OK, the Oscar nominations are in and the countdown has begun for the Awards ceremony on March 7th. Who would you vote for?
Oscar nominations: who would you vote for?
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Big Aura
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Having seen very few of these films, my view has limited (i.e. no) worth, but...
1. Best Picture: "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "A Serious Man," "Up," "Up in the Air."
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker."
3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"; Carey Mulligan, "An Education"; Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"; Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."
4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, "Invictus"; Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"; Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"; Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"; Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
5. Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Nine"; Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"; Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"; Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
6. Directing: James Cameron, "Avatar"; Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"; Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"; Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"; Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air."
7. Foreign Language Film: "Ajami," Israel; "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Argentina; "The Milk of Sorrow," Peru; "Un Prophete," France; "The White Ribbon," Germany.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, "District 9"; Nick Hornby, "An Education"; Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, "In the Loop"; Geoffrey Fletcher, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"; Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air."
9. Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, "The Hurt Locker"; Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"; Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, "The Messenger"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "A Serious Man"; Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy, "Up."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Coraline"; "Fantastic Mr. Fox"; "The Princess and the Frog"; "The Secret of Kells"; "Up."
11. Art Direction: "Avatar," "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Nine," "Sherlock Holmes," "The Young Victoria."
12. Cinematography: "Avatar," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "The White Ribbon."
13. Sound Mixing: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
14. Sound Editing: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek," "Up."
15. Original Score: "Avatar," James Horner; "Fantastic Mr. Fox," Alexandre Desplat; "The Hurt Locker," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders; "Sherlock Holmes," Hans Zimmer; "Up," Michael Giacchino.
16. Original Song: "Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog," Randy Newman; "Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog," Randy Newman; "Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36," Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas; "Take It All" from "Nine," Maury Yeston; "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart," Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.
17. Costume: "Bright Star," "Coco Before Chanel," "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Nine," "The Young Victoria."
18. Documentary Feature: "Burma VJ," "The Cove," "Food, Inc." "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers," "Which Way Home."
19. Documentary (short subject): "China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province," "The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner," "The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant," "Music by Prudence," "Rabbit a la Berlin."
20. Film Editing: "Avatar," "District 9," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
21. Makeup: "Il Divo," "Star Trek," "The Young Victoria."
22. Animated Short Film: "French Roast," "Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," "The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)," "Logorama," "A Matter of Loaf and Death."
23. Live Action Short Film: "The Door," "Instead of Abracadabra," "Kavi," "Miracle Fish," "The New Tenants."
24. Visual Effects: "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek."
1. Best Picture: "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "A Serious Man," "Up," "Up in the Air."
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker."
3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"; Carey Mulligan, "An Education"; Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"; Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."
4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, "Invictus"; Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"; Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"; Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"; Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
5. Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Nine"; Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"; Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"; Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
6. Directing: James Cameron, "Avatar"; Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"; Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"; Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"; Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air."
7. Foreign Language Film: "Ajami," Israel; "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Argentina; "The Milk of Sorrow," Peru; "Un Prophete," France; "The White Ribbon," Germany.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, "District 9"; Nick Hornby, "An Education"; Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, "In the Loop"; Geoffrey Fletcher, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"; Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air."
9. Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, "The Hurt Locker"; Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"; Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, "The Messenger"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "A Serious Man"; Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy, "Up."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Coraline"; "Fantastic Mr. Fox"; "The Princess and the Frog"; "The Secret of Kells"; "Up."
11. Art Direction: "Avatar," "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Nine," "Sherlock Holmes," "The Young Victoria."
12. Cinematography: "Avatar," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "The White Ribbon."
13. Sound Mixing: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
14. Sound Editing: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek," "Up."
15. Original Score: "Avatar," James Horner; "Fantastic Mr. Fox," Alexandre Desplat; "The Hurt Locker," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders; "Sherlock Holmes," Hans Zimmer; "Up," Michael Giacchino.
16. Original Song: "Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog," Randy Newman; "Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog," Randy Newman; "Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36," Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas; "Take It All" from "Nine," Maury Yeston; "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart," Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.
17. Costume: "Bright Star," "Coco Before Chanel," "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Nine," "The Young Victoria."
