Thursday 12 December 2019
Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1999: Gary Cole in Office Space
Gary Cole did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.
Hey what's happening. Umm, I'm gonna need you to read this review, okay, that would be great. Well, the thing is, it is important to make sure you recognize Gary Cole. Yeah, recognize him, because you don't want forget that, mmmkay. Yeah, it's his work here that's essential to the film. Right. You see his performance is one of those that works based on playing just so well into a one note, that defines the character, and doing this is what would make be great. You see, Cole's slow nearly monotonous delivery that borders between a indifference and a sinister disregard is what helps to make his lines just work so well okay. You see as a representative of corporate VP monotony Cole accentuates that monotony as insatiable and effortlessly consistent. A hilarious degree of indifference to common decency, that is malevolent while just so very relaxed and "approachable". But here's the thing, the hilarity of the performance very much exists within its strict consistency. I mean what's happening, is that Gary Cole is sort of underrated as the stylized comic turns go, and here's the thing, Cole's work is iconic for a reason. Mmmaky, see it's just great how he can just give such a wonderful portrayal of caring so little, with so much disregard for anyone other than his TPS reports. Hey, here's the thing, though I just need him to be funny in a few more situations, and he is by again maintaining that consistency, mostly. This in a fantastical nightmare scenario of Lumbergh having sex with the same degree of monotony as asking for someone to come in on the weekend. Yeahhh, and just take the moment for his one scene of defending his own job, where we get a break from the typical Lumbergh stability, with a great eye shift before returning to his old chestnut, of "yeah". So what I'm slowly saying here, this is a delightful portrait of pure evil.
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Louis: ratings and thoughts on the rest of the cast?
I have not watched the film, but just because of the writing of this review alone I'll make sure to check it out. Nice job, Louis.
Mmkay good review. And I don’t know what you mean by nightmare scenario, Jennifer Aniston’s got nothing on Gary Cole.
Saw Luce, REALLY liked it despite a few minor reservations.
"Yeaahhh hiiiiii..."
"We sorta need to play catch up..."
"Thaaanks!"
I’m still curious to how all of you will react to Waves, because the more I think about Harrison, Russell, and Brown the more I realize they gave three of the best performances I’ve seen this year. I’m saddened but not surprised they’re being ignored this awards season.
After Luce I'm highly looking forward to whatever Harrison Jr. gets up to.
Harrison was one of the only things I liked about It Comes at Night.
Louis: Any new films recently or that you're planning to see?
Henry: He said he'll check out Richard Jewell this weekend, and if it comes near him, Uncut Gems.
Fair enough.
Bryan L: Have you seen Uncut Gems?
Henry: I wish...
Louis: What are your thoughts "Basic Cable" and "Turd Burglars" from South Park?
Louis: Is there any chance for an upgrade for Hugo Weaving in The Matrix? I meant to suggest him as an alternate review but I forgot.
Louis: It seems that before it was eventually adapted in the 80's, there had been attempts to adapt Out of Africa, by Welles and Lean. Welles wanted to adapt it in the 50's with Garbo in Streep's role.
Yeahhhh I think anybody who has ever worked in an office has dealt with a Bill Lumbergh type at some stage.
Finally saw Knives Out. Loved it, and I must say, I hope Original Screenplay will be a race between it and Parasite.
What are everyone's predictions for The Rise Of Skywalker.
Luke: I'm sure it will make money and have a few okay aspects, technically or otherwise. But I'll be honest, I've kind of tuned out the new star wars series at this point. I enjoyed "Force Awakens" well enough, but still haven't seen "Rogue One" both in part of me not being able to watch it upon its release, and just not getting around to watching it since. Then with "The Last Jedi" the divisive reception of that movie has not made me all that eager/interested to see it, and the same can be said for the tepid reception of "Solo"...
My point is that I could really care less about these new star wars movies now - and no, I'm not one of those trolls who believe SJW politics has ruined the franchise, even though a handful of their complaints seem vaguely understandable.
RIP Danny Aiello.
RIP Danny Aiello
I am seeing Star Wars on the 20th December, In terms of critical response, I reckon it will get great reviews, but will be disliked by the fans like The Last Jedi, JJ Abrams I reckon will probably play safe and have a happily ever after style ending.
Louis: Your cast for a Lean version of Out of Africa? And your present film roles for Boris Karloff?
Luke: What RatedRStar said.
