Since it appears folks on here have pseudo-signed-off on the 2021 awards ceremony, I would like to take this opportunity to promote my 2021 Ranking on LBoxD.
letterboxd.com/bryanl1994/list/2021-ranking/
Some notes:
- Tapped out watching Music after 5 minutes. Same with Dear Evan Hansen, though 2 minutes there. - Skipped Respect, since I already had my 2021 mediocre music biopic fill with Billie Holliday. - Re-watch did improve my view of The Green Knight. - Shiva Baby stayed with me more than I thought it would tbh, in a good way. - I don't knooooooow, I actually kind of like Tick Tick Boom. *Sighs* - I'll add Compartment No. 6 on the list when it hits digital, but otherwise, I think this is mostly it for me on the year.
Also, it feels pretty cruel that Don't Look Up had been QUIET recently during awards season (post-Oscar noms), yet it came in at the last minute to win at WGA, ESPECIALLY at PTAs' expense.
Who is gonna win the overall?? Anyone predicting the LA Confidential leads?? The movie is such an all timer, I won't rule out a possibility of either of the two lead performances winning the overall, 8 years after the first round.
This is definitely one of those years where the overall winner could go to any one of the 5 star performances. Could easily see Kitano, Winstone or the LA leads taking it.
1. Winstone 2. Kitano 3. Skarsgard 4. Cusack 5. Lee
Also, I have to agree with everyone else. DLU and CODA being arguably the worst films in award contention this year yet winning PGA and WGA is all-time worst level.
1. Winstone 2. Kitano 3. Skarsgard 4. Cusack 5. Lee
Sam Lee should have been nominated for the HK Best Actor award, how does the lead actor from the best picture winner miss? it would have been one of the best line-ups if he had replaced Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
2021 Oscars I think is the opposite of 2020s, 2020 started awfully, was very boring and then there was excitement and surprise when the nominations happened, and same for the ceremony despite how bad the actual event was. 2021 was so exciting early on, a normal season with a normal event, and then after the nominations it was one poor decision after another.
Tim: See here it is a tough one to talk about because what Lesnie is doing is executing Jackson's vision, a misguided vision. His choices here are to have an overly pretty and really slick film, particularly in the "purgatory" scenes. Those scenes, in particular, are questionable in they're too tangible in their beauty in a way, and too CGI despite them not looking bad in that sense. It is a vibrantly shot film, but again this glossy sheen seems inappropriate to such a dark and desperate story. There can be the idea of contrast but again that doesn't ring true in the overall execution that seems misguided. Lesnie realizes the style effectively it is sleek and glossy, but that's also the problem. More direct praise I can give though is that he does do some dynamic framing and composition regardless, that would be good work regardless. Overall though Lesnie certainly does his job, Jackson's overall choice isn't ideal.
8000's:
There was a father's screenplay that is rather fascinating in that it seems to be an anti-war film in propaganda clothes. The textual statement that is made is that the father made the proper sacrifice to work and "duty" to not be near his son. All the subtext in the relationship and in the tragic ending, where the son and father finally getting the chance to be together are denied it in the last moments, speaks towards the loss of just blindly following duty and shirking familial connection for the sake of that duty. The fact that Ozu was able to make this film at all is pretty amazing, perhaps the Imperial censors lacked the perspective to see the truths of the piece, but also speaks to his writing's ability to say so much without speaking. That is in the structure of the screenplay where the happiness is in connection not in work and shows the emphasis on duty as the unfortunate breaks between that. It so powerfully realizes this through subtle suggestion and even more subtle interaction, that slowly brings you into this relationship and leaves a great impact when the climax happens. Ozu does actually play into melodrama, it is a weapon, but he uses it so carefully in his screenplay that it is truly potent. Now I should also note the dialogue here is fascinating in that Ozu is able to make natural speaking just compelling while not going about obvious wit or jokes. It is just through making the interactions genuine and sincere and placing them in moments that are the same. It is a screenplay of the brilliance of creating the between the lines through quiet realizations.
I have been, and enjoyed it so far, despite some annoying directorial flourishes from McKay (though I'd say the first episode was still his best semi-dramatic work) and Hill. Haven't watched the third episode yet, but as much as I despise his writing/film directing and general attitude, I will give McKay credit, he has an eye for television projects not written by him. I guess you could call him a Salieri in that sense.
