Best Scene: Harry tries to act tough.
Best Scene: A drunk Mouse.
Best Scene: Charles sets everything right.
Best Scene: The Box.
Best Scene: The battle of Falkirk.
- Angus Macfadyen in Braveheart
- Patrick McGoohan in Braveheart
- Kevin Spacey in Seven
- James Cromwell in Babe
- Sam Neill in Restoration
- Don Cheadle in Devil in a Blue Dress
- David O'Hara in Braveheart
- Gene Hackman in Get Shorty
- Raymond J. Barry in Dead Man Walking
- William Hurt in Smoke
- David Strathairn in Dolores Claiborne
- Ben Stiller in Heavyweights
- Sam Waterston in Nixon
- Forest Whitaker in Smoke
- Joaquin Phoenix in To Die For
- Harvey Keitel in Smoke
- Alan Rickman in Sense and Sensibility
- Ian Bannen in Braveheart
- Sean Bean in GoldenEye
- Jim Broadbent in Richard III
- Viggo Mortensen in Crimson Tide
- Harold Perrineau in Smoke
- Ian McKellen in Restoration
- Jeremy Irons in Die Hard With a Vengeance
- Alan Cumming in GoldenEye
- Brendan Gleeson in Braveheart
- Gary Sinise in Apollo 13
- Tim Roth in Rob Roy
- Kevin Bacon in Apollo 13
- Gene Hackman in Crimson Tide
- James Woods in Casino
- Benicio Del Toro in The Usual Suspects
- Paul Freeman in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
- Jonathan Hyde in Jumanji
- Pete Postlethwaite in The Usual Suspects
- John Hurt in Rob Roy
- Danny DeVito in Get Shorty
- James Woods in Nixon
- Matt Dillon in To Die For
- Leland Oser in Seven
- Brian Cox in Rob Roy
- Dennis Farina in Get Shorty
- George Dzundza in Crimson Tide
- Nigel Hawthorne in Richard III
- Delroy Lindo in Get Shorty
- Andrew Keir in Rob Roy
- Stephen Baldwin in The Usual Suspects
- Tom Sizemore in Devil in a Blue Dress
- R. Lee Ermey in Dead Man Walking
- Frank Vincent in Casino
- Colm Meaney in The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
- Tomas von Brömssen in All Things Fair
- Robert Prosky in Dead Man Walking
- James Cosmo in Braveheart
- David Thewlis in Restoration
- Max von Sydow in Judge Dredd
- Christopher Plummer in Dolores Claiborne
- Martin Sheen in The American President
- Desmond Llewelyn in GoldenEye
- Ian McDiarmid in Restoration
- J.T. Walsh in Nixon
- Robert Downey Jr. in Richard III
- R. Lee Ermey in Seven
- Joe Don Baker in GoldenEye
- Kevin Pollack in The Usual Suspects
- Nick Wyman in Die Hard with a Vengeance
- Michael Gough in Batman Forever
- Ernie Hudson in Congo
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in Mortal Kombat
- Chazz Palminteri in The Usual Suspects
- James Gandolfini in Get Shorty
- Dan Hedaya in To Die For
- Kenneth Griffith in The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
- Robbie Coltrane in GoldenEye
- Don Rickles in Toy Story
- Hugh Grant in Sense and Sensibility
- Nathaniel Parker in Othello
- Ed Harris in Nixon
- Kurtwood Smith in To Die For
- Gottfried John in GoldenEye
- Jim Varney in Toy Story
- Michael J. Fox in The American President
- Bradley Whitford in Billy Madison
- Christopher Lambert in Mortal Kombat
- Hugh Grant in Restoration
- Dennis Hopper in Waterworld
- Tom Sizemore in Heat
- John Ratzenberger in Toy Story
- David Ogden Stiers in Pocahontas
- Trevor Goddard in Mortal Kombat
- Don Rickles in Casino
- Jon Voight in Heat
- Wallace Shawn in Toy Story
- Val Kilmer in Heat
- Cheech Marin in Desperado
- Chris Cooper in Money Train
- Rob Lowe in Tommy Boy
- Tom McGowan in Heavyweights
- Darren McGavin in Billy Madison
- Linden Ashby in Mortal Kombat
- Tim Curry in Congo
- Ian McNeice in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Jim Cummings in A Goofy Movie
- Steve Buscemi in Desperado
- F. Murray Abraham in Mighty Aphrodite
- Rob Paulsen in A Goofy Movie
- Donald Sutherland in Outbreak
- Ed Harris in Apollo 13
- Sean Connery in First Knight
- Morgan Freeman in Outbreak
- Bill Paxton in Apollo 13
- Josh Mostel in Billy Madison
- Simon Callow in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Charles S. Dutton in Nick of Time
- Brian Dennehy in Tommy Boy
- Samuel West in Carrington
- David Alan Grier in Jumanji
- Kevin Gage in Heat
- Jon Polito in Bushwhacked
- Rip Torn in Canadian Bacon
- Rufus Sewell in Carrington
- Ben Cross in First Knight
- Robert Blake in Money Train
- Joaquim de Almeida in Desperado
- Eric Bogosian in Under Siege 2: The Dark Territory
- Martin Short in Father of the Bride Part II
- Alan Alda in Canadian Bacon
- Christopher Walken in Nick of Time
- Steven Martini in Major Payne
