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Keanu Reeves

  • 26-01-2019 4:16am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭


    May not be the best actor by a long shot but has given us some of the the most memorable scenes/quotes/films etc.

    In no particular order Bill and Ted, The Matrix, Speed, Point break, John Wick etc. Sure some turkeys along the way.

    A private man whos seen his share of tragedy, doesn't plaster it all over social media. Gave millions of his paycheck to the crew of the Matrix.

    His gun work in preparation for John Wick is outstanding. The youtube clip you might see wasn't his first time. That takes a lot of time to do.

    TLDR: Keanu Reeves is actually cooler than John Wick.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,360 ✭✭✭Lorelli!


    I've always liked him as an actor. I loved Bill and Ted. The Matrix also when it originally came out.

    I quite liked The Devil's Advocate too and Constantine was not great but alright.

    Never sat down and watched Speed and I believe he got fairly bad reviews for Dracula.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭Heckler


    Lorelli! wrote: »
    I've always liked him as an actor. I loved Bill and Ted. The Matrix also when it originally came out.

    I quite liked The Devil's Advocate too and Constantine was not great but alright.

    Never sat down and watched Speed and I believe he got fairly bad reviews for Dracula.

    He was brutal bad in Dracula but Speed is up there with Die Hard as a 90's action classic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    Will Smith turned down the starring role in the Matrix to film Cowboys and Aliens. From reading about Keanu Reeves and what his fellow actors say about him he comes across as one of the nicest, most down to earth and genuine bond fide superstars.

    He takes public transport. Shuns the limelight. No bad press or wannabe stories. He does a lot for charity. Loved him in Bill and Ted. One of my favourite films is the Replacements where he was the Quarterback for a team who recruited hasbeens and degenerates after their first string went on strike. It also starred Gene Hackman and Rhys Ifans.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,351 ✭✭✭Littlehorny


    I remember at one stage reading that he just lived in hotels because he didn't bother buying himself a house but had bought family members houses.

    The Matrix story is amazing if true, he gave up 75 million!

    Seen a piece on telly once where he was on talking about a company he owns that makes custom motorbikes, was great to see him in a garage relaxed just talking about bikes with a few lads.
    He looked genuinely happy, something he has not always been.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Frank O. Pinion


    Knock Knock (2015), directed by Eli Roth.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    I remember at one stage reading that he just lived in hotels because he didn't bother buying himself a house but had bought family members houses.

    The Matrix story is amazing if true, he gave up 75 million!

    Seen a piece on telly once where he was on talking about a company he owns that makes custom motorbikes, was great to see him in a garage relaxed just talking about bikes with a few lads.
    He looked genuinely happy, something he has not always been.

    https://geeks.media/will-smith-famously-turned-down-the-matrix-here-s-what-it-would-have-looked-like

    It was Wild Wild West instead of Cowboys and Aliens.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,986 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Lorelli! wrote: »
    I've always liked him as an actor. I loved Bill and Ted. The Matrix also when it originally came out.

    I quite liked The Devil's Advocate too and Constantine was not great but alright.

    Never sat down and watched Speed and I believe he got fairly bad reviews for Dracula.

    Seriously?

    He is shocking. As wooden as they come.

    But good to hear that he's a civil bloke, unaffected by Hollywood and money.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,246 ✭✭✭judeboy101


    Sad back story lost his best friend, river Phoenix and his gf had miscarriage. Seems so sad but not a bad bone in his body.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,930 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    judeboy101 wrote:
    Sad back story lost his best friend, river Phoenix and his gf had miscarriage. Seems so sad but not a bad bone in his body.

    She died too although I don't think they were together when that happened.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,986 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I remember at one stage reading that he just lived in hotels because he didn't bother buying himself a house but had bought family members houses.

    The Matrix story is amazing if true, he gave up 75 million!

    Seen a piece on telly once where he was on talking about a company he owns that makes custom motorbikes, was great to see him in a garage relaxed just talking about bikes with a few lads.
    He looked genuinely happy, something he has not always been.

    Th makeup and SFX staff have said its an urban myth.....who knows?

    https://uproxx.com/movies/did-keanu-reeves-really-give-away-80-million-dollars/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,408 ✭✭✭✭salmocab


    He’s in two of my favorite guilty pleasure movies, Point Break and Youngblood.


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    He is a very rare gem.

    By all accounts a true professional. He may command high fees, but he gives all or most of it to charitable causes and doesn't make a big song or dance about it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,080 ✭✭✭Patser


    He's a great person in some great movies - I actually really liked Constantine....


    But he almost single handedly destroys Dangerous Liaisons - he's just so terribly out of place while Malkovich and Close are in such supreme mode.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭thomas anderson.


    Reeves has never made a bad movie


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,930 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Patser wrote:
    But he almost single handedly destroys Dangerous Liaisons - he's just so terribly out of place while Malkovich and Close are in such supreme mode.
    One of the best movies ever made, disagree with you, everybody was excellent in Dangerous Liaisons.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,031 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    Reeves has never made a bad movie
    Short memory, eh? ;)

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



  • Registered Users Posts: 607 ✭✭✭Pete Moss


    Point Break is fantastic. No denying it's one of the greatest action movies of all time. Patrick Swayze outshines Reeves in the movie, but Johnny Utah wouldn't be the same without Reeves.

    Can't believe someone sanctioned a remake of it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭Heckler


    His dedication to a role is impressive. A year of martial arts training for the Matrix and as long for Firearms training for John Wick. And it shows for anyone who may have an eye for that kinda thing,


  • Registered Users Posts: 483 ✭✭BornIn84


    salmocab wrote: »
    He’s in two of my favorite guilty pleasure movies, Point Break and Youngblood.

    I wouldn't see Point Break as a guilty pleasure film at all. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) I think its the best LA Cop/Heist film out there still - the story is great and Swayze was fantastic in it too (as well as Busey)- it's re-watchability is so high.

    Reeves is suited for one kind of role in my opinion - people call him wooden but to me he comes across as just a quieter type without a huge personality like most hollywood leading men.

    Very likeable in most roles.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,360 ✭✭✭Lorelli!


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Seriously?

    He is shocking. As wooden as they come.

    But good to hear that he's a civil bloke, unaffected by Hollywood and money.

    Ye he is a bit wooden but it has never really bothered me. I meant I like him though. I don't think he's pretentious like some other actors.

    I would have grown up watching Bill and Ted and then shortly after that was The Matrix. Bill and Ted was so funny and the first Matrix blew me away.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Irish_peppa


    saw an article on him a few years ago in daily mail. he was sitting on a park bench eating a packed lunch on his own. looks like a very quite down to earth man. I never saw anything on him being married or being in a relationship . last entry on his wiki page relates to his first wife who died back in 2001. Does he deliberatly keep his private life secret or is it the paparaazi are just not interested in him?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,408 ✭✭✭✭salmocab


    saw an article on him a few years ago in daily mail. he was sitting on a park bench eating a packed lunch on his own. looks like a very quite down to earth man. I never saw anything on him being married or being in a relationship . last entry on his wiki page relates to his first wife who died back in 2001. Does he deliberatly keep his private life secret or is it the paparaazi are just not interested in him?

    I’d imagine it’s a bit of both, he doesn’t court media attention and does nothing much of interest to them and in turn they rarely bother with him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,986 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    He does come across as a decent spud.

    Then again, he is few and far between in Hollywood. Most big actors, pop stars, celebs etc get up their own a$$holes and think they are different to the rest of us, whereas they really aren't.

    He's only a man after all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    I loved the matrix and John Will

    But hes a terrible actor


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13 Stonewall Jackson


    Reeves has never made a bad movie

    Hmm, Mr. Anderson. You disappoint me.
    -Agent Smith


    Seriously though, has anyone seen that new Sci-Fi film he's in where he brings his family back from the dead and tries to continue on life as normal. It was too weird.

    ETA: Its called Replicas. Awful tripe.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    The John Wick franchise pretty much restored my faith in the ability of Hollywood to make hugely over-the-top action movies with car chases, henchmen being shot in the head, and cheesy dialogue. They are so frickin’ entertaining.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭Gwynplaine


    I love him. "There is no spoon"


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Echo the love for Keanu. I'd watch him in anything, even though there's a few dodgy ones in there.

    But as mentioned already, he has more than his share of iconic characters/scenes/lines. Point Break, Speed, Matrix, John Wick. All classic Hollywood fare.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭rockatansky


    Baba Yaga!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 894 ✭✭✭cian68


    I AM AN FBI AGENT!

    He's pretty good in 'To The Bone' as far as I remember and I enjoyed 'Destination Wedding' just because I like him and Winona and it's pleasant seeing them banter on screen.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭fxotoole


    joeguevara wrote: »
    Will Smith turned down the starring role in the Matrix to film Cowboys and Aliens.

    LMFAO!!!!

    You mean Wild Wild West?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,205 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Never got why people call him a bad actor. Dude makes good movies and that's all that matters from a viewers standpoint.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    fxotoole wrote: »
    LMFAO!!!!

    You mean Wild Wild West?

    I knew it was a sh1t western. I corrected myself about 5 minutes after.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    Back on point the OP said he wasn’t the best actor. He is no Pacino or Marlon Brando. But I think the point the OP was making was in all the sh1t and fakeness of Hollywood it is refreshing when an A Lister is an honest decent human being.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,452 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    Heckler wrote: »
    His dedication to a role is impressive. A year of martial arts training for the Matrix and as long for Firearms training for John Wick. And it shows for anyone who may have an eye for that kinda thing,

    You'd love the honest trailer review of it and they take the piss out of Liam Neeson.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    I dont get the hate for Reeves. Been in some of the biggest films of the last 25 years and seems like a person that I'd love to hang out with


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    Dempsey wrote: »
    I dont get the hate for Reeves. Been in some of the biggest films of the last 25 years and seems like a person that I'd love to hang out with

    Completely agree with the hanging out part but I don’t think I have ever heard anyone say they hate me. He is regularly quoted on social media as an inspiration and how to live life.

