Tom Berenger deserved an Oscar - Platoon (1987) Discussion

[–] GirlwonderReturns 9 years ago

That was a tough year for Supporting Actor. I love Michael Caine but of that year's contenders I would have given the Oscar either to Berenger or to Denholm Elliott in A Room With A View. Dafoe was excellent too, but Berenger was the best he's ever been.

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[–] haynese_98 9 years ago

This just shows how worthless the Academy voters are. Berenger over Caine any day of the week.

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[–] mxzt 9 years ago

I think Caine won because Berenger and Dafoe cancelled each other out. It would've been best if one of them was not nominated and they would've had a better chance of winning.

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[–] Ssertorivs 8 years ago

Berenger over Caine any day of the week.

Berenger had one great performance, Caine is always superb. Sometimes I wonder if the average moviegoer remembers what happened before today.

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[–] Revler 9 years ago

He makes for a great psychopath. Sometimes when I see an actor who is to good I think-Are they really good or are they not acting and maybe just crazy?

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[–] Ssertorivs 8 years ago

Are they really good or are they

"a perfect casting", you meant to say. Very often the only thing that can turn a potentially mediocre performance into a memorable one is a good director.

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[–] tyson6633 8 years ago

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I agree. He was superb.

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[–] mwgfgrey 8 years ago

I agree, but this is why i could care less about Oscars. If i wanted to only watch movies that made Oscars, I'd be bored to death. Oscar movies are usually lame and feel too long for me. I love this movie and Berenger did have the performance of a life time.

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[–] stevekaczynski 8 years ago

He was very good in this. He was also very impressive as a character in an earlier film, The Dogs Of War, where at times he almost stole the film from Christopher Walken. I don't really see the Oscars as an index of acting quality. They are more about Hollywood politics.

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[–] Ray_Tango 8 years ago

One of the greatest performances of all time. The entire film is a near masterpiece, but Berenger's performance took it to another level. Willem Dafoe and Berenger's presence were omnipresent in the film (even when they're weren't onscreen). That's the mark of a timeless performance.

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