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[sullyj]

That just reinforces the fact that you've got shitty taste.

Must just be me getting old dickhead.

 

[dvolovets]

The Artist legitimately felt like a film from another era, despite its self-referential nature. The fact that so many are calling it "boring" or "bloated" is a testament to the shortened attention span of the average movie-goer.

 

[LiK]

That just reinforces the fact that you've got shitty taste.

artist hates The Artist

 

[Fatalah]

The song from the best picture segment -- isn't it an original piece by Mychael Danna?

 

[Kusagari]

Next year, Lincoln is sweeping everything

I agree.

Spoiler

lol IGN symbol

 

[Krev]

Just caught this gem...

The artist is a fantastic film.

tinker tailor soldier spy and the tree of life sucks. STFU nerds and go to gaming and stop ruining every fucking awards thread with bullshit.

for those saying "no one gonna remember this next year" who the fuck cares, its about last year anyway. Fuck off. Do you remember what film and director won 20 years ago without google or wikipedia help? Shut up and stop clogging the thread.

Actually, that's a pretty good sign that the academy have no foresight and a history of bad decisions, asshole.

worst oscar show i've seen. an utter disaster.

Yeah, very boring. Last year's was a disaster too, but it at least had the comic value of James Franco's failed 'performance art'.

If Avatar can get nominated, why not?

Avatar wasn't a nasty horror movie.

Don't worry dude, just be patient for Michael Bay's remake.

"hurr go watch Transformers" is the laziest comeback to someone who doesn't like an 'arty' film you like.
It's particularly stupid when its being used in response to a person saying they didn't find The Tree of Life boring.

 

[Gary Whitta]

I liked that Best Picture montage track, anyone know what track off the Moneyball soundtrack it is?

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

Silent explosions... Holy shit, this is going to revolutionize cinema.

Has already been done in at least two sci-fi films.

 

[Sanjuro]

I liked that Best Picture montage track, anyone know what track off the Moneyball soundtrack it is?

The very last song on the album.

This will destroy you.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

That just reinforces the fact that you've got shitty taste.

fucking hell man. Go to bed and sleep it off.

 

[Replicant]

The Artist legitimately felt like a film from another era, despite its self-referential nature. The fact that so many are calling it "boring" or "bloated" is a testament to the shortened attention span of the average movie-goer.

Some who called it "boring" probably haven't even seen it. The fact is, most of the people who watched it in the same cinema as me were pleasantly surprised by it (and so was I). Anecdotal I know but it was definitely one of those movies where I didn't expect to like it when I went to see it.

Besides, the same people who say AA is irrelevant will be the first people who tune in next year for the same thing.

 

[Gary Whitta]

The very last song on the album.

This will destroy you.

Thanks!

 

[Kinyou]

The very last song on the album.

This will destroy you.

that's the name of the band and not a statement.

Just thought I should add that.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Those over 62 votes. Can't win with them.

 

[VeryGooster]

Do you remember what film and director won 20 years ago without google or wikipedia help?

Hmm. 20 years ago? Gonna guess Jonathan Demme for Silence of the Lambs.

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

"hurr go watch Transformers" is the laziest comeback to someone who doesn't like an 'arty' film you like.
It's particularly stupid when its being used in response to a person saying they didn't find The Tree of Life boring.

You're right, I should have said The Tree of Life is an attempt to make an arty film for people with a frontal lobotomy.

 

[Sanjuro]

that's the name of the band and not a statement.

Just thought I should add that.

I will destroy you.

 

[ezekial45]

I still can't believe that Dean Pelton won an oscar.

 

[effzee]

Didn't read the thread but this was a really odd show.

How does Hugo win for visual affects over HP, Transformers, or any other movie? I loved Hugo and thought it should win movie of the year but how does it win for effects?

 

[Ridley327]

The Artist legitimately felt like a film from another era, despite its self-referential nature. The fact that so many are calling it "boring" or "bloated" is a testament to the shortened attention span of the average movie-goer.

I'm not angry that The Artist won, as such a thing was ordained long before it started going wide; I'm just disappointed that it managed to squander its potential so early on in favor of something far less interesting.

 

[Kinyou]

I will destroy you.

Oh, is that a solo project of the lead guit-

oh.... I see...

 

[Gary Whitta]

The very last song on the album.

This will destroy you.

Haha it's the only track on the entire album that can't be purchased individually!

 

[Krev]

The Artist legitimately felt like a film from another era, despite its self-referential nature. The fact that so many are calling it "boring" or "bloated" is a testament to the shortened attention span of the average movie-goer.

This is one of my favourite films. It also features almost no spoken dialogue, but it has no music either, nor any 'character arcs' or dance numbers or huge drama. It's also nearly three hours.

The Artist is boring as hell. It's about an hour too long.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Didn't read the thread but this was a really odd show.

How does Hugo win for visual affects over HP, Transformers, or any other movie? I loved Hugo and thought it should win movie of the year but how does it win for effects?

This a serious question?

 

[Basch]

Alfonso Cuaron?

