tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post8241315760262429333..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Overappreciated. Unseen. Unfortunate. ObnoxiousNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77912246366162330182007-12-31T17:48:00.000-05:002007-12-31T17:48:00.000-05:00yeah if you wanna look at it that way it's suddenl...yeah if you wanna look at it that way it's suddenly so sensibleryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417770325536692463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32644292815348964192007-12-31T17:19:00.000-05:002007-12-31T17:19:00.000-05:00Did Abbie Cornish turn down a role in Atonement fo...Did Abbie Cornish turn down a role in Atonement for Elizabeth so she could make out with Clive?gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20045957193950482202007-12-31T14:17:00.000-05:002007-12-31T14:17:00.000-05:00Lindsay Lohan and IKWKM both absolutely Showgirls ...Lindsay Lohan and IKWKM both absolutely Showgirls quality bad. If they can get a funny commentary going ala Showgirls, maybe it will be watchable for the<BR/>laugh factor. I don't understand all the "but LL has talent" sayers. I think she is a mediocre, obviously greedy little pig of a Narscissist. There are so few roles for women as it is. Let's give them to some more deserving actresses shall we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-80706242313375627032007-12-31T13:45:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:45:00.000-05:00You're so right about Wild Hogs RedSatinDoll.You're so right about Wild Hogs RedSatinDoll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13446601336703759592007-12-31T11:03:00.000-05:002007-12-31T11:03:00.000-05:00I'm fairly surprised at the Clive Owen - The Golde...I'm fairly surprised at the Clive Owen - The Golden Age snub. It was the worst of the year for me and I somehow thought everyone that's seen it agreed. Heh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17938808505295221142007-12-31T08:11:00.000-05:002007-12-31T08:11:00.000-05:00Worst performance: Travolta in Wild Hogs. (When T...Worst performance: Travolta in Wild Hogs. (When Tim Allen looks like he's giving a subtle and subdued performance by contrast, you know you've got a Razzie winner.)<BR/><BR/>My sweetie rented it, not knowing what we'd be in for (I said to her "I hope you didn't pay money for this".) And thank you for mentioning the stupidity of the anti-gay theme in it. Can't we grow up, America? What really revolts me more than the film is the realization that it made a lot of money.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the new banner looks great, Nate. Happy 2008! (Does that mean we'll have a 20:08 series this year?)<BR/><BR/>RedSatinDollAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76153511136525441162007-12-31T03:28:00.000-05:002007-12-31T03:28:00.000-05:00What happened to the "Crash Award"? :-(What happened to the "Crash Award"? :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10778545286751721422007-12-30T23:46:00.000-05:002007-12-30T23:46:00.000-05:00Other than your "Waitress" delusions, you hit the ...Other than your "Waitress" delusions, you hit the nail on the head with everything else. But that means if you reverse all your meanings, those will be likely Oscar noms. Sad. Thanks for your validations of taste, anyway!Vanwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606489784189165989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10143509217651737502007-12-30T22:08:00.000-05:002007-12-30T22:08:00.000-05:00These are bad: Epic Movie, Ghost Rider, Number 23,...These are bad:<BR/> Epic Movie, Ghost Rider, Number 23, FF4 part 2, Hills Have Eyes 2, Good Luck Chuck, Next, and AVP 2.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe I have to fast forward FF4, it is so boring. And Alba certainly doesn't help with her wooden "acting".<BR/><BR/>I have to agree with Nat regarding "La Vie En Rose" and "Waitress". <BR/><BR/>In the case of "Waitress", it's not because it's so goddamn awful but it's so mediocre. Keri Russell is ok but all the characters are so stereotypical Lifetime movies. It's so akwardly paced and it looks so cheap. I know it is a low budget movie but still.. And I still don't get why critics like this movie. And it's not like grade "B" like it's more like grade "A" type of like. What in the world??