Ben Foster in Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Ben Foster in Lone Survivor
James Gandolfini in Enough Said
Colin Farrell in Saving Mr. Banks
Sharlto Copley in Elysium
Matthew McConaughey in Mud
Matthew McConaughey in The Wolf of Wall Street
For the prediction contest the honors go to:
Foster in Lone Survivor
McCounaughey in Wolf
(And just for Koook and RatedRStar, I picked the best troll face Sharlto Copley has to offer. Advanced apologies to both of you.)
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Mcounaughey
Louis? um excuse me what do you think your doing, there seems to be some ugly fucking caveman on my screen, the guy between Farrell and Matthew, whats he doing here lol.
What are your ratings and thoughts for Jeremy Renner in American Hustle & James Franco in Spring Breakers
Gandolfini should win this in a landslide.
Note that I said should.
This is Mcconaughey's to win:
I'll choose his ten minute performance in The Wolf of Wall Street.
Hey Louis, have you seen McConaughey's performances in both The Lincoln Lawyer and Magic Mike? If you did, what are your thoughts on them?
I am gonna go with Foster since he is given more to do and has more than 10 minutes of screentime, although it could be close.
1)Ben Foster
2)Matthew McConaughey
3)Colin Farrell
4)James Gandolfini
5)Sharlto One Hit Wonder Copley
Ben Foster is such a great actor, he deserves more recognition.
Sharlto Copley will win definately lol haha.
1.McConaughey
2.Foster
3.Farrell
4.Gandolfini
5.Copley
1.McConaughey
2.Gandolfini
3.Farrell
4.Foster
5.Copley
McConaughey was brilliant in both of his roles, Copley was a lot of fun, and I haven't seen the others.
1. McConaughey
2. Farrell
3. Gandolfini
4. Foster
5. Copley
Just curious, how come you haven't done Bruce Dern for Nebraska yet?
1. McConaughey
2. Gandolfini
3. Foster
4. Copley
5. Farrell
I noticed you saw Fast Five, Louis, what did you think of it?
My tentative predictions:
1. Ben Foster
2. Colin Farrell
3. Matthew McConaughey
4. James Gandolfini
5. Sharlto Copley
1. Gandolfini
2. Farrell
3. Foster
4. McConaughey
5. Copley
1. Matthew Mcconaughey (5)
2. James Gandolfini (4.5)
3. Colin Farrell (4 to 4.5)
4. Ben Foster (4 to 4.5)
5. Sharlto Copley (4)
Louis: Also ratings for De Niro in Hustle & Hanks for Saving Mr Banks.
luke: You didn't ask me, but I thought De Nio's short scene was the best part of the movie by far.
1. Matthew McConaughey
2. James Gandolfini
3. Colin Farrell
4. Ben Foster
5. Sharlto Copley
The hard part was trying to guess Farrell vs. Foster.
Matt: I agree completely. The next best scene in my opinion was virtually every scene involving Renner, but especially when he makes his promise to them in the ballroom and when he finds out he's been had.
Matt: My dislike for American Hustle has lessened slightly on a rewatch & I think its just fine. I agree about, De Niro & I would say he alongside Renner gave the best performances in the film. I liked Bale for what he gave to his part, although severely restricted to go beyond that.
Michael: Renner was EXCELLENT when he found out about the con. Bale was great too, but Renner REALLY sold that scene.
Also, I'd just like to say that I REALLY wish I hadn't known De Niro was gonna be in it before I saw it, because that would've been an AWESOME surprise.
Luke: I'd give Franco a 2.5, for me it was not like watching Maximus Decimus in the Colosseum.
I'd give Renner a 4 although close to a 4.5. I really did like how much passion and genuine heart he gave to his role. I wish the film did not consistently backhand him in terms of screen time and importance though. The film could have used much more development between his and Bale's friendship.
I would also give De Niro a four. A terrific one scene wonder as he just oozes menace in the scene. It's probably the best he's been since Goodfellas.
Hanks would also get a four. He did not become Disney like Martin Landau in Ed Wood for example, but he did find some of the essence of the man, and his revelation scene is very well done.
JamDenTel: I haven't had a chance to see it.
Matt: I found it an enjoyable dumb action movie. It actually is a much better call back to the films of that sort from the 80's than the ones starring the actual actors from the period.
I wouldn't agree it's the best he's been since Goodfellas, but he was VERY good.
