tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post5611292702891422253..comments2024-03-29T00:29:43.074-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1974: Richard Harris in JuggernautLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-57624215507523034382017-10-19T15:49:21.581-04:002017-10-19T15:49:21.581-04:00Calvin:
Weathers - (Great as usual. Weathers here...Calvin:<br /><br />Weathers - (Great as usual. Weathers here is one of the most downright hilarious guest stars by playing right into his assumed type partially in giving off so confidence in his performance while espousing such non-sense. Everything that Weathers does is ridiculous in his bizarre cheapskatery and Weather, playing Weathers, is so great by playing every moment without the tiniest bit of shame. I especially love the sheer enthusiasm he brings to his fervent description of getting his stew on. I only wished that Weathers had stayed on permanently a Tobias's acting teacher.)<br /><br />Should have clarified, I have only seen that scene from Burnt, and that was more than enough for me. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-14057172082367847402017-10-19T15:17:13.705-04:002017-10-19T15:17:13.705-04:00Louis: thoughts on Carl Weathers in Arrested Devel...Louis: thoughts on Carl Weathers in Arrested Development? And your thoughts on Burnt and thoughts/ratings on the cast. Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-71349445882974022092017-10-19T15:15:56.989-04:002017-10-19T15:15:56.989-04:00Knight - 3(I would say her character could have be...Knight - 3(I would say her character could have been easily excised from the film however I thought she brought enough of a charm and at least naturally realized a bit of depth to the part. Plus I rather enjoyed her chemistry with Kinnear.)<br /><br />Kinnear - 3.5(Speaking of I'm quite sure I always enjoy seeing Kinnear whenever he shows up this is no different in that he's rather enjoyable, but also more than a little moving in portraying the sheer desperation of his character to try to look at the bright side of things.)<br /><br />Hemmings - 2.5(Limited as he just doesn't get to do much, he has decent chemistry though with Harris in their little time together.)<br /><br />James - 3.5(Seeing another non-hillbilly sheriff performance by him I'd say he was pretty good actor when he wasn't forced into that stereotype. That's certainly shown here as I liked his fashioned politician speak yet I thought he subtly added sort of the real nature of the man even as he spoke as such.)<br /><br />Jones - 3.5(Similar to Cusack in that he very quickly and very effectively realizes the demented state of his character though this time portraying more of a sinister attachment to what is going on.)<br /><br />Hopkins - 3.5(Although his character does not get much focus he's terrific in entirely through his performance conveying the desperation of his character given his situation, and keeps that as a proper constant throughout. He's particularly good in showing the way his attempt to hide his desperation slowly fails more and more as the film goes on.)<br /><br />Seth - 3(Thought he brought quite a bit of charm in sadly quickly cut off performance.)<br /><br />Probably not but maybe for Cromwell, I need to re-watch Patriot Games, since I haven't seen it since the early nineties. <br /><br />RatedRStar:<br /><br />That jig of his is a gem. <br /><br />Henry W:<br /><br />If we are only referring to Affleck in each role then:<br /><br />Bates - (He could bring the creepiness for sure but I think he'd struggle in portraying the innocence needed for the role.)<br /><br />Hill - (Uh doesn't quite suite the role as I feel it needs someone a bit more extroverted, I do think he could have worked though.)<br /><br />Sledge - (All wrong)<br /><br />Terry - (Although I doubt it would reach Brandoian heights in this case, I do think he could be pretty effective in this role.)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-10101718643502691002017-10-19T15:15:51.522-04:002017-10-19T15:15:51.522-04:00Tahmeed:
