Michael Madsen

Locke_ · 12-04-2004, 04:35 AM

Does anyone else love this guy? He has just got the coolest look, voice, and acting ability out there! He's Budd in Kill Bill, Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, and the foster dad in the Free Willy movies came in between those two! I mean crap, this guy is amazing. Does anyone else wish people would use him more? He's got so much talent and personality and it seems only Tarantino can home in on that.

Tulkas · 02-06-2005, 10:44 PM

He played a dink in Kill Bill.

Dilmo · 02-06-2005, 11:29 PM

His sister Virginia is talented also, being nominated for Sideways.

furthest1 · 11-08-2005, 04:35 PM

madsen is awesome, and so is virginia.

just saw sin city (finally) two days ago and he was his usual kick-ass self in that too.

limacharliewhiskey · 11-08-2005, 05:00 PM

I didn't know that Michael and Virginia were brother and sister. Never heard or read any articles about them being siblings. That's cool.

Big fans of both, I remember Virginia from way back in David Lynch's Dune and in Candyman.

As for Michael, always liked his tough guy image onscreen. Don't forget that he appeared in the last James Bond film, although I wish he were given a meatier role.

tomdkat · 11-11-2005, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by limacharliewhis

I didn't know that Michael and Virginia were brother and sister. Never heard or read any articles about them being siblings. That's cool.

Same here.

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Big fans of both, I remember Virginia from way back in David Lynch's Dune and in Candyman.

I didn't care for Dune much but loved Candyman.

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Don't forget that he appeared in the last James Bond film, although I wish he were given a meatier role.

I didn't know this. I guess I need to watch the last James Bond film. What is the name of it, by the way?

Peace...

Dilmo · 11-11-2005, 01:14 AM

See The Hot Spot. Virginia Madsen and Jennifer Connelly in the buff. Virginia, total. I can't believe you guys never new the connection.

cherno · 11-11-2005, 01:36 AM

I think Madsen (Michael) is mostly overrated. I liked him well enough in Kill Bill, Resevoir Dogs and some of his earlier work, but he was horrendous in Sin City.
Big big sore thumb for me for that movie. I cringe every time he delivers dialog. And don't try to convince me that he was speaking in some stylized pattern. He may have been trying to, but didn't pull it off. Some of the worst delivery I have ever heard in my life.

limacharliewhiskey · 11-11-2005, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tomdkat

I didn't know this. I guess I need to watch the last James Bond film. What is the name of it, by the way?

Peace...

Die Another Day, the one with Halle Berry, and apparently, the last Pierce Brosnan one. Probably my 2nd favorite Bond film with Brosnan, behind Goldeneye. On sale at Fry's thru Tuesday for only $6.99.

Dilmo · 11-11-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by tomdkat

I didn't know this. I guess I need to watch the last James Bond film. What is the name of it, by the way?

Peace...

I think he was joking.

MooglePorn · 11-11-2005, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cherno

Big big sore thumb for me for that movie. I cringe every time he delivers dialog. And don't try to convince me that he was speaking in some stylized pattern.

Well, I won't try and convince you, but I can tell you he was speaking that way for a reason. Check out the source material...

cherno · 11-14-2005, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MooglePorn

Well, I won't try and convince you, but I can tell you he was speaking that way for a reason. Check out the source material...

Well as I said, I understand that it was supposed to be stylized, very noir, but look at the performances of the others in the movie delivering the same style, his delivery was not up to snuff. Just my opinion of course

Heckalaska · 03-04-2006, 08:51 PM

I'm with Cherno. I think R.Dogs was just perfectly written and cast for his particular part and he slid into that role like Cinderella into the slipper. That doesn't happen all that often. I can think of no other role or performance before or since, that made me go, "that guy is f'ing cool." That's the Bill-rating scale, by the way, and it's been kind of a let-down watching him since RDogs personally.

Maximum Jonah · 03-04-2006, 09:16 PM

I find him okay, but an interesting fact about him. He refuses to watch any movie that features his sister, Virginia in the nude. Can't really blame him, I love my sister too, but would not want to see her naked, as I'm sure that she wouldn't want to see me in the same way.

Heckalaska · 03-18-2006, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Maximum Jonah

I find him okay, but an interesting fact about him. He refuses to watch any movie that features his sister, Virginia in the nude. Can't really blame him, I love my sister too, but would not want to see her naked, as I'm sure that she wouldn't want to see me in the same way.

And that's probably the only "normal" thing I've ever heard about the guy.

Find me ANYBODY normal who wants to see their sister naked, and I'd be surprised. And step-sisters don't count, you pervs.

plissken99 · 03-18-2006, 11:19 PM

Very cool guy, I've liked him in everything I've seen him in. He's not that great an actor really, I mean he is in his own way. He's like Christopher Walken or Al Pacino(in his more recent work), more a personality and presence in a film than a thespian, which I like. Actually I really loved his perfomance in Kill Bill, mostly because Bud is the strangest and most complex character in it.

Bantam · 07-13-2006, 02:14 AM

i like how he's been among the more cold-blooded characters in all of the films he's played. Certainly that way in Kill Bill, SC, and Mr. Blonde.

BlueSol · 07-13-2006, 05:22 PM

I actually met him a few months ago at an autograph signing. He is a bad-arse. He doesnt just play one. He was just as cool in person as any persona he has ever dorned.

plissken99 · 07-13-2006, 05:24 PM

It's funny my favorite local pizza place "Nikki's" has a couple of pics of Madsen posing with the manager and his family. Once when he was ringing me up, I asked is Madsen was as cool as he seems on screen, the guy just laughed and goes "Oh yeah".

umainebearman · 07-14-2006, 04:33 PM

I've liked him in every movie I've seen him in. Although I haven't seen nearly half his movies. looks like he's lending his voice to an upcoming Resevoir Dogs video game.

