Oscar Rant 2007

[angharad76]

Here it is. It took me longer than I anticipated, but I'm satisfied with it for now. I'm also pleased that, unlike everyone else in the universe, I managed to get through a discussion of Black Book without mentioning the "dyeing the carpet to match the curtains" scene. (Of course, I just mentioned it. Oh well. I guess it's impossible not to comment

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[angharad76]

Have to disagree. This is what I wrote about Bill Murray's performance back in 2003: "Not only did I not get or like Lost in Translation. I didn’t think Bill Murray was particularly great either. He did his typical mugging, just more subdued and world-weary. He cocked an ironic eyebrow here and there, and occasionally created moments of hilarity reacting to certain, particularly foreign, Japanese behavior. However, his was a performance of moments, not a cohesive whole. Never did I get the impression that there was a character there, just a collection of Bill Murray’s expressions from other films. Truly, he was much better in Ghostbusters."

Looking back, I think I might have been too generous. Most of the work he's done since then has convinced me that he's really a one-trick pony.

I don't think Page gave the best performance in Juno either. I thought Bateman, Garner, Simmons, Janney, and Cera all gave better performances than she did.

None of the music in Hot Fuzz stood out to me. While the Kinks' title sounds promising in the context of that film, if I didn't notice it, it didn't do its job of enhancing the scene for me.

Thanks for reading. Someone I know, who shall remain nameless, keeps expressing surprise that anyone reads this.