Dementeleus Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Not to take anything away from Cooper's performance, but I don't really buy the mental health angle helping him, as that's basically abandoned halfway through the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 I have no clue what the film is about....so yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I don't really buy the mental health thing in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Not to take anything away from Cooper's performance, but I don't really buy the mental health angle helping him, as that's basically abandoned halfway through the movie.But it doesn't have to. His performance is good enough and strong enough without any kind of angles. I think he nailes his character brilliantly. Not once did I feel like I was watching Bradley Cooper, and that is the sign of a strong performance. Edited January 9, 2013 by baumer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 DDL plays an actual person. That alone is enough to make the Academy members salivate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 DDL plays an actual person. That alone is enough to make the Academy members salivateI agree with you. But can you tell me when the last time someone won for playing a real person? I'm asking cause I don't know. I know Firth for the Kings Speech is one, but before that?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) I don't really buy the mental health thing in general.But you buy fake elder love story with no pathos.And diapers. Edited January 9, 2013 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I agree with you. But can you tell me when the last time someone won for playing a real person? I'm asking cause I don't know. I know Firth for the Kings Speech is one, but before that?... Forest Whitaker played Idi amin and won, Jamie Foxx for Ray, PSH for Capote 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Ok, yep, you are right...a lot of best actor winners play real people....Sean Penn Milk, Whitaker, King of Scotland, Brody The Pianist and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Ok, yep, you are right...a lot of best actor winners play real people....Sean Penn Milk, Whitaker, King of Scotland, Brody The Pianist and so onActually no, we remember actors playing real people because those real people are known.We rarely remember movie characters but they give actors as much Oscars and noms as real people characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 FINAL PREDICTIONS Daniel Day Lewis- Lincoln Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables John Hawkes - The Sessions Denzel Washington - Flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Denzel Washington was great in Flight, hope he gets in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 He was the only good thing in the movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Denzel Washington was great in Flight, hope he gets inAlmost took him out for Phoenix last night but Master snub in Cinematography put me back in check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Playing a real person is the most surefire way to win these days. Far harder to win playing a fictional character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 SAG will tell the tale as they usually do and Cooper stands a good chance there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 SAG will tell the tale as they usually do and Cooper stands a good chance there.Yeah, it was the start of the Dujardin wave last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmscholar Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 It's between Denzel and Daniel. Both going for a 3rd Oscar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Denzel has no.shot to win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 It's between Denzel and Daniel. Both going for a 3rd Oscar.I'd put Bradley Cooper and Hugh Jackman before Denzel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
