Friday 1 January 2016

Another Year And Another Official Line-up

Well as usual my predictions for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor
Now for Lead Actor I quite simply with the SAG line up. It's usually a pretty good indicator I suppose and really any guess is as good as another. This is an odd one in that no contender, outside of DiCaprio, seems especially strong (not in terms of quality necessarily). For example the other presumed locks, Redmayne, and Fassbender have films that have been under performing in other areas. I still think they're in, as much as one can be in, but that leaves two others spots. Cranston's film has been over performing, and he seems well liked, though that may not transition to the Academy who have not dealt with him before so to speak, as SAG and the Golden Globes have. This leaves Depp for me who is the only other previous multiple nominee besides DiCaprio, though like Fassbender and Redmayne his film has been under performing otherwise. Of course I've now probably doomed two of these fellows to being snubbed, or hey maybe just one by predicting them now. As in contention there is also Matt Damon, Will Smith, possibly Michael Caine, Ian McKellen and I believe (probably wrongly) Tom Hanks. My Hanks thoughts my be a delusion, but it will seem a little odd that the same academy who embraced War Horse will ignore Bridge of Spies outside of Supporting Actor. Not to mention technically speaking only the Academy "owes" him for Captain Phillips since he got in everywhere else.
Ahh now Supporting Actor is the opposite of last year, where apparently there was only one possible line up. This time there's at least ten different legitimate combinations one could come up with, the reason I only decided to do one set this time. Now for my explanations of my predicted five. Elba and Rylance have the precursor love, and just seem like they're in, although who knows with this category. Shannon almost has just as much, but everyone believes he'll miss. I'm banking on 99 Homes getting a surprise Original Screenplay nomination, "legitimatizing" his nomination. Stallone missed SAG, though many claim his campaign came late which is possible, and the whole underdog story for his nomination just seems a little too good to ignore when we're talking about Rocky Balboa himself. Then of course there's Tom Hardy who hasn't been doing too well, but hey DiCaprio gets his supporting actors in, which naturally will probably stop this time, though I'm just going to have to stick with it anyway. My only other solace being the films of Alejandro González Iñárritu are well liked by the academy. Now the problem is past those five there's Christian Bale, Paul Dano, Jacob Tremblay, who've also turned up in the precursors then the supporting players of presumed best picture front runner Spotlight with Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo. Now with ten actors in the running that potentially opens up for a thin vote for each contender open up to a slew of dark horses. Dark horses which likely would be related to the academy showing more love than was expected to a particular film. That means Black Mass: Joel Edgerton, Joy: Robert De Niro, Steve Jobs: Seth Rogen, Youth: Harvey Keitel, Sicario: Benicio Del Toro, Brooklyn: Emory Cohen, The Hateful Eight: Walton Goggins.

92 comments:

Anonymous said...

Louis: Not related to the Oscar nomination predictions (to which I agree with you), but before Mitchum got the role of Reverend Powell, Laughton offered Gary Cooper the role and Olivier and Carradine also expressed interest in the role. What do you think of these possible choices?

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

Cooper I don't know, as I've never seen him go dark like that, maybe there would have been something there. Carradine would have great, mostly likely as a demonic version of Casey from Grapes of Wrath, and Olivier probably would have been as well though very different from Mitchum I would imagine.

Anonymous said...

Louis: Other actors that were considered for the role of Vito Corleone were Lancaster, Cagney and Robinson. What do you think of these possible choices?

Calvin Law said...

Agree with Best Actor. DiCaprio, Fassbender, and Redmayne have been locks for a long time now so it's a given they'll be in. Cranston is very likely to get in, but as for Depp...I don't know. Damon seems to have a lot more momentum behind him at this point. Will Smith is also equally likely to slip in. I think Hanks and McKellen are out of it already, which is a shame since they are both excellent.

Ideally, realistically, I'd like:

DiCaprio
Fassbender
Redmayne
Depp
Damon

Though if I could, oust one of Fassbender out for Cranston.

Best Supporting Actor seems fairly spot on too, though Keaton, Dano, Bale, and especially Tremblay could easily upset this.

Calvin Law said...

As for predictions for Lead Actress/Supporting Actress, I'm banking (but hoping against) category fraud:

Lead
Blanchett
Ronan
Larson
Lawrence
Rampling

Supporting
Mara
Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Allen
McAdams
Leigh/Mirren

Calvin Law said...

If category confusion results in Mara being snubbed though...

There'll be hell to pay.

Michael McCarthy said...

