Best Scene: "Political Speech"
8. Irrfan Khan in Maqbool - Gives a captivating take on the oft played character even if the adaptation makes it all in a bit of a rush.
Best Scene: Making his final decision.
7. Christian Bale in The Machinist - Bale gives a compelling depiction of the character's mental anguish within his often noted physical transformation.
Best Scene: Paranoid outburst
6. Shah Rukh Khan in Swades - Khan gives a properly charismatic and moving portrayal of a man finding his path in life.
Best Scene: Entertaining during a power outage.
5. Mads Mikkelsen in Pusher II - Mikkelsen gives a moving portrayal of man going from a thug looking for acceptance towards attempting to find a better life through self-improvement.
Best Scene: Learning about his son.
4. Yuya Yagira in Nobody Knows - Yagira gives a wholly honest portrayal of both the enforced responsibility of an adult and the frustrated boy within.
Best Scene: Confronting his mom
3. Bill Murray in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou - Murray on the surface gives a very funny Bill Murray deadpan performance, but at the same time a powerful portrayal of a man coming to terms with his mortality.
Best Scene: "I wonder if he remembers me".
2. Tony Leung in 2046 - Leung delivers a great follow-up performance because he successfully expands the role but also powerfully never loses the strength of his original work, by presenting a man still ever haunted however has to continue to live on.
Best Scene: Rejecting Bai Ling.
1. Paddy Considine in Dead Man's Shoes - Good predictions Luke, Jonathan, Tony, Perfectionist, Lucas, A, Harris, Brazinterma, Omar, Tahmeed & RatedRStar. Despite being the theoretical "hero" Considine delivers an absolutely terrifying but also deeply emotional portrayal of a man with a single unrelenting focus.
Best Scene: His "Party".
Next: Backlog
105 comments:
Backlog Recommendations:
1. Devi (1960)
2. A River Called Titas (1973)
Louis: Your favorite films set in the East Coast, specifically NY and MA? The Holdovers being filmed close to my grad school is just one of the many reasons I love it so much.
Chhabi Biswas - Devi
Tatsuya Nakadai - Kill!
John Heard - Chilly Scenes of Winter
Treat Williams - Prince of the City
Matthew MacFadyen - Pride and Prejudice
I recommend The Pitt season 1, and if you have enough time for it later on, a rewatch of Starman.
I recommend The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! from 2012. I remember having a lot of fun when watching it.
Movie rec: Housekeeping (1987)
TV rec: The Pitt
As for the backlog, BRAZINTERMA’s choices sound good
Treasure Planet (2002)
Louis: Thoughts on the screenplay for Sideways?
A re-watch of Sleepy Hollow (1999).
Main rec: Community season 1
Secondary rec: The Crown season 1
If you don't think you'll have enough time to get to Community before the nominations are announced, could you give me a heads-up in advance?
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on the rest of the leading performances.
Your Female Top 20s with ratings and other 4+ honourable mentions.
I'll recommend Arthur Christmas (2011).
Might be a good time to cover John Heard in CSoW, given how evangelical Robert is about that performance. Maybe Selton Mello too.
My recommendation is The Illusionist (2010).
Path To War (2002) with Gambon and Sutherland.
Completely delighted with Considine getting the win.
Taking advantage of the hype surrounding "The Secret Agent," I recommend some films directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura:
Critic (2008) documentary
Neighboring Sounds (2012)
Pictures of Ghosts (2023) documentary
Lower City (2005)
Futuro Beach (2014)
My recommendation is Samson and Delilah (1949)
The Family Way (1966). John Mills and Marjorie Rhodes are great.
I'll recommend The Last Valley (1971) with Michael Caine and Omar Sharif.
Last Orders (2001)
My request is Vincent Price in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971).
My recommendation for is The Seagull (1968) if you want to see James Mason, David Warner and Simone Signoret play three of the greatest characters in 20th century theatre. Mason and Signoret in particular have a spellbinding scene together that’s worth a watch on its own.
My recommendation is the great Japanese film Audition, from 1999.
Louis: My request is Oliver Reed in The Four Musketeers (1974) I'll recommend its predecessor as soon as you review him.
Tybalt: I've been waiting a long time for someone to recommend Audition.
Louis: Audition is 2000 by your rules.
My recommendations:
Went the Day Well? (1942)
Love Is My Profession (1958)
All the Marbles (1981)
The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
I agree with Tony about having Selton Mello's review.
Louis: I'm curious, how much do you know about the plot and structure of Audition? It's better if you know as little as possible going in.