Dolby CP-200 · 10-27-2006, 10:38 AM

I have to hand it you, your some piece of work my friend

You going to bark all day little doggie or you going to bite

The ear hacking scene wow!

Hold still you bleep bleep!!

12-04-2004, 04:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Locke_ Actor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: America's Wang	Michael Madsen Does anyone else love this guy? He has just got the coolest look, voice, and acting ability out there! He's Budd in Kill Bill, Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, and the foster dad in the Free Willy movies came in between those two! I mean crap, this guy is amazing. Does anyone else wish people would use him more? He's got so much talent and personality and it seems only Tarantino can home in on that. __________________ "We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold." Just the Movies Most Recent Buys: I, Robot; Akira

11-08-2005, 05:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
limacharliewhiskey FryMaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The O.C.	I didn't know that Michael and Virginia were brother and sister. Never heard or read any articles about them being siblings. That's cool. Big fans of both, I remember Virginia from way back in David Lynch's Dune and in Candyman. As for Michael, always liked his tough guy image onscreen. Don't forget that he appeared in the last James Bond film, although I wish he were given a meatier role. __________________ "Believing oneself to be perfect is often a sign of a delusional mind." - Data in Star Trek: First Contact DVD Aficionado collection.

11-11-2005, 01:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
cherno Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Emporia, Kansas	I think Madsen (Michael) is mostly overrated. I liked him well enough in Kill Bill, Resevoir Dogs and some of his earlier work, but he was horrendous in Sin City. Big big sore thumb for me for that movie. I cringe every time he delivers dialog. And don't try to convince me that he was speaking in some stylized pattern. He may have been trying to, but didn't pull it off. Some of the worst delivery I have ever heard in my life. __________________ "Principles only mean something if you stick by them when they are inconvenient" My DVDs My Home Theater Oh no! I broke history - Hiro Nakamura

03-04-2006, 08:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
Heckalaska Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Littleport, England	I'm with Cherno. I think R.Dogs was just perfectly written and cast for his particular part and he slid into that role like Cinderella into the slipper. That doesn't happen all that often. I can think of no other role or performance before or since, that made me go, "that guy is f'ing cool." That's the Bill-rating scale, by the way, and it's been kind of a let-down watching him since RDogs personally. __________________ 50,000 battered women and I'm still eating mine plain!?! My Collection

03-04-2006, 09:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
Maximum Jonah Starring Claude Rains Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada	I find him okay, but an interesting fact about him. He refuses to watch any movie that features his sister, Virginia in the nude. Can't really blame him, I love my sister too, but would not want to see her naked, as I'm sure that she wouldn't want to see me in the same way. __________________ Cats don't swim. They wait for the boat... Remember.

02-06-2005, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tulkas Actor Join Date: Apr 2003	He played a dink in Kill Bill.

02-06-2005, 11:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dilmo Suspended Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New Braunfels, Texas. Far From Crawford!	His sister Virginia is talented also, being nominated for Sideways.

11-08-2005, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
furthest1 Actor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington, DC	madsen is awesome, and so is virginia. just saw sin city (finally) two days ago and he was his usual kick-ass self in that too.

11-11-2005, 01:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dilmo Suspended Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New Braunfels, Texas. Far From Crawford!	See The Hot Spot. Virginia Madsen and Jennifer Connelly in the buff. Virginia, total. I can't believe you guys never new the connection.

03-18-2006, 11:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
plissken99 Actor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Albuqerque, NM	Very cool guy, I've liked him in everything I've seen him in. He's not that great an actor really, I mean he is in his own way. He's like Christopher Walken or Al Pacino(in his more recent work), more a personality and presence in a film than a thespian, which I like. Actually I really loved his perfomance in Kill Bill, mostly because Bud is the strangest and most complex character in it. __________________ “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Snake Plissken Plissken's DVD, HD-DVD and Blu Ray collection And Plissken's home theater

07-13-2006, 02:14 AM	#17 (permalink)
Bantam Actor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chocolate City	i like how he's been among the more cold-blooded characters in all of the films he's played. Certainly that way in Kill Bill, SC, and Mr. Blonde.

07-13-2006, 05:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
BlueSol Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Nap Town	I actually met him a few months ago at an autograph signing. He is a bad-arse. He doesnt just play one. He was just as cool in person as any persona he has ever dorned. __________________ "The world is full of guys, be a Man" "Jesus Titty F*@#ing Christ!" "SCANDU!"

07-13-2006, 05:24 PM	#19 (permalink)
plissken99 Actor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Albuqerque, NM	It's funny my favorite local pizza place "Nikki's" has a couple of pics of Madsen posing with the manager and his family. Once when he was ringing me up, I asked is Madsen was as cool as he seems on screen, the guy just laughed and goes "Oh yeah". __________________ “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Snake Plissken Plissken's DVD, HD-DVD and Blu Ray collection And Plissken's home theater

07-14-2006, 04:33 PM	#20 (permalink)
umainebearman Nuked for Morbid Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Savannah,GA	I've liked him in every movie I've seen him in. Although I haven't seen nearly half his movies. looks like he's lending his voice to an upcoming Resevoir Dogs video game. __________________ "We better win the F**king emmy for this this year or I swear to god..." Ronald D. Moore My DVD Collection

10-27-2006, 10:38 AM	#21 (permalink)
Dolby CP-200 Actor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom	I have to hand it you, your some piece of work my friend You going to bark all day little doggie or you going to bite The ear hacking scene wow! Hold still you bleep bleep!! __________________ The Empire Leicester Square cinema with 56Kw of JBL THX sound power! Last edited by Dolby CP-200 : 10-27-2006 at 10:47 AM.

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