Dean-o
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Post by Dean-o on Feb 24, 2010 3:07:04 GMT -5
Amelia, Flash of Genius, The Soloist, Public Enemies(well...I disliked it), The Informant!, Valkyrie, Defiance, Into the Wild, Infamous(Capote was WAAAAAAY better), Glory Road, Jarhead, Alexander, and Shattered Glass(interestingly, despite totally sucking, it had the best performance Hayden Christensen has ever given in his career...and his performance still sucked). That's just to name a few. And a good chunk of those films were being hoped by their studios to be Oscar winners. Some of them, like Flash of Genius shouldn't have even been made in the first place. I liked Flash of Genius. Can't believe I would like a movie about the invention of the windshield wiper, but I found it touching and heartbreaking at the same time.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Feb 24, 2010 3:44:42 GMT -5
Things We Lost in the Fire
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Post by kidtamagotchi on Feb 24, 2010 4:01:44 GMT -5
Hounddog
Everyone was saying Dakota Fanning was going to get an Oscar nomination for this movie, but she didn't.
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comahan
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Post by comahan on Feb 24, 2010 4:24:54 GMT -5
Amelia, Flash of Genius, The Soloist, Public Enemies(well...I disliked it), The Informant!, Valkyrie, Defiance, Into the Wild, Infamous(Capote was WAAAAAAY better), Glory Road, Jarhead, Alexander, and Shattered Glass(interestingly, despite totally sucking, it had the best performance Hayden Christensen has ever given in his career...and his performance still sucked). That's just to name a few. And a good chunk of those films were being hoped by their studios to be Oscar winners. Some of them, like Flash of Genius shouldn't have even been made in the first place. I agree with all of the listed movies for the most part, except for one. I LOVED Into the Wild.
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Feb 24, 2010 5:36:50 GMT -5
I don't know...what horror films came out this past October that were real powerhouses? PARANORMAL ACTIVITY? SAW eleventy-BILLION? On that note, I honestly wonder why studios are so SCARED to release something opposite SAW. As evidenced by PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, any original idea stands a good chance of dethroning a series that by now has reached Jason and Myers level of repetitious garbage, though nowhere NEAR as enjoyable as those two franchise's later offerings. Hell, PA was just two hours of a yuppie couple bitching and fighting, and doors closing by themselves. F***'s sake, man! If IT could beat out SAW...anything stands a chance. I also honestly wonder what dumbf*** studio head sits there and goes, "We have a movie called HALLOWEEN. Let's open it in MAY! Better yet, JULY!" Because we all know that horror films are just reknowned for doing huge business in a month that's devoted to big, huge, noisy blockbusters. That's like releasing VALENTINE'S DAY in October, or a movie called ST. PATRICK'S DAY MASSACRE in freakin' NOVEMBER. ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) That's like releasing 'A Miracle on 34th Street' in f***ing May..... Oh Wait they actually did that: www.imdb.com/title/tt0039628/releaseinfoSeriously what were they smoking in 1947? (probably Opium) From its trivia page on IMDB: "Despite the fact that the film is set during Christmas, studio head Darryl F. Zanuck insisted that it be released in May because he argued that more people went to the movies during the summer. So the studio began scrambling to promote it while keeping the fact that it was a Christmas movie a secret." Darryl F. Zanuck is right. More people go to the movies in the summer. But not to see a freakin' Christmas movie! They go to see a Christmas movie in the winter.
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Grendel
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Post by Grendel on Feb 24, 2010 6:39:38 GMT -5
Amelia. Amelia. Amelia. Amelia. Notorious. Mommie Dearest. Freedom Writers. El Cantante. Alexander. Patch Adams. Private Parts. Evita. The Babe. Caligula. Pride. And I'm gonna say it only because I know no one else will. Ray was one of the biggest acts of manipulation in film history. Jamie Foxx did not act in the film, he simply did a decent imitation of Ray Charles that he's been milking for years. The fact that they gave the Oscar to him instead of Bruno Ganz in his portrayal of Hitler (HITLER!) in Downfall just goes to show that the Academy are a bunch of pilfering Filistines. I simply refuse to acknowledge Jamie Foxx as the great actor that people make him out to be. I think the only movies I found him half-way decent in were Bait and Collateral. Other than that, he's just a really good imitator. The black Frank Caliendo, if you will. Oh god yes, Bruno Ganz should have gotten the Oscar for his performance in Downfall. But if you really think about it, there have been a lot of snubs throughout the years, which is one of the reasons I no longer watch The Oscars. I could go on and on about shitty award winners, but it's early and I'm in pain so I would probably write some things I shouldn't. Let it suffice to say that I am one moviegoer (everyone tells me that I watch way too many movies) who doesn't care about The Oscars. Hate to say it, but it and other shows like it are ruled by the politics behind the scenes.
