tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8222187805468408752..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2009SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-581119929727200112020-05-11T07:50:12.649-05:002020-05-11T07:50:12.649-05:00Perhaps I should revisit The Hurt Locker, somethin...Perhaps I should revisit <i>The Hurt Locker</i>, something I'm not averse to. I'll look into <i>Undertow</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-91841379167950331142020-05-09T15:21:02.439-05:002020-05-09T15:21:02.439-05:00Jeff Bridges should have an Oscar no question just...Jeff Bridges should have an Oscar no question just not for this retread of the burnt out rocker finding his way back trope. He's good, he's almost always good, but I would have rather seen him win for another performance. But that's a frequent feeling when it comes to Oscar. <br /><br />I didn't like Hurt Locker but that was more because it was disturbing and unnerving. I realize it was attempting to show the unvarnished truth of the situation and I respect it for that but you'd have to drag me kicking and screaming to watch again. That said Renner gave an intense, committed performance, I'd probably nominate him but he'd be my last place finisher. <br /><br />On the other hand I loathed everything and everyone in Up in the Air and found zero redeeming value in it. All those people were detestable human beings and we're supposed to feel good because Clooney decides to be a little less of an odious maggot? Hard pass! <br /><br />I was indifferent to Invictus and Freeman in it. Like Bridges Morgan Freeman is almost always excellent but I wasn't overly enamored of this particular piece of work. <br /><br />That leaves Colin Firth who out of these five was my choice at the time of the ceremony and remains so now. A Single Man has problems but his work within it is top flight. But in an open field he wouldn't be my winner. <br /><br />I couldn't agree more about Sam Rockwell and Moon! Talk about a snub. I went into it not really expecting too much but he delivered a riveting performance. He's my runner-up. <br /><br />So with Renner, Firth and Rockwell in my other two slots would go to Colin Farrell (who was worthy of a supporting nod in Crazy Heart) for the intense Triage and Cristian Mercado in the Peruvian ghost story Undertow. He plays his deeply conflicted fisherman with infinite grace and delicacy, one of my favorite performances of the decade. He'd be my winner by a mile. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3316446350536909512020-05-09T09:34:35.262-05:002020-05-09T09:34:35.262-05:00I don't have an issue with Renner as an actor....I don't have an issue with Renner as an actor. He didn't make a massive impression on me in <i>The Hurt Locker</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17868516252809602562020-05-09T09:33:45.722-05:002020-05-09T09:33:45.722-05:00As tends to be the case, I'm behind on a lot o...As tends to be the case, I'm behind on a lot of these movies. <br /><br />I freely admit that my putting Firth as low as I did was in part because I don't care for the movie (or the ending) at all. He's being punished for that. All things told, though, I'm probably happier with him having a win here than for <i>The King's Speech</i>...but I'll hit that soon enough.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-74852334462115588012020-05-09T03:47:18.072-05:002020-05-09T03:47:18.072-05:00Jeremy Renner had what I thought was a memorable r...Jeremy Renner had what I thought was a memorable role in the excellent "Wind River," a movie that has stayed with me since I saw it a couple years ago.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44365942502095711862020-05-09T03:37:00.059-05:002020-05-09T03:37:00.059-05:00For me, Colin Firth should've won that year th...For me, Colin Firth should've won that year though I have no problem with Jeff Bridges winning the Oscar.<br /><br />Yet, I feel that it really should've gone to either Sam Rockwell or Tahar Rahim for <i>A Prophet</i>. Also should've been in the list are: Ben Whishaw-<i>Bright Star</i>, Jim Carrey-<i>I Love You Phillip Morris</i>, Michael Stuhlbarg-<i>A Serious Man</i>, Peter Capaldi-<i>In the Loop</i>, Mads Mikkelsen-<i>Valhalla Rising</i>, Joseph Gordon-Levitt-<i>(500) Days of Summer</i>, Steve Evets-<i>Looking for Eric</i>, Ben Foster-<i>The Messenger</i>, Matt Damon-<i>The Informant!</i>, Andre Dussollier for <i>Wild Grass</i>, Johnny Halladay for <i>Vengeance</i>, and Willem Dafoe for <i>Antichrist</i>.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com