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nutso42
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- #1
- Posted: 01/02/2015 01:14
- Post subject: Greatest Film Performances - Round 1
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So, fascinating round of nominations. Therefore, here are the randomized brackets for round one...
1a: Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights vs. Jack Lemmon in the Apartment
1b: Vincent Price in Basil, the Great Mouse Detective vs. Brad Pitt in Kalifornia
1c: Charlie Chaplin in City Lights vs. John Wayne in The Searchers
1d: Divine in Femme Fatale vs. Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
1e: Bibi Anderrsson in Persona vs. Denis LaVant in Holy Motors
1f: Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game vs. Gabriel Byrne in Miller's Crossing
1g: Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest vs. Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds
1h: Frances McDormand in Fargo vs. Peter Lorre in M
1i: Robert De Niro in Raging Bull vs. John Cusack in High Fidelity
1j: Nicolas Cage in Adaptation vs. James Stewart in Harvey
1k: Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire vs. Lillian Gish in The Wind
1l: Emil Jannings in The Last Laugh vs. Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas
1m: Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove vs. Sigourney Weaver in Aliens
1n: Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood vs. Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd
1o: Takashi Shimura in Ikiru vs. Michael Fassbender in Prometheus
1p: Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol 1 vs. Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man
1q: Cary Grant in North By Northwest vs. Kyle McLachlan in Blue Velvet
1r: Christian Bale in American Psycho vs. James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life
1s: Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon vs. Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
1t: Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump vs. Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight
1u: Anatoly Solonitsyn in Andrei Rublev vs. Helena Bonham Carter in Fight Club
1v: Adele Exarchopoulos in Blue is the Warmest Color vs. Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects
1w: Faye Dunaway in Chinatown vs. Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca
1x: Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves vs. Ryan Gosling in the Believer
1y: Jae Hee in 3-Iron vs. Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski
1z: Astrid Berges-Frisbey in I Origins vs. Holly Hunter in The Piano
1aa: Alexander Kaidanovsky in Stalker vs. Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List
1bb: Laura Dern in Inland Empire vs. Joaquin Phoenix in Her
1cc: Renee Jeanne Falconetti in La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc vs. Edward Norton in Primal Fear
1dd: Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark vs. Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot
1ee: Andy Serkis in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers vs. Charlize Theron in Monster
1ff: Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction vs. Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr
Votes can be cast either in this thread or via PM. Voting will remain open for one week, after which the next round will have another randomized bracket of the winners.
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nutso42
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- #2
- Posted: 01/02/2015 01:21
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Out of these, there's only three matchups I feel strongly enough about I feel the need to make a defense.
The first is 1H, in which I feel sorry Peter Lorre is against such a heavyweight (Frances McDormand in Fargo) but he definitely gets my vote in this case. Such an incredible performance of creepiness balanced with sympathy. His role is really a huge portion of what makes M work so well.
Next is 1N. Despite Daniel Day-Lewis being one of the greatest actors of all time (and There Will Be Blood being tied for his best role) Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond is probably the best performance by an actress in history. For acting in general the only things I've ever seen that I may possibly consider better are Peter O'Toole's appearances in Lawrence of Arabia and The Ruling Class.
Finally is 1DD. I'm very glad Jack Lemmon has such a presence in this tournament with two nominations, but while I'm definitely going for Lemmon in 1A (for The Apartment) when it comes between him in Some Like It Hot versus Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark, Hepburn gets my vote every time.
Also, Vincent Price in The Great Mouse Detective for Round 2!!
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denmarkman
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Age: 31
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- #3
- Posted: 01/02/2015 03:40
- Post subject: Re: Greatest Film Performances - Round 1
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| nutso42 wrote: | | 1t: Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump vs. Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight |
This might be the most one-sided match-up I could imagine.
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Norman Bates
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Age: 51
Location: Paris, France
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- #4
- Posted: 01/02/2015 08:37
- Post subject: Re: Greatest Film Performances - Round 1
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1a: Jack Lemmon in the Apartment
1b: abstain
1c: John Wayne in The Searchers
1d: abstain
1e: Bibi Anderrsson in Persona
1f: abstain
1g: Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1h: Peter Lorre in M
1i: Robert De Niro in Raging Bull
1j: abstain
1k: Lillian Gish in The Wind
1l: Emil Jannings in The Last Laugh
1m: Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove
1n: Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd
1o: abstain
1p: Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol 1
1q: Cary Grant in North By Northwest
1r: James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life
1s: Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon
1t: Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump
1u: abstain
1v: abstain
1w: Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca
1x: abstain
1y: abstain
1z: abstain
1aa: abstain
1bb: abstain
1cc: abstain
1dd: abstain
1ee: abstain
1ff: Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr
I abstained every time I didn't know one of the movies, or both. Whenever I'd seen both movies I voted.
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Wombi
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- #5
- Posted: 01/02/2015 10:23
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I'll try to see the films I haven't seen yet.
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Mercury
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- #6
- Posted: 01/03/2015 03:36
- Post subject: Re: Greatest Film Performances - Round 1
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1a: Jack Lemmon in the Apartment
1b: abstain
1c: Charlie Chaplin in City Lights
1d: Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
1e: abstain
1f: abstain
1g: Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds (but it was tough)
1h: Peter Lorre in M
1i: Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull
1j: abstain
1k: abstain
1l: abstain
1m: Sigourney Weaver in Aliens
1n: Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
1o: abstain
1p: Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man
1q: abstain
1r: James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (ridiculously easy...)
1s: Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
1t: Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (but it was super tough. I don't know what swedenman was going on about.)
