tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post115147301615076682..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Getting Back in the Oscar MoodNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16926101736461920782008-07-15T16:10:00.000-04:002008-07-15T16:10:00.000-04:001. Terrence Howard, hustle and Flow: I don't get, ...1. Terrence Howard, hustle and Flow: I don't get, one simple and OK performance in a Bad Film... That place should get for Ralph Fiennes, Russell Crowe, Viggo Mortensen and my wishful thinking Tony Leung for "2046".<BR/><BR/>2. Russell Crowe, Gladiator: I though he was fine in A Beautiful mind (But also I think he should won for "The Insider"), why he won instead Ed Harris and my fave Javier Bardem<BR/><BR/>3. Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland: Generally I love him and I think he should win in 2003 for his great Jack sparrow, but this was his worst and most pathetic performance in his career.<BR/><BR/>4. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote: It's not a worse performance per se but it was the most overrated. Hoffman should get an Oscar for happiness and maybe other nomiantion for Magnolia or Boogie Nights. Hoffman has Heath Ledger's Oscar.<BR/><BR/>And a TIE<BR/><BR/>5. Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby: Eastwood is a great director but his perforamnce in MDB is by far inferior instead Carrey, garcia Bernal and neeson...<BR/><BR/>5. Tom hanks, Cast Away: Overrated Actor played overrated role in overrated film. That place should have jamie Bell and even Michael Douglas or george Clooney...<BR/><BR/>Underrated Performances:<BR/><BR/>1. Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge!: I hate the film but he's outstading and Kidman maybe she didn't get the same performance without the gorgeous scottish actor<BR/>2. Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain: He's by far one of the best performances in the history of cinema. The aussie actor creates a complex and outstading character (Ennis Del Mar)<BR/>3. Javier Bardem, Before Night Falls: He should get that 2000 Oscar.<BR/>4. Tony Leung, 2046: One of the best actors of his generation and a eminence in Asia<BR/>5. Gael garcia Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries: The movie is OK but he's fantasticAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1170795581292964122007-02-06T15:59:00.000-05:002007-02-06T15:59:00.000-05:00Very nice site! 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I was so pissed when the nominations were announced and the rightful nominee (RUSSELL CROWE) was replaced by someone who didn't even deserve an MTV award. Terrence Howard gave an okay performance that has become horrid to me because of all the undue attention! Just plain yuck!<BR/><BR/>2004 - Jamie Foxx & Clint Eastwood...Jamie just annoys the crap out of me. I hate the fact that he won, and well the fact that he was nominated. I actually wouldn't have nominated ANY of the five the acadamy did. Jamie and Clint should have been dropped and Giammati and Carry should have been in!<BR/><BR/>2003 - Jude Law or Sean Penn...Both were good but nothing brilliant. My favorite performance that year came from Colin Farel in 'Phone Booth' but thats my opinion. I also would have nominated Crowe for Master and Commander but the acadamy has a history of failing me.<BR/><BR/>2002 - I'll go with Caine just because he wasn't brilliant. I still feel that Derek Luke not only should have been nominated but should have won for his performance in 'Antwone Fisher'...Oh well.<BR/><BR/>2001 - Sean Penn for I Am Sam, although I'm still bitter that Denzell won the Oscar. Russell Crowe should have, and I'm pretty pissed that all you bloggers keep dissing his performance when none of you have even half the talent Crowe has in one finger! Crowe should have won...NO CONTEST!!!<BR/><BR/>2000 - Geoffrey Rush...Quills I thought was a decent movie, mostly because Kate WInslet was brilliant (as always) and the acadamy passed right over her! Such a shame that Rush was nominated when George Clooney or Christian Bale should have been!