tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post23330799493619320..comments2024-03-28T08:13:56.915-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1994: Gary Oldman in Leon: The ProfessionalLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-30477052236608303252013-07-15T19:05:21.942-04:002013-07-15T19:05:21.942-04:00I agree, koook. The Departed is another one of my ...I agree, koook. The Departed is another one of my favorites. Although I admit I have not seen Internal Affairs.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888462462700850988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-84216174859005856332013-07-15T17:11:58.283-04:002013-07-15T17:11:58.283-04:00Indeed Louis, I know a lot of people rate Oldman b...Indeed Louis, I know a lot of people rate Oldman but I have never seen anything in him myself (except in the Dark Knight where I thought he gave a decent understated performance).houndtangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-66617897550118798332013-07-15T09:04:01.271-04:002013-07-15T09:04:01.271-04:00I have not seen Infernal Affairs, but I will defen...I have not seen Infernal Affairs, but I will defend The Departed for what it is. For me, it's an excellent, taut thriller that ranks as the second best Scorsese movie next to Goodfellas. The acting is across the board excellent, so you won't hear me criticize any of the performances. If I didn't go by Academy rules and have The Proposition in 2006, The departed would be my #1 for the year.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-89903611258442666912013-07-15T05:07:02.521-04:002013-07-15T05:07:02.521-04:00I really don't like The Departed, just watch t...I really don't like The Departed, just watch the original Infernal Affairs which is the same but without the film being turned up to 11.RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-27507767235324596572013-07-15T02:25:56.096-04:002013-07-15T02:25:56.096-04:00Funnily enough, T2 is one of my favorite films. An...Funnily enough, T2 is one of my favorite films. And Robert De Niro's performance in Raging Bull I think is the greatest performance of all time.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888462462700850988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-83954710779855326792013-07-15T02:12:51.840-04:002013-07-15T02:12:51.840-04:00Interestingly, I really like almost all of the mov...Interestingly, I really like almost all of the movies you've listed as letdowns :D And The Big Lebowski is fantastic; I love the Coens' work in general, I'm really looking forward to Inside Llewyn Davis. That, The Wolf of Wall Street and Twelve Years a Slave are the movies I'm most excited about this year.Lezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444861894143771110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-42525481470389738382013-07-14T23:13:10.579-04:002013-07-14T23:13:10.579-04:00Lebowski's a hard win for me, though I feel li...Lebowski's a hard win for me, though I feel like I need to re-watch The Thin Red Line, The Truman Show, Pleasantville, and few others to make sure. I will say that Goodman is my Supporting Actor winner and it's EXTREMELY unlikely he'll be dethroned.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-45488611995666083352013-07-14T22:01:21.494-04:002013-07-14T22:01:21.494-04:00koook: I'd give Best Picture to either Lebowsk...koook: I'd give Best Picture to either Lebowski, Truman Show, or American History X. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-32860503618386089142013-07-14T21:56:37.514-04:002013-07-14T21:56:37.514-04:00Same with me concerning Saving Private Ryan. I lik...Same with me concerning Saving Private Ryan. I liked the first two thirds a lot, but that third act sort of defeated a lot of the things that I thought were compelling earlier. Then again, this is coming from someone who would gave gave The Big Lebowski Best Picture that year, so what do I know?Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-80931632819457239382013-07-14T20:49:13.152-04:002013-07-14T20:49:13.152-04:00I loved Raging Bull. I thought the direction was f...I loved Raging Bull. I thought the direction was flawless and De Niro gave one of the best performances of all time. I wasn't bored. <br /><br />I would say a film that I was let down by recently, was Cloud Atlas. It didn't help that my friends who I saw it with loved every minute of it. <br /><br />As for older films? I'm not a HUGE fan of Saving Private Ryan, especially when compared to Schindler's List. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-69028126668841569682013-07-14T20:15:49.101-04:002013-07-14T20:15:49.101-04:00@koook: That's interesting. I thought De Niro ...@koook: That's interesting. I thought De Niro was great and was actually somewhat underwhelmed by Pesci.Michael Patisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-1958476585674589952013-07-14T20:11:26.857-04:002013-07-14T20:11:26.857-04:00@ Michael: Agreed entirely. Though I have even mor...@ Michael: Agreed entirely. Though I have even more apathy than you. The only aspect that I really, really like is Joe Pesci's realistic, extremely human performance.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-6945110297408461502013-07-14T19:56:56.250-04:002013-07-14T19:56:56.250-04:00Lezlie: It usually doesn't happen to me anymor...Lezlie: It usually doesn't happen to me anymore as I hold any film touted as "The Greatest of All Time" with a grain of salt so I can just see how I personally feel about it first. But when I was younger I did let my expectations get the better of me and one film that let me down was Terminator 2. Besides Robert Patrick, there just isn't that much I like about it.<br /><br />houndtang: Now I remember that you were the one who disliked him in Tinker Tailor as well. Well we will just have to agree to disagree on Oldman as he's now one of my official favorites. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-88750595850418513172013-07-14T19:28:35.823-04:002013-07-14T19:28:35.823-04:00@Lezlie: Raging Bull for me. I love Scorsese, and ...@Lezlie: Raging Bull for me. I love Scorsese, and I was expecting the same greatness I found in The Departed and Goodfellas, instead I found a film that was a brilliant example of direction and acting, but a film that failed to ever engage me personally and I frankly found somewhat boring on some occasions.Michael Patisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-83110979105582787832013-07-14T18:46:43.071-04:002013-07-14T18:46:43.071-04:00@Lezlie: Brazil. Generally Terry Gilliam rubs me t...@Lezlie: Brazil. Generally Terry Gilliam rubs me the wrong way, but that one was just infuriatingly schizophrenic on every department, especially the tone.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-5260351062567409872013-07-14T18:22:02.759-04:002013-07-14T18:22:02.759-04:00A dreadful performance from a vey over-rated actor...A dreadful performance from a vey over-rated actor. Ham - yes, but an unappetising slice.houndtangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-75307742227309045122013-07-14T18:10:42.991-04:002013-07-14T18:10:42.991-04:00I don't know, I wasn't blown away by this ...I don't know, I wasn't blown away by this movie, it didn't live up to its hype for me. I also wasn't crazy for Oldman's performance, I even dare to say it was annoying and rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it's just me, I have a wrong taste or I don't know, but this will certainly never be my favourite. It's like True Romance; I wanted to love that film, as I really like Tarantino's work, but that one for some reason never worked for me. What film you sat down to watch with high expectations disappoint you?Lezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444861894143771110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-8624357544373394422013-07-14T17:34:06.801-04:002013-07-14T17:34:06.801-04:00I think its her best performance. I think its her best performance. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-79121391437040501862013-07-14T17:30:06.745-04:002013-07-14T17:30:06.745-04:00What's you think of Portman here?What's you think of Portman here?Michael Patisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.com