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Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:40 am
by theSleepiLizzie_of_2006
Okay I looked this up but it doesn't come up...and this closely relates to the "DeNiro or Cowboy" topic...
I was watching Mean Streets the other day and felt that DeNiro kind of reminds me of Ajax in the movie...except Ajax was a lady chaser but Johnny Boy wasn't...yet they were both troublemakers...I'm not saying I would have been a good idea to have casted DeNiro for either Cowboy or Ajax...but any opinions on this?
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:01 am
by $now4Ever
No Robert Diniro would have been all talk, Ajax was all talk and all Mucsle. I mean compare their strength and how fit they are. I think James Remar surpases Robert Diniro in every category for playing the role of Ajax.
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:45 pm
by doyle
This movie is unbelieveble wonderful even because there weren't famous actors, I like it a lot for this reason too.
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:46 pm
by trixter468
No James Remar??!?!?!?!? I can't bear the thought!!!!
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:45 pm
by Lion
James Remar ALL the way..........
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:06 pm
by adam88
And also, lets not forget that Walter Hill wanted more of a realistic approach, of real people in real situations. Robert Deniro became famous from Taxi Drive, so it would have messed up Walter Hill's image of average unknown people.
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:45 pm
by Lion
I mentioned this on the DeNiro/Cowboy topic. DeNiro would of taken the value and the focus from the film and the other characters. So I am glad they stuck with Remar, I don't think anyone else could pull Ajax off but him
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:08 am
by Swan 1979
No James Remar had that look and gave Ajax the bad ass I don't give a crap character.
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:39 pm
by stevo2k6
Swan 1979 wrote:
No James Remar had that look and gave Ajax the bad ass I don't give a crap character.
yes he did, thats true !!
Re: Remar or DeNiro as Ajax
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:30 am
by swan64
James Remar made thae character his own in that movie and any other choice would have effected the film for the worse.