Screening Reactions/Tweets
Nov 30, 2013 21:25:33 GMT -5
Post by arnzilla on Nov 30, 2013 21:25:33 GMT -5
Hella boring thread from the IMDb "Movie Awards" forum. I'll quote the OP:
The Wolf of Wall Street
by
Turtle_Turtle
22 minutes ago (Sat Nov 30 2013 17:57:59)
IMDb member since April 2005
Okay guys. Sorry to those that will be upset by this news: It was better than American Hustle(of course, that's just my opinion). Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled review-ish type thing.
Yes, it's long. Nearly 3 hours, but the pacing worked for me and only a few scenes dragged on a bit but it was hardly noticeable. I thought the cast gave some very nuanced and subtle performances in such a huge, purposely over-the-top film and that really added to the feel of authenticity. Let's get right down to it, since I know this would be asked by everyone, let me rank the cast for you then I will go into details about their performances.
In order:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jean Dujardin
Matthew McConaughey (very, very small role though)
Jonah Hill
Margot Robbie
Rob Reiner
Kenneth Choi
Kyle Chandler
Jon Berthnal
P.J. Byrne
Cristin Milioti
Jon Favreau
Leonardo Dicaprio: This is probably the most impressed I have been with him since The Aviator. He breathes some despicable yet charismatic life into a very complex anti-hero. There was also some great physical comedy that I have never seen from him that really impressed me, it was also one of the best segments of the film. I definitely see him as a contender for Best Actor and I would say he's in the 5/6 slot right now so anything could happen.
Jean Dujardin: A bigger role than I was expecting from him but it was a great performance. Very comedic but he was definitely a nice change of pace from most of the craziness that was in every couple scenes.
Matthew McConaughey: Practically no screen time at all and only at the beginning of the film. That being said, his one big scene (lunch with Jordan) was just perfect. He hit every note necessary and really opened the film in a great way.
Jonah Hill: I have to say, he had amazing chemistry with Leo. It was very caricature-y but he had a lot to work with and got to stretch his legs with a very crazy character. Though, with that being said, I must say in his one big scene without Leo when he was the 'main' actor, I couldn't wait for the scene to end. He seemed to get swallowed by the character in that scene or maybe it just went on too long(very possible) but something about it left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't really see him getting nominated at this point, and compared to the other supporting actors this year, I would agree with the decision if he wasn't nominated.
Margot Robbie: I don't have a lot to say here, she did justice to the character and her performance was fine. She was definitely in the film more than I originally expected (but with a 3 hours film, I suppose most supporting roles were). I don't see her getting nominated.
Rob Reiner: He was great in his opening scene and nothing he did after it would top it, but he did keep the energy of the character and I really enjoyed his performance.
Kenneth Choi: Whoever this guy is, he's definitely got the subtle comedic part down to a t. I really enjoyed him whenever he was on screen. Best of the smaller supporting characters, I would say.
Kyle Chandler: Not as intimidating as he probably should have come across but the performance didn't suffer too much from it. He was good enough to not take anything away from the film.
Jon Berthnal: Very charismatic and nice comedic timing, his scenes were quite entertaining.
P.J. Byrne: He was good but forgettable. Many other performances outshined him.
Cristin Milioti: Not given a ton of screentime and the character was boring but her big scene was very well done. She put the right amount of emotion into it and I thought she did a good job.
Jon Favreau: I like the guy but he just had nothing to do and did nothing with it.
The Q&A afterwards was really great, apparently the entire cast(besides Leo) was watching the film for the first time as well. Also,
at the very end).
by
Turtle_Turtle
22 minutes ago (Sat Nov 30 2013 17:57:59)
IMDb member since April 2005
Okay guys. Sorry to those that will be upset by this news: It was better than American Hustle(of course, that's just my opinion). Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled review-ish type thing.
Yes, it's long. Nearly 3 hours, but the pacing worked for me and only a few scenes dragged on a bit but it was hardly noticeable. I thought the cast gave some very nuanced and subtle performances in such a huge, purposely over-the-top film and that really added to the feel of authenticity. Let's get right down to it, since I know this would be asked by everyone, let me rank the cast for you then I will go into details about their performances.
In order:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jean Dujardin
Matthew McConaughey (very, very small role though)
Jonah Hill
Margot Robbie
Rob Reiner
Kenneth Choi
Kyle Chandler
Jon Berthnal
P.J. Byrne
Cristin Milioti
Jon Favreau
Leonardo Dicaprio: This is probably the most impressed I have been with him since The Aviator. He breathes some despicable yet charismatic life into a very complex anti-hero. There was also some great physical comedy that I have never seen from him that really impressed me, it was also one of the best segments of the film. I definitely see him as a contender for Best Actor and I would say he's in the 5/6 slot right now so anything could happen.
Jean Dujardin: A bigger role than I was expecting from him but it was a great performance. Very comedic but he was definitely a nice change of pace from most of the craziness that was in every couple scenes.
Matthew McConaughey: Practically no screen time at all and only at the beginning of the film. That being said, his one big scene (lunch with Jordan) was just perfect. He hit every note necessary and really opened the film in a great way.
Jonah Hill: I have to say, he had amazing chemistry with Leo. It was very caricature-y but he had a lot to work with and got to stretch his legs with a very crazy character. Though, with that being said, I must say in his one big scene without Leo when he was the 'main' actor, I couldn't wait for the scene to end. He seemed to get swallowed by the character in that scene or maybe it just went on too long(very possible) but something about it left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't really see him getting nominated at this point, and compared to the other supporting actors this year, I would agree with the decision if he wasn't nominated.
Margot Robbie: I don't have a lot to say here, she did justice to the character and her performance was fine. She was definitely in the film more than I originally expected (but with a 3 hours film, I suppose most supporting roles were). I don't see her getting nominated.
Rob Reiner: He was great in his opening scene and nothing he did after it would top it, but he did keep the energy of the character and I really enjoyed his performance.
Kenneth Choi: Whoever this guy is, he's definitely got the subtle comedic part down to a t. I really enjoyed him whenever he was on screen. Best of the smaller supporting characters, I would say.
Kyle Chandler: Not as intimidating as he probably should have come across but the performance didn't suffer too much from it. He was good enough to not take anything away from the film.
Jon Berthnal: Very charismatic and nice comedic timing, his scenes were quite entertaining.
P.J. Byrne: He was good but forgettable. Many other performances outshined him.
Cristin Milioti: Not given a ton of screentime and the character was boring but her big scene was very well done. She put the right amount of emotion into it and I thought she did a good job.
Jon Favreau: I like the guy but he just had nothing to do and did nothing with it.
The Q&A afterwards was really great, apparently the entire cast(besides Leo) was watching the film for the first time as well. Also,
{click for spoiler}Jordan Belfort was there(and has a cameo in the film,
at the very end).
Re: The Wolf of Wall Street
by
Turtle_Turtle
4 minutes ago (Sat Nov 30 2013 18:45:43)
IMDb member since April 2005
The physical comedy and that entire segment(the couple scenes leading up to it included) were a huge highlight of the film. Just great, great work by the actors and Scorsese to pull that off in the right way. I will call that the 'Lemmon' scene/segment.
by
Turtle_Turtle
4 minutes ago (Sat Nov 30 2013 18:45:43)
IMDb member since April 2005
The physical comedy and that entire segment(the couple scenes leading up to it included) were a huge highlight of the film. Just great, great work by the actors and Scorsese to pull that off in the right way. I will call that the 'Lemmon' scene/segment.
{click for spoiler}Robert De Niro
subs for Gene Hackman.