Robert Downey Jr. in Avengers: Endgame
Chris Evans in Avengers: Endgame
Sterling K. Brown in Waves
Song Kang-ho in Parasite
Choi Woo-shik in Parasite
Sam Rockwell in Jojo Rabbit
Robert Forster in El Camino
For prediction purposes:
Downey Jr. from Avengers
Song from Parasite
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1. Song
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Louis: Ratings and thoughts on Bill Hader and Taika Waititi.
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Louis, Your thoughts on Waves & ratings and thoughts on the cast.
Yes! So glad to see the Endgame boys getting reviewed. I predict:
5) Forster
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Louis: Could you make it a ruling not to take any requests for Lead because its stacked enough as it is. And I think everyone's favourites are in anyway.
Also, in reference to another Phoenix performance, I re-watched "The Village" after a good amount of time. It's certainly one of Shymalan's more "grounded" projects, as the very concept of it's story (and twists) are rather intriguing right off the bat. That does not mean the execution is air tight, though; The pacing could be better, and the editing is a bit strange at times. Additionally, there are certain lines that seem a bit stiff/misdirecting, and the last few minutes feel a bit tacked on after the twist is revealed. Now in spit of those imperfections, the film still has a lot of merit to speak off, namely that its splendidly shot by Roger Deakins, and has a good score from James Newton Howard.
Of course there's still the matter of the veteran cast, of which I'd still recommend William Hurt for his own review. He's quite good as he seems to handle the "shyamalan" dialogue better than most. Really he just gives a consistently interesting turn with the right sort of complexity, and the right power in the scenes he's required to carry.
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Really hope Choi gets a 5. That final glance he gives to the camera is haunting.
Mitchell: What'd you think of Bryce Dallas Howard?
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Razor: She was rather good, actually, and that's coming from someone who hasn't been to impressed with her elsewhere.
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RIP Terry Jones
RIP Terry Jones
RIP Terry Jones
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Yes, I will risk
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Louis: Your rating and thoughts on Stephen Graham in Rocketman?
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RIP Terry Jones
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Guys, your 10 most anticipated performances of 2020.
Everyone: are there any films/performances do you recommend from Argentina to request since I won the preddiction on the Best Actor nominees in the last post?
In no particular order (and cheating)
Steven Yeun, Minari
Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya, Untitled Fred Hampton Project
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons, I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Gary Oldman, Mank
John David Washington, Tenet
Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy, Last Night in Soho
Tom Holland, Cherry
George Mackay, True History of the Kelly Gang
Anthony Ramos, In the Heights
Lucas: someone from Wild Tales maybe? I haven't seen anything to comment I'm afraid.
Lucas: Agreed with Calvin, I think everyone's Supporting in Wild Tales as it's an Anthology so either Darin, Grandinetti or Sbaraglia.
Lucas: The only Argentinian film I've seen is Wild Tales, and the standout for me performance-wise was Ricardo Darin.
Lucas: Ricardo Darin for 2014 Supporting then.
Anonymous: I'll agree with some of Calvins', but if I may include a couple of mine
Steven Yeun in Minari
Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya in Untitled Fred Hampton Project
Ana de Armas in Blonde
Gary Oldman in Mank
Elizabeth Debicki in Tenet
Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy in Last Night in Soho
Michael Fassbender in Next Goal Wins
Anthony Carrigan in Bill & Ted Face the Music
Luke: Ricardo Darin really gets to lead the segment he's in, where the other two you mentioned are more part of ensembles.
Louis: With 2014 Lead, could you save Isaac and Tatum for the 5s cleanup at a later date as I would like to see reviews for Dan Stevens in The Guest and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in A Second Chance.
1. Song
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Did Louis review "Richard Jewell" and particularly performances of Hauser, Rockwell and Bates? Thanks
Mike: Yes, he did give his thoughts some time ago. Hauser got a 4.5, Rockwell a 4 and Bates a 3.
- Song Kang-ho and Choi Woo-shik (5)
- Sterling K. Brown (5)
- Robert Downey Jr.(5)
- Chris Evans (4 or 4,5)
- Sam Rockwell (4,5)
- Robert Forster (4,5)
Does anyone else here prefer Evans to Downey in Endgame? I realised on re-watch that almost all the small moments that hit the hardest for me had him play some part in acting-wise.
Calvin: He was good but honestly he’s still only my fourth favorite in the cast.
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Also just got word that Corpus Christi will be releasing onto online platforms on 7th February, so can probably catch that before the awards ceremony (still irks me a bit how early the ceremony is this year).
Calvin: Personally, I thought they we're both terrific, as both simply DELIVERED in terms of everything they've built around the characters. With Evans, its simply about him "being" CAP with that old fashioned, yet thoroughly earnest idea of leadership. His performance just encapsulates that mentality to a tee, while also finding new ways to explore both the comedic ("That is America's Ass") as well as dramatic (group therapy) sides of the man.
With Downey Jr, its also about him "being" Tony and really just giving the very best swansong the role could ask for. Like Evans with Steve, he reflects everything Tony's been through in all of his trauma, growth and never ending confidence. He still has those cocky "nothing can hurt me" one liners, however they are used rather brilliantly as a means of Tony coping with the very worst of his situations. It helps even further that Downey remains present even in his quietest scenes, like that oh so bittersweet reunion that never fails to move myself...
But yah, long story short they're both great in "Endgame", and both are competing for my favourite lines of the film; For Evans its his epic rallying cry "AVENGERS..........assemble", and for Downey its his flawlessly delivered send off "AND I....am....iron man."
