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Is a period piece just something set in the past or is everyone just forgetting 12 Years a Slave?
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I think I might be a little insane because I found the action in the Transformers movies to be comparatively easier to follow than Pacific Rim's. The robots and monsters had neat designs but it felt like they were cutting a few corners by setting a lot of the fights in the dark with a lot of rain.
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Jan 17, 2014 03:20
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The real issue was the first Transformers losing its Oscar to The Golden Compass. I saw the latter and it did not look all that amazing. Apparently the studio who did the effects was shut down after the movie failed?
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Jan 17, 2014 03:20
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DStecks posted:If you thought Pacific Rim has bad design, congrats on having awful taste I guess. If you thought Pacific Rim has good design, congrats on having awful taste I guess. See what a lovely meaningless post this is? In general, I just don't see it. All the monsters bled together and had no personality. The fact that at the end of the movie the big monster showed up and I couldn't' really tell that it wasn't a monster we had seen before was a bit of a problem. The robots were a bit better but they still looked far less interesting than the most uninspired design from something like Real Steel. The costumes were just typical Mass Effect style high tech body suits and the only location I really remember was Tokyo, which while nice, isn't something something I think is worthy of a nomination over what was actually nominated.
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Jan 17, 2014 03:22
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Glad we've reached the yearly Cognitive Dissonance Power Hour where we're both really mad that our pet nerd movies didn't get nominated while also smugly superior over how little the Oscars matter and how few people actually care about them.
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Jan 17, 2014 03:48
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...of SCIENCE! posted:Glad we've reached the yearly Cognitive Dissonance Power Hour where we're both really mad that our pet nerd movies didn't get nominated while also smugly superior over how little the Oscars matter and how few people actually care about them. I never said a thing about the Oscars being insignificant. Mostly because they objectively aren't.
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Jan 17, 2014 03:50
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That's a good name for a podcast (that I would never listen to)
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Jan 17, 2014 03:51
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Back to (possibly) bad movies coming out, I saw the trailer to Walk of Shame and I wanted to like it but every single joke in the trailer just felt soooooo flat.
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Jan 17, 2014 03:53
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...of SCIENCE! posted:Glad we've reached the yearly Cognitive Dissonance Power Hour where we're both really mad that our pet nerd movies didn't get nominated while also smugly superior over how little the Oscars matter and how few people actually care about them. I'm going to non-angrily ask what happened to Blue is the Warmest Color, or if there was a reason it didn't qualify for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Jan 17, 2014 04:03
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Christmas Jones posted:I'm going to non-angrily ask what happened to Blue is the Warmest Color, or if there was a reason it didn't qualify for Best Foreign Language Film. Has the academy ever nominated an NC-17 movie? I think that's probably a pretty big factor in it not getting nominated.
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Jan 17, 2014 04:08
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Christmas Jones posted:I'm going to non-angrily ask what happened to Blue is the Warmest Color, or if there was a reason it didn't qualify for Best Foreign Language Film. Released in fall in France, which made it ineligible under Oscar rules. loving hate that rule because Blue Is The Warmest Color deserved something, either Best Foreign Film at the GGs or at the AAs, and it sucks that it got snubbed in one and isn't even in contention in another.
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Jan 17, 2014 04:11
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Your money at work:
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Jan 17, 2014 04:16
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Tars Tarkas posted:Your money at work: I am so glad that I'm not seeing this at Sundance and kind of depressed that it's likely gonna be so popular that seeing it will be hard. It is James Avery's last role though. It really sucks that he isn't even listed on the poster.
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Jan 17, 2014 04:18
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axleblaze posted:Has the academy ever nominated an NC-17 movie? I think that's probably a pretty big factor in it not getting nominated. Well Midnight Cowboy winning three awards is one of the primary causes NC-17 even exists instead of X so I doubt that matters. *not by itself and not immediately, just that link between award winning cinema and X causing them to create a bridge for "Artsy" stuff
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Jan 17, 2014 04:24
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Sweeney Tom posted:Released in fall in France, which made it ineligible under Oscar rules. loving hate that rule because Blue Is The Warmest Color deserved something, either Best Foreign Film at the GGs or at the AAs, and it sucks that it got snubbed in one and isn't even in contention in another. I was expecting an odd rule to have disqualified it, but not quite that odd. What the hell?
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Jan 17, 2014 04:26
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Tars Tarkas posted:Your money at work: Thought that was Casey Affleck. Relieved that I was wrong.
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Jan 17, 2014 04:28
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So Fruitvale Station was snubbed by the Oscars? Of course.
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Jan 17, 2014 04:31
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I can't believe the Academy snubbed Toei Productions' magnificent achievement of cinema, Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider: Gaim & Wizard: the Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle. 
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Jan 17, 2014 04:42
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Sweeney Tom posted:Released in fall in France, which made it ineligible under Oscar rules. loving hate that rule because Blue Is The Warmest Color deserved something, either Best Foreign Film at the GGs or at the AAs, and it sucks that it got snubbed in one and isn't even in contention in another. Wait, so does that mean it's eligible for next year's Oscars, or is it just poo poo out of luck?
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Jan 17, 2014 04:56
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DStecks posted:Wait, so does that mean it's eligible for next year's Oscars, or is it just poo poo out of luck? It's not technically ineligible, but when have you seen films from a full year and a half back nominated for Oscars 2 Oscars after their official release? Especially an NC17 one. Unfortunately I think it's poo poo out of luck.