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on the casts of Shrek 2 and Howl's Moving Castle.
Totally fine with Considine winning, he's incredible.
RIP Peter Greene
Louis!
Tell me from the year 2004 which are your Top 10 with ranking of:
- Song
- Score
- Poster
- Editing
- Screenplays (adapted and original)
- Cast
- Blockbusters
Louis: Backlog recommendations...
Sound of the Mountain (1954):
https://ok.ru/video/1669487004270
Sweet Sweat (1964):
https://transfer.it/t/t8mwtR8zSRwR
Louis: My Short Film recommendation in June is The Old Man And The Sea (1999).
Recommendation: The Boat That Rocked (2009)
My birthday recommendation is Tale Of Tales (1979).
Louis: You remember years ago when I showed you the Oscars video for Best Animated Short, looking at the nominees, one caught my eye for 1939, one that was rumoured to have nominated for the Nobel Peace Price, so my request is Peace on Earth (1939)
RIP Peter Greene
Louis: My recommendation is Pyaasa (1957).
Recommendation: Le Trou (1960).
Robert: Unless you're requesting a rewatch, he's already seen Housekeeping. I found his thoughts on Lahti under the '87 Supporting results.
Razor: I'm so pleased you've requested Le Trou. It's the highest rated film on Letterboxd that he hasn't seen yet.
Tony: Oh, didn’t know. I would have thought he had her in lead, so I only checked there. Let me think on a new watch.
Louis: When was the last time you watched A.I. Artificial Intelligence or The Piano?
Robert MacFarlane: Still after that Sam Neill upgrade for Piano aren't you =D.
Robert: Assuming he hasn't re-watched either since the original alternates, Louis would've last watched The Piano before A.I.
RatedRStar: It’s been 13 years since that review, dammit
Louis: What were the five worst performances you saw from the 2004 bonus round. I predict Angelina Jolie in Alexander at #1.
Louis: Your top 10 favorite scenes from 2004 and 10 favorite acting moments of the whole year? (you can do top 15s or 20 if it's easier, as it's a great year).
Rec #1: Macario (1960)
Rec #2: All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) (this is the one film that I get the feeling you're not gonna like all that much, if at all, but that has a terrific ost worth considering for Original Song completionism)
Side note: I Mandela Effect-ed myself into thinking Louis had already seen The Pitt, but yeah, that's a must for TV this year.
Tahmeed: Wait til he does supporting for that maybe?
Luke, your thoughts on John Cena’s swan song.
Matt: Fair enough.
Anonymous: I personally agree with the decision. I am however pissed with WWE for killing off Gunther's aura (Tapping to Jey at Mania was absurd) prior to the match that now nobody cares much about him. It reminds me of them messing up Brock Lesnar's 2012 return before breaking Undertaker's Streak.
Louis: Regarding Gerwig, how do you feel about Zoe Kazan in either of those roles I mentioned?
Backlog Recommendations:
Joseph Cotten - The Third Man
George C. Scott - Petulia
Daniel Day-Lewis - The Crucible
Koji Yakusho - Shall We Dance?
Selton Mello - I'm Still Here
I know it's very early to review such a recent film. But after waiting almost 10 years to finally get to the 2024 review, the blog has already completed all the remaining years. Since Grave of the Fireflies, I'm Still Here is the first favorite film of Louis's that didn't have an analysis post about any of the actors.
Regarding Wake Up Dead Man:
Found it brought new life again into the series by almost not being a Knives Out film, in fact I might've liked it even more if it just stuck with the new hopeful priest versus the fire and brimstone corrupt priest angle for the whole film. But even as such, also enjoyed the mystery once it got going because it stuck enough thematically with what it introduced in the first section while also found the appropriate level of fun in unraveling the various bits of mystery. I do think it drags a little bit towards the end in spots but never enough to keep from fully embracing this one.
Craig - 4
Close - 4
Brolin - 4
Kunis - 2
Renner - 3.5
Washington - 2.5
Scott - 3
Spaeny - 3
McCormack - 3.5
Church - 3
Wright - 3
Everett - 3.5
Felt this was the right amount/use of Segan...if we have to have Segan.
I’d definitely go higher with Brolin and *especially* with Close. Her delivery early in the film of “She was a harlot and a whore” pretty much sealed a place for her in my supporting actress lineup.