Louis: Speaking of Ozu, it looks he did some gangster films in his early years, and I've read some reviews describing Dragnet Girl (his most well known of his gangster films) as a rather stylish flick.
Films To Watch The Apostle (Re-watch for Duvall) Good Will Hunting (Re-watch for Damon) Jackie Brown (Re-watch for Forster) Amistad (Re-watch for Hopkins) Contact (Re-watch for Foster) The Devil's Advocate (Re-watch for Pacino) George Wallace Don King: Only In America Princess Mononoke Hercules (James Woods is great as Hades) In The Company Of Men Lolita (Jeremy Irons) Wilde (Stephen Fry) I Went Down (Brendan Gleeson) Face (Antonia Bird/Robert Carlyle) Oscar And Lucinda The Borrowers (Love John Goodman in this) Regeneration (Jonathan Pryce) Career Girls (Mike Leigh) Afterglow Prefontaine Bent Rosewood Anaconda Taste Of Cherry Cure Artemisia Karakter The Thief Four Days In September On Guard The Eel The Watermelon Woman Funny Games Green Fish The Winter Guest Eve's Bayou Chasing Amy Scream 2 Lawn Dogs Alien Resurrection Seven Years In Tibet The Edge Children Of Heaven Brother Mimic (Del Toro) Gridlock'd The Spanish Prisoner A Life Less Ordinary My Best Friend's Wedding Selena Washington Square Deconstructing Harry Volcano Cube Gummo I Know What You Did Last Summer The Jackal Absolute Power Red Corner Welcome To Sarajevo She's So Lovely
I had been considering moving on through multiple stages of this abhorrent awards season, not just the wins, but also things like the Academy cutting the categories. But yes, WGA's decision making a potential Branagh screenplay win a legitimate sigh of relief was something I did not think could happen, but here we are.
8000s:
Well I'll certainly probably check that out at some point then.
Robert:
I mean even without re-watching, my 2 was probably a bit harsh, so I'll give it another go to be sure.
Well I haven't watched it since it came out, however I thought even as the spoofs got dustier and more tired, I found that Nielsen still typically delivered with his deadpan. Hard to make deadpan work when the material isn't really working but nonetheless, didn't think he was at fault, and as I recall got some minor chuckles out of his "misplaced" conviction.
To Louis and everyone else - what are your thoughts on DJ Khaled, Tony Hawk, Shaun White, and Kelly Slater being invited to present at Sunday's Oscar ceremony?
Just curious if Louis or anyone else on the blog have talked about or watched The Wire before. If so, what are your thoughts on the show and its incredible cast?
Have just picked it up recently, and I am of the belief that it truly ranks amongst the greatest TV shows of all time
Robert: I AGREE. So glad to see someone mention that Williams is rated a little low. That's a solid performance. I am just not able to agree with him being "completely" false at worse part. Shouldn't be ranked last imo.
I'll admit I had little interest in the Boys due to hating the comic, however I have heard that it isn't the same beast, and is in fact better, so maybe at some point.
Have not heard of the other series.
Vincent:
I attempted to watch it once, but didn't get the first episode. Not that the episode was bad, just didn't grab me, however I'll certainly give it another go at some point.
Tony Kim:
You know first I read it as "Christian Slater" where I thought you know his film output has been a little limited of late but at least he's involved in film. Just add it onto the deep pile of boneheaded decisions by the academy this year, right next to not inviting Rachel Zegler to the ceremony, who only starred in a best picture nominee after all. I'm not even angry though, because I'm just passed whatever else the awards season is going to through into the mix this year.
I hope Louis doesn't give original screenplay to Boogie Nights; PTA direction and editing are what make the movie magic rather than the script. For me The Full Monty and As Good as It Gets are superior. But the best original screenplay of 1997 is Princess Mononoke.
I really hope the in memoriam segment isn't rushed like last year, I thought that was despicable and turned last years ceremony from a cringe fest into an offensive ceremony.
The one thing they should've kept from last year, presenting all categories and letting them all give uninterrupted speeches, was ironically the only thing they're definitely not keeping lol
So, I watched Hacksaw Ridge some days ago. I should by all means hate this movie, as I expected I would, but I really just love this movie. This movie is at times cringey, at times unbearably preachy, at times hammy, at times horribly contradictory, etc. But something about the pure madness of this film makes for one of the most entertaining and engaging movies I have seen in ages. As I wrote in my Letterboxd review, I love this movie, albeit for reasons both right and wrong.