- B.D. Wong in Father of the Bride Part II
- Bob Hoskins in Nixon
- Johnny Yong Bosch in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
- George Wendt in Man of the House
- Grant Heslov in Congo
- Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys
- Eric Idle in Casper
- Morris Chestnut in Under Siege 2: The Dark Territory
- Stephen Lang in The Amazing Panda Adventure
- Dan Aykroyd in Tommy Boy
- Michael Rapaport in Mighty Aphrodite
- Orland Brown in Major Payne
- Joe Don Baker in Congo
- William H. Macy in Mr. Holland's Opus
- Peter Gallagher in While You Were Sleeping
- Joe Pantoliano in Bad Boys
- George Newbern in Father of the Bride Part II
- Jay Thomas in Mr. Holland's Opus
- Steven Waddington in Carrington
- Paul Sorvino in Nixon
- Charles S. Dutton in Cry, The Beloved Country
- Steve Cardenas in Might Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
- David Yost in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
- Victor Slezak in The Bridges of Madison County
- Jim Carrey in Batman Forever
- Tommy Lee Jones in Batman Forever
- Armand Assante in Judge Dredd
- Rob Schneider in Judge Dredd
- Quentin Tarantino in Desperado
- Michael Maloney in Othello
- Chris O'Donnell in Batman Forever
- Julian Sands in Leaving Las Vegas
124 comments:
Conrad Veidt - The Man Who Laughs
Buster Keaton - Steamboat Bill Jr.
Gustav Fröhlich - Metropolis
Albert Dieudonné - Napolean
Ivor Novello - The Lodger
Louis: your thoughts and ratings for Waterston and Hoskins in Nixon
Louis: Ratings & Thoughts on the rest of your top 40.
Conrad Veidt - The Man Who Laughs
Buster Keaton - Steamboat Bill Jr.
Siskel and Ebert seemed to really love Nixon, Louis you mentioned the film being quite watchable for a 3 hour film, would you say it was worth watching despite Stones heavy handedness?
Conrad Veidt- The Man Who Laughs
Buster Keaton- Steamboat Bill Jr.
Gustav Fröhlich- Metropolis
Albert Dieudonné- Napoleon
Lon Chaney- Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Louis: Who would be your cast and director for:
The Fugitive/True Romance (1940's, 1950's and 1960's)
Damn. Hoping for a McGoohan victory. "Tell me, Spacey, what advice would you offer on the present, er, situation!" *shoves Spacey out nearest window*
I am rather pleased with this result.
Just came back from seeing Secret in Their Eyes. I was expecting quite a mediocre experience but it was actually a pretty compelling thriller. It doesn't reach the heights of the original movie, which I consider a masterpiece, but it's still an effective movie.
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 4.5: He injects the right amount of fierceness and energy to his portrayal, showing the character's unstoppable drive to find the murderer. He is a compelling and emotionally powerful lead and anchors the movie with his quiet but strong work.
Nicole Kidman - 4.5: I really liked her too mostly because of her terrific chemistry with Ejiofor, as they both conveys so much about their relationship without having to say anything. They suggest wonderfully Ray's and Claire's history. Kidman gives a beautifully subtle performance and she is downright amazing in the interrogation scene.
Julia Roberts - 4: I liked her just a bit less than the other two (I'm not a great fan of hers to be honest) but I'll admit she's very good here. She gives a moving portrayal of a woman devastated by tragedy, and actually manages to disappear into the role pretty well. It's a performance that is different from anything she has done before, and I appreciate that. Might go up on a rewatch.
Louis: Please watch The Passion Of Joan Of Arc and The Wind.
Rating and thoughts on Raymond J. Barry, unless of course you've already given them.
As for 1928:
Lead:
John Barrymore in Tempest
Lon Chaney in While the City Sleeps
Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge in Spione
Victor McLaglen in Hangman's House
Victor McLaglen in A Girl in Every Port
James Murray in The Crowd
Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs
Supporting:
Willy Fritsch in Spione
Lars Hanson in The Wind
Ivan Linow in The Red Dance
Montagu Love in The Wind
Lastly, has Brad Pitt been downgraded from a 2.5? His rating on the 1995 page still shows a 2.5, but your comments about him impressing you even less when reviewing Willis and his ranking here would seem to indicate a 2 at best.
