Best Scene: Milo covers up the shooting.
4. David Carradine in Kill Bill Vol. 2- I know I may suffer the same fate as Bill for this, but I have to admit that I don't love this performance. I just like it quite a bit.
Best Scene: The end of Bill and The Bride's duel.
3. Michael Madsen in Kill Bill Vol. 2 - My favorite of the assassins actually as Madsen brings so much heart to his performance.
Best Scene: Budd "wins"
2. Willem Dafoe in the Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou- Dafoe is absolutely endearing and incredibly funny as the Steve Zissou's most loyal man.
Best Scene: "Thanks for not picking me"
1. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Along Came Polly - Well this might come as a surprise to all. Hoffman does not have the great directors behind him that Dafoe, Madsen, and Carradine do. He just has himself, and I loved him the most.
Best Scene: Proxy Insurance speech.
Overall Rank:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in Along Came Polly
- Willem Dafoe in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
- Michael Madsen in Kill Bill Vol. 2
- David Carradine in Kill Bill Vol. 2
- Thomas Haden Church in Sideways
- Peter O'Toole in Troy
- Bud Cort in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
- Javier Bardem in Collateral
- Rip Torn in Dodgeball
- Barry Shabaka Henley in Collateral
- Ben Stiller in Dodgeball
- Jeff Goldblum in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
- Colm Meaney in Layer Cake
- Paul Rudd in Anchorman
- Toby Kebbell in Dead Man's Shoes
- Mark Wahlberg in I Heart Huckabees
- Alex Fong in One Nite in Mongkok
- David Thewlis in The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Michael Gambon in Layer Cake
- Dylan Moran in Shaun of the Dead
- Stuart Wolfenden in Dead Man's Shoes
- Nick Frost in Shaun of the Dead
- J.K. Simmons in Spider-Man 2
- Jason Bateman in Dodgeball
- Gary Cole in Dodgeball
- Bill Nighy in Shaun of the Dead
- Ulrich Matthes in Downfall
- Fana Mokoena in Hotel Rwanda
- Willem Dafoe in Spider-Man 2
- Thomas Kretschmann in Downfall
- Alan Tudyk in Dodgeball
- Tom Wilkinson in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- David Koechner in Anchorman
- Gordon Liu in Kill Bill Vol. 2
- Brian Cox in Troy
- Christian Berkel in Downfall
- Alfred Molina in Spider-Man 2
- Peter Serafinowicz in Shaun of the Dead
- George Harris in Layer Cake
- Alan Rickman in The Prisoner of Azkaban
- John Hurt in Hellboy
- John Turturro in Secret Window
- Gary Stretch in Dead Man's Shoes
- Burn Gorman in Layer Cake
- Joan Dalmau in The Sea Inside
- Stephen Root in Dodgeball
- Ben Whishaw in Layer Cake
- Nick Nolte in Hotel Rwanda
- Tim Robbins in Anchorman
- Mark Ruffalo in Collateral
- Chris Parnell in Anchorman
- Celso Bugallo in The Sea Inside
- Luke Wilson in Anchorman
- John C. Reilly in The Aviator
- Charles S. Dutton in Secret Window
- Tony Curran in Flight of the Phoenix
- Alan Alda in The Aviator
- Ben Stiller in Anchorman
- Dustin Hoffman in I Heart Huckabees
- Chin Ka-lok in One Nite in Mongkok
- Hank Azaria in Dodgeball
- Joaquin Phoenix in Hotel Rwanda
- Len Cariou in Secret Window
- Sean Bean in Troy
- Timothy Hutton in Secret Window
- Jeffrey Tambor in Hellboy
- Brad Bird in The Incredibles
- Anson Leung in One Nite in Mongkok
- Justin Long in Dodgeball
- Jason Lee in The Incredibles
- Nick Roud in Finding Neverland
- Bruno Ganz in The Manchurian Candidate
- Michael Parks in Kill Bill Vol. 2
- Elijah Wood in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Ben Foster in The Punisher
- Bruce McGill in Collateral
- Mos Def in The Woodsman
- Mark Ruffalo in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Samuel L. Jackson in Kill Bill Vol. 2
- Giovanni Ribsi in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Gary Oldman in The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Samuel L. Jackson in The Incredibles
- Ben Kingsley in Thunderbirds
- Peter Sarsgaard in Kinsey
- Billy Connolly in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Tim Meadows in Mean Girls
- David Hyde Pierce in Hellboy
- Dylan Baker in Kinsey
- Timothy Spall in The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Dustin Hoffman in Finding Neverland
- Will Patton in The Punisher
- Michael Gambon in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Timothy Spall in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Owen Wilson in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
