January 25, 2011
— Ace Full list here.
Here are my picks. I am doing the Bill Murray thing -- "I never saw this movie (and never even heard of it) so it can't win" -- but anyway, here's my guess/pick. Best Picture:
127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight)
An Hours Production Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
I really have no idea what this movie is. Barely heard of it. But people say good things so I guess it could win.
BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight)
A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
This is my pick. I figure they just want to give the Oscar to Aronofsky and Portman and this movie was both accessible and sorta ambitious. Sorta. It was a decent thriller, so it married commerce and art.
INCEPTION (Warner Bros)
A Warner Bros. UK Services Production Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
No way this wins. It was ambitious and very good-looking but pretentious and empty and I think after the initial critical buzz people started to get that, as exemplified by that deadly South Park Parody. It really was a popcorn movie, but dressed up to seem important, and in that way, I think, kind of annoying. I like popcorn movies, and I don't see how pretending they're saying something important about the subconscious makes them actually important. It just makes them sort of lacking in self-awareness.
THE FIGHTER (Paramount)
A Relativity Media Production David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
I heard of this. Not enough to win.
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)
An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
This is one of those movies that strokes the liberal erogenous zone so every critic overrates it by one full star. I am guessing it was really a pleasant indy dramedy that should have gotten three stars, but liberal critics elevated it into a four-star triumph of the ages.
I assume that, because that's what they always do. (Though some conservative critics thought it was a nice little movie.)
If that's the case, then they've already promoted it beyond its merits, and they'll probably restrain themselves from further puffery. This is one of those "we're being nice just by including you" nominations, I figure.
THE KING'S SPEECH (The Weinstein Co)
A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
I hate this kind of movie. It's a pretty trivial plot -- I've got nothing against trivial plots; I like 'em -- but it takes what seems a pretty minor thing, a bit of speech coaching, and elevates it into Important Movie Status because it has people with British accents in it, and it's period, and there's a king involved.
I figure this is another "we're just being nice" nomination.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)
A Columbia Pictures Production Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
A lot of people saw it, and, like Black Swan, it's considered both a commercial and artistic success. Further, it's a biopic, and Oscar loves a biopic.
On the other hand, there is a genuine question whether too much of it was simply made up. That seems contrary to the rules of biopics -- biopics are by nature very messy and dramatically unsatisfying, because people's lives are messy and almost never fit neatly into some nice dramatic arc. Aaron Sorkin's way of squaring that circle seems to be just makin' stuff up.
I think that will be held against it. Yeah, it's a much more entertaining movie about this subject matter than you would have guessed, but just making up key motivations, drives, and obsessions for real-life people seems to be, as Robert Frost said of non-rhyming poetry, playing tennis without a net.
I figure people don't like Aaoron Sorkin as a personal matter, either.
In addition, as far as biopics, the main character here just isn't very compelling or very important in the scheme of things. He created FaceBook, a time waster, and made a lot of money. Just seems to lack the Very Important Things Are Going On Here heft of a usual biopic.
TOY STORY 3 (Walt Disney)
A Pixar Production Darla K. Anderson, Producer
This probably should win, since everyone was talking about how amazing it was (I didn't see it), but it won't win, because it was released forever ago, made 100 metric tons of money, and is animated, and Hollywood is already scared shitless about the decline of the theater in favor of tv and reality tv winning out over scripted shows and so they're really not looking to accelerate a new challenger (animation) over traditional Hollywood art and craft. No way it wins.
Again, though, based on the raves? Probably really should be a contender, but won't be.
TRUE GRIT (Paramount)
A Paramount Pictures Production Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
Could win, I guess, but I think the Black Swan will. Because I saw the Black Swan.
WINTER'S BONE (Roadside Attractions)
A Winter's Bone Production Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
I have no idea what a Winter's Bone is. This sounds like the sort of movie in which two forty-something women stare out a window at a snow-covered patch of farmland and talk about emotional emptiness or something. Because I have no idea what it is, I say it can't win.
BEST ACTOR
JEFF BRIDGES - TRUE GRIT (Paramount)
JAVIER BARDEM - BIUTIFUL (Roadside Attractions)
JESSE EISENBERG - THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)
COLIN FIRTH - THE KINGÂ’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)
JAMES FRANCO - 127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight)
People seem to like James Franco so I figure it's between him and Bridges. Counting against Bridges is... hasn't he won before?
BEST ACTRESS
ANNETTE BENING - THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)
NICOLE KIDMAN - RABBIT HOLE (Lionsgate)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE - WINTERÂ’S BONE (Roadside Attractions)
NATALIE PORTMAN - BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight)
MICHELLE WILLIAMS - BLUE VALENTINE (The Weinstein Co)
Natalie Portman, I figure, because she lost a lot of weight for the role, and Oscar loves weight gain/weight loss acting.
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
CHRISTIAN BALE - THE FIGHTER (Paramount)
JOHN HAWKES - WINTERÂ’S BONE (Roadside Attractions)
JEREMY RENNER - THE TOWN (Warner Bros)
MARK RUFFALO - THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)
GEOFFREY RUSH - THE KINGÂ’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)
I did not see any of these people in these movies. So... Um, Mark Ruffalo, because he was good in Zodiac.
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
AMY ADAMS - THE FIGHTER (Paramount)
HELENA BONHAM CARTER - THE KINGÂ’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)
MELISSA LEO - THE FIGHTER (Paramount)
HAILEE STEINFELD - TRUE GRIT (Paramount)
JACKI WEAVER - ANIMAL KINGDOM (Sony Pictures Classics)
This happens a lot, where the real starring actress in a movie is instead given a stealth best supporting actress nod because they don't want to give her the top acting award. In this case, that woman usually wins.
In this case, it's that little girl from True Grit, who everyone says was amazing. So, based on that, Hailee Steinfeld.
BEST ANIMATED PICTURE
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (DreamWorks Animation)
TOY STORY 3 (Walt Disney)
THE ILLUSIONIST (Sony Pictures Classics)
Toy Story 3 in a walk. I never even heard of The Illusionist and the dragon one sounds dopey.
BEST DIRECTOR
DARREN ARONOFSKY - BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight)
DAVID FINCHER - THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)
TOM HOOPER - THE KING'S SPEECH (The Weinstein Co.)