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Post by jamofpearls on Feb 24, 2010 7:42:50 GMT -5
Amelia, Flash of Genius, The Soloist, Public Enemies(well...I disliked it), The Informant!, Valkyrie, Defiance, Into the Wild, Infamous(Capote was WAAAAAAY better), Glory Road, Jarhead, Alexander, and Shattered Glass. You lost me when you said Into the Wild. One of the best films of the last few years IMO. And I'm in the "Public Enemies is fantastic" camp too. The soundtrack to Into The Wild kicks ass too.
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Feb 24, 2010 8:41:23 GMT -5
Amelia. Amelia. Amelia. Amelia. Notorious. Mommie Dearest. Freedom Writers. El Cantante. Alexander. Patch Adams. Private Parts. Evita. The Babe. Caligula. Pride. And I'm gonna say it only because I know no one else will. Ray was one of the biggest acts of manipulation in film history. Jamie Foxx did not act in the film, he simply did a decent imitation of Ray Charles that he's been milking for years. The fact that they gave the Oscar to him instead of Bruno Ganz in his portrayal of Hitler (HITLER!) in Downfall just goes to show that the Academy are a bunch of pilfering Filistines. I simply refuse to acknowledge Jamie Foxx as the great actor that people make him out to be. I think the only movies I found him half-way decent in were Bait and Collateral. Other than that, he's just a really good imitator. The black Frank Caliendo, if you will. Thank you for saying it. One of the travesties in my opinion is that Foxx won the award for that performance, yet Angela Bassett didn't win for What's Love Got to Do With It. which was an actual portrayal of someone's life. and a damn good one. and the OP mention Beloved, which i personally love and think is one of the most heart wrenching movies, with a great creepy twist.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Feb 24, 2010 10:42:33 GMT -5
Two come immediately to mind: ![](http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID939/images/Brothers_Movie_Poster.jpg) and ![](http://condolasa.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/revolutionary-road-poster-full.jpg) Man, how happy I am that the Academy saw right through these two vastly overballyhoed films.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Feb 24, 2010 10:49:12 GMT -5
I don't understand the concept, really - studios deliberately produce high quality movies, then release them in a fashion that will maximise their visibility and prestige?
Sneaky bastards.
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W?Y
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Post by W?Y on Feb 24, 2010 11:10:08 GMT -5
Nine.
Seriously, when it was only announced last year, it was like the prototype for Oscar bait:
Daniel Day-Lewis, who only does movies when he wants to, and is at least nominated every time. Penelope Cruz, the current Hollywood golden girl. Dame Judie Dench. Nicole Kidman. Marion Cotillard, the underground sensation. Directed by Rob Marshall, director of Chicago. IT'S A MUSICAL.
Shockingly, at least to me, the movie was heralded as just okay, and I believe it's only nominated for costuming. Color me surprised.
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AriadosMan
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Post by AriadosMan on Feb 24, 2010 13:20:27 GMT -5
Two come immediately to mind: ![](http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID939/images/Brothers_Movie_Poster.jpg) and ![](http://condolasa.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/revolutionary-road-poster-full.jpg) Man, how happy I am that the Academy saw right through these two vastly overballyhoed films. To be fair, Brothers was the third war-related film discussed for Oscars (after Hurt Locker and Basterds). Hurt Locker had close to universal acclaim and Basterds had Tarantino's fanbase from Day 1. Brothers didn't have either.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 24, 2010 13:33:35 GMT -5
All the Kings Men 2006 with Sean Penn, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Kate Winslet.
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Post by Cyno on Feb 24, 2010 13:38:28 GMT -5
I can think of one easily for this year. Invictus is definite failed Oscarbait. Release in December? Check. Starring Matt Damon? Check. Biopic about an important historical figure/event? Check for both! Directed by Clint Eastwood, Academy Darling? Check.
Yet it only got two nominations, though both were for acting. Considering the Oscar hype and the expanded Best Picture nominee pool, it was a big time snubbing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2010 14:30:42 GMT -5
Frost/Nixon
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stealthamo
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Post by stealthamo on Feb 24, 2010 14:47:32 GMT -5
![](http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/simple-jack.jpg) You never go full retard.
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Post by toddpolt on Feb 24, 2010 18:18:15 GMT -5
Cold Mountain
The beginning of the end of the famed/despised Miramax "Oscar machine." Didn't help that not even the Weinsteins' bribing could stop ROTK.
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comahan
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Post by comahan on Feb 24, 2010 18:20:52 GMT -5
Australia
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Post by Cela on Feb 24, 2010 18:30:46 GMT -5
Seabiscuit, good movie, but took itself way to seriously.
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Post by pegasuswarrior on Feb 25, 2010 0:12:48 GMT -5
Amelia, Flash of Genius, The Soloist, Public Enemies(well...I disliked it), The Informant!, Valkyrie, Defiance, Into the Wild, Infamous(Capote was WAAAAAAY better), Glory Road, Jarhead, Alexander, and Shattered Glass. You lost me when you said Into the Wild. One of the best films of the last few years IMO. And I'm in the "Public Enemies is fantastic" camp too. Yeah, and Shattered Glass is a pretty phenomenal screenplay, not to mention above average performances by Saarsgard and Christiansen (in Saarsgard's case, a great performance).
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