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    Image of sarrible sarrible
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    It's not that he doesn't think his movie career is awesome, it's that he's already bought his $100 billion ticket on the ark.
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    "Thank you for saving my career over the years Lorne Michaels, but it's a pity you're a dirty TV producer."
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    unclevanya was starred unclevanya was unstarred
    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    12/01/09

    @unclevanya: Why can't Jack Donaghy a real person? I want to go to there.
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    Image of notsofresh notsofresh
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    A- Always
    B- Be
    C- Complaining

    Always be complaining.
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    notsofresh was starred notsofresh was unstarred
    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    12/01/09

    @notsofresh: He just wants to be put up on the Cadillac board.
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    unclevanya was starred unclevanya was unstarred
    Image of Helio Helio
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    Erm, how about the Edge?Alec starred in that. Okay, he was overshadowed by Anthony Hopkins, and it started out as en ensemble but...um...Alec really hasn't carried any bigtime films. Huh.

    Anyway, did anyone see this movie in a theater? I'm pretty sure this made no money. It comes on tv with some frequency (i've never rented it but I've seen it more than three times). Granted, it's a pretty pointless movie with nice cinematography but I love survival stories like it's my job and Alec is still sexy in it. Like, not just in a older-portly-guy-with-a-sexy-voice sexy, but sexy. Well, up until he starts showing signs of starvation.

    The more I think about this film, the more I understand why no one ever mentions it.
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    I'm sure it's tough to be a character actor when you want to be a leading man, but I think he's a much better performer than, say, Viggo Mortensen and I'd rather watch him work any day of the week, no matter what the size of the part.
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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    "Working Girl" wasn't too bad. Perhaps his performance was eclipsed by Kevin Spacey's bit part.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    He never should have bailed on the Jack Ryan franchise.
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    Image of NYM NYM
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    Someone call the WAAHHHHHHmbulance for this man. What a whiner. He should get together with Billy Joel and form Whiner's anonymous.
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    NYM was starred NYM was unstarred
    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    12/01/09

    @NYM: Yet, neither whine anonymously.
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    Image of HenryLovesFonzie HenryLovesFonzie
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    I'm sorry to disagree, Alec. But Glengarry Glen Ross is a great fucking movie.
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    Image of PropSword PropSword
    12/01/09

    @HenryLovesFonzie: "Fuck you. That's my name."
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    Excusado promoted this comment PropSword was starred PropSword was unstarred
    Image of rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    I think Alec is confusing his film career for Stephen's.
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    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny was starred rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny was unstarred
    Image of skahammer skahammer
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    Er, The Departed. Yes, muddled accent and all.
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    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    Keep in mind he also vowed to move out of the country if Bush won in 2004. I'm not exactly holding my breath on this latest promise.
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    Sounds like he developed a case of Streepenis envy.

    Seriously though, I don't want to hear that whiny shit from anyone who was in Glengarry Glen Ross. Especially Mr. Brass Balls himself.
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    Edited by unclevanya at 12/01/09 6:08 AM unclevanya was starred unclevanya was unstarred
    Image of SarahHeartburn SarahHeartburn
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    Everybody knows movies blow lately and the good stuff is on TV. And he's playing one of the best characters on one of the best (broadcast!) series out there, people love his work and he's complaining? Get a grip, you crank.You've got a life that those 99.99% of unemployed actors would kill for.
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    12/01/09

    In reply to Alec Baldwin Says All His Movies Suck, Forgets He's Supposed to Be Promoting One
    Maybe it's just me and my jaded ways, but I don't buy Mr. Baldwin's shtick in this vein for a second. He has given too many notable performances in supporting roles (The Cooler, for example) to make me believe that he doesn't think his work is up to snuff.

    Actually, when I reread his theory of why one get's involved in acting in films, it suddenly makes sense. But, then again, using his standard of what makes a successful movie career and who is recognized as a success, those robots in the Transformers movies would qualify as exemplars of the profession, and if that's the case, he's right--it's time to sit down.
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    Image of Cheruth Cheruth
    12/01/09

    @TheSometimesWhy: He went into all of this much more in depth in a new yorker profile last year. He discussed his supporting roles and he doesn't consider them to be enough to salavage his wreck of a career. He sees Glengarry Glen Ross as basically a cameo. And his other roles to minor in the movie too be of consquence.

    He is also pretty clearly a talented comedic actor but he wanted the great dramatic role.

    Alec Baldwin was supposed to be the next great leading man. And he ended up more of a character actor.I don't agree with his definition of failure but I do think he strongly believes he is one.
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    Excusado promoted this comment Edited by Cheruth at 12/01/09 9:28 AM Cheruth was starred Cheruth was unstarred
    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    12/01/09

    @Cheruth: It's funny, I read that profile in the NY'er too, and it left me feeling exactly as I felt after I read this--that Mr. Baldwin is disingenuous to the point of being full of (benign) bullshit. In fact, it was that profile that got me thinking as much. It was as if he didn't voice all this cognitive dissonance about himself and his career, what would there be to talk about, and to thus justify a 10,000 word piece in the NY'er?

    He was the one who chose to walk away from the "Red October" franchise. As an actor myself, I understand the choice. I just don't understand the after-the-fact bitchfest over the consequences. I don't feel as if he has taken responsibility for that part of his career.

    And on an entirely different plane, the man should kiss his lucky charms. In an industry where the standard query isn't "How's work going?" but "Hey, get any work lately?", he has worked steadily in high-quality projects, he has been acknowledged (and fawned over) for being able to do comedy while transitioning into meaty character work and roles, and he is paid handsomely to do so.

    If it's sympathy Mr. Baldwin wants, I don't have it for him. And if, as I suspect, his tack was taken to prop up his failing ego, he draws a blank from me as well. How much validation does it take to float a deflated runaway ego? Answer: more than there exists in the world.

    In that regard, Mr. Baldwin and I agree. He is an abject failure.
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