JOEL AND ETHAN COEN - TRUE GRIT (Paramount)
DAVID O. RUSSELL - THE FIGHTER (Paramount)
Here's where they may nod to The Social Network -- Fincher's a genuine talent and they probably have the itch to recognize him for a lot of really good-looking movies that were never nominated. His directing was showy enough (he shoots Harvard as it's dark and in perpetual gloom) and uses some cool tilt-shift photography at Oxford to suggest, I don't know, something about it being a tiny world or something. Plus, the movie does flow, so that's something. I figure they give it to him.
The Coen Brothers, I guess, would be the second-most likely, because they're the Coen Brothers.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANOTHER YEAR, Mike Leigh (Sony Pictures Classics)
THE FIGHTER, Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (Paramount)
INCEPTION, Christopher Nolan (Warner Bros)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg (Focus Features)
THE KING'S SPEECH, David Seidler (The Weinstein Co)
Here's where they give the Oscar For Courage -- the Kids Are All Right.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 HOURS, Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy (Fox Searchlight)
TOY STORY 3, Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich (Walt Disney)
THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Aaron Sorkin (Sony Pictures)
WINTER'S BONE, Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini (Roadside Attractions)
TRUE GRIT, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Paramount)
No way True Grit gets it, as, if I understand this right, they are making a big deal about adapting from the novel, not the 1969 film, but the 1969 film was very close to the novel too.
I have no idea for this one. Maybe Toy Story 3, in some kind of backdoor acknowledgement they should have taken it more seriously for Best Picture.
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Algeria, Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Cohen Media Group) - A Tassili Films Production
Canada, Incendies (Sony Pictures Classics) - A Micro-Scope Production
Denmark, In a Better World (Sony Pictures Classics) - A Zentropa Production
Greece, Dogtooth (Kino International) - A Boo Production
Mexico, Biutiful (Roadside Attractions) - A Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production
I really could not possibly care less. Um, I figure they'll give it to Mexico because there are a lot of Mexicans working in the Hollywood system. Pure homer boosterism.
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) - Matthew Libatique
Inception (Warner Bros.) - Wally Pfister
The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) - Danny Cohen
The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) - Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit (Paramount) - Roger Deakins
Probably True Grit. Not the Black Swan, no way, it was all cramped interiors and bad lighting, which may make sense for the movie, but you don't give awards for that.
Inception could possibly win, as I have to stress, it really was a seriously good-looking movie.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Exit Through The Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency) A Paranoid Pictures Production Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
Gasland - A Gasland Production Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) - A Representational Pictures Production Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment) - An Outpost Films Production Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Waste Land (Arthouse Films) - An Almega Projects Production Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
I hear Restrepo is awesome. And giving the award to that is Hollywood's way of affirming they support the troops.
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Killing In The Name - A Moxie Firecracker Films Production Nominees to be determined
Poster Girl - A Portrayal Films Production Nominees to be determined
Strangers No More - A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Sun Come Up - A Sun Come Up Production Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
The Warriors Of Qiugang - A Thomas Lennon Films Production Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
I don't care, but probably "Killing in the Name," because it's probably about extremism and/or religion or something and you can never have enough Oscars for that.
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Andrew Weisblum
The Fighter (Paramount) Pamela Martin
The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Tariq Anwar
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Jon Harris
The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
I figure The Social Network, because there was a lot of cutting involved in making flashbacks and stuff flow and it's hard to cut dialogue sequences to make them seem interesting.
Plus, I saw it.
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) - Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter (Warner Bros) - Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
Inception (Warner Bros) - Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Iron Man 2 (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount) - Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Alice in Wonderland had the worst effects I've ever seen. Ugly, gray, fake and cheap looking.
Iron Man 2 was just the same stuff they did in Iron Man 1 pretty much. And the climax was again shot in darkness and again you could barely see anything. Um, why? No way this wins.
I think this one is easy: Inception. Great effects, beautiful, imaginative, and real-looking.
Again, a dumb movie, but a very good looking one.
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) - Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) - Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Inception (Warner Bros) - Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) - Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Judy Farr
True Grit (Paramount) - Production Design: Jess Gonchor, Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
This award favors films with a lot of art direction (made up fashions, clothes, etc.), and Hollywood has a hard-on for Tim Burton, so that seems to favor Alice in Wonderland, but seriously, was this movie not ghastly-ugly?
That was the intent? Really? To look like a bad Doctor Who episode?
I have no idea. I'll go with True Grit. It's period, it won't win many other awards, so they'll toss it this.
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) - Colleen Atwood
I Am Love (Magnolia Pictures) - Antonella Cannarozzi
The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) - Jenny Beavan
The Tempest (Miramax) - Sandy Powell
True Grit (Paramount) - Mary Zophres
Apart from Alice's armor, I restate my opinion that Alice in Wonderland looked horrible in all ways.
No idea here. The Tempest, I guess, because that sounds like something with good costumes. I have no idea what it is, if it's the Shakespeare play or is about something entirely different.
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
Barney's Version (Sony Pictures Classics) Adrien Morot
The Way Back (Newmarket Films/Wrekin Hill Entertainment/Image Entertainment) Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
The Wolfman (Universal) Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
No idea. The Wolfman was an awful, awful movie and I do not remember "make up." I remember a bad CGI werewolf. Um, "The Way Back." Because the title sounds good.
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)
How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) - John Powell
Inception (Warner Bros.) - Hans Zimmer
The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) - Alexandre Desplat
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) - A.R. Rahman
The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
I figure The Social Network, but I really liked Inception's music. I think Inception should win but The Social Network will win.
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Coming Home” from Country Strong (Sony Pictures/Screen Gems) - Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from Tangled (Walt Disney) - Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) - Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) - Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Randy Newman always wins. Why? I figure because it's the same fucking song every time and since it won before why shouldn't it win again?
Well, that's all I've got.
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Posted by: Waterhouse at January 25, 2011 10:46 AM (Gx9Qb)
Posted by: The Mega Independent at January 25, 2011 10:46 AM (jdyTs)
Posted by: ace at January 25, 2011 10:48 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Y-not hasn't paid to see a movie in a couple of years at January 25, 2011 10:48 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 25, 2011 10:49 AM (olKiY)
Jeff Bridges was good but he won last year, and the Coen brothers won two years ago. Oscar usually doesn't do two years in a row; exceptions like Tom Hanks come about because his second win was for a gay character, and Hollywood will pretty much always go with the gay character.