Tahmeed:
If we're talking ones where there is an especially strong specific sense of place aspect:
The Holdovers
Anora
Past Lives
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Departed
Buffalo 66'
Crimes and Misdemeanors
After Hours
Dog Day Afternoon
The Godfathers
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Midnight Cowboy
The Apartment
Sweet Smell of Success
On the Waterfront
It's A Wonderful Life
The Lost Weekend
Little Women
The Verdict
Very happy Staunton won Best Actress.
I love that Little Women is on that list.
I'd personally go a little higher on Josh Brolin and actually lower on Gleen Close. Like, a lot lower ...
Close has really sat well with me, and this is coming from someone who didn't see the big deal with her in her prime. I think this is the most fun she's ever been.
Louis: you're overall thoughts on Bridget Everett's scene? Unless you wanna wait Until O'Connor's review
Louis: Is Craig lead or supporting?
Matt:
Wholly supporting just as O'Connor is wholly lead.
Luke: What do you think will be Louis's picks for the MVP of each of the recommendations? You can just keep it to the ones you've seen or have enough information on to say if you want.
For those who were saddened by Cruise's defeat, I have good news. In his next film (Judy by Alejandro G. Iñárritu), Cruise is the favorite for the 2027 Oscars and will also be Louis's #1 overall again.
RIP Rob Reiner.
RIP Rob Reiner
RIP Rob Reiner, a true legend. Reading more into this and it's horrifying.
Rest In Peace Rob Reiner. My God!
RIP Rob Reiner and his wife Michele
RIP Rob Reiner. That's all I'm strong enough to say. I actually can't talk about this.
Oh my Christ... RIP Rob Reiner, completely at a loss of words right now...
RIP Rob and Michelle. This one shook me. I don’t think I can process this tonight.
RIP Rob Reiner and Michele Singer.
RIP Rob Reiner, Michelle Singer. Horrible news.
Jesus… R.I.P. Rob Reiner & Michele Singer.
RIP Rob Reiner and Michele Singer, awful news.
R.I.P. Rob Reiner & Michele Singer.
Horrible reading about it. Just a very upsetting situation all around.
R.I.P. Rob Reiner & Michele Singer
RIP Rob Reiner and Michele Singer
R.I.P. Legend. This is horrible to read
RIP Rob Reiner and Michele Singer.
Harris:
Devi - Sharmila Tagore (Biswas and Chatterjee are likely to do really well too)
The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists - Hugh Grant (Who does give a fun turn and in retrospect was a warmup to his work in Paddington 2, I also liked Imelda Staunton as Queen Victoria)
Treasure Planet - Brian Murray (The best Disney vocal performance of the 2000s)
Sleepy Hollow - Johnny Depp
Arthur Christmas - James McAvoy or Bill Nighy
The Illusionist - Sylvain Chomet's direction I guess
Path To War - Michael Gambon or Donald Sutherland (I'd be glad to see Gambon go above a 3.5 for a change)
Samson And Delilah - George Sanders
The Family Way - Marjorie Rhodes (She actually got a few Critic awards for this film)
The Last Valley - Michael Caine
Last Orders - Bob Hoskins
The Seagull - James Mason
Audition - Eihi Shiina
Went The Day Well? - Leslie Banks
Sound Of The Mountain - Setsuko Hara or So Yamamura
The Boat That Rocked - Philip Seymour Hoffman or Bill Nighy
Pyaasa - Guru Dutt
Le Trou - Jacques Becker (Very much a director's film)
Macario - Ignacio López Tarso
Louis: Could I also have updated thoughts on Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2.
Louis, any updated thoughts on Craig T. Nelson in The Incredibles.
Luke: If he watches The Crown, who do you think would be his MVP pick for the first season?
Harris: Claire Foy (I do however really liked Lithgow and Jennings who I can't see how that role should've been played differently considering the interview footage that's out there and loved Jared Harris who I wish was cast instead of Colin Firth in The King's Speech).
