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by Cinephile12
Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:01 am
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Best Actress 2015
Replies: 10
Views: 3969

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...
by Cinephile12
Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:31 am
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Best Supporting Actress 2015
Replies: 13
Views: 4311

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...
by Cinephile12
Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:20 am
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Best Actor 2015
Replies: 10
Views: 3339

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...
by Cinephile12
Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:13 am
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Best Screenplay 2015
Replies: 6
Views: 2388

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...
by Cinephile12
Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:09 pm
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Best Supporting Actor 2015
Replies: 16
Views: 5067

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...
by Cinephile12
Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:22 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Best Actress 2006
Replies: 17
Views: 6991

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...
by Cinephile12
Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:58 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Best Supporting Actress 2005
Replies: 20
Views: 11214

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...
by Cinephile12
Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:32 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Best Actress 2007
Replies: 30
Views: 10402

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...

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