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Oscars 2015

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    #272
    Right Turn Clyde
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    I liked Boyhood, but I thought Ellar Coltrane couldn't act. In fairness, that was hard to legislate for given the nature of the production, but it bothered me nonetheless. Also, Lorelei Linklater was woeful, god help her. What I did like about it was that nothing major happened (save one notable incident, and even that was left behind very quickly). I was worried that something tragic or momentous was going to happen, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it just play out nice and easy, with some occasional ups and downs. Just like real life, I guess.


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    #273
    dark crystal
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    e_e wrote: »
    NPH was such a flat host. He looked like a deer in the headlights at times, like his teleprompter was off.

    And what was with the running predictions gag? What an anti climax!
    Amazingfun wrote: »
    great idea!

    Honestly, I think he'd be perfect for it. His Bruce Dern impression last year was my highlight :D


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    #274
    dark crystal
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    e_e wrote: »
    Linklater simply accepts people for who they are. I find it refreshing in an age of cynicism and 15 different levels of irony to everything.

    Exactly. These slice of life films, in which nothing explodes, nobody dies, or gets arrested, or has an affair, or has huge tragedies to overcome, or saves the world are precisely the type of films I find refreshing when they come along and Linklater is a master at them.

    His 'Before' trilogy is a gift to cinema and I thought Boyhood was a beautiful film. Mike Leigh, who directs the same type of films, was particularly impressed with Linklater when they were discussing their films at this year's round table.

    Ah, I'm just gutted for him.


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    #275
    e_e
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    Yeah I love when movies don't get caught up with big events and bull**** plot twists and just let you observe live passing. Mr Turner had a similar leisurely and patient quality and escaped all of the biopic trappings because of it.


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    #276
    Eugene Norman
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    Hey.

    Does anybody know of any black, gay, wheelchair bound mathematician or scientist ( artist at a stretch) historically. Preferably persecuted at some stage for being gay or black. Dies young preferable. Being shot would be better but I would take suicide.

    I want to write a biopic, is all.

    Thanks in advance.


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    #277
    efb
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    Christ but I thought Birdman was self indulgent tosh


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    #278
    efb
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    Hey.

    Does anybody know of any black, gay, wheelchair bound mathematician or scientist ( artist at a stretch) historically. Preferably persecuted at some stage for being gay or black. Dies young preferable. Being shot would be better but I would take suicide.

    I want to write a biopic, is all.

    Thanks in advance.


    Drop the black thing. Not a vote getter


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    #279
    Eugene Norman
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    efb wrote: »
    Drop the black thing. Not a vote getter

    I'm thinking the backlash.


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    #280
    efb
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    e_e wrote: »
    Also can't help but hope that since Boyhood didn't win best picture the annoying "Boring, nothing happens! It's such a gimmick. The kid is annoying." people can play their overrated card elsewhere. ;)

    I loved Birdman though but Whiplash would have been my #1 choice. Hell that music alone when JK walked up to the stage made me want to go back and watch the film right away.

    ...and regarding the Selma snub. If the completely flat and boring Imitation Game could get a best director nomination Ava DuVernay sure as hell should have.

    I loved Imitation game


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    #281
    efb
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    I'm thinking the backlash.

    The academy doesn't care. Give Cuba Gudding Jr a undeserved best supporting actor


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    #282
    Outkast_IRE
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    I'm thinking the backlash.
    I dont think there will be a backlash. I think the only reason the story got any traction was because there was no other scandel in the run up.

    To be fair this year i feel the academy have got it farily spot on. (except for the omission of lego movie in best animation)

    I honestly feel that there can be no complaints this year, i think for the most part the winners deserved it.


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    #283
    Shiraz 4.99
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    Birdman eh, file under Shakespeare in Love as Oscar Winners we'll never hear of again.
    A collective circle jerk to the thesps who vote for the Oscars, will not resonate at all with the general public.
    There could be a backlash against this once those who originally put it off decide to watch it on the back of the Oscar win, glad I won't be the one defending it.


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    #284
    efb
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    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    Birdman eh, file under Shakespeare in Love as Oscar Winners we'll never hear of again.
    A collective circle jerk to the thesps who vote for the Oscars, will not resonate at all with the general public.
    There could be a backlash against this once those who originally put it off decide to watch it on the back of the Oscar win, glad I won't be the one defending it.

    Agreed.


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    #285
    e_e
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    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    will not resonate at all with the general public.
    But it already has. I went to see it again last week and there were more people there than on the week of its release, people really seemed to enjoy it too. Not that resonating with the general public is much of a measure of quality either, we could give Brendan O'Carroll an oscar in that case. :pac:

    While I understand the circle jerk argument with it being a film about actors and the movie industry I still think it's an insanely fun and creative movie. It's one I can genuinely see myself (along with Whiplash, Boyhood and Grand Budapest) revisiting every few years. It also happens to be a very timely movie about where Hollywood is at right now.


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    #286
    Shiraz 4.99
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    e_e wrote: »
    While I understand the circle jerk argument with it being a film about actors and the movie industry I still think it's an insanely fun and creative movie. It's one I can genuinely see myself (along with Whiplash, Boyhood and Grand Budapest) revisiting every few years. It also happens to be a very timely movie about where Hollywood is at right now.