Luke: It'll be tough for Louis to choose between Falconetti and Gish.
Lol Julian Sands in Leaving Las Vegas, did he not leave as haunting an impression on you as he did oj me Louis, stealing the dramatic heft away from Cage and Shue ;)
Thoughts and ratings on Tim Curry in Congo, and Donald Sutherland in Outbreak? Also not surprised you went much lower with Paxton than Hanks, Bacon and Sinisie.
I haven't seen it since 2009, but I don't remember Sands being THAT bad.
Also, Carrey should be a bit higher for Batman Forever. Even if it was self-indulgent, he at least played to the tone infinitely better than his costars.
Anonymous: Gish was an easy five for me. Have not seen Falconetti yet.
ruthiehenshallfan99: Gish is a 5 for me as well. I have seen Falconetti's performance and she's a 5 for me. Can't choose a winner, so I gave them a tie.
Maciej:
Waterston - 4(Best reason to watch the directors cut as Waterston is a fascinating one scene wonder. Waterston has this terrific incisive quality in his work as he seems to see things in a wholly different level than Nixon, and is brilliant personification of a force that is more powerful than the president himself.)
Hoskins - 2(It's always interesting to see what happens with any given actor with Stone, who as far as I can tell does not seem to say no to an actor, although then again it seems like the actor himself must say "hey maybe I should tone this down a bit". Hoskins unfortunately plays into a similair wavelength as Hopkins which is to go for the grotesque caricature, and his Hoover felt just too broad coming off particularly poorly against Waterston's performance as a similair character. Although one scene involving a servant does suggest exactly why it might have been hard for Hoskins to avoid this problem)
Luke:
Barry - 4.5(Barry gives an extremely moving performance as he so well realizes the horrible grief of a father having lost his son. Barry is particularly effective in the way he shows how it has settled into the man leaving him in this certain troubled state of being, and the desire to see the killer die Barry shows as like heartbreaking way of just trying to have any closure at the loss of his son. It's is wonderfully rendered work and a highlight of the film)
Hurt - 4(Incidentally Hurt plays kind of a man on the next step away from Barry's character, as also a man whose lost a loved one though with more time to grieve. This is also within the film's tone which is very relaxed which Hurt thrives in and develops a man you just feel like you've gotten to know.)
Whitaker - (Again Whitaker just makes a character you like to spend time with, but with a certain dramatic pull behind it all. Whitaker's is found in his compelling depiction of his character's regret which he portrays in great intensity. He's especially good in showing this anguish when describing why he lost his arm)
Keitel - (Keitel has less of a dramatic element than Whitaker, Hurt, and Perrineau but he's just so good in being so honest in just every low key situation of the film.)
Mortensen - 4(The best part of the film, and I always question why Mortensen never could quite catch that break out since he stands out even in small roles. Mortensen gives the best performance in the film delivering the needed emotional weight, and in a way wholly representing the film's dilemma just through his depiction of a man who must make a key decision.)
Perrineau - 4(Again just finds his character so well, but also finds the right sort of chemistry in his scenes with Whitaker)
McKellen - 4(A Gielgud style of butler, though a bit less snarky. McKellen though brings a similair abundance of life even in the limits of the role. He has such an abundance of warmth in the part that never feels forced in the least)
Sinise - 3.5(Best exposition deliverer but also is very good in just delivering his small little story within quietly expressing his character's disappointment, while bringing that needed passion to help the men in space)
Woods - 3.5(An effectively slimy piece of work from Woods though I do wish he would work with Scorsese again sometime)
Del Toro - 3.5(His choice of delivery is close to being ridiculous but I think it does in fact work well in creating a rather memorable character)
Hyde - 3.5(Good as the regal father, and especially as the count Zaroff type hunter having just the right posh qualities while being a literal man killer. My favorite part of his performance is at the end of the film when the father reveals that he's not quite as cold as he might seem, as Hyde handles it in a believable yet understated fashion)
Woods - 3.5(Woods thrives well with Stone as he knows how to temper himself, and his already energetic approach to parts works particularly well within Stone's bombastic style while not becoming bombastic himself)
Cox - 3.5(Enjoyably despicable work from Cox, in his usual wheelhouse but a good example of it)
RatedRStar:
Well I'll put it this way if you like JFK you'll probably like this. Although its not as good as that film it is similar in it essentially makes the mad ravings of a conspiracy nut seem just so compelling, and again the editing is fantastic.
Psifonian:
I'll admit it was a toss up, and imagining that meeting between Longshanks and Spacey does remind me of how much I love McGoohan's performance.
Michael Patison:
Pitt was lowered to a 2.