Harris:
Sideways’s screenplay on re-watch I think is the best he has to offer as a screenwriter, Holdovers is still the best by far overall where I do think the second voice adds a lot. Having said that, on rewatch the very specific style worked for me, and part of it, while I think you can still make the accusation that the lead is the most developed character by far, the side characters are less set up for mockery than I actually remembered. Even the final married couple the joke ends up far more on Jack who runs into the wrong kink for him. As the people we do come across there is more so a respect for in places, and even within the character Stephanie, where it makes a clear separation between where she too is “having fun” and where the extent of the lies of Jack come. And even in Jack himself, the whole breakdown scene is key to realizing someone lying to himself who in a way is calmer with it by lying to himself essentially more successfully than Miles, which we see throughout the film. The story at its heart being about two lying losers fighting with life and exploring that, but in this instance I think there is more humanity to it I found, so it’s not just the humor of it, though there is that too, however humor that feels earned in fully exploring the guys who are deeply flawed trying to enjoy life, even though both are in wretched places in their own minds, just the way they see it in each is very different. So essentially what it then becomes it is how does each man crash against each other in the “escape”, with the dialogue which I think is strong throughout, in earning the moments of the wine metaphors, by having just such natural moments of friendship, hating your friends, or just random bits of business with family. This one comes together where it finds a path of optimism within an often painful, though comedic piece, although something better realized within the film which has a better ending than the screenplay, though the screenplay’s version is good, the film version hits the pitch perfect cinematic note.
Luke:
Washington - 4.5(On the surface you have the badass Washington performance, where he completely delivers as such with that cold hard rock of conviction and striking presence you would expect, and see in say the Equalizer films. The performance though has far more to it. From the initial scenes where Washington portrays convincingly just the depressive haze a man who seemingly has nothing to live for before he meets up with Fanning’s character, where Washington brings just a natural growing warmth and specific small bits of joy that build up to reveal just how much he gets out of the fatherly relationship with her. Then even within the revenge aspect Washington brings a raw emotional energy that goes beyond the badass moments. There is emotional desperation of this sense of need he conveys of doing this right thing with his life that goes beyond revenge. It’s a captivating performance and one I wish the film was just even better because Washington seems ready to go even further with this performance, and to be fair he goes pretty far.)
Amalric - 4.5(A captivating oddball comedic performance where he shows a man just going through some very specific moment of past the breakdown but before genuine recovery after that moment. Amalric is wonderfully all over the place in his performance as he swings wildly in a way that is funny, particularly as he is seeking some moment of joy for his life particularly one very entertaining breakdance sequence, but also within that attempts at joy he conveys the emotional desperation and slim bits of sanity that the man is working with. It’s captivating work. I only wish we didn’t have it constantly interrupted by a far less interesting character/performance/story.)
Penn - 4.5(Penn plays it very close to the bone and when bothered to do that he tends to be pretty good. That’s certainly the case here where Penn essentially does his rendition of death of a salesman, where there is such a desperation about the man innately, yet within the desperation is this exhaustion of a man who is spiraling in all ways as he looks for some path for himself. Penn plays effectively this attempt at trying to function what is seen as normal and by trying to seem normal, he seems even stranger and harder to understand. Penn’s performance is a volcanic one of someone being pushed to the edge, rather it is this muted desperation that works as a man dying with a most unpleasant whimper as he fails even in his attempt at criminal insanity.)
Macfadyen - 4.5(There is something strange about how small his cinematic input has been on the whole given the talent he has shown. This performance is no different whatsoever in showing just how much Macfadyen has to offer. There are such potent emotions he bottles up here, where every revelation, Macfadyen is so dynamic in portraying how the man takes that in and plants into this overarching history of such a deeply troubling experience. While largely reactionary, Macfadyen never is subdued or overshadowed in that approach, rather there is a deep potent connection to all that is going that he expresses so powerfully.)
Hawke - 4(The weakest of his three performances but also the weakest of the three films. But I like him and the film, but they do feel more like an interlude between the two superior bookend films. In turn his performance is an interlude where he is no longer the young guy taking his shot in so many ways, nor the older man accepting his life situation, instead we have the man between those segments still figuring it out, somewhat mature, but still with a degree of childishness within. Hawke and Delpy’s chemistry is great in both playing towards this note of a particular type of uncertainty and discovery in their conversation, that slowly finds its way to something that they understand. And I will say the specific way both play into the two obviously making a choice in the end with specifically saying it and just showing the deep infatuation between the two is pitch perfect from both.)
Darroussin - 4(One where I think there is a mistake in the writing where Darroussin pretty much begins as callous and immoral so the progress to revealing that is really a transformation just, yeah we know. But Darroussin plays that note convincingly, particularly as he does it with his sort of domesticated edge, where his particular hideousness comes with a tightly wound man looking for excuses to push his destructive energy against what keeps him wounded.)
Hanks (Terminal) - 4(One where the accent could easily get old fast, but I will say I quite enjoyed the tone Hanks hits here. And I wouldn’t say Jimmy Stewart in this instance, much more Gary Cooper specifically Capra Cooper. Where there isn’t that deeper darkness that you could find in Stewart, and not that it is all levity, rather it is mostly levity. And in that levity Hanks finds a natural charm and more importantly a natural believability about the optimistic spirit that seems to win almost everyone over.)