    For example this quote: “Most people know me, but don’t know my story. At the age of 3, I watched my father leave. I attended four different high schools and struggled with dyslexia, making my education more challenging than it is for most. Eventually I left high school without earning a diploma. At the age of 23, my closest friend River Phoenix died of a drug overdose. In 1998, I met Jennifer Syme. We fell instantly in love and by 1999, Jennifer was pregnant with our daughter. Sadly, after eight months, our child was born stillborn. We were devastated by her death and it eventually ended our relationship. 18 months later, Jennifer died in a car accident. Since then I avoid serious relationships and having kids. My younger sister had leukemia. Today she is cured, and I donated 70% of my gains from the movie Matrix to Hospitals that treat leukemia. I am one of the only Hollywood stars without a Mansion. I don’t have any bodyguards and do not wear fancy clothes. And even though I’m worth $100 million, I still ride the subway and I love it! So in the end, I think we can all pretty well agree that even in the face of tragedy, a stellar person can thrive. No matter what’s going on in your life, you can overcome it! Life is worth living.”

    I found this which goes through some of his most inspirational advice and all I can say is ‘what a man!’
    https://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/top-11-quotes-by-keanu-reeves-to-help-you-live-a-happy-and-epic-life/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,485 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    bnt wrote: »

    I've seen worse

    Keanu and Sandra at least have chemistry


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    I find his early stoner persona endearing. I remember as a kid watching him in Parenthood and thinking this guy talks a lot of sense and to never judge a book by its cover.


    https://youtu.be/QFaUX9ZbyRM


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭HandsomeBob


    Keanu fan here also even though he has had his turkeys. I am on my own though because I don't believe his performance in Dracula was terrible. Miscast yes but I felt terrible sympathy for his Harker, so that in itself means Keanu gave a decent fist of it. Certainly doesn't ruin the movie for me which is admittedly a favourite of mine.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    He was also extremely clever with the deal he cut for the Matrix sequels. Reportedly $15 million per movie plus 15% of the gross takings.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    corcaigh07 wrote: »
    He was almost extremely clever with the deal he cut for the Matrix sequels. Reportedly $15 million per movie plus 15% of the gross takings.

    Doesn’t really matter to him as he gives away most of his earnings.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭thomas anderson.


    bnt wrote: »

    What are you getting at? ðŸ˜

    Has never made a bad movie EVER


  • Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Irish_peppa


    joeguevara wrote: »
    Doesn’t really matter to him as he gives away most of his earnings.

    Hmmm

    He donated over $75 million to people he worked with in Matrix so assuming 1500 people worked on that film they each got 50K each is that true???? Seriosuly thou or is that a story put out by someone


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    Keanu fan here also even though he has had his turkeys. I am on my own though because I don't believe his performance in Dracula was terrible. Miscast yes but I felt terrible sympathy for his Harker, so that in itself means Keanu gave a decent fist of it. Certainly doesn't ruin the movie for me which is admittedly a favourite of mine.

    I don't believe he was miscast for that at all. The character in the film was a wooden guy and Keanu delivered a wooden guy. Because he did a couple of non intellectual guys in his first big films, he got the reputation as a wooden dude, but he is capable of plenty more.


  • Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Irish_peppa


    Hmmm

    He donated over $75 million to people he worked with in Matrix so assuming 1500 people worked on that film they each got 50K each is that true???? Seriosuly thou or is that a story put out by someone

    Woo lets hold our horses here now im hearing this story from above post
    "My younger sister had leukemia. Today she is cured, and I donated 70% of my gains from the movie Matrix to Hospitals that treat leukemia"

    Which story is True

    Story A:

    70% Matrix Gains to leukemia research

    Story B:
    $75 Million to the Production staff of Matrix

    Is someone telling porkie pies?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Sugarlumps


    Reeves is like a packet of wine gums.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,574 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    Woo lets hold our horses here now im hearing this story from above post
    "My younger sister had leukemia. Today she is cured, and I donated 70% of my gains from the movie Matrix to Hospitals that treat leukemia"

    Which story is True

    Story A:

    70% Matrix Gains to leukemia research

    Story B:
    $75 Million to the Production staff of Matrix

    Is someone telling porkie pies?

    Think I heard he had given XX million from the Matrix sequels to the effects crew. Never heard re the hospitals. Anyway, an all round top bloke from most reports.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭Sabre0001


    Thought he was great in The Matrix and the John Wick series. Love the dedication behind the craft in terms of learning martial arts and gunplay too.

    Seems like a decent chap from the few bits and pieces you see online.

    https://anewkindofhuman.com/10-times-people-caught-keanu-reeves-being-a-hero-in-real-life/

    🤪



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    The Gift is a great movie from a long way back. Was the first movie I think where he played against type, and he was great in it.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt00219699/


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