Movie Moment: Hey! It's --- Ian Holm

And Belated Purpose Statement: “Hey! It’s…:”

I am a fan of actors and actresses who are very versatile, and who often get second-billing in the credits. They are the ones who may not notice in the “talk about them on the way home from the theater” way the first or second or third time you see them in a movie, but sooner or later you start saying “Hey it’s…” Folks like Gary Oldman, and our former “hey it’s” guy, Sean Bean.

In this case, hey it’s…Ian Holm! Like Mr. Bean (heh heh) his most famous role was in Lord of the Rings, as Bilbo Baggins. (Whose name I always like to say like Gandalf says it when he’s chewing him out). But the man has been in a ton of movies! Some of them I did not remember him in – had to look up pictures to remind myself what he looked like in the role – dang chameleons!

The movies I have seen Ian Holm in:
Alien – the android Ash
Chariots of Fire – Sam Mussabini
Hamlet – Polonius (this was the one with Mel Gibson)
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – Baron Frankenstein (the dad)
The Madness of King George – Dr. Wills
The Fifth Element – Father Vito Cornelius (he’s a good comedian!)
The Day After Tomorrow – Frozen scientist
Garden State – Zach Braff’s dad
The Aviator – Professor Fitz
Ratatouille – Skinner (the evil French chef! – comedy again!)

Movies I would like to see Ian Holm in:
Brazil
From Hell – the Jack the Ripper movie with Johnny Depp
eXistenZ
Lord of War

Watch out for Ian Holm – you never know where he’ll turn up!

Movie Moment: Hey! It's --- Sean Bean

The other day I wrote about villain plummeting, and mentioned the James Bond movie "GoldenEye" as one example. At the time I couldn’t remember the name of the villain, or who played him.

Then, this weekend, I happened to catch the end of "GoldenEye" on Telemundo.

Yeah, Telemundo. This weekend they’re showing "Braveheart." En espanol.

Anyway, there was "GoldenEye," and upon seeing the bad guy, I said, “Hey! It’s Sean Bean!”

I like that Sean Bean. He is a very versatile actor, and like Gary Oldman, was on the verge of becoming known solely for portraying villains before branching out into other things.

My Sean Bean favorites:

Villains:
“Patriot Games” – He has a scar above his eye from where Harrison Ford hit him with a boat hook. Awesome.
“GoldenEye”
“Ronin”
“National Treasure” – Not my favorite movie, but he sells it!
“The Island”

Non-villains:
“The Lord of the Rings” – His most famous role, Boromir. I teared up at his death scene. You did, too, admit it. It’s ok, we’re all friends here.
“North Country” – This is a great movie. You should watch it.

Ones I Haven’t Seen Yet But Would Like To:
“Troy” – He plays Odysseus. I heard the movie itself was ok, but I think he’d make a great Odysseus.
“Flightplan” – The Jodi Foster airplane thriller.

Be on the lookout for Sean Bean! You never know where he’ll turn up.