Louis: Have you seen Michael Mann's Heat
Louis, have you seen Catching Fire, and if so, what did you think of the performances?
Luke: I have but for me that is De Niro's period where he could be good, but never quite has that spark found in his performances from the 70's and 80's.
Well, I'm one of the people who thought he was great in Silver Linings Playbook, but I know you disagree with me.
What did you think of him in Casino?
Matt: I've seen it. I liked it even if its structure was a bit flawed.
As for the performances I was a bit disappointed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, but I do believe that was entirely because of role. I was rather impressed by Donald Sutherland in this one though. Harrelson and Tucci were also good again, and liked Jeffrey Wright as well though his screentime was limited.
Matt: I think he's good in Casino, but just good. That whole film for me is really just a jumble of Scorsese's usual elements done in a less compelling fashion.
Sutherland was great. And I liked Hoffman a lot, but that might be because he was exactly how I imagined the character when I read the book. And of course, you can rarely go wrong with Stanley Tucci.
I also thought Jennifer Lawrence was VASTLY superior in that than she was in American Hustle.
Matt: Yes Lawrence was very good.
I still have to ask Louis, are you not going to post Dern's review until Nebraska is on DVD? Or will you try to find some other way of watching it?
Michael: The first chance I have to see it I will take it.
Kevin: I haven't seen the Lincoln Lawyer. I saw part of Magic Mike but I found Soderberg's style so tiresome that I was not able to get through though. I thought McConaughey was good in the few scenes that I saw him in.
I'll forgive the troll just for that picture. Well played. My guess:
1. Gandolfini
2. Foster
3. Farrell
4. Copley
5. McConaughey
1. Gandolfini
2. McConaughey
3. Foster
4. Farrell
5. Copley
Louis: who're you reviewing first
luke: I prefer not to know. I like to be suprised when a new review pops up.
Same
Trust us Luke it really is better not to know, so that when the next review comes up you'll be like "yay I didnt expect him I wonder who will be next"
1) Matthew McConaughey
2) James Gandolfini
3) Ben Foster
4) Colin Farrell
5) Sharlto Copley
Louis: what are your thoughts on each film in the Harry Potter Series
1) McConaughey
2) Gandolfini
3) Foster
4) Copley
5) Farrell
Luke: I should note that think all the films are at least watchable.
The first two are both fine but suffer from Chris Columbus's lack of a sure hand as a director. He does not quite know what to do with the material other than try to jam pack it all in which makes Chambers in particular longer than it needed to be.
The third I think is the best as Cuaron really knows how to make material sing and his use of music and visuals are excellent. I would say though we did not need the fake out scene with Gary Oldman's character (or at least in more subtle fashion), as it forced Oldman to play that scene all wrong.
The fourth I don't know what Mike Newell was thinking but all of his choices were were pretty poor especially the bizarre way he chose to portray Dumbledore. Brendan Gleeson does do a pretty good job of covering for some of these problems, but even his goodwill is countered by David Tennant's ridiculous performance.
The rest are all solid although somewhat mixed as David Yates has a strong visual sense but is somewhat inconsistent. There are moment where he really brings something from the books to life brilliantly, but there are others that are just awkwardly handled, like the ending to Half-Blood Prince in particular. Also Steve Kloves overwriting in regards to Hermione becomes particularly noticeable and problematic in the later films.
Louis: in that case, who gave the best performance in the series & what rating would you give him/her.
Luke: The best is Imelda Staunton in Order of the Phoenix who I would give a 4.5. Although I have throw out a special mention to David O'Hara's one scene wonder in The Deathly Hollows Part 1.
Louis: What were your thoughts on Ralph Fiennes, I'm guessing he went far too over the top for you.
I did not hate him or anything, but his performance contained too many loud "Neahhhh"s for its own good. Fiennes is great at a reserved menace so it's too bad he did not get reigned in a little more.
Louis: From what you've seen from 2013, what were your five worst films.
I should note I have mostly avoided films that are considered bad by everyone.
1. Standup Guys (yeah I count it as 2012 actually, but this just makes it easier for me.)
2. The Fifth Estate
3. The Butler
4. A Single Shot
5. The Last Stand
Louis, what did you think of Cumberbatch and Bruhl's performances in Fifth Estate?
Bruhl was pretty forgettable, but I thought he was still fine. I thought Cumberbatch was very good actually, but I wish a better film was around him.
Louis: What are your Ratings & thoughts on Whittaker & Oprah in the butler, as well as your rating for Cumberbatch in Fifth Estate.