9.3/10
Cast ratings: Andrew Garfield: 4.5/5 Hugo Weaving: 4/5 Vince Vaughn: 2.5/5
Watched The Game. Pretty solid paranoid thriller anchored by a terrific Michael Douglas performance. Don't know how I feel about the ending, I think I hated it? But it also might be brilliant, I'm not sure.
The Game was one of the worst endings to an otherwise good film I’ve ever seen. I remember watching it and as the end approached starting to think what might be about to go down, but rejecting my suspicions as just too ridiculous to be allowed. Then it happened.
Matt: It's been some years sinc i last saw it, so i can't really tell how many things it actively contradicts, i just found the overall idea to be pretty cool
On another note, i finally got to see West Side Story (It didn't run anywhere near me, so i had to wait for the DVD). I had been open to the idea of a remake, i like the original well enough, but there are several pretty big flaws you can't ignore (Chakiris being my least favorite winner for Supp. Actor)
That said, oh my god was this fantastic! A lead whom you can at least actually see as a former gang member? YES. Giving more time to the supporting Characters on both gangs? Hell yes! Chino doing more than just walking through the screen in the beginning? Thank the gods! "I feel pretty" actually having a reason in the story? uh-huh. "Cool" still being in it and still being shit? well that's unfortunate, but how many films are perfect?
Zegler - 5 Elgort - 2.5 (this is still the most i have ever liked him i think) DeBose - 5 Faist - 5 Alvarez - 4.5 Moreno - 4 Rivera - 4 Stoll/James - 3
https://youtu.be/iug12DnMNHQ (mostly interested on your thoughts on the song in this one)
https://youtu.be/EtjQVqXUPHo (just the first two minutes- also, it's more of a compilation of scenes from the anime, rather than the official opening itself)
Louis: In a hypothetical world where campaigning and 'narratives' for the Oscars didn't exist, and the films simply contended, do you think there would be better or worse choices on average.
Not my favorite in song that was a bit too much of everything in an over done rush or the idea of the grades then the profiles, and random objects.
I mean that is certainly some striking dark imagery there to be sure at times
8000's:
Mifune - (A certain kind of intensity incarnate at his maximum though also could project such power in calm as well.)
Nakadai - (The snake to the wolf indeed in his voice is lurid in this particular dynamic way.)
Shimura - (I mean just the natural calm about his voice that holds an innate power to it, which is something quite special.)
Mori - (I mean speaking towards his particular chameleon quality I don't really know how he sounds exactly despite not being a performer about accents.)
Ryu - (A particular accent that just seems to breath this modesty so authentically)
Luke:
No but before the Oscar nominations I had gotten far enough to see Rick Mayall's RAF Flashheart that has to be one of the funniest guest spots I've ever seen.
Well I'm certainly interested in Foster's performance (naturally), less so for the film that looks a bit all over the place.
Emi Grant:
Unfortunately the whole dub thing soured me on it for now.
88 comments:
Eh screw it, I'm moving on.
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgärd
4. Cusack
5. Lee
Good call, Louis!
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgard
4. Cusack
5. Lee
1. Ray Winstone
2. Takeshi Kitano
3. Stellan Skarsgård
4. John Cusack
5. Sam Lee
5º Sam Lee
4º John Cusack
3º Stellan Skarsgård
2º Takeshi Kitano
1º Ray Winstone
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgård
4. Cusack
5. Lee
Louis: So, was the DLU win at WGA the last straw?
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgård
4. Cusack
5. Lee
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgard
4. Lee
5. Cusack
Marcus: I think that's a perfectly reasonable last straw, tbh.
I’ll wait until I’ve seen Skarsgard to make predictions. Delighted that Leung will be getting a review.
Also, for anyone who wants to watch Made in Hong Kong: https://youtu.be/GgCJNP9LwEs
Since it appears folks on here have pseudo-signed-off on the 2021 awards ceremony, I would like to take this opportunity to promote my 2021 Ranking on LBoxD.
letterboxd.com/bryanl1994/list/2021-ranking/
Some notes:
- Tapped out watching Music after 5 minutes. Same with Dear Evan Hansen, though 2 minutes there.
- Skipped Respect, since I already had my 2021 mediocre music biopic fill with Billie Holliday.
- Re-watch did improve my view of The Green Knight.
