tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post7308325463631483841..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: The 9th Annual Prigges: Top 15 Performances Of 2013Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-41509997956025848072014-01-11T09:09:57.390-06:002014-01-11T09:09:57.390-06:00I would actually kind of agree that 'Don Jon&#...I would actually kind of agree that 'Don Jon' gets almost too obvious with Larson not talking, but only almost. I liked how Levitt as director kept escalating it. Like, I can vividly remember the audience I saw it with and how the laughter around her character not talking grew each time she was shown. I thought it was calibrated just right to hit that payoff. Then again, like you say, I hadn't already been thinking about her going in, so it's conceivable it could have played differently. <br /><br />I'm not the biggest overall 'Blue Jasmine' either, despite my affection for Hawkins work, but your last comment intrigues me? What didn't you like about what they did with Cate's character?Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-30062100287982126832014-01-10T00:27:38.839-06:002014-01-10T00:27:38.839-06:00Thanks for the shout-out! You know, I think I had ...Thanks for the shout-out! You know, I think I had you in my head when I watched Don Jon, because I "over-noticed" Brie Larson. Having read your piece, I was very conscious of her not-talking and started to think it was rather too obvious of a bit. However, I agree that it pays off in a good way.<br /><br />I'll second the words of praise for Hawkins. (Or third, or fourth, or whatever.) I have come to think of Blue Jasmine as a bit more of a mess the farther away I get from it, but both Hawkins and Andrew Dice Clay are terrific in it. That's not say Cate isn't terrific, but what ultimately becomes of her character is part of why I have a problem with the movie. Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-88126780055126560632014-01-09T20:15:10.735-06:002014-01-09T20:15:10.735-06:00The answer to why no Casey is........truthfully, I...The answer to why no Casey is........truthfully, I don't really have one. I asked myself that after I made this list. It wasn't as if I didn't like him in it. I did. I loved him in it! The only thing I can think is that the Mara & Foster parts just hit me on an emotional level more than the Affleck part. Which really doesn't have anything to do with the performance itself, of course, but as we know I tend to over-rely on my emotions.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-13478324022429560732014-01-09T13:28:36.520-06:002014-01-09T13:28:36.520-06:00Ben Foster AND Rooney Mara but no Casey? What give...Ben Foster AND Rooney Mara but no Casey? What gives Nick? What gives?<br /><br />"But if Blanchett's Jasmine is the gin, then Hawkins is the vermouth." is a pretty fantastic line, though. It reminds me of what JA of My New Plaid Pants says: " I'm a little bit sad that Sally Hawkins isn't going to get the credit she deserves for balancing this stormy ship as well as she does with a performance that's matching Blanchett's while existing in that whole other movie as well. She's dancing backwards in high heels, while Cate just levels the world."<br /><br />(Which is to say that Cate is my Rachel of this year, but Sally is fantastic, indeed. And since everyone seems to be seeing she's good, shame she's not getting recognised it seems as if she is being recognised indeed since we're all talking about it. And, I'm glad to be wrong about that.)Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-87046511519813351832014-01-07T20:30:20.624-06:002014-01-07T20:30:20.624-06:00Great list my friend. Awesome to see the double lo...Great list my friend. Awesome to see the double love for Ain't Them Bodies Saints.. and Adele at the top spot is just excellent.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-17284993271207088622014-01-07T19:20:14.109-06:002014-01-07T19:20:14.109-06:00Suzy: Thanks! And agreed on Seydoux. She was fanta...Suzy: Thanks! And agreed on Seydoux. She was fantastic too.<br /><br />Nikhat: I've definitely had those years when my favorite and what I think is best don't line up too. But this was one of those magical years when they did. And Gerwig is just so great. I've long been her fan, but this felt like a culmination for her.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-15821651965565188102014-01-07T13:49:47.675-06:002014-01-07T13:49:47.675-06:00Adele's definitely the best performer of the y...Adele's definitely the best performer of the year but Gerwig's my favourite.<br />Oh and I loved Ben Foster so much.Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-78107601650589575802014-01-07T10:44:26.266-06:002014-01-07T10:44:26.266-06:00Some good choices.
Yep agree with you about Adele...Some good choices.<br /><br />Yep agree with you about Adele Exarchopoulos, she became the film & was fearless (supported well by Seydoux). Definitely my favourite performance of the yearsuzyqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542142090093110361noreply@blogger.com