Members tdempsey Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 I guess it makes sense, I'd rather see a musician (plus, Lenny has stolen much of Jimi's act anyway) than a real actor. Let's pray that it's done well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 60hurts Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 I thought they would pick this guy: Randy Hansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Lawrence Fishburne would've been perfect around 10 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pri_tru_lib Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Is this the same biopic that they were gonna choose Andre 3000 from Outkast for, or is that an entirely different thing? Cause I thought that was pretty much a done deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Remember a few years ago when they said they'd picked a white guy to play him? I can't remember who it was now... that was one of the more ridiculous things I'd heard in a long time and I'm glad it didn't happen! Yeah, Kravitz seems like a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PetersReviews Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by Lee Flier Remember a few years ago when they said they'd picked a white guy to play him? I can't remember who it was now... that was one of the more ridiculous things I'd heard in a long time and I'm glad it didn't happen! Yeah, Kravitz seems like a good choice. I agree with you. Kravitz is pretty good and I can't think of anyone else who would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 I agree that Kravitz is a good choice. I'm huge into his music but he has a bit of the same vibe as Jimi, IMHO... Not that it means anything, but iirc Kravitz is half white, half black, no? Jimi was black and Cherokee Indian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by Lee Flier Remember a few years ago when they said they'd picked a white guy to play him? Steven Seagal. I wish I was kidding. - Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 I'm sorry, this pic just doesn't say "rawk" to me...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Another interesting question.... How will they portray his death? Do we need to see the whole puking/choking thing? I forget what they did with the Jim Morrison film, but it was kinda corny anyways.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZED Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Yikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by phaeton Another interesting question....How will they portray his death? Do we need to see the whole puking/choking thing?I forget what they did with the Jim Morrison film, but it was kinda corny anyways.... In the movie, he quietly passed away while taking a bath...I liked that film though. Kilmer did an excellent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members object.session Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 i couldn't really give an opinion without knowing kravitz's acting skills. i mean, if he's a bad actor, he shouldn't even be playing himself in a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 I also think that Lenny Kravitz is a good choice, however, I totally agree with the post here by "60hurts" naming Randy Hansen as the most likely candidate. I saw him in concert in Denver back in 78 or 79 performing as The Randy Hansen Machine Gun: A tribute to Jimi Hendrix and I couldn't have been more blown away. I'm a huge Hendrix fan, and believe me, he totally nailed it. He not only plays and sounds like him, he even looks like him, which is pretty amazing since he is white. It was a surreal experience. The show opened with a darkened stage when purple footlights came up shrouded in billows of fog. Hansen had been lying unseen on the stage covered in fog when he slowly starts rising up out of the mist playing Purple Haze. Other than the fact that my ears were ringing for three days afterwards, it was one of the most amazing concerts I've ever seen. I don't know how he is as an actor, but it's hard to imagine anyone more musically appropriate for the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Counterpoint Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by phaeton I'm sorry, this pic just doesn't say "rawk" to me...... Oh, yeah! Big Steve looks just like Jimi! (Well, maybe to Stevie Wonder.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Counterpoint Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by Karma1 he even looks like him, which is pretty amazing since he is white. Not too amazing. Hendrix was of mixed heritage, as is Kravitz - the name is a bit of a giveaway. - So, I'm not surprised that there might be some white dudes with Hendrix-like looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pri_tru_lib Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Are you kidding me - Randy Hansen is someone you'd consider to act as Hendrix? The guy is white! What if an African-american played Johnny Cash? That ain't Cash! Another note: I don't mind tribute bands, but I hate the ones that go full getup. I think it's disgracing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d. gauss Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 > jeez zuz! forget that he's white...how bout he's like 90 years old! and u want him to play a dude who died under 30?hell, even lenny k. is too old for the part... -d. gauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Originally posted by Jeff da Weasel Steven Seagal.I wish I was kidding. Oh yeah that's right! I knew it had been somebody wildly inappropriate. Damn... what were they thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amplayer Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 I think it will be cool to watch Lenny Kravitz try to play guitar left handed and upside down. Even though Lenny is a master of most things music, that seems like a pretty difficult feat. Oh, and I'm just glad (like most of you) that the fools didn't pick a white guy to play Jimi. Plus, I think it's wonderful they got a real musician. If the director is good, they should be able to work around any acting deficiencies Lenny has. I wouldn't be surprized if Lenny is a pretty good actor anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aliengroover Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 It should be interesting. I wouldn't be shocked if he pulled it off. It's helps that he is a musician. I think that at times that can go a long way towards being convincing, but it's really the off the stage stuff that he really needs to sell. I look at the Jamie Foxx/Ray situation for hope. Jamie has basically been know as a comedian, not as a musician nor as a serious actor. I think his comedic skills went a long way towards playing Ray off stage, but in one fell swoop he quited all of the naysayers. I'm hoping Lenny really digs deep and finds a way to not screw it up.Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alndln2 Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Originally posted by amplayer I think it will be cool to watch Lenny Kravitz try to play guitar left handed and upside down. Lets pray he doesn't do any of the "playing",Please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Counterpoint Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Purple silk pajamas affect my brain I kinda believe that I look African I'm no great actor, but I'll give it a try 'Scuse me while I play this guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Originally posted by Alndln2 Lets pray he doesn't do any of the "playing",Please!! Why? Lenny's not a bad guitarist. He's no Jimi... but nobody else is either. - Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JLo Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 it doesn't seem that far off to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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