dondoboy Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Here they areClint got dissed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have to say I'm quite surprised at Viola Davis' nomination. I understand it was a tough role but to me it seemed so small compared to that of Amy Adams. Just a thought... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Bruce Springsteen? (Also The Dark Knight and Wall-E were better than some of the Best Picture nominees, but oh well) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Among the foreign language noms, Waltz With Bashir looks great - I hope I catch that in a theater. Iron Man should've been nominated in all those techy categories. Is Wall-E's screenplay nomination the first for an animated feature? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have to say I'm quite surprised at Viola Davis' nomination. I understand it was a tough role but to me it seemed so small compared to that of Amy Adams. Just a thought...She went toe to toe with Meryl in a very emotionally complex scene. When I came out of that film, her performance was the most memorable thing about that movie for me. I think she deserves it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 She went toe to toe with Meryl in a very emotionally complex scene. When I came out of that film, her performance was the most memorable thing about that movie for me. I think she deserves it.Understood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 BEST PICTURE: The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonFrost/NixonMilkThe ReaderSlumdog Millionaire I haven't seen ANY of these, but.... Milk is probably a good pick, even if most movie-goers don't see it. Not something I'm interested in seeing, but everything I've heard about it is stellar.Frost/Nixon sounds interesting, and seems Oscar-worthy. Maybe a little dry in subject matter.Slumdog Millionaire...I'm glad this got nominated. Sounds like a crowd-pleaser for the most part.The Reader. I got nothing. Sounds like Winslett did a good job. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. People I know who have seen it say it's long and kinda boring. Supposedly looks really great, but not much else going for it. The list strikes me as an Academy Best Picture list that will enhance its reputation as being uppity and out-of-touch with American movie-goers. Though they've always mostly nominated movies that are more obscure and non-mainstream, we HAVE seen movies like Lord of the Rings, Little Miss Sunshine, Full Monty, Fargo, Apollo 13, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Unforgiven, A Few Good Men, E.T...... Maybe nothing "mainstream" was worthy this year, but I get a feeling the average person watching the Oscars this year won't give a crap about any of these. And what about the best song nominees?! BEST SONG: Peter Gabriel, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I haven't seen ANY of these, but....Not to be an asshole, but if you haven't seen any of these, why comment on them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I missed the "I haven't seen any of these" part Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Not to be an asshole, but if you haven't seen any of these, why comment on them?Talking out of one's ass is the backbone of message boards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 this is probably the best 911 documentry I have ever seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Not to be an asshole, but if you haven't seen any of these, why comment on them? If you read on further, I said that, based what I've read and heard (though I can't see as many movies as I'd like to, I DO read many reviews and always like to hear what friends/family think of movies), the list seems pretty good BUT.....a couple of the nominations (Benjamin Button and Reader) seem debatable. My basic point is to how bland of a list it must appear to be to the average movie-goer. Selfishly, I would have LOVED to see something a little quirky or off-the-wall or more mainstream get a nomination (Gran Torino, Wall-E, Iron Man, Synecdoche NY, Burn After Reading...) On the surface, the list just wreaks of Oscar snobbery and bland-ness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gym Teacher Man Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Is Wall-E's screenplay nomination the first for an animated feature? No. 1995 - Toy Story -- Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft 2001 - Shrek -- Written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman 2003 - Finding Nemo -- Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds; Original Story by Andrew Stanton 2004- The Incredibles -- Written by Brad Bird 2007 - Ratatouille -- Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird I haven't seen basically any movies nominated for Oscars this year. Boo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 If you read on further, I said that, based what I've read and heard (though I can't see as many movies as I'd like to, I DO read many reviews and always like to hear what friends/family think of movies), the list seems pretty good BUT.....a couple of the nominations (Benjamin Button and Reader) seem debatable.I did read on further, and what I read merely confirmed that you did not, in fact, see any of those films. I read many reviews too ... that doesn't mean I know anything substantive about the films I've read about. Come on, are you going to tell me that anything in the quotation below really contributes to this discussion? Milk is probably a good pick, even if most movie-goers don't see it. Not something I'm interested in seeing, but everything I've heard about it is stellar.Frost/Nixon sounds interesting, and seems Oscar-worthy. Maybe a little dry in subject matter.Slumdog Millionaire...I'm glad this got nominated. Sounds like a crowd-pleaser for the most part.The Reader. I got nothing. Sounds like Winslett did a good job. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. People I know who have seen it say it's long and kinda boring. Supposedly looks really great, but not much else going for it.No worries. I'm guessing the fact that you've not seen any of the nominees puts you on par with a large percentage of the Academy voters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Come on, are you going to tell me that anything in the quotation below really contributes to this discussion? Maybe not. But it surpasses your contribution. I think I at least made a contribution regarding Best Song. That category list IS a joke. And yes, Mr. Grumpy, I have listened the to all the songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I am just happy the Dark Knight didn't get anything but the Ledger nod and the technical stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Maybe not. But it surpasses your contribution.Not really. I haven't seen any of them, so I didn't say anything about them. My contribution was exactly what it should have been. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 this is probably the best 911 documentry I have ever seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gym Teacher Man Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I am just happy the Dark Knight didn't get anything but the Ledger nod and the technical stuff. I second that one. I hope Ledger wins, and nothing else. If the TDK editor wins, I will be royally annoyed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Has anyone seen "The Reader?" It's the one on the list I know nothing about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have not seen any of these either. But that statement and the ensuing flairup reminded me of how Bill Murray used to do his oscar picks on SNL back in the day. He woudl maybe have seen one of them and then make his picks. Hilarious stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moe_Syzlak Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Is it really that unusual that most of the general public hasn't seen these movies yet? A lot of Oscar contenders are given a limited release just to be eligible thereby making it difficult, if not impossible, for a majority of movie-goers to see them yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Not really. I haven't seen any of them, so I didn't say anything about them. My contribution was exactly what it should have been. Fair enough....regarding Best Movie. Feel free to chip in if you have any opinion on the 179 or so other categories. I'll add that Wall-E is head and shoulders above Bolt and Kung Fu Panda. Kung Fu Panda: Funny, light and entertaining. A great movie for kids. But no real depth.Bolt: Good entertainment and decent message and story. But seemed a little "been there, done that'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Is it really that unusual that most of the general public hasn't seen these movies yet? A lot of Oscar contenders are given a limited release just to be eligible thereby making it difficult, if not impossible, for a majority of movie-goers to see them yet.This is an interesting article about this from my local newspaper (and employer). It has specifics to this area but it applies most everywhere. They do a limited release to be eligible and continuously build hype and expand markets to keep sucking in dough through the nomination and after the awards. This is different than say Epic Movie, where it's number one at the box office for one weekend then quickly drops off. I remember when I lived in a big market you could go see some of the Oscar movies in the theatre for like a 6-month span. Luckily, as part of their hype building, they also distribute DVD's to critics all over the country so I usually find a way not to have to wait two months to see them.http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/article967444.ece Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 The list strikes me as an Academy Best Picture list that will enhance its reputation as being uppity and out-of-touch with American movie-goers.I guess I just don't get the notion that awards ought to reflect popular taste. If you want a list that's in touch with American filmgoers, read the box-office report (and give the Oscar to Paul Blart: Mall Cop). In my view, the most worthwhile thing an awards show can do is introduce intriguing movies to people who otherwise wouldn't have thought twice about them, since they are too busy being bombarded with commercials for Marley & Me. Besides, this list seems like yet another year where Hollywood rewarded its own relatively mainstream product rather than the really adventurous and interesting art of the year. Who could think this list is uppity? Fans of Larry the Cable Guy? As for the list... no major surprises. I was happy to see Jenkins make the cut, and also In Bruges for writing. Of the Best Picture nominees, the only one I would have nominated is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The others are fine pictures, but not among my favorites of the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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