Monday, February 8, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Oscar Thoughts
It's hard for me to rationalize Sandra Bullock winning anything, especially for a storyline that is soooooo fucked out and tacky. This is like Crash for soccer moms.
I've seen better pixar movies than Up. Wall-E blew my socks off. Up just blew me... wait.
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A Serious Man was a great movie, no doubt behind that statement, but there was so much deserving besides that movie. The acting was great, the subtlety fantastic, the loose parable very enjoyable. Come on, Coen Brothers. We know you are awesome, but pass the baton to Bigelow and Tarantino.
I still really need to see A Single Man. I'm surprised Tom Ford can make one movie can make it this far in a year. Serious props.
Speaking of which, what the fuck is with movies being made with stories of men in the 1960s and having similar plots and titles? ... AND GETTING OSCAR NOMINATIONS
Seriously though, I'm surprised Tom Ford gets an oscar nod this quickly.
Up In The Air- I think Jason Reitman could use a little more range, but at the same he is really climbing his own mountain. Clooney I think gave the best performance this year, and both supporting actresses really nailed there roles (hence, both of them getting nominations as well)
The Hurt Locker- The "ferociously suspenseful" is an understatement. I watched this because I was bored, and I finished it with my eyes wide open. Jeremy Renner (who got nominated) was a great lead, and with the editing, it was perfect and (pardon the cliche) completely nail-biting.
District 9- Best storyline. I was surprised the main character didn't get nominated because he hit the entire range from goofy and neurotic to frightened badass in the span of 2 hours. The palette cleanser of sci-fi movie.
Also:
AVATAR WAS NOT WORTHY OF AN OSCAR. Avatar was overly priced and the dialogue was absolutely awful. AWFUL.
< AND THIS ONE GETS THE FUCKING OSCAR NOD?!
A Serious Man was a great movie, no doubt behind that statement, but there was so much deserving besides that movie. The acting was great, the subtlety fantastic, the loose parable very enjoyable. Come on, Coen Brothers. We know you are awesome, but pass the baton to Bigelow and Tarantino.
I still really need to see A Single Man. I'm surprised Tom Ford can make one movie can make it this far in a year. Serious props.
Speaking of which, what the fuck is with movies being made with stories of men in the 1960s and having similar plots and titles? ... AND GETTING OSCAR NOMINATIONS
Seriously though, I'm surprised Tom Ford gets an oscar nod this quickly.
But if anyone saw Hunger last year, my god, how did it not get anything?! It was twice the movie any of these nominations are!
Clint Eastwood is a seriously overrated filmmaker (I'm referring to Invictus). Not actor-wise, but I've seen two of his "better movies" that he directed and they were borderline awful and tacky. Fuck Invictus, I'm done with your positive messages of hope movies, you are awful at all caveats.
Going back to motivational movies, as far as I'm concerned, all sports oriented postive message movies with little subtlety should have stopped production after Rudy. No oscars! Ever!
My nomination for best picture this year: Rudy
(start the campaign now)
Movies that deserve everything they get:
Inglourious Basterds - What was best about this was how much of a message Tarantino had about his own career and Hollywood. Half of the movie was gratuitous violence, and the other half was amazing dialogue.
Inglourious Basterds - What was best about this was how much of a message Tarantino had about his own career and Hollywood. Half of the movie was gratuitous violence, and the other half was amazing dialogue.
Up In The Air- I think Jason Reitman could use a little more range, but at the same he is really climbing his own mountain. Clooney I think gave the best performance this year, and both supporting actresses really nailed there roles (hence, both of them getting nominations as well)
In The Loop- (not only was this the funniest movie of last year, but the most overlooked. I really hope it get the best adapted screenplay).
The Hurt Locker- The "ferociously suspenseful" is an understatement. I watched this because I was bored, and I finished it with my eyes wide open. Jeremy Renner (who got nominated) was a great lead, and with the editing, it was perfect and (pardon the cliche) completely nail-biting.
District 9- Best storyline. I was surprised the main character didn't get nominated because he hit the entire range from goofy and neurotic to frightened badass in the span of 2 hours. The palette cleanser of sci-fi movie.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox- (also really funny, also better than Up. Bill Murray as a badger lawyer>floating house) I am not cussing you.
Also:
AVATAR WAS NOT WORTHY OF AN OSCAR. Avatar was overly priced and the dialogue was absolutely awful. AWFUL.
Okay, not totally awful. Overrated. The visuals, stunning. But there is no way that visuals cover bad dialogue and a played out storyline. $11 for a ticket and fucking goggles? No. NO.
Shitty editing, predicable story and too fucking long.
It also doesn't help that there's a whole blue people fetish going now. Thanks, James Cameron.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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