I'd say this is his best work in ter...Tahmeed:<br /><br />I'd say this is his best work in terms of realizing Richard Harris's onscreen appeal so to speak, however I think I'd give the edge to Cry, The Beloved Country for his best overall turn dramatic or otherwise. <br /><br />1. Gene Hackman - The Conversation<br />2. Richard Attenborough - 10 Rillington Place<br />3. Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest<br />4. Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon<br />5. George C. Scott - Patton<br />6. Peter Finch - Network<br />7. Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger<br />8. Laurence Olivier - Sleuth<br />9. Al Pacino - The Godfather<br />10. Warren Oates - Bring Me the Alfredo Garcia<br /><br />94dk1:<br /><br />Well having just seen the scene from Burnt where he talks about food in terms of people "not eating", I would not want Cooper telling me about Jazz. <br /><br />Luke:<br /><br />Holm - 4(He doesn't have that much of a role in terms of his lines and such, however Holm makes the most out of what he has. In his work as well he conveys the complex emotions going on through his character's head at all times as he struggles to comprehend what he should do, creating the right sense of distress as he interacts with the somewhat indifferent government officials. I particularly love his final moment at the end of the film where Holm brings such a cathartic passion when he finally lashes out against them for this.)<br /><br />Sharif - 3.5(His character doesn't seem to really get resolved, my early guess would have been him volunteering to man one of the bombs, nonetheless Sharif I found does well to convey the considerable internalized stress that he reveals well in brief moments where we see what he's going though overall he fashions a cold surface trying to cover it up.)<br /><br />Cusack - 3.5(Rather effective cameo from him in bringing just really sinister and chilling quality in his quiet bit of sadistic disinterest to the situation.)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-6259034930995533152017-10-19T14:33:33.428-04:002017-10-19T14:33:33.428-04:00RatedRStar: just saw the dance you were referring ...RatedRStar: just saw the dance you were referring to, that is just golden. Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-10700290996108862812017-10-19T13:13:27.628-04:002017-10-19T13:13:27.628-04:00If this were the 60s Richard Harris would be perfe...If this were the 60s Richard Harris would be perfect for Stanley =D. This Sporting Life was basically Yorkshire Brando.RatedRStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628534290463165790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-17964166968331457742017-10-19T13:07:13.462-04:002017-10-19T13:07:13.462-04:00Affleck as Malloy, Mortensen as Mack, Gosling as H...Affleck as Malloy, Mortensen as Mack, Gosling as Hill, Garfield as Bates, and I would be interested in seeing Washington as Malloy too.Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-20983344825200027842017-10-19T12:53:23.686-04:002017-10-19T12:53:23.686-04:00Henry: I'd be interested to see Viggo Mortense...Henry: I'd be interested to see Viggo Mortensen's take on those roles, particularly Mac Sledge.<br />As for Garfield, I could see him pulling off Norman Bates in a remake of Psycho.<br />I would also say that Denzel's Terry Malloy would be quite intriguing as well. <br />Tahmeed Chowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946081425647648210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-54007281403001421932017-10-19T10:25:12.416-04:002017-10-19T10:25:12.416-04:00Okay guys, here's another one.
How do you th...Okay guys, here's another one. <br /><br />How do you think the winner of the 2016 Best Actor Osca would fare in the following roles:<br /><br />Norman Bates in Psycho<br />Henry Hill in Goodfellas<br />Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies<br />Terry in On the Waterfront<br />Henry Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796735532376363630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-30373450792283087542017-10-19T10:16:06.596-04:002017-10-19T10:16:06.596-04:00I'd go for:
Chris Evans as Stanley
Naomi Watt...I'd go for:<br /><br />Chris Evans as Stanley<br />Naomi Watts as Blanche<br />Matthew Lillard as Mitch <br />Hannah Murray as StellaCalvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-91039091457065264902017-10-19T10:14:06.622-04:002017-10-19T10:14:06.622-04:00Henry: i would choose Kidman or Mara, even if she&...Henry: i would choose Kidman or Mara, even if she's younger, as Blanche while Cotillard as Stella; with Hardy as Stanley.Omar Franinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03165429222802818138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-849984893933118112017-10-19T10:08:08.134-04:002017-10-19T10:08:08.134-04:00I think Hardy or Matthias Schoenaerts would be gre...I think Hardy or Matthias Schoenaerts would be great fits, but Stone? Hmm, questionable.Henry Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796735532376363630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-54915440523348749892017-10-19T10:04:19.649-04:002017-10-19T10:04:19.649-04:00Tahmeed: Hardy would be perfect but Leigh was near...Tahmeed: Hardy would be perfect but Leigh was near 10 years older than Brando, so I don't think Stone would be the right choice for Blanche if she was working with him. Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-14455614746793338942017-10-19T09:59:41.918-04:002017-10-19T09:59:41.918-04:00Henry: I could see Tom Hardy being a terrific Stan...Henry: I could see Tom Hardy being a terrific Stanley. As for Blanche, I'd say Emma Stone might be great. Tahmeed Chowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946081425647648210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-65230175168652273292017-10-19T09:52:01.995-04:002017-10-19T09:52:01.995-04:00Louis: Your rating for Harris in Patriot Games.Louis: Your rating for Harris in Patriot Games.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-48514572840284749752017-10-19T09:42:33.065-04:002017-10-19T09:42:33.065-04:00Guys, if A Streetcar Named Desire was remade today...Guys, if A Streetcar Named Desire was remade today, whom would be a good fit for the characters of Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois?Henry Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796735532376363630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-55077353068967609482017-10-19T09:40:39.072-04:002017-10-19T09:40:39.072-04:00Louis: Could Harris go up for Cromwell.Louis: Could Harris go up for Cromwell.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-87455280077507806642017-10-19T05:49:08.950-04:002017-10-19T05:49:08.950-04:00Richard Harris for me was miles better than Michae...Richard Harris for me was miles better than Michael Gambons portrayal of Dumbledore (Gambon was better in his last couple of films), Harris had the perfect wise wizard outfit and looked like he could kick your ass, Gambons outfit was so silly, dressed like grandpa, not a powerful wizard.<br /><br />Harris voice fit the character better as well, his elgent wise nature, rather than Gambons "WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-42405252206406224272017-10-19T05:41:48.390-04:002017-10-19T05:41:48.390-04:00Louis: What did you reckon to Richard Harris react...Louis: What did you reckon to Richard Harris reaction to Ben Johnson winning his Oscar? I loved his dance lol. (I should say I liked the reactions by Bridges and Scheider as well)RatedRStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628534290463165790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-88499088011460292822017-10-19T03:04:02.487-04:002017-10-19T03:04:02.487-04:00Louis: Your top 10 male leading performances of th...Louis: Your top 10 male leading performances of the 70s.Tahmeed Chowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946081425647648210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-83248388400176988932017-10-19T00:53:43.003-04:002017-10-19T00:53:43.003-04:00Everyone: I could buy him as both a struggling mus...Everyone: I could buy him as both a struggling musician and a successful jazz club owner. He also seems like the type of guy that's basically an encyclopedia when it comes to a specific genre of music.<br /><br />Lawrence would've done great in Mia's comedic scenes/lines as I do think she can be funny and charming when she wants to be. However, there's a chance that her "Lawrencisms" (some of you may know what I'm talking about) may have overplayed Mia's emotions in the dramatic scenes ("No one showed up, "I'm not going to that audition").Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-16111574863085995202017-10-18T23:26:34.759-04:002017-10-18T23:26:34.759-04:0094dfk1: It'd certainly be interesting to see C...94dfk1: It'd certainly be interesting to see Cooper play that role, and I think he could have been up to it. With Lawrence, her work probably would have gone either way.Tahmeed Chowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946081425647648210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-40309033817369050492017-10-18T22:51:19.774-04:002017-10-18T22:51:19.774-04:0094dfk1: Truth be told I actually would have liked ...94dfk1: Truth be told I actually would have liked Cooper in that role more.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-30446128411928214252017-10-18T22:47:09.371-04:002017-10-18T22:47:09.371-04:00Tahmeed: It absolutely should be.Tahmeed: It absolutely should be.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-21059652060236689982017-10-18T22:45:22.943-04:002017-10-18T22:45:22.943-04:0094dfk1: Cooper possibly, I don't know about La...94dfk1: Cooper possibly, I don't know about Lawrence. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.com