Author Topic: Moby Dick (Read 662 times)

rpm · « **on:** October 03, 2007, 07:42:16 PM »

Late last night I caught Moby Dick with Gregory Peck on TCM. Wow. I've read the book. I've seen the film. I always considered it gawd awful, slow and boring. But for some reason last night I finally got a grasp on the story and was sucked into the drama. Wow!

Maybe it was Gregory Peck's performance or that of Richard Basehart, who I always considered a very underrated actor. That is a great, great film. I wonder why it hasn't been remade? PETA and Greenpeace would have a coniption fit, but with today's CGI capability that would be one freakishly awesome film.

Who would you cast?

Here's mine:

Captain Ahab: Anthony Hopkins

Ishmael: Matt Damon

Starbuck: Chris Cooper

Stubb: Clancy Brown

Queequeg: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2007, 07:48:00 PM »

It was remade with Patrick Stewart (star trek capt Picard) as Ahab.

It sucked

Always loved the Version with Peck
When I was a little kid kid and well before Cable Tv came out
there were a few movies that my father would let me stay up late to watch on a school night.

the original King Kong was one.
And Moby Dick was the other

Dont know about Hopkins as Ahab

Ahab is a rather dark charactor and needs a dark and commanding voice which is why Peck did it so well.

Hopkins is a very fine actor but his voice is too soft and "refined" for lack of a better term.

More a gentlemans lunatic then a salty sea capton.

Hmm who to play Ahab?

Lemme think

Yknurd · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2007, 07:53:42 PM »

Nicole Richie: Fishing pole
Paris Hilton: Sticky bait

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2007, 08:05:05 PM »

Yanno I was just flipping through the channels and stopped on a movie called "Land of the Blind"

and looking at him in the charactor he is playing there and listening to his voice it dawned on me he wouldnt be a bad choice..
He's got the voice and that slightly insane look in his eyes.
And seems to do well with dark charactors

Donald Sutherland

rpm · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2007, 08:11:28 PM »

I considered Donald Sutherland, but I thought Hopkins would out freak him.

JB73 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2007, 08:33:54 PM »

I read the book in high school for my English literature class. I read the WHOLE thing, no cliff notes or anything. I slammed the book in the report (this was a 1 semester class and the report was 75% of our grade) and basically called it a travesty of American writing, and called Melville out as a pompous high and mighty ass.

Got a A

I actually fell asleep in class 2 times reading it, once woken up by the teacher in front of everyone because I was snoring ROFL. He said "I know the book is a boring read, so fake it in class if you need to)

as for the movie I'd say Djimon Hounsou strikes me as the perfect "Queequeg"

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005023/

Hopkins would make a great Ahab, thats a hard role to cast though... as for Ishmael??? I think of someone similar to Tim Robins, but he's not right, just someone who can look nerdish and weak. Maybe Paul Giamatti if he was skinnier.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2007, 09:11:37 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm
I considered Donald Sutherland, but I thought Hopkins would out freak him.

Malkovich seems like a good choice for Ahab.

Stringer · « **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2007, 09:58:31 PM »

Sean Connery for Ahab...

Halo · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:07:59 PM »

Just take the characters in Fargo and turn them loose with Moby Dick.

Xargos · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:14:01 PM »

Hopkins would make a good Ahab.

Airscrew · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:53:29 PM »

I say Chistopher Walken is Captain Ahab....

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:35:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Stringer
Sean Connery for Ahab...

LOL I can see it now with the bad denture fit (you can tell by the way he speaks his "s's

“To the lasht, I grapple with thee; From Hell'sh heart, I shtab at thee; For hate'sh shake, I shpit my lasht breath at thee”

LMAO

rpm · « **Reply #12 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:35:56 PM »

Christopher Walken would be a great pick. Hard to beat him on the "out there" scale.

Just thought of another good fit, Robert Duval.

And scratch Matt Damon. Get me Juaquin Phoenix!

FiLtH · « **Reply #13 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:45:18 PM »

How about all the unknown actors out there. Many of the ones mentioned are way too Hollywood. If I were to remake it, the only guy you would recognize would be the whale. And even he might have a missile pack added.

rpm · « **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2007, 12:03:16 AM »

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Originally posted by FiLtH
If I were to remake it, the only guy you would recognize would be the whale. And even he might have a missile pack added.

Suddenly I can see it, Moby Dick meets Starship Troopers!

Quick, see if Casper VanDien is free!

Really? Any time day or night?

He'll work for scale?

He'll kickback 50%?