Well, to quote Red Letter Media, he did have to eat a raw fish onscreen. So I guess that mean he has earned an acting award.Zontar said:
Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins an Oscar
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For an environmentalist, I found it amusing that, when filming The Revenant in Alberta, DiCaprio thought that the warm wind Chinooks coming off the Rockies were proof of Global Warming. They're not, its a natural phenomenon.
But anyways, good on him for winning. The movie was pretty damn solid, though the ending sucked, and I felt the film didn't have a message or anything. It just sort of ended in a "take from this what you will" kind of way.
But anyways, good on him for winning. The movie was pretty damn solid, though the ending sucked, and I felt the film didn't have a message or anything. It just sort of ended in a "take from this what you will" kind of way.
Actually, they're not double speed. That technique is actually removing frames to create the stutter. It's a visual throwback to the grindhouse drive-in nature of the original Mad Max films, which were often played on crappy, cheap film reels that often skipped frames. It's a stylistic choice.Alleged_Alec said:
I don't get the whole, "But he's a sucky actor," stuff. By what measure is he not a good actor? Sure he wasn't any good when he was a kid but he's grown quite a lot since Titanic. Is this just an, "everyone loves to hate," kind of thing or do people actually have reasons why they say he's shit? He's crap compared to whom exactly? He's sure as shit better than a fair few who have won best actor. Jane Fonda has two for god's sake. I'm not saying he's the greatest; I'll take Tom hardy over him any day, but the guy's got good enough chops to deserve an Oscar.
Since when did Disney own the Oscars? Because the video has been copyright blocked by Disney Enterprises.
Still, great for Leonardo DiCaprio. It's about time a man who's been in some of the highest grossing and most popular films get his Oscar.
Still, great for Leonardo DiCaprio. It's about time a man who's been in some of the highest grossing and most popular films get his Oscar.
That was a well performed accent. I lived with a guy from South Africa for a year through college and Leo had the accent and the look perfected. Unlike Yahtzee's attempt in some old video *shivers* ...never again, Yahtzee. Never.Abomination said:
Shouldn't be surprising someone popular is hated here though. I remember being young, immature and hating on the titanic and Dicaprio without ever actually watching it. A few years down the line, a few Leo performances viewed, then after seeing the film and being nicely surprised, i learnt not to be so dismissive with films and actors through popularity. Males seem especially bothered by him. I don't want to assume it stems from primal jealousy, but it does often appear that way.
I can only speak for myself when I say his acting method is just being loud and annoyed, and scowling a lot. That's it. Unlike other great actors who can completely disappear into a role, like Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue in Hateful Eight, with Leo the character usually just disappears into him. It's always Leo forcefully trying to act like someone, typically by way of screaming.Gorrath said:
There are far worse actors than Leo, but I don't think that's enough to warrant an Oscar. I'd place the guy at the same level as Matt Damon and Brad Pitt; Okay actor, but nothing more than that.
People who think he wasn't good when he was younger need to watch What's Eating Gilbert Grape.Gorrath said:
There's a reason he was nominated for that one, too.
Anyway, glad to see it. I'll be honest, I don't usually care about someone's acting chops when I'm watching movies, but DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are probably two of my favorite modern actors.
He did. Alejandro Gonzalez I?arritu won the Socar for Best Director making him the third director to do so in consecutive years (Birdman, last year was also his), a feat that hasn't happened for over half a century. his frecuent collaborator and probably friend (and an acquaintance of myone of my uncles) Emmanuel Lubezki won the Oscar for cinematography for that movie too, making this his third win in a row (Gravity and Birdman) and the first perosn to get that achivement. Go Mexico!Saltyk said:
OT: I really hated DICaprio with passion after Titanic. But later exposure to his work has made me think I like him and that he is a good actor. So good for him to win. Applause
Ok. He's good and it's been a long time coming BUT.... why on earth is the Revenant getting so much praise at the Oscars? I have yet to meet or see someone who rates it any higher than "Yeah its alright". Yet it'a just dominating the Oscars. Then again this is the award show which gave Return Of The King an Oscar but not Fellowship of the Ring or The Two Towers.
Well, at least the joke about him not winning didn't start to get stretched. Good on you. He's an actor who's definitely dedicated to his craft, so I would say the award is deserved.
But how can we go on without mentioning the most egregious Oscar snub of this year: Michael Fassbender as MacBeth. Now there's a role he fully and completely immerses himself in, and the movie as a whole should have gotten a lot more recognition than it did.
But how can we go on without mentioning the most egregious Oscar snub of this year: Michael Fassbender as MacBeth. Now there's a role he fully and completely immerses himself in, and the movie as a whole should have gotten a lot more recognition than it did.
Not surprised the first few comments were people crying out against the popular thing, but I am glad for him. Although he is not the greatest out there, he has tried his best for decades and finally got one. In my opinion though, the true star of the show was Fury Road. An action movie getting so many Oscars is unprecedented and a welcome change of pace.
Eh, all I can say in return is that I don't see what you see, entirely. But even if he's the sort of actor you describe, where he just plays his usual role and the character is him, there are people who have won Oscars with that. The prime example being Jack Nicholson who's won best actor twice for that shtick. I think DiCaprio is better than Matt Damon but I think Brad Pitt is a fine actor as well, so to me that comparison doesn't speak badly for DiCaprio.Casual Shinji said:
I'm not saying DiCaprio is one of the greatest of all time, but in comparison to other actors who've won an Oscar for best actor/actress, I don't see how he doesn't stand up. If Jane Fonda and Jack Nicholson can each have two, why can't DiCaprio have one?
Oh I've seen it and it was good and he was good in it, but that movie was an exception for him at that time. Most of the other films I watched him in did not speak highly of his abilities at that point in his career. When I see an actor who cranks out a gem amongst a pile of mediocrity, I give a ton of credit to the director.shrekfan246 said:
Some actors can coast by on their boundless charisma, like Jack Nicholson (when he was younger) or Bill Murray. They have an onscreen presence that's just rock solid, to a point where they almost don't have to do anything and they're entertaining. Leo does not have this quality. Not saying that deserves an Oscar either -- Bill Murray was nominated for Best Male Lead in Lost in Translation when his performance was just that of 'Bill Murray in Japan'. And I've seen the guy do way better, like Rushmore.Gorrath said:
I think the negativity toward DiCaprio stems from his deserving of an Oscar having more to do with the movies his been in rather than the performances he's given in them.