- Shiva Baby stayed with me more than I thought it would tbh, in a good way.
- I don't knooooooow, I actually kind of like Tick Tick Boom. *Sighs*
- I'll add Compartment No. 6 on the list when it hits digital, but otherwise, I think this is mostly it for me on the year.
(Questions or comments regarding my ranking are allowed. If you have none, that's fine too).
*on the 2021 awards season...ah, you guys knew what I meant.
Also, it feels pretty cruel that Don't Look Up had been QUIET recently during awards season (post-Oscar noms), yet it came in at the last minute to win at WGA, ESPECIALLY at PTAs' expense.
I mean don’t forget that WGA isn’t always crossing over with the Academy. LP could still take it, or Belfast.
Calvin: Yeah, I should've clarified, PTA could still take it indeed. It's just that DLU has become a roadblock now.
I think we're all ready to just move past this awards season at this point. Anyways...
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgård
4. Lee
5. Cusack
I've generally lost interest in awards season for quite awhile now but man, you guys have my sympathies. The WGA win for Don't Look Up is devastating.
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgard
4. Cusack
5. Lee
I'll be preparing a list tonight and might have it posted tomorrow.
Anyone who hasn't seen Nil By Mouth, prepare yourself. It has the most venomous use of the C word that I've seen from any film period.
Luke, any rating predictions.
Winstone - 5
Kitano - 5
Skarsgard - 4.5/5
Cusack - 4.5
Lee - 4.5
Leung - 5
Wahlberg - 4.5 (barring Paul Dano, I'm pleased you're able to review every single 4.5+ from a PTA film)
I hope Duvall and Holm go up as well.
Who is gonna win the overall?? Anyone predicting the LA Confidential leads?? The movie is such an all timer, I won't rule out a possibility of either of the two lead performances winning the overall, 8 years after the first round.
1) Winstone
2) Kitano
3) Skarsgaard
4) Lee
5) Cusack
your thoughts on the Cinematography of The Lovely Boes?
This is definitely one of those years where the overall winner could go to any one of the 5 star performances. Could easily see Kitano, Winstone or the LA leads taking it.
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgard
4. Cusack
5. Lee
Also, I have to agree with everyone else. DLU and CODA being arguably the worst films in award contention this year yet winning PGA and WGA is all-time worst level.
I honestly hope Hall keeps the win here.
1.Winstone
2.Skarsgård
3.Kitano
4.Lee
5.Cusack
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgard
4. Cusack
5. Lee
Sam Lee should have been nominated for the HK Best Actor award, how does the lead actor from the best picture winner miss? it would have been one of the best line-ups if he had replaced Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
2021 Oscars I think is the opposite of 2020s, 2020 started awfully, was very boring and then there was excitement and surprise when the nominations happened, and same for the ceremony despite how bad the actual event was. 2021 was so exciting early on, a normal season with a normal event, and then after the nominations it was one poor decision after another.
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Cusack
4. Skarsgard
5. Lee
Louis: Your thoughts on the screenplay of There Was A Father.
So, here’s my predictions:
1. Winstone
2. Skarsgard
3. Lee
4. Cusack
5. Kitano
Hey guys! I have 2 doubts:
- Will Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand present Oscars?
- Say who will present the best director and picture categories?
PS: I was surprised that Halle Berry wasn't invited to present Oscars. The Academy had everything to update that 20-year-old photo.
https://thumbs.web.sapo.io/?W=800&H=0&delay_optim=1&epic=NmQxSNPHdTZWxK1hUpeS83tQRAuvO6klzEoME4I07CeQ3RCSBtA0qrUR3VJA8vD/iTzi04V3bqOhhKd3SfDM+nHkBNKKwJgRDrVFDIH6MhlKQAE=
Tim:
See here it is a tough one to talk about because what Lesnie is doing is executing Jackson's vision, a misguided vision. His choices here are to have an overly pretty and really slick film, particularly in the "purgatory" scenes. Those scenes, in particular, are questionable in they're too tangible in their beauty in a way, and too CGI despite them not looking bad in that sense. It is a vibrantly shot film, but again this glossy sheen seems inappropriate to such a dark and desperate story. There can be the idea of contrast but again that doesn't ring true in the overall execution that seems misguided. Lesnie realizes the style effectively it is sleek and glossy, but that's also the problem. More direct praise I can give though is that he does do some dynamic framing and composition regardless, that would be good work regardless. Overall though Lesnie certainly does his job, Jackson's overall choice isn't ideal.
