Saying that Brian Blessed is an interesting individual seems like a bit of an understatement, like calling Mt. Everest a very tall hill. The guy has done a lot in his life and one thing he is known for, among many others, is that he does tend to have a big mouth that he likes to use very often. Now you might see this as a negative thing but it’s far from it. In fact it’s Mr. Blessed’s big mouth that has made him, in part, such a huge success over his long career. He is still active and still enjoys what he does for the most part since he’s had a long and very interesting run at life so far and doesn’t seem to be desiring an end to it anytime soon. Being known as a loudmouth isn’t always the best way to get yourself out there, but it certainly gets people’s attention, and in some cases it can turn them around to the idea that being a loudmouth is a good thing when it serves a purpose as he’s shown.
Here are some of the best moments in which his mouth has been a true asset.
5. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
The Gungans in Star Wars Episode I came under a lot of scrutiny, but none harder than Jar Jar of course since he was front and center for pretty much the whole movie. Boss Nas however was almost forgotten at times since he wasn’t a main character and in some ways the CGI just wasn’t up to snuff yet when it came to his physical character. It wasn’t Brian’s fault at all that the horrible dialogue and timing was so off, but he did his best and gave a rather sour demeanor and a very interesting take on an alien leader that was very antagonistic at first to outsiders only to pull a sudden 180 when the lives of his people were at stake. You know, like the Jedi had warned would happen.
4. King Lear
Brian’s voice simply projects. Oh no, it doesn’t project just one thing, it simply PROJECTS, so that everyone around him can hear it and understand the mood he’s in or the type of message he’s trying to convey. It’s not a positive or negative thing until someone decides to add their own bias to it and make it into such a thing. But he can use his voice to convey more emotion and meaning than many people can with a handful of words and a bucketful of emotion. The guy doesn’t hold back all that often and if he does, IF he does, then it’s because it’s in the script and he’s doing his best to contain himself. You know, on those rare occasions when he’s tired.
3. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Well how would you react to a bunch of robed and masked strangers on your front lawn? Of course he’s going to get loud and indignant, just as anyone else would be. The only difference is that back in this time period there wasn’t a very good chance that the lord of the manor could rally his defenses at a moment’s notice and scour the landscape clean with a few well-placed rounds. In this time the lord of the manor would have to have catapults ready and defenses armed in order to repel this kind of force. But then when you’re trying to protect your people and you find out that your people double-crossed you it might make you feel a certain way.
2. Flash Gordon
It’s amazing how far special effects have come to this point, but it does make us look back and wonder how in the world we ever cheered for the effects that we grew up with. It’s pretty simple really, it’s what we had to cheer for because it was there. To be honest it was a cool movie when it came out and nostalgia has allowed Flash Gordon to stay somewhat cool since as kids we didn’t know any better and we thought what we were looking at was simply awesome. Of course now our kids look at us and laugh about these old films and wonder how we could have been so gullible. Yes, this is the reaction from the CGI generation.
1. Tarzan
Go-rill-as! Clayton isn’t the most memorable of Disney villains but he was one of the most obnoxious so we should really thank Mr. Blessed for that to be honest. He was the kind of villain that you knew was going to be bad from the start since he didn’t really give you any indication that he was going to be anything else. While even the roughest and meanest individuals in a Disney movie can turn out to be good guys, the chances are that if they act this way throughout more than half of the time they spend in the movie they’re going to stay that way.
See? Being a bigmouth isn’t all that bad when it serves a purpose.
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