RIP Danny Aiello
R.I.P. Danny Aiello
RIP Danny Aiello
Luke: Your ratings for the Star Wars films?
Louis: Could I have your thoughts on this scene from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? (and Will Smith and James Avery's perfomances in particular)
https://youtu.be/PI4Mv8R0mE0
A New Hope - 5
The Empire Strikes Back - 5
Return Of The Jedi - 4
The Phantom Menace - 1.5
Attack Of The Clones - 1
Revenge Of The Sith - 2
The Clone Wars - 1.5/2 (A Glorified TV Episode
The Force Awakens - 4
Rogue One - 4
The Last Jedi - 3
Solo - 3
All I want for Rise of Skywalker is the Finn/Poe romance that The Force Awakens promised us, dammit.
Michael: I’ll do you one better: Polyamory three-way relationship between Poe/Finn/Rey. Go full fanfic, Disney you cowards.
(Also, is the time of year where me and Matt defend The Last Jedi on the blog?)
Denis Villeneuve has been named filmmaker of the decade by the Hollywood Critics Association. I think that's amazing and very well deserved.
Robert: How about BB-8 being the third in Finn and Poe’s polyamorous relationship and Rey coming out as an aromantic autosexual?
Saw Richard Jewell, there's a good film there in the character study of Jewell and his relationship with his lawyer. It is brought down to a sorta decent one at best, due to Eastwood's super speed film making, I think more time in the editing of phase could've made the whole thing shine a lot more, and the extreme portrayal of the villainous journalist (which in theory I don't mind in itself as some reviewers have, as yellow journalism was a thing long before anyone said the words "Fake news"), and I mean extreme in every possible way because even that isn't quite depicted as the trailer makes it out to be. There's actually an extreme whiplash element involved with that.
Rockwell I'd actually say is co-lead with Hauser, though secondary lead.
Hauser - 4.5
Bates - 3
Hamm - 2.5
Wilde - 1
Arianda - 3
Louis: Thoughts on the cast.
Louis: thoughts on the cast? Yeah I’d read some pretty damning reviews on Wilde. Glad you liked Hauser, hope Bates isn’t a filler nom (though I’m still looking forward to her performance, been awhile since she’s been given a good role).
Guys, what are your thoughts on this review of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT7xJwHQJwk
Honestly, it makes me want to watch the movie again, since Stuckmann mentioned so many things I appreciated about the film. It also makes me more pleased to see Pitt getting the recognition he deserves - I forgot how hilarious he was during his penultimate scene. We need more scenes of Pitt tripping out.
Lucas:
Livingston - 4(A terrific straight man turn as there is something so inherently funny about just his hang dog expression as he deals with one soul defeating experience after another. He's equally funny though in twisting that slightly to the man who doesn't care about a thing or another person. Livingston just balances the picture as a proper centerpiece that is never uninteresting or unfunny, as just the average joe.)
Aniston - 3(In a way the least of the film, though I do think overall she does a fine job in her own exasperated reactions to the amount of flair required.)
Root - 4(Root is also hilarious one note as his specific consistent one type of deliver makes everything he says particularly funny, especially the casual mentions of burning down, the same goes with his bug eyed meekness that is pitch perfect.)
Herman - 3.5(An amusing combination of a completely failed anger along with a generally truthful meekness that defines the greater of the Boltons. His moments of broken nervousness are particularly funny as I like he kind of avoids going towards the typical shtick for these types of characters.)
Naidu - 3(The least funny of the trio, but certainly delivers in portraying the character's legitimate concerns.)
McGinley - 3.5(Right in his wheelhouse of a most punchable grin that defines a false sincerity every step of the way. McGinley pulls it off wonderfully particularly his glowing delivery of every one of his most despicable lines particularly "what would you say you do here".)
Bader - 3.5(An enjoyable one note extreme as basically a cartoon man's man, however it totally works.)
Riehle - 3.5(All there for his people's skills speech, where he does such a magnificent job of desperate frustrations that seem to imply anything other than people skills.)
Emi Grant:
Haven't kept up.
Michael:
Maybe.
Anonymous:
I mean those would've been better films I doubt with a second though, although I think both would've developed the story to focus on the colonial contexts and less directly on the romance which probably would've been an access point.
