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Feb 13, 2018 0:04:27 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 0:04:27 GMT -5
Lady Bird - Many nice little stories still couldn't add up to one big compelling story Really liked this movie. Ronan is great in everything she is in.
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Feb 13, 2018 0:42:15 GMT -5
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 13, 2018 0:42:15 GMT -5
Lady Bird - Many nice little stories still couldn't add up to one big compelling story Really liked this movie. Ronan is great in everything she is in. She was especially great in Godzilla vs. Ronan.
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Post by Sorry Ass Sal on Feb 13, 2018 1:21:11 GMT -5
I'm going to convince my wife to watch Dunkirk when she gets home from work. Otherwise, we'll just continue with Westworld. So is that like "I'm going to ask my wife if she would enjoy this movie with me. If not, we'll watch whatever she wants"?
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Feb 13, 2018 13:02:02 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 13:02:02 GMT -5
Really liked this movie. Ronan is great in everything she is in. She was especially great in Godzilla vs. Ronan. Meh. Pretty much chewed the scenery in that one.
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Feb 16, 2018 0:21:58 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2018 0:21:58 GMT -5
Wow, didn't realize this thread has not been active since last August! Oscars time, so I am reviving it ... It seems more and more movies have no Hollywood ending in recent years. Is this now popular for Oscars bait? Anyway, I ranked the best picture nominees with simple mind: I want to be entertained, I want to be intrigued, I want good story telling, I want good acting, I don't want illogical sequences that cannot be overlooked, and I don't want to be bored: The Shape of Water - That's how a fantasy movie should be made The Post - With Spielberg telling a worthy story, you can't afford to blink and you don't want to Darkest Hour - Was that really Oldman? Compelling movie and acting Get Out - Nice twist, but Sixth Sense it wasn't Dunkirk - Not enough buildups, or boats! Otherwise almost a well done epic movie Call Me by Your Name - Slow yet not boring, Chalamet/Hammer/Stuhlbarg excellent Lady Bird - Many nice little stories still couldn't add up to one big compelling story Three Billboards - Great premise, but too many illogical portraits making it ultimately unsatisfying Phantom Thread - A good enough movie about an unlikable character, the result is still unlikable All the main/supporting actor/actress nominees I have seen were deserving, though I would take Jessica Chastain (Molly's Game, also slighted last year in Miss Sloane) over Saoirse Ronan. Did all the directors/writers cast Octavia Spencer then write each character to be the way she likes to act? Nevertheless she did her job in all of them (Shape of Water, Hidden Figures, The Help). Michael Strulbarg (Shape of Water, The Post, Call Me by Your Name, Miss Sloan ...) will sooner than later be nominated. Best Actor - Oldman over Chalamet; Danzel did try hard not to act Denzel ... Best Actress - Hawkins over Streep/McDormand; have not seen Robbie, wife did Supporting Actor - Dafoe (subtle) over Rockwell (loud); have not seen Plummer Supporting Actress - Metcalf; have not seen Janney, wife thinks she should win Disagree with almost everything! Mostly about Three Billboards, however, which I thought was fantastic. You definitely need to go see I, Tonya.
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Feb 16, 2018 12:25:14 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Feb 16, 2018 12:25:14 GMT -5
Disagree with almost everything! Mostly about Three Billboards, however, which I thought was fantastic. You definitely need to go see I, Tonya. Quite alright . Everybody's taste and takes for movies differ. I am actually more disappointed by the lack of Oscars interest here, though it's likely a timing thing (e.g. I'll watch I, Tonya on video later, therefore no opinion before the Oscars broadcast). I love to hear others' takes. So, what are your choices for picture/actor/actress winners?
