Talk:Colin Farrell

In Bruges

Mentioning In Bruges in the context of "high-profile Hollywood films" is incorrect. In Bruges is considered an independent film, hence the reason it premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. 71.199.123.192 (talk) 16:42, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Sex tape

There seems to be an inordinate amount of time talking about Farrell's sex tape, as opposed to his other work, which in my view is more important. What can we do to sort this out? I don't want to censor the article, incidently. I just don't think Farrell's entire existence is defined by a sex tape. - Ta bu shi da yu 15:22, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

I agree with the above statemement. It seems like every celebrity has something of the sort in their past, yet it is only Colin Farrell's that keeps getting dredged up. Hepzibuh (talk) 19:31, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Nude in A Home At The End of the World

"A nude scene featuring Colin Farrell has been cut from upcoming movie A Home At The End Of The World because the actor is "too well hung", The Sun reports today.

Apparently the naked scenes featuring the Irish bad boy caused such a stir amongst test audiences that the director decided to leave them out of the film altogether.

A source told the tabloid: "All you could hear were gasps when Colin appeared in his full-frontal pose. The women were over-excited and the men looked really uncomfortable. It was such a sight it made it difficult to concentrate on the plot, so the decision was made to get rid of it."

Director Michael Mayer admitted that it was "distracting" but added that fans would still be able to see the original scene on the DVD version of the film."

then this sex tape surfaces and his "equipment" is as standard sized as it gets... Actually, i've seen it, it's above "standard."

Kind of funny... don't you think?

Celebrities are weird persons.

add more information about his life

You can add more info, too. Or show me a source for info, and I'll add it myself. JackO'Lantern 08:18, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

"even playing at goal"

What does this mean? Does it mean he played in goal? that is no indication of his talent, except as a goalkeeper. At the moment, it makes it sound like he was such a promising player he was given that position as a reward. could someone who understadn his football career change that?Amo 20:28, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Normally, at youth level or pickup games the worst player gets to be goalkeeper. By that, I don't mean Farrell was a bad player, just confirming that goalkeeper isn't the most desireable or "honourable" (as e.g. quarterback in American Football) position. He might've in fact been a very good keeper. -Ben, 3 May 2006

Nevertheless, "eventually playing at goal" seems more scholarly, even if no American on Earth understands what the hell we're speaking about.Coloneldoctor (talk) 21:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

If what Ben says is true in Ireland (and it wasn't last time i checked) it may go a longway to explain why other than Given there are few top class irish goalkeepers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.140.17.96 (talk) 02:39, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Criticisms

Nothing about common criticisms about his acting (i.e. he lacks talent)

B**lshit. He is a natural talent. Try having a NPOV on Wikipedia if you have nothing positive to say. Michaelh2001 10:27, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Colin Farrell is an excellent actor. Hepzibuh (talk) 19:34, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Have started to introduce some, whilst still being a fan;)--Aichikawa (talk) 21:02, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Good actor

Reply: Yeap user:Michaelh2001 has a good point Colin Farrell is a great and good actor! and he has talents!. No doubt about it!! gooo Colin. I hope Farrell wins an Oscar in the near future because he deserveds one!! very versatile actor! -Ramirez 23:09, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I think a major criticism should be the boyzone issue. YEAH!! mr louis walsh didn't chose him for the final band

Er, can opinion be saved for the tabloid press? Personally, I feel Farrell as a High-B actor badly managed, but hopes and opinions have no place in scholarly consideration. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Coloneldoctor (talk • contribs) 21:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Have incorporated this into the history without inferring one way or the other. It's relevant, I think.--Aichikawa (talk) 14:49, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Trivia section

Hi! To user:celebheights! how are you? I got a question for you? Why do you keep putting the disputed tags of original research or unverified claims in the Trivia section when in fact all of this are true. I've been a fan of Colin Farrell since 2002, and i have been researching all his biographfy life, including his private life, hollywood success, celebrity status, his movies etc. And if you didn't know about this Farrell does part time modeling; and his sister Claudine Farrell is her personal assistant. Before you erazed something think twice, because most of the Colin Farrell editors are very familiar of him. I think you should do some research and see if it's true or not, you well be surprised about this. :) Ramirez 23:00 28 November, 2006 (UTC)