<BR/><BR/>The less to be said about "La Vie En Rose", the better. The director must have seen "21 Grams" too many times and decided that to make his biopic different from the regular boring biopic, he will just throw the scenes all over the place. I already found "21 Grams" annoying but "La Vie En Rose" took it to another level. At the very least, "21 Grams" is about 3 different story lines, which is still no excuse, but "La Vie En Rose" is about Edith Piaf and Edith Piaf alone. When I watch the movie, it just seems that I watch different montages jumbled together with each scenes showing Marion with different funny and strange faces. Seriously, there is no emotional impact from using this technique. And again, reading some critics already praising this biopic as one of the best made ever makes me scratch my head.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066593947876484364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82339499742687887412007-12-30T21:39:00.000-05:002007-12-30T21:39:00.000-05:00The worst film this year by a mile was "300". I ha...The worst film this year by a mile was "300". I hated every second of that horrendous film.<BR/><BR/>Coming in after that was - <BR/><BR/>"American Gangster"<BR/>Brings absolutely NOTHING new to the table. Washington is incredibly mediocre, the script is a cliched mess. An embarrassment for all involved.<BR/><BR/>"Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End"<BR/>This film was nothing but 2 and 1/2 hours of people talking unintelligibly about how they were going to betray the other. And why exactly are we on the side of pirates?<BR/><BR/>"Catch & Release"<BR/>Two hours of montages set to slow acoustic guitar.<BR/><BR/>"The Number 23"<BR/>DON'T HIT THE DOG!<BR/><BR/>"The Brave One" and "Shooter"<BR/>Both of these films endings are so morally reprehensible that they completely destroy any of the quality that may have occurred prior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62701693515498915362007-12-30T20:04:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:04:00.000-05:00adam k.don't forget La Jolie in The Changeling nex...adam k.<BR/><BR/>don't forget La Jolie in The Changeling next year. It is said that everyone wanted the role in HWood (AFter, all it's Eastwood.. duh !!) Her role is very oscarbait and she also has very oscars scenes. <BR/><BR/>And let's not forget Charlize Theron in The Burning Plain : Arriaga is well-liked by the Academy (21 grams, Babel), and her role is also quite meaty according to people who've read the script<BR/><BR/>+ in the "never nom'd" category :<BR/>Rachel McAdams - The Time Traveller's Wife<BR/>Drew Barrymore - Grey GardensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85803333216287246292007-12-30T19:14:00.000-05:002007-12-30T19:14:00.000-05:00I had thought the worst films I had seen this year...I had thought the worst films I had seen this year were the poor, harmless threequels of Shrek and Spiderman. Both films were terrible and shouldn't have existed, but I didn't feel strongly about them enough to hate them. (And Spidey was a lot of fun; a MESS, but fun). <BR/><BR/>Then, tonight, I saw The. Worst. Film. Ever.<BR/><BR/>St. Trinians.<BR/><BR/>Bad. Bad. Baaad. An unfunny, morally questionable, poorly shot, self-indulgent cess-pool of a film. It was so ridiculously stupid and wanted to be offensive and edgy so badly, but failed on every level and I was so bored. Rupert Everett should give up acting for good and stick to writing books. For reals.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-6544513841994555002007-12-30T18:56:00.000-05:002007-12-30T18:56:00.000-05:00For me, the whole Apatow craze sucked. Get over it...For me, the whole Apatow craze sucked. Get over it, people!<BR/><BR/>I'm also not down with the Lust, Caution Foreign Film controversy. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon probably had just as much American input as Lust, Caution. It just gives the Academy a chance to not award 'edgy' filmmaking.Sam Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456254953886041016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47761376526663028962007-12-30T18:50:00.000-05:002007-12-30T18:50:00.000-05:00What about Lindsay Lohan? She's the worst actress ...What about Lindsay Lohan? She's the worst actress of the year... "I know who killed me" is a awful film and her performance is just pathetic... Right, Juliannne Moore's performance in Next is bad, but I think is the caracter, not her...