I am legend

[Havenbull]

This may be a dumb question, ...but once you d/l all the parts, ...how do you get them all in one file?

It figures that a failed actress would turn her back on her chosen industry and chose download instead of purchase a ticket at a theater

[24KT]

It figures that a failed actress would turn her back on her chosen industry and chose download instead of purchase a ticket at a theater

If I'm a failure, ...there are tons of actors who would like to fail like me. 

[Quickerblade]

If I'm a failure, ...there are tons of actors who would like to fail like me. 

hhaha good one judy...

Got to love will smith, he can do no wrong

[Spoony Luv]

hhaha good one judy...

Got to love will smith, he can do no wrong

And he won't...Bill Cosby/Oprah have him under there wing...I've heard that a "black" committee now choses what movies he does...Real under ground shit...Not so unlike Tom Cruise...

[Quickerblade]

And he won't...Bill Cosby/Oprah have him under there wing...I've heard that a "black" committee now choses what movies he does...Real under ground shit...Not so unlike Tom Cruise...

HAHAHA thats B.S him and steven spielberg are like best friends, what the fuck does cosby contribute??
oprah has millions of fans she can persuade to watch his flick but a "Black committee" is garbage, Will smith is the only bankable black actor, Denzel, jamie foxx, wesley have more misses then Hits.

[Spoony Luv]

HAHAHA thats B.S him and steven spielberg are like best friends, what the fuck does cosby contribute??
oprah has millions of fans she can persuade to watch his flick but a "Black committee" is garbage, Will smith is the only bankable black actor, Denzel, jamie foxx, wesley have more misses then Hits.

You see thru your pair of glasses and i see thru mine...Bill Cosby can make or break any black actor...Black Pathers wouldn't even dare fuck with the organisation he runs....

[Quickerblade]

You see thru your pair of glasses and i see thru mine...Bill Cosby can make or break any black actor...Black Pathers wouldn't even dare fuck with the organisation he runs....

Ok lets settle down, can you give me a explanation on your whole cosby story? and how does the black panther's have anything to do with Hollywood?

[24KT]

Will smith is the only bankable black actor, Denzel, jamie foxx, wesley have more misses then Hits.

Will Smith may be bankable, but I'd hardly call him the "only" bankable black actor. They're all bankable
Denzel has also made more films than Will Smith. I also cannot think of any "misses" Denzel has made.

You always choose the right tool for the job, and if you want an "actor", you know who to cast.
If you want a comic, you know who to cast. If you want someone to look pretty while shit blows up around them,
...again you know who to cast. Will Smith has been very good at choosing the right material for him.

Both Ashley Judd and Sandra Bullock passed on "Million Dollar Baby". Hilary Swank took it and made it her own.
The same girl who was fired by Aaron Spelling for being a "bad actress" went on to win 2 Best Actress Oscars before the age of 30. It's not 'JUST' about the actor, it's also about the material, and the supporting players (cast & crew)

Can you picture anyone other than Sylvestre Stallone in the role of Rocky? Well guess what?
The studios originally wanted Rocky to be played by Ryan O'Neill. Can you picture that? Do you think it would have been the same movie? Do you think it would have had the same impact? Is not that Will Smith alone is bankable, ...they're all bankable, ...it's simply that he knows how to pick his material. He's been exceptionally good at that, and with the exception of "Six Degrees of Separation", has not ventured out of his box.

Don't get me wrong. i'm a fan of Will Smith, and I enjoy all his work. Infact, I enjoyed 'Men In Black' the other night, and just finished watching 'Independence Day' 30 mins ago. I have both copies of 'Bad Boyz', always enjoyed him in 'Fresh Prince' and loved him in 'I am Legend', etc., etc., ...but there is no comparing what he did in any of those films to what Jamie Foxx did in 'Ray'. Not even on the same level, or in the same league.

[Quickerblade]

Will Smith may be bankable, but I'd hardly call him the "only" bankable black actor. They're all bankable
Denzel has also made more films than Will Smith. I also cannot think of any "misses" Denzel has made.

You always choose the right tool for the job, and if you want an "actor", you know who to cast.
If you want a comic, you know who to cast. If you want someone to look pretty while shit blows up around them,
...again you know who to cast. Will Smith has been very good at choosing the right material for him.

Both Ashley Judd and Sandra Bullock passed on "Million Dollar Baby". Hilary Swank took it and made it her own.
The same girl who was fired by Aaron Spelling for being a "bad actress" went on to win 2 Best Actress Oscars before the age of 30. It's not 'JUST' about the actor, it's also about the material, and the supporting players (cast & crew)

Can you picture anyone other than Sylvestre Stallone in the role of Rocky? Well guess what?
The studios originally wanted Rocky to be played by Ryan O'Neill. Can you picture that? Do you think it would have been the same movie? Do you think it would have had the same impact? Is not that Will Smith alone is bankable, ...they're all bankable, ...it's simply that he knows how to pick his material. He's been exceptionally good at that, and with the exception of "Six Degrees of Separation", has not ventured out of his box.

