tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post116743888485041355..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Year in Review: Obnoxious Performances (and other cinematic stupidities)NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1168008614965365892007-01-05T09:50:00.000-05:002007-01-05T09:50:00.000-05:00"Yes, SHE'S GOOD AT THIS STUFF and obviously drawn..."Yes, SHE'S GOOD AT THIS STUFF and obviously drawn to fictional women with these issues but she's worked this terrain so many times now she's fast approaching self parody. That would be a sorry fate for one of the great screen actresses."<BR/>this is the description of one of the three worst performances of the year??!? (it was the film experience freedomland review)<BR/><BR/>come on- Julianne Moore is much better than you think she is in "Freedomland".<BR/><BR/>Julianne's performance in Freedomland is maybe not her best but its not THAT bad! it's certainly not one of the worst performances of the year! <BR/>If you hadn't seen Julianne in The Forgotten, The Hours or,e.g. "A map of the world", maybe you would've been thrilled about her performance in "Freedomland". She's moving, compelling and notable - until the end we don't know the truth about her sun because she acts so complex and subtle. I don't think it's over-acting, I think she gives a moving portrait of a mother who isn't very intelligent but cant get over and can't accept what she did to her sun, a mother who tries to to forget about her fault.<BR/>The film itself isn't good, thats right, but Moore makes the best of it.<BR/><BR/>JULIANNE MOORE IN FREEDOMLAND: <BR/>CERTAINLY NO CINEMATIC SHAME!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167741162122001992007-01-02T07:32:00.000-05:002007-01-02T07:32:00.000-05:00JULIANNE MOORE"I'm Not There" by "Far From Heaven"...JULIANNE MOORE<BR/><BR/><BR/>"I'm Not There" by "Far From Heaven" director Todd Haynes<BR/>AND: "SAVAGE GRACE" which is shot and will be showed at the TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL (10 september 2007) , at the SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL (23 september 2007) and the AFI FILMFESTIVAL (13 november 2007)!!!<BR/>"Savage Grace" will start in november 2007 in the USA.<BR/>Julianne's part in "Savage Grace" sounds oscar-worthy.<BR/><BR/>She won't disappoint us.<BR/><BR/>( I already wrote that at "Worst performances of the year". by the way -if you haven't read that:<BR/><BR/>JULIANNE MOORE IN FREEDOMLAND IS NO CINEMATIC SHAME!!! )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167708122264108702007-01-01T22:22:00.000-05:002007-01-01T22:22:00.000-05:00Oh... I'll have to pop the DVD in and take a look....Oh... I'll have to pop the DVD in and take a look.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167673511072788992007-01-01T12:45:00.000-05:002007-01-01T12:45:00.000-05:00glenn, it's not "pictures" it's the movie picture ...glenn, it's not "pictures" it's the movie picture of <I>Devil</I> --his eyebrows are fine otherwise. but there's somethin' wrong with them in this movie.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167670560295420902007-01-01T11:56:00.000-05:002007-01-01T11:56:00.000-05:00I would have been fine with Superman Returns as a ...I would have been fine with <I>Superman Returns</I> as a more dramatic human drama type of movie if they'd fixed thing such as the actors. It didn't pop with any of them except Parker Posey. I don't remember any dialogue being particularly memorable either except that one line Posey has when Lex's plan doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>And again, what is so weird about Simon Baker's eyebrows? Am I just looking at the wrong pictures?Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167670320028360192007-01-01T11:52:00.000-05:002007-01-01T11:52:00.000-05:00"Yes, SHE'S GOOD AT THIS STUFF and obviously drawn..."Yes, SHE'S GOOD AT THIS STUFF and obviously drawn to fictional women with these issues but she's worked this terrain so many times now she's fast approaching self parody. That would be a sorry fate for one of the great screen actresses."<BR/>this is the description of one of the three worst performances of the year??!? (it was the film experience freedomland review)<BR/><BR/>come on- Julianne Moore is much better than you think she is in "Freedomland".<BR/><BR/>Julianne's performance in Freedomland is maybe not her best but its not THAT bad! it's certainly not one of the worst performances of the year! <BR/>If you hadn't seen Julianne in The Forgotten, The Hours or,e.g. "A map of the world", maybe you would've been thrilled about her performance in "Freedomland". She's moving, compelling and notable - until the end we don't know the truth about her sun because she acts so complex and subtle. I don't think it's over-acting, I think she gives a moving portrait of a mother who isn't very intelligent but cant get over and can't accept what she did to her sun, a mother who tries to to forget about her fault.