I'm gonna be crazy and predict Theron to get in over Rampling.

Calvin Law said...

Also, some retroactive castings:

The Martian (1970's directed by Ridley Scott)
Watney: Richard Dreyfuss
Lewis: Diane Keaton
Sanders: Charles Durning
Henderson: David Warner
Kapoor: Billy Dee Williams

Jupiter Ascending (1940's directed by Powell and Pressburger)
Jupiter: Moira Shearer
Caine Wise: David Farrar
Balem: Kathleen Byron (just switch the gender of the character)
Stringer: Roger Livesey

The Danish Girl (1960's directed by Guy Green)
Lili: Oskar Werner
Gerda: Julie Christie
Hans: Alain Delon

Calvin Law said...

Michael: The way Mad Max's momentum is going...wouldn't be surprised. I'd be glad of that too, actually, because Rampling's performance has waned for me a bit whereas Theron's has only strengthened.

Michael Patison said...

My (probably foolishly) bold predictions:
Actor:
Cranston
Damon
DiCaprio
Fassbender
Redmayne

Supporting Actor:
Elba
Rylance
Shannon
Stallone
Tremblay

Actress:
Blanchett
Larson
Rampling
Ronan
Theron

Supporting Actress:
Leigh
Mara
McAdams
Vikander (TDG)
Winslet

Matt Mustin said...

I wish I could comment on this, but I've seen literally none of these performances. Not even the ones that are possibly in contention. I've got a lot of catching up to do.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Not gonna lie, Matt, you really aren't missing much with the lead contenders.

Luke Higham said...

The Big Short
Bale - 4
Carell - 4
Gosling - 3
Pitt - 3
Rest - 2/2.5/3
Cameos - 1
I liked it just fine and the cameos were completely distracting.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: I love the picture you've used for Hardy. :)

Also, when are you gonna watch Anomalisa. :)

RatedRStar said...

Louis: The actress I was referring to was Wendy Hiller =D and the actor was Roger Livesey, does that interest you lol.

Tom Hardy getting in would not be a surprise, I feel that if Hill and Alda can get in for weaker performances, Hardy can with a stronger one, plus The Revenant will probably get a lot of nominations at the Oscars.

JackiBoyz said...

Louis what would your predictions and thoughts be on the Best Actress/Best Supporting Actress race?

I reckon Hardy will get in because usually the bigger films bully the little films out of the way come Oscar time like what Hill did with Bruhl, and Carell with Gyllenhaal.

RatedRStar said...

Calvin: I am about to watch And Then There Were None miniseries, I loved the 1945 film so =D.

RatedRStar said...

Louis, Calvin and anyone else what did you reckon to the 1945 version cause I found it appropriately spooky?

Robert MacFarlane said...

It's entirely unlikely, but I really hope Emory Cohen can sneak in. Really surprised how little love he got from precursors.

JackiBoyz said...

Cohens snub could simply be, he did one great performance and several bad ones, we ll wait on him to do more good work.

Robert MacFarlane said...

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? Yeah, he sucked in Pines. In fact, I named that my least favorite performance of the 2010's. That doesn't mean he should be snubbed because Brooklyn is his only great performance.

Calvin Law said...

RatedRStar: 'I Know Where I'm Going!' from Powell and Pressburger? :) Fantastic film. Don't know if Livesey is quite worth a review in that though, it's excellent romantic leading man work but relatively simple compared to say, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.

I thought the 1945 version was alright but a bit lacking in terms of acting outside of Huston and FItzgerald. The new version has a much darker edge and better ensemble acting overall (Burn Gorman in particular puts Roland Young to shame).

Alas, I'm going to have to side with Robert here RatedRStar. In fact a lacklustre previous effort always enhances my enjoyment of an actor's improved work in his next ventures. Although I will confess to enjoying Cohen in Pines. There, I said it. In fact I liked everyone in the cast outside of Mendes and Gosling who I felt were very underwhelming, though Cooper and DeHaan were my favourites. Mendehlson was good but I feel a bit overpraised.

Calvin Law said...

Although if I'm to root for anyone to sneak in, it'll be Del Toro. As I mentioned before, unlike Schoenaerts, Cohen, and Hoult who I all also loved, he's been the main focus of praise for Sicario and if the film finds favour with the Academy, so will he (though I do think the aforementioned three actors deserve a lot more credit for their contributions to their respective films).

