Cuddly Oldman flick (Was: David Thewlis, Gary Oldman, & Oliver replies)

[vincentjh]

--- Melly... wrote:
> 
> You know what's strange...I can see Gary Oldman as the terrifying 
version of 
> Sirius Black, totally, who couldn't? But then when we get to 
protective, 
> godfather Sirius (who I much prefer, of course), I really have a 
tough time 
> seeing the softer side Oldman. Hm. Just an afterthought...
> 
> And to VJH, I might see about Besieged, too. Now how about a cuddly 
Gary 
> Oldman flick? lol...Not cuddly, obviously, but something where 
he's, like, 
> *not* evil? :-P

Cuddly Gary Oldman flick? No. No. No. I'd never imagine him doing 
anything like that. That's too scary. 

I like Oldman when he does eccentric characters and in most of his 
films I've seen, he is, well, mad or evil or both. But, then, I guess 
you can't say Ludwig van Beethoven was an evil man. So, 
there, "Immortal Beloved." It's a fabricated story about Beethoven 
and his mysterious lover. Oldman plays the lead. It's not an evil 
character. Just mad. Mad and tortured. And he gets to show a little 
fatherly love towards a young boy, too. (Remember to ignore your 
history lesson and you might enjoy this.)

VJH
(who thinks she's probably going OT and will stop here)