Article looks good and Licence Tag on Photo, is Fix

Sorry, About my foul language. I'm just frustrated!. The Photo is properly licence tag now.. P.S. do not Tamper or add silly things into the Colin Farrell article, because I have "worked so hard" on this article for 2 months, including providing accurate details on COLIN'S infos. Thanks! --Ramirez 10, December 23:33 (UTC)

Picture

Do you think it would be inappropriate to add a screen capture of the sex tape to the article? -Trampikey^{(talk)(contribs)} 23:03, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Reply:

I don't thinks so, It's not allowed, it's to sexually graphic. Thanks! --Ramirez 12:50, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

But Wikipedia is not censored. -Trampikey^{(talk)(contribs)} 18:45, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Reply: I heard that Colin Farrell said before, that he will take legal court actions to anyone who shows the Tape or images to the public. I think he means it. Just be cautious because, he is really serious about it, he will probably sue Wikipedia for defamation, (including yourself) for putting it. Consult the administrators first before making any decisions. - Ramirez 23:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Let's change the mane photo:) And I thing that it'll be right to show photos with Amelia and Kim or other girls, because they play important role in his life too, not only this Kurus —Preceding unsigned comment added by BabyLika123 (talk • contribs) 17:48, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

The picture on the main page is not Colin Farrell User:Cos Eile 11:35, 11 May 2011

Ballkissangel??

Colin appeared in an Irish show called "Ballykissangel" in the nineties i can't edit so if someone could find a source for it....because if it is sourced it will be proven that his "years active" are earlier than 1999 Rmuluu (talk) 00:04, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Ok I found a reference and put it in the beginning of the "Career" section....if someone is unhappy about the way I put it in feel free to change it!! --Rmuluu (talk) 16:49, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

What about the other Colin Farrell?

British stage, screen, and television actor born 1938. Has he become an unperson? How did equity allow two actors with the same name to work? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.10.198.101 (talk) 20:56, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Right: http://www.imdb.de/name/nm0268200/ Midsomer Murders and Attenborough's Gandhi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.128.74.22 (talk) 18:06, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Still no article about the other Colin Farrell. Ten years later. C'mon, he was in "Oh, What a Lovely War" and "A Bridge Too Far."

Copyright problem removed

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Rumored break-up with Alicja Bachleda

This should not be added yet as it has not been confirmed by either party. Also, the headline is off-putting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hepzibuh (talk • contribs) 18:53, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Uncredited role in Crazy Heart?

I am changing the line in the "Career" section which says he was "uncredited" for his role as Tommy Sweet in the film Crazy Heart. Although it was not a staring role it certainly was credited. i.e. His name appears in the credits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shanehickeylk (talk • contribs) 21:16, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Getting rid of Broken Link notation

I updated a link that was broken in the Personal Life section. I don't see how to get rid of the Broken Link notation. Hepzibuh (talk) 15:53, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Done. When resolved,just highlight the script and delete. Simples! RashersTierney (talk) 12:18, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Proposition for sex material

I removed this since the links were dead and one was questionable.

Does anybody have reliable sources for this and is it worthy of inclusion? --Mollskman (talk) 23:59, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Not sure what's being talked about here. Please be explicit, thanks--Aichik (talk) 15:33, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Article needs serious help

There are numerous dead links, and quite a bit of material that is dated and not written in a encyclopediatic tone. I am not good at this stuff, but it seems that the subject of the article is worthy of a better written bio. Maybe the BLPN board could be notified and other editors could help improve the quality of this bio? --Mollskman (talk) 00:14, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Workin' on it!;)--Aichikawa (talk) 21:04, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

B on quality scale, woo-hoo! Gettin' there!--Aichik (talk) 01:26, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Subcategory help

As I'm adding more material to this article, I think it important to break down the "Career" section into more palatable chunks, i.e., subcategories. See Kate Beckinsale's article. While CF's career's not as cut and dried as hers in terms of a big move from the UK after establishing herself or the deliberate focus on action, he's had as long of a career with a definable overall arc, I think. For example, I've read in New York magazine how Fright Night seemed to mark a "comeback" for him (the critic was quite excited), and a recent issue talked about his "starring in movies again" or some such with Total Recall. Anyway, let's discuss here before just taking these subcategories out, gracias.--Aichikawa (talk) 21:11, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