8000's:
There was a father's screenplay that is rather fascinating in that it seems to be an anti-war film in propaganda clothes. The textual statement that is made is that the father made the proper sacrifice to work and "duty" to not be near his son. All the subtext in the relationship and in the tragic ending, where the son and father finally getting the chance to be together are denied it in the last moments, speaks towards the loss of just blindly following duty and shirking familial connection for the sake of that duty. The fact that Ozu was able to make this film at all is pretty amazing, perhaps the Imperial censors lacked the perspective to see the truths of the piece, but also speaks to his writing's ability to say so much without speaking. That is in the structure of the screenplay where the happiness is in connection not in work and shows the emphasis on duty as the unfortunate breaks between that. It so powerfully realizes this through subtle suggestion and even more subtle interaction, that slowly brings you into this relationship and leaves a great impact when the climax happens. Ozu does actually play into melodrama, it is a weapon, but he uses it so carefully in his screenplay that it is truly potent. Now I should also note the dialogue here is fascinating in that Ozu is able to make natural speaking just compelling while not going about obvious wit or jokes. It is just through making the interactions genuine and sincere and placing them in moments that are the same. It is a screenplay of the brilliance of creating the between the lines through quiet realizations.
Louis: do you plan on watching the new hbo series Winning Time?
Lucas:
I have been, and enjoyed it so far, despite some annoying directorial flourishes from McKay (though I'd say the first episode was still his best semi-dramatic work) and Hill. Haven't watched the third episode yet, but as much as I despise his writing/film directing and general attitude, I will give McKay credit, he has an eye for television projects not written by him. I guess you could call him a Salieri in that sense.
Louis: Speaking of Ozu, it looks he did some gangster films in his early years, and I've read some reviews describing Dragnet Girl (his most well known of his gangster films) as a rather stylish flick.
Sounds like they could be an intriguing watch.
Films To Watch
The Apostle (Re-watch for Duvall)
Good Will Hunting (Re-watch for Damon)
Jackie Brown (Re-watch for Forster)
Amistad (Re-watch for Hopkins)
Contact (Re-watch for Foster)
The Devil's Advocate (Re-watch for Pacino)
George Wallace
Don King: Only In America
Princess Mononoke
Hercules (James Woods is great as Hades)
In The Company Of Men
Lolita (Jeremy Irons)
Wilde (Stephen Fry)
I Went Down (Brendan Gleeson)
Face (Antonia Bird/Robert Carlyle)
Oscar And Lucinda
The Borrowers (Love John Goodman in this)
Regeneration (Jonathan Pryce)
Career Girls (Mike Leigh)
Afterglow
Prefontaine
Bent
Rosewood
Anaconda
Taste Of Cherry
Cure
Artemisia
Karakter
The Thief
Four Days In September
On Guard
The Eel
The Watermelon Woman
Funny Games
Green Fish
The Winter Guest
Eve's Bayou
Chasing Amy
Scream 2
Lawn Dogs
Alien Resurrection
Seven Years In Tibet
The Edge
Children Of Heaven
Brother
Mimic (Del Toro)
Gridlock'd
The Spanish Prisoner
A Life Less Ordinary
My Best Friend's Wedding
Selena
Washington Square
Deconstructing Harry
Volcano
Cube
Gummo
I Know What You Did Last Summer
The Jackal
Absolute Power
Red Corner
Welcome To Sarajevo
She's So Lovely
And Waiting For Guffman.
Luke: Massive props to you for making those lists (and to Louis for watching every film and more). How do you figure out what films to put in them?
Marcus: I usually check Letterboxd first then the major awards, the big 4 critics awards and Cannes, Berlin & Venice.
And often times go back to the previous year because a good amount of films tend to get the first theatrical release a year after the festival debut.
Any chance for a Robin Williams reevaluation for Good Will Hunting? I know the film hasn’t aged well, but I think his performance actually did.
Also In & Out (Kevin Kline)
Marcus:
I had been considering moving on through multiple stages of this abhorrent awards season, not just the wins, but also things like the Academy cutting the categories. But yes, WGA's decision making a potential Branagh screenplay win a legitimate sigh of relief was something I did not think could happen, but here we are.
8000s:
Well I'll certainly probably check that out at some point then.