18. Documentary Feature: "Burma VJ," "The Cove," "Food, Inc." "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers," "Which Way Home."
19. Documentary (short subject): "China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province," "The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner," "The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant," "Music by Prudence," "Rabbit a la Berlin."
20. Film Editing: "Avatar," "District 9," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
21. Makeup: "Il Divo," "Star Trek," "The Young Victoria."
22. Animated Short Film: "French Roast," "Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," "The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)," "Logorama," "A Matter of Loaf and Death."
23. Live Action Short Film: "The Door," "Instead of Abracadabra," "Kavi," "Miracle Fish," "The New Tenants."
24. Visual Effects: "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek."
Avatar is going to win everything all people do is rave about it. What's the saying "a clean sweep", I think that's right.
If you know anything about south african history, you would know why district 9 was so good.
I found it a really good movie TBH, and I will vote for that, and hurt locker .
I found it a really good movie TBH, and I will vote for that, and hurt locker .
John707:Well it definitely won't be District 9...!
Don't agree with you on that one, John707. A different take on the sci-fi genre, and all done on a relatively small budget with unknown actors, to great effect IMHO.
Don't agree with you on that one, John707. A different take on the sci-fi genre, and all done on a relatively small budget with unknown actors, to great effect IMHO.
Big Aura
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Andy - you forget that in Hollywood it's all about the money! unknowns and small budgets don't get the big prize!
if christoph waltz doesnt get an oscar i will be very surprised , best acting performance since day lewis , there will be blood ....
Big Aura:
Andy - you forget that in Hollywood it's all about the money! unknowns and small budgets don't get the big prize!
Actually it's not quite so sinister as that. Big films do often tip the scales in the voting but this tends to be because the larger a film the more people work on it. Voting is strictly limited to the members of the academy and not the general public. Therefore with a finite number of voters and a particularly large film that has employed a significant number of the voters you can see how that can influence. It isn't, however, uncommon for a small budget film that captures the imagination of the academy to steal the show from time to time. Just look at Slumdog Millionaire last year. Perhaps not the smallest of budgets, but probably didn't employ very many members of the academy. Crash in 2006 wasn't a hugemungous film, but it was good. Likewise American Beauty and Shakespeare in Love in 2000 and 1999 respectively. I wouldn't say either of them had a particularly large budget.
Andy - you forget that in Hollywood it's all about the money! unknowns and small budgets don't get the big prize!
Actually it's not quite so sinister as that. Big films do often tip the scales in the voting but this tends to be because the larger a film the more people work on it. Voting is strictly limited to the members of the academy and not the general public. Therefore with a finite number of voters and a particularly large film that has employed a significant number of the voters you can see how that can influence. It isn't, however, uncommon for a small budget film that captures the imagination of the academy to steal the show from time to time. Just look at Slumdog Millionaire last year. Perhaps not the smallest of budgets, but probably didn't employ very many members of the academy. Crash in 2006 wasn't a hugemungous film, but it was good. Likewise American Beauty and Shakespeare in Love in 2000 and 1999 respectively. I wouldn't say either of them had a particularly large budget.
maxflinn:if christoph waltz doesnt get an oscar i will be very surprised , best acting performance since day lewis , there will be blood ....
Couldn't agree with you more. Every time that man is on screen in IB his presence makes the room drop a few degrees.
Couldn't agree with you more. Every time that man is on screen in IB his presence makes the room drop a few degrees.
Big Aura:
Having seen very few of these films, my view has limited (i.e. no) worth, but...
1. Best Picture: "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "A Serious Man," "Up," "Up in the Air."
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker."
3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"; Carey Mulligan, "An Education"; Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"; Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."
4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, "Invictus"; Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"; Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"; Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"; Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
5. Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Nine"; Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"; Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"; Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
6. Directing: James Cameron, "Avatar"; Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"; Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"; Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"; Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air."
