5. Bruce Dern in The Driver - Dern brings the right color to his purposefully minimalist role, finding the character through his eccentric presence.
Best Scene: Ending.
4. Scott Reiniger in Dawn of the Dead - Reiniger delivers the strongest performance in his film, creating a unique and moving arc within a zombie narrative.
Best Scene: "Perfect baby"
3. Barry Bostwick in Movie Movie - Bostwick best realizes the tone of his film, delivering a properly lively musical performance that has the right fun with the approach.
Best Scene: "I just need the Girl"
2. Christopher Plummer in The Silent Partner - Plummer delivers a properly diabolical turn who only hides his most overt psychopathy for a bit of sadism.
Best Scene: "We're partners"
1. Yaphet Kotto in Blue Collar - Good prediction
Luke. GM, Tahmeed BRAZINTERMA, John Smith and
Calvin. Kotto makes a memorable impression in the film offering so well a vivid sense of his character's camaraderie with his co-stars, but also the sense of his alternative perspective.
Best Scene: Speech.
Updated Overall
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43 comments:
1983 pretty much has a made lineup ready
Jeremy Irons in Betrayal would be the only one I would suggest that wasn't requested for outside viewing.
1983 Lead
Om Puri - Ardh Satya
Keith Gordon - Christine
Gérard Depardieu/Wojciech Pszoniak - Danton
David Bowie/Tom Conti - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Jeroen Krabbé - The Fourth Man
Gene Hackman - Eureka
Alan Bates - The Return Of The Soldier
Steve Martin - The Man With Two Brains
My request is Ian McDiarmid in Return Of The Jedi.
Michael Keaton, Mrs. Mom
Gerard Depardieu, Danton
Wojciech Pszoniak, Danton
Oleg Yankovsky, Nostalgia
Om Puri, Ardh Satya
Tom Conti, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
David Bowie, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Bruno Ganz, In the White City
David Villalpando, El Norte
Jeroen Krabbe, The Fourth Man
Norman Kaye, Man of Flowers
Robbin Williams, The Survivors
Eric Roberts, Star 80
Ray Barrett, Goodbye Paradise
Keith Gordon, Christine
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Confidentially Yours
Gene Hackman, Eureka
Norman Chu, Duel to the Death
Thimoty Hutton, Daniel
Louis: Is your rating for John Savage in The Deer Hunter final.
Mr. Mom*
My request is Marcello Mastroianni in The Night of Varennes (supporting).
Louis: Your ratings and thoughts on Ken Ogata in The Demon, the casts of Foul Play, Eyes Of Laura Mars, A Wedding and The Fury. And if you've seen it, Isabelle Huppert in Violette Noziere.
Your final 78 Female Lead & Supporting top tens with other 4+ honourable mentions.
83' will be an interesting year to revisit.
Also, to answer Robert's question I am not, in fact, smoking anything. For myself, Warren's performance in "Victor/Victoria" is that weird kind of performance that tries so hard to be funny, but is just annoying. She just really rubbed me the wrong way, to be point where I wanted Norma to go away every time she was on screen. The closest comparison I could make would be Cuba Gooding Jr in "Jerry Maguire", which is to say I can recognize the energy being applied to the role, but it just never worked.
As for the other nominees, I thought Andrews was good and Preston was fine, though the latter didn't have a whole lot to do.
Is the Bakshi Lord of the Rings worth watching even as a curiosity, or should I just avoid it?
Matt: I think it is worth watching to some extent. It's an interesting failure where Jackson definitely took some inspiration from and John Hurt's great as Aragorn (Wish he played the part in a Live-Action version).
Louis: You've yet to change 1978 (Both Categories) on the my nominations page.
Luke, since you once wrote about RoTK for a school project, what would be your thoughts on each of the first two films of the trilogy?
As for me, I’m looking forward to seeing how many wins Louis will give The Right Stuff.
Anonymous: Love both. Technically immaculate, Incredible action scenes (Helm's Deep is my favourite of the trilogy) and the cast is tremendous. Also, Hobbiton would be the one fictional place I'd love to live in. But really, I've nothing else to add to what Louis has already said.
I guess Return Of The Jedi is winning Score and Costumes.
Luke, thanks. Who would be your cast MVPs for each film of the trilogy?
Though I could see The Right Stuff winning the former.
Anonymous: Bean/McKellen (Going back and forth between the 2) and Bernard Hill.
I have a suggestion coming from Brazil: Lima Duarte in Sargento Getúlio (original title is "Sargento Getúlio").
I concur with Luke's suggestions though I don't mind Steve Martin missing out.
Luke:
Yes.
