tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post3894985457394999309..comments2024-03-29T10:19:16.922-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Actor 2001: Gene Hackman in The Royal TenenbaumsLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-79556694363482061502018-08-29T19:50:55.845-04:002018-08-29T19:50:55.845-04:00This movie is pure gold.I bought it as soon as I c...This movie is pure gold.I bought it as soon as I could so I could loan it out to anyone who was tired of me telling them how great it is!!!Gene Hackman is so funny, and really just nails his character. I normally would just hate a guy like him, because he is an asshole, but because he is able to portray him as a guy who isn't completely aware of how cold or uncaring he comes across as, you just start to get on his side, and really want him to win his family back ! I think most all the other characters were great too, maybe Bill Murray was kind of wasted here, but this movie is in my top ten best ! The soundtrack alone is worth watching the movie for !<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-53807175994895450982013-04-24T03:49:32.140-04:002013-04-24T03:49:32.140-04:00I love this movie and Hackman gives a really great...I love this movie and Hackman gives a really great performance, a better one than any of the guys nominated that year. dinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-62667149858498171542013-04-23T20:11:17.524-04:002013-04-23T20:11:17.524-04:00Writing more than anything. His direction varies (...Writing more than anything. His direction varies (I actually liked Fantastic Mr. Fox due to his direction). I just find his treatment of characters snide. Then again, I've heard the same arguments towards Alexander Payne and the Coen brothers, so what do I know? (To be fair, they can be a little snide too, just not as grating.)Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-47509119331479175762013-04-23T19:47:50.342-04:002013-04-23T19:47:50.342-04:00@Koook160: does Wes Anderson come across as a douc...@Koook160: does Wes Anderson come across as a douche in general (like Joaquin Phoenix) or just as in his writing and directing style?RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-10817394262121924192013-04-23T19:41:37.097-04:002013-04-23T19:41:37.097-04:00Also, if you want to see an ACTUALLLY great perfor...Also, if you want to see an ACTUALLLY great performance concerning Schizophrenia, I direct your attention to Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko from the same year.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-48530288783054170262013-04-23T19:26:56.043-04:002013-04-23T19:26:56.043-04:00@Michael: How is it offensive? The majority of the...@Michael: How is it offensive? The majority of the time, I see his movies and the leave me with this feeling that Anderson seems to think he's smarter than he actually is. His usual observations are not witty, funny, or even clever. They're dull. The reason I liked Moonrise Kingdom is that there was a level of sincerity I could get behind. It wasn't nearly as cruel to its characters like, say, Life Aquatic was.<br /><br />And as for A Beautiful Mind, I've seen it three times. I liked it the first time, but that was before I actually paid attention to every aspect of a movie. The second and third times made me despise it. Ron Howard is a milquetoast director who takes the safe route the second something may become complex. Akiva Goldsman is an outright hack when it comes to writing. His script for A Beautiful Mind is laughably bad. I'm not one to criticize a film based on its inaccuracy, but a rule of thumb I follow is that if the "real" story is more interesting than the biopic failed. The real John Nash was far more than the walking calculator the film portrays him. They missed the boat with his infidelity, anti-Semitism, and insane ramblings that made him unlikable, yet fascinating. In other words, it could have been like Raging Bull or My Left Foot, which you guys seem to love so much.<br /><br />As for the acting, Crowe has done much, much better than his mannerism-filled take on Nash. He plays right into every single textbook cliché of Schizophrenia in film, down to the mumbling. Connelly was no acting gem either. She had zero chemistry with Crowe and was just plain boring. The closest thing to a standout was Harris, and he was limited by his non-character and lame dialogue.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-40218894936072138662013-04-23T19:06:05.925-04:002013-04-23T19:06:05.925-04:00I liked Hackman a lot as always, I thought the fil...I liked Hackman a lot as always, I thought the film was fine,<br /><br /><br />And as for me being the angry moody one, I have never made fun of anyone on the blog (except George Clooney, Joaquin Phoenix, James Cagney and Andrew Garfield lol XD) RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-2005195665985460032013-04-23T17:04:10.612-04:002013-04-23T17:04:10.612-04:00Wow that koook160 comment was kinda wild. I wonder...Wow that koook160 comment was kinda wild. I wonder what RatedRStar would say about Wes Anderson XD since he seems to be the angry moody one on the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-32237494021196961452013-04-23T16:48:03.103-04:002013-04-23T16:48:03.103-04:00Great film. I at least like every single Wes Ander...Great film. I at least like every single Wes Anderson I've seen. Of course, I do think, as most do, that Moonrise Kingdom was his best yet. I can find faults with pretty much every film he's made except for Moonrise Kingdom, many in some of his work, but that doesn't mean I didn't like the film.