    Only thing I may re-watch from 2014 is probably Interstellar or maybe Whiplash.
    Finest example of the art this year was True Detective Episodes 1 - 5, it's the first time I've understood the TV >>>> Film argument.


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    #287
    MisterAnarchy
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    These Oscar winners seem to become more and more underwhelming every year .
    The last few best picture winners have been extremely mediocre films,The Artist,Argo,12 Years a Slave and Birdman


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    #288
    youreadthat
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    No one has ever heard or spoken of The Hurt Locker since it won! Until this post ;)


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    #289
    LuckyLloyd
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    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    Birdman eh, file under Shakespeare in Love as Oscar Winners we'll never hear of again.
    A collective circle jerk to the thesps who vote for the Oscars, will not resonate at all with the general public.
    There could be a backlash against this once those who originally put it off decide to watch it on the back of the Oscar win, glad I won't be the one defending it.

    Closing in on $100m at the box office...


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    #290
    Outkast_IRE
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    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    resonate at all with the general public.
    To be fair the oscars arent a public opinion poll they have never claimed that.

    I think if that is how you access films then maybe the MTV movie awards is what you are looking for.

    I agree with you that Birdman will not be everyones cup of tea, but to say it will be forgotten about it utter folly. It has some of the best cinematography work seen en-mass by the public in years, the long on-shot scenes that blend seemlessly together are a thing of beauty. The all round ensemble performance is excellent. These are some of the many reasons this movie will be watched for many years to come.


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    #291
    dark crystal
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    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    These Oscar winners seem to become more and more underwhelming every year .
    The last few best picture winners have been extremely mediocre films,The Artist,Argo,12 Years a Slave and Birdman

    I thought 12 Years A Slave was an excellent film and deserved the win last year.

    I haven't seen The Artist, but I did enjoy Argo and Birdman. I wouldn't call them mediocre by any means, but I would agree they probably won't go down in history as all time classics. Then again, nor will Around The World in 80 Days or The Greatest Show on Earth or The Last Emperor or Driving Miss Daisy. The best film of the year not winning isn't a modern phenomenon...


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    #292
    Eugene Norman
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    No great love for GBH on here? I really liked it.


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    #293
    Eugene Norman
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    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    These Oscar winners seem to become more and more underwhelming every year .
    The last few best picture winners have been extremely mediocre films,The Artist,Argo,12 Years a Slave and Birdman

    Not mediocre, but all a bit worthy perhaps.


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    #294
    Outkast_IRE
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    Lads, seriously.

    Best Film of the year is such an individualistic thing i really cant understand why people are so bothered when their favourite film didnt win.

    I honestly did think Birdman deserved the win. With the type of people voting for this award they are always going to favour films that are a good display of the craft that is film making. Birdman is this in spades.


    If American Sniper had won i would have trouble understanding that.


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    #295
    Right Turn Clyde
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    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    These Oscar winners seem to become more and more underwhelming every year .
    The last few best picture winners have been extremely mediocre films,The Artist,Argo,12 Years a Slave and Birdman

    What an utterly nonsensical phrase. I'll file it alongside 'mild peril'.


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    #296
    Outkast_IRE
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    No great love for GBH on here? I really liked it.
    Loved it , bought it for my collection. But to be fair Wes Anderson does not appeal to the masses on the same level as other filmmakers. To me the amount of little details and eccentricities that run through his films make it enjoyable and unique. But i understand alot of people wont understand it and just label it weird etc.


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    #297
    JP Liz V1
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I think Boyhood is taking best film and director for Linklater



    Boy was I wrong :o
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    #298
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Loved it , bought it for my collection. But to be fair Wes Anderson does not appeal to the masses on the same level as other filmmakers. To me the amount of little details and eccentricities that run through his films make it enjoyable and unique. But i understand alot of people wont understand it and just label it weird etc.

    I'm not a huge fan of Wes Anderson but it's not because I don't understand it or think it's weird, it's because he seems to just do the same thing over and over again. He's got a very definitive style but you always know what you're going to get from one of his films. Maybe you could say that about a lot of directors though.


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    #299
    dark crystal
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    No great love for GBH on here? I really liked it.

    I loved it. Would probably be my favourite film of the year. That and Boyhood.


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    #300
    Right Turn Clyde
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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    I'm not a huge fan of Wes Anderson but it's not because I don't understand it or think it's weird, it's because he seems to just do the same thing over and over again. He's got a very definitive style but you always know what you're going to get from one of his films. Maybe you could say that about a lot of directors though.

    The first two names that came to mind were Hitchcock and Bergman. Admittedly, I've only seen a handful of films from each, but I honestly feel like I'm revisiting similar territory every time I watch one of their films. I'm sure there's people that would tear me apart for saying that, but that's honestly been my experience with them so far.


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    #301
    Pierce_1991
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    Right Turn Clyde wrote: »
    The first two names that came to mind were Hitchcock and Bergman. Admittedly, I've only seen a handful of films from each, but I honestly feel like I'm revisiting similar territory every time I watch one of their films. I'm sure there's people that would tear me apart for saying that, but that's honestly been my experience with them so far.

    Fincher was the first that came to my mind, has quite a distinct style. Tarantino too. Those are more positive examples of auteurs though.


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