7. Foreign Language Film: "Ajami," Israel; "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Argentina; "The Milk of Sorrow," Peru; "Un Prophete," France; "The White Ribbon," Germany.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, "District 9"; Nick Hornby, "An Education"; Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, "In the Loop"; Geoffrey Fletcher, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"; Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air."
9. Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, "The Hurt Locker"; Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"; Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, "The Messenger"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "A Serious Man"; Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy, "Up."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Coraline"; "Fantastic Mr. Fox"; "The Princess and the Frog"; "The Secret of Kells"; "Up."
11. Art Direction: "Avatar," "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Nine," "Sherlock Holmes," "The Young Victoria."
12. Cinematography: "Avatar," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "The White Ribbon."
13. Sound Mixing: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
14. Sound Editing: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek," "Up."
15. Original Score: "Avatar," James Horner; "Fantastic Mr. Fox," Alexandre Desplat; "The Hurt Locker," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders; "Sherlock Holmes," Hans Zimmer; "Up," Michael Giacchino.
16. Original Song: "Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog," Randy Newman; "Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog," Randy Newman; "Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36," Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas; "Take It All" from "Nine," Maury Yeston; "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart," Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.
17. Costume: "Bright Star," "Coco Before Chanel," "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Nine," "The Young Victoria."
18. Documentary Feature: "Burma VJ," "The Cove," "Food, Inc." "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers," "Which Way Home."
19. Documentary (short subject): "China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province," "The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner," "The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant," "Music by Prudence," "Rabbit a la Berlin."
20. Film Editing: "Avatar," "District 9," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
21. Makeup: "Il Divo," "Star Trek," "The Young Victoria."
22. Animated Short Film: "French Roast," "Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," "The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)," "Logorama," "A Matter of Loaf and Death."
23. Live Action Short Film: "The Door," "Instead of Abracadabra," "Kavi," "Miracle Fish," "The New Tenants."
24. Visual Effects: "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek."
Did you spend the whole day writing this up or was it just a 'copy & paste' job?
Having seen very few of these films, my view has limited (i.e. no) worth, but...
1. Best Picture: "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "A Serious Man," "Up," "Up in the Air."
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker."
3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"; Carey Mulligan, "An Education"; Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"; Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."
4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, "Invictus"; Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"; Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"; Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"; Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
5. Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Nine"; Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"; Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"; Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
6. Directing: James Cameron, "Avatar"; Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"; Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"; Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"; Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air."
7. Foreign Language Film: "Ajami," Israel; "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Argentina; "The Milk of Sorrow," Peru; "Un Prophete," France; "The White Ribbon," Germany.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, "District 9"; Nick Hornby, "An Education"; Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, "In the Loop"; Geoffrey Fletcher, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"; Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air."
9. Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, "The Hurt Locker"; Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"; Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, "The Messenger"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "A Serious Man"; Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy, "Up."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Coraline"; "Fantastic Mr. Fox"; "The Princess and the Frog"; "The Secret of Kells"; "Up."
11. Art Direction: "Avatar," "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Nine," "Sherlock Holmes," "The Young Victoria."
12. Cinematography: "Avatar," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "The White Ribbon."
13. Sound Mixing: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
14. Sound Editing: "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek," "Up."
15. Original Score: "Avatar," James Horner; "Fantastic Mr. Fox," Alexandre Desplat; "The Hurt Locker," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders; "Sherlock Holmes," Hans Zimmer; "Up," Michael Giacchino.
16. Original Song: "Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog," Randy Newman; "Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog," Randy Newman; "Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36," Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas; "Take It All" from "Nine," Maury Yeston; "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart," Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.
17. Costume: "Bright Star," "Coco Before Chanel," "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Nine," "The Young Victoria."
18. Documentary Feature: "Burma VJ," "The Cove," "Food, Inc." "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers," "Which Way Home."
19. Documentary (short subject): "China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province," "The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner," "The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant," "Music by Prudence," "Rabbit a la Berlin."
20. Film Editing: "Avatar," "District 9," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
21. Makeup: "Il Divo," "Star Trek," "The Young Victoria."
22. Animated Short Film: "French Roast," "Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," "The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)," "Logorama," "A Matter of Loaf and Death."
