[quote=Yoda]I think a lot of the praise has to do with the feeling that he kind of invented a [i]style[/i] of film, with its quasi-realism and emphasis on the ins and outs of adult relationships. Like, this might sound weird, but I'm not sure we have Kevin Smith without Woody Allen. I think there's a lot of influence in naturalistic (or, to be fair, naturalistic [i]feeling[/i], relative to mostm ovies) dialogue.[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]Well, most of them are utterly forgettable, especially these days. But I was always a little confused by the level of love for [i]Annie Hall[/i] and [i]Manhattan[/i] both. I guess I can appreciate some of the meta stuff in the former, though.

Loved [i]Midnight in Paris[/i], however.[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]Points deducted for not saying Pepstea.[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]Annoying Oscar banner glow operational. Annoying Oscar PMs commencing today.

It's THIS SUNDAY, people![/quote]

[quote=Yoda]It's a very old saying.[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]Well, we [i]do[/i] [url="https://www.movieforums.com/store"]have shirts[/url], and they cost about the same, so if the winner wants one of those instead, even better.[/quote]

[quote=Yoda][quote=boyflea]I'm too shy to use this feature.[/quote]
howdy[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]Yeah, small prize, as Chyp said, I basically just buy the winner a movie.

TBH people care more about the bragging rights. It makes watching the ceremony (during the live chat here on the site) a lot more fun, since we post leaderboard updates after each award is announced.[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]:up:[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]Meanwhile, the first annoying Oscar reminder is up. They will definitely get flashier and more annoying...but the good news is if you [url="https://www.movieforums.com/oscars/picks"]make your Oscar picks[/url] you won't have to see any of them! ;)[/quote]