That said, I've seen none of them except True Grit, which I liked quite a bit. Probably the best thing the Coen brothers have done.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 25, 2011 10:49 AM (081kp)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 25, 2011 10:50 AM (Gx9Qb)
Fantastic performances and a plot a tight dialogue and plot.
Plus it has been out on DVD for about 8 months already...
Seriously, imagine "Brick" set in the Ozarks, but written and directed by adults.
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at January 25, 2011 10:50 AM (HqpV0)
Posted by: ace at January 25, 2011 10:51 AM (nj1bB)
Last year, I think, because people were complaining that all the five nominees were liberal wet-dream movies that no one actually saw. So they doubled it so they could throw in commercial things.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 25, 2011 10:52 AM (081kp)
Posted by: ace at January 25, 2011 10:52 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 10:52 AM (M9Ie6)
I can tell you why they started doing that, so more people can be happy that they are nominated.
Posted by: Mark in Spokane at January 25, 2011 10:53 AM (nefur)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at January 25, 2011 10:53 AM (sZ+lP)
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 02:52 PM (M9Ie6)
I'm shocked that Maru and the Surprised Kitteh were locked out of Oscars nominations. Its a travesty.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 25, 2011 10:53 AM (z1N6a)
Also, Barbie says "Authority should be derived from the consent of the governed", which probably set millions of liberal teeth on edge.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2011 10:53 AM (p05LM)
Posted by: Jean at January 25, 2011 10:54 AM (wgkZv)
The movie w/the lesbos will take it. Annette Benning can be as insufferable as always in her acceptance speech.
Hollywood lurves teh gay plotlines.
Of all that crap on the list I only want to see The King's Speech. Actually The Fighter looks pretty good.
Mmm, Colin Firth. Puuurrrr.....
But at the end of the day who cares? I can't believe I ever gave a rat's ass about this stuff.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at January 25, 2011 10:55 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Purple Avenger at January 25, 2011 10:55 AM (fpke/)
Posted by: Alaska Paul at January 25, 2011 10:55 AM (rMkgW)
Posted by: The Emperor at January 25, 2011 10:55 AM (mconA)
"I never saw this movie (and never even heard of it) so it can't win"
Well if I use that as the criterion the only movies that are even eligible are The Book of Eli and the Harry Potter Part 7 Part 1, as they are only movies I shelled out money for in 2010. I'm thinking my transformation into a crochety old man who thinks that Hollywood only puts out crapola is complete.
Posted by: rockhead at January 25, 2011 10:56 AM (RykTt)
As Ace mentions, they rarely give out the awards for what the Category actually says, they just pick the person or movie they "like" (for whatever reason- usually mushy leftist BS) and then back-justify the pick.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at January 25, 2011 10:56 AM (8y9MW)
/Which means it isn't my cup of tea, but I thought I would still ask since it's getting so much attention.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at January 25, 2011 10:56 AM (sZ+lP)
Posted by: Alaska Paul at January 25, 2011 02:55 PM (rMkgW)
When are the nominations for best Ace Commenter, Best Sockpuppetry coming out for the year?
Posted by: Oldcat at January 25, 2011 10:57 AM (z1N6a)
Posted by: ace at January 25, 2011 02:48 PM (nj1bB)
It was better than okay (which these days is good). Colin Firth was uniformly excellent, however, and made it even better than it otherwise would have been.
Posted by: The Mega Independent at January 25, 2011 10:57 AM (jdyTs)
/Which means it isn't my cup of tea, but I thought I would still ask since it's getting so much attention.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at January 25, 2011 02:56 PM (sZ+lP)
I thought that was the run-time of the show, so I gave it a miss.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 25, 2011 10:57 AM (z1N6a)
Was Book of Eli good? I still haven't gotten to see it.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at January 25, 2011 10:58 AM (8y9MW)
And it's a quietly conservative film as well, about taking ownership of one's disabilities and rising to the task of leading a nation through harrowing times (the emphasis is on the necessity of the King to help lead the nation during the outset of WWII).
You're totally, hilariously wrong about it, Ace. If you can get past your hate of drawing-room Merchant-Ivory-style British movies, I think you'd like it.
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 10:58 AM (NjYDy)
But at the end of the day who cares? I can't believe I ever gave a rat's ass about this stuff.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at January 25, 2011 02:55 PM (pLTLS)
These gasbag dimwits are as stuck on themselves as Stumblebum Ofuckstick and just as dense. I've never been so lacking in things to do that I tune into this circle jerk.
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 25, 2011 10:58 AM (olKiY)
Them's fighting words to Miss'80sbaby!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 25, 2011 10:59 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 10:59 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 02:58 PM (NjYDy)
If you get past your hate of any thing, by definition you are forced to like it.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 25, 2011 10:59 AM (z1N6a)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at January 25, 2011 11:00 AM (mHQ7T)
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Posted by: ace at January 25, 2011 11:01 AM (nj1bB)
You ever notice that it's mostly the lefty sites that "fan" up people and give them points and elevate commenters to elite statuses? Nevermind all the censoring they do, it's just so sweet to observe that in places full of jackbags who purportedly want "total equality and fairness for all".
Posted by: The Mega Independent at January 25, 2011 11:01 AM (jdyTs)
Was book of Eli on the list? If it was I missed it. Yeah, I thought that was a good movie. Wouldn't want to watch it with any of the grand kids, nieces, or nephews, but it was good.
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 11:01 AM (M9Ie6)
But that's all Miramax does, because Harvey Weinstein is married to a fashion designer who is not half bad-looking.
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at January 25, 2011 11:02 AM (mHQ7T)
Black Swan would actually be my nominee for cinematography. Sure it's all interiors and dim lighting, but the visual aspect of that movie was by far the most effective part, outside of Portman.
Inception will win for FX and it deserves to: I hugely respect Christopher Nolan's decision to eschew CGI for the most part and work with practical effects. That's ballsy as all hell in Hollywood these days, and the results showed up on the screen.
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 11:02 AM (NjYDy)
Posted by: booger at January 25, 2011 11:03 AM (9RFH1)
Posted by: The Mega Independent at January 25, 2011 11:03 AM (jdyTs)
This.
The King's Speech is an excellent movie.
