Christian Bale losing it on set of T4 at the DP

DampCat · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:27

Why so serious?

sorry

dirtydog · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:28

Evangelion said:
He was acceptable in American Psycho, though not compelling. He simply failed to convey the necessary charisma and malice required for the part; he felt "matter of fact" rather than "cold and calculating". There was no chill factor. He was superb as the suave control freak businessman, but not so good as the sociopathic killer.

Dark Knight was a huge disappointment; he played an utterly unconvincing Batman, easily upstaged by Ledger and Caine. No grativas, no menace, no "anti-hero" vibes. Just a pretty boy in a costume.

I don't rate him as an actor.

I think he was outstanding in American Psycho, as well as Batman Begins and the Prestige. Also The Machinist and Harsh Times.

His role in the most recent Batman film wasn't great, but that was the fault of the script which didn't give him a very major role.

Sankari · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:33

anticonscience said:
Also Bale is a good actor, he was brilliant in The Presitige as well.

He was excellent in The Prestige; no argument there. It was very refreshing.

I just find his work a bit hit and miss. He lacks consistency.

Hectic Glenn · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:38

I loved him in TDK and Equilibrium is one of those films I've seen way too many times. But dear god calm down man, I understand Shawn did something annoying but the scale of his reaction is way OTT.

Why so serious?

Why so overused quote, batman!?

DampCat · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:41

Hectic Glenn said:
Why so overused quote, batman!?

Oh god, get out.

dirtydog · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:42

DampCat said:
Oh god, get out.

People, including you evidently, do use that line rather a lot

Tombo · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:44

Great holier than thou attitude around here though.

Dougsnake · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:45

Well that guy wont be messing his scenes up anymore.......... lol

DampCat · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:46

dirtydog said:
People, including you evidently, do use that line rather a lot

Indeed, that was somewhat the irony of my post, hence including the sub text.

MikeHunt79 · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:46

cheets64 said:
Bad day at the office we all have them, he stays in character.

Both cast and crew often do 12 hour days 6 days a week, it's not surprising for someone to have a rant really...

Gaygle · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:46

Bloody hell - i thought christian bale was alright, but it seems like he's a bit of a mentalist

uknowist · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:51

DampCat said:
Indeed, that was somewhat the irony of my post, hence including the sub text.

although it would have been funny if the guy he was shouting at said that as a come back

Helium_Junkie · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:56

I now love Bale more than I did yesterday

Go Baleman Go!!!

dirtydog · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:57

DampCat said:
Indeed, that was somewhat the irony of my post, hence including the sub text.

I guess it went over my head

dirtydog · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:57

Helium_Junkie said:
I now love Bale more than I did yesterday
Go Baleman Go!!!

But do you want to have his babies?

RDM · 3 Feb 2009 at 14:59

As with a whole bunch of "celebrity news" completely irrelevant to me.

yer_averagejoe · 3 Feb 2009 at 15:19

His reaction may have been justified but he didn't handle the situation very well. He humiliated a collegue infront of everyone and showed him a complete lack of respect. If you want respect from your collegues and to build a reputation as being a decent actor to work with, you've got to show respect to everyone on the team, no matter how small their roles are in comparison.

Edit: That being said, its only human to loose our cool sometimes. I have. The unusual length of this outburst is what has grabbed the public's attention. I'm sure he's told many a people hes worked with to **** off now and then. To be shouted at for almost 4 minutes without arguing back is pretty hurtful.

JBuk · 3 Feb 2009 at 15:32

He gave a roasting to someone , big deal

although I'm suprised Bale had to rant about it instead of the director or whoever was controlling the set

Helium_Junkie · 3 Feb 2009 at 15:32

dirtydog said:
But do you want to have his babies?

That'd be awesome.

Helium_Junkie · 3 Feb 2009 at 15:33

JBuk said:
He gave a roasting to someone , big deal

although I'm suprised Bale had to rant about it instead of the director or whoever was clearly doing a bad job of controlling the set

I can understand him getting angry, some dude is walking around dropping lights while the actors are being filmed, and nobody is stopping him. It has to fall to the actor to point out the problem!