<BR/>The film itself isn't good, thats right, but Moore makes the best of it.<BR/>JULIANNE MOORE IN FREEDOMLAND: <BR/>CERTAINLY NO CINEMATIC SHAME!<BR/><BR/>"it's still falling?"<BR/>No, I don't think her career is still falling. There's no need to worry about her career (maybe aside ""Laws of Attraction") - best examples:<BR/>"The Prize Winner of Defiance; Ohio" (Golden Satellite Award Nomination as Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture)<BR/>"The Children Of Men" (prizewinning, the critics are thrilled)<BR/>her acclaimed broadway debut "The Vertical Hour"<BR/><BR/>and for the future:<BR/>"I'm Not There" by "Far From Heaven" director Todd Haynes<BR/>AND: "SAVAGE GRACE" which is shot and will be showed at the TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL (10 september 2007) , at the SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL (23 september 2007) and the AFI FILMFESTIVAL (13 november 2007).<BR/>"Savage Grace" will start in november 2007 in the USA.<BR/>Julianne's part in "Savage Grace" sounds oscar-baity.<BR/><BR/><BR/>She won't disappoint us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167610834623847262006-12-31T19:20:00.000-05:002006-12-31T19:20:00.000-05:00I have this thing about movies now. This maybe wro...I have this thing about movies now. This maybe wrong. This maybe right. Whatever. The reality is that with a movie like Brick or The Puffy Chair I've gotten to a point where if I smell the wiff of indiewood saying that it's the best movie ever, and that it will be 'profound" (add Babel to that list because I am going to piss off some by saying I hated 21 Grams) then I am not going to like it. I want things that are good because as a story they move me. These films have a long history of my filmgoing to compete with- I mean Dog Day Afternoon, One Flew Over the Cuckkoos Nest, and even movies like Terminator and more recently City of God- kind of competition. When I hear that a movie is going to really be incredible to watch- it better be incredible, and I have learned lately to just be disappointed because its all a lot of hype. Sad musings of a film goer. Don't get me wrong- there are some good movies and some okay movies- but great movies this year? Not many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167544312576173312006-12-31T00:51:00.000-05:002006-12-31T00:51:00.000-05:00Adam: For what it's worth, I too enjoyed Superman ...Adam: For what it's worth, I too enjoyed <I>Superman Returns</I>...and often find myself having to defend that opinion whenever I express it. I mean, sure it's flawed (particularly the final act), but I thought for the greater part of the film, it was beautifully handled by Singer and Co.russtiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271056395630272755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167540284228418462006-12-30T23:44:00.000-05:002006-12-30T23:44:00.000-05:00Yikes, okay, Superman was nowhere near as bad as X...Yikes, okay, <EM>Superman</EM> was nowhere near as bad as <EM>X3</EM>. I fully admit that the reason I liked it so much was most likely the 3D/IMAX experience, but it was still a decent movie, unlike <EM>X3</EM>.<BR/><BR/>Was I the only one caught up in the human drama of it? It didn't feel like there needed to be more action... at least when the action there was was in 3D on a giant screen. I just really clicked with Singer's interpretation of it. And the Clark/Superman resemblance is just something you have to accept; it has always been there in Superman <BR/>things.<BR/><BR/>It just amazes me how much vitriol is spewed over this movie. I really didn't expect to like it that much but I actually liked Bosworth, I liked the villains, and I really liked Routh and the kid. Maybe I was just in a good mood or something...adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167536022547432382006-12-30T22:33:00.000-05:002006-12-30T22:33:00.000-05:00Thank goodness you dishonored Simon "Eyebrows" Bak...Thank goodness you dishonored Simon "Eyebrows" Baker in Prada. I nearly forgot how much I <B>despised</B> him in that. <BR/><BR/>And your description of She Who Must Not Be Named who "reemerges annually at awards season like an evil sorceress/phoenix" gave me a nice big laugh this morning. As did your J. Conn graphic from Blood Diamond. