tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post9049011944779999144..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1987SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15862556908467686202020-10-18T19:10:11.609-05:002020-10-18T19:10:11.609-05:00La Bamba is one I've only seen parts of.
I&#...<i>La Bamba</i> is one I've only seen parts of. <br /><br />I'm ultimately not shocked on the lack of love for Matthew Modine. If R. Lee Ermey didn't get a nomination, no one from that film was going to.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-8516834154322119642020-10-18T18:25:48.690-05:002020-10-18T18:25:48.690-05:00Douglas is amazing in Wall Street. No arguments fr...Douglas is amazing in Wall Street. No arguments from me. That said, my great shame is that I've never seen Good Morning, Vietnam. I know, I know, I should. Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell and Matthew Modine are good calls. I'm a fan of Lou Diamond Phillips in La Bamba, but I get that he's not the best part of his own movie. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10532676539645465842020-10-17T11:19:23.657-05:002020-10-17T11:19:23.657-05:00We're going to disagree on Douglas, because we...We're going to disagree on Douglas, because we disagree on <i>Wonder Boys</i> about as much as possible. I hated that movie so damn much. Then again, I've never been a fan of Michael Chabon's writing, so I didn't expect to like it much.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-78552298764963500972020-10-17T11:14:44.544-05:002020-10-17T11:14:44.544-05:00I haven't bothered with the sequel to Wall Str...I haven't bothered with the sequel to <i>Wall Street</i> and likely won't. I haven't heard much about it that's good. <br /><br />I'm not a fan of <i>The Running Man</i> because it seriously takes a shit on the source material. Mickey Rourke is a good call and a miss on my part. <br /><br />I really should get around to <i>Empire of the Sun</i>. It feels like such a miss for me since I'm a huge fan of J.G. Ballard, and that is essentially the autobiography of his early life.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3699804239622558342020-10-17T09:33:42.419-05:002020-10-17T09:33:42.419-05:00I agree that these performances by and large are g...I agree that these performances by and large are good ones, though I too don't like several of the pictures. I do like Broadcast News a great deal more than you but you would have to pull me kicking and screaming to ever sit through Ironweed again. Good Morning, Vietnam played at my theatre so long on its initial run that every one of my workers could recite the film chapter and verse and by the time it finally left we all swore we would never watch it again! <br /><br />But having said that I'd drop the entire slate for other performances. I don't begrudge Michael Douglas his Oscar, I just wish he had won for Wonder Boys. <br /><br />Williams would come closest of these five of receiving a nod and would have been in my lineup until I saw Wings of Desire and then he was replaced by Bruno Ganz. <br /><br />My five would be:<br /><br />Christian Bale-Empire of the Sun<br />Bruno Ganz-Wings of Desire<br />Anthony Hopkins-84 Charing Cross Road<br />Gary Oldman-Prick Up Your Ears<br />James Wilby-Maurice<br /><br />Wilby would be my winner with Bale a close second.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89213049007028438922020-10-17T01:35:51.625-05:002020-10-17T01:35:51.625-05:00It's hard to disagree with Michael Douglas'...It's hard to disagree with Michael Douglas' performance in that film as he definitely deserved it. Yet, the fact that Bruno Ganz, John Lone, Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell, and Cary Elwes not being nominated could've made the race a lot more interesting. I would add Boguslaw Linda for <i>Blind Chance</i>, Mickey Rourke for <i>Angel Heart</i>, Christian Bale for <i>Empire of the Sun</i>, and Arnold Schwarzenegger for either <i>The Running Man</i> or <i>Predator</i> to the equation. That was a great year for actors. <br /><br />The less said about the sequel to <i>Wall Street</i> the better. Oliver Stone needs to retire and fuck off.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com