81st Academy Award nominations. - Page 4

NokkonWud · 24-02-2009, 16:36

Nonsense, Jim Carrey is a brilliant actor. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Truman Show are phenomenal and he could have easily won an Oscar for either through acting merit.

They often say that comedy is the hardest form of acting because being funny isn't easy, but being able to do comedy and drama is an amazing skill that very few actors have the ability to do. Viggo Mortensen is a good actor, not a great one, personally I thought he was acted off the stage (so to say) by Sean Bean in Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. I really liked him in G.I. Jane though, he was brilliant in that.

Belmit · 24-02-2009, 17:48

And don't forget Man on the Moon, which earned him a Screen Actor's Guild nomination.

NokkonWud · 24-02-2009, 17:55

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Originally Posted by Barfmit

And don't forget Man on the Moon, which earned him a Screen Actor's Guild nomination.

Totally forgot the film (although I was sure there was another one). He was totally lost in that role that you aren't even aware you're watching Jim Carrey any more. Genius in that.

Greenlizard0 · 24-02-2009, 19:19

Agreed with Jim Carrey comments 100%. I remember seeing The Mask as a child, and a few films later Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He's pretty much played a very wide spectrum of characters and done them all brilliantly.

Garp · 24-02-2009, 20:06

There are two sides to Jim Carey's acting.

The Goofy comedian that gets shown in Ace Ventura, Liar Liar et al. and then Jim Carey the actor who can also be funny.

The former annoys me intensely and gets avoided. The latter is superb. There can be a blend between the two but the strength of the actor part tends to make it okay. The Truman Show is superbly well done. He makes the character seem exactly as you'd imagine someone raised in a scripted world would be.

Greenlizard0 · 25-02-2009, 09:11

Another guy who I've thought has done quite a few different things and done them well, Tom Hanks?

What about Russel Crowe?

divine · 25-02-2009, 18:32

I always find I generally get more drawn in by actors I don't know. I find it easier to let their character take the fore.

For example, despite being fairly similar I always preferred Band of Brothers to Saving Private Ryan because the guys in BoB were Easy Company to me. SPR was Tom Hanks does WW2 which I just can't get away from.

That's why I liked LOTR so much as for the most part, the actors were relative unknowns. I enjoyed the film for the film, not for being able to sit there going 'oh wow look there's so and so' every 5 minutes.

Greenlizard0 · 25-02-2009, 19:13

That is very true, I see films like that as well. Band of Brothers' first episode just had me in stiches. All I could see was an angry Ross from Friends lol.

Agree with LOTR. I didn't know any of them apart from Liv Tyler (, I didn't really see Sharpe and haven't seen Golden Eye, so didn't know Bean).

Not really a film, but it's why the first four series of Hustle was so favourable. They're all good in it, but nobody really took too much presence.

NokkonWud · 26-02-2009, 00:41

I knew all of them pretty much in LOTR bar Merry, Pippin and Legolas. I'd seen all the others and was putting them together all the time "Oh look, it's 'x' from 'z'" etc.. There were many well known actors in that.

24-02-2009, 16:36	#31
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	Nonsense, Jim Carrey is a brilliant actor. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Truman Show are phenomenal and he could have easily won an Oscar for either through acting merit. They often say that comedy is the hardest form of acting because being funny isn't easy, but being able to do comedy and drama is an amazing skill that very few actors have the ability to do. Viggo Mortensen is a good actor, not a great one, personally I thought he was acted off the stage (so to say) by Sean Bean in Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. I really liked him in G.I. Jane though, he was brilliant in that. __________________

24-02-2009, 17:48	#32
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	And don't forget Man on the Moon, which earned him a Screen Actor's Guild nomination. __________________

24-02-2009, 19:19	#34
Greenlizard0 Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 717	Agreed with Jim Carrey comments 100%. I remember seeing The Mask as a child, and a few films later Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He's pretty much played a very wide spectrum of characters and done them all brilliantly. __________________

24-02-2009, 20:06	#35
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	There are two sides to Jim Carey's acting. The Goofy comedian that gets shown in Ace Ventura, Liar Liar et al. and then Jim Carey the actor who can also be funny. The former annoys me intensely and gets avoided. The latter is superb. There can be a blend between the two but the strength of the actor part tends to make it okay. The Truman Show is superbly well done. He makes the character seem exactly as you'd imagine someone raised in a scripted world would be. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

25-02-2009, 09:11	#36
Greenlizard0 Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 717	Another guy who I've thought has done quite a few different things and done them well, Tom Hanks? What about Russel Crowe? __________________

25-02-2009, 18:32	#37
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I always find I generally get more drawn in by actors I don't know. I find it easier to let their character take the fore. For example, despite being fairly similar I always preferred Band of Brothers to Saving Private Ryan because the guys in BoB were Easy Company to me. SPR was Tom Hanks does WW2 which I just can't get away from. That's why I liked LOTR so much as for the most part, the actors were relative unknowns. I enjoyed the film for the film, not for being able to sit there going 'oh wow look there's so and so' every 5 minutes. __________________

25-02-2009, 19:13	#38
Greenlizard0 Vodka Martini Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 717	That is very true, I see films like that as well. Band of Brothers' first episode just had me in stiches. All I could see was an angry Ross from Friends lol. Agree with LOTR. I didn't know any of them apart from Liv Tyler (, I didn't really see Sharpe and haven't seen Golden Eye, so didn't know Bean). Not really a film, but it's why the first four series of Hustle was so favourable. They're all good in it, but nobody really took too much presence. __________________

26-02-2009, 00:41	#39
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	I knew all of them pretty much in LOTR bar Merry, Pippin and Legolas. I'd seen all the others and was putting them together all the time "Oh look, it's 'x' from 'z'" etc.. There were many well known actors in that. __________________

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