Also Louis, what are your thoughts and rating for Sam Rockwell in A Single Shot, or are you going to review him for your Alternate Line-up?
Whitaker I would give probably a 3. I thought he was fine, but failed to make much of an impact. He in particular failed to sell the influencing the presidents's scenes, but then again I don't think any actor could sell those terribly written scenes.
Oprah I'd give a 2. Her character is written terribly because the wife character completely changes from scene to scene. Oprah fails to mend the different version of the wife, but again I doubt any actress really could have done that. But I did not feel Oprah played any of these sides particularly well either.
I would give Cumberbatch a 4.
Kevin: I think I know my fifth spot now, and it's not Rockwell. I liked Rockwell a whole lot though and I found it easy to engage with his character even though I found the film's pace intolerable. He'd get an easy 4.5.
Louis: in your opinion, what is the best film based on African Americans
12 Years a Slave.
Louis: are there any others, that come even close.
Funny, PoA has always been my LEAST favorite in the series due to Cuaron's direction. I haven't seen it in a while, so maybe that will change. I was just pissed about the lack of Marauders subplot and anorexic werewolf. My favorite movie in the series is ironically the least climactic: Deathly Hallows Part 1. Something about its foreboding feel and the fact it contains the best performances from the central trio wins me over. Also has Fiennes at his creepiest when he's just sitting down chatting.
Actually, I agree with you about the standouts. Staunton is my runner-up for 2007 Supporting Actress and O'Hara managed to act his ass off with facial expressions alone.
Ooo now I'm interested for the alternate lead lineup even though it won't be started for some time due to Dern.
Michael: I'm really hoping Dern is reviewed before the awards ceremony, for which there is a likely chance of it happening, since its dvd release is on the 25th of February.
Luke: Well since I'm not really all that much of Spike Lee's hamfisted writing style it does narrow the field a bit. There are probably some key films I haven't seen that are centered around African Americans though.
Hey Louis, have you seen the film Before Midnight and its predecessors? If so, what are your thoughts on the films and could you possibly review Ethan Hawke for one of his performances?
Before Midnight is one of the big 2013 films I have not watched yet, honestly because I haven't watched the first two films.
Well I would definitely recommend checking the trilogy out, they are all very well-acted and extremely well-written and just very good films.
koook: Deathly Hallows pt. 1 is my favourite as well.
1. James Gandolfini
2. Matthew McConaughey
3. Ben Foster
4. Sharlto Copley
5. Colin Farrell
Louis: what rating would you give Daniel Bruhl in Rush.
Louis: apart from your alternative lead lineup, what other performances, have you seen would receive a 4.5 or more from you.
Trying to narrow the field eh?
Anyway here are some of the performance I would give a 4.5, Christian Bale - Out of the Furnace, Tye Sheridan - Mud, Michael Shannon in The Iceman.
I am hoping Bruhl will get reviewed, he was the most disappointing snub for me.
I fucking LOVE the Before trilogy. Granted, Sunset was a little pointless, but the other two are fan-freaking-tastic.
RANT TIMEEE.
Daniel Bruhl could have been a huge future star and now he isnt going to be cause getting an oscar nomination would have put him on the map and now it fucking isnt because Fatboy Slim and Beardy weirdy have managed to steal his spot.
I'm glad he wasn't nominated so my blood pressure wouldn't go up from ranting about obvious category fraud.
Louis: what is your rating & thoughts on Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises.
But let me guess, Louis, you're not going to review any of those performances, are you?
Maybe you should rant about the 10 or 20 other actors that were nominated and placed in the wrong categories lol.
Daniel Bruhl was actually pissed off that he didnt get nominated, if some smug unfunny prick like Jonah Hill stole my spot I think id be rightfully pissed 2.
Luke: I'd give Bruhl a four.
I'd give Tom Hardy a four. All I can really say about him is that I loved the voice, although he had the proper physical presence as well.
Michael: Well there is an abundance of strong lead performances for 2013, I can't review them all.
Thanks for that Louis.
I was only saying that as a hope (despite thinking Sheridan was terrific). Contrary to Luke, I don't really want to know who's going to join the other 4 until we get there.
I would give Bruhl a 2 or a 3 =)
I have managed to be trolled four times in one day.
1. Captain Fucking Caveman appears on my screen grinning at me.
2.Koook160 then tells me that he is glad Bruhl is not nominated ahhhhh lol.