Calvin:
Curry - 3(I wholly understand if one were to find him to be terrible, but I thought his Boris Badinoff impression was rather enjoyable)
Sutherland - 3(Too often cast as corrupt authority figure but he's good at it, and this is a decent enough example of it)
Robert:
Well out of say my bottom five no one stands out more poorly in their film than Sands and his ridiculous caricature.
James Murray - The Crowd
Conrad Veidt - The Man Who Laughs
Jean Debucourt - The Fall of the House of Usher
George Bancroft - The Docks of New York
Lon Chaney - Laugh Clown, Laugh
Lon Chaney - West of Zanzibar
Willy Fritsch - Spies
Lars Hanson - The Wind
William Powell - The Last Command
Louis Wolheim - The Racket
Louis Wolheim - Tempest
Lionel Barrymore - West of Zanzibar
Fritz Rasp - Spies
Rudolf Klein-Rogge - Spies
Louis: Your ratings for the Star Wars, Harry Potter and Middle-Earth films. (Including Bakshi's '78 version)
Saw Burnt. Another 'showcase' lead performance-based film with large ensemble film this year but it did not work nearly as well as The Martian, Mr Holmes, Black Mass, or even Legend. Very manipulative and overly dramatic, some good moments here and there but it was overall quite a missed opportunity, as I think it tried to ape Silver Linings Playbook too much with its whole style and approach whereas it could've worked better as a much simpler, quieter story.
Cooper: 4 (despite a pretty subpar script working against him and this all basically being a less complex reprise of his Silver Linings routine, his charisma was utilised well enough and he made the most of the incredibly contrived dramatic moments)
Miller: 2(her chemistry with Cooper was a bit boring and lacklustre and beyond that she didn't really do anything more than just being a very standard love interest)
Sy: 3 (quite good as the supportive friend, only wish he had more to do, why is he not getting good roles in Hollywood the man is a talent)
Rhys: 2 (he really overdid the whole friendly competitor routine and ended up becoming a bit unlikable)
Thurman, Thompson: 2.5 (okay but thankless roles, cast obviously for their name value)
Vikander: 2.5 (what can I say, let this be a lesson to Hollywood that Ms Vikander is not a talent to be wasted on thankless roles like these. She's actually fine and fulfils all the requirements of the role which is essentially just a paper-think obstacle to Cooper's character but it's just such a pointless role)
Bruhl: 4 (the MVP, he had very good chemistry with Cooper and quite frankly I could've done with a whole film with just the two of them, which actually could've been a masterpiece)
I saw Burnt too. I liked Cooper a little less than Calvin did, I actually thought his breakdown scene was pretty poorly performed, though I'm not sure that was entirely his fault. The film itself was just a choppy, aimless mess that you can tell was hacked to bits from the original script. Several of the characters felt unneccessary and the dialogue was often way too on the nose, but I did also kind of like Brühl even if I thought he was a little over the top.
Michael: Ooh you do have a point with the breakdown scene. Hmph. I'll stick with a 4 for now but now that you mention it, he did overplay it a tad bit...though I can't see him having any real alternative. But yes, completely agree with the extraneous characters,
Update for bonusreviews:
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Louis: Aside from not liking Bogart in In a Lonely Place, do you feel that he was miscast in the role? You also said that you'd take Ryan over him, but what about other choices for Steele?
Louis: Since you're only doing a single post for 1928 Lead/Supporting, can I have Your Female Lead/Supporting ranking with ratings.
*rankings
Louis:
Crimson Peak
http://putlocker.ms/watch-crimson-peak-online-free-2015-putlocker.html
Cinderella
http://putlocker.ms/watch-cinderella-online-free-2015-putlocker-v19.html
Spy
http://putlocker.ms/watch-spy-online-free-2015-putlocker.html
Child 44
http://putlocker.ms/watch-child-44-online-free-2015-putlocker-v19.html
Luke: Is he doing one post though, I actually think 5 nominees could possibly appear for the lead.
RatedRStar: I think he would've posted a lineup last night and I still think that he's gonna stick to his eligibility rules for 1928, instead of the academy's.
RatedRStar: Also, he wrote down 1928 for the next year instead of 1928 Lead.
Luke: Good spot lol I didnt notice that.
RatedRStar: I have been looking back at past posts, and I really enjoyed yours, especially your reaction to Carell being nominated over Gyllenhaal. I have been wanting to see both movies for awhile, but having seen everyone's thoughts on Carell in Foxcatcher, I have been hesitant.
Ruthiehenshallfan99: I wish I could look with fondness at my past posts but I cant on this occasion lol I really find it hard to look at the Steve Carell rant and the Joaquin Phoenix rant without really horrid guilt, since I felt I really went on a personal very unfair attack, especially in the case of Phoenix, it was 3 years ago of course lol.
I think for the last 4-5 months I have been fairly quiet when I have commented on this blog, I tend to keep quiet compared to what I used to do lol, I also did say I promised not to rant for the 2015 nominations, the rants that people have done on this blog can be quite funny lol I am just not too big a fan of my own lol, it makes me feel a bit down haha.