Robert:
I mean even without re-watching, my 2 was probably a bit harsh, so I'll give it another go to be sure.
Louis: Been meaning to ask since Rex's review, so could I have your thoughts on Nielsen's performance in Scary Movie 3?
Tahmeed:
Well I haven't watched it since it came out, however I thought even as the spoofs got dustier and more tired, I found that Nielsen still typically delivered with his deadpan. Hard to make deadpan work when the material isn't really working but nonetheless, didn't think he was at fault, and as I recall got some minor chuckles out of his "misplaced" conviction.
1. Winstone
2. Skarsgard
3. Kitano
4. Lee
5. Cusack
Been a long time since Winstone had a good role.
Louis: Are you interested in watching either The Boys on Prime Video or Servant of the People on Netflix?
To Louis and everyone else - what are your thoughts on DJ Khaled, Tony Hawk, Shaun White, and Kelly Slater being invited to present at Sunday's Oscar ceremony?
Really hoping Leung might crack the top 5 for this performance, it’s his best performance in my opinion, though Infernal Affairs comes close.
Just curious if Louis or anyone else on the blog have talked about or watched The Wire before. If so, what are your thoughts on the show and its incredible cast?
Have just picked it up recently, and I am of the belief that it truly ranks amongst the greatest TV shows of all time
Robert: I AGREE. So glad to see someone mention that Williams is rated a little low. That's a solid performance. I am just not able to agree with him being "completely" false at worse part. Shouldn't be ranked last imo.
Perfectionist: Tbf, it was written in the very early days of the blog and Louis isn't exactly the same reviewer now than he was then.
Marcus:
I'll admit I had little interest in the Boys due to hating the comic, however I have heard that it isn't the same beast, and is in fact better, so maybe at some point.
Have not heard of the other series.
Vincent:
I attempted to watch it once, but didn't get the first episode. Not that the episode was bad, just didn't grab me, however I'll certainly give it another go at some point.
Tony Kim:
You know first I read it as "Christian Slater" where I thought you know his film output has been a little limited of late but at least he's involved in film. Just add it onto the deep pile of boneheaded decisions by the academy this year, right next to not inviting Rachel Zegler to the ceremony, who only starred in a best picture nominee after all. I'm not even angry though, because I'm just passed whatever else the awards season is going to through into the mix this year.
Luke, who do you predict for top 5 in all 4 acting categories.
Glenn:
Lead Actor:
1. Hall
2. Winstone
3. Crowe
4. Pearce
5. Duvall
6. Leung
7. Skarsgard
8. Holm
9. Pacino
10. Fonda
Lead Actress:
1. Burke
2. Grier
3. Carter
4. Dench
5. Foster/Whitfeld (Eve's Bayou)
Supporting Actor:
1. Blake
2. Spacey
3. Forster
4. Cromwell
5. Law
Supporting Actress:
1. Moore
2. Smollett (Eve's Bayou)
3. Elliott
4. Morse
They invited a whole bunch of athletes and talentless singers/actors, but not Rachel Zegler? Wtf.
I hope Louis doesn't give original screenplay to Boogie Nights; PTA direction and editing are what make the movie magic rather than the script. For me The Full Monty and As Good as It Gets are superior.
But the best original screenplay of 1997 is Princess Mononoke.
1. Winstone
2. Kitano
3. Skarsgård
4. Cusack
5. Lee
Absolutely H Y P E D for Leung and Whalberg reviews. Skarsgård too, as Insomnia is one of the most beloved movies over here in Norway.
1.Winstone
2.Kitano
3.Skarsgård
4.Lee
5.Cusack
I really hope the in memoriam segment isn't rushed like last year, I thought that was despicable and turned last years ceremony from a cringe fest into an offensive ceremony.
Yeah the In Memoriam was pretty bad last year.
The one thing they should've kept from last year, presenting all categories and letting them all give uninterrupted speeches, was ironically the only thing they're definitely not keeping lol
So, I watched Hacksaw Ridge some days ago. I should by all means hate this movie, as I expected I would, but I really just love this movie. This movie is at times cringey, at times unbearably preachy, at times hammy, at times horribly contradictory, etc. But something about the pure madness of this film makes for one of the most entertaining and engaging movies I have seen in ages. As I wrote in my Letterboxd review, I love this movie, albeit for reasons both right and wrong.
