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Honestly i think it was more that i got used to him, woudn't shock me if you were never able to. Don't want to give anything away but there's something i said in one of my writeups for an episode about him that i think is mostly true and makes me seeing his arc not that important.
christine
09-07-16, 04:37 PM
Michael plays Christopher brilliantly. Christopher is a strutting cocky little barst, but always the little boy vulnerability is not far beneath the surface and the only way he can deal with it is through violence.
If you're carrying on MM, wait till you come across season 2 ep 5 Big Girls Don't Cry. That's where I first recognised Christopher's frailties in their full extent. I always felt sorry for Christopher.
MovieMeditation
09-07-16, 04:50 PM
Well, I do see his character, I'm getting all that of which you are referring to. But he's just not interesting to me. At least not yet. We'll see.
christine
09-08-16, 05:17 PM
Season 2 ep 7 and do begins AJ's existentialist crisis , but like I said before I love this ep for that one scene between Livia and AJ. The mean old bag can't even comfort her own grandson. Tell it like it is Livia :(
At the end it's one in and one out. Poor Pussy :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqE7ZxH7BJE
lol! Second to last episode in season 2 and they introduced the one legged russian cig smoking sister :laugh: I really like her, and with her drama queen princess little sister these two look like theyre from Twin Peaks or a John Irving novel. :laugh:
Captain Steel
09-13-16, 02:47 AM
That Mad TV skit is classic.
And it was true too. I remember the first couple episodes I tried to watch were on commercial TV (because I didn't have HBO) and with the amount of editing they had to do, the skit wasn't far from the truth.
season 2 final
One of the greatest episodes of the series. Tony having food poisoning made the bizarre dream sequences coming unexpectedly a compelling episode to watch. Poor Puss, he was my fav side character even moreso than Paulie. I was impressed Van Zandt got himself teary eyed for the scene.
I wonder if during those long 3-4 hour Springsteen & The E Street Band concerts, at one point he entertains the crowd doing his Silvio impersonating Michael Corleone? :laugh:
Really am surprised how much more I liked season 2 compared to 3 on the third viewing. S3 seems disjointed.
Gonna finish S3 then jump into a different series. Really enjoyed rewatching the Junior/Bobby interactions, and am at the episode where Marisa Tomeis introduced. Johnny Sacks was one of the most underrated characters on the series. Vincent Curatola just ate the screen, even in scenes with Joe Pantoliano.
Captain Steel
09-21-16, 09:28 PM
Gonna finish S3 then jump into a different series. Really enjoyed rewatching the Junior/Bobby interactions, and am at the episode where Marisa Tomeis introduced. Johnny Sacks was one of the most underrated characters on the series. Vincent Curatola just ate the screen, even in scenes with Joe Pantoliano.
Hold it. Hold it. I've watched the entire series twice and don't remember Marisa Tomei ever showing up. (You're talking about "Aunt May Tomei"?)
And yes about Johnny Sack. When I first saw him I thought he was genuinely frightening because he was so realistic... didn't seem like an actor on a show but a real person.
Hold it. Hold it. I've watched the entire series twice and don't remember Marisa Tomei ever showing up. (You're talking about "Aunt May Tomei"?)
And yes about Johnny Sack. When I first saw him I thought he was genuinely frightening because he was so realistic... didn't seem like an actor on a show but a real person.
OH!!
Nevermind, its Annabella Sciorra
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I thought she was Marisa Tomei...:blush:
Captain Steel
09-21-16, 09:59 PM
LOL!
Yes, Annabella. This is purely a personal opinion, but she had the unique quality of being very sexy while not being very good looking (I found her face a bit harsh, but I wasn't looking at it in all those lingerie scenes). ;)
Gah! I finished season 3 and went right into season 4 I cant stop watching!
LOVE the comedic timing this series has. They have an intense scene between Sylvio & Tony, then cut to Ralphie and Janice...
..shes reading in bed, hes sitting at end f bed cutting his toenails, she gets hit in the face by one, and he says "What?! You catch some shrapnel?!" LOL!
3 second scene and theyre now with some scene with Meadow :rotfl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxxmQZEbeFk
Am I the only one still watching these lol? Ive been straight Soprano-binging. Only break I took was to watch the Survivor season premiere
Season finale season 4 Carmella.....