23. Live Action Short Film: "The Door," "Instead of Abracadabra," "Kavi," "Miracle Fish," "The New Tenants."
24. Visual Effects: "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek."
Did you spend the whole day writing this up or was it just a 'copy & paste' job?
Tom Moreno:
maxflinn:if christoph waltz doesnt get an oscar i will be very surprised , best acting performance since day lewis , there will be blood ....
Couldn't agree with you more. Every time that man is on screen in IB his presence makes the room drop a few degrees.
i think ib is one of those rare movies , that i could watch once a month , and enjoy it everytime , right from the start i knew it was going to be brilliant , no silly effects , car chases , etc etc , just brilliant acting all round , tension , suspense ,dark humour , all the main players were perfectly cast , even pitt ..
the music too was brilliant , typical tarantino style , for me , a work of art , one of my all time favs .....
maxflinn:if christoph waltz doesnt get an oscar i will be very surprised , best acting performance since day lewis , there will be blood ....
Couldn't agree with you more. Every time that man is on screen in IB his presence makes the room drop a few degrees.
i think ib is one of those rare movies , that i could watch once a month , and enjoy it everytime , right from the start i knew it was going to be brilliant , no silly effects , car chases , etc etc , just brilliant acting all round , tension , suspense ,dark humour , all the main players were perfectly cast , even pitt ..
the music too was brilliant , typical tarantino style , for me , a work of art , one of my all time favs .....
maxflinn:Tom Moreno:
maxflinn:if christoph waltz doesnt get an oscar i will be very surprised , best acting performance since day lewis , there will be blood ....
Couldn't agree with you more. Every time that man is on screen in IB his presence makes the room drop a few degrees.
i think ib is one of those rare movies , that i could watch once a month , and enjoy it everytime , right from the start i knew it was going to be brilliant , no silly effects , car chases , etc etc , just brilliant acting all round , tension , suspense ,dark humour , all the main players were perfectly cast , even pitt ..
the music too was brilliant , typical tarantino style , for me , a work of art , one of my all time favs .....
I completely agree with both of you. A terrific performance from Mr Waltz and, I think, a worthy Oscar winner if indeed he gets the award.
Regarding the OP, I've only seen Avatar, Inglourious Basterds and In the Air from the Best Picture category, so can't really comment. From what I have seen though, IB would be my preferred choice from the trio as I thought it was a great film. Up to the standard of QT's best.
I wonder whether Mr T's head will get any larger if IB wins and he gets best director.
maxflinn:if christoph waltz doesnt get an oscar i will be very surprised , best acting performance since day lewis , there will be blood ....
Couldn't agree with you more. Every time that man is on screen in IB his presence makes the room drop a few degrees.
i think ib is one of those rare movies , that i could watch once a month , and enjoy it everytime , right from the start i knew it was going to be brilliant , no silly effects , car chases , etc etc , just brilliant acting all round , tension , suspense ,dark humour , all the main players were perfectly cast , even pitt ..
the music too was brilliant , typical tarantino style , for me , a work of art , one of my all time favs .....
I completely agree with both of you. A terrific performance from Mr Waltz and, I think, a worthy Oscar winner if indeed he gets the award.
Regarding the OP, I've only seen Avatar, Inglourious Basterds and In the Air from the Best Picture category, so can't really comment. From what I have seen though, IB would be my preferred choice from the trio as I thought it was a great film. Up to the standard of QT's best.
I wonder whether Mr T's head will get any larger if IB wins and he gets best director.
hmtb:maxflinn:Tom Moreno:
maxflinn:if christoph waltz doesnt get an oscar i will be very surprised , best acting performance since day lewis , there will be blood ....
Couldn't agree with you more. Every time that man is on screen in IB his presence makes the room drop a few degrees.
i think ib is one of those rare movies , that i could watch once a month , and enjoy it everytime , right from the start i knew it was going to be brilliant , no silly effects , car chases , etc etc , just brilliant acting all round , tension , suspense ,dark humour , all the main players were perfectly cast , even pitt ..
the music too was brilliant , typical tarantino style , for me , a work of art , one of my all time favs .....
