Wojo 2,453 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 47 minutes ago, Jay said: That was nice they didn't cut Gay Oldman off Lol. 1 minute ago, Denise Bryson said: Is it some allegory to illegal immigration or something? Probably. It's a very fashionable crime to commit and sympathize with for the liberal mainstream and their elitist benefactors. Where oh where is the wall to keep out Mexico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, Denise Bryson said: Is it some allegory to illegal immigration or something? No. Xenophobia is a theme thoughout it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Just about loved The Shape of Water's win. My favorite film of 2017. Plus now The Three Amigos all have Oscars. Also quite like Get Out's screenplay win, and Denkins finally getting his due. The show went on for far too long, but the wins were not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said: Plus now The Three Amigos all have Oscars. Except Martin Short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Top Best Picture Winners I've seen: 1. Titanic 2. The Silence of the Lambs 3. Annie Hall 4. Gladiator 5. The Apartment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Glóin the Dark said: Except Martin Short. Son of a motherless goat! Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Congrats to Desplat. Thoroughly deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 It's funny I was thinking 20th Century Fox hadn't won a Best Picture since... Titanic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Gary Oldman got his Oscar! The most important guy now to get his first acting Oscar is Ralph Fiennes! Did they use this Gandalf-and-Frodo-carriage-trick for Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster?! The show was much too abbreviated this time. It was just awarding and not much show in between. Way too rushed this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi 404 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Bilbo said: Congrats to Desplat. Thoroughly deserved. Not really, so bored score. But its always better than Zimmer's Dunkirk. So, I'm going to listen again The Last Jedi and The Post. 3 hours ago, Denise Bryson said: Top Best Picture Winners I've seen: 1. Titanic 2. The Silence of the Lambs 3. Annie Hall 4. Gladiator 5. The Apartment And... Gone withe Wind, Rebecca, Casablanca, On the Waterfront, West Side Story, Lawrence of Arabia, French Connection, The Godfather 1 and 2, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Deer Hunter, Amadeus, Out Of Africa, Dances with Wolves, Unforgiven, Schindler's List, No Country For Old Men. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, Obi said: Not really, so bored score. But its always better than Zimmer's Dunkirk. So, I'm going to listen again The Last Jedi and The Post. And... Gone withe Wind, Rebecca, Casablanca, On the Waterfront, West Side Story, Lawrence of Arabia, French Connection, The Godfather 1 and 2, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Deer Hunter, Amadeus, Out Of Africa, Dances with Wolves, Unforgiven, Schindler's List, No Country For Old Men. I can't fit all those in a Top 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Denise Bryson said: I can't fit all those in a Top 50. Of course you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I have seen exactly 50 Best Picture winners now. 51 after I watch Moonlight soon. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,135 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Was there some Hans Zimmer commercial or something? People are telling me there was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James 119 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 23 minutes ago, leeallen01 said: Was there some Hans Zimmer commercial or something? People are telling me there was? Search for Hans Zimmer Walmart commercial on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,135 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Okay that was random but funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I thought the commercial would be for Viagra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,679 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 A few thoughts: - Still don't get the appeal of any of the music nominees really. Whoever won would've been entirely down to the film's cache. - SS's rush to finish The Post was completely futile. Completely overshadowed by Weinstein and equality statements. More than usual, the clips I've seen felt overwhelmingly like an attempt by Hollywood to pretend that it actually cares about any of this, and for the audience to go into applause any time one of the winners suggests that we should be a bit nicer to each other. It's a very cynical view, but I don't see much evidence outside of PR that any of this has changed much. It almost feels like the oscar isn't so much an award any more, but a licence for the winner to be the messenger for the prevailing political/social/crowd-pleasing theme. Breadstick Basilisk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I stopped following this circus about 14 years ago. It really doesn't matter. Karol filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 It does matter (judging by the coverage of either the Oscar or #metoo) but shouldn't be taken too serious. A least not when you are interested in *original* contributions to the medium. And in a way that's kind of honest: i hear so many hardcore film nuts in our german FB groups yammering about the dickless nominees (hello The Post and Darkest Hour)/winners (hello Shape) but then, general audiences probably agree that Shape of Water is getting to them much more than Wind River or Riot in Cell Block X or Detroit or Mother!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 The Academy hasn't gotten it right since the 1998 awards. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,825 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 15 minutes ago, Philippe Roaché said: The Academy hasn't gotten it right since the 1998 awards. In what category? or do you mean all/most of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,710 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 It was disappointing to see yet another male win in the best actor category. I thought the Academy was going to start trying to be more diverse? Taikomochi and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Just now, Nick1066 said: It was disappointing to see yet another male win in the best actor category. An old man, not to mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I recall the scene where [spoilers for Titanic] Spoiler the iceberg comes into view being impressive, but overall the boat film wouldn't even make my list of five nominees for Best Picture of 1997, what with films such as L.A. Confidential, Jackie Brown, Boogie NIghts, The Ice Storm, Deconstructing Harry, and Grosse Pointe Blank to choose from! Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Glóin the Dark said: L.A. Confidential, Jackie Brown, Boogie NIghts, The Ice Storm, and Grosse Pointe Blank to choose from! God, not those finger paintings again. They certainly were a waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 15 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: It was disappointing to see yet another male win in the best actor category. I though the Academy was going to start trying to be more diverse? Women and children only! No men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 You've had too much Titanic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Titanic was not deserving of best picture. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,948 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: You've had too much Titanic... Way too much! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,710 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 minute ago, JohnSolo said: Titanic was not deserving of best picture. I thought Titanic's win was very well deserved. Which film that year do you think should have won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, JohnSolo said: Titanic was not deserving of best picture. They should have saved the award for Avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,710 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Avatar should have won also. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Nick1066 said: Avatar should have won also. It should have won Best Original Score for sure Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Nick1066 said: I thought Titanic's win was very well deserved. Such an interesting concept for a movie, only for it to dissolve into a melodramatic, boy-meets-girl chick flick. Stunning VFX aside, it's nothing really special. 1 hour ago, Not Mr. Big said: They should have saved the award for Avatar. Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, Chen G. said: Way too much! And you've had too much LOTR. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Cheesy as it may be, it was a bonanza AND a technical achievement. No way it would have made way for The Ice Storm or Boogie Nights, all very good movies but come on. If you cut these event movies out at the Oscars, who's going to award them? The César...? Nick1Ø66 and Bilbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,710 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Every once in a while (and I mean very rarely) Hollywood manages to put out something that in its own way is truly game changing, and while doing so becomes a phenomenon...it hits on all cylinders, not just as a work of art, but as a crowd pleaser, pushing the envelope on what's been done before, advances new technologies and is monumentally ambitious. Sometimes, they get it right and recognise these films (Titanic, Lord of the Rings) and sometimes they just drop the ball (Star Wars, Avatar). Every year there are half a dozen films dealing with serious topics that are entertaining enough, and well made, and one wins the award, as it should, and then it's quickly and inevitably forgotten a year later. In the rare year that a truly extraordinary film comes along, the industry just embarrasses itself by not recognising that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,948 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I got to rewatch Titanic a few days ago, twice, and while its still one of my favorite movies and it was deserving of its "best picture", its not that great. Its too long, turns to melodrama a few times, the characters outside Rose and Jack are cartboard cut-outs, and the way it cuts back to the framework story at the midpoint made me want to choke the old lady! 7 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: And you've had too much LOTR. I actually haven't watched those in quite some time, so no. I've had way, and I mean WAAAY too much Braveheart lately, though. I've only rediscovered it last year, so I had a lot of obsessive rewatches to catch up on! Same goes for Horner's score. I'll probably watch it next time with my family at memorial day, when its usually on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: Every once in a while (and I mean very rarely) Hollywood manages to put out something that in its own way is truly game changing, and while doing so becomes a phenomenon...it hits on all cylinders, not just as a work of art, but as a crowd pleaser, pushing the envelope on what's been done before, advances new technologies and is monumentally ambitious. Sometimes, they get it right and recognise these films (Titanic, Lord of the Rings) and sometimes they just drop the ball (Star Wars, Avatar). Star Wars did get 6 Academy Awards out of 10 nominations. Not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,710 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Star Wars did get 6 Academy Awards out of 10 nominations. Not bad at all. What I find ironic about that is Rian Johnson has named Annie Hall, the film that beat Star Wars for best picture, as one of the films that influenced him most. Which might explain why he hates Star Wars so much and worked so hard to kill it. Jurassic Shark and Ricard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Annie Hall > Star Wars. Chen G. and Ricard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,710 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Denise Bryson said: Annie Hall > Star Wars. Rian? Is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 hours ago, crocodile said: I stopped following this circus about 14 years ago. It really doesn't matter. Karol I didn't even know last night was Oscar night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,948 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Denise Bryson said: Annie Hall > Star Wars. You get a like for your courage! I'm not a huge fan of the original Star Wars, but come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Just now, Nick1066 said: Rian? Is that you? It's pronounced "Ree-ann". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: What I find ironic about that is Rian Johnson has named Annie Hall, the film that beat Star Wars for best picture, as one of the films that influenced him most. Which might explain why he hates Star Wars so much and worked so hard to kill it. Rian's new SW trilogy: Star Wars: The Annie Hall Chronicles Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Lah-di-dah, lah-di-dah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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