...finally breaks down and goes-off on Tony. This is the 3rd time Im seeing this scene and can really pay attention to Edie Falcos performance. Up to this point in the series shes had nothing that could come close to the level of release shes displaying here, damn impressive work. Its like she'd been waiting 4 seasons to finally burst. Easily one of the most powerful, raw, and intense scenes of the series, and it was due to her, not Gandolfini. Yeah she deserved her Emmy.
Season 5 Episode 10 -
A day in the country in The Sopranos is when Chrissy and Tony B have to spend the night moving buried bodies lol! Theyre having a nice picnic by the lake the next day.
Tonys dreams are always a Twin Peaks like treat, but this episode it just keeps coming and coming, hit and miss throughout but definitely the longest. Annabella Sciorra....wow, I thought that was Marisa Tomei all these years. What a beauty.
It was a great idea they cast Van Zandts real life wife cause they look perfect together, and shes actually a better actor.
All of youze done petered out and Im the only one thats finishing out the series! Bah, weaklings! :p
Finally got to Sopranos Home Movies s6e13
Bobby and Tony fight. Yknow, I loved Tony, he was easily one of my favorite characters of all time on tv, but he did have it coming. Of all people too, Bobby?! He is big enough, and I loved the added touch of the Monopoly hotel stuck to Tonys face after lol!
Captain Steel
10-03-16, 09:44 PM
All of youze done petered out and Im the only one thats finishing out the series! Bah, weaklings! :p
Finally got to Sopranos Home Movies s6e13
Bobby and Tony fight. Yknow, I loved Tony, he was easily one of my favorite characters of all time on tv, but he did have it coming. Of all people too, Bobby?! He is big enough, and I loved the added touch of the Monopoly hotel stuck to Tonys face after lol!
That was one of my top favorite episodes. They really built up the suspense after the fight (would Tony seek retribution? In a way he did by forcing Bobby to carry out a hit.)
I saw an interview with the guy who played Bobby and (if I remember correctly) life imitated art as he said he accidentally hit Gandolfini during the fight scene filming and hurt him - just like in the show, he was worried about repercussions for injuring the show's star.
That was one of my top favorite episodes. They really built up the suspense after the fight (would Tony seek retribution? In a way he did by forcing Bobby to carry out a hit.)
I saw an interview with the guy who played Bobby and (if I remember correctly) life imitated art as he said he accidentally hit Gandolfini during the fight scene filming and hurt him - just like in the show, he was worried about repercussions for injuring the show's star.
Kills me to watch how brilliant Gandolfini was and then forgotten afterwards career wise. Same with Ian McShane in Deadwood, damn those casting agents in Hollywood are stone cold idiots.
I liked the last scene in the episodeBobby holding his baby daughter overlooking the lake. I really liked his character, and thought they were being contrived by having him killed off the final episode. What a waste.
Now theres a bunch of characters Im appreciating more now than when I saw this the first 2 times, but theres one I appreciate less - Christopher. For some reason Michael Imperioli just might not have sold it as well as I originally thought. He had some range, but was louder than he needed to be. The guy the played Ritchie knew how not to be loud, and unforgettable all at the same time. Imperioli needed more of that, the part may have been beyond him.
Captain Steel
10-03-16, 10:36 PM
That was the thing about the show - it made you feel such mixed feelings and often made you feel things you didn't think it was right to feel.
We feel empathy for Bobby as he's holding his daughter - and it was a great ending scene - but in that moment we forget that these people are murderers who kill innocent people and utterly destroy the lives of good people. That was a running theme of the show: how we could relate to these people as husbands & fathers & families, while it often subtly showed how their criminal actions effected others somewhere down the line.
Yeah, I felt the same about Christopher. He wasn't my favorite part of the show. (It was obvious toward the end that Tony felt the same... heh! heh!) But I did like the little cat that worshiped his ghost! ;)
Just finished the episode where Johnny Sack died. Sydney Pollack did a great job for them that one episode. He had a strong yet soothing voice. Alot of subtle buildup from what at first appeared to be an innocent movie premiere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBcbc8eWz6U
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Somebody tell Tony to get off Stannis Baratheon's throne before he gets hurt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4jIpJSGL3c
MovieMeditation
10-06-16, 04:36 PM
I totally fell out of this... I think I got one episode further than my list try with the series. Yay me! :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srZdMGmMuck
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