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151678304630628682006-06-30T10:38:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:38:00.000-04:00Wow, that's some excellent vote tabulating, anon 5...Wow, that's some excellent vote tabulating, anon 5:17. The reason no one chose those elite 6 as worst nominated perfs of the aughts is because they are all fab, and the folks on this board, despite conflicting opinions/favs, know better than to single them out for such dubious recognition. Hooray for good taste!<BR/><BR/>MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151659068260970932006-06-30T05:17:00.000-04:002006-06-30T05:17:00.000-04:00I calculated the ones mentioned before this post, ...I calculated the ones mentioned before this post, and it appears, that the top bottom of the nominations are:<BR/><BR/>1. Sean Penn in I am Sam<BR/>2. Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland<BR/>3.-4. Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar baby<BR/>3.-4. Jamie Foxx in Ray<BR/>5. Russell Crowe in Beautiful mind<BR/><BR/>The ones nobody has mentioned as one of his/her worse top 5:<BR/>Javier Bardem in Before night falls<BR/>Tom Wilkinson in In the bedroom<BR/>Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt<BR/>Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean<BR/>Ben Kingsley in House of sand and fog and<BR/>Terrence Howard in Hustle & flow<BR/>at least I didn't notice anybody mocking them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151655499372158492006-06-30T04:18:00.000-04:002006-06-30T04:18:00.000-04:00The worst: Bill Murray (Lit), Sean Penn (I am Sam)...The worst: Bill Murray (Lit), Sean Penn (I am Sam), Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland), and so on.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809699267788752653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151641818991710532006-06-30T00:30:00.000-04:002006-06-30T00:30:00.000-04:00Jamie Foxx -- good impersonation, and not that it ...Jamie Foxx -- good impersonation, and not that it was "bad", but one of the most overpraised perfomances in a long time.<BR/><BR/>Clint Eastwood -- Clint plays Clint well, but we've seen it all before.<BR/><BR/>Will Smith -- this was an "A" for effort after all he is a movie star.<BR/><BR/>Russel Crowe (A Beautiful Mind) - too much showing, much better elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>David Strathairn -- I know people love this but I didn't get it. One note.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151635671774051662006-06-29T22:47:00.000-04:002006-06-29T22:47:00.000-04:00To John T:You are not alone. I don't understand th...To John T:<BR/><BR/>You are not alone. I don't understand the fascination with his performance in HOTEL RWANDA. Distinctly ordinary, by the numbers. But that was a distinctly ordinary film hyped to the skies, so what could we expect? I hope he doesn't become the new Phillip Seymour Hoffman........ (Cheadle's Buck in BOOGIE NIGHTS should have been nominated. Exquisite work.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151635430823904742006-06-29T22:43:00.000-04:002006-06-29T22:43:00.000-04:00It's easier to list the performances I think are t...It's easier to list the performances I think are truly astonishing.<BR/><BR/>1. Daniel Day-Lewis in GANGS OF NEW YORK<BR/>2. Daniel Day-Lewis in GANGS OF NEW YORK<BR/><BR/>Guess I'm in the minority, but I thought Heath Ledger in BROKEBACK was only slightly less annoying than Jaime Foxx in RAY. I mean, talk about aping a performance. He moved and sounded just like Billy Bob Thornton in SLINGBLADE!!! I agree with the person who thinks Jake G. gives THE performance in BROKEBACK.<BR/><BR/>Least of the Least Favorites:<BR/><BR/>Nic Cage, ADAPTATION. A smarmy, self-regarding performance in another overrated film.<BR/><BR/>Adrien Brody, THE PIANIST. I was gobsmacked by this win. Nothing special. Soulful looks and elegant fingers. Yawn.<BR/><BR/>Russell Crowe, A BEAUTIFUL MIND. Well, Russell Crowe in just about anything other than L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. And Phillip Seymour Hoffman is the new Russell Crowe for me. Can't stand to watch him in anything other than BOOGIE NIGHTS. <BR/><BR/>The aforementioned Jaime Foxx in RAY. Charles was blind, not a deaf mute. Why was Foxx screaming all the time like no one could hear him? This performance made me laugh, and not for the right reasons.<BR/><BR/>Sean Penn. I AM SAM. Because he lost the Oscar the year he should have won, I think, for DEAD MAN WALKING (maybe the Academy thought the nun in lipliner that is Susan Sarandon was the leading "actor?"), I can't be too nasty about him. But this performance just stinks like rotten eggs.