I still maintain that I didnt really like Foxcatcher but I did go too far on the attack on Carell, strangely I actually did predict to everyone that I saw Jake Gyllenhaal not getting nominated and doing a Daniel Bruhl so it was really strange that I overacted, I can see why people might find it funny though hehe =D.
RatedRStar: It's alright. I can go on rants to. I honestly can become quite unreasonable when I am mad.
Saw Steve Jobs. A surprisingly enjoyable watch, in my opinion a bit like Nixon actually, not the most well-rounded portrayal of the man himself and yes, the source material doesn't really lend itself to much (no idea why there's been such a craze in biopics about him) but in terms of direction and dialogue it was pretty darn good.
Fassbender: 3.5/4 (I never really saw him as Jobs which wasn't really problematic as he still carried the film well enough. I liked him as dickhead Steve and though I found his last act change in personality a bit jarring I thought he handled it well enough by basically playing it as if everything before had been a bit of a front, did it make 100% sense no, definitely not amazing work but good enough, although I hope with the less than stellar box office performance of the film people will consider campaigning for his magnificent performance in Macbeth instead)
Winslet: 4 (as everyone else has stated a very strong supporting performance, in fact I think she brought the most to the table in some of the more serious sections of the film and I thought she really disappeared into the role, something I've never really seen Winsley do even in her best performances)
Daniels: 3.5/4 (it's been a fairly good year for him so far and I really liked his dynamic with Fassbender, if someone is nominated for Best Supporting Actor hopefully it'll be him)
Rogen: 3/3.5 (he was fine most of the way if kind of just doing his usual routine, like Fassbender he never really disappeared into the role, his outrage against Jobs though was quite well done)
Waterston: 2.5 (bit of a weak link actually as I found her far too one-note and the role itself is a bit problematic, as she's almost made out to be almost a villain in certain scenes, I have to say I prefer her in roles like that in Inherent Vice where her performance strengthens with every re-watch)
Stuhlbarg: 3 (his last act decision wasn't entirely convincing and something must've been left on the cutting room floor, nevertheless I liked him well enough as perhaps the second most humane character on display here)
I'd recommend checking out Foxcatcher. I had some issues with the film (not just referring to Carell) but it's still an interesting subversion of the inspirational sports drama with VERY strong work from Mark Ruffalo. And honestly Carell's performance is an interesting one to examine even if it mostly didn't work.
Personally I think Steve Jobs would be deserving of a Best Director nomination at this point as Boyle's more restrained but nevertheless very compelling style here really is the MVP of the film.
Carell's performance in Foxcatcher for me is kind of like Fassbender in Steve Jobs actually, in that you're always kind of seeing the ACTING going on in the role and they don't do a particularly good job of disappearing into the role, but nevertheless they give very interesting performance that remain compelling despite their flaws.
Aside from that though, Carell gave away everything about his character in his first scene.
Looking at a scene from the movie, Carell relies too much on his make up.
Louis: Your top 5 Best and Top 5 Worst Child Actors. Also, which ones do you think had the best career after they grew up? And the worst?
Anonymous:
The Fugitive (1940's directed by Fritz Lang):
Dr. Kimble: Ray Milland
Marshal Gerard: Edward G. Robinson
Sykes: Dan Duryea
Dr. Nichols: Raymond Massey
50's directed by John Huston:
Dr. Kimble: Robert Mitchum
Marshal Gerard: Humphrey Bogart
Sykes: Arthur Kennedy
Dr. Nichols: Louis Calhern
60's directed by Stanley Donen
Dr. Kimble: Paul Newman
Marshal Gerard: Kirk Douglas
Sykes: James Coburn
Dr. Nichols: Walter Matthau
True Romance 40's directed by Howard Hawks
Clarence: Gig Young
Alabama: Veronica Lake
Dick Ritchie: Eddie Bracken
Elliot Blitzer: Arthur Kennedy
Lee Donowitz: Paul Muni
Virgil: William Bendix
Drexl Spivey: Peter Lorre
Don Cooccotti: Lee J. Cobb
Clifford Worley: Walter Brennan
Floyd: Montgomery Clift
50's directed by Billy Wilder
Clarence: James Dean
Alabama: Jayne Mansfield
Dick Ritchie: William Shatner
Elliot Blitzer: Tony Curtis
Lee Donowitz: Ed Wynn
Virgil: Ernest Borgnine
Drexl Spivey: Lee Marvin
Don Cooccotti: James Cagney
Clifford Worley: Clark Gable
Floyd: Dennis Hopper
60's directed by Sam Peckinpah
Clarence: Steve McQueen
Alabama: Carole Lombard
Dick Ritchie: Robert Wagner
Elliot Blitzer: Martin Landau
Lee Donowitz: Don Rickles
Virgil: James Coburn
Drexl Spivey: Eli Wallach
Don Cooccotti: Anthony Quinn
Clifford Worley: Fredric March
Floyd: Warren Oates
Luke:
Star Wars:
Star Wars: 4.5
Empire Strikes Back: 4.5
Return of the Jedi: 3.5
The Phantom Menace: 1.5
Attack of the Clones: 1
Revenge of the Sith: 2
Harry Potter:
Philosopher's Stone - 3.5
Chamber of Secrets - 3
Prisoner of Azkaban - 4
Goblet of Fire - 2.5
Order of the Phoenix - 3.5
The Half Blood Prince - 3.5
Deathly Hollows 1 - 3.5
Deathly Hollows 2 - 3.5
Middle-Earth:
The Lord of the Rings - 2.5
Fellowship - 5
Two Towers - 5
Return of the King - 5
Unexpected Journey - 3
Desolation of Smaug - 3
Battle of the Five Armies - 2.5
On the other question let me keep doing my research.
