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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 361904" data-attributes="member: 23">Oh, I completely agree.Yes, that&#039;s it really. She did it, and it&#039;s not that she was wrong for the role, but it could be a tad indulgent of someone, somewhere to possibly pass over an actress who would have been just that bit more &quot;right&quot; in order to see this huge star put their spin on it. That&#039;s showbiz, and of course she&#039;s one of the biggest names which is going to add pedigree to any vehicle, as well as pretty much guaranteeing a great performance. Logic says they&#039;re going to opt for that kind of security.As you say, there&#039;s a novel kind of appeal in seeing someone take on a new persona in this way. But, as I commented when watching The Iron Lady, I never forgot it was Meryl, and so she never completely became Thatcher for me, and I have to accept that this is a different experience from watching someone I don&#039;t know as well inhabit the role. It may not have been a better experience, but equally there&#039;s a possibility it would have been.Oh, absolutely. Like I said, it&#039;s nothing she did. It&#039;s the reputation. She may not want it, and it probably makes her challenges even more daunting because of the way expectations raise when her name becomes attached to something.Oh, thanks Willie. This mistake certainly added some different layers to my viewing experience.I&#039;ve never seen either, but thanks to your warning I now know I can safely rule out Dante&#039;s Peak.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 361904, member: 23"] Oh, I completely agree. Yes, that's it really. She did it, and it's not that she was wrong for the role, but it could be a tad indulgent of someone, somewhere to possibly pass over an actress who would have been just that bit more "right" in order to see this huge star put their spin on it. That's showbiz, and of course she's one of the biggest names which is going to add pedigree to any vehicle, as well as pretty much guaranteeing a great performance. Logic says they're going to opt for that kind of security. As you say, there's a novel kind of appeal in seeing someone take on a new persona in this way. But, as I commented when watching [I]The Iron Lady[/I], I never forgot it was Meryl, and so she never completely [U]became[/U] Thatcher for me, and I have to accept that this is a different experience from watching someone I don't know as well inhabit the role. It may not have been a [U]better[/U] experience, but equally there's a possibility it would have been. Oh, absolutely. Like I said, it's nothing she did. It's the reputation. She may not want it, and it probably makes her challenges even more daunting because of the way expectations raise when her name becomes attached to something. Oh, thanks Willie. This mistake certainly added some different layers to my viewing experience. I've never seen either, but thanks to your warning I now know I can safely rule out [I]Dante's Peak.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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