Bryan:
Denys: Laurence Olivier
Karen: Deborah Kerr
Bror: Alec Guinness
Tahmeed:
I mean who doesn't love Uncle Phil? Avery's work in the series is something I'll stand by anyways, as goofy or melodramatic as it technically could get at times. He's terrific in the scene working out of his typical comic presence. Avery's excellent in the scene in delivery the very righteous anger of Uncle Phil, that he delivers with exasperation of a speech he's made too many times however. He's great though by supplementing by throughout the scene conveying such a palatable empathy and warmth without really saying much of anything during Smith's moment. I'll also give Smith credit here, an actor who I do think is more typically charm based, but his segue from disregard to anger to heartbreak is actually quite well performed. This in a way is what makes that scene stand out more than a lot of tailored sitcoms scenes, because the performances find a real honesty in the moment.
Luke:
Hauser - (His performance in a way is interesting in that for a good chunk of the film we get sort of the typical expected Hauser performance, though not exactly the same, but certainly in his wheelhouse. His casting is the best part of the film probably, because we sort of take him for granted in just the same way everyone else does in a way. In that you view him as this sort comic oddball, which he does well once again, though tempering nicely here to something a little more reasonable. This though is what makes his performance really stand out as the film goes on. This is as Hauser reveals the internal distress of the man who just tries to keep the utmost sunny disposition with his sort of generalized affable demeanor to most. Hauser's work manages to not only break the view of those viewing the character, but really the audience. This is as he makes quite the impact in showing the real man, with real issues, but also real emotions who slowly is fed up with it all. It ends up being rather powerful work, and if the film really just had honed in on him and Rockwell, we would've something terrific, as when the two are directly interacting it works wonderfully)
Bates - (She's more than decent in portraying the loving mother role, and also portraying her growing frustrations. She isn't what most would take from the film, I didn't at least. She does her job, particularly in her rather superfluous Oscar scene that could've easily been cut from the film, but she does her job.)
Hamm - (We've seen him do this before, and I'd say this is a lesser version of it.)
Wilde - (I will say the role did her no favors. This is as she has to go from one extreme to another basically instantly. Wilde also doesn't do the part any favors by throwing out subtlety out the window in both extremes herself. This portraying her journalistic ambitions with this maniacal egotism more fitting to a Saturday Morning Cartoon villain than an actual person, even if a rag journalist. Then she has to do a different extreme which she also kind of goes too far with in a different way. I think again Eastwood's often one take methods might've been her downfall, as a good "hey tone it down a bit" would've done wonders I think.)
Arianda - (I'll admit I thought this simply was her accent since she does the same exact one as Stan and Ollie. That is a touch repetitive on her end, but I did like the warmth she brought to the part nonetheless.)
Louis: Well, Season 23 isn't quite amazing, but those are easily highlights from it. I'd argue those 2 (especially Basic Cable) are among their best. I do, however, admit I'm a bit biased when it comes to the show.
Bryan:
Riggan Thomson
Dr. John Cawley or Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Bane
Thomas Wake
Bill Crowley
RIP Danny Aiello
Mitchell: Ah, yes. I do love me some Stuckmann. I think he definitely nails several things I loved about the film as well.
Louis and you guys: Have you seen A Prophet/Un Prophete released I think 10 years ago? And if so have you done a review on Tahar Rahim?
Henry: Rahim has been requested for that film, and he's going to get reviewed when the Bonus round for 2009 arrives.
Louis: Your thoughts on the score for Angel Heart? I didn't think too much of when I saw the film, but on its own, I found it to be pretty good.
Also, your thoughts on the sex scene with Harry and Epiphany? I gotta say; it was pretty nerve-wracking for me.
Louis: Your thoughts on the direction and screenplay of From Here to Eternity.
Also, who do you prefer as an actor- Brando, or Clift?
Anonymous: He prefers Clift as he was more consistent than Brando, I believe.
Louis: Could I have your rating and thoughts on Sandy Dennis in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? I can't seem to find them anywhere.
Mitchell: Well OUATIH is my favorite film of the year currently, and yes I do like Chris Stuckmann, I would say he is a pretty solid reviewer, not as good as anyone on this blog but he is still solid.
I really like Chris Stuckmann as well, he's probably my favorite Youtube film reviewer.
Louis: Your thoughts on the direction of Tower (2016)?
Louis: This is such a small question but I always wanted to ask you this, I am not really a fan of melodramatic romances, I do really like Random Harvest though, what did you reckon to Greer Garsons opening scene where she does her Scottish performance?