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Louis: Your top ten trailers of the decade.
Louis: Your top 20 Joe Pesci acting moments.
Thanks I wasn't sure to request that because its been some time since I saw it but I remember Darín's performance the most
I also quite liked Oscar Martínez as well
So yeah my request is Ricardo Darín for Wild Tales (Relatos Salvajes) in Alternate Best Supporting Actor 2014.
I know what my next request is and will reveal it after the Lead Actor lineup is posted.
Bet it's a Danny Dyer performance ;)
Calvin: God no. :)
Luke:
Hader - 4.5(Sorry Michael, but I couldn't squeeze him in, as I just had no desire to sit through the slog of the sequel again. Hader though was indeed the best part of the film though as he managed to inspire any levity within the film, succeeding where his predecessor in the role failed. This helps as Hader actually has comic timing that is used well here, in making fun of certain moments, or just ripping of the Thing (seriously if you follow shot for shot, word for word, is really an homage?). Hader's humor though does actually work. This is further supported though by a genuinely compelling dramatic performance that best captured the severe fear and anxiety of faces his past fears. This even randomly introduced his character being a closeted homosexual for really no reason, other than to retcon the first film I guess. Hader though even manages to strike up an endearing chemistry with Ransone as Eddie and the two are fun together even if it is under exploited overall in the film. Hader's most remarkable moment where his portrayal of sheer devastation at the loss is palatable, although I think the scene would've worked just as well as a man losing his best friend, rather than the underdeveloped unrequited lover plot however I digress. It's a very good performance in a bad film.)
Waititi - 4(I'll say this is kind of the performance that determines just how much one enjoys Waititi's personal comic stylings, as he's at an eleven and stays at an eleven. Now this works for me though for two reasons, one is it is an imaginary friend fitting the over the top portrayal that is as a cartoon character, second it is very difficult for Waititi not to be funny to me. This absurdity being particularly important though also in making an absolute mockery of the person he is playing. I also do like his slight subtle change towards a darker persona as the film goes in, and his comical manner starts to bring a slight more menacing glint by the end of the film.)
Consider it done.
Anonymous:
Well Waves is a film where, well I'd categorized the film as "decent", I honestly wouldn't be opposed to a Razzie nomination for Trey Edward Shults purely for direction, as he does everything to get in the way of his screenplay. This with his non-stop showboating that is downright nauseating for the first 20 minutes, thankfully he calms down a bit, but for me the choices got in the way of the story rather than amplified it. It's is telling to me the best scenes are the ones where Shults steps back, and just lets scenes play out. Although I'll say if you take back all his choices here, the second half of the film would be like 20 minutes long. The good material in the film is quite good, and the general idea is a striking one, but while Shults sort of delivers this as a writer, he completely fails in his Wong Kar-wai, Barry Jenkins wannabe work as a director.
Hedges - 3.5(A more limited performance because he is in the second half, however he manages to still give a nice earnest charming performance with the right sense of emotional devastation as well. This is limited by the virtue of his section, but he does a fine job.)
Russell - 5(Her performance is fantastic, but also lead, as the second half is her story, and she's the one who's in both halves. She's supporting the first hour, but definitely lead the second. Anyway though her actual work though is heartbreaking, as she manages to even work within Shults's often constricting vision, to bring a real emotional depth to her work. This in her remarkable early moments where we get enough sense of her and her reactions towards her brother. She's outstanding though in the second half in managing to convey both the intense devastation of her experience, both in those many many silent moments, but most importantly her scene with Brown. Russell brings a real depth by finding this sense of confusion within the grief creating how she cannot exactly fully comprehend the situation in a way. In the same way though she is great in finding the sort of second life in her scenes with Hedges, that creates an anchor of poignancy with her work, even as I began to get fed up with the film as an overall piece.)
Goldsberry - 3.5(I wish she had gotten a bit more to do, as she is rather moving in her few key moments, however the film always manages to wander away from what she is doing. I wish her part had been expanded in favor of more lingering shots of scenery.)
Bryan:
Graham - 3(Not much of a role overall, but I did think he managed to make enough of an impression. He certainly was a million times better than Mike Myers, in the cynical producer role.)
Luke:
1. Mad Max: Fury Road (Teaser)
2. The Master (Teaser)
3. Uncut Gems (Trailer)
4. Logan (Trailer)
5. Dunkirk (Trailer 2)
6. The Lighthouse (Trailer)
7. Silence (Trailer)
8. The Wolf of Wall Street (Trailer)
9. Inherent Vice (Trailer)
10. Mission Impossible: Fallout (Trailer)
Anonymous:
Pesci:
1. Get your Shinebox - Goodfellas
2. "He's Going Either Way" - The Irishman
3. Only wanted to be a priest - JFK
4. "I chose Us" - The Irishman
5. "Oh no" - Goodfellas
6. Attempted Apology - Raging Bull
7. Talking to Hoffa - The Irishman
8. Funny how? - Goodfellas
9. "Going to church" - The Irishman
10. Initial interview - JFK
11. Visiting his mother - Goodfellas
12. Punching Jake - Raging Bull
13. Killing Spider - Goodfellas
14. Interaction with Crazy Joe - The Irishman
15. Didn't mean to get blood on your floor - Goodfellas
16. Bowling - The Irishman
17. Beating down Salvy - Raging Bull
18. Giving Frank the ring - The Irishman
19. Explaining the suit - My Cousin Vinny
20. Killing stacks - Goodfellas
Thanks Louis and any other viewings.
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