tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post1738929338398942861..comments2024-01-30T04:32:47.585-05:00Comments on The Cooler: Stunt Acting: The Blame GameJason Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-56110129922313651952008-02-19T02:19:00.000-05:002008-02-19T02:19:00.000-05:00"It's like you don't even know me anymore."Heh. T...<I>"It's like you don't even know me anymore."</I><BR/><BR/>Heh. That's funny 'cos it's true...Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-37145194769857058982008-02-18T21:26:00.000-05:002008-02-18T21:26:00.000-05:00On an only kinda related note (since Pacino's Scen...On an only kinda related note (since Pacino's <I>Scent Of A Woman</I> performance was mentioned in the initial post), last night I attempted to watch <I>Donnie Brasco</I> for the first time since the late-90s. I remembered it as being well-acted. Uh. No. It isn't well-anythinged. <BR/><BR/>What a disaster! There's a scene on a ship where Pacino's character gets pissy with Depp's and sends them to the bow: "You disgust me. I can't even look at you." If the scene went on any longer, he would have said: "It's like you don't even know me anymore."Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-63717892948786694812008-02-18T21:20:00.000-05:002008-02-18T21:20:00.000-05:00Rob: Good points. I wasn't as taken by Life Is Bea...Rob: Good points. I wasn't as taken by <I>Life Is Beautiful</I> as some were. Still, I don't think the movie is any better with a different actor in the same role. And to that degree at least, Benigni's performance is appropriate (I do have a problem winning Best Actor for it though).<BR/><BR/>As for <I>Rain Man</I>, that's exactly what I'm getting at. When people turn up their noses at that performance, are they really ripping Hoffman or are they ripping the character's obsession with "People's Court"? Would a Brando, De Niro, Whoever been more convincing in that part? Kind of hard for me to imagine.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-51746661576657406982008-02-18T20:59:00.000-05:002008-02-18T20:59:00.000-05:00Oh, and knocking Hoffman for "Rain Man" is revisio...Oh, and knocking Hoffman for "Rain Man" is revisionist history. His performance was spot-on the first time, and still is. Just because the movie has become overplayed, and the character overquoted, that shouldn't devalue the original performance.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643896750707390405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-18131007937908836292008-02-18T20:57:00.000-05:002008-02-18T20:57:00.000-05:00Wasn't the point of "Life is Beautiful" that only ...Wasn't the point of "Life is Beautiful" that only unabashed optimism could get that character through unspeakable tragedy? Wasn't Benigni's performance thus appropriate?<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I liked that movie, and thought he did a great job. It was over the top, so what?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643896750707390405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-38979103566211789632008-02-15T22:20:00.000-05:002008-02-15T22:20:00.000-05:00Certainly another example of "stunt acting" that w...Certainly another example of "stunt acting" that won the Oscar is Denzel Washington's performance in Training Day. Too bad he had to push it over the top. Too bad he couldn't have won a Best Actor Oscar for Malcolm X. As for Freeman, even though he might have been pushing the showmanship, his role in Shawshank was a great one. He was much better, much more sensitive and touching in Glory - but Denzel got that one. And Freeman's Oscar-winning role in Million Dollar Baby was weak - but he was lucky to have that opportunity since good strong roles for Freeman - and Denzel as well - are few and far between. More often than not they play cops.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.com