Neimoidian 13 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Memoirs of a Geisha - JW's best score of this decade.Closely behind is Seven Years in Tibet and then Angela's Ashes with Amistad. Link to post Share on other sites
BLUMENKOHL 1044 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Seven Years in Tibet Link to post Share on other sites
HPFAN_2 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic. Link to post Share on other sites
Josh500 1493 Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic.You really think that? You have a lot to learn... Link to post Share on other sites
Hlao-roo 388 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic.SF typically isn't taken as seriously by the literary establishment, hence the need to fence it off in its own category, in the same way the Academy -- far from honoring the status of animators as full-fledged filmmakers -- denigrates animation by relegating it to the "Best Animated Feature" ghetto.Here, however, I think Josh500 decided to forgo placing scores like A.I. in the poll in part because he knew they would win, the result being that the poll would be then considerably less interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
Josh500 1493 Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic.SF typically isn't taken as seriously by the literary establishment, hence the need to fence it off in its own category, in the same way the Academy -- far from honoring the status of animators as full-fledged filmmakers -- denigrates animation by relegating it to the "Best Animated Feature" ghetto.I don't know why we're still discussing the true definition of "drama."I defined in my original post what I meant by "drama," at least within this thread and poll. Link to post Share on other sites
Hlao-roo 388 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic.SF typically isn't taken as seriously by the literary establishment, hence the need to fence it off in its own category, in the same way the Academy -- far from honoring the status of animators as full-fledged filmmakers -- denigrates animation by relegating it to the "Best Animated Feature" ghetto.I don't know why we're still discussing the true definition of "drama."Nothing wrong with an occasional side discussion here and there... or is this not JWFAN? Link to post Share on other sites
Josh500 1493 Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic.SF typically isn't taken as seriously by the literary establishment, hence the need to fence it off in its own category, in the same way the Academy -- far from honoring the status of animators as full-fledged filmmakers -- denigrates animation by relegating it to the "Best Animated Feature" ghetto.I don't know why we're still discussing the true definition of "drama."Nothing wrong with an occasional side discussion here and there... or is this not JWFAN? I have nothing against side discussions, but this was turning into the main discussion... Link to post Share on other sites
Josh500 1493 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS:1. Memoirs of a Geisha2. Angela's Ashes3. Saving Private Ryan Link to post Share on other sites
JoeinAR 1406 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I can't choose because none of those scores listed are great scores, none can stand with John's best works. Link to post Share on other sites
HPFAN_2 0 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic.You really think that? You have a lot to learn...It is called sarcasm. You have a lot to learn. Link to post Share on other sites
Datameister 1061 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I must confess, the only one I've heard in its entirety is Memoirs of a Geisha, which I thought was interesting, but not a favorite. Link to post Share on other sites
phbart 511 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 If A.I. is considered a sci-fi movie, so Saving Private Ryan can be considered a war movie. So if A.I. isn't here because of that, neither SPR should be...Anyway, here it goes:1-Geisha2-Saving Private Ryan3-Amistad(bonus)4-A.I.5-Munich6-Seven Years in Tibet Link to post Share on other sites
Neimoidian 13 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I can't choose because none of those scores listed are great scores, none can stand with John's best works.Rrright... Link to post Share on other sites
Josh500 1493 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic.You really think that? You have a lot to learn...It is called sarcasm. You have a lot to learn.It is called sarcasm. You have a lot to learn. Link to post Share on other sites
HPFAN_2 0 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 WHY THE HELL ISN'T A.I. ON HERE! Anyways I vote for Geisha.Because A.I. is a science fiction movie.Ah which inherently means its not dramatic.You really think that? You have a lot to learn...It is called sarcasm. You have a lot to learn.It is called sarcasm. You have a lot to learn.It is called sarcasm. You have a lot to learn. Link to post Share on other sites
John Crichton 4 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Buck 48 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 ummmmm Link to post Share on other sites
John Crichton 4 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Tonight on It's the Mind we examine the phenomenon of deja vu, that strange feeling we sometimes get when we've lived through something before, that's what's happening now has already tonight on It's the Mind we examine the phenomenon of deja vu, that strange feeling we...sometimes get...Anyway, tonight on It's the Mind... Link to post Share on other sites
indy4 152 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 ummmmmIt is called sarcasm. You have a lot to learn. Link to post Share on other sites
Josh500 1493 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Link to post Share on other sites
Bryant Burnette 367 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 If A.I. is considered a sci-fi movie, so Saving Private Ryan can be considered a war movie. So if A.I. isn't here because of that, neither SPR should be...I agree. "Drama," as a genre, is just kinda bogus; there's no such thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Josh500 1493 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 If A.I. is considered a sci-fi movie, so Saving Private Ryan can be considered a war movie. So if A.I. isn't here because of that, neither SPR should be...I agree. "Drama," as a genre, is just kinda bogus; there's no such thing.Well, like I said, "everything except comedy and sci-fi." I called that "drama," for want of a better term. Link to post Share on other sites
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