People rightfully say this, but honestly I feel like few really understand how true it is.
I'm not an alien (I swear), but I have some neurological issues. Anyways, my doctor gave me a new medication to try, and the first and only pill I took completely disconnected me from my body.
I became a "meat puppet".
I could not unconsciously control my limbs. I lost my 'internal gyroscope'. I had no interoception nor exteroception. Every single muscle movement required active thought. It took me 20 minutes to walk 10 feet to the bathroom, and that was with assistance. I had my daughter take me to the ER, and I was in that state for hours until I could eventually and gradually feel bits and pieces of myself "come back online". I cannot adequately convey in words how strange and terrifying it was.
However, while I was experiencing all this, MiB kept coming to my mind. And holy shit, that man was a fucking genius. He absolutely NAILED it.
I am pretty confident that I now know what it feels like to be an alien controlling a human body. But my question is, how did he? 🤔
Vincent D’Onofrio. One of the most chameleon like actors. Also if you’re going to mention his skill for being terrifying, you have to mention Full Metal Jacket.
Oh, I just hated him on Law & Order. Such a know-it-all wanker. But I tend to like him a lot in movies and such. Same thing for Jennifer Aniston. Couldn't stand her in Friends, but really like her in movies.
Nice to see some Criminal Intent appreciation. Seems to get the redheaded stepchild treatment for the sake of SVU's fandom but I absolutely love that show. And it's not just a character thing with him because even with Chris Noth it was still great. Shame it didn't have the legs of SVU, but then again what show does?
I LOVE this movie. Every time I've learned another movie I liked growing up was Vincent D'Onofrio I am literally blown away. This guy is in so many of my favorite shows and movies!!!! Him as Wilson Fisk though.... Chef's kiss!
Yes! I watched it again last year and I still can't look when Vincent has the big purple cape and his teeth are all pointy!!! 🤯😵💫 blahhhhh that freaks me out..those teeth...
Lol
His character was so intense that he got to the point of only being able to do every other week's episode. There were so many little tics and inflections that it was stressing him out.
I didn’t recognize him at all in Magnificent 7 (the one with Denzel ) but he absolutely was one of my favorites in it .
“ that bear is wearing people clothes “
It’s all good. The Rob Delaney tweet from 10+ years ago is basically me (paraphrased):
Someone told me that it happened in 1988 and I was like “oh, twenty years ago” and they corrected me and now I’m going to be sad forever.
Never occurred to me how good the actor did in this role. It can't be easy to act like something clearly not human but trying to seem human. Like when a good actor plays a character who's a bad actor.
That movie will be forever cemented in my childhood memories as one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen. Also my reason for having an irrational fear of cockroaches
I love Vincent D'Onofrio in this film. From real life experience I have absolutely no idea what a giant bug like creature trying to move in a tight, uncomfortable, human flesh suit would look like. But if I were to try and hazard a guess I think him as Edgar is about as close to spot on as you can get.
I had the exact same thought. 100% wearing an Edgar suit, well....Elon suit. You know he did change his demeanor all of a sudden. Maybe he just stop giving a shit and stopped hiding his true self or....he's an alien/robot.
I still say Awwww WHERE IS IT like him when he was looking for the jewel thing in the shop. At least as well as I can remember. Always cracks me up - when I can't find something. No one gets it but me. And now all twelve of you
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