tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post1993480024424002404..comments2024-03-22T11:43:15.466-07:00Comments on Oscargasms: Jane Wyman, Johnny BelindaAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-57413927609031351252016-06-11T22:14:33.379-07:002016-06-11T22:14:33.379-07:00Definitely agreed!Definitely agreed!Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-24735511642201053702016-06-11T22:14:20.884-07:002016-06-11T22:14:20.884-07:00Thank you Giuseppe! Yeah, I've seen a lot of p...Thank you Giuseppe! Yeah, I've seen a lot of people for Wyman...was expecting to really like it myself, but alas...Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-86699476676716347492016-06-11T22:13:52.068-07:002016-06-11T22:13:52.068-07:00Welcome Ruthie! Nice to see a new face here :) Don...Welcome Ruthie! Nice to see a new face here :) Don't let my opinions keep you from watching a movie - Johnny Belinda isn't a bad movie per se, just not excellent...Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-75955668831136302582016-06-06T11:06:39.097-07:002016-06-06T11:06:39.097-07:00I don't think this is a bad film. Agnes Moore...I don't think this is a bad film. Agnes Moorehead is quite good and Charles Bickford is excellent. I just don't think it deserved all those nominations and Wyman certainly didn't deserve an Oscar ... but the Academy loves to award performances where someone plays a character with a disability.Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-61286269042216104302016-06-06T10:14:54.611-07:002016-06-06T10:14:54.611-07:00Despite all of this, I still want to give this mov...Despite all of this, I still want to give this movie a chance. Perhaps I will end up liking it. ruthiehenshallfan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/17883466887090605114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-69255385984782717432016-06-04T20:09:59.857-07:002016-06-04T20:09:59.857-07:00I think Jane Wyman was vastly over-praised for a p...I think Jane Wyman was vastly over-praised for a performance that I think is simplistic and superficial. I also think she was a fine actress, but the accolades this performance received seem undeserving. Her wan smile, which permeates the film, is repetitive and somewhat annoying. Deaf Oscar-winning actress Marlie Matlin commented on TCM that Belinda not screaming during her rape is wrong and that deaf people still makes sounds when enduring abuse. In addition, Belinda's rebound after her rape is Hollywood-recipe stuff. I don't think Wyman's fully to blame - the script and direction let her down - but she definitely could have dug deeper and didn't.Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-15409145382381590252016-06-04T15:06:57.416-07:002016-06-04T15:06:57.416-07:00Many people seem to like her. Very interesting and...Many people seem to like her. Very interesting and well-written as usual.Giuseppe Faddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679521285512613860noreply@blogger.com