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Feb 16, 2018 12:27:32 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 16, 2018 12:27:32 GMT -5
I watch new movies at home when they're available on DVD/Blu-Ray. That's usually several months after their initial release.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2018 13:57:10 GMT -5
Disagree with almost everything! Mostly about Three Billboards, however, which I thought was fantastic. You definitely need to go see I, Tonya. Quite alright . Everybody's taste and takes for movies differ. I am actually more disappointed by the lack of Oscars interest here, though it's likely a timing thing (e.g. I'll watch I, Tonya on video later, therefore no opinion before the Oscars broadcast). I love to hear others' takes. So, what are your choices for picture/actor/actress winners? Awards season is one of my favorite times of the year! My friends and I get pretty into it. But anyway, I tend to prefer a more analytical approach to picking the winners (we have a contest every year, and I always win lol); you can normally get a pretty good idea of what will happen by paying attention to the winners at the GGs, SAGs, WGAs, PGAs, DGAs, film critic associations, etc. as well as paying attention to what the Academy historically likes and doesn't like. With that said, I might be lying because I want CMBYN to win everything. My picks: Picture: I want it to be CMBYN so badly, but I think the Academy will feel like they hit their gay quota for the decade after last year's choice in Moonlight. I think Three Billboards takes it here, after picking up the ensemble nod at the SAGs and taking the title at the GGs. The Shape of Water has picked up a ton of steam in recent weeks, but I just can't see the Academy picking a fantasy film for their top prize. The only fantasy film in recent years to win Best Picture at the Oscars was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (won all 11 categories it was nom'd for, actually), but I'm not sure how much of that had to do with the fact that it was honestly the best picture or just an incredibly weak year for films... Actor: Unfortunately, Oldman. He won at GGs and SAGs. My personal pick would've been Chalamet, but whatever. He did pick up the nod at the New York Film Critics awards, so maybe! Actress: Streep was incredible, as always. Every single detail of her performance is done on purpose. Every blink, every twitch, every smile, all in an attempt to BE her character. She's remarkable and no one will ever be better. She's not winning though. Neither is Ronan. McDormand will win IMO, but I wish it'd go to Robbie. I thought her transformation and performance as Tonya Harding was masterfully done. I'd watch that film over and over and over. So funny. Sup. Actor: Rockwell. Harrelson had zero business even being nominated. Can't believe his performance was selected over Armie Hammer's. Also find it hilarious that Plummer earned a nomination after he replaced Kevin Spacey after he was edited out of All the Money in the World. Sup. Actress: Janney. Blige was also incredible. Metcalf was good, but idk. I don't see all the hype. Director: GDT. Adapted Screenplay: Call Me By Your Name. Original Screenplay: Three Billboards won at GGs, but Get Out won at WGAs... so Ladybird? Animated Feature: Coco. I don't think another film has taken this category at any other awards. I'm fully prepared for The Shape of Water to take Best Picture, Director, Actress, and screenplay, in addition to the makeup/costume design categories that it will undoubtedly win. It was a really good film, but idk. Just not my cup of tea. I'd be pleasantly surprised to see Get Out win anything. It probably deserves SOMETHING.
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Feb 16, 2018 14:01:44 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 16, 2018 14:01:44 GMT -5
I'm going with Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II. Deniro was good, too.
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Feb 16, 2018 15:32:49 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Feb 16, 2018 15:32:49 GMT -5
Awards season is one of my favorite times ... I haven’t paid any attention to GGs, SAGs, WGAs, etc. My picks were based on that I was the only voter . This Oscars I would have no big objection to any of the nominated actors/actresses winning. Picture wise 2017 was not a strong year for me. That said, other than Phantom Thread, I also don’t have big objection as to which movie wins. Three Billboard by far has the most intriguing premise, but there are items in that movie bothering me to the point that it just can’t stay on top of my choices. Rockwell (who’s under rated for so long) is a better choice than Harrelson, but the character Rockwell had to play was just unreal to me. Oh yes, Coco is just fantastic, even as I smelled the general plot rather early.
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Feb 16, 2018 15:45:01 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Feb 16, 2018 15:45:01 GMT -5
I'm going with Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II. Deniro was good, too. I'll go with Deniro, not that Pacino was undeserving then. How I miss their performance in the good old days. Don't you feel that Pacino and Deniro, just like Walken and many others, acts the same role in all their more recent movies? Paycheck comfort zone? Lazy directors?
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 16, 2018 17:41:58 GMT -5
I have yet to finish La La Land. I love musicals but the wife doesn't. We watched 20 minutes of it and the wife said, "I don't think I need to watch this." She is not the woman I thought I married. Maybe she was body snatched by aliens?
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Feb 16, 2018 17:47:43 GMT -5
Post by vup on Feb 16, 2018 17:47:43 GMT -5
I was pretty blown away by Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water. She would definitely be my pick for Best Actress.
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Feb 16, 2018 19:37:36 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2018 19:37:36 GMT -5
Awards season is one of my favorite times ... Rockwell (who’s under rated for so long) is a better choice than Harrelson, but the character Rockwell had to play was just unreal to me. Lots and lots of criticism about the character he played, including people not thinking that being racist added anything to his character or his performance. I don't know if I agree. I think he played a character that exists in police departments all over the country. I think it added believability to his performance.
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Feb 16, 2018 19:46:23 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2018 19:46:23 GMT -5
Awards season is one of my favorite times ... Three Billboard by far has the most intriguing premise, but there are items in that movie bothering me to the point that it just can’t stay on top of my choices. Definitely not perfect, but I'm a big fan of dark comedies. I think McDonagh weaved a profoundly sad, horrific, indescribable feeling with sarcasm and dark humor so well, all to tell a story of a woman's quest to forgive herself, and I think it made it really real. McDormand's character flicking cereal at her son reminded me of something my mom would've done to me if I was down in the dumps... without the cloud of a sibling's murder hanging over us though, of course.
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