Ogata - 4.5(Although the film itself decidedly is not Like Father, Like Son, in terms of content/progression of the story, I did find Ogata's performance shared similar qualities to Fukuyama's performance there. This in creating such an honesty in the sense of a man discovery love for children he took for granted, although in Ogata's character's instance far more than that. Ogata does this effectively though even as he portrays the sort of insanity that stems from his situation. This where he balances a certain madness along with though also a definite sense of a father's affections, even if here misplaced in some way. As typical for Ogata, there's a real authentic intensity in his work that is remarkable.)
Hawn - 3.5(Her performance is actually quite good in making an endearing lead but also selling the more thriller elements. She finds a nice balance in bringing a bright comedy to her part though while still providing enough of a sense of danger. It's a good turn, though it unfortunately loses itself a bit once she gets pared with Chase, who I will get to in a moment.)
Chase - 1.5(Yikes, so this is his attempt at a straight forward performance, and it is terrible. If this is the basis for his partially dramatic work, I can see why he didn't really pursue it much afterwards. Chase is honestly horrible here, as he seems barely invested in what is going on at any level, and just seems adrift. There is no sense anything sense he doesn't rely on his later comic presence. He's instead just some guy, and quite boring some guy.)
Moore - 4(A downright hilarious two scene wonder. His performance is almost in a different film, a flaw of the film is that it mangles the tone too often, nonetheless, I'll take Moore's film he's in because he's a hoot. This in being just so unabashedly sleazy in his moments, until suddenly he is quite ashamed, where he is also hilarious.)
Meredith - 3(He's fun as the endearing old man he often played later on, and this is an example of that.)
Roberts - 3(Well I'm going to give her credit, she throws herself into that fight with Meredith, making a showdown even stranger than the Olivier vs. Peck, brawl in Boys From Brazil.)
Dunaway - 3.5(I mean she is more than decent at portraying the distressed heroine, though her performance is dragged down by just how repetitive it becomes. This as she acts scared, then mania ensues rinse and repeat. She does it well, but they really don't give her character anything interesting to do.)
Julia, Auberjonis & Dourif - 3(All provide appropriate degree of red herringness by Julia being sleazy, Auberjonis being haughty and Dourif being....well he's Brad Dourif what more do you need. All three do their job don't have much to do.)
Jones - 3(So spoiler alert, he's the hero and the villain. He's a decent enough hero here actually, and does a good early grumpy Jones as the villain. The switch is instantaneous of course however, so it isn't something he has to build to or realize.)
A Wedding I found, while not terrible, I'd put near the bottom of Altman. The problem with the film is there's honestly too many characters, strange accusation to make against Altman but this time it is true. This as there are so many, no really gets to be defined at all other than Geraldine Chaplin, and to a lesser extent Mia Farrow who'll get to in a moment, and even then it is only because of how weird their characters are. Where in his other ensembles there's a lot of characters, you still get a sense of everyone, particularly who is important but here they almost all fade together.
Chaplin - 3.5(She's enjoyable in being a semi-deranged wedding planner portraying with this mania that is enjoyable, if bizarre.)
Farrow - 3(Well she stands out by just the weird deranged face that suggests her character is touched, which I'm not sure was the intention or not. I'll say she pulls off that choice.)
Douglas - 3(Kind of doing his current Liam Neeson thing here. In trying to show off his still present physical abilities even while being far older than his younger self. This also going along with a bit gravitas to the psycho-actioneer. He does that, it isn't a great turn from him but he's more than decent.)
Cassavettes - 3(Does a more than decent slimeball routine it must be said, and does make what happens to his character satisfying.)
Stevens - 1(He's quite terrible both as a naive innocence and a corrupt evil. He overdoes both painfully with just ridiculous expressions and just is pretty bad.)
Irving - 3(She's actually not at all bad in creating just a general sympathy in her character, in portraying just the earnest nature of the character's naivety to the situation she is in, and the proper fear of what might be going on around her.)
Couldn't find a decent copy of Violette Noziere.
No changes.
Luke, do you really think John Hurt could’ve been a good fit for a live-action Aragorn? From what I’ve seen, he didn’t seem “leading hero” enough for the part.
Louis: Were you able to see “Fedora” or you just couldn’t find enough reason to watch it? To be a Holden-Wilder completist at least.
Anonymous: Well, Aragorn's more of a supporting character in the grand scheme of things. Mortensen wasn't that much taller when he played the part and don't think he would've been anyone's first choice before he got it. Honestly I think there was untapped potential with him and his voice would've been used to amazing effect, it's a great fit for a king.
Anonymous:
I did have difficulty procuring it, however I'll try to get to that, and the Emperor's Waltz and Mauvaise Graine for that matter eventually, since might as well complete the set for a director like Wilder at some point.
