Comments on: The Soloist Delayed, Robert Downey Jr. To Launch Oscar Campaign for Tropic Thunder Instead http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/10/20/the-soloist-delayed-robert-downey-jr-to-launch-oscar-campaign-for-tropic-thunder-instead/ Blog and Podcast Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joel http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/10/20/the-soloist-delayed-robert-downey-jr-to-launch-oscar-campaign-for-tropic-thunder-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-482815 Joel Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:09:29 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=11501#comment-482815 Considering all the crap that gets nominated for the Oscars (I'd say artistic merit accounts for about 20% of the Academy's decision making process). So whatever, I thought his performance was multi-layered (I'm going against Jay on that one) and it made me laugh pretty hard. Is that not more difficult to do than, I dunno, Ralph Fiennes or Adrian Brody looking pensive and dejected for an entire film? Dunno. I don't hold too much stock in the Academy's choices as representing the actual greatest performances of the year, so I won't lose any sleep over this. Considering all the crap that gets nominated for the Oscars (I’d say artistic merit accounts for about 20% of the Academy’s decision making process). So whatever, I thought his performance was multi-layered (I’m going against Jay on that one) and it made me laugh pretty hard.

Is that not more difficult to do than, I dunno, Ralph Fiennes or Adrian Brody looking pensive and dejected for an entire film? Dunno. I don’t hold too much stock in the Academy’s choices as representing the actual greatest performances of the year, so I won’t lose any sleep over this.

]]> By: Goon http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/10/20/the-soloist-delayed-robert-downey-jr-to-launch-oscar-campaign-for-tropic-thunder-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-482763 Goon Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:46:58 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=11501#comment-482763 I have one word about an RDJ TT campaign: BOO! I have one word about an RDJ TT campaign:

BOO!

]]> By: Matt http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/10/20/the-soloist-delayed-robert-downey-jr-to-launch-oscar-campaign-for-tropic-thunder-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-482555 Matt Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:39:36 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=11501#comment-482555 I wonder what Jay has to say about a possible RDJ Tropic Thunder Oscar nomination. Would be an interesting read. I wonder what Jay has to say about a possible RDJ Tropic Thunder Oscar nomination. Would be an interesting read.

]]> By: Liz http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/10/20/the-soloist-delayed-robert-downey-jr-to-launch-oscar-campaign-for-tropic-thunder-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-482492 Liz Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:53:23 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=11501#comment-482492 The Soloist looked like a B.O.B. but it also looked RIDICULOUSLY awful, so even if it had stayed in the running I don't think it would have helped create a strong Oscar year this year. RDJ's performance in Tropic Thunder was amusing, but it's not something that struck me as spectacularly Oscar worthy. I know comedies usually get the short end of the stick come Oscar season and people in comedies frequently get overlooked, but I don't feel like this is such an amazing performance that it deserves a nomination. The Soloist looked like a B.O.B. but it also looked RIDICULOUSLY awful, so even if it had stayed in the running I don’t think it would have helped create a strong Oscar year this year.

RDJ’s performance in Tropic Thunder was amusing, but it’s not something that struck me as spectacularly Oscar worthy. I know comedies usually get the short end of the stick come Oscar season and people in comedies frequently get overlooked, but I don’t feel like this is such an amazing performance that it deserves a nomination.

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