I feel from The Hateful Eight that if anyone's getting in (without having seen the film) it'll be Jackson. He and Goggins have been just about equally praised by critics, even those who've been negative about the film itself, and I think it'd be more likely for them to try and give Jackson his second nomination after a 20-plus year drought.

RatedRStar said...

Calvin: I didn't type that other comment, and yes it is 'I Know Where I'm Going! =D and I just finished watching the newer version of None, and I liked it a lot in terms of the acting (except Booth who is completely one note), and also the ending which is better than the 45 version, I feel the only issue I had was that because it is the same as all the other versions I pretty much knew who did it and everything but that cant be helped really.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Rating & Thoughts on Jeff Daniels in Steve Jobs.

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

Lancaster would have been either bad or great depending on his mood, Robinson would have been great, and Cagney would have been very interesting to see (since we never got to see 1970's Cagney in film).

Calvin:

The problem with Mara for me is that if she gets in supporting it could very well be at the cost of Jennifer Jason Leigh who deserves to be in THAT category.

I believe (someone correct me if I'm wrong) that Jackson is being campaigned lead.

RatedRStar:

I liked the 45 version though I'd agree with Calvin that many of the performances left something to be desired, though I'd add Richard Haydn to the shortlist along with Fitzgerald and Huston.
Luke:

I'm going to wait and see if it comes my way when it releases wide.

JackiBoyz:

Actress:

Blanchett
Ronan
Larson
Mara (NGNG)
Lawrence

I'll go put Mara back in supporting if BAFTA does not place her in the correct category, like the way they indicated the switch for Kate Winslet in The Reader. The other three I believe I fairly self-explanatory, and I have a feeling that the academy may love Joy anyways despite the reception.

Supporting Actress:

Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Winslet
Leigh
Mirren
McAdams

It seems as though the conversation around Mara's placement is a bit louder than that around Vikander's. The rest seem likely enough, though I'd watch out for Fonda in Youth. I don't believe in Allen yet, but I guess it'll happen if they really love Room to a Silver Linings Playbook sort of extent.

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:

Save them until nomination day when I post the official line up, just to be safe.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Your bottom five films of 2015, as well as your top 5 anticipated films of 2016.

Michael McCarthy said...

I saw Joy recently, and even though I wasn't a huge fan I actually found it more watchable than American Hustle. I'd actually go higher than Louis for Lawrence and Cooper but lower on Ramirez and Rossellini.

Anonymous said...

Louis: So do you think Huston should have directed Angel Face? And who would have you chosen instead of Simmons?

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Thoughts on The Big Short, with ratings & thoughts on the cast.

Anonymous said...

Just finished watching The Big Short. Ehh, it was okay.

Anonymous said...

Oh, and also watched The Danish Girl yesterday.

Michael McCarthy said...

I was kinda lukewarm on The Big Short too, but I was actually really impressed with Carell in it, which is funny, considering I was one of the biggest critics on this blog of his nominated work last year. I'd give him a solid 4.5.

Anonymous said...

My ratings for the performances of both films.
The Big Short
Bale: 4
Carell: 4/4,5
Gosling: 3
Pitt: 3
Rest of the cast: 2/2,5/3

The Danish Girl
Redmayne: 3,5
Vikander: 4
Schoenarts: 3/3,5
Whishaw: 2,5

Robert MacFarlane said...

Saw Carol. Woah.

RatedRStar said...

I actually asked my mother (who also likes the Oscars), to see what she would like to see nominated at the Oscars in the 4 acting categories =D this is what she chose:

Best Actor
Matt Damon - The Martian (Winner)
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Macbeth or Steve Jobs
Ian McKellen - Mr Holmes
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Best Actress
Brie Larson - Room
Melissa McCarthy - Spy
Carey Mulligan - Suffragette (Winner)
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Paul Dano - Love and Mercy
Benicio Del Toro - Sicario
Idris Elba - Beasts Of No Nation
Tom Hardy - The Revenant (Winner)

Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Banks - Love & Mercy
Rose Byrne - Spy
Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

Anonymous said...

@Robert: What did you think specifically about the movie and what did you think about Blanchett and Mara?

Calvin Law said...

RatedRStar: Love your mother's choices. Although I'm assuming she has yet to see Carol :) Love seeing the win for Damon. Could i have your ratings on both versions of And Then There Were None cast? And what did you think of Dance, Gorman, Dermody, Stephens, Turner and Neill?