Anonymous:
I'm not sure if he was miscast, but I don't think Ray was the type of guy who would tell an actor if they were going in the wrong direction, in fact he might have set them on that course.
ruthiehenshallfan99:
Mostly have to base it on just one performance since child actors's careers as children tend to be short, for obvious reasons.
Worst career would unfortunately require getting into dark territory since most don't have much to begin with.
Best careers, as in successful, though:
Christian Bale
Kurt Russell
Donald O'Connor
Mickey Rooney
Jodie Foster
Louis, what's your rating and thoughts on Christopher Evan Welch in The Master?
Louis: Carole Lombard as Alabama in the 60's? She died in 1942, and if she lived, she would be too old. What about Natalie Wood?
Matt:
I'll give you that soon.
Anonymous:
Accidental from copy and pasting the cast lists.
Louis: So, what do you think of the potential of these dream groups?
Pacino/De Niro/Nicholson/Hoffman/Hackman/Duvall/Redford
Hurt/Irons/Julia/Woods/Goldblum
Creed Rating Predictions
Jordan - 4.5
Stallone - 4
Luke: Been watching Bone Tomahawk and Mississippi Grind. Very good films in their right.
Ratings for Mississippi Grind
Mendelsohn: 4,5
Reynolds
Bone Tomahawk
Russell: 4,5
Jenkins: 4,5
Wilson: 4
Fox: 3,5
*A 4 for Reynolds.
Matt:
Welch - 3.5(It's a good almost single scene performance and he's just very effective at showing a guy who's not having Dodd's cult of personality. It's great how unbending Welch plays the scene which plays incredibly well off of Hoffman who just is slowly losing his composure. It's a shame that both actors from that great scene are no longer with us.)
Anonymous:
Pacino/De Niro/Nicholson/Hoffman/Hackman/Duvall/Redford - (Only in the 70's and then it could be something interesting)
Hurt/Irons/Julia/Woods/Goldblum - (In the 80's obviously and it would be fascinating to see all of them playing off of each other.)
Just saw 'Far From The Maddening Crowd'... It was... fucking great
Carey Mulligan: 5
Matthias Schoenaerts: 5
Michael Sheen: 5
Tom Sturridge:4.5 Or 5
Please tell me you're joking about Sturridge.
John: You gotta be kidding. You loved Sturridge?
Louis: Who would be your picks for the BAFTA Rising Star Award, from its inception to present day.
Mine are:
2006: Ejiofor
2007: Whishaw
2008: Wei
2009: Fassbender
2010: Mulligan
2011: Hardy
2012: Hiddleston
2013: Vikander
2014: Poulter/Seydoux
2015: O'Connell
Golden Globe Predictions
Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Revenant
Spotlight (Winner)
The Hateful Eight
Joy
Bridge Of Spies
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Big Short
The Martian (Winner)
Spy
Trainwreck
Grandma
Actor - Drama
DiCaprio (Winner)
Fassbender
Hanks
Redmayne
Depp
Actress - Drama
Blanchett
Larson (Winner)
Mara
Mulligan
Ronan
Actor - Musical Or Comedy
Cranston
Damon (Winner)
Carell
Dano
Pacino
Actress - Musical Or Comedy
Tomlin
McCarthy
Schumer
Smith
Powley
Supporting Actor
Hardy
Rylance
Del Toro
Keaton (Winner)
Tremblay
Supporting Actress
Winslet
Fonda
Leigh (Winner)
Allen
Walters
Director
O. Russell
Inarritu
McCarthy (Winner)
Scott
Spielberg
Screenplay
The Revenant
The Hateful Eight (Winner)
Steve Jobs
Spotlight
The Martian
Original Score: The Hateful Eight (Winner)
Original Song: ''See You Again'' from Furious 7 (Winner)
Animated Feature
Anomalisa
Inside Out (Winner)
The Good Dinosaur
Shaun The Sheep
The Peanuts Movie
Foreign Language Film: Son Of Saul (Winner)
Luke: Um, Luke, why is The Martian in the Musical/Comedy category?
