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[Movie] Adam McKay's "Vice" (Christian Bale as Dick Cheney)

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  1. heypartner

    heypartner Contributing Member

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    Official trailer just released

    Story of Dick Cheney -- Interesting it is written by Adam McKay (Will Ferrell's buddy). Will it be a comedy? lulz



    Written, Directed and Produced by Adam McKay
    Big Short, Anchorman (and many SNLs), Ant-Man, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

    Stellar Cast

    Christian Bale as Cheney
    Steve Carell as Rumsfeld (lulz)
    Sam Rockwell (Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, MO, Iron Man 2, Hitchhiker's Guide) as W
    Tyler Perry as Colin Powell
    Amy Adams (Arrival, Lois Lane, American Hustle) as Mrs Cheney
    Alison Pill (Newsroom) as Mary Cheney
    Jesse Plemons (BB) (no role mentioned, I suppose he's the guy who gets Shotgun to the face)
     
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    I saw the clip before seeing who was in the cast. I did not even recognize Bale and Rockwell until they were credited. McKay directing The Big Short and this cast make it seem like this will not be a comedy, other than the real life comedy of it.
     
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  3. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    The Big Short WAS a comedy. And so is this.
     
    #3 Ziggy, Oct 3, 2018
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    Christian Bale is the anti will smith or denzel. He really becomes the character.
     
    #4 Air Langhi, Oct 3, 2018
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    If they gave Oscar's for trailers, Christian Bale would win easily.
     
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    The Biggest sociopath Bale's ever played.
     
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    Methinks Rockwell is getting typecasted. Zaphod Beeblebrox and now W.?

    Time to hit Broadway, Sam. Work on that range.
     
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  8. heypartner

    heypartner Contributing Member

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    ummm.... Rockwell just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor playing the Sheriff in Three Billboards.

    I guess you don't watch dramas requiring "that range," much. :p

     
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    How is Cheney still alive? He's had about 2 dozen heart surgeries including a transplant - dude is Vadar.
     
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    Nah, I love Sam. My sarcasm sucks these days.

    If I had to pick a movie for him to get a statue for it'd be Moon though.
     
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    Well, Sam Rocks So Well.
     
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    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Looks great, if sometimes hard to watch. Wonder if they contemplated Will Ferrell as W?

     
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    Chaney did more to destroy America as we knew it than Trump has or ever will.
     
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    You know a movie is going to be good when you watch the trailer over and over for subtle things you missed. Side note: didn't Bale have major problems with his last major weight gain (gout/ herniated disc)?
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Did you watch the credits of that skit? Guess who wrote and directed it? :)
     
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    True story - Dick Cheney no longer has a heartbeat or pulse. He has a synthetic pump that is essentially an Archimedes' Screw that pumps blood around at a steady rate, not in pulses like a heart.
     
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    problem with these films is everyone involved having utter contempt for their subject matter

    like Oliver Stone's W, an unmemorable caricature
     
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    Looks great. Will definitely pick up some acting noms at the Oscars.
     
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  20. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    No, just about this much.

    [​IMG]
     
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