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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 11/30/2007 : 19:03:52
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Thanks for all the suggestions, and the timeline link.
Yep, Star Wars doesn't fit because it is set a long time before it was made, not just before now. For the accolade, the time the film is set needs to be between when it was made and now.
There will indeed be a lot of 1950s/1960s ones in this category. If there are too many, then I'll just use representative ones.
Re: Robin Williams, I'll have to take a look at his films in order to see whether there is a Eureka moment for me. Unlike many, I still like Dead Poets [sic, grr] Society, so it may indeed be that. |
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 11/30/2007 : 19:22:36
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| I was blown away by Ray Allen's acting in He Got Game. Considering he's just an athlete, that might qualify. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 11/30/2007 : 21:05:25
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| I think I'll just keep it to people who are supposed to be actors. Have added Dead Poets Society - but is he only wacky in Good Morning, Vietnam? |
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Downtown
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 11/30/2007 : 21:43:33
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| There were a few "dramatic" scenes in Good Morning, Vietnam, including the aftermath of the bombing at the bar and his reaction when he discovers that his local friend is actually VC, but the vast majority of the movie is just Robin being Robin...I would stick with Dead Poets Society, it's the first time he showed that he could do a serious role and maintain it for the entire movie without having to rely on comic relief. |
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 12/01/2007 : 08:20:27
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Originally posted by 11-0
There were a few "dramatic" scenes in Good Morning, Vietnam, including the aftermath of the bombing at the bar and his reaction when he discovers that his local friend is actually VC, but the vast majority of the movie is just Robin being Robin...I would stick with Dead Poets Society, it's the first time he showed that he could do a serious role and maintain it for the entire movie without having to rely on comic relief.
Ya mean ... uhm ... oh, no I feel a burst bubble comin on ... ya mean ... Mork wasn't real?!
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/27/2007 : 12:54:22
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| Any suggestions for films about the Olympics? They have to be about the proper Olympics (not school 'Olympics' or something) and not documentaries. Biopics are fine, but in the cases of people/teams I haven't heard of I'll just include one per sport. |
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benj clews 
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/27/2007 : 13:10:21
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| Thanks. Yes, the Special Olympics and the Paralympics count. Also, I may allow documentaries when it comes to the London Games, especially as I have been wanting to use "Lord of the Rings" for one involving Seb Coe for years. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 02:23:47
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| A few weeks ago, meteoric rise struck me as the most idiotic phrase imaginable. I'd like to create an accolade under this name. The criterion for inclusion is to be the first bad film for a performer where all of the previous films were good and all of the following films have been bad. (I may allow leeway for the occasional anomalously placed good/bad film - the idea is just to pinpoint the stage at which a promising actor/actress has dramatically gone downhill.) Any suggestions? |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 08:50:02
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I checked a few out, but I'm finding that even actors I don't think deserved all the fame they got in the early days, came out with good films even after a bust or two.
(I tried, I really tried.) |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 09:26:11
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Originally posted by Salopian
A few weeks ago, meteoric rise struck me as the most idiotic phrase imaginable. I'd like to create an accolade under this name. The criterion for inclusion is to be the first bad film for a performer where all of the previous films were good and all of the following films have been bad. (I may allow leeway for the occasional anomalously placed good/bad film - the idea is just to pinpoint the stage at which a promising actor/actress has dramatically gone downhill.) Any suggestions?
Uhm ... Mickey Rourke?
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 13:04:42
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No worries, C.L.
Which film would you suggest as the beginning of the end for Mickey Rourke, B.B.?
By the way, it's fine if someone is great in just their first film and then goes downhill immediately.
And as I said, it just needs to be the general pattern. For example, I might even include Brando. |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 13:39:36
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Which film would you suggest as the beginning of the end for Mickey Rourke, B.B.?
Hmm, dunno, prob'ly Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man ... something around the time he returned to boxing anyway.
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For example, I might even include Brando.
Ah, but then I may have to kill you!
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Demisemicenturian
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 13:52:03
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| Love Brando but he did go off the boil very badly. And most of his last films are just unforgivable. |
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benj clews
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 15:34:59
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Robert De Niro- We're No Angels (1989)?
Of course, he's had some sizeable ups since then (Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino, Heat) but still a decent amount of shite post-1989.
Dustin Hoffman- Ishtar (1987)? |
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