Saw The Nightingale. MAN that was brutal, Jennifer Kent does not hold back. I think I liked it, it will probably make my top 20 but I need some time to ruminate over it.
Franciosi: 4.5 (could go up)
Claflin: 3.5
Ganambarr: 4.5
Herriman: 3.5
Shotwell: 3
Sheasby: 3
Bryan:
It's a particularly unique score given its strange combination of that New Orleans inspired jazz though filtered through jazz. This creating an eerie combination though of two things that don't typically go together, and when together create a nearly disorienting effect. It is an atmospheric work that does have its effects as this off-putting almost Gregorian chant filtered within that strange synth Jazz that adds to the hellish state of the film that grants the overarching music something that just doesn't feel right. Although I should note importantly doesn't go too far with this idea to be genuinely hard on the ears, but does create just the right degree of disorientation.
A raw sex scene if there ever was one quite honestly, and unsurprising at had the rating board. This as it has that sort of intensity of something like "Don't Look Now", but through in the blood bath into it, and you've got something that turns truly horrifying depiction of an animalistic lust, that forebodes some great sin in the act.
Anonymous:
Although there are Fred Zinnemann's films I don't love, his direction is rarely, if ever the issue. The only possible flaw in it here being maybe he should've told Sinatra to tone it down a bit, but I'm sure that wouldn't have been the easiest task. Nonetheless this is fantastic work from Zinnemann that expands greatly the idea of soldier's life, that even at rest was always shown a specific way in most films. Zinnemann's work is to make it as real as possible quite frankly, and does this by really always granting a sense of the elements and atmosphere of a given scene. This is overtly of course in the use of rainstorms, most memorably the ocean, but even like the smoke filled club is granted such a vibrancy in Zinnemann's work. He expands the view always creating a sense of the people in a place, rather than just the people, creating both the base and the people as part of it. This amplifying the human drama by making the experience so much more tangible because of his work. So much of the film is built around these interpersonal relationships, however no scene is just two people talking because of Zinnemann builds that. Whether that be just how Prewitt and Warden are crouched in the brush, or of course Warden and the Captain's wife time in a most iconic moment. Additionally he definitely delivers in granting a stirking impact in the war scenes at the very end of the film, however his work is as vibrant and emotional throughout.
The screenplay is a terrific piece of work, from the novel that already does indeed line out a strong scenario and characters to be sure. It manages to do some "clean up" in terms of avoiding the Hayes code, that thankfully don't diminish much of it other than perhaps the fate of the corrupt CO. More than anything though it is exceptional in terms of realizing the richness of the characters within a consistently compelling film. It grants the needed detail in making it more than just soldiers, but the sense of really the community of people that forms from the base and those who live off of it even when not part of it. This realizing what in the day was far more earthly dialogue than was often granted for some soldiers at the time. This creating the drama inherently within the characters interactions, while still leading up to Pearl Harbor as the climax that enforces change, however realizing itself even beyond that end point.
Montgomery Clift quite easily. They have similar heights between them, and perhaps Brando does have a couple more if I did a combined top 10 performances, however regarding consistency (which is an underrated quality in actors), there's no comparison, this is even if you stop at the end of Clift's lifetime. Where Brando was already given bad, self-indulgent turns like in Sayonara and the Young Lions, Clift (even when seemingly not visibly well), still delivered fairly decent work even at his worst.
Anonymous:
Looking at the direction of documentary is always quite a different idea than a traditional feature given that the idea isn't just how am I going to tell this story, but also how am I going to present this information. Well with the Tower you have what is really masterful direction in creating such an extraordinary document of emotions as it is of facts. This is taking the approach, brilliant approach, of ignoring the monster that is the cause of the terror, and focusing on the victims and the heroes involved in the day. This in creating scenes that are as striking as any narrative through the animated recreations, that just seem so much less phony than the typical documentary recreations that are typically the nadir of the feature. That is a highlight here in creating such a palatable visceral impact of the story, in hearing the true words that state the experience of it, while we also see it crafted so vividly through the use of images, voice, music of the period, but importantly every one of those shots of the tower. I have to give particular commendation to Keith Maitland's moment of introducing the real faces of the survivors now, that is so powerful, and downright haunting. This never feels though improper but rather a sensitive respect to the people to tell their stories as vividly as they can.