Anonymous: The HFPA have classified it as a comedy, which is utter bullshit.
Luke: I saw Mr. Holmes and found it to be very good with some flaws, like Linney's performance. McKellen is a 5 for me.
Anonymous: I'm pleased, that you enjoyed it. :)
Luke: Another little game. Which actors disliked method acting?
Anonymous: Olivier and Hopkins.
Anonymous: And Hitchcock.
Luke: Lillian Gish had a younger sister. What was her name?
Anonymous: Dorothy.
Luke: Aside from Chaplin, Kubrick, Cameron and Kurosawa, which other directors are/were perfectionists?
Anonymous: Fincher and Welles.
Luke:
On the note on The Martian's placement I wouldn't be so hard on it, since a good question is just how funny does a film have to be to be considered a comedy, the Martian certainly has plenty of comedic moments, there's even some slapstick with one of the explosions being played for laughs. There are dramatic moments too, but how about something like In Bruges, I think most have no trouble saying it's a comedy, because it is indeed hilarious, but it also has its fair share of heartbreaking moments, far more than The Martian I'd say.
2006: Ejiofor
2007: Murphy
2008: Uhhhhh
2009: Fassbender
2010: Mulligan
2011: Hardy
2012: Hiddleston
2013: Vikander
2014: DeHaan
2015: Teller
Luke: I'll throw in Lang and Preminger. Anyway, it's just stupid that The Martian is considered a comedy by HFPA.
Louis: I am being a bit harsh. It does have funny moments, though the surgical scene alone is enough to make it a drama.
Louis: I'm prone to overreacting at times.
Luke: Can you guess the names of actors who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in WW2?
Anonymous:
Cary Grant
James Stewart
Clark Gable
Anonymous: I'll exclude Grant.
Luke: No, Grant didn't serve, Fonda did. Other actors that served were Ryan, Mitchum, Douglas, Lancaster, Marvin, Bronson, Borgnine, Lemmon, Matthau and Widmark.
Anonymous: I misread the question. Grant was a spy for British Intelligence.
Luke: Newman also served, before he was an actor. What were Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland and Barbara Stanwyck's real names?
Anonymous:
Monroe: Norma Jeane Mortenson
Crawford: Lucille Fay LeSueur
Garland: Frances Ethel Gumm
Stanwyck: Ruby Catherine Stevens
Louis: Have you seen any new films recently.
Louis: Just before you post your set of '28 reviews, can I have your Female Lead/Supporting rankings for 1928 with ratings.
Luke: I think that another worthy nominee for the bonus reviews is Clift in Wild River.
Anonymous: I'm interested. :)
Luke: The film was directed by Kazan, and Remick co-stars in the film. I kind of wish Clift would finally get a 4,5.
Anonymous: He might do with Freud.
Luke: Well, he could get a 4,5 with that one. Another bonus review: Robert Mitchum in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison.
Anonymous: I rewatched The Wicker Man recently and Woodward's now my most anticipated bonus review.
Luke: Woodward's performance is great. I don't know if you have seen Brando in Desirée, Guys and Dolls, The Teahouse of the August Moon, The Fugitive Kind, but if you did, what would be your predictions for Louis' ratings of those performances?
Anonymous:
Desiree: 3
Guys And Dolls: 2.5
Luke: I already did this, but oh well.
Desireé: 2,5
Guys and Dolls: 2,5
The Teahouse of the August Moon: 2,5/3
The Fugitive Kind: 4/4,5
If Louis ever reviews Mitchum for Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, what rating would you predict?
Anonymous: I'll go with a 4.
What Rating do you predict for Woodward in The Wicker Man
And I'm seeing Mockingjay Part II in 20 minutes.
Luke: I'll predict a 4,5/5 for Mitchum and a 5 for Woodward. Have fun watching Mockingjay Part II.
Louis: Just one final premake question.
Who would be your cast and director for:
Falling Down (1930's and 1940's version)
Gone Girl (1950's version)
Heat (1970's version)
Mockingjay Part 2
Lawrence - 4
Hutcherson - 3.5/4
Hemsworth - 2.5
Harrelson - 3
Banks - 3
Sutherland - 3.5
Moore - 2.5/3
Hoffman - 2.5
Malone - 3/3.5
Claflin - 3
It was fine and Overall, Mockingjay was a disappointment.
Luke: I think you also predict that Woodward will get a 5.
Anonymous: I hope so.
@Anonymous: Jesus, a 30's/40's Falling Down would be even more racist, and that's saying something.
