Movies and TV

[roguejuror]

Not familiar with King Author. Tell us more.

Wasn't he Shakespeare's cousin?

 

[IAG]

Not familiar with King Author. Tell us more.

Matty is a smarty pants.

 

[kato]

matty rides cami more than bacon

 

[Matty]

Well played cami.

 

[bacon]

Yes, he occasionally vents his insecurities about what his neighbor had to say about his level of intelligence and appearance on the Caminator. We still love him and forgive him, those were hurtful words in that elevator.

 

[Cami]

I think I edited my post like four times. Whatever.

 

[Matty]

matty rides cami more than bacon

BASELESS ACCUSATIONS

LAWYER

 

[Matty]

Yes, he occasionally vents his insecurities about what his neighbor had to say about his level of intelligence and appearance on the Caminator. We still love him and forgive him, those were hurtful words in that elevator.

Still shell-shocked.

 

[kato]

BASELESS ACCUSATIONS

LAWYER

my bad - withdrawn

 

[bacon]

Lol you've gotta get us a pic of this lady at some point, preferably film with sound.

 

[Mudcat]

I have now seen all of the Oscar Best Picture winners. I completed my mission by finishing up The English Patient last night. I actually started watching it soon after it came out but decided, "Fuck it. This is putting my feet to sleep. I ain't watching this." And I packed it in after 40 minutes or whatever.

But I figured if I am going to watch all the Best Picture winners, I have to watch all the Best Picture winners. So I revisited The English Patient. It took a number of sittings to get through.

It was not actually THAT bad. My imdb rating from before was sitting at 1 - which is pretty standard for a movie not good enough to compel me to even watch to the end. However on review, I upped my rating to 3. Still a thumbs down but it is not completely without value.

But it would definitely enter my thoughts in a discussion of worst Best Pictures. It has good production values and all, but I would really need to be paid by the hour to ever watch it again.

 

[bacon]

Can you believe that shit won.

Fuck that.

 

[Mudcat]

That was the year of Fargo. I have Fargo as my #5 movie of all time and rated 9/10.

As mentioned, The English Patient, I have 3/10.

So it's pretty clear where I stand on that.



But every Oscar winner has people griping. Without exception.

 

[Matty]

Lots of people think of American Beauty as an overrated winner. Common.

 

[reno cool]

What was the movie that should have beat Titanic? I thought that was Fargo I remember some hoopla about a good movie that year that couldn't win or something

How is Fargo a top 5 Muddy? Sounds awfully high. Fargo is no Big Lebowski pal

 

[Mudcat]

I don't hear Titanic year being talked about as one of the all-time controversial. As with every other winner, there are people who gripe but there are many years where there is more unanimity in the condemnation.

These were the nominees for Best Picture that year:

Titanic
As Good as It Gets
The Full Monty
Good Will Hunting
L.A. Confidential


I prolly like all 4 also-rans better than Titanic but I can make a case against them all. Certainly none of them look like a Best Picture winner like Titanic does. Same can be said of The English Patient over Fargo. It has that Oscar look and vibe. TEP has the sweeping African landscapes where Fargo has that weird Asian guy.

L.A. Confidential probably my favorite of the nominees Titanic year.

 

[reno cool]

ah, I think it was goodwill Hunting. Maybe was just one guy talking about it. never saw either

 

[Mudcat]

Good Will Hunting was a'ight. It won a screenplay Oscar.



Anyway, I have now seen all the Best Picture winners so if anyone has any questions about what that feels like, by god I'm your man.