tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post826998491723254229..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2011SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3305119233604845132017-09-30T11:09:30.818-05:002017-09-30T11:09:30.818-05:00I think Fassbender's Oscar is only a matter of...I think Fassbender's Oscar is only a matter of time, really. <br /><br />The movie I'm really looking forward to in the final quarter of the year is <i>The Shape of Water</i>, which I hope will at least earn Guillermo del Toro his first Best Picture nomination and Best Director nomination. He's my favorite working director, and I'd love for him to get the sort of recognition I think he's long deserved.<br /><br />I guess we'll see in about four months, at least in terms of the nominations.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17489176468044726192017-09-29T22:16:08.323-05:002017-09-29T22:16:08.323-05:00Michael Fassbender is most definitely an under app...Michael Fassbender is most definitely an under appreciated actor except in one regard, he's won more than the Oscar when it comes to his love life. First he dated Nicole Beharie of "American Violet" and "Shame," and now he has taken up with Oscar darling, Alicia Vikander. I think I'd be hard pressed to choose an Oscar over the likes of those two extremely talented actresses. But judging by <a href="https://www.buzz.ie/movies-tv/trailer-michael-fassbenders-snowman-looks-absolutely-chilling-255726" rel="nofollow">this trailer,</a> Michael Fassbender is about to win his first best actor Oscar.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13043167557733589102017-09-28T16:05:01.230-05:002017-09-28T16:05:01.230-05:00Maybe it was the subject matter? I don't know,...Maybe it was the subject matter? I don't know, but he should have been there.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51222778056246616312017-09-28T15:11:04.201-05:002017-09-28T15:11:04.201-05:00Yep, this is perfect. I feel like I could've w...Yep, this is perfect. I feel like I could've written this because I agree with it so much. I'd rank the nominees the same way, but ultimately, this was Fassbender's snub. Such a shame he was robbed of a nomination. <br />Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18225895901261302017-09-26T22:07:03.911-05:002017-09-26T22:07:03.911-05:00I'm pretty close to wanting an entirely new sl...I'm pretty close to wanting an entirely new slate. None of the nominated performances are bad ones, but I find it difficult to call any of them great ones with the possible exception of Bichir's. Good shouldn't be enough.<br /><br />And yeah, if the Academy were more open to science fiction and horror, I could see Boyega in the list, although he still wouldn't win for me.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-80734844052339762462017-09-26T21:21:31.967-05:002017-09-26T21:21:31.967-05:00I'm actually with you damn near 100% on this o...I'm actually with you damn near 100% on this one. I haven't seen A Better Life, but I've seen the others, and I'm with you on ranking and comments. Though The Descendents and Moneyball are pretty interchangeable on this one for me (I quite liked both). I also haven't gotten around to seeing Shame, but I've heard amazing things about Fassbender in it. I can't say I'm a huge fan of Drive (it's alright), but I can definitely agree on Gosling's performance.<br /><br />However, I'm all for Boyega in Attack the Block, as someone pointed out. His performance there is fantastic. Not saying best of the year, but still worth being in the running. Yeah, this was definitely a tough year, and one where I could see an entire other list made here of films not considered.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-31677242278538798302017-09-26T08:37:15.872-05:002017-09-26T08:37:15.872-05:00I saw Hugo in as good a situation for that as I co...I saw <i>Hugo</i> in as good a situation for that as I could--I went with my extended family. We filled about two rows of the theater. My kids were 12 and 8, and my older daughter absolutely loved the book the film was based on. Like I said, I think it's a beautiful film, but it ultimately fails in terms of what Scorsese wanted it to be. <br /><br />I'm adding <i>The Devil's Double</i> to my un-list.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10372152394003658512017-09-26T07:45:06.784-05:002017-09-26T07:45:06.784-05:00I think the youthful audience I was with helped op...I think the youthful audience I was with helped open my eyes to "Hugo" as it helped put me in the right mindset to get the director's desired experience right from the outset of the dimming of the lights. Had I seen the film alone by my much older self, I may have had a totally different outlook. <br /><br />But I now have to knock Fassbender down a notch and put Dominic Cooper in second place for "The Devil's Double" thanks to joel65913 reminding me of that great performance(s). Despicable subject, but a first-rate, tour de force acting performance.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-87769399509009967632017-09-26T00:32:48.540-05:002017-09-26T00:32:48.540-05:00As I said, I liked Moneyball. My problem with it i...As I said, I liked <i>Moneyball</i>. My problem with it is simply that I don't know how much he really had to do. <i>The Devil's Double</i> is one I've considered a few times but have never pulled the trigger on.<br /><br />In my review of <i>The Artist</i>, I compared it with <i>Singin’ in the Rain</i> mostly because of the time frame and the story dealing with the start of talkies. I also compared it with <i>Sunset Bouleveard</i> because it does get dark in places. I see <i>A Star is Born</i>, though, and almost referenced it above.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-8306231844740889032017-09-25T22:42:22.583-05:002017-09-25T22:42:22.583-05:00I'm at a certain disadvantage with this since ...I'm at a certain disadvantage with this since I haven't seen Demian Bichir performance. I enjoyed The Artist though I got more of A Star is Born vibe from it rather than Singin' in the Rain and I loved Jean Dujardin's work but wouldn't hand him the prize. I hated The Descendants and Clooney's performance so he'd never make the cut. Oldman was good in the snoozefest that was Tinker, Tailor but it anyone should have gotten a nomination for that film it should have been Tom Hardy for Supporting Actor. Brad Pitt is the only one of the performances that I've seen that I though should have been included in the running and I was pulling for him to win though I also understand why Dujardin took it.<br /><br />But as to who I think should have actually been in the lineup except for Pitt would be totally different. As I said I hated Clooney's film and his work in it but there were a couple of performances in films I was likewise not a fan of that I thought was brilliant despite my dislike of the vehicle. <br /><br />The first is Fassbender in Shame which I detested but he was excellent, another was Take Shelter a film with two razor sharp performances, most of all Michael Shannon's, that otherwise was a mess. Drive was better though not a great film but Gosling was certainly a standout in the picture. However my vote would have gone to Dominic Cooper's outstanding dual performance in The Devil's Double where he portrayed the insane Uday Hussein and his hapless doppelganger Latif Yahia.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-48870068407976561662017-09-25T22:23:22.801-05:002017-09-25T22:23:22.801-05:00John Boyega is a great addition here, and I'm ...John Boyega is a great addition here, and I'm not sure how I missed <i>Attack the Block</i> as a 2011 release. I liked <i>X-Men: First Class</i> but see it as much more of an ensemble cast, although Fassbender is good in it.<br /><br />I really disliked <i>Hugo</i>. I thought it was beautiful to look at, but ultimately a failure at what it wanted to achieve, so I'd definitely not agree with the "masterpiece" label.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-41535204126113288942017-09-25T21:22:13.184-05:002017-09-25T21:22:13.184-05:00Joel Edgerton in "Warrior," Michael Shan...Joel Edgerton in "Warrior," Michael Shannon in "Take Shelter," John Boyega in "Attack the Block," and Michael Fassbender in "X-Men: First Class" would have all been good choices as well. And while Michael Fassbender was phenomenal in "Shame," he would have finished second on my 2011 list to young Asa Butterfield in "Hugo."<br /> <br />Most critics' lists of the top-ten films of 2011 had "Hugo" near or at the top, with James Cameron calling it a masterpiece that even surpasses his own brilliant body of work. Masterpieces aren't made without very strong actors carrying the load. <br /><br />At the time, I thought it was a great film. But with time, I can look back and see just how great a talent young Asa really was in it to make it such a great film.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.com