The Kids Are All Right was awful. Pretentious, pompous, preachy. Annette Benning is also incredibly overrated in this role. The only reason this didn't go directly to DVD is the "edgy" subject.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at January 25, 2011 11:03 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at January 25, 2011 11:03 AM (HaYO4)
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Posted by: jewells45 at January 25, 2011 11:05 AM (l/N7H)
The biggest hole in The Social Network's plot was portraying Harvrad students as actually being cool. I live in Cambridge, those kids suck.
Posted by: Uncle Milty at January 25, 2011 11:05 AM (YsFN3)
When the people who decide the nominees felt that only five blowjobs wasn't enough.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at January 25, 2011 11:05 AM (LH6ir)
It deserves an Oscar just for not showing Milla Jovovich's nipples. Hooray!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 25, 2011 11:06 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 25, 2011 11:06 AM (l/N7H)
Was Book of Eli good?
Meh, worth the download from Netflix if you're already there. Becomes a little unbelievable in the last 10 min. Delivers a big message in the end. I'd give the big secret away, but don't want to "ruin" it for you.
Posted by: rockhead at January 25, 2011 11:07 AM (RykTt)
Nolan pissed off Hollywood with the right-wing undertones in "The Dark Knight" so it's a snub that doesn't surprise me.
Didn't see "True Grit" because I can't stand Matt Damon's snotty, brat face.
"The Fighter" was the best movie of the year, "Black Swan" a close runner-up. "Swan" will win because Hollywood types relate more to a movie about performing arts than the world of a white trash boxing family. See "Shakespeare in Love" over "Saving Private Ryan" or "Kramer vs. Kramer" over "Apocalypse Now."
If Geoffrey Rush or Christian Bale win Best Supporting I'll be happy.
I'm married to Amy Adams. In my mind.
Mila Kunis should win "Best Performance Between Natalie Portman's Thighs"
There is no Best Documentary category.
Posted by: Crusty at January 25, 2011 11:07 AM (GvSpB)
Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at January 25, 2011 11:07 AM (HaYO4)
These women starve themselves for a week to fit into some dress they spent three months fretting over. To top it off, they'll inject Botox into their hands so their palms don't sweat on the red carpet as they introduced themselves.
By and large, these people live in a completely different world and they think they're better than you or I. Then they want you to shell out hard earned money for the crap their spitting out.
Fuck them.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at January 25, 2011 11:08 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: JohnW at January 25, 2011 11:08 AM (DuAND)
Sorry, fixed that for me!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 25, 2011 11:08 AM (9hSKh)
Well, it isn't really period in the same sense as Jane Eyre or Bleak House or any of the others. The Brits are really emphasizing keeping the history and focusing on novels/bios/etc. while using modern film techniques and avoiding other docu-drama labels.
I think people are also rather interested because it's a story that's only been told once before now (Bertie & Elizabeth), and Hooper manages to avoid all the usual cliches about royalty and about Australians. He also lets you get a glimpse inside the monarchy the way you can only in books, since we do know for a fact that the King wasn't some stuffy starched shirt.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at January 25, 2011 11:08 AM (sZ+lP)
I hate hearing other people stutter.
(Esp my poor daughter who also stutters, dammit)
You should definitely go see this film, and take her along with you. I went with two people who used to have stutters and they both found it immensely inspirational on top of its entertainment value.
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 11:08 AM (NjYDy)
Posted by: arhooley, conflicted Californian at January 25, 2011 11:09 AM (rbThf)
I liked the Book of Eli, The Road was "dark and dreary and glacially paced", and depressing. The Book of Eli had a somewhat uplifting ending a hell of a twist that I didn't see coming.
Posted by: Dr Spank at January 25, 2011 11:09 AM (1fB+3)
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 11:10 AM (p302b)
Well, I had a really good dream about Natalie Portman last night, so she gets my vote even though I haven's seen her in anything other than those Star Wars movies.
And Jeff Bridges should get another Oscar, well, because he's Jeff Bridges and knows how to pick good scripts. Haven't seen that one either.
And How to Train Your Dragon sucked something terrible.
Thus is the extent of my movie viewing so far.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 25, 2011 11:10 AM (b6qrg)
Posted by: Ricky Gervais at January 25, 2011 11:10 AM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: Dr Spank at January 25, 2011 11:10 AM (1fB+3)
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 11:10 AM (NjYDy)
Posted by: Dave C at January 25, 2011 11:11 AM (71gU/)
Posted by: Cherry π at January 25, 2011 11:11 AM (+sBB4)
Oh, come on. You're telling me you didn't like Raising Arizona, at the very least?
I will agree that when they miss, they miss wide as hell. Burn After Reading, Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, The Hudsucker Proxy -- hours off my life that I can never get back.
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 11:13 AM (NjYDy)
Posted by: troyriser at January 25, 2011 11:13 AM (mU1zA)
Posted by: Penfold at January 25, 2011 11:14 AM (1PeEC)
Posted by: I don't watch this shit at January 25, 2011 11:14 AM (l0PLX)
RedLetterMedia hardest hit
Posted by: ya2daup at January 25, 2011 11:14 AM (7GfKM)
Toy Story 3 should actually win, how often is a part 3 better than the first 2?
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at January 25, 2011 11:14 AM (xdHzq)
Posted by: wooga at January 25, 2011 11:14 AM (2p0e3)
Posted by: motionview at January 25, 2011 11:15 AM (zRbkQ)
heard of this. Not enough to win.
You're confusing the "People's Choice" awards with the "Academy" awards. The Academy is full of progressive hippy retreads and the general popularity of a film has nothing to do with whether it is voted to win by the Academy or not. The Oscar winners are going to be films with ground breaking Leftist mush packaged as education/entertainment in them.
Posted by: Speller at January 25, 2011 11:16 AM (J74Py)
The only memorable Oscar moment I enjoyed was watching Brokeback Mountain lose to Crash.
One lefty wet-dream piece of cinematic trash beats out another lefty piece of trash.
And then there were tears.
I enjoyed that. Immensely.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at January 25, 2011 11:16 AM (pLTLS)
makes sense.
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 11:16 AM (p302b)
Posted by: wooga at January 25, 2011 11:17 AM (2p0e3)
Speak freely, we're all friends here. You like broadway musicals, think Cher is a top notch entertainer? Share with us...
Posted by: countrydoc at January 25, 2011 11:17 AM (131HS)
I still have to do a nightly ritual of brain bleach for the 10 minutes of that crap film (BBM) I caught on free tv.