- Brendan Gleeson in Troy
- Michael Shannon in The Woodsman
- Jon Voight in The Manchurian Candidate
- Steve Carell in Anchorman
- Rupert Grint in The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Dean Stockwell in The Manchurian Candidate
- Ian Holm in The Day After Tomorrow
- Alec Baldwin in The Aviator
- Giovanni Ribsi in Flight of the Phoenix
- Michael Gambon in The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Roy Scheider in The Punisher
- Patrick Wilson in The Phantom of the Opera
- Christopher Walken in The Stepford Wives
- Jon Gries in Napoleon Dynamite
- Bokeem Woodbine in Ray
- Jon Lovitz in The Stepford Wives
- Bill Paxton in Thunderbirds
- Alec Baldwin in Along Came Polly
- James Franco in Spider-Man 2
- Karl Urban in The Chronicles of Riddick
- Karel Roden in Hellboy
- Warwick Davis in Ray
- Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby
- Freddie Highmore in Finding Neverland
- John Travolta in The Punisher
- Bryan Brown in Along Came Polly
- Colm Feore in The Chronicles of Riddick
- Kevin Pollack in The Whole Ten Yards
- David Wenham in Van Helsing
- Linus Roache in The Chronicles of Riddick
- Efren Ramirez in Napoleon Dynamite
- Roger Bart in The Stepford Wives
- Frank Collison in The Whole Ten Yards
- Garrett Hedlund in Troy
- Hank Azaria in Along Came Polly
- Hal Sparks in Spider-Man 2
- Aaron Ruell in Napoleon Dynamite
- Kevin J. O'Connor in Van Helsing
- Richard Roxburgh in Van Helsing
- Jay Baruchel in Million Dollar Baby
21 comments:
Peter Billingsley, A Christmas Story
James Woods, Videodrome
Christopher Walken, The Dead Zone
That's all I want to see.
Robert De Niro- The King of Comedy
Al Pacino in Scarface
Christopher Walken in The Dead Zone
James Woods in Videodrome
Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Vacation (why not)
What are your ratings for:
O'Toole
Cort
Bardem
Torn
Henley
Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story
Tom Cruise in Risky Business
Robert De Niro in The King of Comedy
Christopher Walken in The Dead Zone
James Woods in Videodrome
Christopher Walken in The Dead Zone
James Woods in Videodrome
Al Pacino in Scarface
Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story
King of Comedy's '82 by his rules, guys.
Al Pacino - Scarface
Christopher Walken - The Dead Zone
Clint Eastwood - Sudden Impact
Gene Hackman - Eureka
Matt Dillon - Rumble Fish
Mickey Rourke - Rumble Fish
Al Pacino - Scarface
Mickey Rourke - Rumble Fish
Christopher Walken - The Dead Zone
James Woods - Videodrome
Peter Billingsley - A Christmas Story
1.Al Pacino - Scarface
2.Robert DeNiro - The King of Comedy
3.Christopher Walken - The Dead Zone
4.Eric Roberts - Star 80
5.Peter Billingsley - A Christmas Story
Bruno Ganz - In the White City
Gene Hackman - Eureka
Gene Hackman - Uncommon Valor
Michael Paré - Eddie and the Cruisers
Tom Berenger - Eddie and the Cruisers
My request for Ken Ogata in The Ballad of Narayama still stands.
Eric Roberts in Star 80 (I'm curious if you'll hate him in this too)
James Woods in Videodrome
Christopher Walken in The Dead Zone
Eddie Murphy in Trading Places
Christopher Walken-The Dead Zone
Al Pacino-Scarface
James Woods-Videodrome
Mickey Rourke-Rumble Fish
Michael Caine-Beyond the Limit
Burt Lancaster-Local Hero
Steve Martin-The Man with Two Brains
Ken Ogata-The Ballad of Narayama
Also I'm not sure which of the male cast you put in lead and which you put in supporting (I put them all in supporting) but they all deserve a watch.
And De Niro was one of my winning requests, but he is indeed 1982 by these rules.
Thoughts and ratings on:
Colm Meaney in Layer Cake
David Thewlis in The Prisoner of Azkaban
Nick Frost in Shaun of the Dead
Bill Nighy in Shaun of the Dead
Alan Tudyk in Dodgeball
Willem Dafoe in Spider-Man 2 (interesting that you rated his short appearance quite higher than Molina's performance)
Burn Gorman in Layer Cake
Sean Bean in Troy
Ben Whishaw in Layer Cake
Also, I TOTALLY knew Baruchel would be dead last. Talk about going full retard.
What are your ratings and thoughts on Laura Linney in Kinsey and Sophie Okonedo in Hotel Rwanda?
Louis: Can I have your Rating & Thoughts on Uma Thurman in Kill Bill Vol 2, An Updated list of 5 Star Female Performances from 2000 onwards and your top 5 Lead & Supporting Actress picks for 2004.
