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Moonrise Kingdom needs to be up for Best Picture, IMO.
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Rise of the Gaurdians got jobbed. Id put it ahead of Brave and Pirates Band of Misfits.
I see alot of childrens films having young kids. : ) |
Les Mis best picture? Bradley Cooper best actor.
Oscar has jumped the shark. |
Django, Argo and Zero Dark Thirty were good enough for best picture but not director?
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I'm actually surprised django was recognized very happy to see beasts of the southern wild nominated |
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risk factor 0 just not what i personally want to see rewarded with the most prestigious honor in the industry... |
The Master needs to be up for best picture. Very under appreciated movie.
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Personally I thought Crowe's uber-suck dragged the entire thing down too far to rate a nomination, and I'd be shocked if it won. Of course, Godfather Part III was nominated despite Soffia Coppola's odious performance. Didn't win, though. |
Dicaprio still getting jobbed I see.
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Dude. Knock it off.
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The direction is one of the strongest aspects of Argo. The pace and tension are outstanding. But I wasn't impressed by Afleck's performance. It was fine; serviceable. But nothing extremely award worthy about it, in my opinion.
So glad Beasts of the Southern Wild is getting the love it deserves. I totally see nominating Les Mis. It's a solid movie that breaks into transcendence at times. Hathaway, Seyfried, Barks, Redmayne, Jackman (though vocally strident) are all outstanding. Hooper's direction is beautiful as well. |
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I thought Jackman's singing overall was pretty weak. Which surprised me. Because I know he can sing. His first song was great. And his last song was great. Everything else was wonky. But the performance, otherwise, is solid. |
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He more or less butchered every song. I really like Hugh Jackman, but he just should not have been cast in that role. His acting is very good, but his singing is very bad. I don't really require Colm Wilkinson, but he just . . . wasn't good. I thought, conversely, that Anne Hathway was great. Her singing wasn't the best, but it was good enough, and her acting was very powerful. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qsYnhVITf9E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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So we can all agree that Les Mis was not worthy of its best picture nomination?
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I thought Cooper was absolutely great in that film. |
Jesus, I can't believe how much talk there is about a flippin musical in here. Do we need to open up a new subforum on doilies or something?
I would say I can't believe Bigelow didn't get a director not, but unfortunately I can, because it's hard to get the old white man club to recognize women for anything. Planning on seeing ZDT this weekend, so we'll see if it's as good as everyone says. |
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Unless it's jazz. |
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I love all kinds of stuff, books and movies and music and plays. But for some reason I just can't ****ing stand opera or musicals. I listen to hours and hours of orchestral music. I even listen to choral music, like say, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem or Krzysztof Penderecki's Polish Requiem (seriously, listen to that if you don't know it), but start some opera or a musical and I'll tune out in about 3 seconds flat. No idea why. |
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ILM sizzle reel for The Avengers. Very cool stuff:
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Honest titles and posters: http://twentytwowords.com/2013/01/11...-best-picture/
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I like music, I like plays. HATE musicals. |
Just finished Silver Linings Playbook. Very good movie.
Jennifer Lawrence is awesome. |
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As a rule if the movie is up for Best picture but not director it won't win. |
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Interestingly I can go out to the Starlight theater and watch a live musical performance and get into it but if its in a movie format I have little or no interest in seeing it. |
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Hollywood loves the Well done historical epic. Especially one with social aspects and messages. |
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I thought lincoln was great, but am hoping it goes to Argo.
Anything but Le Mis. |
I wouldn't cry if Argo won. I certainly think it's better than Les Mis (and I really liked Les Mis). But I'm routing for Beasts Of The Southern Wild.
One thing that hurts Argo's chances is the lack of a Best Director nom for Affleck. |
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But I don't understand your argument. It's a joke to be in the running because it's adapted and because there are big stars in it? |
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Maybe Michael Bay should have made it... :) |
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Very disappointing. I expected much more. |
One of the problems I've always had with the Oscars is that there doesn't seem to be enough appreciation for a good comedy script. Thought Safety Not Guaranteed was one of the cleverest scripts this year. I'm shocked it didn't get nominated at all.
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And my point about it being a remake is that this is a movie that is based on a brilliant book. It has been adapted umpteen times and run on Broadway. If you're going to get nominated for it, it damn well better be ****ing brilliant. Other Oscar nominees and nominee wannabes are relying on highly original scripts. So yes, it's a joke for this to be nominated. Best performances, yes. |
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I don't really agree about the adaptation element. If you don't think the movie is worthy, that's fine. But that particular aspect of your argument strikes me as a bit strange. Who care if it's adapted, and who cares if it ran on Broadway? This thing is it's own animal, and should be judged on it's own merits (or lack thereof). Which, I admit, may be easier said than done for those who are familiar with the stage version. I happen to think it deserves to be recognized, but I don't think it deserves a win. I've only seen four of the nominated films, but I think the other three I've seen are much better films. |
I saw Les Mis last night, finally. I thought it was ****ing terrible in almost every capacity. I'm a huge fan of the musical, so take that for what its worth.
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Probably helped me enjoy it more. And while I think the thing has some major strengths, I would be lying if I said I wasn't slightly disappointed. My expectations were high. I was expecting a home run. I got a crucial stand-up double that allowed a runner to score. |
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But comedy is hard to break though......ironically, wasn't last years best pic winner the Artist considered a silent comedy? |
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If you want an adaptation, Skyfall was a very creative twist to traditional Bond movies. |
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I genuinely don't know what to say if you think Seyfried was worse than Russel Crowe. The only people I thought "nailed it" were Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Samantha Barks, and especially Eddie Redmayne. |
Why is maximus and wolverine and catwoman singing!!!
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Denzel turned in maybe the most nuanced performance of his film career.
Happened in the wrong year though. Daniel Day-Lewis has to be the favorite to win Best Actor. |
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Crowe's performance was an abomination. I agree with that. But I'm pretty sure you guys don't have ears. Seyfried was horrendously pitchy. I kept shaking my head 'no' whenever she was singing.
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But I also don't care for those characters and their story in general. |
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Yes, I'm that cynical. :D |
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Other than Jackman and Crowe, who do you think can't sing? And which of those do you imagine the studio cast because they saw dollar signs? I believe in casting the right person. Crowe is a mistake. Jackman is great in the acting of the role. He just isn't hitting the notes all the time. I would have either arranged the songs in a new key, or cast someone else. But I can't call Jackman an out and out mistake. |
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Crowe's tone was swallowed; it's the reason he had no projection and no power, except every now and then when he'd get on top of some of the higher notes. And the "don't have ears" comment: I realize this is all "internet" talk, so take it for whatever you think or don't think it's worth, but I spent two years in college as vocal performance major, finished with a minor when I switched to the film degree, and was a choir director for three years following college while putting my wife through school. |
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