Robert: Glad you loved it (apparently). Haven't met one person who hasn't yet. Either of Mara and Blanchett your new win, or is Powley still reigning.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: agree Mara shouldn't get in at the cost of a real supporting player, but am just wondering can actors be voted for in 2 different categories at the Oscars? I.e. both lead and supporting. That's what I meant, I don't want her to split votes and risk not getting in.

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:

The Big Short I felt had a certain entertainment value in the story, the cast is decent (though best ensemble good), and is engaging up to a point. Like The Judge with David Dobkin, it is usually a little odd when a broad comedy director goes to try more dramatic fair. As with Dobkin, Adam McKay can't seem to let go of the old tricks employed in those films, resulting in some weird scenes tonally speaking. Past that though McKay's direction also felt like one of those first time films where the director really wants to make an impact. The problem is McKay's attempts always seems a little too obvious though really the problem is a lot of his flairs are actually a bit grating. Not mention he chooses two odd combinations at times as he has the purposefully dodgy camera work then has people breaking the fourth wall making it so it wants to be like documentary, yet obviously false. That might work for a pure comedy, but the film has more serious intentions. It ends up being a very messy film. It's not terrible, but it needed much more assured direction.

Gosling - 3.5
Pitt - 3.5
Strong - 3
Magaro - 2.5
Wittrock - 2.5

Hated the cameos.

I should note as usual I don't tend to watch panned films.

1. The Danish Girl
2. Youth
3. Joy
4. South Paw
5. Slow West

2016:

1. Silence
2. Hacksaw Ridge
3. Hail Caesar!
4. The BFG
5. Captain America: Civil War

Anonymous:

The problem seemed more of a lack of passion for the material. Preminger made Laura, so he just as likely could have made a great noir. There was nothing wrong with Simmons at a casting level, she just needed to not phone in her performance.

Calvin:

They can be voted in either category and get in whatever category they got more votes in, given that they're in the top five as well.

Calvin Law said...

Thanks Louis!

1. Hail Cesar!
2. The BFG
3. The new Bourne film
4. Hacksaw Ridge
5. Deadpool

Anonymous said...

Louis: Ratings and thoughts on:
Boris Karloff and Walter Huston in The Criminal Code
Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet in Casablanca
Richard Widmark in No Way Out (Poitier as well) and Panic in the Streets
Victor Mature in I Wake Up Screaming and Kiss of Death

Robert MacFarlane said...

For me:

1. Hail Caesar!
2. Silence
3. Does JC Chandor have a new movie?
4. What about Steve McQueen?
5. Which movie is Marion Cotillard in this year? Yeah, let's go with that.

Calvin Law said...

Saw Bone Tomahawk. Thought it was alright. Excellent performances though.

Russell: 4.5 (probably around #11 to #14 for Lead for me)
Jenkins: 5 (fml supporting category why must you kakw

Calvin Law said...

*make my choices so hard)
Fox: 4
Wilson: 4
Everyone else: 3 to 3.5

RatedRStar said...

Calvin: Ye she hasn't seen a few of those that she chose like Room, 45 Years and Spotlight but she wants to and yes she hasn't seen Carol yet either.

1945 Version
Huston (4)
Fitzgerald (4.5)
Haydn (4)
Young (3) Did like his final reaction which was amusing
Smith (2.5)
Auer (2)
Hayward (2) lifeless at times
Leonard (2.5)
Anderson (2.5) wasted
Duprez (3.5)

2015 version
Booth (2.5)
Richardson (3) she just didn't stand out too much
Taylor (4)
Martin (4)

Stephens (strong 4) Stephens does overact a little at times which he commonly does in everything he does but here it does quite work as the easily offended doctor who believes he is in the right all the time.

Dance (Strong 4.5) Dance is always good in playing the supposed calm good man, which of course changes eventually and he is just excellent in portraying the cold hearted monster with a purpose, his final scene is excellent as his plan has gone perfectly and he even has fun toying with his final victim lol.

Gorman (4.5) He is very good as this complete sad sack who really isnt very good at being a detective but unlike the 45 version he absolutely shows the sadness and lack of intent as he seems completely overwhelmed with whats happening, particularly when he is accused near the end.

Dermody (4.5) She is quite good early on as this proper classy type, but then as the murders occur she starts to lose it quite convincingly, I also think she is consistently fine as the point of view character, her final scene is great when she trys to fool Dance, and even attempt to plot with him but to no avail.

Turner (4) I think he is a bit too stoic at times but he does get a bit better later as he handles the dramatics well, his final scene is also his best scene for me as he shows his resolve quivering when having the gun pointed at him.