RatedRStar:
Probably one of my favorite acting scenes of her entire career, this is as I do often think she was demure to a fault, the second half of that film running into that problem a little bit. That opening moment though is quite lovely in itself as she really brings such an endearing energy in the scene.
Louis: See any other 2019 releases lately.
Luke:
The Boy Who Would Be King
Missing Link (Animated feature is rough this year)
Louis: Your thoughts on the films and ratings/thoughts on the casts.
If you had to choose, what would be your Animated Feature winner. Shame there's no Ghibli to salvage it this year.
I hear that Weathering With You and I Lost My Body could save the day in this regard.
Luke: Your ranking of the Studio Ghibli films you've seen, along with ratings?
Luke:
The Kid Who Would Be Kid, which should've been called The Boy obviously that would've changed its box office fortunes alone, is a better than average, average family film of its ilk. Cornish certainly adds a lot of flair in terms of the action, however I do wish it had a bit more style in terms of its overall aesthetic, the CGI creatures in particular I thought could've been a bit more imaginative, or maybe less CGI overall, though I'll say it was integrated here better than a lot of films. Still though it's entirely fine as a very earnest effort in its genre, and delivers enough within the central character that gives it a bit more depth than many. I will say however it probably should've been tightened to an hour and a half, as I didn't much care for the two third acts.
Ashbourne Serkis - 3.5(The best part of the film to be sure, and he helps elevate it considerably. This as he has inherited more than enough charisma from his old man and makes for a good, petite, leading man. He also though delivers on the more overt emotional beats well without them becoming too melodramatic either. It's good work and I would like to see him elsewhere.)
Taylor/Chaumoo/Doris - 2/2/2.5(All three aren't bad, but all three definitely needed a bit more that they do bring. They do all border on bland when a bit more energy from each was definitely needed. The characters aren't all the complex to begin with, which is why their performances needed more character to them. They look particularly pale in-comparison to Ashbourne Serkis.)
Imrie - 2(Nice try in terms of giving this sort of off-beat turn, but just didn't quite deliver on it for me.)
Stewart - 3(Delivers the requisite gravitas in very quick beats of it.)
Ferguson - 3(Felt very much like her audition for Rose the Hat, thought she did a fine job though I do think she was actually a touch underused as herself, as she barely had any screentime overall.)
Missing Link isn't bad, it's beautifully animated, but it isn't much of anything either. It has some nice enough sequences, but just doesn't have anything to define itself in a story we've seen before, even with Sasquatch. It's just a whole lot of...eh.
The voice cast is all fine, no one though stands out too much in a positive or negative way however.
Toy Story 4, and that's with hating the first act of the film, and finding the whole villain plot horribly tacked on along with feeling like an absurdly weak retread. I have to admit thinking about that film even more though, makes me think less of it as well though.
Louis will you be doing 5 or 10 alternates for Leading and Supporting this year?
Anonymous:
Lead is dependent on how much or how little the Academy screwups.
Supporting I can pretty safely say will be no more than 5, disregarding potential double-ups.
Bryan: I'll give my response tomorrow morning.
Anonymous: I think it'll be 10 for Lead again and 5 for Supporting (Isn't nearly as strong as last year).
10 for lead seems appropriate it’s a pretty strong year (though the Oscar lineup will be hard to mess up too badly).
Lead Actor this year seems the most competitive category this year, which would be a first for a few years now lol
Louis: Your thoughts on the production design of Batman and Superman TAS.
Regarding Watchmen: Terrific season finale. I won’t go into spoilers but I’ll just say that there’s a certain trio I can’t wait to see more of together.
Also I’m gonna day it and I know I’m not the only only one who feels this way, YAM2 > BC
Louis what would be your Watchmen cast ranking?
Louis: Your thoughts on the extended Pied Piper documentary?
https://youtu.be/ab1H602yc_Y
Anonymous:
Well the art direction for Batman is one of the best for an animated series of its ilk, particularly for its time. The use of black in particular, as it took what Burton did, and I think took it further to something even greater in its art deco glory. This creating such a beautiful balance in terms of simplicity of designs, yet distinctive in how eye catching they were. I will say they did get lax with this quite often post the first season, but the work in that season speaks for itself as a remarkable achievement, with Phantasm perhaps being the highlight of it.
