ALIEN-gunner Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Black Panther wasn't even that good of a movie. I hope there's a sequel with a better fleshed out story. I enjoyed it one time but Oscar material? No way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I hope the Black Panther sequel at least has better fight scenes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Toni Collette - Hereditary Ethan Hawke - First Reformed Wont You Be My Neighbor all fucking robbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Area Man Thinks Movie He Saw Should Have Been Nominated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Even if there wasn’t another option for director, they should have gone with 4 instead of McKay getting a nomination for Vice. Whether you ultimately like it or not...the direction is pedestrian. The film lives and dies on Bale’s work and you can’t convince me McKay had a single thing to do with Bale’s great moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I know I'm late to this but... Black Panther? Seriously? Just, no. Come on... it's just farcical. Such transparent pandering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Olivia Colman winning was my Favourite moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 12:18 PM, ALIEN-gunner said: Black Panther wasn't even that good of a movie. I hope there's a sequel with a better fleshed out story. I enjoyed it one time but Oscar material? No way. IMO one of the best things about Black Panther was that instead of going for a villain, they went for an antagonist who was definitely a Bad Dude, but whose motivations at least made sense and were relatable--and more importantly, comprehensible. So many of these movies have villains/antagonists where it's not really super clear why they care enough to do what they're doing. But that's more of a knock on most of the other MCU movies than it is praise of Black Panther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I'm pleasantly surprised 'Free Solo' won for Best Documentary, I thought the on-going hagiography would give it to 'RBG'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Spidey beat Incredibles 2. VERY happy to see that! I usually root for the Pixar film because it's typically the best animated film I'll see in a given year and usually one of the best I've seen of a year, period. But Spidey was a remarkable achievement and, interestingly enough, the better of the animated superhero movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Miller and Lord getting an Oscar in a category dominated by Disney (including two noms this year) after the way Disney used their influence with trade journalists to plant stories of their incompetence on Solo was the highlight of the awards season for me. And Spiderverse was brilliant and wholly deserving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 In 1990, Lee's dramedy "Do the Right Thing" lost in its best writing category at the Academy Awards, the same year that "Driving Miss Daisy" — about the relationship between a black chauffeur and his white wealthy employer — took home a statue in a separate writing category. "I'm snakebit. I mean, every time somebody is driving somebody, I lose," Lee, 61, said to laughter in between sips of champagne. "But they changed the seating arrangement!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Green Book clearly won only because of a voting technicality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 2 hours ago, johnny said: Literally said the same thing in a chat with a friend last night. The movie is about racism and there's one non-white guy on stage right now. Also lol that that movie won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 This thing was last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: This thing was last night? And with no host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 21 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Literally said the same thing in a chat with a friend last night. The movie is about racism and there's one non-white guy on stage right now. Also lol that that movie won. The only gay person involved with Moonlight was the screenwriter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 1/23/2019 at 5:15 PM, ort said: I know I'm late to this but... Black Panther? Seriously? Just, no. Come on... it's just farcical. Such transparent pandering... The Oscars are ALWAYS transparent pandering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Chris- said: I'm pleasantly surprised 'Free Solo' won for Best Documentary, I thought the on-going hagiography would give it to 'RBG'. I just saw Free Solo the other night and thought it was fantastic. I especially enjoyed that it's ending shot felt so genuinely judgment-free and that it celebrated him for who he is, warts and all. Really a quite beautiful testament to artistry, and its flawed characters, as a whole is what I got out of it. And I thought Green Book looked stupid based on the trailer despite really liking both main actors a lot, especially Ali. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 12 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: The Oscars are ALWAYS transparent pandering. It can’t be restated enough: the oscars are a trade association awards banquet. They exist solely for the industry to market itself. It’s not about art. 56 minutes ago, Brick said: Green Book clearly won only because of a voting technicality. I guess it could be described that way. It’s more that there were no overwhelming favorites, so movies that were ranked really high on most ballots can end up winning even if they weren’t the top choice on a majority of ballots. I can imagine Green Book being a top 3 choice on a lot of ballots, even if something else got more first place votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Just from a pure entertainment perspective that Oscars was garbage. Queen, Gaga and Coopers performance were great and the best actress speech was great. Everything else was a boring mess. And I get wanting to keep the show from running over but the level of rude that they've reached with straight up cutting people off is ridiculous. Also if you're gonna have a set amount of time then give the same amount to everyone. Some of the technical guys are much more entertaining that the self righteous god is good garbage that actors spew out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The Good: Olivia Colman with the biggest upset of the night. Glenn Close probably deserves an Oscar, but Colman put in the best performance of the year. She was obviously completely shocked by her win and it was adorable. Spike Lee wins an Oscar. Cool to see him win an Oscar after getting an honorary one. Shallow. I think the staging and the camera work for the Shallow performance was better than the entirety of Bohemian Rhapsody. Spider-Verse is a winner in this universe. First Man wins for Effects. I'm glad it got something. Alfonso Cuarón. Yeah, he didn't win Best Picture, but Director, Foreign Language, and Cinematography is still a good night. All well deserved. The Meh: Little about the show itself stood out, but nothing was terrible either. If the template going forward is just giving out awards and less bad comedy, I'm all for it. I like Rami Malek. If there was any part of Bohemian Rhapsody that deserved any attention it was him. I'm happy he has an Oscar. He did not deserve it for this film. I could say pretty much the same thing about Mahershala Ali. He's a great actor. He's proven that over and over again. He didn't deserve an Oscar for this film. The Bad: Did they seriously give Bohemian Rhapsody four Oscars just for playing a bunch of Queen music? Did no one listen to First Man or Roma or A Star is Born? Green Book wins Original screenplay over The Favourite and First Reformed?! Just a reminder that Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and this was his first nomination. The Horror: Green Book is the worst Best Picture winner of my lifetime. Better films typically endure without awards attention, but it's still a shame to see such an unworthy film etched into history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bloodporne Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Who still buys this shit anyway? Culturally, It feels increasingly like a sad, cloying reminder of a crumbling Hollywood empire with a dumb 1950's grin plastered on it. Also, Bohemian Rhapsody was a terrible cheesefest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Oscars needs to add a way for the public to vote and have it count for 25%. It is not like watching all the movies is a criteria anyway because if it was, no way Green Book wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Infinity War should have gotten the VFX Oscar for Thanos alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 At least Vice didn't win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Big if true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Infinity War should have gotten the VFX Oscar for Thanos alone. Apollo 11 part of First Man was jaw dropping tbh. I wouldn’t have minded either way but I’m glad First Man got recognized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I think Green Book is the second weakest best picture after Crash. There’s nothing that wrong about the movie, it just kind of exists. Tells its story, makes white people feel good, and that’s it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 This had me laughing so hard this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Green Book won the best picture Oscar the day the trailer dropped... I haven't even seen it but I've been telling folks for months that would be best picture. It's a Hollywood feel good movie... the type of movie that deals with race in a way that Academy voters LOVE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: the type of movie that deals with race in a way that Academy voters LOVE. In other words: it makes white people feel good about themselves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I really hoped that BlacKkKlansman would win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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