Posted by: Y-not hasn't paid to see a movie in a couple of years at January 25, 2011 11:17 AM (pW2o8)
Only one on the list I saw was The Social Network. Not great...but much, much better than I expected.
I tried to watch Inception, but turned it off after about 10 minutes....just could not get into it...it really bugged me for some reason.
O/T..but Coburn wrote something over at The Corner telling us to shut up about them tuning the SOTU into prom night. Strange stuff...he even quotes scripture to us bible-clingers.
I called Mean Jean Schmitt's DC office to express my displeasure about her and the other schmucks being useful idiots for the Demoncrats tonight. The girl who I spoke with said she has been getting calls non-stop from people in her district who are objecting to it. I asked why then was Schmitt doing it.
The answer I got was that it was good for the people in the district; it sends a good message.
...HUH?
Posted by: beedubya, rotten prick at January 25, 2011 11:17 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: troyriser at January 25, 2011 03:13 PM (mU1zA)
Agreed. It was an excellent movie, very well made.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 25, 2011 11:18 AM (l/N7H)
"So... is Jethro Tull going to win 'Best Heavy Metal Band' again?"
I think this is Steely Dan's year.
Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at January 25, 2011 11:18 AM (HaYO4)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 25, 2011 02:46 PM (Gx9Qb)
To whom are you referring? An inquiring but puzzled mind wants to know!
Posted by: ya2daup at January 25, 2011 11:19 AM (7GfKM)
Oscar rule #1: The winner will be a movie everyone only pretends to like.
Posted by: DngrMse at January 25, 2011 11:19 AM (ZYrFK)
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 11:20 AM (p302b)
I enjoyed that. Immensely.
Not as much as I enjoyed seeing Cameron lose to his ex and the Hurt Locker.
I am somewhat proud of the fact that I have only seen two of the best picture nominees.
The whole expansion of the best pic category illustrates just how shallow these people are.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at January 25, 2011 11:20 AM (B+qrE)
Posted by: Brenden at January 25, 2011 11:20 AM (oribW)
The last time I watched a film was with a lady friend, - and only because she was using it as an excuse to friggin' cuddle. Yeah, I don't remember the title, actors, or plot, and never saw the ending.
Score!
Posted by: Fritz at January 25, 2011 11:20 AM (GwPRU)
I think this is Steely Dan's year.
Nah, the Beatles will win this year fer shure. Either them or Emerson, Lake and Palmer. One of those four, definitely.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 25, 2011 11:21 AM (b6qrg)
Posted by: John at January 25, 2011 11:21 AM (9jN0S)
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 11:22 AM (p302b)
As to who wins... eh. I saw Inception. I think. I may have dreamed it.
I think Alien should get Best Picture.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 25, 2011 11:22 AM (swuwV)
So let's bid hasta-la-bye-bye to The Social Network ('cause he's a real level 11 chess-playing wizard when it comes to flashing his mad techno skillz)!
Posted by: ya2daup at January 25, 2011 11:23 AM (7GfKM)
Posted by: Cherry π at January 25, 2011 11:23 AM (+sBB4)
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 11:23 AM (p302b)
Posted by: moviegique at January 25, 2011 11:23 AM (1y5Vr)
Oscar rule #1: The winner will be a movie everyone only pretends to like.
Heh.
Or the literary version: if you want to see what someone ISN'T reading, look at what's sitting on their coffee table.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 25, 2011 11:24 AM (TAjuH)
Posted by: Fritz at January 25, 2011 11:25 AM (GwPRU)
Oscars 2010: The most revealing Oscars dresses of all time - Top 10
How can you talk about something so chickish as the Oscars, without defending your manhood and posting boobie pics as well. /
Posted by: momma at January 25, 2011 11:25 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Cherry π at January 25, 2011 03:23 PM (+sBB4)
did you see the movie? I haven't seen it yet but I'm told it isn't what you think it is and it is masterfully done. So, please do not boil it down to a "ballerina movie" if you haven't seen it and seriously, stop the innuendo about Ace. I more or less know what it is really about and I would not want to spoil it for someone else but can so totally see a lot of manly men going to see that movie.
Go Natalie Portman....(she took dancing as a kid, btw)
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 11:26 AM (p302b)
Now if we get a thread on the Tony Awards, then I'd worry...
Posted by: Y-not hasn't paid to see a movie in a couple of years at January 25, 2011 11:26 AM (pW2o8)
By the way, I have not seen any of the movies listed on any of those lists.
I did recently rewatch the original True Grit. Good times . . .
Posted by: The Q at January 25, 2011 11:26 AM (AXHCj)
Natalie Portman - Fountain of Decadence. no thanks.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 25, 2011 11:27 AM (9hSKh)
I think the collective wisdom of the moron nation should compile a boobies / no boobies tally of all the nominated films so as to make Ace's biases clear.
Here's my two cents' worth (and the only one of the nominated films - or any film, for that matter - that I saw last year): True Grit - no boobies.
Posted by: ya2daup at January 25, 2011 11:27 AM (7GfKM)
I hold my own Oscars every year - it's called, "if I liked it, I bought the DVD."
Who cares what Hollywood or anyone else thinks?
Inception and How to Train Your Dragon were great movies for different reasons.
No love for The Expendables?
Posted by: soulpile is... expendable at January 25, 2011 11:27 AM (gH+Hj)
I thought the treatment of King Edward was perfect- as a kid I thought it was romantic that he threw away his crown to pursue his one true love. I thought my tough-as-nails British grandmother was a little harsh when she sneered at his weakness and inability to marry a proper girl, not some trashy divorcee.
This movie was a wonderful reminder that she was right all along. As usual.
I still don't care about a bunch of the most toxic narcissists in the world giving each other trophies though.
Posted by: Delicious Lead Paint at January 25, 2011 11:27 AM (Mdbhi)
112 curious,
The original Grit was a John Wayne movie, and it was based on a book. Because it was a Wayne movie, they changed some things around from the book to focus more on Wayne (and he did win the Oscar).
This new Grit is apparently more faithful to the book.
Posted by: The Q at January 25, 2011 11:29 AM (AXHCj)
The fact you have to ask is heresy.
Well it is if you're a male over forty anyways.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at January 25, 2011 11:29 AM (tf9Ne)
...oh..and your girlfriends are a bunch of filthy whores if you disagree with me about The Social Network being a good flick
...and what you like sucks
Posted by: beedubya, rotten prick at January 25, 2011 11:29 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 03:23 PM (p302b)
Yes, it was. Pretty good, too. It'd be nice if the bookstores would sell the book for a reasonable price, instead of charging $15 for an oversized paperback. Just to compare the film to the book, see.
