Movies discussion - 2/1/10

[AMBy]

Yes ma'am. Definitely worth the few dollars. This was one of the best I saw all year.

The year is only a month old....

 

[Rubyn]

Christoph Waltz was just nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the Academy Awards. He has that one in the bag. I was mesmerized by him in that movie. Amazing actor.

 

[Mudcat]

This was my comment about The Hurt Locker from the thread a couple weeks ago at Peep's:

So I did not get out to any new releases in the last week but I rented The Hurt Locker. It is very good. I have seen that it is at or near the top of many critics Best of 2009 lists and I agree. 8 out of 10.

If anyone doesn't know, it is about American bomb squad types in Iraq during the war. Suspenseful and insightful.

 

[Archie]

Arch, you can't say that about a movie if you didn't watch it in the entirety! But if it has one of those "everything is always alright in the end" type endings, I would feel the same way.

fair enough, and It didn't have a that type of ending, so give it a shot

 

[Mudcat]

Here are the 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees, just announced:



Avatar
The Hurt Locker
District 9
Up
Inglourious Basterds
The Blind Side
Up in The Air
A Serious Man
An Education
Precious

 

[Archie]

district 9? really?

 

[Mudcat]

From the discussion I have heard, District 9 is just the sort of movie they instituted this new 10-nominee format for.

Like last year they were wishing The Dark Knight could have been represented - thinking it would motivate the sizable comic book crowd to pay more attention and widen the viewing demographic. But it fell just short of the top 5.

So walla! - increase it to 10. Same thinking would apply to the sci-fi crowd.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Hmm. I loved Avatar, but it seriously doesn't strike me as the Best Picture type of film. I guess it really says something for the lack of creativity in storylines and plots of movies these days.

 

[MartinBlank]

Up in the Air.....very good, Clooney is dialed in lately. He pics good roles.

The Hurt Locker. Really enjoyed this movie.

Inglorious Basterds. Loved it.

 

[Vegas Dave]

Up in the Air.....very good, Clooney is dialed in lately. He pics good roles.

Anyone else see Fantastic Mr. Fox? I loved it, but then, I'm a big Wes Anderson fan, so no surprises there.

 

[The HOFF]

The year is only a month old....

You smartass. "In the last year" can refer to the last 365 days, not just the current calender year. And as this year is only a month old, LAST year meant 2009. Take that smartass.

 

[AMBy]

Yes ma'am. Definitely worth the few dollars. This was one of the best I saw all year.

You smartass. "In the last year" can refer to the last 365 days, not just the current calender year. And as this year is only a month old, LAST year meant 2009. Take that smartass.

Cheater....you are now just lying!

 

[Naughty Mommy]

I guess I need to see more movies. I have not watched a single movie that was talked about in this thread.

I with you - the only one I've seen is Momento, and I have a place in my heart for it because I can't remember shit.
It was great... I think.

The last movie I saw was Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Squeakuel. I need to play with adults more often.

And I've found Drew to be completely hot for years. Maybe cuz I'm a girl. Ladies, am I alone?

 

[Cougar Bait]

Drew who?

Drew Carey?

Dr. Drew?

 

[Bread]

Almost time for me to start capping the Oscars. Yes yes.

 

[Immortality]

Here are the 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees, just announced:



Avatar
The Hurt Locker
District 9
Up
Inglourious Basterds
The Blind Side
Up in The Air
A Serious Man
An Education
Precious

Unreal. I am 0 for 10 in seeing these. Inglorious Bastards I will most likely see soon.

 

[Rubyn]

From the discussion I have heard, District 9 is just the sort of movie they instituted this new 10-nominee format for.

Like last year they were wishing The Dark Knight could have been represented - thinking it would motivate the sizable comic book crowd to pay more attention and widen the viewing demographic. But it fell just short of the top 5.

So walla! - increase it to 10. Same thinking would apply to the sci-fi crowd.

That's exactly what happened. A conversation with some "expert" on The Today Show mentioned that movies such as District-9, were high grossing movies and therefore deserved a slot. WHAT? That was the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. A top grossing picture does not a good movie make.

 

[Cougar Bait]

No, that's like saying Britney deserves a grammy.

Did she ever win a grammy?

Best guess, is she completely shaved down below or the triangle?