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Post by paperboy88 on Jan 13, 2019 2:52:09 GMT
" will be very honest. For me, this was probably Kidman's best performance. She soars. She bites it, and chews it up like nobody's goddamned business. I loved it more than Birth or Dogville or Moulin Rouge."
Oh dear!!! Thank you so much!! I caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant wait 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
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Post by paperboy88 on Jan 13, 2019 3:38:58 GMT
toronto.citynews.ca/2019/01/10/tatiana-maslany-talks-getting-bloody-with-nicole-kidman-in-destroyer/She and Kidman took a no-nonsense approach to their fight scenes, she said, joking that they adopted a mentality of “Let’s just beat the hell out of each other.'” “It was amazing that Day 1 for us was her throwing me in the trunk of a car,” Maslany said with a laugh. “So right off the bat there was no preciousness, we were just right into it.” Maslany said she was a huge fan of Kidman’s going into the film shoot and “was so blown away by how grounded and humble she was in her work.” “She was like any actor going to work: She was trying things out, she was in process, she was really committing and really playing,” Maslany recalled.
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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 13, 2019 7:23:51 GMT
Great posts from Wiz and blued, thank you for sharing and so glad to see you guys loved it.
Once the majority here have had a chance to watch Destroyer. I'll be launching the latest top 20/10 Kidman performances survey. I want it to be twenty because there are so many it'll be nice to recognize as many as possible and create a an aggregate guide based on our choices.
I'll also compare it to the results conducted on our previous comprehensive survey way back in 2013 on IMDB ( I still have it).
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Post by raneto on Jan 14, 2019 23:20:44 GMT
I watched Destroyer today. I'm mesmerized. It was almost hypnotically beautiful and I will try to summarize my thoughts. First and foremost: rejoice. Kidman is in every frame, every single scene of the movie. She is in the movie like she has never been in another. There is an abundance of her - in the present and in the flashback scenes. And then there is more. And she is majestic in every little bit of it. The film flips between the past and the present which for some, may make the storytelling less seamless but to me, the story never staggered or slowed down. Karyn Kusama's technique is exquisite: she has created this dream-space with very few dialogues but an array of gorgeous imagery. The background score and the cinematography take the story to new heights. It has been said before, there are two protagonists in Destroyer: Erin Bell and Los Angeles. The parched, sun burnt streets, the sadly tense atmosphere - it almost reflects and eventually highlights Kidman's care-worn exterior and her anger and her tense despair. Tatiana Maslany is so intense, so raw in the couple of scenes she's in. Sebastian Stan is quietly great. The elephant in the room: I did not find her makeup distracting. What I did notice was - may be because I was so transfixed with her face - in a few scenes, I felt the prosthetic cheeks/lips/nose looked a tad different than before so I briefly went 'oh, hmm...' for a moment or two. If I am forced to find flaws, I might say, I felt that the plot/screenwriting held the movie back. I almost felt like the plot needed a bigger moment in its third act as a mystical point where film, dream and reality coalesced. The ending still left me misty-eyed. I will be very honest. For me, this was probably Kidman's best performance. She soars. She bites it, and chews it up like nobody's goddamned business. I loved it more than Birth or Dogville or Moulin Rouge. I hope the movie finds an audience. Even if it doesn't, this will be a jewel in her crown for years to come. Congratulations, your highness. I bow down in reverence. So well said, I completely agree, I think the script has flows, I was seeking for more about the relationship between Nicole and Sebastian's characters, it needed more development, for sure, cause this woman is so messed up, destroyed, broken, and you know why, and I do like the chemistry they have, but I miss more into that, cause all the technical elements of this film, Nicole, Kusama, music, cast, it's all very good, but the plot sometimes don't work well. SPOILER I also was expecting a more violent and big encounter between Erin and Silas, that resolution was very fast, I was missing more intense fighting, I don't know, this woman expected 17 years to be there, so I wanted a more big scene.
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Post by raneto on Jan 14, 2019 23:22:48 GMT
I agree with raneto and Wiz. I just saw it and was mesmerized. It’s a quietly (and elegantly, if that makes sense) feral and fierce performance, and easily one of her best. Watching it more than justifies why I think she’s leagues ahead of her contemporaries. I was also pleasantly surprised by how beautifully poetic the last few minutes were. I didn’t find her unlikable - just damaged and raw, and she inspired empathy. Awards wouldn’t justify nor validate less what she did here, to be honest. The whole cast was superb. I can't wait to see it again, and that's is strange cause the film is not easy at all, but I'm anxious to see it again.
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Post by lanthimossman on Jan 14, 2019 23:26:27 GMT
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Post by WizLemon on Jan 14, 2019 23:36:57 GMT
That too from Anne Thompson!
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Post by lanthimossman on Jan 15, 2019 0:45:11 GMT
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Post by montage on Jan 15, 2019 0:59:18 GMT
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Post by raneto on Jan 15, 2019 2:34:57 GMT
Oh this Anne piece, incredible, I know she seems to like Nicole but I don't know, never be sure about this, nice article. It all seems like a avalanche of good publicity and buzz, am I dreaming awake? ;~~ I would DIE if she could earn a nomination next Tuesday, OH PLEASE!
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Post by raneto on Jan 15, 2019 2:39:27 GMT
wow this is GOOD, perfect analysis, the article has a lot of comments down below, it's being discussed!
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Post by raneto on Jan 15, 2019 2:48:26 GMT
Actually he pointed out my exactly wish list for Kidman when we talk about the Oscar's.
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Post by montage on Jan 15, 2019 3:51:08 GMT
Actually I would add THE OTHERS too
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Post by Our Nic on Jan 15, 2019 4:07:37 GMT
And Moulin Rouge! and The Paperboy!
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Post by HaurvatatL on Jan 15, 2019 5:27:44 GMT
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