<BR/><BR/>Michael Caine's best performance was in MISS CONGENIALITY!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151632088879906642006-06-29T21:48:00.000-04:002006-06-29T21:48:00.000-04:00Clint is the worst. All these are medicre/bad:Russ...Clint is the worst. All these are medicre/bad:<BR/><BR/>Russell Crowe, “Gladiator”<BR/>Denzel Washington, “Training Day”<BR/>Tom Hanks, “Cast Away”<BR/>Jamie Foxx, “Ray”<BR/>Sean Penn, “I Am Sam”<BR/>Clint Eastwood, “Million Dollar Baby”<BR/>Russell Crowe, “A Beautiful Mind”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151618003202279282006-06-29T17:53:00.001-04:002006-06-29T17:53:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.John Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778817752411507792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151617991860110332006-06-29T17:53:00.000-04:002006-06-29T17:53:00.000-04:00The five worst:Penn-It's already been discussed ab...The five worst:<BR/><BR/>Penn-It's already been discussed above, but I figured he needed another shout-out.<BR/><BR/>Cheadle-Was I the only one who thought this was incredibly gimicky and totally pandering to the Academy? I saw absolutely nothing special here, and I've been a fan of his in the past.<BR/><BR/>Crowe (Gladiator)-I didn't mind A Beautiful Mind as much (I remain one of the few who enjoyed Jennifer Connelly-can't wait to see if she makes the Supporting Actress worst lists), but his win for Gladiator was disgusting in the light of Harris's revelation and Hanks's introverted loveliness. This was a bad action movie star performance in a bad action movie.<BR/><BR/>Foxx & Hoffman-The exact same reason-both are doing impersonations. Sure, they're impressive impersonations, but if Oscars were given for mimickry, Rich Little would have won a lot more. See Ed Harris, Reese Witherspoon, Cate Blanchett, and a host of others for how to play a known commodity with some character depth and investment.<BR/><BR/>Out of these five, picking a winner I'd probably go with Cheadle (cause I think he should win eventually). By the way, I was one of the people who thoroughly enjoyed Michael Caine and would have nominated him.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and my five faves would be: Murray, Depp, Wilkinson, Ledger, and Brody (with Ledger taking it)John Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778817752411507792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151606616621487732006-06-29T14:43:00.000-04:002006-06-29T14:43:00.000-04:00I thought Jude Law was the only performer in Cold ...I thought Jude Law was the only performer in Cold Mountain who actually pulled off the accent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151604049768425362006-06-29T14:00:00.000-04:002006-06-29T14:00:00.000-04:00I've seen all 30, so I'm celebrating (in 66% of ca...I've seen all 30, so I'm celebrating (in 66% of cases):<BR/><BR/>1 Daniel Day-Lewis, “Gangs Of New York”<BR/>2 Javier Bardem, “Before Night Falls”<BR/>3 Geoffrey Rush, “Quills”<BR/>4 Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Aviator”<BR/>5 Heath Ledger, “Brokeback Mountain”<BR/>6 David Strathairn, “Good Night, And Good Luck”<BR/>7 Adrien Brody, “The Pianist”<BR/>8 Michael Caine, “The Quiet American”<BR/>9 Bill Murray, “Lost In Translation”<BR/>10 Jack Nicholson, “About Schmidt”<BR/>11 Don Cheadle, “Hotel Rwanda”<BR/>12 Johnny Depp, “Pirates Of The Caribbean”<BR/>13 Russell Crowe, “Gladiator”<BR/>14 Tom Wilkinson, “In The Bedroom”<BR/>15 Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”<BR/>16 Ben Kingsley, “House Of Sand & Fog”<BR/>17 Denzel Washington, “Training Day”<BR/>18 Joaquin Phoenix, “Walk The Line”<BR/>19 Tom Hanks, “Cast Away”<BR/>20 Terrence Howard, “Hustle & Flow”<BR/>21 Jamie Foxx, “Ray”<BR/>22 Sean Penn, “Mystic River”<BR/>23 Johnny Depp, “Finding Neverland”<BR/>24 Nicolas Cage, “Adaptation”<BR/>25 Sean Penn, “I Am Sam”<BR/>26 Ed Harris, “Pollock”<BR/>27 Will Smith, “Ali”<BR/>28 Jude Law, “Cold Mountain”<BR/>29 Clint Eastwood, “Million Dollar Baby”<BR/>30 Russell Crowe, “A Beautiful Mind”<BR/><BR/>RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151601109078003202006-06-29T13:11:00.000-04:002006-06-29T13:11:00.000-04:00michael Cain was great in QUIET AMERICAN.CLINT EAS...michael Cain was great in QUIET AMERICAN.