3. Louis then flat out tells me that Bruhl gets a 4, THANKS FOR THAT LUKE.
4. Daniel Bruhl gets a 2 or 3 from Jack NO HE DOESNT Jack lol.
RatedRStar: Sincere Apologies, I didn't think Louis was going to comment on Bruhl.
=D its ok lol im not moody about that or anything lol its amusing, I am a bit annoyed that Bruhl was snubbed by the oscars =D lol.
I am sure what would annoy me though, I hope Louis doesnt troll me for real haha when he get to um, that bloke.
RatedRStar: Rains will win. I guarantee it.
I think 46 ranking will look like this lol
1)Harold Russell
2)Claude Rains
3)Lionel Barrymore
4)Henry Travers
5)Charles Coburn
Jackiboyz: Is Harold Russell not second in the official ranking.
NOOOO Jack, you are um...talking shit, Harold Captain Hook Russell will not be winning anything.
Jackiboyz: or are you trying to piss RatedRStar off.
=)For giggles I might be lol, it would be amusing, if RatedRStar wakes up in the morning, logs onto his computer, goes on the blog, sees that Claude Rains has been changed to Harold Russell lol, even Louis might like that lol..
This thread is slowly but surely becoming The Comedy Central Roast of RatedRStar.
I am only messing with him though lol and he knows it, he is actually a nice person in real life lol.
If you can believe it that is lol.
Oh I'm are haha, it's just that when I read all those last comments that's what I thought of and I thought it was funny.
I was actually serious about the Bruhl thing. My policy is I would rather see the performance not nominated at all than in the wrong category, no matter how good the performance. That includes people like Casey Affleck in Jesse James, one of my all time favorite performances in my all time favorite movie.
No disrespect koook, but I CANNOT go with you on that one.
Robert: I get what you're saying, but wouldn't you at least have preferred Bruhl being nominated to Cooper? I mean since really they would both be category fraud.
I don't think Cooper was category fraud. I mean, he didn't deserve to be nominated, because he sucked, but I think he's definitely Supporting.
I don't get upset over cases like Cooper where the lines a blurred on which category they belong. Hell, I consider Cooper Supporting. Last year Waltz I could see being a supporting role to some, even though I considered him lead. I do get upset when it's so painfully obvious that it hurts. Stuff like Bruhl, Gyllenhaal, and Forte this year are just painful to argue. How can you argue they're supporting when they have more screentime than the arguable "lead"? Okay, maybe not Bruhl as much, but he's obviously a deuteragonist.
Gyllenhaal is in Prisoners SIGNIFICANTLY more than Jackman is. Still, I'd say their co-leads.
He's got a good ten minutes over Jackman.
I think if Casey Affleck,Daniel Bruhl and Christoph Waltz had been campaigned for lead, I personally dont think any of them would have got in, so just seeing Affleck and Waltz get nominated is nice to see since they were great.
As for Daniel Bruhl, I did like him honestly lol, I know RatedRStar loved him but, I dont know I would honestly give him a 4, maybe the emotional personal side that RatedRStar has seems to help, like how he sometimes says he feels sorry for actors like Clift, Rains and Mineo who either died tragically or are often forgotten.
It might sound weird but there are some others as well who I feel sorry for, ill give you the list lol.
Oskar Werner (he looks incredibly sad and unwell in his final interview, the fact his career never took off hurts too)
Richard Burton (he always knew he was never gonna win an oscar and was one of the reasons which eventually turned him to alcohol)
James Mason ( Only 3 nominations, plus he always looked very sad and scared in interviews, often forgotten)
Charles Laughton (The fact that he had to hide his sexuality his entire life is quite upsetting)
Leslie Howard (A war hero who fought and died for his country)
Alan Bates (He was bullied and taunted by the media for nearly all of his acting career for being gay)
Oh and lastly.
Sal Mineo (He was such a lovely person, he boldly and courageously came out as gay and died tragically)
Montgomery Clift (After his car crash, his career was so heartbreaking, his appearance on Whats My Line, plus Judgement At Nuremberg is very sad as well, plus he hated himself for most of his life.)
Claude Rains (Never won an oscar,his A List movie stardom ended after Notorious, his daughter often spoke of his withdrawn dissapointment, he hated himself deep down, had over 6 failed marriages, struggled with alcohol.
Could you please review or at least rank Geoffrey Rush in "The Book Thief"?
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