramatic standpoint. He just refuses to go there, for whatever reason. Might as well because I dont think he's had a positively received film since <i>Dreamgirls</i>. I hope he taps into this part of his talent again, and soon.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-69539824478068446762015-06-08T02:23:58.026-04:002015-06-08T02:23:58.026-04:00That scene is a great example of the career path t...That scene is a great example of the career path that Eddie Murphy should've done. That scene itself where he just grabs his bag of smack and he doesn't say a damn thing. That is acting at its finest.<br /><br />The Jimmy Early character is a very sad one. Here is a guy that was a total original. He was doing fine and didn't really need to crossover into the white mainstream. Instead, he is coaxed by this snake to see the bigger things in life while Danny Glover's character tells him that he can't have it all.<br /><br />Thus, Early becomes not just safe but a shell of his former self by singing sappy, sad love songs that is the opposite of who he was. Due to Curtis' neglect and becoming a joke, the Jimmy's Rap scene I see is an attempt of Jimmy trying to reclaim something he had lost. Instead, Curtis drops him while Lorell sadly leaves him as she no longer wanted to be a mistress. It is in that movie where Jimmy realizes that everything Danny Glover had told him was true and thus left that air of tragedy.<br /><br />I think Eddie could've done something like an Alexander Payne film where he would play men that are lost and try to find meaning or do something that is full-on drama. He has that gift to do these kind of things and he's wasting it on bullshit like <i>Norbit</i>.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com