Adam Driver

[Goo Punch 4275]

He seems to be sort of the "it" guy right now, but he hasn't blown me away in anything i've seen him in (not that i've seen a ton of his work in the first place). what are the best movies that he's been in, and what are some of his best performances (if they aren't in the aforementioned movies)? i'll hang up now and listen. 

[Js1 85492]

Is he being shoved down your throat too? 

[MissingInAction 25164]

Marraige Story is a good showcase of his range 

[Continental Op 3934]

I enjoyed Logan Lucky and he had a small part in Inside Llewyn Davis that cracked me up.  Marriage Story was not my cup of tea but I wouldn't say it's a bad movie and Driver does good work there too. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

I'm sure all three would thoroughly enjoy my company, and my mad cooking skillz. also, turns out Andrew Luck is awesome, and i've done a 180 on him, so he'd be more than welcome.

As for the other two, I could use the opportunity to ask Adam Driver what movies he's good in, and to ask Shaka, "Yo what the fuck man?!"

[PRONG HORN 3150]

 

[idigTexas 2289]

Not a fan.  Not a fan at all. 

[immortal13 4059]

Who's Adam Driver and why does he have his own thread on Surly?

[South Austin 52553]

8 hours ago, Js1 said:

Is he being shoved down your throat too? 

nttawwt

[Native Horn 3510]

I thought he was great in the Spike Lee Joint BlacKkKlansman

[Js1 85492]

28 minutes ago, South Austin said:

nttawwt

Something something your mom 

[Steamboat1874 4075]

28 minutes ago, Native Horn said:

I thought he was great in the Spike Lee Joint BlacKkKlansman

This.........which is the only thing I have seen him in so far.

He was excellent in this however.

[South Austin 52553]

2 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

This.........which is the only thing I have seen him in so far.

Wait . . . you haven't seen him in any of the Star Wars movies?

I think he's okay overall, but was perfectly cast as Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens.

[Scooter Monzingo 821]

2 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Wait . . . you haven't seen him in any of the Star Wars movies?

I think he's okay overall, but was perfectly cast as Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens.

Yeah, but J.J. Abrams fucked up the camera work in TFA so far as making him menacing. Unless that is what he wanted.

Until I saw Logan Lucky I had no idea that the guy was as big as he is, Close to 6’-3”, and 210 lbs. He should have towered over Ridley’s 5’-6” frame. Especially in character and costumes.

[Steamboat1874 4075]

15 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Wait . . . you haven't seen him in any of the Star Wars movies?

I think he's okay overall, but was perfectly cast as Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens.

I think I saw the first "new" Star Wars with Ewan McGregor and it sucked worse that than the original third installment with the little Muppet bears running around.

It has sucked ever since.

[South Austin 52553]

6 minutes ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

Yeah, but J.J. Abrams fucked up the camera work in TFA so far as making him menacing. Unless that is what he wanted.

Until I saw Logan Lucky I had no idea that the guy was as big as he is, Close to 6’-3”, and 210 lbs. He should have towered over Ridley’s 5’-6” frame. Especially in character and costumes.

That's a good point, but was probably intentional on the part of Abrams so as not to make the heroine appear so diminutive.  Kind of like how directors have historically gone to great lengths to mask just how short Tom Cruise is. 

[futureman 22518]

his face looks like if someone with cerebral palsy was trying to sketch keanu reeves from memory. 

[South Austin 52553]

35 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

I think I saw the first "new" Star Wars with Ewan McGregor and it sucked worse that than the original third installment with the little Muppet bears running around.

Can't argue with that.   But Force Awakens was a nice course correction for the franchise.  Give it a shot.

[Don Johnson 4755]

1 hour ago, futureman said:

his face looks like if someone with cerebral palsy was trying to sketch keanu reeves from memory. 

[immortal13 4059]

2 hours ago, South Austin said:

Wait . . . you haven't seen him in any of the Star Wars movies?

I think he's okay overall, but was perfectly cast as Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens.

You serious, Clark?

[NeverMarryAStripper 21920]

There's no way Han Solo and Princess Leia would have such an ugly kid.  That totally ruined the believability of the movies for me.

Edited February 12, 2020 by NeverMarryAStripper

[South Austin 52553]

1 minute ago, immortal13 said:

You serious, Clark?

About which part, Ed?

[immortal13 4059]

Take your pick

[immortal13 4059]

And the shitter's full, by the way

[achooloco 1072]

I stopped watching Girls before the ass eating season, but he actually wasn’t bad in that. He did well, especially considering the fact that his character was supposed to be a little nuts in order to believably and voluntarily date Lena Dunham’s character. 

