Best Picture Predictions Anyone?
I am thinking the Departed will win, but I want Letters from Iwo Jima to win. I have seen all of the nominess this year, and think that is the one that was most Oscar worthy. Babel a close second.
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Best Picture Predictions Anyone?
I am thinking the Departed will win, but I want Letters from Iwo Jima to win. I have seen all of the nominess this year, and think that is the one that was most Oscar worthy. Babel a close second.
I dont really care to be honest LOL
Regards,
Lee
Are you sure you're gay?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee
I am with you Lee, I have not seen any of these films nor would I want too. Not sure why 95% of the Best Pictures always have to be a drama best suited for the Lifetime Channel, but in general they are uninteresting films that are soon forgotten. :toff:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee
Well than what type of films would you rather see nominated?Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
What about ET, that has to be one of the best movies of the 20th century, but did it win NO. Can you remember the movie that did win that year?Quote:
Originally Posted by TropixxxStudios
Or Halloween, this move has changed the landscape of film and is still very popular, but did it win NO, what movie did win?
Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita
Oops, wrong awards show.
I voted for departed
I saw departed and babel.
On USA national public radio, I heard the voice of the writer of QUEEN saying he would not accept the award, it written as an anti-monarchy film.
Chariots of fire {edit}my bad .. that was the year before ... Gandhi Won the year ET was at the Oscars {/edit}Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
and it did win the est Effects, Sound Effects Editing - Best Effects, Visual Effects - Best Music, Original Score and Best Sound Oscars
Does anyone really think Gandhi is a better movie than ET? Gandhi is a ok movie I guess, really never seen it myself but sounds kind of boring like all the movies that win best picture just about. Its almost like they try to find them least entertain films they can, or their taste in film is so elitist its out of touch with the viewing public. No wonder people in general could care less who wins anymore, I only cared last year about Broke Back Mountain, but that film lost too.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolKnights
I am kind of a big fan of Steven Spielberg's early films, and Jaws has to be in the to 5 films ever made, did it win best film NO. Seems if you want to make your film entertaining in the least bit, they see you as pandering to viewers, and your skipped over :hmm:
So the point is?Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
"I HATE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM! PICKLE ICE CREAM IS BEST!"
"have you tried Chocolate?"
"No! I have only ever had Pickle and It's the best of all!"
How could you not like ET more than Gandhi, I admit I did see part of Gandhi at some point but think I fell asleep or changed the channel to watch something with a heartbeat. Even to this day every time I watch ET it makes me cry, and I do not cry watching movies EVER. Just talking about it made me watch it again todayQuote:
Originally Posted by IdolKnights
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Ghandi really was boring. It wasn't even inspiring. Ghandi was a great man who, in my opinion, deserved a better movie than THAT one. That one came off like a slogging, long TV movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
E.T. at the time was just unbelievable. It took you on an emotional rollercoaster and had you laughing and (sometimes) crying. It was the BEST there was at the time and I'm not sure how anyone could deny it.
The Academy LOVES to honor "important" films. If there's a message involved--or if it is about someone important like Ghandi--chances are it will win over science fiction or comedy for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by SPACE GLIDER
Did any of the really important films EVER WIN? Like the 1932 King Kong was not even nominated, or the Wizard of Oz. These elitist would not know the Best Picture of any given year if it bit them in the ASS. With their track record of predicting what films really where the best of any given year I really do not see why anyone would really care what they think.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude
PS Ghandi was on cable last night, and I can say after watching most of it SUCKED a big hard DICK
Well, The Wizard of Oz was up against Gone With the Wind, which was quite a good film as well. That one's a tough call.Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
As far as King Kong... I don't know... I don't know that I would call that Best Picture material.
Lord of the Rings won, though. That was deserved. :)
I was shocked that Lord of the Rings did win, I actually liked that movie. How could anyone not think King Kong was not the best movie of its year 1933, or Jaws for that matter. Unless you want to change best picture into best art film them maybe I can get behind it.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude
The reviews for the Wizard of Oz were brutal. It was called stupid and depraved. One review even claimd it was unimaginative!Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
Even now I look at that movie and I'm impressed ... and intriqued by the urban legend that you can actually see an actor who committed suicide hanging in the background of one of the scenes!