1u: abstain
1v: Adele Exarchopoulos in Blue is the Warmest Color (honestly probably my favorite performance of all time. Stunning)
1w: Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca
1x: abstain
1y: abstain
1z: abstain
1aa: Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List
1bb: Joaquin Phoenix in Her
1cc: abstain
1dd: abstain
1ee: Charlize Theron in Monster
1ff: Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr
I abstained from competitions that I hadn't seen 1 or both the films or wasn't familiar with 1 or both performances.
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Wombi
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- #7
- Posted: 01/03/2015 04:39
- Post subject: Re: Greatest Film Performances - Round 1
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| nutso42 wrote: |
Votes can be cast either in this thread or via PM. Voting will remain open for one week, after which the next round will have another randomized bracket of the winners. |
Because it's such a lot of voting in one post could it be left open for two weeks to enable those of us who want to watch a few of the films we haven't seen to do so?
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Hayden
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- #8
- Posted: 01/03/2015 06:42
- Post subject: Re: Greatest Film Performances - Round 1
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1a: Jack Lemmon in the Apartment
1b: Brad Pitt in Kalifornia
1c: Charlie Chaplin in City Lights
1d: Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
1e: Bibi Anderrsson in Persona
1f: Abstain
1g: Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds
1h: Abstain
1i: John Cusack in High Fidelity
1j: Nicolas Cage in Adaptation
1k: Abstain
1l: Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas
1m: Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove
1n: Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
1o: Michael Fassbender in Prometheus
1p: Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol 1
1q: Kyle McLachlan in Blue Velvet
1r: Abstain
1s: Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
1t: Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight
1u: Helena Bonham Carter in Fight Club
1v: Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects (but I prefer Blue Is The Warmest Color as a film, and that performance is stunning)
1w: Abstain
1x: Abstain
1y: Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski
1z: Holly Hunter in The Piano
1aa: Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List
1bb: Joaquin Phoenix in Her
1cc: Renee Jeanne Falconetti in La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc
1dd: Abstain
1ee: Abstain
1ff: Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction (very close call though..)
Luckily, most of the movies I hadn't seen were paired with other movies I hadn't seen. Can't believe I'm voting for Nicolas Cage twice though... or that I missed the nominations 
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benpaco
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Age: 27
Location: California
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- #9
- Posted: 01/03/2015 08:29
- Post subject: Re: Greatest Film Performances - Round 1
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1a: abstain
1b: abstain
1c: Charlie Chaplin in City Lights
1d: Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
1e: abstain
1f: abstain
1g: Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (though maybe the hardest one)
1h: Frances McDormand in Fargo
1i: John Cusack in High Fidelity
1j: James Stewart in Harvey
1k: abstain (though Wings of Desire is my dad's favorite movie of all time)
1l: abstain
1m: Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove
1n: abstain
1o: abstain
1p: Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol 1
1q: abstain
1r: James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life
1s: Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon
1t: Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight (Only because Heath was all that made the Dark Knight for me and Forrest Gump could've been someone else/other characters were good/etc)
1u: abstain
1v: abstain
1w: abstain
1x: Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves
1y: abstain
1z: abstain (Though I read that as "The Pianist" at first and was confused. Also if I could go back, I'd've nommed Brody for that)
1aa: abstain
1bb: abstain
1cc: abstain
1dd: Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot
1ee: abstain
1ff: Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
Not horribly well versed in movies, feel uncomfortable unless I've seen at least a large chunk of each. I'll admit I missed some parts of some of the movies, mostly those I voted against, though also I think 1 I actually voted for, so IDK.
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mickilennial
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- #10
- Posted: 01/03/2015 08:37
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1a: Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights vs. Jack Lemmon in the Apartment
1b: Vincent Price in Basil, the Great Mouse Detective vs. Brad Pitt in Kalifornia
1c: Charlie Chaplin in City Lights vs. John Wayne in The Searchers
1d: Divine in Femme Fatale vs. Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
1e: Bibi Anderrsson in Persona vs. Denis LaVant in Holy Motors
1f: Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game vs. Gabriel Byrne in Miller's Crossing
1g: Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest vs. Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds
1h: Frances McDormand in Fargo vs. Peter Lorre in M
1i: Robert De Niro in Raging Bull vs. John Cusack in High Fidelity
1j: Nicolas Cage in Adaptation vs. James Stewart in Harvey
1k: Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire vs. Lillian Gish in The Wind
1l: Emil Jannings in The Last Laugh vs. Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas
1m: Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove vs. Sigourney Weaver in Aliens
1n: Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood vs. Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd
1o: Takashi Shimura in Ikiru vs. Michael Fassbender in Prometheus
1p: Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol 1 vs. Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man
1q: Cary Grant in North By Northwest vs. Kyle McLachlan in Blue Velvet
1r: Christian Bale in American Psycho vs. James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life
1s: Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon vs. Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
1t: Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump vs. Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight
1u: Anatoly Solonitsyn in Andrei Rublev vs. Helena Bonham Carter in Fight Club
1v: Adele Exarchopoulos in Blue is the Warmest Color vs. Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects
1w: Faye Dunaway in Chinatown vs. Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca
1x: Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves vs. Ryan Gosling in the Believer
1y: Jae Hee in 3-Iron vs. Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski
1z: Astrid Berges-Frisbey in I Origins vs. Holly Hunter in The Piano
1aa: Alexander Kaidanovsky in Stalker vs. Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List
1bb: Laura Dern in Inland Empire vs. Joaquin Phoenix in Her
1cc: Renee Jeanne Falconetti in La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc vs. Edward Norton in Primal Fear
1dd: Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark vs. Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot
1ee: Andy Serkis in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers vs. Charlize Theron in Monster
1ff: Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction vs. Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr
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