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Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:13 pm
by Farmer John
No Lego Movie? What the hell Academy?
Also, Team Birdman.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:16 pm
by Jorge
BurtReynolds wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:American Sniper and Birdman really have no place in there, but Imitation Game?? that has to be a joke.
It's just there for padding. It's a shambles of a film from about halfway to the end.
Birdman or Budapest will never win, though they deserve to.
Oscars are for movies like Sniper or Selma or Imitation Game. They seem to get more conservative every year. At this point the Oscar bait formula is so predictable these movies are no better than summer blockbusters.
Selma wasn't even nominated.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:24 pm
by Jorge
Farmer John wrote:No Lego Movie? What the hell Academy?
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:25 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
Chris_H_2 wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i am a complete wes anderson apologist, but even i don't understand why grand budapest hotel has received so much more acclaim than his other works
probably because of the cast that more recognizable to most people
the royal tennenbaums, life aquatic, and darjeeling limited all had incredibly recognizable casts...grand budapest just had a few more stars total
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:29 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
theplatypus wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:American Sniper and Birdman really have no place in there, but Imitation Game?? that has to be a joke.
It's just there for padding. It's a shambles of a film from about halfway to the end.
Birdman or Budapest will never win, though they deserve to.
Oscars are for movies like Sniper or Selma or Imitation Game. They seem to get more conservative every year. At this point the Oscar bait formula is so predictable these movies are no better than summer blockbusters.
Selma wasn't even nominated.
Um. yes it was.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:34 pm
by BurtReynolds
What would be the perfect Oscar bait movie?
American Duty - After returning from the Vietnam War, a disabled, black, lesbian (played by Robin Williams) overcomes the odds, and every -ist and -ism to win the Heavyweight Boxing Championship belt, then promptly dies of AIDS.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:36 pm
by BurtReynolds
E.H. Ruddock wrote:theplatypus wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:American Sniper and Birdman really have no place in there, but Imitation Game?? that has to be a joke.
It's just there for padding. It's a shambles of a film from about halfway to the end.
Birdman or Budapest will never win, though they deserve to.
Oscars are for movies like Sniper or Selma or Imitation Game. They seem to get more conservative every year. At this point the Oscar bait formula is so predictable these movies are no better than summer blockbusters.
Selma wasn't even nominated.
Um. yes it was.
I thought so. I had to double check that and the first article that popped up was "Selma snubbed" even though it was nominated.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:42 pm
by Alex
somebody needs to get to the bottom of this. in times like these, we need a hero. but who will answer the call?
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:44 pm
by Kaius
haha IN YOUR FACE platypus
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:51 pm
by Chris_H_2
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i am a complete wes anderson apologist, but even i don't understand why grand budapest hotel has received so much more acclaim than his other works
probably because of the cast that more recognizable to most people
the royal tennenbaums, life aquatic, and darjeeling limited all had incredibly recognizable casts...grand budapest just had a few more stars total
the quality of the star power . . .
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 5:52 pm
by Alex
there's never been a silence like this before
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:02 pm
by Alex
how can jorge possibly recover from this?
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:19 pm
by epilogue
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i am a complete wes anderson apologist, but even i don't understand why grand budapest hotel has received so much more acclaim than his other works
Really? I love it. Probably my favorite of his. That or Moonrise Kingdom.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:25 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
Farmer John wrote:No Lego Movie? What the hell Academy?
Everything is Awesome is nominated for Best Song.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:26 pm
by Malloy
BurtReynolds wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:American Sniper and Birdman really have no place in there, but Imitation Game?? that has to be a joke.
It's just there for padding. It's a shambles of a film from about halfway to the end.
Birdman or Budapest will never win, though they deserve to.
Oscars are for movies like Sniper or Selma or Imitation Game. They seem to get more conservative every year. At this point the Oscar bait formula is so predictable these movies are no better than summer blockbusters.
Theory of Everything, too
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:33 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
durdencommatyler wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i am a complete wes anderson apologist, but even i don't understand why grand budapest hotel has received so much more acclaim than his other works
Really? I love it. Probably my favorite of his. That or Moonrise Kingdom.
oh i enjoyed it i'm just surprised at how well lauded it is compared to his other stuff...royal tenenbaums is my favorite, and i think moonrise kingdom is my second
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:40 pm
by Jorge
Alex wrote:how can jorge possibly recover from this?
I don't even know what to say.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:43 pm
by Alex
theplatypus wrote:Alex wrote:how can jorge possibly recover from this?
I don't even know what to say.
do you need a hug?
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:51 pm
by Jorge
This is worse than when I thought there already was a Star Wars episode 7.
Re: 2015 Academy Awards
Posted: Thu January 15, 2015 6:53 pm
by Alex
my suggested course of action is this: act like selma, and other similar bland oscar-bait films, are so boring that you can't even notice them when they're in a list. that seems like the best play.