Don't get me wrong. i'm a fan of Will Smith, and I enjoy all his work. Infact, I enjoyed 'Men In Black' the other night, and just finished watching 'Independence Day' 30 mins ago. I have both copies of 'Bad Boyz', always enjoyed him in 'Fresh Prince' and loved him in 'I am Legend', etc., etc., ...but there is no comparing what he did in any of those films to what Jamie Foxx did in 'Ray'. Not even on the same level, or in the same league.

I love jamie foxx, and a huge fan, yeah he was fantastic in Ray, it was made for him, Will is more "bankable" then Foxx
Denzel's Figures
American Gangster Uni. $129,150,735 3,110
Deja Vu BV $64,038,616
3/24/06 Inside Man Uni. $88,513,495
7/30/04 The Manchurian Candidate Par. $65,955,630 
4/21/04 Man on Fire Fox $77,911,774
10/3/03 Out of Time MGM $41,088,845
12/19/02 Antwone Fisher FoxS $21,078,145
2/15/02 John Q. NL $71,756,802
10/5/01 Training Day WB $76,631,907
9/29/00 Remember the Titans BV $115,654,751
12/29/99 The Hurricane Uni. $50,699,241

Will Smith
12/14/07 I Am Legend WB $206,129,574 and still playing..
12/15/06 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony $163,566,459
2/11/05 Hitch Sony $179,495,555
10/1/04 Shark Tale(Voice) DW $160,861,908
7/16/04 I, Robot Fox $144,801,023
 7/18/03 Bad Boys II Sony $138,608,444
7/3/02 Men in Black II Sony $190,418,803
12/25/01 Ali Sony $58,203,105
11/3/00 The Legend of Bagger Vance DW $30,919,168
6/30/99 Wild Wild West WB $113,805,681
11/20/98 Enemy of the State BV $111,549,836
7/2/97 Men in Black Sony $250,690,539
7/3/96 Independence Day Fox $306,169,268 2,977

Im a huge denzel fan too, loved the movie "ricochet" it was one of my faves.
Look at will's figures damn there better then Sly's, arnold, Eddie's, and maybe Tom cruise..

[24KT]

It all boils down to the def of bankable then.

Will Smith has a bigger box office, but he's not more 'bankable'. There is more to it than that.

[Havenbull]

It all boils down to the def of bankable then.

Will Smith has a bigger box office, but he's not more 'bankable'. There is more to it than that.

"bank" implies money.  Numbers don't lie

[Quickerblade]

It all boils down to the def of bankable then.

Will Smith has a bigger box office, but he's not more 'bankable'. There is more to it than that.

What do you mean? i thought it meant making money for studios

[Spoony Luv]

I love jamie foxx, and a huge fan, yeah he was fantastic in Ray, it was made for him, Will is more "bankable" then Foxx
Denzel's Figures
American Gangster Uni. $129,150,735 3,110
Deja Vu BV $64,038,616
3/24/06 Inside Man Uni. $88,513,495
7/30/04 The Manchurian Candidate Par. $65,955,630 
4/21/04 Man on Fire Fox $77,911,774
10/3/03 Out of Time MGM $41,088,845
12/19/02 Antwone Fisher FoxS $21,078,145
2/15/02 John Q. NL $71,756,802
10/5/01 Training Day WB $76,631,907
9/29/00 Remember the Titans BV $115,654,751
12/29/99 The Hurricane Uni. $50,699,241

Will Smith
12/14/07 I Am Legend WB $206,129,574 and still playing..
12/15/06 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony $163,566,459
2/11/05 Hitch Sony $179,495,555
10/1/04 Shark Tale(Voice) DW $160,861,908
7/16/04 I, Robot Fox $144,801,023
 7/18/03 Bad Boys II Sony $138,608,444
7/3/02 Men in Black II Sony $190,418,803
12/25/01 Ali Sony $58,203,105
11/3/00 The Legend of Bagger Vance DW $30,919,168
6/30/99 Wild Wild West WB $113,805,681
11/20/98 Enemy of the State BV $111,549,836
7/2/97 Men in Black Sony $250,690,539
7/3/96 Independence Day Fox $306,169,268 2,977

Im a huge denzel fan too, loved the movie "ricochet" it was one of my faves.
Look at will's figures damn there better then Sly's, arnold, Eddie's, and maybe Tom cruise..

Jamie Fox has the most range of them all...Will Smith is a black version of Tom Cruise...No range what so ever(showed alittle bit in the P/of happiness but very little)...Has all the charisma in the world and that is why he will forever be a huge draw...But as far as real actors, Will Smith will never be on that list...Denzel is another one that has all the charisma in the world but every single film he is in, its like he plays himself...