Luke: So apparently, Robert Ryan played Othello on stage. Interesting.
Anonymous: Goodnight. :)
Luke: Goodnight. :)
Luke: Here's my ratings for Far From the Madding Crowd.
Mulligan: 5
Schoenaerts: 4,5
Sheen: 4,5
Sturridge: 1 (Ughhhhh...)
Anonymous: Same. :)
Luke: So what year do you think Louis will do next? 1939 or 1962? I think it'll be 1939.
Anonymous: I'm starting to feel that way too. There's more possible fives for 1962 than there is for 1939.
1939: 2
1962: 6/7.
Luke: I already knew that you'd say that 1962 will have more fives, but wait, 2 fives for 1939? Laughton for sure will get a 5, but who else is going to get a 5?
Anonymous: And the lineups for 1962 are more exciting to me.
Anonymous: I'm predicting a 5 in Supporting, but I really can't say which.
*Gut Instinct
Luke: I also knew you'd say that 1962 is more exciting for you (for me as well). I mean, you have Mason, Courtenay, etc... Let me guess, Chaney Jr. for Of Mice and Men? A 5 for him?
Anonymous: Maybe.
Luke: And to think Chaney Sr. would have played Dracula...he could also have played Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Mummy and the Wolfman.
Luke: But then again, Lugosi, Karloff and his son wouldn't have much of an career. So, what are your predictions for 1939 Lead and Supporting Overall?
Anonymous: Do you think he could've had a successful transition to Sound.
Luke: Who knows, I think he could have a career in leading and supporting roles, much like he did in his silent films, and maybe even be a makeup expert. He had a nice voice in his only one talkie.
Anonymous:
I'll stick to a top 5 for each
Lead
1. Gable
2. Laughton
3. Stewart
4. Olivier
5. Fonda
Supporting
1. Mitchell
2. Rains
3. Richardson
4. Chaney Jr.
5. Morgan
Luke: It's such a shame, isn't it? Many talented people died too young.
Anonymous: Yes, PSH especially. I admit being incredibly generous with his rating for Mockingjay Part II, as he's non-existent for almost all of it and wasn't gonna give him a rating initially, but did so, because I couldn't bare not giving him one for his last ever appearance on film.
Luke: You know, I completely forgot that Richardson had a chance of being reviewed. Thanks for reminding me. :)
Luke:...well seeing that Richardson was in your rank, I was suddenly reminded.
Luke: Fun fact: In November 13, 1963 (nine days before his death), Garbo was invited to dinner with JFK.
Bonus Review: Tae-hyun Cha-My Sassy Girl
P.S Sturridge was good!!! I stand by my opinion.He is 4 or 4.5
Tell me, could you honestly buy him as plausibly charming enough to actually seduce Mulligan?
Anonymous:
Falling Down 30's directed by John Ford:
D-Fens Foster: Fredric March
Sgt. Prendergast: George Bancroft
40's directed by Elia Kazan:
D-Fens Foster: Lee J. Cobb
Sgt. Prendergast: Victor McLaglen
Gone Girl 1950's directed by Alfred Hitchcock:
Nick: Burt Lancaster
Amy: Eva Marie Saint
Desi: Jack Lemmon
Tanner Bolt: Ray Milland
Margo: Beatrice Straight
Detective Rhonda: Claire Trevor
Robert:
Well depending on the way you look at it though, in the 30's and 40's the gang members would probably be Irish or something.
Luke:
Actress:
1. Renee Jeanne Falconetti - The Passion of Joan of Arc - 5
2. Lillian Gish - The Wind - 5
3. Gloria Swanson - Sadie Thompson - 4.5
4. Greta Garbo - A Woman of Affairs - 4.5
5. Eleanor Boardman - The Crowd - 4
And:
Janey Gaynor - Street Angel - 4
Mary Philbin - The Man Who Laughs - 4
Betty Compson - Docks of New York - 4
Supporting Actress:
1. Olga Baklanova - The Man Who Laughs - 4
2. Marie Prevost - The Racket - 3.5
3. Olga Baklanova - The Docks of New York - 3.5
4. Natalie Kingston - Street Angel - 3.5
5. Dorothy Cumming - The Wind - 3.5
James Mason in Lolita
Tom Courtenay in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
James Stewart in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck in Cape Fear
Ralph Richardson in Long Day's Journey Into Night
Laurence Harvey and Frank Sinatra in The Manchurian Candidate
Oskar Werner in Jules and Jim
Toshiro Mifune in Sanjuro
Louis: What are your ratings and thoughts on:
Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn and Road to Morocco
Carole Lombard in To Be Or Not to Be
Vincent Price in Song of Bernadette, Wilson and The Keys of the Kingdom
Raymond Massey in Come and Fill the Cup and Arsenic and Old Lace
Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace and Topper
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