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Jan 17, 2014 05:08
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:So Fruitvale Station was snubbed by the Oscars? Of course.
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Jan 17, 2014 05:11
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General Ironicus posted:I thought everyone got this out of their system the first time it happened. Didn't he win?
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Jan 17, 2014 05:20
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:I can't believe the Academy snubbed Toei Productions' magnificent achievement of cinema, Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider: Gaim & Wizard: the Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle. You and me both, nakama.
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Jan 17, 2014 06:08
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Tars Tarkas posted:Your money at work: If this is the kickstarter movie thing I hope Time Heidecker's scene is included. http://www.avclub.com/article/tim-heidecker-wrote-a-page-of-zach-braffs-director-96996 e: http://www.avclub.com/article/and-now-somebody-has-filmed-tim-heideckers-zach-br-97033
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Jan 17, 2014 06:19
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Instead of getting mad over Oscar snubs I'm just going to be happy that Barkhad Abdi got a nod for Captain Phillips. He did a great job in his first-ever role and I didn't think the Academy would even consider him. Sometimes they get it right.
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Jan 17, 2014 08:26
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Brocktoon posted:Was there really that few animated films that required THE CROODS to be nominated for an Oscar? Young Freud posted:Actually, it's this... Mr. Maltose posted:Yeah, Rio 2096 is actually about immortal people during a future where people are going to war for water. Very few birds. Blade_of_tyshalle posted:I can't believe the Academy snubbed Toei Productions' magnificent achievement of cinema, Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider: Gaim & Wizard: the Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle. Shimrra Jamaane posted:So Fruitvale Station was snubbed by the Oscars? Of course. Yeah. Assepoester fucked around with this message at 09:16 on Jan 17, 2014 |
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Jan 17, 2014 09:13
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Madkal posted:Just so you know Norbit is an Oscar winning film. I'll have you know that I looked it up and Norbit only got a nomination in at the Academy Awards. It has won several Razzies though (you had me there for a moment).
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Jan 17, 2014 13:27
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DStecks posted:"Make it look like it's the past" because apparently that's still some kind of accomplishment. It is, though.
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Jan 17, 2014 13:45
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Skwirl posted:Transformers got an Oscar nod for visual effects because people showed up to theaters and watched Transformers, and were aware of the visual effects. It doesn't matter how great your visual effects are, if it's in a movie that no one's seen. The Lone Ranger got nominated for stuff though.
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Jan 17, 2014 16:51
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Peanut President posted:The Lone Ranger got nominated for stuff though. A fair amount of people saw it, its real problem (money-wise, at least) was the incredibly bloated budget.
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TetsuoTW posted:I bet you could name at least three people who are in the new Transformers film though. My fruend Joel
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Healbot posted:I'll have you know that I looked it up and Norbit only got a nomination in at the Academy Awards. It has won several Razzies though (you had me there for a moment). Sorry. You are right. Oscar-nominated film Norbit.
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Jan 17, 2014 18:03
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Oh good, it's that time of the year where Meryl Streep gets nominated for starring in a mediocre movie. It's a reflex for the Academy at this point. This Onion article gets truer with each passing year.Barudak posted:Jonah Hill is a very good actor at his roles and is definitely Best Supporting Actor Academy Award worthy. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/11/jared_leto_is_center_of_universe.php get that OUT of my face fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Jan 17, 2014 |
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Jan 17, 2014 18:10
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Lone Ranger is a steaming pile BUT the nominations it got were technical, and the film was actually really well constructed on a technical level. The CGI is pretty good, and the sound design was great. I have no problem with the people who worked hard getting a nod, even if the movie they worked on turned out to suck. If it were nominated for director, script, or picture, then I'd just say flush the Academy down the toilet.
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Jan 17, 2014 18:17
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Y-Hat posted:I wouldn't be surprised because that would totally fit into the narrative of "Jared Leto is the main character in some teenage girl's fanfiction," as proposed by one Dr. David Thorpe. I'm partial to the one about how Bono is Robin Williams' Mary Sue self insert, personally.
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Jan 17, 2014 18:33
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Y-Hat posted:Oh good, it's that time of the year where Meryl Streep gets nominated for starring in a mediocre movie. It's a reflex for the Academy at this point. My favorite Oscar conspiracy theory this year is Streep attacked Disney so Emma Thompson wouldn't get nominated, thus assuring her a spot
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Jan 17, 2014 19:13
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I know it's fashionable to hate on Meryl Streep now, but while I haven't seen August: Osage County, I have read the play and I have very little doubt Streep could knock that role out of the park.
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Jan 17, 2014 19:19
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:I know it's fashionable to hate on Meryl Streep now, but while I haven't seen August: Osage County, I have read the play and I have very little doubt Streep could knock that role out of the park. I do feel alot of the hate in general is coming from people that didn't see that movie because really, who in here actually saw that movie?
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Jan 17, 2014 19:22
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:I know it's fashionable to hate on Meryl Streep now, but while I haven't seen August: Osage County, I have read the play and I have very little doubt Streep could knock that role out of the park. I think it's just oversaturation of Streep in regards to the Oscars and a tendency to root for underdogs. She's like the Oscars' New England Patriots except not undeniably evil.
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weekly font posted:She's like the Oscars' New England Patriots except not undeniably evil. 101 Dalmations is a documentary.
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