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okay, can someone tell me what "chewing scenery" means? -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Dec 14 '09, 12:32

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"William Shatner chews mad amounts of scenery as a part of his daily breakfast routine." -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 12:40
ewe should know this -- nm - CQ Dec 14, 12:35
Jack Nicholson. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 14, 12:35 4
- I would have thought so before now. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 12:35 3
  - When he's playing Jack, he's the purest defintion I got. - Will Hunting Dec 14, 12:36 2
    - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Dec 14, 12:40
    - the photo of him swimming ... and smoking ... was hilarious -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 12:38
Owning a scene. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 12:33 1
- nope. -- nm - znufrii Dec 14, 12:34
Over-acting? -- nm - mara Dec 14, 12:33 15
- Well, with this in mind, I can see how Sam Rockwell might get that attached to him. (If only for his ZAPHOD) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 12:39 2
  - if over-acting suits the role, it really isn't over-acting. -- nm - Guy Dec 14, 12:43
  - (However, he was also great for different reasons in Galaxy Quest and Matchstick Men) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 12:40
- what she said. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 12:35
- Hmm. i stand corrected. I guess I have always heard it used incorrectly. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 12:34 5
  - I have never heard this term in a negative context. Always as a compliment. -- nm - con_carne Dec 14, 12:35 4
    - Or you've misinterpreted it. Every time - Roger More Dec 14, 12:37 1
      - No, they were complimenting me on my... oh... NO F-IN' WAY!!! -- nm - ConCarne Dec 14, 12:39
    - It's neither inherently good nor inherently bad, depending on the circumstance. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 12:36
    - Me too. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 12:36
- this. -- nm - Roger More Dec 14, 12:34
- No. -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 12:33
- yup -- nm - znufrii Dec 14, 12:33 2
  - specifically to the extent that it distracts from everyone else in the scene. -- nm - znufrii Dec 14, 12:38 1
    - Anthony Hopkins is an example of someone who has scenery-chewed in a good way on occasion. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 12:40

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