Although, I would like to see the Coen True Grit. It looks pretty good. Doesn't Brolin play the villain?
Posted by: soulpile is... expendable at January 25, 2011 11:30 AM (gH+Hj)
To be fair, the movie was partly sold as Mila, Natalie, and the Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name.
Well, maybe fifty years ago it dared not speak its name. Now it yells at you during car commercials.
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 25, 2011 11:30 AM (Gx9Qb)
Posted by: Dr Spank at January 25, 2011 03:09 PM (1fB+3)
Yeah, I liked Book of Eli a lot too. (Spoilers are hidden, and can be seen by highlighting the blank spaces.) That twist, the Bible being in Braile, yeah, that was one hell of a twist, along with Eli being blind. Unfortunately, someone told me that twist prior to seeing the movie.
That said, I absolutely hated the whole "we are rebuilding the library to re-civilize the world" bit. Seemed so...hokey. And when the chick takes all his weapons and IPad and sun glasses and goes back into the wasteland? Garbage.
Posted by: ed at January 25, 2011 11:31 AM (emG8W)
The whole expansion of the best pic category illustrates just how shallow these people are.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at January 25, 2011 03:20 PM (B+qrE)
Can we get a resounding, "Amen!" from the moron horde?
Posted by: ya2daup at January 25, 2011 11:31 AM (7GfKM)
I really really enjoyed the social network. That's what you want from a movie, to really enjoy your evening and have a lot to discuss afterward.
My dad says John Wayne should have won for "the searchers" or "the shootist".....
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 11:31 AM (p302b)
Charlie Sheen will win for Best Hooker Hookup.
Posted by: mpfs at January 25, 2011 11:32 AM (iYbLN)
OMG, you had me beleiving this entire post until now...
A Menage Atroz A Menage Atroz A Menage Atroz
BWAHAHA... wait, that was real? HAHAHAHAHA
I have so seen films like that before; I've seen quite a few really; I didn't realize they coudl win Oscars or I'd pay more attention.
Can't... stop... laughing.
Posted by: gekkobear at January 25, 2011 11:32 AM (X0NX1)
Posted by: Cherry π at January 25, 2011 11:33 AM (+sBB4)
To be fair, the movie was partly sold as Mila, Natalie, and the Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name.
Well, maybe fifty years ago it dared not speak its name. Now it yells at you during car commercials.
Also known as the "Love that Won't Shut the Fuck Up."
Posted by: ed at January 25, 2011 11:33 AM (emG8W)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at January 25, 2011 11:33 AM (sZ+lP)
You're dad was right. "The Searchers" is one of the finest films John Ford every made. I've watched it over and over.
Posted by: mpfs at January 25, 2011 11:33 AM (iYbLN)
didn't the lesbian thing turn out to be just a dream though?
wasn't it more of a psychological thriller?
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 11:34 AM (p302b)
Jeff Bridges had a helluva year.. I liked everything about True Grit (and it was a heckuva followup to a great performance in Crazy Heart. Tron? meh.. good film but no great performances (which I may have missed whilst keeping my eyes glued to the chick in the latex suit!).
So, I would give the Oscar to Jeff Bridges for True Grit (although my wife tells me Colin Firth was great in The Kings Speech)
Natalie Portman gets the Oscar for The Black Swan. Who heard of those other movies???
Best Pic? Likely will go to The Kings Speech, but I would pick True Grit cuz I saw it.
Inception was a really fun movie to see on a big screen (you layabouts who way for DVD/BluRay will not get the true experience). Should at least get an Oscar for effects.
For those asking about Book of Eli, not worth seeing on the big screen, though you may want to rent it.. a much better recent movie in the genre is The Road with Viggo Mortensen
All that other crap I don't care about..
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 25, 2011 11:35 AM (f9c2L)
Posted by: Call me Ishmael at January 25, 2011 11:35 AM (YZ0iV)
For Wayne, the most Oscar-like performances were probably The Searchers and Red River.
And, of course, his role of a lifetime as Genghis Khan!
Posted by: The Q at January 25, 2011 11:35 AM (AXHCj)
Posted by: countrydoc at January 25, 2011 11:36 AM (131HS)
a much better recent movie in the genre is The Road with Viggo Mortensen
Very good, but depressing as hell. If that's what Book of Eli is like I think I will pass.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 25, 2011 11:37 AM (l/N7H)
I agree.. not much differences between the two movies.. they synopsized the beginning in the newest one.. I thought this one was grittier (if I may) and Jeff Bridge's Rooster Cogburn seemed more real to me than Wayne's.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 25, 2011 11:39 AM (f9c2L)
That's it in a nutshell, except that now I get the Blu-Ray if it ain't too high.
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 11:40 AM (M9Ie6)
Not to mention expensive, but so worth it. That movie was gorgeous, and I appreciate how much work went into it. Too bad the story was so sloppy. Conceptually, it was genius.
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at January 25, 2011 11:40 AM (mHQ7T)
Also known as the "Love that Won't Shut the Fuck Up."
Posted by: ed at January 25, 2011 03:33 PM (emG8W)
Yep..I literally spit the piece of orange out of my moth at that one...well done, sir
Also..that thing about Eli??..you know that physical handicap we can't give away??...i didn't necessarily have that take
Posted by: beedubya, rotten prick at January 25, 2011 11:43 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Yeff at January 25, 2011 11:45 AM (TIuoo)
Posted by: Soona at January 25, 2011 11:46 AM (Azyzj)
orange piece out of my mouth...not moth
OK..I have a spoiler about Citizen Kane that I will put into white font so you will have to copy and paste to be able to read it
Here goes.....Rosebud was a fucking sled
Umm..what?? Oh...sorry
Posted by: beedubya, rotten prick at January 25, 2011 11:47 AM (AnTyA)
"How To Train Your Dragon" was waaaaay better than Toy Story 3, in my humble opinion. And in my 4 year old's opinion.
Posted by: Naqamel at January 25, 2011 11:47 AM (UMwMT)
didn't the lesbian thing turn out to be just a dream though?
wasn't it more of a psychological thriller?