Anonymous: I also need to take into account that the sword choreography would not've been as advanced as it was in the 90s onwards, so he doesn't have to be as physical as Mortensen.
Luke, fair enough. I’m glad John Hurt still gave us many great performances, would you agree? :)
Louis: Speaking of great directors, do you intend on watching “Always” when 1989 comes back around? There has to be a reason that film has been forgotten, considering Spielberg made it. I’m curious myself.
Anonymous: Yes, I miss him dearly. His Caligula is one of the most astonishing depictions of madness ever put on Television. Can't wait to get Louis' thoughts on him there.
Louis: Could you possibly make a start on Blackadder (1983-89, The best British comedy ever made in my opinion).
Bryan:
Yes.
Luke:
I mean I'll consider it, but right now, I started The Sopranos, which I've enjoyed quite a bit so far, so I'm continuing with that first.
Louis: Have you still yet to finish Deadwood and Sherlock. And what other TV have you seen in the past 4 months.
Luke:
I'll be honest it is doubtful I'll finish Deadwood. I did finish Sherlock, and unfortunately didn't take Calvin's advice and watched the last three episodes. I haven't watched anything else that has not been mentioned.
Louis: Your overall thoughts on Sherlock and the cast.
Poor Louis.
Anyway, if you don’t mind I’ll take a bit of time with my request - but it’ll be a good one I promise :)
Actually I’ve figured mine out now:
1986 Best Supporting Actor - Chow Yun Fat, A Better Tomorrow
Gérard Depardieu & Wojciech Pszoniak - Danton
Jonathan Pryce & Jason Robards - Something Wicked This Way Comes
David Bowie & Tom Conti - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Confidentially Yours
Jeroen Krabbé - The Fourth Man
Jack: Robert confirmed that Pryce and Robards were Supporting.
Luke:
I mean I don't have too much to add then what I mentioned in the first series thoughts. This as I thought that charm and entertainment continued all the way to the Abominable Bride. Each adventure being properly clever and witty for each, with the right balance of more emotional material, until the last three episodes where that shifted to extreme detrimental effect. The Mary Watson backstory being the worst of it, I didn't mind the vague bit in series 3, but what came after was atrocious. Then evil Sherlock sister just was horribly conceived, though there were elements of the final episode I liked, namely the prisoner in secret ruling the mad house is one I like, but just the execution of it, particularly the additional backstory beyond the sister was just bad.
I don't have much to add to Cumberbatch and Freeman, though they continued to be good even when the material soured at the end. Scott, I found more tolerable than in his first appearance, but I never cottoned to his performance.
Gatiss - (I'll say he was probably the only one that benefited from the dumb revelations because I did feel he naturally expanded on Mycroft, revealing emotions within the character that felt natural to his largely analytical style. I felt in particular he delivered in the final episode even though I didn't love those revelations, his delivery of them offered the proper emotional weight in connecting what it meant to Mycroft.)
Abbington - (Her performance degrades as her character does unfortunately. This as I did like her as the third wit for Watson and Sherlock and enjoyed her chemistry with both of them. When she needs to make the transition to the secret "badass" spy thing get a bit too messy, and I didn't believe it for a moment. She's not terrible mind you, but her performance can't make the outrageous revelations work.)
Mikkeslen - (He's fairly one note, but I did think he was an effectively aggressively despicably smug note.)
Jones - (I think a problem with the series, in killing Moriarty, is it hindered the use of villains since there needs to be some revelation and they can't be active villains except for the last few minutes of a given episode. Jones I actually did think made for quite a proper creep, in balancing the "friendly face' that in itself was quite creepy and his more directly hideous expression. He's not in a great plot unfortunately, but he's good in his bit.)
Brooke - (Okay this character is so overwritten in a way as sort of the most obvious "Super cool villain I came up with guys, seriously!!!" that it would've taken an amazing performance to pull it off. Well...Brooke's performance is not amazing, therefore her work falls down hard under the weight. She's not Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal and that is the level of work she frankly needed to not cause one to go "oh come on!" with the character. In turn her performance breaks down to a "I'm creepy" voice and a "I'm creepy" smile, that sadly adds up to very little.)
Luke: Oh, so in this case I’ll switch to Oleg Yankovsky in Nostalgia
I'll switch Martin to Yankovsky as well.
Louis: Your thoughts on this trailer for The Thin Red Line? I think it actually did a good job of getting the point of the film across.
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKl5_OxKBn8)
Bryan:
I'd say it is quite effective, despite the 90's slowmo trailer editing moments, it actually does convey the approach fairly well. Though Adrien Brody second in staring I would assume must've been something left over in his leading contract.
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