tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post980510260324710990..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1997SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-76878202680723846932018-09-21T15:18:34.212-05:002018-09-21T15:18:34.212-05:00It's a rare instance where a religious charact...It's a rare instance where a religious character that I desperately hate will create this kind of reaction in me, and yet such is the strength of this performance.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84569824814075455492018-09-21T14:52:20.619-05:002018-09-21T14:52:20.619-05:00Nice rankings. I agree, a nomination for Wahlberg ...Nice rankings. I agree, a nomination for Wahlberg in Boogie Nights would've been great. Shame that movie didn't have a better showing at the Oscars. And I agree, Duvall's work in The Apostle is such a towering achievement.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-74094308097253965352018-09-21T09:51:34.923-05:002018-09-21T09:51:34.923-05:00I really like Gattaca. It's my go-to recommend...I really like <i>Gattaca</i>. It's my go-to recommendation for a science fiction film for people who claim not to like sci-fi. Hawke should definitely have been here.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-30932025466825272472018-09-20T20:59:25.189-05:002018-09-20T20:59:25.189-05:00I wasn't a fan of the film like I was of him i...I wasn't a fan of the film like I was of him in the mini-series, "Lonesome Dove," so my vote would have gone to either Wahlberg or Hawke, especially as "Gattaca" was criminally ignored by Academy geniuses who don't get why awards shows are tanking in the ratings.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88015136656093982132018-09-17T22:06:09.304-05:002018-09-17T22:06:09.304-05:00Yep--21 years old, and it holds up as a piece of t...Yep--21 years old, and it holds up as a piece of theater.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56853848882427161292018-09-17T22:04:46.526-05:002018-09-17T22:04:46.526-05:00Duvall's character is absolutely loathsome in ...Duvall's character is absolutely loathsome in <i>The Apostle</i>, so it's clearly one of those cases for me where the performance tops the character being portrayed. It is such a towering performance that I can't go anywhere else with my vote. <br /><br />Russell Crowe is one of those actors who I tire of quickly. He probably is better than I give him credit for being in <i>L.A. Confidential</i>, but Duvall is still my choice. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62406867924741656622018-09-17T21:19:59.824-05:002018-09-17T21:19:59.824-05:00I can't even begin to describe how much I loat...I can't even begin to describe how much I loathed both As Good As It Gets and The Apostle and the characters played by the two leads in them. I'm variable on Nicholson, especially latter day Nicholson where he is often smug, lazy and self-satisfied as he is in AGAIG, but I'm a big Duvall fan and he was surely as good as anyone could have been in the role but I disliked it so much I just didn't care. <br /><br />Out of these five my vote would go to Hoffman by a slim margin over Peter Fonda but in an open field I don't think either would make my top list. <br /><br />The total shutout of all the L.A. Confidential performers except Kim Basinger is just mystifying to me. Both Pearce and Russell Crowe deserved nominations as did Kevin Spacey and James Cromwell in support. Outside of them I'd go with Clive Owen in Bent, Matt Dillon in Albino Alligator and Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar-an absurd movie but he is comedically brilliant in it. <br /><br />Pearce would be a close second but my choice would be Russell Crowe for his complex performance. I'm sure his snubbing in this and then his loss for The Insider fueled his win for Gladiator. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-80455000039379977442018-09-17T18:32:28.871-05:002018-09-17T18:32:28.871-05:00Hard to believe "The Apostle" came out t...Hard to believe "The Apostle" came out that long ago, but yeah, it's easily the best of the bunch. Incredible film.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com