Posted by: curious at January 25, 2011 03:34 PM (p302b)
Yeah, it probably was. I say probably, because a big part of the movie was how she stopped being able to tell the difference between what is real and not. So maybe the that scene was real. Or maybe the scene afterwards, where it appears it didn't happen was real. Who can really tell? Since we never get an objective, "outside" view, all we have is the view of the psychotic ballerina.
Posted by: ed at January 25, 2011 11:48 AM (emG8W)
You don't even have to be over 40. You just have to have a Dad over 50.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at January 25, 2011 11:49 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Soona at January 25, 2011 11:51 AM (Azyzj)
Am I the only one that reads STFU when ya'll write SOTU?
And, what's with all the movie h8 and ennui, Ace?
Posted by: Kelly at January 25, 2011 11:51 AM (FLFli)
Posted by: Cherry π at January 25, 2011 11:53 AM (+sBB4)
Toy Story 3 sucked.
Plot of Toy Story: Talking Toys get separated from kid, have zany adventure trying to get back to kid.
Plot of Toy Story 2: Talking Toys get separated from kid, have zany adventure trying to get back to kid.
Plot of Toy Story 3: Talking Toys get separated from kid, have zany adventure trying to get back to kid (who this time, donates them to a little girl.)
It's essentially the same move three times. They added some new characters in the second one and third one to liven it up a little, but in the end it's the same basic formula, and personally, it nearly bored me to death.
How To Train Your Dragon was far more interesting, how the character of Hiccup grows and matures, how Asterid reacts, how his stubborn dad reacts, plus - it has well animated Dragons - especially Toothless, who will remind any astute observer of a cat.
Toy Story 3 has Ken, oh, now we can make Ken and Barbie part of the zany "get back to the kid" plot.
*YUCK*
Posted by: Naqamel at January 25, 2011 11:54 AM (UMwMT)
Sex and violence in movies is okay, just as long as there aren't any filthy words!
Posted by: Sheila Broflovski at January 25, 2011 11:54 AM (9hSKh)
Nah, the original True Grit is a great film, but as someone who went into this year's remake expecting to be underwhelmed...I was really impressed. It's better than the original. It's also wildly funny, in the best possible (i.e. deadpan) way.
And I say this as a guy who fucking loves John Wayne and considers The Searchers and Rio Bravo to be in the Top 5 Greatest Westerns ever made. (The others? Open Range, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, and High Noon.)
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 11:55 AM (NjYDy)
I have heard others talk about that and I don't see it either. Unless he's the freakin kwisatz haderach.
Posted by: toby928™ at January 25, 2011 11:55 AM (S5YRY)
You are late to that party. He was out yesterday having it waxed.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at January 25, 2011 11:56 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 25, 2011 11:56 AM (SB0V2)
To be fair, the movie was partly sold as Mila, Natalie, and the Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name.
I AM THERE. I don't care if it's about randomly punching kindly grandmothers.
Posted by: UGAdawg at January 25, 2011 11:57 AM (aO1W9)
3:10 To Yuma was a nice job for a remake.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at January 25, 2011 11:58 AM (LH6ir)
1. Toy Story 3
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
4. Inception
5. Shrek Forever After
6. The Twilight Saga:
7. Iron Man 2
8. Despicable Me
9. How to Train Your Dragon
10. Clash of the Titans
I guess it is better than last year because there were three this year that were not sequels or repops. It is almost guaranteed that none of these will win anything.
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 11:59 AM (M9Ie6)
BTW...Redbox is awesome. You can rent a movie from it for a buck from the machine down to the Piggly Wiggly
Posted by: beedubya, rotten prick at January 25, 2011 12:00 PM (AnTyA)
Am I the only one that reads STFU when ya'll write SOTU?
Posted by: Kelly at January 25, 2011 03:51 PM (FLFli)
I do, too, but we're just anticipating that Obi-Won will more or less tell all of us to STFU during the SOTU.
Posted by: ya2daup at January 25, 2011 12:00 PM (7GfKM)
But I haven't seen all.
Posted by: Jorge at January 25, 2011 12:01 PM (Ibc8X)
Posted by: EmilyM. at January 25, 2011 12:02 PM (YMfT5)
And anyone who likes Westerns and doesn't *like* Open Range...doesn't really like Westerns, in my opinion.
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 12:02 PM (NjYDy)
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 04:02 PM (NjYDy)
Dammit...didn't you learn anything from yesterday? Ace doesn't like it when you try to delegitimize others' opinions
Posted by: beedubya, rotten prick at January 25, 2011 12:06 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 12:06 PM (M9Ie6)
Wow. Really?
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 25, 2011 04:04 PM (Gx9Qb)
Yup. Kratos blew his entire sodey pop and ju-jus savings to see it again and again. He won't get nearly enough credit for boosting it into tenth place. You rock, young sir!
Posted by: ya2daup at January 25, 2011 12:08 PM (7GfKM)
The only movie I would really have any interest in is The King's Speech, and that's only because I like Colin Firth's acting. He is talented, skilled, and likable, and he has actual screen presence. These qualities make him John frigging Barrymore among today's crop of non-entities and B-movie extras.
But it's my wife's job to slog through the bilge water and come up with the one or two worthwhile movies each year, after they show up on cable. Happily, she is willing to do this.
As for me, I'd far rather see films from the Twenties and Thirties. And you kids get off my dichondra!
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at January 25, 2011 12:09 PM (fjoLg)
Posted by: The Dude at January 25, 2011 12:10 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: Mr. Sar Kastik at January 25, 2011 12:12 PM (A3oMO)
Posted by: Dr Spank at January 25, 2011 12:13 PM (45DBC)
It's a minor injustice that it's not nearly as well known as a lot of other Western movies.
Also: it's a quintessential man's movie. Call it the Robert Duvall Factor, I dunno, but it's the sort of film that Hollywood hates to make most of the time -- about men of duty standing up for honor and virtue.
Also: the greatest Western gunfight in modern cinema history. Anyone got a better nominee?
Posted by: Jeff B. at January 25, 2011 12:14 PM (NjYDy)
On that score one of the most surprising movies that I purchased and watched on Blu-Ray this year was the Original Robin Hood with Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavalin.
I had never seen it in its original glory at a theater and seeing a restored version in high def was amazing. The scenery just knocked my shorts off.
The only thing missing was that it wasn't wide screen as that had not been invented yet.
The best thing, it was in the cheap stack < $10.00.