Now Johnny Depp is a guy who has some serious range...A totally complete actor...

[Spoony Luv]

Will Smith attempted to show some range in the pursuit of happiness but kept going back to all the same facial expressions of his role in Independence day...He has about as much range as Tom Hanks...Even when Tom Hanks played a dummy, it was like he was playing himself...

[Quickerblade]

of course jamie foxx has more range then the fresh prince, i agree 100% but im talking about putting bums in seats, and box office dollars, hell Deniro kills stallone in his profession but stallone dwarfs him in box office...Im talking about $$$$

[24KT]

What do you mean? i thought it meant making money for studios

I mean it in a development sense. From the very start of a project. You're looking at it from when the film in already in the can and ready for release, ...but an actor's "bankability" is relevant much earlier in the process. In order for films to get a green light, most often a star has to be attached. Once a star has attached their name to a project, producers are then able to get investors pouring in, as well as additional personnel coming on board. I'm saying that certain stars who may not have produced as big a box office over their film careers, can get films green lit faster than others who have. Not only can they get the green light faster, they can also attract more talented personnel signing on to the project from cast & crew. When you have the best cinematographers, the best makeup artists, the best costume designers, and the best editors, SFX, stunts, pyros etc., you can make one heckuva film.

When Eduoardo made "Between Strangers" on a virtual showstring budget, many people, myself included agreed to work on it simply because of the bankability of his leading lady. We didn't even know or care what it was about at the time, we knew it would be a worthwhile experience because of his leading lady. Infact, all the unions gave special dispensation for personnel all across the board to accept work on the project for less than union scale, ...and we all jumped at it. Some actors are individual walking talking breathing living economies in their own right, ...and that's bankability.

No disrespect intended to either actor, ...but look at either Kate Winslett or Leo Di Caprio.

"Titanic" was huge, ...then too was Gerard Butler's opening weekend for "300", but none of them could pull together bankers and investors faster, or with more assurity than certain other actors.

[24KT]

Will Smith attempted to show some range in the pursuit of happiness but kept going back to all the same facial expressions of his role in Independence day...He has about as much range as Tom Hanks...Even when Tom Hanks played a dummy, it was like he was playing himself...

Tom Hanks has an incredible range. Have you seen him in "Streets of Philadelphia".
I just caught him in "Charlie Wilson's war", ...and he was a whole nother person. (kind of sexy even)  {blush}

[24KT]

of course jamie foxx has more range then the fresh prince, i agree 100% but im talking about putting bums in seats, and box office dollars, hell Deniro kills stallone in his profession but stallone dwarfs him in box office...Im talking about $$$$

Yes, ...but before you can get to the box office draw, ...you have to get the project made to begin with.
When it comes to getting a project made, D^eNiro is far more bankable than Stallone imo.
Unless Stallone is making a Rambo or Rocky, you can forget it ever seeing the inside of a soundstage, let alone a theatre screen.

[windsor88]

Tom Hanks has an incredible range. Have you seen him in "Streets of Philadelphia".
I just caught him in "Charlie Wilson's war", ...and he was a whole nother person. (kind of sexy even)  {blush}

Doesn't compare to his witty fun character Kip Wilson on the TV mega-hit Bosom Buddies.

[24KT]

Doesn't compare to his witty fun character Kip Wilson on the TV mega-hit Bosom Buddies.

I used to love that show as a kid. 

[Quickerblade]

will smith has the best range

[Spoony Luv]

Tom Hanks has an incredible range. Have you seen him in "Streets of Philadelphia".
I just caught him in "Charlie Wilson's war", ...and he was a whole nother person. (kind of sexy even)  {blush}

no but i've seen him pay in the movie "Philadelphia" as the homo and it was Tom Hanks being Tom Hanks with a gay twist...I haven't seen Charlie Wilson's war but caught about a 3 minute trailer and it was Tom Hanks exactly...He may very well have just about as much range as Julia Roberts...Which is next to zero...At least he is not like Cruise who is a straight out over actor...

[YoungBlood]

Tom Hanks ...He may very well have just about as much range as Julia Roberts...Which is next to zero...At least he is not like Cruise who is a straight out over actor...

So Tom Hanks is exactly the same in "The Green Mile," "Forrest Gump," "Streets of Philadelphia," "Apollo 13," "Turner And Hooch" and "That Thing You Do?"

There are always going to be common traits within actors. Hanks did lose his southern drawl in "Gump" while yelling in the Army scene. But to say he has no range, what's your criteria for that?

[Quickerblade]

I still say will smith can get a movie greenlit quicker then anyone else

[Spoony Luv]

I still say will smith can get a movie greenlit quicker then anyone else

i agree...