Johnny Depp

[Marky B]

I read in a few papers this week that Hollywood superstar,Johnny Depp,who has made many movies over here,donated £1M to the Great Ormond Street Hospital,as a gesture of thanks for the help they gave to his daughter last year. Not only that,he dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow and read stories to the children in the hospital.

Not only a genuinely talented actor,but a generous one as well.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[DB7]

It's strange how some like Depp are openly critical of their homeland and becomes anglophiles, whilst others like Tim Roth head in the other direction and swear they'd never return. Horses for courses I suppose.

[graz]

Depp is a class act. You just sense he's for real. A genuine man and a great actor.

[Marky B]

He puts on a good English accent (Sleepy Hollow,POTC and Sweeney Tood) but my favourite of his is Donnie Brasco.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[Moor Larkin]

I would put him with Nicole Kidman in that category of movie-star whose celebrity status seemed more striking than their work, but in recent years their apparent willingness to try almost anything has made me revise my muted opinion into open admiration.

[Nick Dando]

He's good at Scottish and fluent in Sparrow.



Nick

[DB7]

name='Nick Dando']He's good at Scottish and fluent in Sparrow.



Nick

And a frequent visitor to Canterbury.

[Freddy]

While filming The Libertine in the Isle of Man, He and Vanessa Paradis visited our village. They spent 10 minutes chatting in the newsagents. I wasn't there but everyone said they were a great couple, very friendly.



Freddy

[Nita St. James]

The Libertine. What a movie, and what a performance Johnny Depp gave...



I loved it and was replused by it as well...



I am now wondering if this wasn't the inspiration for Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray...Johnny Depp at the end seemed to be that portrait come to life. I never in my life thought I could ever find Johnny replusive in any way shape or form...WRONG...he was just fantastic, the best performance of his career so far IMHO.



I urge everybody to see this movie. It might be a bit raw for a few folks, but I say buck up and watch it anyway.



I thought the cinematography was wonderful and I don't know that much about that period of history in England, but it certainly tranports you to another time and place admirably.



Also I want to mention the short documentary on the DVD about the making of it was very enjoyable and informative. I loved the look and the feel of the movie and most of it was filmed with candles as the main source of lighting, it really lent itself well to capture the feel and look of the time period. Also lots of fog, smoke and rain and mud was added to set the scene. Very well done movie.



The filmmakers said they didn't want it to look like a Merchant Ivory film...no chance of that .



I can't get the image of Johnny at the end of the movie out of my brain, and it had the same effect on me years ago when I watched the original picture of Dorian Gray and they find his portrait at the end, if you remember the entire movie is black and white but there are several color inserts in the film, of course the most dramatic of which is when the portrait is revealed to us at the end.



I've been looking into this a bit, no link or any reference to Wilde basing anything on Wilmont's life. But quite a few reviewers made the same statement, about Depp looking like Dorian Grays portrait come to life...probably more than a few of us were traumatized by that moment in our youth...



If anyone could make us sympathize with this monster of self-destruction, it's Depp, a modern movie Dorian Gray. (He could pass for the nephew of Hurd Hatfield, who played Gray in the 1945 movie.)



Rochester looks like the hidden picture of Dorian Gray, every crime blazing from his diseased face



Also when speaking of Dorian Gray I don't know how many times the term 'libertine' was used in conjuction with his name...I just thought it was an interesting analogy. Of course there have been more than a few 'libertines' in history, real and/or ficticious.

[Dame Starry]

Hasn't he recently bought a 'pile' just outside Bath?

He's such a nice bloke and loved by people of all ages too. My mother (the inimitable Granny Lovett) adores him - and she's 87!



YDSL x.

[batman]

name='Dame Starry']Hasn't he recently bought a 'pile' just outside Bath?

He's such a nice bloke and loved by people of all ages too. My mother (the inimitable Granny Lovett) adores him - and she's 87!



YDSL x.

I read a piece recently where it said he had donned his Captain Jack Sparrow costume to entertain the kids at the hospital (Gt Ormond St) where his daughter was treated during her serious illness. He also donated £1 million to the hospital.



