well as far as "flashy" movies are concerned... lord of the rings won like the second most awards in one night in history...
thing about lord of the rings is that its strong in almost every category... it had the story and the acting and the FX... Avatar didnt lose because it was an fx juggernaut. it lost because fx is the only thing it had.
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
star wars isnt a good film though 😐it doesnt... really deserve best picture
and neither does avatar
If they did give it to Avatar, then James Cameron should invent a time machine and go back to the 1978 Oscars to ensure Star Wars wins Best Picture, because THAT was the biggest game changer in Hollywood history. After all, without Lucas making Star Wars, Cameron never gets serious about film making.
Originally posted by FistOfThe North
wow what an upset. the hurt locker, best pic over avatar.it's a dissapointment reminiscent of the '78 Academy Awards where annie hall, fcuking annie hall, took the best pic home over star wars, the better film.
Well let me break it down:
Star Wars >>>>>>> Avatar
Annie Hall >>>>>>> Avatar
The Hurt Locker >>>>>>> Avatar
I bet you haven't even seen Annie Hall, have you? It's a fantastic movie.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Avatar is a groundbreaking cinematic experience.The plot and story itself is just good enough. The acting isn't great either.
As much as these awards ultimately mean nothing, if they did, Avatar wouldn't win Best Picture. It's nowhere near as good a movie as some of the other candidates.
If they had a Best Experience award, sure.
I'm with you, here, 100%, man. Couldn't have said it better, myself.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
The Hurt Locker deserves it the most out of the movies listed. The actual best movie, Moon, was entirely snubbed, as was the man most deserving of Best Actor, Sam Rockwell.-AC
I disagree. I liked Up more than the Hurth Locker. Hurt locker was kind of boring, at times. It felt cliched and done already. To me, it was strangee that it was even nominated. But, as MildPoss. suggested, it's nice that a woman won things, for a chance. It's kind of a finger to Cameron...quite funny.
And, Moon didn't deserve jack, imo. I seriously don't get the enjoyment EVERYONE is getting out of that film. I've already said my piece on it...so I'll leave it at that.
Originally posted by FistOfThe North
the aa's have lost about 75 percent of their cred with me. i'll be taking it less serious now..
Knee-jerk statement alert!
So...are you saying that everyone who does take it seriously has seen every film they've ever thought deserving actually win? Or maybe they're just better sports about it?
Originally posted by dadudemon
Hurt locker....felt cliched and done already.
Originally posted by botankus
Knee-jerk statement alert!So...are you saying that everyone who does take it seriously has seen every film they've ever thought deserving actually win? Or maybe they're just better sports about it?
Lulz. I haven't taken them seriously when Chicago won the award for best costume design...when LotR: FotR was so abusrdly better than Chicago, it was rediculous. To me, it was like comparing an elementry school child's drawing to a Rembrandt. I would say that half of Hollywood, and just about every person face-palmed at that choice. Peter Jackson probably choked on his mead and turkey leg.
Originally posted by botankus
I see what you're saying but I do not agree. I felt that outside of the opening scene and the fact that you knew their unit was going to fend off those snipers, the scenes were unpredictable. Or maybe that aspect in today's market is what makes it cliched?
Cool. And, I find it quite awesome that you are maturely disagreeing with me. I don't see any reason people need to get up-in-arms. I can certainly see The Hurt Locker's appeal, I just think it is another cliched "realistic" war film...that's just slightly more stylized.
Originally posted by FistOfThe North
wow what an upset. the hurt locker, best pic over avatar.it's a dissapointment reminiscent of the '78 Academy Awards where annie hall, fcuking annie hall, took the best pic home over star wars, the better film.
the aa's have lost about 75 percent of their cred with me. i'll be taking it less serious now..
loved the horror tribute though..
You may want to watch the Hurt Locker before you get upset. Granted, I'm 99.9% sure you'll still think Avatar the better film, but still.
Originally posted by FistOfThe North
wow what an upset. the hurt locker, best pic over avatar.it's a dissapointment reminiscent of the '78 Academy Awards where annie hall, fcuking annie hall, took the best pic home over star wars, the better film.
the aa's have lost about 75 percent of their cred with me. i'll be taking it less serious now..
loved the horror tribute though..
You do realise that just about every credible critic considered The Hurt Locker a favourite over Avatar, right?
It was the better piece of filmmaking.
Avatar didn't deserve to win anything outside of art awards. They've already had a travestied Best Picture award a couple years back when Slumdog won everything. I'm glad they didn't do it again.
-AC