Neill (Strong 4.5) Neill has this perfect manner of the general, making him probably the most likable character, as he seems to be the one most haunted by his past, he is consistently good even if he is in the background at times, his final scene is amazing as he practically admits that his life is over when he says "no one is coming for us"

Calvin Law said...

RatedRStar: Agree with all your thoughts.

Gave The Revenant another shot. Liked the film a great deal more this time round. DiCaprio's a 5 once again, and this time joint 6th with Jordan, Mendehlson, and Tremblay. Need to figure out who takes that spot. Fassbender might go up or down from #5.

Hardy's a solid 5 and #3 now, and both Poulter and Gleeson (who's a 4/4.5 now for me) have only strengthened on re-watch.

RatedRStar said...

What is the worst possible Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor lineup we could get?

Robert MacFarlane said...

We're already getting the worst possible Best Actor lineup.

RatedRStar said...

Robert: Who would that be?

Luke Higham said...

RatedRStar:
Redmayne
Fassbender
Cranston
Smith
Jordan (He's great)

Luke Higham said...

Louis: 45 Years is on Putlocker.

RatedRStar said...

Luke: What about supporting?

Michael McCarthy said...

I think worst possible would be Fassbender, Redmayne, Smith, Cranston and Caine.

Luke Higham said...

RatedRStar:
De Niro
Shannon
Ruffalo (He's still a 4 for me)
Keitel
Rogen

Anonymous said...

I might be the only one here but I loved Youth and thought that both Keitel and Caine were amazing - honestly you can hate the movie as much as you like but they really put their heart in their roles. And I hope Fonda gets a nomination, I loved her.

Anonymous said...

45 Years is pretty great by the way, hope Rampling gets a nom because she's just devastating.

Psifonian said...

Psifonian Predictions:

Cranston, Depp, DiCaprio, Fassbender, Redmayne.
Dano, Elba, Hardy, Rylance, Stallone.

Michael McCarthy said...

I can't understand what anyone liked about Fonda's performance.

Anonymous said...

@Michael: While I understand why you don't like her, I loved her and thought she was amazing. She created a grotesque, larger-than-life diva without becoming a caricature. She commanded the screen with such presence and fierceness I really felt chills - and while she could have, I never felt she became hammy. She seems cruel and unsympathetic during most of her scene but then, when she tearfully caresses Keitel's face she creates one of the movie's most tender moment, in that small gesture she conveyed all the history of a lifetime between the two. That's just my two cents though, and I can see why you didn't like her.

Anonymous said...

Saw Joy and 45 Years. The former was alright, while the latter was very good.
Ratings:
Joy
Lawrence: 3,5
Cooper: 3
Rossellini: 2,5
Madsen: 1
De Niro: 2,5
Ladd: 3
Ramirez: 3
Rohm: 2

45 Years
Rampling: 5
Courtenay: 4,5

Michael McCarthy said...

I thought Fonda just created a one-dimensionally hateful character who was inconsistent with the how the film tried to establish her character up to that point. I didn't see the history of her relationship with Keitel at all in her performance even when her character's dialogue seemed to suggest more complexity.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Just a random question, but was I the only one who thought Michael Sheen was the MVP of Far From the Madding Crowd? Because he's stuck with me for a long time since I saw it. In fact he's my #4 Supporting Actor.

Michael McCarthy said...

He'd probably be my MVP too, with Mulligan not too far behind. The audience in my theater applauded when he shot Sturridge.

Anonymous said...

@Michael: I see your point, I just see her performance differently. I think that while under Brenda's blunt and harsh behavior she managed to show that she was motivayed by her affection for Mick and her respect for his work as filmmaker.
@Robert: I don't know about him being the MVP as I liked Mulligan and Schoenarts very much as well (Sturridge was horrendous) but he really was great and even heartbreaking. It's really a haunting performance that isn't easy to forget.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Schoenaerts and Mulligan didn't stick with me like I thought they would.

Calvin Law said...

Mulligan is my MVP (5th in Lead for me). Though Schoenaerts really hasn't stuck with me as much I still love him (he's my #7 in supporting now in contrast to him being my win for awhile previously)

Calvin Law said...

Michael and Robert: Your thoughts on Carol, and Mara and Blanchett's performances.

Robert MacFarlane said...

I still need to think about them. That movie put me in a weird haze. Still trying to piece it all together before I say anything.

ruthiehenshallfan99 said...

When does the Academy announce the nominees?

Anonymous said...

ruthiehenshallfan99: Day 14.

Matt Mustin said...