I was just going with the 2007 repeaters (Gone Baby Gone, Assassination of Jesse James, American Gangster, There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, Atonement, and Michael Clayton). Can't wait for Gravity, though. Children of Men was excellent.

 

[paperboywriter]

Didn't read the thread but this was a really odd show.

How does Hugo win for visual affects over HP, Transformers, or any other movie? I loved Hugo and thought it should win movie of the year but how does it win for effects?

3d? Smoke, fog and snow. And dust.

 

[Krev]

You're right, I should have said The Tree of Life is an attempt to make an arty film for people with a frontal lobotomy.

What does that even mean?

 

[dvolovets]

I'm not angry that The Artist won, as such a thing was ordained long before it started going wide; I'm just disappointed that it managed to squander its potential so early on in favor of something far less interesting.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the movie didn't have any problems. Without going into detail for the sake of spoilers, I wasn't a huge fan of the ending. That being said, it's still one of the most refreshingly -- and paradoxically -- original movies I've seen in a while. An excellent and largely authentic throwback to one of my favorite eras of film.

 

[cacophony]

Haha it's the only track on the entire album that can't be purchased individually!

It's from their self-titled album. Just download that. Amazing band & album.

 

[Fatalah]

Why do conservative blogs hate so much on Harvey Weinstein? Curious...

 

[Sanjuro]

Haha it's the only track on the entire album that can't be purchased individually!

Digital money balls.

 

[Ridley327]

Why do conservative blogs hate so much on Harvey Weinstein? Curious...

He's a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fundraiser for the Democratic party; in particular, he was joined at the hip with the Clintons.

 

[IC_Champion]

I was rooting for Oldman all the way. I can't believe this was his first nomination, even after he gave the people such great performances from Beethoven to Dracula to James Gordon.

Why do conservative blogs hate so much on Harvey Weinstein? Curious...

This is news to me.

 

[JGS]

I'm not counting the Best Song win.

That's right, there wasn't a Best Animated film back then.

 

[Gary Whitta]

It's from their self-titled album. Just download that. Amazing band & album.

Okay, thanks.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Didn't read the thread but this was a really odd show.

How does Hugo win for visual affects over HP, Transformers, or any other movie? I loved Hugo and thought it should win movie of the year but how does it win for effects?

Never doubt the VFX Predictinator:

For the uninitiated, The VFX Predictinator is a formula my wife and I developed in 2010 that accurately predicted the winner of the visual effects Academy Award from 1989-2010 based on quantifiable data points. Last year, we expanded the formula to accommodate five nominees with success -- The Predictinator accurately predicted the winner ("Inception"), just as it did for the previous 21 years.

 

[Kevtones]

I'm most bummed on the Midnight in Paris victory for original screenplay.

 

[RBH]

What's the song name?

The Mighty Rio Grande

 

[gutter_trash]

so the movie with Xylophones and saloon pianos one Best Music Original Score?

WTF seriously

 

[EatinOlives]

3d? Smoke, fog and snow. And dust.

Funny thing, I saw it (in 3D) and I completely forgot the movie was in 3D at all until you mentioned it.

 

[linsivvi]

However, seeing as Drive and Melancholia weren't nominated for anything. This years Oscars were invalid before it even began.

The Oscars never recognize movies like Drive and Melancholia. Films that pander to old white male win these awards. There is nothing new.

When was the last time the Best Picture was even critically a top 5 film of the year? You want to see those films recognized, you'll have to go somewhere else.

 

[thecouncil]

Didn't read the thread but this was a really odd show.

How does Hugo win for visual affects over HP, Transformers, or any other movie? I loved Hugo and thought it should win movie of the year but how does it win for effects?

That movie was mostly CGI. You not noticing is why it won, I guess?

 

[Fatalah]

He's a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fundraiser for the Democratic party; in particular, he was joined at the hip with the Clintons.

Thanks.

 

[dvolovets]

so the movie with Xylophones and saloon pianos one Best Music Original Score?

WTF seriously

God forbid we acknowledge a musically competent tribute to classic jazz... right?

 

[Krev]

The Oscars never recognize movies like Drive and Melancholia. Films that pander to old white male win these awards. There is nothing new.

When was the last time the Best Picture was even critically a top 5 film of the year? You want to see those films recognized, you'll have to go somewhere else.

I think the last time was about half an hour ago.

 

[DrForester]

That's right, there wasn't a Best Animated film back then.

There was, Monsters Inc. lost to Shrek.

 

[bigosc2k]

They are all wrestling fans, with the same mindset.

Hey I only quit when we didn't get back to back weeks of Eve's crack

 

[Basch]

The Oscars never recognize movies like Drive and Melancholia. Films that pander to old white male win these awards. There is nothing new.

When was the last time the Best Picture was even critically a top 5 film of the year? You want to see those films recognized, you'll have to go somewhere else.

Critically? >_> Didn't The Artist have an 89 Metascore. The Hurt Locker had a 94, I think. Yeah... If anything, Oscars have been inline with critics since the Crash debacle.

 

[ShinobiFist]

I wish Hugo won best picture, but not mad about the film they chose. Good Oscars all around.

 

[thecouncil]

I think the last time was about half an hour ago.

LOL. Seriously.