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88956142710531537392007-12-30T18:46:00.000-05:002007-12-30T18:46:00.000-05:00I'm not a fan of La vie en rose but i like the fil...I'm not a fan of La vie en rose but i like the film and Marion Cotillard gives (For me9 the best performance by a female leading actor of the year. I hope she win the OscarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-40056069840241468002007-12-30T17:50:00.000-05:002007-12-30T17:50:00.000-05:00Not the worst film I saw this year, but my biggest...Not the worst film I saw this year, but my biggest disappointment was Sunshine.<BR/><BR/>Great visuals. <BR/>Great sound. <BR/>Horrible script. Laughably bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22872067064565821022007-12-30T17:28:00.000-05:002007-12-30T17:28:00.000-05:00"what really sucked for you this year?"My Worst of..."what really sucked for you this year?"<BR/><BR/>My Worst of the Year or to borrow from French & Saunders, "The 'effing 'effing List" consists of (so far):<BR/><BR/>that Aqua Teen movie<BR/>Death at a Funeral<BR/>and am I the only one who saw this: Ozon's "Angel"<BR/><BR/>Those three movies so far. I have until the Oscars before settling on my final offenders.The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11120353878546628882007-12-30T17:04:00.000-05:002007-12-30T17:04:00.000-05:00why are we discussing 2008. stay with me people ;)...why are we discussing 2008. stay with me people ;)<BR/><BR/>what really sucked for you this year?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15505142184237135572007-12-30T16:21:00.000-05:002007-12-30T16:21:00.000-05:00I really think/hope that Kate wins next year for R...I really think/hope that Kate wins next year for <EM>Revolutionary Road</EM>. I find it hard to believe they'd give it to Julianne when she's been so bad in so much recently. Plus, the role and film sound less oscary than those of her competitors.<BR/><BR/>Wow, though... Kate vs. Meryl vs. Nicole vs. Julianne would really be something. I assume a never-nominated new starlet would be the 5th. <BR/><BR/>Why is every fantabulous best actress year followed by a subpar one? I wish they could even these things out. But in any case, '08 could give even '06 a run for its money.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27087887750383531372007-12-30T15:32:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:32:00.000-05:00Denzel has grown as a director from "Antwone Fishe...Denzel has grown as a director from "Antwone Fisher" (which wasn't a bad film at all). The crowd I was with loved "The Great Debators" and clapped at the end. That wouldn't mean anything to you guys, but there it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44812717335737990162007-12-30T15:08:00.001-05:002007-12-30T15:08:00.001-05:00Sorry, Julianne Moore is stunning "The Hours". She...Sorry, Julianne Moore is stunning "The Hours". She is haunting, heartbreaking, deeply moving as Laura Brown, it's one of her best performances. And which actor can really be good with a bad director? And Julianne is also good in "An Ideal Husband" or "The Forgotten" which were both really average movies.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm really excited for next year's best actress race - not only that there will be Meryl in "Doubt" and Kate in "Revolutionary Road" but also Nicole in "Reader" or "Australia". And if you count Julianne for "Blindness" in - it is gonna be a "summit meeting". And yeah it could be that Meryl or Kate trump her but assuming that all three performances are really strong, especially Julianne's (she has to make up for some things) the Academy could also say: Meryl has already two, Kate is still young, so let's give it to Julianne. But we shall see.<BR/><BR/>And someone mentioned the Julia Roberts performance in "Closer", especially in the break up scene - I have to agree fully. It IS astonishing. It is such a strong, absolutely not Roberts-like, fantastic performance that I'm still angry why she wasn't even nominated for a Golden Globe or something else. Having not seen "Charlie Wilsons War" yet, I wonder how it could happen that her second collaboration with Mike Nichols can be so "bad". Maybe the HFPA gave her the nomination this year to apologize for the failure not nominating her for "Closer" (and then giving Hilary Swank the award in the same year!!).