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- Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:01 am
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Actress 2015
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4854
Re: Best Actress 2015
Jennifer Lawrence is easily the weakest nominee and shouldn't have been nominated at all. She tries, but she falls flat. And "Joy" is one of the worst films of 2015; an abomination. Rooney Mara should have taken her spot; she had more screentime than Blanchett in the same film. Brie Larson...
- Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:31 am
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Supporting Actress 2015
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5348
Re: Best Supporting Actress 2015
Vikander is the weakest nominee. An affected, mannered performance that lacks intelligence and depth. In the first half, she's so obviously "acting"; I couldn't buy her as an independent and free-spirited artist at all. In the second half, she makes all the basic choices: sad face, typical...
- Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:20 am
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Actor 2015
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4325
Re: Best Actor 2015
Most recent Best Actor lineups have been dreadful. This is no exception. Cranston is a ham. Always has been. His mediocrity is proven even more in "Trumbo", a terrible film with a terrible lead performance. Unsurprisingly, Eddie Redmayne is not better. Talk about skin-deep understanding of...
- Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:13 am
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Screenplay 2015
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3133
Re: Best Screenplay 2015
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 1 - Inside Out 2 - Bridge of Spies 3 - Spotlight 4 - Ex Machina 5 - Straight Outta Compton Dull lineup. Straight Outta Compton actually has a very weak screenplay, and I was shocked it got nominated. Ex Machina has fresh ideas, and it's quite engaging, but it does fall apart - mo...
- Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:09 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor 2015
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6541
Re: Best Supporting Actor 2015
Rylance is the only choice. It's a very disappointing lineup. The likes of Michael Shannon (99 Homes), Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina) and even Harvey Keitel (Youth), Walter Goggins (The Hateful Eight), Emory Cohen (Brooklyn) would have been better nominees. Hardy was ridiculous and one-note in an absolute...
- Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:22 pm
- Forum: The 8th Decade
- Topic: Best Actress 2006
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7447
Re: Best Actress 2006
Great lineup, which is rare. 5. Penelope Cruz - Volver. She's actually very good and would have been a lovely winner in other years. But this is more Almodovar's achievement than Cruz's. She's luminous and carries the film wonderfully, but she's also kinda miscast and both her and Pedro rely too muc...
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:58 pm
- Forum: The 8th Decade
- Topic: Best Supporting Actress 2005
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12545
Re: Best Supporting Actress 2005
Not a bad year. North Country is a bad film and, despite her efforts, Frances McDormand has nothing to work with, because the material itself is shallow, uninteresting and, well, bad. She's adequate, but North Country should have stayed away from any kind of awards recognition. Rachel Weisz does giv...
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:32 pm
- Forum: The 8th Decade
- Topic: Best Actress 2007
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10859
Re: Best Actress 2007
Weak lineup. First to go is Cate Blanchett. She's a talented actress (although she relies way too much on theatricality and mannerisms and her performances usually end up skin deep), but she's atrocious in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. She's either horribly over-the-top or smugly self-conscious. She pr...