It seems like editors have been fighting me on this--without discussing it here, I might add--so I've left it as is. But doesn't it bother anyone that these now huge sections aren't broken down a bit?--Aichik (talk) 15:32, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Noting limited theatrical releases

Does anyone even read this board, LOL. I was thinking of taking out some of the mentions of limited theatrical releases as alot of these films are available on DVD now. What say you people?--Aichikawa (talk) 01:34, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Not done: I have no idea what I was talking about here, lol, and to say what films had limited releases tells readers why they may not have heard of them so leave.--Aichik (talk) 15:29, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Friendship with Elizabeth Taylor

Interesting, but he's also friends with Jeremy Renner, and dunno if it's still current, Jamie Foxx. We should include too otherwise delete.--69.2.120.11 (talk) 22:18, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Not done: He may be friends with those guys but neither George Clooney nor Brad Pitt's profiles include any friendship section, and the latter was a featured article. Farrell's friendship with Liz Taylor is interesting (it also evens out a section that is otherwise just about his sex life) and has been in the news, so leave as is.--Aichik (talk) 15:27, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

I’ve Been trying to remove the Elizabeth Taylor reference. Because they add it as one of his flings but in reality, He just a Friendship with her, and didnt have a sexual relation with her. "Without strife, your victory has no meaning. Without strife, you do not advance. Without strife, there is only stagnation." (talk) 00:19, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

The article does not say they had a sexual relationship, it says "relationship", and the source says specifically they had a "romantic" relationship. We could speculate on the nature of that "romance", but our speculation is irrelevant. Either way, Farrell says they had a relationship, and sources repeat that. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 12:10, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

No,

I have multiple sources that confirms exactly what I said. If One source that isnt legit is enough to confirm such an exaggeration than be my guess. But relationship doesnt mean sex and that article is Flawed. I researched it myself Cause I thought it was strange and that is the reality, that they didnt. They were just very Close. "Without strife, your victory has no meaning. Without strife, you do not advance. Without strife, there is only stagnation." (talk) 05:55, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Just re-read that Stupid Shit! And It Specifically Says they were Great Friends! Thanks For Wasting My Fucking Time! Learned To Fucking Read! "Without strife, your victory has no meaning. Without strife, you do not advance. Without strife, there is only stagnation." (talk) 05:59, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Colin Farrell/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Cirt (talk · contribs) 22:51, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

I will review this article. — Cirt (talk) 22:51, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

Good article nomination on hold

This article's Good Article promotion has been put on hold. During review, some issues were discovered that can be resolved without a major re-write. This is how the article, as of August 9, 2013, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?:

1. NOTE: Please do not intersperse comments in between this review, rather, please respond below the entire GA Review, thanks!
2. Writing quality suffers. Please post a request to WP:GOCE and also please post to talk pages of relevant WikiProjects asking for help with copyediting from previously uninvolved contributors. We'll have to see some sort of major copyedit before the article's quality is ready.
3. Lots of one-sentence-long-paragraphs and two-sentence-long-paragraphs. Can these please be expanded upon, or merged into other paragraphs?
4. Early life - this sect seems a bit sparse, surely there are other secondary sources from whence to expand this sect a bit more?
5. Early career - this sect also seems a bit small, can it be expanded upon more with additional WP:RS sources?
6. A bit too much usage of quotations overall, please consider trimming these down, and paraphrasing some of them as well.
7. Personal life - a bit too much WP:UNDUE WEIGHT to this sect, especially some lurid details, and even in some cases citations needed tags for some of this info, that is really a big fail problem.

2. Factually accurate?:

1. Major problems here throughout the entire article.
2. All sentences and all facts need to have inline citations to WP:RS secondary sources satisfying WP:V and using WP:CIT formatting, more info at WP:CITE.
3. There are multiple places with missing cites, where cite needed tags could be added. This is a big fail if not addressed.
4. Filmography sect - Notes column - entire Notes column in this sect is unsourced. Each fact must have an inline cite, per above.
5. Television - same thing as Filmography, entire Notes sect of the column is unsourced, needs inline cites.
6. Selected awards - Again, entire sect is unsourced. Needs inline cites, per above.

3. Broad in coverage?: See problems with small sects, small paragraphs, above.

4. Neutral point of view?: Please trim bottom 3 links from External links sect, they seem inappropriate or haphazardly thrown in there.