<BR/>You can watch this intensive, deeply honest scene here, it contains such brilliant acting from Clive Owen (who truly deserved is Oscar nomination and his Golden Globe) and Julia Roberts:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RECn39jxNM&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59235491414548641202007-12-30T15:08:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:08:00.000-05:00Sorry, Julianne Moore is stunning "The Hours". She...Sorry, Julianne Moore is stunning "The Hours". She is haunting, heartbreaking, deeply moving as Laura Brown, it's one of her best performances. And which actor can really be good with a bad director? And Julianne is also good in "An Ideal Husband" or "The Forgotten" which were both really average movies.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm really excited for next year's best actress race - not only that there will be Meryl in "Doubt" and Kate in "Revolutionary Road" but also Nicole in "Reader" or "Australia". And if you count Julianne for "Blindness" in - it is gonna be a "summit meeting". And yeah it could be that Meryl or Kate trump her but assuming that all three performances are really strong, especially Julianne's (she has to make up for some things) the Academy could also say: Meryl has already two, Kate is still young, so let's give it to Julianne. But we shall see.<BR/><BR/>And someone mentioned the Julia Roberts performance in "Closer", especially in the break up scene - I have to agree fully. It IS astonishing. It is such a strong, absolutely not Roberts-like, fantastic performance that I'm still angry why she wasn't even nominated for a Golden Globe or something else. Having not seen "Charlie Wilsons War" yet, I wonder how it could happen that her second collaboration with Mike Nichols can be so "bad". Maybe the HFPA gave her the nomination this year to apologize for the failure not nominating her for "Closer" (and then giving Hilary Swank the award in the same year!!).<BR/>You can watch this intensive, deeply honest scene here, it contains such brilliant acting from Clive Owen (who truly deserved is Oscar nomination and his Golden Globe) and Julia Roberts:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RECn39jxNM&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74992349455591819692007-12-30T14:23:00.000-05:002007-12-30T14:23:00.000-05:00Julianne Moore was reaaaaally bad in Next but sinc...Julianne Moore was reaaaaally bad in Next but since she has never been one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES, like she has been to you Nat, I'm not mad at her I mean I think she's only good if she's really well directed and you can tell because when she's good the film is good (exceot in The Hours, she's bad in it, the movie eis good)... so it's not like if because of her any film is better.<BR/><BR/>I do love her in Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Far from Heaven, The Big Lebowsky, Short Cuts, The End of the Affair and Vany on 42nd Street.<BR/>(all good movies to me).<BR/><BR/>and...<BR/><BR/>I know you haven't seen it but I think I can asure you thatn Lindsay Lohan wouldn't have make your nominees for worts actress for IKWKM, she's the only thing that makes that film watchable.c.p. iƱorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067342938039305940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34014701480235309882007-12-30T14:18:00.000-05:002007-12-30T14:18:00.000-05:00Abbie Cornish turned down Atonement because she ha...Abbie Cornish turned down Atonement because she had already committed to Bright Star which was supposed to film immediately after Atonement.<BR/><BR/>The role was then offered to Evan Rachel Wood who also turned down the role because she was already committed to In Bloom, and because she wanted to play the role from 13 to 18.<BR/><BR/>Romola Garai was the third choice for the role partly because Wright procrastinated until his top two choices were already booked.<BR/><BR/>I think Garai is just alright, but nothing to write home about. I am reserving judgement on Cornish as I liked her in Candy, but not in Elizabeth.<BR/><BR/>Wood is obviously multi-talented and actually read for Wright to prove she could handle the accent. She was subsequently cast in the Bronte movie so she must be able to handle accents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49149833831391433382007-12-30T13:49:00.000-05:002007-12-30T13:49:00.000-05:00I loved "Charlie Wilson's War", and I thought that...I loved "Charlie Wilson's War", and I thought that Julia Roberts was great in it. I wanted to see more of her actually, though it eventually became Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman's show instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com