Superman I think nicely works off Batman's and changes it, more successfully than when Batman updated itself to the same style. Although it is actually a little strange though as Batman's original design no doubt was influenced by Fleicher's Superman, but I digress. Superman though took a more modern approach rather than that purposeful retro design of Batman, and it works as such. It too had a dynamic simplicity that works beautifully, and works well given Superman's overall as a less overtly stylistic show. It isn't always as eye catching as Batman was at its height, but it is still a incredibly well designed show on its own merits. I will say both benefited from the lack of CGI "shortcuts" that would be lazily used later on.
Michael:
Although it probably helps to have any direction, it just doesn't seem to me that Snyder provides any for his actors, though again my earlier comments were strictly related to that he seemed to be doing an impression in just his opening scene with King.
Anonymous:
Finale was indeed terrific as was the entire season, also glad the cliffhangers were, relatively, minor things to encourage a second season, but not require it.
1. Jeremy Irons
2. Jean Smart
3. Tim Blake Nelson
4. Jovan Adepo
5. Regina King
6. Hong Chau
7. Tom Mison
8. Sara Vickers
9. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
10. Louis Gossett Jr.
11. Don Johnson
12. Andrew Howard
13. Dustin Ingram
14. Frances Fisher
15. James Wolk
Louis: Your thoughts on Irons this season and where would it rank in his career.
Louis: Is Watchmen your #3 or #4 in your top 5 series.
Definitely agreed on James Wolk being at the bottom.
Louis: Your 80s cast and director for Blade Runner 2049? Or "2019", to be more accurate.
Oh, and the same for an 80s Thoroughbreds as well?
Louis: Could I have your thoughts on this musical sequence from the 1992 Bollywood film 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'? The song's name is 'Pehla Nasha.'
https://youtu.be/hXxTe-rYHOY
Bryan:
1. Grave Of The Fireflies
2. Spirited Away
3. Princess Mononoke
4. My Neighbor Totoro
5. Only Yesterday
6. The Wind Rises
7. Howl's Moving Castle
8. The Tale Of Princess Kaguya
1-4 are incredible, 5-6 are great, 7's very good and 8's good.
Loved that finale too, agreed on Wolk being LVP which is a shame cause I actually liked his work prior to this episode. MVP would probably be Irons again for me (though absolutely loved Jean Smart’s reaction to that big moment) and while I think this definitely works as a satisfying conclusion I’ll be down for another round of it all if the showrunners come back.
1. Jeremy Irons (my #3 in supporting behind Jared Harris and Jharrel Jerome)
2. Jean Smart (probably #2 or #3 in supporting actress)
3. Regina King
4. Tim Blake Nelson
5. Jovan Adepo
6. Hong Chau (loved her work this episode too)
7. Tom Mison
8. Sara Vickers
9. Louis Gossett Jr.
10. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
11. Don Johnson
12. Andrew Howard
13. Dustin Ingram (that sliperry fella was him then wasn’t it)
14. Frances Fisher
15. James Wolk
Luke:
Irons - (It's probably my second favorite performance of his, and I'll admit I had a bit of extra appreciation for it given the horrible Veidt we got from Matthew not so Goode. Irons though ran with the role in every sense of the it though. This in creating such glorious ego and God complex for the man. Irons brandishes it here brilliantly, and delivers that curious magnetism we haven't quite seen from him, in this way for some time. Irons though brings that presence he had as the leading man over 20 years ago once again directed brilliantly towards creating what almost feels like a one man show in a way. Irons though is larger than life as he should be as Veidt, and makes the impact he should. I think it is particularly essential though how he portrays Veidt's saving grace nature, which is without that nonsense detachment Goode delivered, but instead this enthusiasm as though it is his great gift to the world. Of course, he's equally great, perhaps greater, in showing the cracks within the ego as despite his valiant efforts things are not exactly as he would hope. Irons portrays that seething desperation brilliantly in his one major scene with Manhattan as well as his cell scene, where he is terrific in portraying that real sense of desperation when it appears all his efforts are for naught. Of course as much as Irons completely fulfills the role, delivers on granting the needed complexity and impact to Veidt, he is also just extremely fun to watch here, in the right way. I love the enthusiastic passion Irons brings to Veidt in his endeavors playing it like everything is just one big game, and one thing to challenge. The childlike exuberance is absolutely wonderful, and fitting to the man that treats reality as his personal playpen that he needs to somehow tame. Again though this is one where I love the joy of performance here, you can tell Irons is having a blast, and I had a blast watching him have that much fun.)