[lateshow 1305]

11 hours ago, Dr. Beeper said:

If I could pick 3 people to have dinner with Derka it’d be Shaka Smart, Adam Driver and Andrew Luck. 

How dare you leave Awkwafina off the dinner list. 

[Jiggy-Z 3435]

3 hours ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

Yeah, but J.J. Abrams fucked up the camera work in TFA so far as making him menacing. Unless that is what he wanted.

Until I saw Logan Lucky I had no idea that the guy was as big as he is, Close to 6’-3”, and 210 lbs. He should have towered over Ridley’s 5’-6” frame. Especially in character and costumes.

Adam Driver Braski

[Mo Horn 8853]

I first saw him in Girls on HBO and he was great, although the series was bizzare. 

[gyroprotagonist 2594]

Kylo Ren undercover boss skit from SNL was greatness.  the original one, not the most recent.

[deadshank 24653]

He’s awesome as Parker on Gold Rush.  

[kingkoopa6 8377]

oohrah,

 

he's koo in my book.

Semper Fi

[Junior Miller 1502]

1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

  That totally ruined the believability of the movies for me.

so a bunch of people flying around the universe doing battle with swords made of suspended perpetual lasers seems believable to you?

Edited February 12, 2020 by Junior Miller

[Junior Miller 1502]

He's terrible in the star wars movies but I don't think it's his fault because the writing for the villain is so whiny and cunty. 

So I have to say Adam Driver is just ok. 

Baby Driver is the better Driver. Minnie too. 

[freyguy 4284]

10 hours ago, PRONG HORN said:

 

He was funny in that

[mchookem 16358]

he's very, very tall.

he's a very good actor. he hits emotional notes extremely well.

i dug him as Kylo Ren,

and he's sexy-ugly, which makes him unique in Hollywood (William Dafoe, Mick Jagger, Sean Penn are other examples, in case y'all don't know what sexy-ugly is lol). his height and his general alpha-male demeanor add to that. 

Edited February 12, 2020 by mchookem

[deadshank 24653]

14 minutes ago, mchookem said:

he's very, very tall.

he's a very good actor. he hits emotional notes extremely well.

i dug him as Kylo Ren,

and he's sexy-ugly, which makes him unique in Hollywood (William Dafoe, Mick Jagger, Sean Penn are other examples, in case y'all don't know what sexy-ugly is lol). his height and his general alpha-male demeanor add to that. 

are you posting this from your bunk?

[tantric superman 4667]

15 hours ago, Goo Punch said:

He seems to be sort of the "it" guy right now, but he hasn't blown me away in anything i've seen him in (not that i've seen a ton of his work in the first place). what are the best movies that he's been in, and what are some of his best performances (if they aren't in the aforementioned movies)? i'll hang up now and listen. 

Patterson is the best vehicle for appreciating Driver. Just you and Driver, hanging out, and writing pomes.  And a bulldog.

[tantric superman 4667]

[tantric superman 4667]

I've got the dead don't die in my DVD player.  Will report back.

[CooterBrown 18022]

There's no way Han Solo and Princess Leia would have such an ugly kid.  That totally ruined the believability of the movies for me.

Their kid would suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome and heroin addiction, and generally be born high as a fucking kite. I’d say his look was pretty accurate.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21920]

I've got the dead don't die in my DVD player.  Will report back.

Do yourself a favor and just erase it

[tantric superman 4667]

18 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Do yourself a favor and just erase it

Jarmusch is hit or miss, but the hits mean I owe it to him to sit through the misses.

[Reynolds Woodcock 4797]

Virtually all of his roles are well acted. That doesn't mean all of them are likable (e.g., Adam from Girls, or his character in Frances Ha) or well written (e.g., Kylo Ren), but his acting is usually very good. He was excellent in Marriage Story. 

[Stunns38 3538]

SIAP but wasn’t he in the military before he began acting?

[woohorn 1131]

Space Force?

[woohorn 1131]

Space Force?

[You don't know me 1161]

As kingkoopa mentioned in post 32. He was a Marine.

Semper Fi

[Js1 85492]

Haha, what a fucking dork

[Rip76 4947]

1 hour ago, Stunns38 said:

SIAP but wasn’t he in the military before he began acting?

Yes, seems to be why some may not like him.

[MissingInAction 25164]

I wish I had his massive PEC-toral muscles.