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your noms Nathaniel.russtiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271056395630272755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167533273465818742006-12-30T21:47:00.000-05:002006-12-30T21:47:00.000-05:00amir --there'll be no double dipping for Leo. It's...amir --there'll be no double dipping for Leo. It's against Oscar rules to have two nominations in the same category (in acting)<BR/><BR/>and i don't think that Depp was doing the same thing in <I>Pirates</I> two that he was on <I>Pirates</I> one. It felt so empty to me this time. There were almost no jokes... and he was hilarious the first time.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167532992682799082006-12-30T21:43:00.000-05:002006-12-30T21:43:00.000-05:00Hey Adam, sure, I think Depp outclassed Cohen this...Hey Adam, sure, I think Depp outclassed Cohen this year.<BR/><BR/>Yes I laughed during Borat - I admit it - but the ending dragged on and, at the end of the day, it was a mediocre film at best. What is everyone doing elevating it to "social commentary for our times" status with their trigger-happy hyperbole. We've had to live with this guy hogging Channel 4 airtime for years over here in the UK - he's not that clever, Cambridge degree or no Cambridge degree.<BR/><BR/>To me, it's just not acting - it's one-note and, ok, funny improv - but an actor that does not make. Depp did this year exactly what he did in the first Pirates - for which he won awards, plaudits and praise galore. Why not actually give him the Globe he missed out on (rightfully so in favour of Murray it has to be said) this time round?<BR/><BR/>I know Cohen will win, but it's worth a try. If he ends up with an Oscar nom, I may cry. It's not acting! We're talking about a different craft here - Oscar, leave that 5th slot for Mr. Gosling please (and don't you dare double-dip DiCaprio!)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167531138542173242006-12-30T21:12:00.000-05:002006-12-30T21:12:00.000-05:00Because it was duuuuuulllll. There were, what? Two...Because it was duuuuuulllll. There were, what? Two action sequences. And the big climax was him lifting a giant rock into the sky. Plus, the characters were just... nothing (especially Lois).<BR/><BR/>Plus, there's also the little fact that (for me personally) I just <B>cannot</B> and I <B>refuse</B> to suspect belief <I>so much</I> so that I can believe characters can't tell the difference between Supes and Clark. I'll suspend belief that there are superheroes and that there's Kryptonite and so on, but it's asking way too much to believe that nobody can tell they're the same person. It just boggles my mind.<BR/><BR/>It reminds me of how Mia Kirshner and Hilary Swank are apparently IDENTICAL in <I>The Black Dahlia</I>!!! (just vice versa) When, really, they look as much alike as Hilary and I do. I ain't buyin' it. Although there it was sorta funny cause. <I>Superman Returns</I> didn't have Scarlett Johansson screaming "HE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE SUPERMAN!!!!" I sorta wish it did.<BR/><BR/>I know it's nitpicky, but it's totally valid.<BR/><BR/>(I've always had that problem with Superman in all incarnations)<BR/><BR/>Rob, if Sharon knew what she was doing then why did she spend over half a decade trying to get this film made? Surely if she knew how silly the movie was why bother? She only embarassed herself.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167530945751740242006-12-30T21:09:00.000-05:002006-12-30T21:09:00.000-05:00Rob - You are right. She knew what she was doing.....Rob - You are right. She knew what she was doing..... in the first 5 minutes of the movie. But after that she gets all serious making me want to go Zzzzzz. Rampling was awful too. But I'll give you some credit for that: Audrey Tatou and Maria Bello, in that trashy horror canadian film, were <BR/>runners-up if that's a little bit of confort.<BR/><BR/>Adam - Maybe a lot of people hated it because it really stunk. People who criticized Brett Rattner for their take on X3 should be begging for his forgiveness after watching the mess Singer did.<BR/><BR/>But everyone's entitled to their opinion.Paxton Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311147658112558727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167527318436408902006-12-30T20:08:00.000-05:002006-12-30T20:08:00.000-05:00Why does everyone hate Superman Returns so much? ...Why does everyone hate <EM>Superman Returns</EM> so much? I really really liked it.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167522665066182272006-12-30T18:51:00.000-05:002006-12-30T18:51:00.000-05:00With all due respect to the always astute Bruno Pa...With all due respect to the always astute Bruno Packer - OK, Stone was bad in BI2, but... wasn't that sorta the point? To me she seemed like the only person in that movie who knew what the hell they were doing!<BR/><BR/>RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167521380517925052006-12-30T18:29:00.000-05:002006-12-30T18:29:00.000-05:00Nate,Thanks for picking Jennifer Connelly. That wa...Nate,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for picking Jennifer Connelly. That was one wretched performance.