Hanks - Ladykillers - 3.5(I wish the film was better because I wholly like everything Hanks is doing in his rendition as the southern fried pseudo intellectual. Hanks is having the right kind of fun where he is letting us in on the fun. Sadly I just don’t find the majority of the people he’s bouncing off of, nor the situation he’s within, nearly as entertaining as it could be. It’s a shame this was the only Hanks Coen situation, as I think together they could make something great, but this is only part way there.)
Hackman - 3.5(Speaking of not much to work with, except Hackman has nearly nothing to work with. Hackman though is going for it and really trying to hold this terrible film together. He brings the right comic exasperation towards the idiocy around it, playing up just enough ego without going overboard to becoming just a villain, rather finding a degree of charm in it, he even brings a bit of genuine pathos where the character is reflecting on his age a bit, sadly Hackman is swimming really hard in a desert, so I can admire the effort even if it is a bit fruitless.)
Russell - 3.5(Super simplified as written inspirational and tough coach. Russell avoids cliche and plays it very straight to the point to be believable. It works, even if he doesn’t get to stretch his range too much here.)
Bernal - 3.5(Kind of more the Bernal that I’m used to where I think he presents the emotions just fine, I always believe him, but he just never quite comes to life to something more remarkable. And considering the flamboyancy of the character here seems like an avenue to do that, but again I like him fine but not more than that.)
Spacey - 3.5(Is far too old for the role but he’s wholly decent here. He sings the part which does add a lot by really selling what the song means to Darin rather than just presenting what we already know as an audience. In addition he plays the frustrating and charming qualities of the man decently. It’s not a great performance by any measure, but he’s more than fine here.)
Kline - 3.5(The material never is quite interesting enough to make something out of this. But I think Kline embodies the different sides of Porter decently to create at least a minor investment in the man’s different approaches to life depicted in a musical format. Again the unsure direction though keeps him mostly trying to find the tone that works in his own performance, which he does at some moments better than others.)
Unel - 3.5(Brings a compelling emotional intensity in the central relationship when they focus on it. At that moment I thought I was ready to see a great performance, but then just as the film became less compelling with every melodramatic swing, his performance I also felt just became less interesting. Duller and repetitive and lost the spark. Maybe that’s the point of the arc, but there’s a separation to make.)
Thornton - 3.5(Like Russell except even less material perhaps.)
Nyqvist - 3(Feels more symbolic than an actual character as his only factors are essentially that he's cool and he’s dying. Well Nyqvist depicts the physical pain and just a general charisma. He never turns into a person however even though I think his general surface depiction is just fine.)
Mackie - 3(Reactionary but to the point of becoming just overshadowed. He’s not bad but he just doesn’t really come to life within his own story. Deferring too much I think and instead of elevating scenes becoming just part of them almost to becoming the background at times.)
Hee - 2.5(Essentially just is the background as he exists not as a character but essentially an idea. An idea I didn’t find compelling as a film nor did I find it compelling as an idea.)
Smith - 2.5(Smith often struggles with balances of the cool Will Smith persona and his tendency to be overly dramatic in his dramatic scenes. This is common in many a blockbuster and ... .this film is no different. Although I don’t think he’s terrible, his overly Will Smithy presence holds the film back.)
Myers - 2.5(Thinking about it, I actually don’t like Myers as Shrek and maybe he is what keeps me from embracing the films more than anything. I do find his Scottish accent a little grating but more so I think there’s just an accentuation on the mean, in a way I don’t find funny, or emotional as a front, but rather just a bit caustic.)
Farrell - 1.5(Maybe the pinnacle of Farrell overload before his magnificent reworking when he got, thankfully, to In Bruges. And really all of us should probably appreciate the sword and sandal performances that do work, because obviously it is pretty hard not to come off as silly playacting. Sadly that is what Farrell feels like here. It all feels like silly posturing where you get no sense of personal strength that would be needed for such a powerful warrior/leader, rather he just seems fairly emotional and not in a way that makes him scary, just silly. There are more ridiculous performances than his within the film, but his performance does not work, particularly as the necessary anchor. You need to believe him as a man who becomes a myth but you don’t believe either side, and furthermore he’s just not very compelling to watch.)
Romano - 1.5(Just purely in sitcom mode where he really doesn’t feel like he’s changing up in any way shape or form, but worse is it is a bad rendition of that mode where he’s not funny.)