Michael Patison: All are a four.
GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscar:
Colm Meaney - 4(Layer Cake has a pretty good ensemble on a whole anyway, even Tom Hardy is in it although the film fails to realize that it's Tom Hardy. Meaney was easily my favorite of the supporting though. On one hand he brings the right hard edge to be the brutal gangster he technically is, but carries with this casual sorta warmth fitting for his position as a mentor of sorts. I love the scene where he shows Craig the guns)
Thewlis - 3.5(Thewlis kinda covers for Gambon in this one, as Gambon does not seem completely comfortable in his role yet, as the kindly mentor. He does a good job of being the comforting factor for most of the film while subtly alluding to the darkness beneath the surface)
Frost - 3.5(He and Pegg are always great together, well except for Paul, and I thoroughly enjoy Frost here who manages to be endearing while never holding back for a moment in portraying he character's uncouthness)
Nighy - 3.5(Nighy's pretty much always good and is quite enjoyable in doing his proper British man routine here. I particularly like his delivery of having put the zombie bite under a cold tap. He also though manages to surprisingly moving in his final scene with Pegg without it feeling out of context with the rest of the film)
Tudyk - 3.5(It's certainly a funny film when he's only the fifth funniest performer in it. Loved his Steve the Pirate. It's a one note sorta performance, except his last scene, but Tudyk does the pirate accent proud)
Dafoe - 3.5(Well it needs to be said that J.K. Simmons is the MVP of every Spider-Man film so much so that they won't even re-cast the part in the Amazing films apparently being well aware that no one could be better as J. Jonah Jameson. Anyway Dafoe single scene is actually my favorite moment in the film as Dafoe gives a better performance than he did the film. Only the best parts of the menacing side of his character are apparent, and gives a memorable single scene)
Gorman - 3(Actually I'm kinda growing a fondness for the fookin' legend of Gin Alley. He's definitely over the top as he always is but that works well for his character who is suppose to be trying so hard to be a gangsta)
Bean - 3(Rather odd casting with Bean playing one of the only guys who does not die for once. Odysseus very bizarrely a non-entity in the story but Bean brings a needed conviction to every scene he is in. He does not get a lot to do but he does it well)
Whishaw - 3(Rather short performance to be sure, but Whishaw does a very solid job of portraying his overly emotional fool in an honest fashion without falling into histrionics)
Robert: Was there really any other choice? Although Roxburg certainly made a play for it as the least intimidating Dracula I've ever seen, yes Leslie Nielsen included.
Anonymous:
Linney - 3(I don't think she's bad, but the problems I have with her character are the same I have with the film. The film never wants to make a statement about Kinsey really, it kinda tries but fails miserably to decide whether it likes him, whether he went too far, or whatever. This unfortunately hurts the performances. Kinsey's wife is treated randomly from first being the just as smart student, to the caring wife, then the sexually indulgent deviant than randomly back to a very standard supportive wife. Linney is never terrible, but is unable to get over the film's inability to really bother to create a through line for her character. On a side note Dylan Baker really should have been Kinsey as he just looks the part)
Okonedo - 4(A pretty powerful performance in the emotional intensity she brings that is needed to rightfully match the intensity of the situation. I do feel though that she makes a few missteps with her performance as there are scenes where there like a venom she brings that is focused towards Cheadle's character that doesn't really make sense)
Luke: Thurman - (She's great in building upon her performance from the first one. She brings that intensity of the revenge again but effectively explores the other side of her character. She does a particularly excellent job of showing the growing of the Bride throughout the flashbacks, and she strikes up some brilliantly complex chemistry with Carradine)
Actress:
1. Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Vol. 2
2. Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Alexandra Maria Lara - Downfall
4. Holly Hunter - The Incedibles
5. Cecilia Cheung - One Nite in Mongkok (I guess)
(I need to watch a great deal of the supposed best actresses from 2004)
Supporting Actress:
1. Cate Blanchett - The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
2. Hannah Pilkes - The Woodsman
3. Virginia Madsen - Sideways
4. Naomi Watts - I Heart Huckabees
5. Daryl Hannah - Kill Bill Vol. 2
The fives:
Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive
Gwyneth Paltrow - The Royal Tenenbaums
Sissy Spacek - In The Bedroom
Miranda Richardson - Spider
Charlize Theron - Monster
Nicole Kidman - Dogville
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Vol. 2
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Emily Watson - The Proposition
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Monique - Precious
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Jackie Weaver - Animal Kingdom
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
What made you upload Paltrow and Bullock to a five?
I re-watch Bullock which cemented the score. When I had given my thoughts about Paltrow in an earlier post it made me think of just how much I liked her performance.
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