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 12:14 PM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: The Producers at January 25, 2011 12:15 PM (l0PLX)
That's when you hump in a snowdrift. (At least, up here it is.)
Posted by: andycanuck at January 25, 2011 12:16 PM (2rOwc)
There were some damn good gunfights in Tombstone. I don't know if they were better, but they were at least on par.
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 12:17 PM (M9Ie6)
If you haven't seen Second Hand Lion with him you must get a copy of that. It also is in the cheap stack for $5.00.
Posted by: Vic at January 25, 2011 12:18 PM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: The Dude at January 25, 2011 12:19 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: Mr. Sar Kastik at January 25, 2011 04:12 PM (A3oMO)
Well! We're just keeping our standards high. Have you seen "Pooty Tang"? We rest our case.
Posted by: Wayan Brothers at January 25, 2011 12:19 PM (Azyzj)
Yep. From the opening Are you the one who killed our friend through the look Sue give Costner after he just blows the shit out that one guy, to I'm not wasting a bullet to ease your pain.
I have just the fight scene DVR'ed
It must be these Cuban cigars, got me all riled up
Posted by: can't let go of old memes at January 25, 2011 12:20 PM (S5YRY)
Posted by: beedubya, rotten prick at January 25, 2011 12:23 PM (AnTyA)
That guy who reviewed The Phantom Menace should play the lead.
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at January 25, 2011 12:23 PM (mHQ7T)
Posted by: MaxMBJ at January 25, 2011 12:29 PM (6SIms)
Best Picture: It's between Inception and The Social Network. Given that Nolan didn't get a Director nod I will pick The Social Network.
Best Actor: Colin Firth. Had Bridges not just won it might have been close.
Best Actress: Portman. Despite the facts she sucks. Think Gweneth Paltrow in Sexing up Sheakespeare or whatever that piece of shit was called.
Best Supporting Actor: Bale.
Best Supporting Actress: Steinfeld
Best Director: Coen Bros. because they have a loyal fan base in the academy and everyone else will split the rest of the votes.
The rest: Who gives a shit?
Posted by: Rocks at January 25, 2011 12:32 PM (Q1lie)
It's just goofy (in a good way). John Goodman's character, Walter, is awesome.. Bridges kinda floats (literally at one point!) through the movie chewing ice.. but I think your supposed to think he isn't acting.. which he is and it's great.
John Torturro's character is a riot..
I definitely suggest you rent it again.. lets of great actors in there. And it's the Coen Bros.!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 25, 2011 12:41 PM (f9c2L)
Who give a shit? As a straight, single man I don't have to watch this Hollywood exercise in self-congratulations.
My favorite movies of the year were The A-Team, The Expendables, and Kick-ass. Surprisingly, these films seem to have garnered zero nominations.
Posted by: Jingo at January 25, 2011 12:48 PM (JlBmQ)
Posted by: James Zuber at January 25, 2011 01:25 PM (hOI3Y)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2011 01:31 PM (Tiyl2)
Well, as a John Wayne purist, its hard for me to laud Bridges' True Grit (though very good nonetheless).
Colin Firth is HOT. I hope he wins Best Actor. And Geoffrey Rush is hands down Best Supporting Actor.
Posted by: kelley in virginia at January 25, 2011 01:36 PM (pX6yN)
Posted by: Walsingham at January 25, 2011 01:44 PM (dCigj)
A "Best supporting actress" nomination should have been given to Dale Dickey as Merab, the Godmother of the Hillbilly Mafia in Winter's Bone. She was great, as she was in "The Pledge", "Domino" and in her minor role in "The Changeling".
(She also played "Patty the Daytime Hooker" in "My Name is Earl".)
And she was a good friend of mine when we were kids.
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at January 25, 2011 02:21 PM (HqpV0)
I really liked "Book of Eli" and despised "The Road." Guess I'm the dissenting opinion.
Oh, Eli was slow moving as a movie, but I just found the whole thing so interesting. Plus two words: Gary Oldman. Always makes every movie he's in 1000X more interesting. One of my favorite actors of all time.
Were I to guess about Oscars, I'm guessing Black Swan and True Grit will battle it out. Saw them both and enjoyed them a ton.
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Black Swan - Best Picture
Aronofsky - Best Director
The King's Speech - Best Original Screenplay
The Social Network - Best Adapted Screenplay
Toy Story 3 - Best Animated Picture
Hailee Steinfeld - Best Suporting Actress
Christian Bale - Best Supporting Actor
Natalie Portman - Best Actress
Colin Firth - Best Actor
Okay, I'm a big fan of movies and I do my best to keep up. Here's my reasoning...
Everyone is deep throating Aronofsky this year. Simply put it is his year. Now whoever wins best director also gets best picture. BUT there are two things going against Black Swan. 1. no screenplay nominations and 2. there are ten nominess, which changes the whole voting dynamic. The winner is simply whoever gets the most votes so that means it needs, what, 11% of the votes. Sounds easy, but Academy voters are fickle.
Best acting and supporting winners, again, these are the ones everyone is talking about. Ace is right about Steinfeld. Firth was brilliant as King George VI. Portman was great and...well, I haven't seen The Fighter yet.
Toy Story 3...well, Pixar only ever lost this category once. To Shrek.
Now screenplay awards are tricky. There are two and they usually go to a movie that most likely to win best picture. For best original, honestly I'm just biased. I've only seen two of the movies and Inception, while I loved it, can't possibly win. Best adapted, on the other hand, Sorkin I think has in the bag for the Social Network. Now if you've seen Social Network, it's actually a painfully average movie. The structure of the narrative, however, is really quite clever. That's The Social Network's greatest strength. Otherwise it's Revenge of the Nerds mashed up with Animal House and crossed with Mad Men. Painfully derivative.
Personally my favorite out of all of these was The King's Speech. Really a phenominal movie. Uplifting, humorous wonderfully acted...it really wqas the best film of 2010. Ace shouldn't hate on it. Twelve nominations, the most out of any movie and it deserves every single one. I will be rooting for this one to win, even though I know it won't.
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I thought The King's Speech was fantastic. I hate fantasy movies.Sick of the weird shit too.
I'd vote for Kings speech and Colin Firth for best actor. I think Geofrey Rush should win something too.
Not a fan of Natalie Portman, but I suppose she'll win.
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at January 25, 2011 10:46 AM (0fzsA)