tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3833408501490627686..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong: Best Actor 1975SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-72958943031126593732020-03-18T15:43:44.398-05:002020-03-18T15:43:44.398-05:00I don't know if you have a particular set agai...I don't know if you have a particular set against Lumet. I get that if you do--I have directors I clearly dislike no matter what others thing of them (Tarantino and Fellini come to mind), but <i>Dog Day Afternoon</i> is one to move to the top of your list. It's genuninely great, and Pacino is only a part of what makes it great. I rather envy you a first watch. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28449056659067583972020-03-17T15:57:23.452-05:002020-03-17T15:57:23.452-05:00Dog Day Afternoon is still a film I haven't se...<i>Dog Day Afternoon</i> is still a film I haven't seen but then again, there's a lot of films by Sidney Lumet that I haven't seen. I would sort of agree with Oscars on selecting Jack Nicholson though I think his performance in <i>The Passenger</i> was much better. Graham Chapman was severely overlooked while I would've vouched for Giancarlo Giannini for <i>Seven Beauties</i>, Warren Beatty for <i>Shampoo</i>, Rudiger Volger for <i>Wrong Move</i>, and Ryan O'Neal for <i>Barry Lyndon</i> (which I think is his best performance with <i>Malibu's Most Wanted</i> in 2nd).thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-70296312061347646692020-03-17T14:07:52.050-05:002020-03-17T14:07:52.050-05:00I see what you mean, but Oscar does this more or l...I see what you mean, but Oscar does this more or less all the time. Look at a film like <i>The Last Seduction</i>, denied nominations because it was released on television first. What's that other than disqualifying something for the format?SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73587653768929224522020-03-17T14:07:04.723-05:002020-03-17T14:07:04.723-05:00Scheider feels like the big snub on this one.Scheider feels like the big snub on this one.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66767135270504391112020-03-17T14:06:49.453-05:002020-03-17T14:06:49.453-05:00Night Moves is one I need to see.
This turned ou...<i>Night Moves</i> is one I need to see. <br /><br />This turned out to be a surprising good year for this category. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-22048655722950358542020-03-17T11:39:21.292-05:002020-03-17T11:39:21.292-05:00Maybe I'm just being sentimental for the perfo...Maybe I'm just being sentimental for the performance (and to be fair, I haven't seen Sunshine Boys or Glass Booth), but it sounds a bit like you're knocking Whitmore for the film's format... Want to penalize Give'em Hell, Harry for Best Picture or Best Director consideration? Very understandable. But the 'filmed stageplay' approach is completely out of James Whitmore's control.nolahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686127419316337858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-1946838999837134122020-03-16T23:22:56.264-05:002020-03-16T23:22:56.264-05:00I have no argument with either Nicholson or Pacino...I have no argument with either Nicholson or Pacino in first place, and Scheider is also a good call. I would also add Gene Hackman in Night Moves as worthy of a nomination.aceblackblog.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404695143187261837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-48419565308437255632020-03-16T23:14:31.932-05:002020-03-16T23:14:31.932-05:00While I can acknowledge the quality of it I did no...While I can acknowledge the quality of it I did not enjoy Cuckoo's Nest in the least. That said Nicholson deserved his nomination, I prefer him in Chinatown but he does excellent work here but my vote goes to Pacino as well. <br /><br />Dog Day uses all Al's strengths and reigns in his tendency for scenery chewing or deploys it in the proper way. It's the best thing he's ever done in my opinion and that includes The Godfather. <br /><br />As for the others Man in the Glass Booth is one I've long wanted to see but its availability is nil or next to it from what I can tell. <br /><br />Matthau is okay in Sunshine Boys but the movie did little for me and I don't think he belongs here. <br /><br />I see what you mean about Give 'Em Hell, Harry! but Whitmore is so magnetic, entertaining and inimitable he really deserved that nomination and he'd still make my list. <br /><br />For those two slots that Schell and Matthau have here I'd replace them with Redford in Three Days of the Condor (a terrific performance in a film that gets better with each view) and Gene Hackman in Night Moves with Scheider a very close sixth. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com