I completely agree with both of you. A terrific performance from Mr Waltz and, I think, a worthy Oscar winner if indeed he gets the award.
Regarding the OP, I've only seen Avatar, Inglourious Basterds and In the Air from the Best Picture category, so can't really comment. From what I have seen though, IB would be my preferred choice from the trio as I thought it was a great film. Up to the standard of QT's best.
I wonder whether Mr T's head will get any larger if IB wins and he gets best director. Will this happen?
HTMB,
Agree with you, I got IB on Blu-ray in December and have already watched it 4 times. I think it's going to be one of those films in my collection that finds it quite difficult to work up a coat of dust.
I like a lot of Tarantino films, and a few of them are defo in my top 10 favourite films, but IB just might be the best yet.
maxflinn:if christoph waltz doesnt get an oscar i will be very surprised , best acting performance since day lewis , there will be blood ....
Couldn't agree with you more. Every time that man is on screen in IB his presence makes the room drop a few degrees.
i think ib is one of those rare movies , that i could watch once a month , and enjoy it everytime , right from the start i knew it was going to be brilliant , no silly effects , car chases , etc etc , just brilliant acting all round , tension , suspense ,dark humour , all the main players were perfectly cast , even pitt ..
the music too was brilliant , typical tarantino style , for me , a work of art , one of my all time favs .....
I completely agree with both of you. A terrific performance from Mr Waltz and, I think, a worthy Oscar winner if indeed he gets the award.
Regarding the OP, I've only seen Avatar, Inglourious Basterds and In the Air from the Best Picture category, so can't really comment. From what I have seen though, IB would be my preferred choice from the trio as I thought it was a great film. Up to the standard of QT's best.
I wonder whether Mr T's head will get any larger if IB wins and he gets best director. Will this happen?
HTMB,
Agree with you, I got IB on Blu-ray in December and have already watched it 4 times. I think it's going to be one of those films in my collection that finds it quite difficult to work up a coat of dust.
I like a lot of Tarantino films, and a few of them are defo in my top 10 favourite films, but IB just might be the best yet.
i turned it off halfway through , very boring , also , at the start , why did the insurgent with the phone , walk out where the u.s. troops could see him , and then detonate the bomb ?? he could have just stayed safely inside .where they couldnt see him..
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Alec
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gel:Avatar is going to win everything all people do is rave about it. What's the saying "a clean sweep", I think that's right.I am not so sure. How can a film with a terrible screenplay and poor acting be best picture? You say that everyone raves about it, but that does not include film critics. It will probably pick up the technical Oscars.
Big Aura
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agree totally. Avatar is breathtaking because it's so unlike anything that's gone before (other than Dances With Wolves, Delgo and Call me Joe, of course), but it's certainly not a great film. Like the first Transformers movie, it's enjoyable and trashy fun rather than anything approaching brilliance. I reckon Jim Cameron may sneak best director as a nod to the sheer groundbreaking style of the film, where he had to contend with issues not seen since, well, ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Andy Clough:
John707:Well it definitely won't be District 9...!
Don't agree with you on that one, John707. A different take on the sci-fi genre, and all done on a relatively small budget with unknown actors, to great effect IMHO.
You have to admit Andy, opinion will be divided on District 9. I get the film and what they were trying to achieve, I just thought it could have been better, I was a little disappointed.
John707:Well it definitely won't be District 9...!
Don't agree with you on that one, John707. A different take on the sci-fi genre, and all done on a relatively small budget with unknown actors, to great effect IMHO.
You have to admit Andy, opinion will be divided on District 9. I get the film and what they were trying to achieve, I just thought it could have been better, I was a little disappointed.
My vote goes for the following:
P Ramlee - Best Actor
Sudirman - Best Singer
Mat Toyol - Best Director
P Ramlee - Best Actor
Sudirman - Best Singer
Mat Toyol - Best Director
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