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Winners and Nominees of Golden Schmoes' "Best T&A of the Year" Award
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Formerly underrated, currently overrated.
Bond fans love to always toss the term "underrated" whenever anyone brings up Timothy Dalton, but the thing is, how can he be underrated if everyone seems to like him? The only reason that phrase gets thrown around, is simply because Dalton isn't as well-known to general audiences as someone like Sean Connery or Daniel Craig, but that's more due to the fact that he was only in two movies rather than people not caring for them (both The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill are frequently cited as some of the best Bond films by fans).
Personally, I love Dalton's performance in The Living Daylights but I'm not quite a big a fan of his turn in Licence to Kill. Timmy's performance in the latter just felt overwrought and excessive to me, with far too much emphasis on how mean and angry he is in every scene. His performance feels rather one-note to me in that film, as for all the talks of Dalton being the closest Bond to the one in the novels, his portrayal feels too outwardly explosive and short-tempered to be truly in line with Fleming (still probably the closest portrayal of the character, but not as accurate as some fans make him out to be) and it honestly makes him a bit unlikable in places.
If he had continued his tenure with a performance and tone more in line with The Living Daylights, that of a serious and determined Bond with a bit of fiery streak but not overly angry in every scene, I think I would've ranked Dalton as one of my top 3 favorites. As is, I think he's good but I think the fans in recent years have overrated his performance vastly.
My picks:
2001 - Naomi Watts/Laura Harring (Mulholland Drive)
2002 - Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil)
2003 - Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded/The Matrix Revolutions)
2004 - Kate Beckinsale (Van Helsing)
2005 - Carla Gugino (Sin City)
2006 - Kate Beckinsale (Underworld: Evolution)
2007 - Monica Bellucci (Shoot 'em Up)
2008 - Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
2009 - Julianna Guill (Friday the 13th)
2010 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)
2011 - Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
2012 - Jessica Chastain (Lawless)
2013 - Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street)
2014 - Eva Green (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For)
2015 - Margot Robbie (Focus)
2016 - Morena Baccarin (Deadpool)
2017 - Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water)
2018 - Elizabeth Debicki (Widows)
2019 - Julia Fox (Uncut Gems)
No, but there is this: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexternal-preview.redd.it%2F5o1SKuo1dbNOM-MxK3yM32wPsRW0Ly8317LSsQQcONw.gif%3Fformat%3Dmp4%26s%3D861b8d95317986c1b8051ad975e76fe9b5734063
It honestly isn't as crass as it sounds. What it really is just another "hottest actress of the year" award, hence why Scarlett Johansson could win for The Avengers despite not showing any skin in that movie.
Holy Smoke (1999)
Paranoid Park (2007)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Heaven Knows What (2014)
Quills (2000)
Queen of Hearts (2019)
Katie Tippel (1975)
Body Double (1984)
Robin and Marian (1976)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
I think she's a reasonably attractive actress who's hotness has been blown way out of proportion by the media. She's good for guys who like girls that look young and barely developed, but with a nice, fat pair of tits they can slide their dick between.
She's okay, definitely bangable but not the perfect 10 so many guys hype her up to be.
Yeah, because God forbid one actually has to think and analyze the film they're watching and for a director to be confident in his abilities rather than succumbing to the modern trend of fake modesty.
It was sarcasm. The OP was dishing shade at Gerwig for being overly one-note and repetitive with her choice of themes in her films. Kubrick couldn't be more different, he made movies with vastly different themes, plots, and tones almost each and every time.
No, but it is generally a pretty well-regarded film. I just thought it'd be a masterpiece as I usually love dark, gritty, nihilistic character studies (Heaven Knows What is one of my favorite films). Maybe I gave it too high of expectations.
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