tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post5237195267049887180..comments2024-03-29T11:02:44.885-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Actor 2004: Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-10494102013314209052014-09-07T19:27:12.904-04:002014-09-07T19:27:12.904-04:00Robert:
I have not seen it since 04 so I might ha...Robert:<br /><br />I have not seen it since 04 so I might have been a bit generous to Streep and stingy to Washington. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-3912426441087049392014-09-07T18:51:38.645-04:002014-09-07T18:51:38.645-04:00I would give Denzel a higher score and Streep a lo...I would give Denzel a higher score and Streep a lower core for Manchurian Candidate. Denzel was easily my favorite thing about the film. Streep, on the other hand, gave possibly her most selfish, showboating performances to date.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-88122970298419457592014-09-07T18:43:48.228-04:002014-09-07T18:43:48.228-04:00Mark:
Law - 2.5(I seem to always prefer Law when ...Mark:<br /><br />Law - 2.5(I seem to always prefer Law when he's not the lead. I never found he really made much of a character out of his character. In that he said the lines just fine and everything but I never really saw any emotional drive in his portrayal, or some lust to explain the way his character was constantly shifting from Portman's to Robert's characters)<br /><br />Roberts - 2(I really feel the same way about her as I do Law, although I think it has a few instances where she delivers much more as Julia Roberts than as the character she is suppose to playing)<br /><br />Portman - 2(All I can say here is that I did not buy anything facet of what she did with the character. Everything about her performance seemed to add up to nothing, and not as though her character was truly empty or anything like that either. I don't love Owen in it but he really was by far the best) <br /><br />Million Dollar Baby:<br /><br />Swank - 2.5(Like Freeman I feel she plays her performance in an oddly dour fashion at all times, and I'm always waiting for one those two to really bring some life to their parts but they never do. I found Swank for the most part did some really standard work with some occasional overacting when she was either being the hillbilly or the woman fighter side of her character. The big emotional scenes at the end really are all about Eastwood, and they really show just how little Swank does with her character)<br /><br />(Just about everyone else is pretty hideously one note)<br /><br />Ray:<br /><br />Warren - 3(She was the best I suppose as she brought enough warm and believability in the very standard loving mother role. As those sorta roles go though I've seen far more memorable ones)<br /><br />Washington - 2.5(Again quite standard role of the long-suffering wife. She's not really bad but just does not anything special either)<br /><br />Everyone else I thought was pretty forgettable.<br /><br />The Manchurian Candidate:<br /><br />Washington - 3.5(Very solid leading turn from him. He conveys the paranoia and slowly growing distress of his character quite well. It's easy to follow him through the thriller and he handles his more emotional scenes rather well)<br /><br />Schreiber - 3.5(He's pretty much always good and that's the case here as well. Schreiber does the brainwashing scenes well by never making them too goofy looking, and is quite effective in the rather quietly intense way he handles the extremely emotional scenes for his character)<br /><br />Streep - 3.5(She's no Angela Lansbury who just was perfect for the part. The problem is Streep kinda forces comparison as she takes basically the similair approach with the part. The main difference is she goes a little louder in some certain scenes, and creates just a less memorable version of the character. I still think she is solid as the cold evil mother, even if her performance feels a bit on the nose)<br /><br />Ganz - 3(Ganz is good in creating a character who seems quiet interesting, and does a great job of suggesting a lot despite having so little at his disposal. Unfortunately though the film never really bothers to explain who he is, and what happened to him. I did like his performance though)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-19271590784035198022014-09-07T18:43:41.438-04:002014-09-07T18:43:41.438-04:00Kevin:
Anchorman
Collateral
Downfall
Eternal Sun...Kevin: <br /><br />Anchorman<br />Collateral<br />Downfall<br />Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<br />Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban<br />Hotel Rwanda<br />Kill Bill Vol. 2<br />Layercake<br />Shaun of the Dead<br />Sideways<br /><br />In Alphabetical order since I have a few re-watches in order. <br /><br />Anonymous: <br /><br />Every film? Well at the moment I have not seen that much Garbo. Anyways though from what I have seen she has quite the screen presence and a quality that's all her own. <br /><br />Conquest - 3(This is not a very good role for her but she does offer some charm and grace to a severely underwritten role)<br /><br />Grand Hotel - 4(She's incredibly luminous in this role, and captures the essence of her overly emotional starlet character quite artfully)<br /><br />Ninotchka - 5(An absolutely winning performance. Her first half is an amazing display of an extreme deadpan sort of performance. Every one of her stern looks and line deliveries are extremely hilarious. When she finally laughs though Garbo does an excellent job of shifting to a rather charming, if more traditional, turn from her)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-4913776096579467532014-09-07T18:42:54.424-04:002014-09-07T18:42:54.424-04:00Michael: Winslet's now a five as well.