Michael:
The top five are all stellar in my book, and honestly I can see putting them in any order.
Tahmeed:
Loved the taken out bits as well.
#3.
Bryan:
Blade Runner 2 1980's directed by (guess):
K: Rutger Hauer
Joi: Sean Young
Luv: Joanna Cassidy
Mariette: Daryl Hannah
Wallace: Joe Turkel
Sapper Morton: Brion James
Deckard: Robert Mitchum
Thoroughbreds 1980's directed by William Friedkin:
Lily: Nastassja Kinski
Amanda: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Mark: Paul Gleason
Tim: James Spader
I'm happy to see Irons get his 3rd five, though I hope he goes up for The Mission.
Also Louis what’s your thoughts on the use of music of the series? I loved Reznor and Ross’ work as seems to be the norm for me, but also the various covers of songs they used (amazing use of Careless Whisper in particular).
Louis: I KNEW Mitchum was going to be Deckard. 50s cast & director for Blade Runner with him?
Also agreed on all that about Irons, and also thinking more about it I might have to give even more credit to Mison and Vickers as I loved their dynamic with Irons, and ended up feeling quite a bit of empathy for essentially a couple of clones.
Saw Uncut Gems, wasn't quite as good as Good Times but was still pretty good, Sandler is amazing though.
Then I saw Parasite, wow I loved it so much, adored the acting, I think my favourite thing about it is the poetic way it unfolds like an orchestra, building up so much tension and laughs until it explodes.
Luke: Thanks btw, regarding Ghibli
Also, my PTA ranking is now up, if anyone wants to take a look
Possible fives for Lead Actor
Locks
Paul
Dafoe
Pattinson
Davis
De Niro
Driver
Likely
Sandler
Maybe
Schoenaerts
Diehl
Harrison Jr. (Waves)
Pryce/Hopkins
For the 4.5s
DiCaprio (Though I could be proven wrong)
Egerton
Bale
Phoenix (Far too divisive)
Banderas
Jupe
Rockwell
MacKay
And a 4.5 for Harrison Jr. In Luce.
Low-key think that MacKay could end up as a 5 based on reviews. And thinking about it I think Louis will go higher for DiCaprio and maybe lower for Pitt than we might expect.
I forgot about Pitt, a 4.5 as well but I'm pretty sure DiCaprio will be higher in the ranking.
And for Supporting Actor
Pacino
Pesci
Hanks
Downey Jr.
Brown
And maybe Song Kang-Ho
And 4.5s for Chris Evans, Choi Woo-Shik, Bill Hader, Robert Forster, Sam Rockwell (Jojo Rabbit), Shia LaBeouf and Jonathan Majors.
Song Kang Ho and Adam Sandler are definitely getting a 5, so many individually great moments from them.
Thinking more about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which I love enough more on its 3rd viewing, I think DiCaprio would be my favourite performer slightly over Pitt.
Just my two cents on the Watchmen cast, but:
1. Nelson
2. Smart
3. Adepo
4. King
5. Abdul-Mateen
6. Irons
7. Gossett
8. Chau
9. Mison
10. Vickers
11. Johnson
12. Ingram
13. Howard
14. Wolk
15. Fisher
Yeah Song is definitely a 5 and based on the amount of love Sandler is getting, could be a dark horse winner.
Also I’ll admit that on re-watch I definitely preferred Evans to Downey Jr. though I don’t think Louis will share in the sentiment.
As for ranking the Watchmen episodes:
6 (This one is going to be talked about for decades)
5
3
8
9
1
7
2
4
Also I saw Frozen II, which I liked more than you guys did. Could have lived without the Kristof 90's ballad, though.
*80's
1. Smart
2. King
3. Irons
4. Nelson
5. Adepo
6. Abdul-Mateen
7. Gossett
8. Mison
9. Vickers
10. Chau
11. Johnson
12. Ingram
13. Fisher
14. Howard
15. Wolk
Also, am I the only one who gives Pitt a 5 and DiCaprio a 4.5?
I need to rewatch it, but for me DiCaprio is an easy 5 and Pitt was a solid 4.
I’ve ranked Pitt above DiCaprio but they’re both 4.5’s for me. I’m already at 9 5’s in the lead actor (and 16 in lead overall), wondering if I’m being a bit generous.
Calvin: Not at all. :)
And I do wish Joker was a much better film than it was.
