tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post1474143540890793891..comments2024-03-28T08:13:56.915-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Actor 2014Louis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-48635855793401986052020-05-19T22:56:08.801-04:002020-05-19T22:56:08.801-04:00Will get to thoughts on the next post. Will get to thoughts on the next post. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-12316264718943894492020-05-19T19:04:44.090-04:002020-05-19T19:04:44.090-04:00I really hope that for the sake of all our predict...I really hope that for the sake of all our predictions, Kapoor is one of the first two to be reviewed. That being said, I'm excited to read his review, regardless of the rating. Tahmeed Chowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946081425647648210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-11281073629785265872020-05-19T17:56:55.420-04:002020-05-19T17:56:55.420-04:001. Shahid Kapoor
2. Tom Hardy
3. Channing Tatum
4....1. Shahid Kapoor<br />2. Tom Hardy<br />3. Channing Tatum<br />4. Dan Stevens<br />5. Ethan Hawke<br /><br />1. David Gulpilil<br />2. Oscar Isaac<br />3. Jeremy Renner<br />4. Tom Cruise<br />5. Jesse EisenbergBrazilian Cinemanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-48433762341075825762020-05-19T17:05:56.916-04:002020-05-19T17:05:56.916-04:00Anonymous: With many projects being moved into Ear...Anonymous: With many projects being moved into Early 2021, I'd have to say.<br /><br />Hoult<br />Dennehy<br />Jackman<br />MacKay<br /><br />By the way, I don't have a problem if anyone decides to make requests for this year since Louis is seperating the Alternates into two sections.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-33277536838641624942020-05-19T15:01:37.371-04:002020-05-19T15:01:37.371-04:00Luke, from what Louis has seen so far, who do you ...Luke, from what Louis has seen so far, who do you think are locked in for reviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-6701153190226125732020-05-19T14:57:10.055-04:002020-05-19T14:57:10.055-04:00I guess I should mention that I watched the origin...I guess I should mention that I watched the original Taking of Pelham One Two Three, which I thought was great. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-75928671292199122902020-05-19T14:37:21.987-04:002020-05-19T14:37:21.987-04:00So I watched "Save The Tiger" for the fi...So I watched "Save The Tiger" for the first time, and honestly, I thought it was alright. I agree with Louis, though, in that it just isn't much of a film, and mostly serves as a showcase for its star. Speaking of which...<br /><br />Lemmon - 5 (A great, complex performance in a pretty awards bait role.)<br />Gilford - 3<br />Hansen - 3<br />Heineman - 3<br /><br /><br />Mitchell Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054562644509043086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-20967344574545396102020-05-19T07:19:45.048-04:002020-05-19T07:19:45.048-04:00Louis: Your thoughts on Tropic Thunder as a movie?...Louis: Your thoughts on Tropic Thunder as a movie?<br />And your ratings and thoughts on the cast, apart from RDJ, Cruise and McConaughey? Lucas Saavedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465055270902670341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-55930306449590048172020-05-19T03:39:56.798-04:002020-05-19T03:39:56.798-04:00Also: thoughts on Da 5 Bloods trailer. Also: thoughts on Da 5 Bloods trailer. Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-319060857600879382020-05-19T00:49:29.001-04:002020-05-19T00:49:29.001-04:00I’m glad! And thanks for the viewings, going to ma...I’m glad! And thanks for the viewings, going to make my way through some 2020 releases accordingly.<br /><br />Your thoughts on this scene from Paths of Glory, by the way? https://youtu.be/89y7pcYTQy4Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-8053557044944825912020-05-18T20:06:19.846-04:002020-05-18T20:06:19.846-04:00Anonymous:
Lawrence - (He has some decent chemist...Anonymous:<br /><br />Lawrence - (He has some decent chemistry moments with Smith, and some okay dramatic moments. A lot of it though he just goes way too broad and not all that effectively so.)<br /><br />Pantoliano does his usual thing, briefly, well. Everyone else is bland and forgettable.<br /><br />Calvin:<br /><br />Knew I forgot something, Wendy would be #6. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-90480623315896057142020-05-18T19:56:43.158-04:002020-05-18T19:56:43.158-04:00I’d be all for a Liotta review if the year doesn’t...I’d be all for a Liotta review if the year doesn’t end up being competitive enough. <br /><br />Glad you dug Kelly Gang Louis. And agree on the whole cast, and so glad you saved my two favourite performances of the year so far. <br /><br />And where would Wendy be on your list ranking?Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-5912313052501701032020-05-18T18:04:21.058-04:002020-05-18T18:04:21.058-04:00I really didn't get the love for him, honestly...I really didn't get the love for him, honestly, but he was still predictably good in his role. Out of the entire, Jones would be my MVP without question.<br /><br />I should also say that Lancaster gave a very sweet turn, and perhaps I should bump him to a 4 as my only complaints revolve around his screen time.Mitchell Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054562644509043086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-55069443927201485412020-05-18T17:57:50.399-04:002020-05-18T17:57:50.399-04:00Liotta’s an easy 5 for me in Field of Dreams, it’s...Liotta’s an easy 5 for me in Field of Dreams, it’s actually my favorite performance of his. I’d like to see him get reviewed when we get back to 1989.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-26306153045050230452020-05-18T17:08:54.482-04:002020-05-18T17:08:54.482-04:00So I actually watched "Field of Dreams" ...So I actually watched "Field of Dreams" for the first time today, and I thought it was good. It was rather interesting how the story had a sort of faith based premise, but instead choose to emphasize it's small town setting/tone rather than become heavy handed. Also I'll echo the point Robert made a while back, as there was an earnesty and breezy innocence in many 80's films that just can't be found in the current cinema.<br /><br />Costner - 3.5<br />Madigan - 3.5<br />Jones - 4 <br />Lancaster - 3.5<br />Liotta - 3.5<br />Hoffmann - 3<br />Busfield - 3Mitchell Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054562644509043086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-63582062100510167772020-05-18T16:35:43.340-04:002020-05-18T16:35:43.340-04:00Bryan: :) not at all, my friend. The first role I ...Bryan: :) not at all, my friend. The first role I recall seeing Fassbender play was Guy Fawkes in Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (2003) and Tom Hardy as Robert Dudley in The Virgin Queen (2005, I also saw him play a POW in Colditz that same year). Just goes to show how much of a History nut I was then.<br /><br />By the way, you should check out The Virgin Queen at some point, I think it along with Stuart: A Life Backwards are his best Pre-Bronson performances.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-58339528803013945702020-05-18T16:28:34.802-04:002020-05-18T16:28:34.802-04:00Luke: *John Fitzgerald voice* You came all this wa...Luke: *John Fitzgerald voice* You came all this way just to brag about liking Hardy & Fassbender before their breakouts, huh? <br /><br />:)Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-85311994993204268382020-05-18T16:21:11.047-04:002020-05-18T16:21:11.047-04:00Bryan: Well, I'm glad to say it's not a on...Bryan: Well, I'm glad to say it's not a one-off and if Calvin wants to big him up then by all means since we all have soft spots for certain actors. For me, Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender who I've known about much earlier than most here.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-90551926448240230722020-05-18T16:16:53.013-04:002020-05-18T16:16:53.013-04:00“Saving MacKay”
I wonder if there’s anyone here w...“Saving MacKay”<br /><br />I wonder if there’s anyone here who’ll be very happy about that...Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-49213865587977239922020-05-18T16:11:55.120-04:002020-05-18T16:11:55.120-04:00Louis, thoughts on the rest of the cast of Bad Boy...Louis, thoughts on the rest of the cast of Bad Boys for Life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-41793763088219737442020-05-18T16:09:41.960-04:002020-05-18T16:09:41.960-04:00Anonymous:
1. True History of the Kelly Gang
2. B...Anonymous:<br /><br />1. True History of the Kelly Gang<br />2. Bad Education<br />3. The Invisible Man<br />4. Emma<br />5. Color Out of Space<br />6. Driveways<br />7. The Way Back<br />8. Onward<br />9. Bad Boys For Life<br />10. The Hunt<br />11. Extraction<br />12. Never Rarely Sometimes Always<br />13. Escape From Pretoria<br />14. Sonic the Hedgehog<br />15. Birds of Prey<br />16. Capone<br /><br />Luke:<br /><br />Crowe - (Hey you got to give them credit for making Crowe singing work entirely on screen, that has to be something special in itself. Crowe though I thought was very good here in bringing just this particular presence, that manages to be wily, warm but also a little menacing if not questionable. He has this almost fatherly grace but with a little bit of a hateful glint in his eyes all the same. Crowe finding sort of a bitterness needed for a cold blooded outlaw, though still with the sort sense of a teacher.)