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God-awful noms. The Best Picture nominations are especially laughable.
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I think it'd save time if you just let everyone assume you hated them and just let us know the first time you don't.
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Anyway, the picks pool's up. Obviously coming in hot so if I messed something up, somebody let me know.
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Probably change some but this was a tough year to pick.
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Yeah, I always just do preliminary choices and revisit a few times.
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Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 2186948)
I think it'd save time if you just let everyone assume you hated them and just let us know the first time you don't.
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Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2187011)
Following this logic, it'd save most time if I stopped posting and voicing my opinions altogether. If I were a new user and got a reply like that, I doubt I'd like to participate in the discussion any further. To not look too far, last year's nominations were much better. Hey, the Academy is always a decade behind and never picks the real masterpieces of the year. That's to be expected, but even then it's OK to expect some sanity in the picks and/or compare the picks to those from recent years. If you agree Oscars could step up their game nominations-wise, then you shouldn't frown upon people discontent with this year's picks, even if they do it every year (which I don't remember doing).
I'm bummed the Kauffman flick wasn't better received. Noms were kind of what I expected though. Glad Sound Of Metal is getting some love. I think Nomadland was really good as well. |
This is the first year where I've seen none of the Best Picture nominees.
If they had just nominated Bad Boys for Life, this could have been avoided. |
Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2187011)
Following this logic, it'd save most time if I stopped posting and voicing my opinions altogether.
Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2187011)
If I were a new user and got a reply like that, I doubt I'd like to participate in the discussion any further.
Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2187011)
To not look too far, last year's nominations were much better. Hey, the Academy is always a decade behind and never picks the real masterpieces of the year. That's to be expected, but even then it's OK to expect some sanity in the picks and/or compare the picks to those from recent years. If you agree Oscars could step up their game nominations-wise, then you shouldn't frown upon people discontent with this year's picks, even if they do it every year (which I don't remember doing).
I like your style and seriously value your perspective on a lot of this stuff, but I think it's only fair that you either absorb the occasional glib clapback (done in the same half-serious style as the initial opinions, of course), or else be less glib. Honestly, I'm fine with either. :) |
Originally Posted by seanc (Post 2186952)
Probably change some but this was a tough year to pick.
You cannot take an award ceremony seriously if it thinks Promising Young Woman deserves to be up for best picture before the likes of The Painted Bird, Beginning, A Sun, Dear Comrades, System Crasher, A White White Day, Song Without a Name, Collective, Monsoon, Mathias et Maxime etc etc etc |
I would be interested in seeing a list of alternates, because I really don't have much of a clue of what's come out this year. A lot of these films are exclusive to streaming sites that I don't use (Disney, Apple, HBO), but, honestly, a number of the nominees are films I haven't been too excited to seek out. (Judas being a notable exception.) Because of Covid, it seemed like a lot of the "new releases" this year have been vault-cleaning shelf-fillers that were just ready to go without much extra production.
I'm disappointed that Thinking of Ending Things isn't even in the discussion. I have no idea how Social Dilemma missed the docs. And wouldn't it have been wonderful if Vast of Night caught a visual FX nom? Was it worse than Midnight Sky? The only thing more depressing than the mediocre Borat sequel getting the script nom is seeing that they actually needed eight writers to come up with that. |
Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2186943)
God-awful noms. The Best Picture nominations are especially laughable.
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I’m happy about the nominations for Trial of the Chicago 7 and Promising Young Women. I’m glad Glenn Close got nominated. I would have liked to see some nominations for I’m Thinking of Ending Things and Never Rarely Sometimes Often. I think Soul should have been nominated for best picture. I’m slightly disappointed that Sorkin didn’t get nominated for best director. Overall, I’m pleased with most of the nominations.
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Originally Posted by seanc (Post 2187018)
What would you have nominated?
Atarrabi et Mikelats (Eugène Green, 23 September 2020) Last Letter (Shunji Iwai, 17 January 2020) Red Post on Escher Street (Sion Sono, 9 October 2020) Last and First Men (Jóhann Jóhannsson, 6 July 2020) The Woman Who Ran (Hong Sang-soo, 25 February 2020) Willy's Wonderland (Kevin Lewis, 12 February 2021) Berlin Alexanderplatz (Burhan Qurbani, 26 February 2020) Stump the Guesser (Guy Maddin / Evan Johnson / Galen Johnson, 25 February 2020) Wasn't a fan of the newest Tsai film Days, but wouldn't mind seeing it nominated as a late-to-the-party gesture from the Academy.
Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 2187022)
I think following the logic leads you to the idea that there's not much value to voicing only an opinion, sans elaboration. Particularly a negative one, and particularly a very broad, non-specific negative one.
Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 2187022)
If you were a new user you wouldn't get a reply like that
Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 2187022)
you obviously play a little bit of a character here in your hatred of mainstream fare, giving things zero stars to make a point, etc.
Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 2187022)
But I think it's on all of us to compensate for that.
Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 2187022)
be less glib. Honestly, I'm fine with either. :)
But... no offense taken! I'm glad we cleared things up (or did we?). |
Genuinely surprised 'Surprising Young Woman' got nominated; thought it was just gonna be one of those 'indie gem' films.
All in all, not a good selection in comparison to last years ones (But I always have something bad to say about the Oscar pics so I'll keep quiet). Of course there's some good ones, but then there's ones where you have no idea why it was nominated (I mean the Mulan remake and the Borat sequel, really guys?) Would've liked to see Gunda get a documentary nod. Once again Cartoon Saloon is gonna lose to Pixar, what a shame. The director noms are great though, any of them could win and I'd be happy.
Originally Posted by Allaby (Post 2187092)
I would have liked to see some nominations for I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2187106)
Willy's Wonderland (Kevin Lewis, 12 February 2021)
Promising Young Woman - Not a terrible film, but awfully middling.
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@Mr Minio: thanks dude, appreciate the reply. I'm just going to pretend you secretly loved Iron Man 3 now and I'm sure it won't affect our interactions at all. :up:
Interesting thought on Mank and digital. I can honestly say I'm not sure how I feel about that. I thought the film was gorgeous, though I guess there is a weird dissonance in shooting it that way and yet still taking pains to make it seem like it's on old film stock. I think it did a better job of faking that than most, though (like films faking old VHS stuff but it's just so obviously half-assed). Re: Judas and the Black Messiah. I don't mind the initial reaction there, because it is a little on-the-nose zeitgeist-wise, but it's pretty good. The performances, in particular, are tremendous. |
I have not like the look of the last two Netflix B&W flicks. I didn't find them atrocious but I have heard both Mank and Malcolm And Marie praised for their cinematography. I'm not usually someone who compares film to digital a lot but both these just felt too sterile for me. I don't know. I may have just crossed over to old curmudgeon.
It was especially noticeable in Mank because it was totally going for a Kane aesthetic. Probably didn't help that I watched them back to back. |
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