I rewatched OUATIH last week, and I’d give Pitt a solid 4.5. Dicaprios right ON the 4.5/5 fence for me.
Also guys new Top Gun trailer looks amazing.
I might be the only one here who gives Choi Woo-shik a 5 for Parasite, I absolutely loved the way he contributed to the film's ending. Then again, I have to rewatch the film soon.
Choi is pretty damn close to a 5 for me too. On re-watch I found a lot more things to love about his performance.
I would give Choi Woo-Shik a 5.
Louis: What improvements would have you made for Existenz to be a good movie?
Louis: Your cast for a 50s Marriage Story and a 50s The Master?
Louis: What do you think would've been a better use of Han Solo in Return Of Ths Jedi.
Since it looks like we'll have a 2-3 week interim before the nominations, has anyone decided on their recommendations. I'm going with Elizabeth I with Mirren and Irons.
Luke, I'm going to recommend Ripley's Game with John Malkovich. I discovered some time ago it was a 2003 release.
Louis: Have you seen The Iron Giant yet. If so, your thoughts as well as ratings/thoughts on the cast.
Given that any animated film from any year is fine, I'll just recommend Chicken Run.
Tahmeed: I'd love it if someone recommended Fantastic Mr. Fox.
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki maybe, although I know it’s 2016 so if it has to be something that’s been in a year that’s been covered, Like Crazy.
Louis: have you heard rumours about how Pesci was originally going to co-star in Gotti? Gosh he dodged a bullet there.
BTW, We're little over 2 weeks away from the blog's 10th anniversary, I wonder if Louis will have anything special planned.
Hey!
Has anyone seen Jules Berry's performance in
The Crime of Monsieur Lange 1936? For you is Berry lead or supporting? How much would you give him?
Luke: Do the documentary recommendations have to be from a year already covered or can they be from any?
Either way, I’m going to recommend a foreign-language film.
Bryan: Documentaries from any year. Foreign Language films could only come from years already covered.
Luke: I'll be recommending Emperor of the North (1973) with Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine. Quite interested to read Louis' thoughts on that one.
Louis: Why is The Plague Dogs not ranked on your 82 top ten yet.
Luke: Noted. Anyways, perhaps a documentary from this decade and a 2000s foreign-language film from me.
Now off work for the rest of the year, which will surely be my last year in my job I would imagine, now I can catch up and see all the Oscar films before January.
Saw Toy Story 4 and Ad Astra today, Toy Story 4 starts out a bit too heavy for me but I liked it more as it went along, easily the weakest of the four films though. As for Ad Astra, beautiful looking film and thats mostly it, had some interesting scenes like the buggy chase but some really bad ones like the monkey horror scene.
Calvin:
Well it does look like it'll might be worth seeing in Imax, whether or not the actual story is even any good.
Bryan:
Blade Runner 1950's directed by Robert Wise:
Deckard: Robert Mitchum
Roy Batty: Trevor Howard
Rachel: Claire Bloom
Gaff: Anthony Quinn
Bryant: Barton MacLane
Pris: Wanda Hendrix
J.F. Sebastian: Hume Cronyn
Leon: Freddie Steele
Zhora: Pamela Brown
Tyrell: Claude Rains
Anonymous:
Well have a cohesive plot would help, compelling characters, less heavy handed storytelling or at least themes. A few less twists, or at least twists that actually mean something rather than just there for the shock value. Well really probably would've benefited from simplifying the thing, make it less "layered" initially and maybe add those in later. The point is a whole lot, with replacing Jude Law, well moving him to a supporting role, being a pretty late one.
Anonymous:
Marriage Story 1950's directed by Billy Wilder:
Charlie: Jack Lemmon
Nicole: Lauren Bacall
Nora: Jean Arthur
Bert: Charles Coburn
Jay: Edward G. Robinson
The Master 1950's directed by Orson Welles:
Freddie Quell: Montgomery Clift
Lancaster Dodd: Orson Welles
Peggy Dodd: Joan Fontaine
Luke:
I think plot wise what Han does is perfectly fine, it is the execution of it is the problem. This is part on Ford who is definitely phoning it in a touch. The other problem is just how goofy it all got. This being the Ewoks, but they removed ALL of Hans edge. He should've been more instrumental in the take down of the base and that whole plot rather just seeming as silly as when he's stomping around blind.
Calvin:
I had, though given he apparently sued over that, one does have to question why it was so hard to convince him to do the Irishman.
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