<BR/><BR/>CLINT EASTWOOD has never made a good movie. His actors almost always are awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151600451541240852006-06-29T13:00:00.000-04:002006-06-29T13:00:00.000-04:00My worst 5:5 Ed Harris (Pollock)It seems too overl...My worst 5:<BR/><BR/>5 Ed Harris (Pollock)<BR/>It seems too overly laboured, mannered and baity for my liking. That movie is a-a-a-all about Marcia for me.<BR/><BR/>4 Will Smith (Ali)<BR/>Sorry, but I don't get it. I don't think he captured Ali for even a split second.<BR/><BR/>3 Jude Law (Cold Mountain)<BR/>The accent. An abomination. I swear during the "Aaaahl maaaareh yeeeu, aaaahl maaaareh yeeeu" speech I felt I was going to spontaneously combust in an amusement/anger combo.<BR/><BR/><BR/>2 Clint Eastwood (Million $ Baby)<BR/>Ironically, I think it's his best work as an actor, but as much as it works in context as a performance, it's still utterly faxed in at times. And a waste of a slot which could have gone to Bernal, Giamatti, Neeson, Bardem...<BR/><BR/>1 Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind)<BR/>Ham. Pure HAM.<BR/><BR/>RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151599245507289742006-06-29T12:40:00.000-04:002006-06-29T12:40:00.000-04:00So good to hear I'm not alone in my distaste for t...So good to hear I'm not alone in my distaste for the performances of Sean Penn ('Mystic River'), Jamie Foxx ('Ray'), and Phillip Seymour Hoffman ('Capote'). Seriously, the last three years have been a nightmare, especially since three of the best performances in those years -- Jim Carrey ('The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'), Jeff Bridges ('The Door in the Floor'), and Paul Giamatti ('Sideways') -- didn't even get NOMINATED when they were FAR superior and MUCH more difficult to pull off than the aforementioned three WINS for Best (gag) Actor (barf). I'm sorry, I just get a little riled up by AMPAS' ineptness and tunnel vision. What a bloody bunch of sheep.<BR/><BR/>MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151595343693471322006-06-29T11:35:00.000-04:002006-06-29T11:35:00.000-04:00now I have more time, full ranking best to worst:1...now I have more time, full ranking best to worst:<BR/><BR/>1. Brody<BR/>2. Nicholson<BR/>3. Ledger<BR/>4. Wilkinson<BR/>5. Penn (Mystic River)<BR/>6. Depp (Pirates)<BR/>7. Day-Lewis<BR/>8. Cage<BR/>9. Law<BR/>10. Crowe (ABM)<BR/>11. Murray<BR/>12. Hanks<BR/>13. Phoenix<BR/>14. Kingsley<BR/>15. DiCaprio<BR/>16. Cheadle<BR/>17. Strathairn<BR/>18. Smith<BR/>19. Washington<BR/>20. Hoffman<BR/>21. Crowe (Gladiator)<BR/>22. Depp (Finding Neverland)<BR/>23. Eastwood<BR/><BR/>Not seen: Caine, Rush, Howard, Foxx, Penn (I am Sam), Harris, Bardem<BR/><BR/>2002 and 2003 were so much better than the other years it's absurd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151590966552392822006-06-29T10:22:00.000-04:002006-06-29T10:22:00.000-04:00haven't seen Quiet American, Quills or I Am Sam, b...haven't seen Quiet American, Quills or I Am Sam, but:<BR/><BR/>1) Eastwood<BR/>2) Depp, Finding Neverland<BR/>3) Crowe, Gladiator (really?)<BR/>4) PS Hoffman (annoying)<BR/>5) Denzel (just being over-the-top)<BR/><BR/>HM: Smith, DiCaprio, Cheadle, Strathairn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151590083538251442006-06-29T10:08:00.000-04:002006-06-29T10:08:00.000-04:00The worst ones:1 Johnny Depp “Finding Neverland”2 ...The worst ones:<BR/>1 Johnny Depp “Finding Neverland”<BR/>2 Russel Crowe "Gladiator"<BR/>3 Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote"<BR/>4 Clint Eastwood "Million Dollar Baby"<BR/>5 Tom Hanks "Cast Away"<BR/>(Haven´t seen "I am Sam", "Quills", "Hustle & Flow" and "Before Night Falls")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151587734114591962006-06-29T09:28:00.000-04:002006-06-29T09:28:00.000-04:00The train wreck among Best Actor lists was undoubt...The train wreck among Best Actor lists was undoubtedly 2001. Ewen McGregor and Billy Bob Thornton should have been in. Sean Penn's nomination was an abomination. The voters were recognizing Will Smith's strenuous efforts, not the results. In Ali, Smith's persona did battle with Ali's and both lost. I agree that Crowe's performance is mannered and uneven (He never does get the accent down). He should have won in '99. And while I think Crowe's performance in Gladiator shouldn't have even been nominated, let alone awarded, we should be glad his previous year's win, plus his BAFTA antics, took him out of the running in '01, or he probably would have won for Beautiful Mind.