I saw The Hateful Eight. I loved it, and I thought pretty much the entire cast was amazing. My ratings:
Jackson-5
Russell-5
Leigh-5
Goggins-5
Dern-5
Roth-4
Madsen-3.5
Bichir-2
???-3

Luke Higham said...

45 Years
Rampling - 4.5/5
Courtenay - 4.5
It was very good.

Calvin Law said...

Glad you liked it. Still can't get to Macbeth?

Luke Higham said...

Calvin: No unfortunately. :(

Luke Higham said...

Calvin: Can you do a top 10 for Tom Hardy on your blog sometime soon, as well as an in-depth analysis of Rylance's work in Wolf Hall.

Calvin Law said...

Luke: Hardy is coming up soon. Might have to wait a bit for Rylance.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Are you gonna watch 45 Years anytime soon.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Concerning The Danish Girl, did anyone else feel like Vikander was basically playing Carey Mulligan? I can't possibly be the only one to notice the resemblance.

ruthiehenshallfan99 said...

Well. Almost nothing at my theatre. All we have is Star Wars, which I plan on seeing, Daddy's Home, Chipmunks Round 4, Joy, Sisters, Concussion, Point Break, and The Big Short, which I already saw.

Anonymous said...

Luke: You only watch movies online on Putlocker?

Luke Higham said...

Anonymous: Yes.

Anonymous said...

Luke: Been rewatching The Dark Knight. It never gets boring.

Luke Higham said...

Anonymous: What are your fives in all 4 acting categories.

Robert MacFarlane said...

@Luke: I'm not gonna try and sound sanctimonious on the whole putlocker thing, but you should try and avoid it when you can.

Anonymous said...

Luke:
Best Actor Fives: DiCaprio, McKellen, Depp, Damon, Fassbender (Macbeth), Hardy (Legend)
Best Actress Fives: Blanchett, Mara, Ronan, Larson, Rampling, Mulligan (Far From the Madding Crowd)
Best Supporting Actor Fives: Rylance, Del Toro, Elba, Hardy (The Revenant), Keaton, Goggins, Hoult
Best Supporting Actress Fives: Leigh and Vikander (Ex-Machina)

Luke Higham said...

Robert: Don't worry, I see whatever's available at my cinema and plan on seeing The Revenant and The Hateful Eight again whenever they're released.

Anonymous said...

Luke: So, were you planning to see Macbeth as soon as possible whenever it's on Putlocker?

Luke Higham said...

Anonymous: I might wait for the DVD, which is coming out on the 1st of February.

Anonymous said...

Luke: When it comes out, I hope you'll love Fassbender and Cotillard as much as I did. But I know that you will.

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

Karloff - 4.5(Karloff is the film giving a performance that is best described as a real boss. Karloff steals every scene he is. As most of the actors are either bland or over the top. Karloff in his steely gaze conveys so much. He's chilling in the role, particularly one remark of kindly asking a guard to come in who he intends to kill. Karloff though manages to convey a certain warmth about his presence by effectively managing to convey the titular code as something well oddly enough honest)

Huston - 3(Huston's just fine in the role, but nothing more. He manages to not fall into the traps that many of the performers do, but he does not get that far away from them either)

Lorre - 3.5(Memorable oneish scene wonder being the usual slick slimy operator he should be then is marvelous as he falls into the pathetic fear of "RICK RICK")

Greenstreet - 3(Command his usual prescene does not get much to do, but adds something to the film to be sure)

Widmark - 4(He might go a little big at times but is pretty good at delivering the hateful manic intensity needed for his character. He provides a man a complete opposite of Poitier's calm depiction of a sensible man. He shows a man driven by hatred, but does manage to find some pathos as well through the connection to a loss.)

I believe I've covered Poitier before.

Panic in the Streets - 4(Rather the opposite of his other performance from the year through his portrayal of a wholly coolheaded man just trying to get a potential disaster under control. Widmark is very good though in offering a confident and honest leading man type turn)

Mature -I Wake Up Screaming - 2.5(Find Mature to be a rather bland performer, other than My Darling Clemintine where he genuinely surprised me. That's the case here. He's not terrible but just not very dynamic either. He has the show completely stolen from him by Laird Cregar and just can't keep even footing with him. He even actually hurts Cregar's fantastic final scene a bit, due to the lack of nuance in his reactions in the scene)

Kiss of Death - (Basically the same idea. I suppose I preferred him here ever so slightly, but once again he has the show stolen from him this time by Richard Widmark.)