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by Stewball
Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:54 pm
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L. Jackson

This is most definitely NOT in honor of Black History Month, but because even political correctness can get it right once in a blue moon, I'd like to point out one of the most talented actors around, black, white or color blind, is Samuel L. Jackson. I guess one could say that, well yeah, with all the roles he's had, he'd have to get some of them right. Yes there are several throwaways due to having a bad shoot, lack of discrimination (er, bad choice of words, um) role selection process, or sheer volume, but the ones that clicked are instant classics. In fact, he is so ubiquitous, he could probably replace Kevin Bacon in that regard, dropping the "degrees of" down to 4 or 3 in the process.

Of course I'm compelled to list a few of his best, at least of the ones I've seen:

Hateful Eight
Sunset Limited
Kingsmen: The Secret Service
Resurrecting the Champ
Black Snake Moan
(my favorite)
The Red Violin
The Negotiator
Pulp Fiction
(His breakout defining role. One wonders how different that would have been if not for the serendipitous use of the wig he ended up wearing instead of the Afro Tarantino had ordered. [Oooo, another non-reference to BHM.]) (I guess his other less flattering defining role would have to be Snakes on a Plane, and though I never saw it, I heard it's a real motherfucker. :roll: )

Up next, how about we nominate May as Oriental, er Asian History Month--what with May 1st kicking it off and being International Worker's Day and all. (Wait, aren't Russians Oriental, and/or Asians. It's sort of another take on the Nelson Mandela being African-American conundrum.) But for the life of me, I can't think of a decent actor of that racial persuasion. I mean Bruce Lee or Jakie Chan, no way; and George Takei would be exponential political correctness. Maybe Lucy Liu as actress. This may not work. We'd have a built in conflict what with Hispanics having staked out May with Cinco de Mayo. Would Indians qualify as Asians, India Indians that is. Oh God, then what about American Indians! No, wait they're Aboriginal Americans now. Just lump 'em all into August, it's so damned hot people don't want to do anything then anyway--except it's Winter for the Aborigines down under. *Sigh*

Maybe they could all just go out into the Pacific somewhere and settle it. Just let the liberals know the outcome so they can keep their PC database up to date. Let's hope the flux rate doesn't get out of hand before they get a chance to load it up on a quantum computer as soon as one is up an running. What a tragedy that would be if it crashed. Image

Please let not this satirical aside detract from my true appreciation of SLJ's talent and filmographic catalogue as an actor; though it would be nice if he'd get his mf ducks in a row politically.