<BR/><BR/>But perhaps you didn't see <I>The Good Shepherd</I>, but Angelina Jolie stunk up the joint something fierce and for my money, she was certainly the runnerup here.Craig Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336837289054015211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167514801289495952006-12-30T16:40:00.000-05:002006-12-30T16:40:00.000-05:00Brilliant article!My "winners"?Here we go.-Worst A...Brilliant article!<BR/><BR/>My "winners"?<BR/><BR/>Here we go.<BR/><BR/>-Worst Actor.<BR/>Tom Hanks in The Da Vinci Code. runner-up: Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man.<BR/><BR/>-Worst Actress.<BR/>La Stone in Basic Instict 2.<BR/><BR/>-Worst Supporting Actor.<BR/>Kevin Spacey in Superman Returns<BR/><BR/>-Worst Supporting Actress.<BR/>Kate Bosworth in Superman Returns.<BR/><BR/>-Worst Director. Ron Howard for The Da Vinci Code.<BR/><BR/>-Worst Original Screenplay. Guillermo Arriaga for Babble.<BR/><BR/>-Worst Adapted Screenplay. (ex aqeuo) Superman Returns AND The Da Vinci Code.Paxton Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311147658112558727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167511424964307022006-12-30T15:43:00.000-05:002006-12-30T15:43:00.000-05:00i praised cate blanchett a lot a year ago here and...i praised cate blanchett a lot a year ago <A HREF="http://www.thefilmexperience.net/misc/aughts_actress1.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and I've regretted it since.<BR/><BR/>my issue is simple: she works way too much and since Hollywood likes her she ends up in roles that are entirely unsuited to her strengths. She's such a strong actor technically (with great screen presence) that people don't even notice when she's entirely wrong for the role or performing it incorrectly. She's winning awards for <I>Notes on a Scandal</I> but she's terribly cast in it (aside from her beauty). Her screen persona is way too strong --you just can't understand her weakness or even her those idiotic decisions because she always reads so intelligent onscreen.<BR/><BR/>this is why she was great in the Aviator --totally playing to her strengths: presence, intelligence, power. She's much better in <I>the Good German</I> for the same reasons.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167510768054178962006-12-30T15:32:00.000-05:002006-12-30T15:32:00.000-05:00I've noticed Nat...What's your issue with Cate Bla...I've noticed Nat...What's your issue with Cate Blanchett your movie review for "Notes Of A Scandal" seemed very mild. I've noticed you nerver praise her she's one "Great Actress" working today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167504035813393382006-12-30T13:40:00.000-05:002006-12-30T13:40:00.000-05:00Very funny the strip with la Connelly. I do agree:...Very funny the strip with la Connelly. I do agree: her Oscar was a bad joke ("A Beautiful Mind" is one of the worst Oscar winner film, you could prepare a test about this topic) but She was good in "Requiem for a dream".<BR/>MY WORST LIST<BR/><BR/>Worst Picture: "Lady in the Water" + "World Trade Center"<BR/>Worst Director: M. N. Shyamalan<BR/>Worst Actor: Nicolas Cage (WTC)<BR/><BR/>DarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167497714840495002006-12-30T11:55:00.000-05:002006-12-30T11:55:00.000-05:00Fiona Shaw was pure genius.Fiona Shaw was <A HREF="http://stinkylulu.blogspot.com/2006/09/fiona-shaw-in-black-dahlia-supporting.html" REL="nofollow">pure genius</A>.StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167495956211291312006-12-30T11:25:00.000-05:002006-12-30T11:25:00.000-05:00Amir, you really think Depp was better than Sacha ...Amir, you really think Depp was better than Sacha Baron Cohen? I didn't love Borat, but you gotta give Cohen props. He was crazy brave and insane to do what he did, and the results were pretty hilarious. I think he deserves that globe he'll be getting.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167481054451406932006-12-30T07:17:00.000-05:002006-12-30T07:17:00.000-05:00LMAO Fiona Shaw. I don't think I've ever laughed s...LMAO Fiona Shaw. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard this year watching a movie. Even Borat. <BR/><BR/>Bitch was crazy, God love her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1167480911500580622006-12-30T07:15:00.000-05:002006-12-30T07:15:00.000-05:00I, personally, think it's more a case of the film ...I, personally, think it's more a case of the film not adding anything new so it was hard for Depp to particularly do much else with the role.<BR/><BR/>(nevertheless, I still quite liked the movie)Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.com