9.3/10
Cast ratings:
Andrew Garfield: 4.5/5
Hugo Weaving: 4/5
Vince Vaughn: 2.5/5
Cast MVP: Andrew Garfield
Louis: What do you consider to be the most heartbreaking films revolving around animals (anthropomorphic ones as well)
Anonymous: Hachiko would be up there for me, also probably my favorite Richard Gere performance.
The Plague Dogs will be #1.
Earlier today Guillermo del Toro heavily praised Nicolas Cage on Twitter and now all I want in the world is for them to work together.
Anonymous:
The Plague Dogs indeed. Also Okja and Umberto D.
Watched The Game. Pretty solid paranoid thriller anchored by a terrific Michael Douglas performance. Don't know how I feel about the ending, I think I hated it? But it also might be brilliant, I'm not sure.
Douglas-4.5
Penn-2.5
Unger-3
Rebhorn-4
Everyone else is fine.
Matt: I'd say it's brilliant
Tim: It falls apart if you think about it for even a couple minutes, but I guess I'm not supposed to think like that.
Louis: Are you going to save Robert Pattinson in The Batman for the time being.
Luke: He already gave him a 4.
The Game was one of the worst endings to an otherwise good film I’ve ever seen. I remember watching it and as the end approached starting to think what might be about to go down, but rejecting my suspicions as just too ridiculous to be allowed. Then it happened.
Matt: I already know that. But he honestly should be higher than that and there's much to discuss with his work there.
Matt: It's been some years sinc i last saw it, so i can't really tell how many things it actively contradicts, i just found the overall idea to be pretty cool
On another note, i finally got to see West Side Story (It didn't run anywhere near me, so i had to wait for the DVD). I had been open to the idea of a remake, i like the original well enough, but there are several pretty big flaws you can't ignore (Chakiris being my least favorite winner for Supp. Actor)
That said, oh my god was this fantastic! A lead whom you can at least actually see as a former gang member? YES. Giving more time to the supporting Characters on both gangs? Hell yes! Chino doing more than just walking through the screen in the beginning? Thank the gods! "I feel pretty" actually having a reason in the story? uh-huh. "Cool" still being in it and still being shit? well that's unfortunate, but how many films are perfect?
Zegler - 5
Elgort - 2.5 (this is still the most i have ever liked him i think)
DeBose - 5
Faist - 5
Alvarez - 4.5
Moreno - 4
Rivera - 4
Stoll/James - 3
Houndtang: Exactly.
Louis: Thoughts on The Survivor trailer with Ben Foster.
Louis: Your thoughts on these anime openings?
https://youtu.be/iug12DnMNHQ (mostly interested on your thoughts on the song in this one)
https://youtu.be/EtjQVqXUPHo (just the first two minutes- also, it's more of a compilation of scenes from the anime, rather than the official opening itself)
I think the OP for this season of Attack on Titan was solid. But the ED is just perfection.
Louis: Your thoughts on the voices of Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori and Chishu Ryu.
Louis: In a hypothetical world where campaigning and 'narratives' for the Oscars didn't exist, and the films simply contended, do you think there would be better or worse choices on average.
Louis. Sorry if this is too late, but I was wondering if you ever got around to The Admiral: Roaring Currents (without a shitty dub)?
Louis: Did you finish Blackadder.
Guess they changed their mindsabout Zegler. Whaddaya know.
Tahmeed:
Not my favorite in song that was a bit too much of everything in an over done rush or the idea of the grades then the profiles, and random objects.
I mean that is certainly some striking dark imagery there to be sure at times
8000's:
Mifune - (A certain kind of intensity incarnate at his maximum though also could project such power in calm as well.)
Nakadai - (The snake to the wolf indeed in his voice is lurid in this particular dynamic way.)
Shimura - (I mean just the natural calm about his voice that holds an innate power to it, which is something quite special.)
Mori - (I mean speaking towards his particular chameleon quality I don't really know how he sounds exactly despite not being a performer about accents.)
Ryu - (A particular accent that just seems to breath this modesty so authentically)
Luke:
No but before the Oscar nominations I had gotten far enough to see Rick Mayall's RAF Flashheart that has to be one of the funniest guest spots I've ever seen.
Well I'm certainly interested in Foster's performance (naturally), less so for the film that looks a bit all over the place.
Emi Grant:
Unfortunately the whole dub thing soured me on it for now.
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