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Post by gk on Feb 2, 2010 10:09:31 GMT -6
The Academy picked the absolute wrong year to expand to 10 Best Picture nominations.
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Post by mayor on Feb 2, 2010 11:56:54 GMT -6
I've only seen 4 of the 10. I saw Avatar...of course visually amazing, but I don't think it's the best picture. District 9 is better, but I didn't love it. I thought the Hurt Locker was fantastic. Probably my favorite of 2009, that I've seen so far. Unless my favorite is Inglorious Basterds...actually, I think that's my favorite. And I'm not normally a Tarrintino fan. But those are the only four I've seen. I've heard good things about A Serious Man and Up In the Air.
Which ones have you guys seen?
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Post by gk on Feb 3, 2010 10:35:36 GMT -6
Honestly I've seen NONE of the best picture nominations. I'm going totally on assumptions. But I can't imagine any other year where movies like 'District 9', 'Inglorious Basterds' and 'Avatar' get nominated. And I also assume that 'The Blind Side' is a gawd-awful schmaltz-fest.
Sandra Bullock for Best Actress makes me feel like Will Ferrell as Mugatu in Zoolander: "I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS HERE!!!!"
I'd like to see Fantastic Mr. Fox win Best Animated (that was probably my favorite movie I saw in the theaters this year), but it has absolutely no chance against 'Up'.
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Post by mayor on Feb 3, 2010 10:53:36 GMT -6
I think 'Basterds' is a good nomination.
I haven't seen Fox, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it win Best Animated.
As for Sandra Bullock, now everyone is realizing the travesty of her not being nominated for Speed 2.
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Post by mayor on Feb 3, 2010 11:06:43 GMT -6
'The Blind Side' has a 70 on Rotten Tomatoes. Compared to:
Avatar - 82
District 9 - 90
An Education - 95
The Hurt Locker - 97
Basterds - 89
Precious - 91
A Serious Man - 87
Up - 98
Up in the Air - 90
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Post by gk on Feb 3, 2010 11:36:11 GMT -6
The first time I saw a trailer for 'The Blind Side,' Steph and I looked at each other and started laughing.
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Post by "Redneck" Johnson on Feb 3, 2010 12:27:27 GMT -6
I've seen zero of the Best Picture Nominees. Avatar and Inglorious Basterds are the only ones I ever intend to see.
The Academy has been a joke to me for a very long time. I avoid Oscar night like the plague.
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Post by gk on Feb 3, 2010 14:00:31 GMT -6
The Academy has been a joke to me for a very long time. I avoid Oscar night like the plague. Couldn't agree more. But for some reason, I get real animated about it. It's like the baseball MVPs: I know they mean absolutely nothing and the awards are meaningless because of the moronic writers, yet every year they drive me insane. |
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 7, 2010 14:22:40 GMT -6
Is there a worst Best Picture winner than Crash?
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Post by gk on Mar 7, 2010 15:30:43 GMT -6
It's so hard to choose between that and 'Chicago.' Obviously there's 'Titanic.'
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Post by mayor on Mar 8, 2010 16:25:55 GMT -6
And "Slumdog Millionaire"
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Post by gk on Mar 8, 2010 17:34:00 GMT -6
Reviewing my Egregious Sins of the Academy blog post, yeah, 'Crash' is possibly the worst. But boy, 'English Patient' over 'Fargo' is probably worse for me. However, 'The English Patient' gets a slight bump because of Elaine Benes. |
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Post by "Redneck" Johnson on Mar 9, 2010 21:26:34 GMT -6
I've always had it out for Shakespeare in Love. 10 years later- do you remember that steaming pile of puke or Saving Private Ryan?
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Post by gk on Mar 9, 2010 21:42:25 GMT -6
Yeah I think that might be it. Also not winning that year, 'American History X' and 'Life is Beautiful.'
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Post by "Redneck" Johnson on Mar 9, 2010 23:24:47 GMT -6
On Oscar night Julia went to visit some friends for dinner and watched "The Sting." That one deserves best picture (it beat out American Graffiti and The Exorcist).
Still holds up really well- my favorite "serious" film (and second favorite all-time movie!)
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