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Richard Pryor had that to him, but he sadly fell back into the safety net with his duo act with Gene Wilder and shallow comedies. After you see his performances in Blue Collar, Jojo Dancer and Lady Sings The Blues, you wish he took more of a risk like Williams did.
It's definitely not easy for someone who was seen as a comedian and it took a lot of work and great work for William's to stamp his dramatic work on the audience. It took until Good Morning Vietnam in 87 for the audience to go with him. That film for all the comedic in the studio, still packs a punch today especially the ending.
The Genie is definitely a fantastic performance. They even gave him a special prize at Golden Globes for it lol.
Thanks, I was just watching the recent HBO documentary on William's and decided to go through binge on his film's. The one's I ended up loving were his drama's more so then his comedies. That's not saying his comedic roles were bad especially during his peak at the top.
I have it in my top ten, it probably come in around 9. It's his best comedic role. I think the film's I mentioned are him at his very best, I actually think Garp is one of his most underrated films and it's aged pretty well. William's should have done more anti Hero's and straight out bad guys as he slipped easily into those roles without any fuss.
1. Dead Poet's Society
2. Good Will Hunting
3. The Fisher King
4. Good Morning Vietnam
5. Awakenings
6. Insomnia
7. One Hour Photo
8. The World According To Garp
9. Mrs Doubtfire
10. The Birdcage
Special mentions: What Dreams May Come, Moscow on The Hudson (this film needs more love), and Cadillac Man.
Imdb ratings can be all over the place when it comes to films. So I wouldn't look too much into them. Out of that bunch I personally have The Big Chill and The Unbearable... a lot higher onto a 8. I think the Munich and Raising Arizona ratings are fair. I;d knock up Election to 7.8 or 7.7.
The World According to Grap is a weird one, it's not a total success but even with flaws it's still a strong work. John Lithgow and Glen Close deliver some of their greatest performances, and both got Oscar nominations for their troubles. It showed Robin William's was more then the "Mork Guy". It's a film that I don't think would have been made today.
It's a solid Comedy/Drama, Great soundtrack and wonderful performances. It's the closet British cinema has got to making a The Big Chill like film. Not as great as that film. But Peter's Friend's has a lot going for it, Stephen Fry is a likeable lead for starters and I think this is still Emma Thompson's most adorable performance. As I said it's got a very good soundtrack, and it doesn't outstay it's welcome. I think where the film falls down is when it wants to mix it's comedy with it's drama, the stuff with Laurie and Staunton character's about the death of their child doesn't quite the pack the punch it was intended. Alphonsia Emmanuel character doesn't quite win you over imo, surprised she didn't go on to bigger things.
Not Branagh's greatest film but a cult gem.
I enjoyed it a lot, it's not a classic or Branagh's greatest Shakespeare adaption. But the stunning location in Tuscany, Italy and with Great performances and Emma Thompson at her hottest in this. Denzel Washington is probably the stand out, really shows what a great actor he is. Branagh and Thompson play off each other very well (not surprising as they were married at the time). Keaton delivers a great comedic performance.
Great support from the likes of Brian Blessed, Richard Briers and Imelda Staunton (who I feel is wasted in her role considering how awesome she is) and Emma Thompson's mum Phyllida Law is in it playing her character's mother. I know Keanu Reeves get's a ton of crap for his acting, but I didn't think he let the side down and to be fair isn't in it a lot (I be surprised if it wasn't more then 10 minutes in it). Katie Beckinsale isn't given much to do but stand around and look Beautiful, which she does. Robert Sean Leonard (Dead Poets Society) I thought was very good.
Overall a pleasant enough film, with a great Denzel performance and Emma Thompson just been great and cute.
Didn't think he was that awful, to be fair he was barely in the film. I'd say at best he was on screen for 10 minutes of the 1hr 44mins of the film's running time. I thought he was solid at best.
His female co-stars in those films were Jane Greer, Marilyn Maxwell, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Lana Turner, Janet Leigh, Jean Simmons, Gena Rowlands and Ava Gardner. He didn't do a film with Rita, although she was one of his conquests off screen.
I can understand why Emma said that, and I'm sure she's not the only one who felt that way about Audrey. If you asked for some of the greatest actresses of all time, let's be honest Audrey wouldn't be on that list. If it was for greatest movie star's there ever was, she'd be up there as one of the greatest that's for sure.Her image at times outweigh's her acting.