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with Nathaniel on Michael Caine. He is an indominable presence in The Quiet American. It's the best role he's had in years. His '99 Oscar was undeserved, but the winner should have been Osment, whose performance truly is unforgettable. I completely agree about Depp in '04. <BR/>Regarding the crowded field that year, I knew Eastwood would be nominated for a performance that is one of his best, and I thought (hoped) Depp, the weak link of the field, would be dropped. It's hard to fault his performance in Finding Neverland; there's just nothing terribly special about it. In a perfect world, Depp would have been recognized back in the '90s for Ed Wood and Edward Scissorhands and his J.N. Barrie would have looked minor. But the Oscars aren't perfect. Gee, did you know that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151575140463063862006-06-29T05:59:00.000-04:002006-06-29T05:59:00.000-04:00I don't see how a cadre of pained Marlon Brando im...I don't see how a cadre of pained Marlon Brando imitators are any less guilty of 'mimicry' than Hoffman or Foxx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151567628510076412006-06-29T03:53:00.001-04:002006-06-29T03:53:00.001-04:00"I'm also not a fan of the nominations for Heath L..."I'm also not a fan of the nominations for Heath Ledger or David Strathaim last year."<BR/><BR/>Sorry mate, but that ain't gonna fly round here. :PGlenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151567582344775092006-06-29T03:53:00.000-04:002006-06-29T03:53:00.000-04:00I haven't seen Pollack, The Quiet American, About ...I haven't seen <I>Pollack</I>, <I>The Quiet American</I>, <I>About Schmidt</I>, <I>Ali</I><BR/><BR/>My worst five would be:<BR/><BR/>Russell Crowe - <I>A Beautiful Mind</I><BR/>Johnny Depp - <I>Finding Neverland</I><BR/>Jamie Foxx - <I>Ray</I><BR/>Sean Penn - <I>I Am Sam</I><BR/>Denzel Washington - <I>Training Day</I><BR/><BR/>Crowe - Just felt quite bland to me and then when he started to go insane it felt like GIMME AN OSCAR pandering. And I absolutely <B>LOVE</B> Crowe usually.<BR/><BR/>Depp - How did they go from nominating Depp's best and most outrageous perf to then nominating one of his worst and dullest perfs ever. Doesn't make sense. Made me wanna go to sleep. You'd think the man who wrote "Peter Pan" would've been a bit more of a nut.<BR/><BR/>Foxx - Because I don't understand where all the love came from. Like, all these critics were saying he "transcended mimickry"... WTF? He didn't transcend anything! He just copied and he didn't even sing (and he actually <I>can</I> sing and has done for years). The win was revolting more than anything.<BR/><BR/>Penn - Because it irritated me to know end. Hell, that whole movie gave me the irrits. Especially devil spawn Dakota. God, I hate this movie.<BR/><BR/>Washington - His quote may well have been "BRANDO GOT NOTHING ON ME" because he's obviously trying to act the living daylights out of everyone living and dead. But my god, how did this win Best Actor? It's so ordinary. He plays a villain? WOW, ya know what! He's an actor. Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, other performances that people have mentioned:<BR/><BR/>Rush - I LOVE Geoffrey. Maybe it's the Australian patriotism or whatever, I legitimately enjoy watching Rush act (and act his pants off no less) and while I admit I don't always like that (see the last four bad nominees above) I think the role of the Marquis de Sade is exactly suited to it.<BR/><BR/>Eastwood - Gave my favourite performance from <I>M$B</I> and I gave him my silver for that year. I just really liked him in this movie.<BR/><BR/>DiCaprio - I like this performance. The right sort of boy-in-a-mans-body perf for the movie. I rate it highly because I didn't get annoyed at all during the 3 hours.<BR/><BR/>Hoffman - His best perf, but I don't generally like him. Still, this win doesn't piss me off like Best Picture does.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I haven't seen Caine (i should've since it's a Phillip Noyce movie) or Smith so I can't comment on them.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.com