<br /><br />Davis - (Her performance I thought was particularly strong in sort of avoiding a simplification of the tale. This in that in one part we do get a sense of the sort intensity needed for this part. This conveying the idea of the fierce and passionate woman. Her performance though is not simple in this. As she also though portrays a degree of bitterness though that goes beyond just earned anger at a point. Davis conveying as this real festering hate, that does her harm just as it seems to give her character a certain strength. This in balancing though also with granting sense to the mother who both loves her children while being nearly a desperate mess herself. Davis finds balancing in her work in portraying those moments of direct affection as sort of the internal heart of the woman, though covered in desperation through the hardships of her life.)<br /><br />Hunnam - (Thought he managed to be a fairly memorable sleaze ball here, and managed to get a bit further than just one note. This particularly in his scene with Crowe.)<br /><br />McKenzie - (She could use a performance to shake things up a bit, as this did feel a little too similar, though I still thought she was effective in her final scene to be sure.)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-26991365890435580792020-05-18T16:06:59.587-04:002020-05-18T16:06:59.587-04:00Hoult really must relish playing these antagonisti...Hoult really must relish playing these antagonistic roles.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-79026852439297014342020-05-18T16:01:48.469-04:002020-05-18T16:01:48.469-04:00Louis: Thoughts on the cast.
And please take your...Louis: Thoughts on the cast.<br /><br />And please take your time with 2014.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-78285946110058305952020-05-18T15:59:20.190-04:002020-05-18T15:59:20.190-04:00Louis how would you rank all the films from 2020?Louis how would you rank all the films from 2020?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-57508835760307490642020-05-18T15:58:54.363-04:002020-05-18T15:58:54.363-04:00The True History of the Kelly Gang I found to easi...The True History of the Kelly Gang I found to easily be Justin Kurzel's best film. In that I found he finally made his style wholly support the story he was telling, rather than displace it at times, which I thought was the case in his previous films to at least some extent. This breathing life into the story in a unique and nearly always effective way, didn't love the go pro "Ned's face" shots, but so much I did love that I can easily overlook it. <br /><br />Saving McKay and Hoult (who could cause one to have the side effect of greater reservations towards Sam Claflin in the Nightingale.)<br /><br />Crowe - 4<br />Davis - 4.5<br />Hunnam - 3.5<br />McKenzie - 3<br /><br />And a collective 3 for the gang members. <br /><br />Luke:<br /><br />Janney - (Her performance is both a preview and alternate to Jackman's performance in a certain sense. In that she finds this right sort of blithe manner to the character as she speaks of the crimes initially almost without a second thought and thought it was just something they did. Janney though is terrific though in unveiling this though at least with a modicum of humanity, if very questionable, in portraying the sort of "easy way" manner in her explanations, but at least some minor sense of guilt at the same time.)<br /><br />Flanigan - (Also all about that central scene where she delivers a great deal of nuance and suggestion of other things in just a single word. That is terrific work. The rest of the time though she is in a role that is passive to a fault as we see her just seemingly be slightly depressed while being treated in questionable ways. She's more than decent in that portrayal of that state, but it is rather inert in its scope.)<br /><br />Smith - (This is Smith where he should be in a way, in his wheelhouse. He's best when he is having fun and can just be charming. Well thankfully we do get plenty of that and thrives in that sort of role. Of course the twists seem almost Smith demands at his insistence of being treated as a premiere dramatic actor, which are ridiculous. I'll say though he's more than fine in that regard here, but he is best when he is more closely relying on his presence.)<br /><br />Tahmeed:<br /><br />Romano - (Very good as the normal man in the situation in effectively conveying the sense of disbelief but even a sympathetic purpose for going along with an initial cover up of sorts. Romano though is great in his final scene with Jackman in portraying so well just unleashing the disbelief at where the man has gone.)<br /><br />Viswanathan - (A good straight man performance actually in a way. This in portraying the near confusion in the moment of sort of unraveling the strange cover up and crimes of the central characters.)<br /><br />Wolff - (Decent enough in just a few brief moments of support for Viswanathan)<br /><br />Casal - (I'll say more than anything a nice show of range from him. This in that I didn't at all recognize him from Blindspotting but he fulfills this role well, though limited as it is.)<br /><br />Spinella - (Limited part but I did like how he struck up some genuine old history style chemistry with Jackman in their one scene together.)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.com