Matt:...Michael: Winslet's now a five as well. <br /><br />Matt: Yes the film grew on me considerably. <br /><br />GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscar: <br /><br />1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<br />2. Adaptation<br />3. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind<br />4. Being John Malkovich<br /><br />Ruffalo - 3(His role is fairly simplistic as the nerd operating the thing, then just eventually the jealous boyfriend. His character's all rather unassuming but Ruffalo does a fine job of making his character understandable the whole time, and rather nicely handles the nerdy qualities of the character.)<br /><br />Wood - 3(Wood again has a simple role, but he's enjoyable enough in how unabashedly sleazy and obvious he is in his portrayal of his character's courting of Clementine)<br /><br />Wilkinson - 3.5(Wilkinson at first is just good in playing the basically the minister of exposition doing it well and making the unreal concept seem very down to earth and by the books. Wilkinson though is quite effective though once it's revealed there is a bit more to his character)<br /><br />Dunst - 4(She's actually quite good in being the slightly daffy office girl who also is revealed to be a bit more. She's a very believable flake and manages to be charming in her own particular way. When more is revealed about her though Dunst is terrific in playing the emotional stress of her character, and the way he technically changes her very nature)<br /><br /><br />Holden - 4.5(Excellent work from him bringing the right sorta sardonic realism that is the perfect counterpoint to the delusions of some of the other characters. Holden's role could have been easily preachy or just kinda bland but he plays it with a sly charm while making his speech later on very well earned by that point)<br /><br />Heflin - 4(Heflin gets the less flamboyant role but I think Heflin does more with the less he has. Heflin is very good at showing his character's personal struggle mostly through some fairly subtle emotional reactions. He's good in his early scenes of an uneasy contentment, but effectively turns this into a searing determination in the final scene)<br /><br />Ford - 4(Much of what I have seen of Ford suggests he's not all that great, but here he does have quite a bit of fun in portraying the flamboyant style of his colorful villain. I do think he might overplay it a bit a times and he might have brought a little more in a few scenes, but overall I think his performance works)<br /><br />Lemmon - 3(Very standard comic performance from him. He does not go too over the top to become annoying here, but there just isn't that spark you find in say The Apartment and Mister Roberts)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-10183914319006822072014-09-07T18:13:42.283-04:002014-09-07T18:13:42.283-04:00Louis, have you seen The Fault in Our Stars? I was...Louis, have you seen The Fault in Our Stars? I was expecting a too sentimental movie but it surprised me greatly and all the actors did pretty good jobs, especially Woodley who's simply heartbreaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-10945165632703878162014-09-07T15:10:32.657-04:002014-09-07T15:10:32.657-04:00@Louis: By the time you probably get to supporting...@Louis: By the time you probably get to supporting 2004 ill probably be asleep or summat so dont forget my winning request =D.RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-39391823955805778092014-09-07T14:03:38.193-04:002014-09-07T14:03:38.193-04:00Thoughts/rating for:
William Holden in The Bridge...Thoughts/rating for:<br /><br />William Holden in The Bridge on the River Kwai<br /><br />Van Heflin and Glenn Ford in 3:10 to Yuma<br /><br />Jack Lemmon in Irma La Douce <br /><br />GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-56486407825964822722014-09-07T08:38:11.357-04:002014-09-07T08:38:11.357-04:00One of my most angry moments, of award ceremonys, ...One of my most angry moments, of award ceremonys, is at that years golden globes, in that best actor category with Carrey and Foxx, has anyone seen Foxxs golden globe win, Jim Carrey looked like he was having fun and making people laugh, Foxx just looked arrogant, the fact that people were cheering for him makes me hate him even more than I usually do.RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-75456019643485842172014-09-07T07:50:43.196-04:002014-09-07T07:50:43.196-04:00I thought Winslet wiped the floor with everyone th...I thought Winslet wiped the floor with everyone that yeara true original and something i wish she would try and be a bit more daring again,what are your thoughts on the performances in<br /><br />closer esp Roberts<br />million dollar baby<br />birth<br />vera drake<br />ray esp Sharon Warren<br />the manchurian candidate esp Meryl..marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-28021583878630241172014-09-07T07:25:15.760-04:002014-09-07T07:25:15.760-04:00Final Ranking Prediction
1. Ganz
2. Bardem
3. Carr...Final Ranking Prediction<br />1. Ganz<br />2. Bardem<br />3. Carrey<br />4. Bacon<br />5. GiamattiLuke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-1005058911903208842014-09-07T01:59:52.404-04:002014-09-07T01:59:52.404-04:00Louis, I'm curious, what are your ratings and ...Louis, I'm curious, what are your ratings and thoughts on Greta Garbo in every film you've seen of her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-80538095846061029142014-09-07T01:02:16.243-04:002014-09-07T01:02:16.243-04:00I'm not surprised you liked it more this time ...I'm not surprised you liked it more this time around. The same thing happened to me. Granted, I watched it with my parents the first time, and all they did was bitch about how "weird" it was.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-53070904517415548092014-09-07T00:55:22.994-04:002014-09-07T00:55:22.994-04:00What would be your new ranking for your top 10 fil...What would be your new ranking for your top 10 films of 2004?Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-34204169224444946062014-09-07T00:27:12.734-04:002014-09-07T00:27:12.734-04:00Also thoughts and ratings on the rest of the cast?...Also thoughts and ratings on the rest of the cast? GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-47253071925047718762014-09-07T00:25:49.097-04:002014-09-07T00:25:49.097-04:00Yay! How would you rank the Kaufman films you seen...Yay! How would you rank the Kaufman films you seen.GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-91548437708447654002014-09-07T00:11:02.928-04:002014-09-07T00:11:02.928-04:00Love this movie and this performance. It seems lik...Love this movie and this performance. It seems like you liked this film a lot more this time around. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-76642102482762933792014-09-07T00:06:44.162-04:002014-09-07T00:06:44.162-04:00Another 5 for my childhood hero :) does tho mean y...Another 5 for my childhood hero :) does tho mean you're moving Winslet up to a 5 as well?Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.com