<br /><br />I actually was somewhat offended by koook's comment about him seeing Anderson as a pretentious douche bag in every film until Moonrise Kingdom, because Moonrise Kingdom is simply Wes Anderson doing Wes Anderson better than before. It's just the way he makes movies. He has an incredibly quirky sense of humor and an even quirkier visual style, and if you think that makes him a pretentious douche bag, then you're just intolerant. I just also have trouble understanding how you liked Moonrise Kingdom without liking an ounce of any of the others. He did the exact same things visually and dialogue-wise as in his other films, but just more effectively. I guess that just means he did a good job at being a pretentious douche bag. That makes sense.<br /><br />Also koook, about Crowe, I know you've expressed your disdain for him and Connelly and the film on some of my YouTube videos, and while I can understand your dislike of the film (unless you've only seen it once, then I'm dumbfounded by your lack of taste) and its plot twist. But it's a well-made film on the whole, even if not a great. Crowe and Connelly, though, I find to be astounding. Connelly less so, though I still think she's excellent. Crowe plays a part that is so popular with the Academy and is so often overdone and overplayed. It's a type of part that so many use unnecessary mannerisms for, and while he does use some mannerisms, he doesn't use a ton, and every single one seems natural because of how brilliantly he expresses his emotions with his face and eyes and sets off his mannerisms. For me, he's brilliant, and the simple fact that he never overplays a single moment while so many before him in similar parts have puts him over Wilkinson for best of the year for me.Michael Patisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-20290138459058464702013-04-23T16:39:10.159-04:002013-04-23T16:39:10.159-04:00Anonymous: Maybe.
Koook160: That's funny tha...Anonymous: Maybe. <br /><br />Koook160: That's funny that you say that about Anderson's writing because my brother said basically the same thing. Although he was referring to Moonrise Kingdom, since he liked all of Anderson's previous films. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-62740384932089814812013-04-23T16:05:01.492-04:002013-04-23T16:05:01.492-04:00Great film and performance. My favourite moment is...Great film and performance. My favourite moment is a small one - Ben Stiller's character Chas says to Royal 'I've had a rough year, Dad.' and Hackman touches his shoulder and tells him that he knows he has.Houndtanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601916218674145154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-46496756079513571682013-04-23T14:05:39.716-04:002013-04-23T14:05:39.716-04:00I admit, while I find (pre-Moonrise Kingdom) Wes A...I admit, while I find (pre-Moonrise Kingdom) Wes Anderson to be a pretentious douche when it comes to his writing, Hackman made Royal a wonderful character. Certainly would be a major step up of the nominees that year (Penn, Crowe, and Smith).Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-24283166004415398992013-04-23T13:19:59.386-04:002013-04-23T13:19:59.386-04:00Its a masterful comedic performance far better tha...Its a masterful comedic performance far better than the mannered performances of Crowe and Washington that year. Comedy is much more harder than drama in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-23433659675937045382013-04-23T12:22:57.469-04:002013-04-23T12:22:57.469-04:00I think he's great but not nom worthy.I think he's great but not nom worthy.mrripleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-89152596846076129562013-04-23T11:32:13.763-04:002013-04-23T11:32:13.763-04:00I love the movie but don't quite get the deal ...I love the movie but don't quite get the deal about him...Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291268052797806635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-67581347274767021162013-04-23T08:12:44.734-04:002013-04-23T08:12:44.734-04:00Like this performance, do not like this movie.Like this performance, do not like this movie.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-38255832600514347812013-04-23T07:33:45.172-04:002013-04-23T07:33:45.172-04:00Ah, I loved this film:)Ah, I loved this film:)Lezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444861894143771110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-24003673001053377182013-04-23T02:59:21.369-04:002013-04-23T02:59:21.369-04:00Also great comedic performances from him are The B...Also great comedic performances from him are The Birdcage (better than William in my opinion) and Superman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-70894384573133112442013-04-23T02:35:21.639-04:002013-04-23T02:35:21.639-04:00Will you be reviewing his Get Shorty performance f...Will you be reviewing his Get Shorty performance for supporting actor in 1995? That's another comedic gem from Hackman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com