Audrey could be seen as twee, but that's what made her a bankable star. She was all sweetness and light, nothing wrong with that. She wasn't ever going to trouble anyone like say Shirley MacLaine in the acting stakes, MacLaine could do sweetness and light as well as Audrey but she had the different shades to her more so then Audrey. Audrey had her own style and it worked for her.
Basically she wanted to spend time with her kids. I think it did her legacy a lot of good in the end, some might disagree. A lot of stars from 40's and 50's didn't go on to have a great 70's and ended up starring in a lot of rubbish, only Burt Lancaster and Marlon Brando went on to have great careers into their later years.
The films she returned to after her hiatus, I love Robin and Marion, one was awful in Bloodline, the other was a little gem in They All Laughed and one was meh in Always but she was basically a cameo in that. But she already left a pretty damn good legacy with her 50's and 60's work, not everything she did was great but even her misfire's in her prime were never that awful.
I don't think this film did anywhere near as well as OWW, critically or commercially. So I don't think that helped with getting a third film. Shame really, I'm not a massive fan of this film even though Temuera Morrison is great in this, but this feels more like parts action film and it really misses Rena Owen been a main lead rather then a cameo and not having any of his children from the first film been in it and they throw a new child in lol. I did like Jake's new mate's who seem a good influence on him. There are good moments in there but the whole gang and wanting revenge thing felt like a totally different film. Not having Lee Tamahori in the director's chair hurt it as well.
Out of The Past (1947)
Champion (1949)
Young Man With a Horn (1950)
Ace in The hole (1951)
The Bad And The Beautiful (1952)
Lust For Life (1956)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Vikings (1958)
Spartcus (1960)
Lonely Are The Brave (1962)
Seven Days in May (1964)
Those are his truly great films and performances.
Depends if you like his style of films or not Jones70.
For me he's one of the greatest French filmmakers. La Silence De La Mer, Les Enfants Terribles, Bob Le Flambeur, Leon Morin, Le Doulos, Le Deuxieme Souffle, Le Samourai, Army Of Shadows and Le Circle Rouge. All Classic films imo. He's definitely a all time great.
It was for years but over the last ten years or so, it's critical stock has gone up and many consider it De Niro's best performance. Many would put it in Scorsese's top 5.
I think the likes of After Hours, Bringing Out The Dead and Silence I would consider more underrated then King of Comedy.
You should watch it at least once. It's a masterpiece. If a film is great the running time usually flys by, it definitely takes it's time telling it's story but the performances and just artistry from Leone makes every minute worth it.
No problem, I'd give it 8.5/10. For me Leone's weakest film is a 8 and that's for A Fistful of Dollars. The Two Once Upon A time films, The Good The Bad and The Ugly are all a 10 for me. While For A Few Dollars More 9.5. Leone wasn't the master for nothing.
The film itself is pretty preachy in parts, and I think it's probably one of the worse Best Picture winners ever. Blame the voter's for that not the film. Brokeback Mountain should have won. It's not the first time Oscar voter's have messed up.
It's good solid film with a fantastic Matt Dillon performance. If it didn't win the Oscar's I think time would have been more kind to it.
First off, Tom Hardy is a fantastic actor and he does have the raw realism and charisma of a Brando.
But Brando people forget reinvented the way a Actor is. No one was acting like him before he hit the scene, that's why he's still highly regarded. Sure he wasn't always perfect and took his gift for granted, but Brando is the Actor's Actor. Only prime De Niro, Pacino, Nicholson and Day Lewis have come close to matching him.
Hardy is a talent but he's not quite there.
Tough one to call this year, I don't think it win for Best Actor or Best Screenplay. Although I thought Cooper was very good in the film. I think Alfonso Cuaron's (Roma) is looking more likely to take Best Director. Best Picture is up in the air, wouldn't surprise me the film wins for that. Best Actress, Lady Gaga has a good chance for it but Olivia Coleman for the Favorite is scooping up a lot of Best Actress awards and Glen Close could be in for a shout too. IT will win for Best Song that's for sure.
I think Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Song is the films best bets
It's actually one of Rogen's better film's. It helps that Gordon-Levitt is such a likeable lead actor, and gives the movie the heart. You actually care for his character, and Rogan deliver's probably one of his better performances in this. Also helps that Rogen isn't co writing or has his fingerprints in the making of this.