5. Article stability?

1. Article edit history is stable, for now, but there have been multiple periods of instability. Something to watch out for.
2. Multiple unaddressed sects on talk page. Please look at the most recent five (5) unaddressed sects on talk page, and either respond to them, or summarize them here as to any outstanding issues.

6. Images?: Three (3) images used, all check out alright on image pages at Wikimedia Commons.

NOTE: Please do not intersperse comments in between this review, rather, please respond below the entire GA Review, thanks!

Please address these matters soon and then leave a note here showing how they have been resolved. After 48 hours the article should be reviewed again. If these issues are not addressed within 7 days, the article may be failed without further notice. Thank you for your work so far. — Cirt (talk) 20:47, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Worked on the above

1. Fixed the one-sentence-long- and two-sentence-long-paragraphs. Filled in Early Life and Early Career, the latter with new sources, cut down on quotations, paraphrasing some.
2. Trimmed Personal life, took out Maud Newton quote, cut down Stalker and Sex Tape sections. Not sure what you mean by lurid as Farrell's been pretty open about these things, other actors have gone through similar problems and it adds layers to his life: He wasn't manufactured by the Disney system.
3. Does it still need a "major copyedit"? I am a member of GOCE and found a few things but overall I think it's okay. I don't mind putting it up on the GOCE board but I wonder where you think the remaining problems are.
4. Found some places that were missing cites, what else sticks out to you?
5. Sourced Notes columns in Filmography and Television sections. Selected awards section just repeats these, sources can be seen in Filmography and Television.
6. Deleted bottom 3 links from External links section
7. Will look at the most recent five unaddressed sects on talk page, but one, posed by me, I've already answered.

--Aichik (talk) 21:57, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Update: Have addressed those last five unaddressed sections on Talk page.--Aichik (talk) 15:44, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Okay, will take another look soon. — Cirt (talk) 22:22, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

I see a 2nd opinion was requested. I welcome that actually, because I think this particular article could only benefit from additional GA Reviewers. — Cirt (talk) 16:39, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

I took a quick look through and didn't see any red flags. Since there was already one review that is fine with it being a GA, I don't see the need to do another, so as a result I'm going to pass this. Wizardman 22:42, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Okay, I'll respectfully defer to the judgment of Wizardman (talk · contribs), above. Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 19:54, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Injunction on sex tape

Any sources on this yet? It's been flagged for awhile and doesn't seem true as the video is readily available on the internet.--Aichik (talk) 02:03, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Sourcing

Article looks good, but I spot a lot of broken refs and sourcing inconsistencies which for GA really should be satisfactory. Can you ensure that each web source has access dates consistently and that there are no broken refs?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:08, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

I agree with this comment by Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs), above. Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 19:53, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Okay, I'll look into the next chance I get. Thanks guys (I assume you are guys but if not I mean no offense)!--Aichik (talk) 01:59, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Reference needed

This new material "Farrell was discovered in Sydney by Hume Theatre Company and cast in the role of Stevie Hart in their original production of Kelly's Reign" need a reference. I've copyedited it so that the style for footnoting it isn't as weird, but if someone could source this, it'd be great.--Aichik (talk) 21:01, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Citizenship status

Has he not gotten US citizenship yet? Does anyone know? His kids are American so he's obviously thought about it. Maybe not.--A21sauce (talk) 02:28, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Colin Farrell/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

*Fairly good, could pass for GA ....(Complain)(Let us to it pell-mell) 05:06, 3 August 2006 (UTC) Excellent article, an "A", for me! Ramirez 05:00, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Last edited at 13:23, 7 December 2006 (UTC). Substituted at 12:01, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

On suitable external links

Say @A21sauce,

Like I said before, are you familiar with WP:EL at all? Because for some reason you still decided to revert me again. "Comes with a article if you'd bother to read it". Did you bother to read it? Because the link isn't about Farrell, it's about In Bruges. Oh wait, it's also about a film called The Band's Visit. Actually, it's a two part film review. So why should we link to the article? soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 05:18, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi @A21sauce, did you see my earlier message? soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 13:35, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi @A21sauce, this is the third time I'm trying to notify you. Judging by your edits, you have been active. Could you please reply? soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 10:47, 24 April 2018 (UTC)