Actress:
1. Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace - 5
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Vol. 2
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Zhang Ziyi - House of Flying Daggers - 4.5
Leleti Khumalo - Yesterday - 4.5
Alexandra Maria Lara - Downfall
Irma P. Hall - The Ladykiller - 4.5
Julie Delpy - Before Sunset - 4.5
Audrey Tatou - A Very Long Engagement - 4.5
Holly Hunter - The Incredibles
Julia Jentsch - The Edukators
Ashley Judd - De-Lovely - 4
Sibel Kekilli - Head-On - 4
Supporting Actress:
1. Ziyi Zhang - 2046
2. Tabu - Maqbool
3. Marion Cotillard - A Very Long Engagement - 4.5
4. Emily Barclay - My Father’s Den - 4.5
5. You - Nobody Knows
6. Cate Blanchett - The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
7. Hannah Pikes - The Woodsman
8. Virginia Madsen - Sideways - 4.5
9. Gong Li - 2046
10. Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda
11. Rosemary Harris - Spider-Man 2
12. Naomi Watts - I Heart Huckabees
13. Daryl Hannah - Kill Bill Vol. 2
14. Gayatri Joshi - Swades
15. Carina Law - 2046
16 Hanae Kan - Nobody Knows
17. Ayu Kitaura - Nobody Knows
18. Momoko Shimizu - Nobody Knows
19. Dakota Fanning - Man on Fire - 4
20. Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Machinist
Tybalt:
Sadly too much, not on purpose but unfortunately hard to avoid info sometimes.
Brazinterma:
Song:
6. “Only A Woman” - Team America World Police
7. “Everyone Has Aids” - Team America World Police
8. “I’m So Ronery” - Team America World Police
9. “Believe” - Polar Express
10. “Lovers” - House of Flying Daggers
Score:
6. House of Flying Daggers
7. A Very Long Engagement
8. The Aviator
9. Team America World Police
10. Finding Neverland
Poster:
1. Dead Man’s Shoes
2. Sideways
3. Howl’s Moving Castle
4. Collateral
5. The Day After Tomorrow (Statue of Liberty)
6. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Wedding Dress)
7. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
8. Open Water
9. The Village (Red stripe)
10. Shaun of the Dead (Stuffed Train)
Editing:
1. Collateral
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Shaun of the Dead
4. Spider-Man 2
5. Layer Cake
6. 2046
7. Kill Bill Vol. 2
8. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
9. House of Flying Daggers
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Adapted Screenplay:
Which quickly I’d like to note how somehow I never realized that Spider-Man 2 shares the same screenwriter as Ordinary People and Paper Moon.
6. Before Sunset
7. A Very Long Engagement
8. Howl’s Moving Castle
9. Pusher II
10. Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Original Screenplay:
6. The Incredibles
7. Nobody Knows
8. Hotel Rwanda
9. Swades
10. Yesterday
Cast:
1. 2046
2. Dead Man’s Shoes
3. Collateral
4. Nobody Knows
5. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Would be #1 without Wilson)
6. Kill Bill Vol. 2
7. Sideways
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
9. Shaun of the Dead
10. Maqbool
Blockbusters:
1. Collateral
2. Spider-Man 2
3. Howl’s Moving Castle
4. The Incredibles
5. Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
6. Dodgeball
7. The Terminal
8. Shrek 2
9. The Aviator
10. Man on Fire
Harris:
I mean I’m not exactly crazy about Kazan’s performances either.
Surprised Dunst isn't in your Supporting top 20 for Eternal Sunshine, always found her work heartbreaking. Also, thoughts on Harris in Spider-Man 2? That scene of Peter telling her about his role in Ben's death has been on my mind.
Louis: Huh. Was there a Kazan performance you didn't like? I've found positive thoughts from you on her in Scruggs, Sparks, and She Said.
And what's your 6-10 for Cinematography?
Louis: Well I'll stick with my Audition recommendation, as I'm nonetheless curious to see how you'd feel about it even with that knowledge.
Also, can I ask, do you start working on the Actress rankings as you watch the films, or do you start them only after you're asked to list them?
Louis: I'll ask for Actress thoughts once you've moved on to the next post.
Luke, how confident are you in Eric Bana going up for Troy.
Anonymous: I'm very confident he'll go up to a 4 at minimum and top 20 wouldn't be a stretch.
Louis: would you still give a 4 to Corinna Harfouch and Juliane Köhler in Downfall, and Kirsten Dunst in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and where would you rank them if that's the case?
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