Thursday 20 February 2014

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1992

And the Nominees Were Not:

Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross

Paul McGann in Alien 3

Richard Harris in Unforgiven

Steve Buscemi in Reservoir Dogs

Samuel West in Howard's End

29 comments:

Robert MacFarlane said...

Uhhhh....

1. Baldwin
2. McGann
3. Harris
4. West
5. Buscemi

Luke Higham said...

1. Baldwin
2. Buscemi
3. West
4. Harris
5. McGann

Luke Higham said...

Hackman, will still be your overall winner.

RatedRStar said...

I would rather slit my wrists for pleasure then watch Alien 3 lol, in fact I do sometimes =D.

1. Baldwin
2. McGann
3. Harris
4. West
5. Buscemi

Going back to Phoenix/Rains, I will keep my comments on those two to myself from now on =), except, the rant that I promised to do on 1946 on Harold Russell, I will still do that purely because I feel strongly about it lol.

Matt Mustin said...

Well no one holds a candle to Hackman that's for damn sure.

JackiBoyz said...

I honestly do not remember McGann, but then again, I do not remember much from Alien 3 except the final scenes.

1. Baldwin
2. Harris
3. West
4. Buscemi
5. McGann

Maciej said...

1.Baldwin
2.Harris
3.Buscemi
4.West
5.McGann

Psifonian said...

1. McGann
2. Baldwin
3. Harris
4. Buscemi
5. West

Haters can hate, but "Alien 3" is brilliant and McGann's performance is one of the best portrayals of unhinged madness ever committed to celluloid. People need to seek out the assembly cut to see what he truly did.

bondfan said...

1. Buscemi
2. Baldwin
3. Harris
4. McGann
5. West

Michael Patison said...

1. Alec Baldwin
2. Paul McGann
3. Richard Harris
4. Samuel West
5. Steve Buscemi

Kevin said...

Alien 3 is extremely underappreciated, and I am so glad you chosen to review McGann. And please view the Assembly Cut of the film, as it is so much better than the Original Cut. And McGann also gets to do more in the Assembly Cut.

Kevin said...

1. Baldwin
2. Harris
3. McGann
4. West
5. Buscemi

Psifonian said...

Good man, Kevin. *cheers*

Robert MacFarlane said...

Huh. Maybe I'll check out the Assembly cut. It seems to be more well-regarded anyway.

Psifonian said...

Robert,

Not only is the assembly cut a better film than the theatrical, I personally find it to be a better film than "Aliens." Not saying "Aliens" is bad, as it is a perfectly crafted film, but it lacks the gravitas and weight of the first film, which the third brings back in the best possible way. Weaver's performance in "Alien 3" is also her best performance to date. The effects are dodgy, but that's less to do with the product and more to do with the fact that Fincher was denied funding to complete them in post. But it should be viewed for any "Alien" fan.

Robert MacFarlane said...

I haven't seen any of them, to be honest. Not all the way through, at least. I saw Prometheus and absolutely loathed every minute of it.

Psifonian said...

Wow. That's . . . shocking, to say the least. "Alien" is my #8 of all time and boasts my all-time favorite film ensemble.

Michael Patison said...

What would be your top 10 films, Psifonian?

Psifonian said...

1. There Will Be Blood (Anderson, 2007)
2. The Thin Red Line (Malick, 1998)
3. Amadeus (Forman, 1984)
4. Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988)
5. My Neighbor Totoro (Miyazaki, 1988)
6. Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
7. Mulholland Dr. (Lynch, 2001)
8. Alien (Scott, 1979)
9. Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
10. L.A. Confidential (Hanson, 1997)

Michael Patison said...

At least we have 2 choices in common.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Not a bad list. Here's mine;

1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. The Dark Knight
3. Fight Club
4. Ed Wood
5. The Godfather Part II
6. A Christmas Story
7. A Clockwork Orange
8. Goodfellas
9. The Big Lebowski
10. The Tree of Life

Honorable mentions to Shawshank, L.A. Confidential, The Proposition, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Animal House, Blue Velvet, and Memento.

Matt Mustin said...

Louis, what rating would you give Wahlberg in Lone Survivor?

Matt Mustin said...

You know, I just rewatched Unforgiven a few weeks ago and wasn't that impressed with Harris. He makes an impact when he first appears, but most of the time he's overshadowed by Hackman. Plus, whenever he's not onscreen, I didn't miss him. But that's me.

Anonymous said...

Louis what are your top 5 films for 1992?

Anonymous said...

No Michael Madson? Are you kidding?

Mark said...

1. Buscemi
2. Baldwin
3. Harris
4. McGann
5. West

Lezlie said...

1. Steve Buscemi
2. Richard Harris
3. Alec Baldwin
4. Paul McGann
5. Samuel West

Luke Higham said...

Louis: I would just like to ask on what are the top 5 lead actor years, that you've completely covered so far.

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

1. Unforgiven
2. The Player
3. Dracula
4. Glengarry Glen Ross
5. Reservoir Dogs

Luke:

1973
2013
1975
1971
1966

I went by the strength of my top ten for 66 and 71 it's really for just how strong the top five are.