RDJ DESERVED AN ACADEMY AWARD!!
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Darthmauler_megaa — 11 years ago(August 24, 2014 03:37 PM)
At the same time, look at the flack Jennifer Lawrence has taken for winning an Oscar so young. The same thing would have probably happened to RDJ if he had won for Chaplin. Sometimes it's actually better to build up momentum over the years, if you're able.
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Darthmauler_megaa — 11 years ago(August 27, 2014 05:54 AM)
::shrugs:: Hard to say. I think he might have said in an interview that Oscar success at the time might have been too much to handle. I mean I get the impression a lot of high profile actors have similar drug problems. They're just more successful at hiding it, therefore they don't get the same kind of scrutiny.
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ccr1633 — 11 years ago(September 01, 2014 07:46 AM)
brandon-lamaro wrote:
Why? Denzel was absolutely brilliant in Malcom X.
Channeling the physical comedy of Charlie Chaplin was much more of an acting challenge than all the righteous yelling required of the Malcolm X role. RDJ has far more range than Denzel. -
ccr1633 — 11 years ago(September 02, 2014 08:06 PM)
That's probably true, but even in his 70s Jack Nicholson could make both of them lick his shoes. But anyway, it's an unfair comparison. Some people have the stare and the arching eyebrows and some don't. It doesn't have much to do with acting range. RDJ has more range than Nicholson too, which is not to say I prefer RDJ, all things considered. Still, it's easier to see RDJ as RP MacMurphy than Jack Nicholson as Charlie Chaplin
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jpm4444 — 15 years ago(June 17, 2010 01:11 AM)
I did not like scent of a woman but I think they were reluctant to give it to RDJ. I knew a voter at the time and he said RDJ had some some negative things about the academy before the vote, and he also had some run in's with the law.
He should have won it.
Chaplin is the most talented hollywood entity in the history of motion pictures and RDJ played him to a tee.
Chaplin directed, wrote, produced, did the choreagraphy, wrote the scores, and oh by the way acted in the films. Some films he physically did some music.
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BelleCBelle — 15 years ago(January 29, 2011 04:11 PM)
Regarding Charlie Chaplin, oh I agree with you one-hundred per cent! I cannot think of any individual who has ever had his level of genius or who gave the world so much joyI could go on and on but I don't think I need to.
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lkjandersen — 15 years ago(August 02, 2010 04:45 AM)
Because there is an Oscar "debt". You see, it is almost a tradition to give it to less deserving winners if they have lost it previously. For example, in 1993, Pacino clearly did not deserve to win for his hamming in Scent of a Woman, but he lost in 1991, 1980, 1976, 1975, 1974 and 1973. That, of course, pushed Downey, a deserving winner, into the long line. He was supposed to win in 2009, but then Heath Ledger, who lost in 2006, died, and he was clearly not going to get another attempt. So, Downey is back in the line, until he is up for another one.
And sometimes they just give up and gives them an Honorary Award, like they did Chaplin and Peter O'Toole.
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Echo_in_big_sky — 15 years ago(August 30, 2010 11:00 AM)
I agree that Downey's performance was Oscar worthy. It is a pity that the awards are motivated by political correctness, etc. But I guess Hollywood haas always been that way.
At the very least, Mr. Downey has given an exceptional performance in the life of an exceptional man, and that will never be forgotten. Students will watch this film as a resource to learn about Chaplin, and perhaps in time, to also witness Mr. Downey's own stellar performance.
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jpm4444 — 15 years ago(November 13, 2010 02:38 AM)
I agree. George Clooney is never going to be considered one of the great actors in history but most in hollywood say he might be the most well liked and popular one in years. Him with an Oscar and RDJ without one is scary.
Shawshank Redemption was another one that should have gotten it but at the time Mel Gibson was so popular. Braveheart was a good film but SR to me is a classic.
I think RDJ is a great actor and one day will get one but even he said he was heartbroken he didnt' win it for Chaplin and it eats him up to this day.