Bats.



edit - I just read Mark's original post on this thread ..... I've only just come home from a long hard day ... and I'm knackered, so please forgive me for repeating that post

[Dame Starry]

I reckon it's worth a double mention, Bats.



YDSL x.

[Marky B]

name='Dame Starry']I reckon it's worth a double mention, Bats.



YDSL x.

I second that mention.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[christoph404]

Depp donated £1million of his own money to Great Ormond Street and film company Disney have pledged £10milllion. I've always admired Depp as an actor, he made a determined and risky choice early in his career not to be categorised as another good looking romantic action hero along the lines of Cruise and instead put his image on the line in unusual quirky roles such as the cross dressing Ed Wood and Edward Scisssorhands, I would take my hat off to him for that. To take the time to visit Great Ormond Street to entertain the kids as Jack Sparrow is an amazing gesture, it was no publicity stunt either because his visit was kept under wraps and has only recently come to light, I think it was in November of last year. Doctors and Nurses were also invited to the premier and party for "Pirates OFTC" Good for him, sound like a really nice bloke!

[Here Hare Here]

...as well as being a charismatic actor and all round good guy, JD also has a great sense of humour. Anyone remember him in the Suit You, Fast Show sketch a while back? Apparently HE asked Paul Whitehouse if he could be on the show, not the other way round.



And yes, I remember the B+W Dorian Gray film with colour shockers very well. Saw it at an impressionably young age and the final portrait image has remained with me ever since. A classic!

[HayleyG]

As well as being a brilliant actor he's also bloody gorgeous, yes I'm another one who fancies him.

[Here Hare Here]

...along with the rest of the female population of the world. It seems to be one of those universal truths!! Yes, he is gorgeous!!

[Irongiant]

name='Nita St. James']The Libertine. What a movie, and what a performance Johnny Depp gave...



I loved it and was replused by it as well...



I am now wondering if this wasn't the inspiration for Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray...Johnny Depp at the end seemed to be that portrait come to life. I never in my life thought I could ever find Johnny replusive in any way shape or form...WRONG...he was just fantastic, the best performance of his career so far IMHO.



I urge everybody to see this movie. It might be a bit raw for a few folks, but I say buck up and watch it anyway.



I thought the cinematography was wonderful and I don't know that much about that period of history in England, but it certainly tranports you to another time and place admirably.



Also I want to mention the short documentary on the DVD about the making of it was very enjoyable and informative. I loved the look and the feel of the movie and most of it was filmed with candles as the main source of lighting, it really lent itself well to capture the feel and look of the time period. Also lots of fog, smoke and rain and mud was added to set the scene. Very well done movie.



The filmmakers said they didn't want it to look like a Merchant Ivory film...no chance of that .



I can't get the image of Johnny at the end of the movie out of my brain, and it had the same effect on me years ago when I watched the original picture of Dorian Gray and they find his portrait at the end, if you remember the entire movie is black and white but there are several color inserts in the film, of course the most dramatic of which is when the portrait is revealed to us at the end.



I've been looking into this a bit, no link or any reference to Wilde basing anything on Wilmont's life. But quite a few reviewers made the same statement, about Depp looking like Dorian Grays portrait come to life...probably more than a few of us were traumatized by that moment in our youth...



If anyone could make us sympathize with this monster of self-destruction, it's Depp, a modern movie Dorian Gray. (He could pass for the nephew of Hurd Hatfield, who played Gray in the 1945 movie.)



Rochester looks like the hidden picture of Dorian Gray, every crime blazing from his diseased face



Also when speaking of Dorian Gray I don't know how many times the term 'libertine' was used in conjuction with his name...I just thought it was an interesting analogy. Of course there have been more than a few 'libertines' in history, real and/or ficticious.

Can I second those comments by simply quoting them in full - The Libertine is a fantastic film that's deploringly under-rated. It's one of those films that I would find very hard to fault, and Depp really is excellent.



10/10

[christoph404]

Depp as Dorian Gray? Good idea!...I can see that. Depp is in his mid forties now so that is a role he would have to do soon, he could pull it off as he looks a lot younger than his years.