Oscars 2016

[Mudcat]

Goes Sunday night. Chris Rock hosting which might be interesting given the hullaballoo about the whiteness of the nominees. I look forward to his take.

Got my signature picks. May come up with a bit more - not sure. As usual, all the lines have moved so lop-sided for the favorites, there is probably not much value to be found at this point.

I am torn between Spotlight and The Revenant as my personal pick for Best Picture. Revenant is the betting fave @ -207 versus the field. Spotlight is +280. They are two very good movies anyway.

Good year of nominees all around IMO.

 

[roguejuror]

Did you see the foreign films?

 

[Mudcat]

No dammit. Not a single one. I have seen all the regular domestic category nominees. I have seen all the animated except 1. Some foreign stuff in there.

But you just had to go and ask about hardcore foreign. No.

Have you seen any of them?

 

[roguejuror]

No, last movie I saw was The Martian when it was still in theaters. So that's like 4-5 months without watching a movie.

 

[Mudcat]

The Best Supporting Actor race is kinda goofy. 4 excellent actors - like, really really topnotch actors - and Sylvester Stallone.

Stallone will win.

 

[Mudcat]

Adding a signature wager. Inarritu to win Best Director -800

Stupid. Coulda got a better line earlier, but what can I say: I had a bad experience in the past betting Best Director and I am gun-shy.

Back on the horse though.

 

[eggs]

Nice work hope they all hit and that you parlayed but I don't think you did.

 

[Mudcat]

Just air bets.

My bad experience was I bet (for real) Scorsese to win Best Director over Clint Eastwood for The Aviator over Million Dollar Baby.

It just seemed like it had to win. Think about the two movies. I like Million Dollar Baby but it's mainly just people walking around and gabbing. There are some boxing scenes but they are pretty phony, as boxing usually is in the movies. But The Aviator had all kinds of grand sets and stunts and effects to coordinate - and Scorsese did it as seamlessly as you could want.

I didn't expect Aviator to win Best Picture but Director?? It had to.

But no.

So ever since then I feel like I don't know what the fuck they are looking for. But anyway The Revenant is so full of grand stuff to be coordinated and integrated. Mad Max is kind of a hoot but it's amateur hour in comparison.

But we'll see.

 

[Mudcat]

Oscar 2016 hasn't even started yet and I am already seeing a Worst Dressed list.

 

[eggs]

Liked million dollar baby a lot but not rewatchable IMO.

 

[Mudcat]

Opening by Chris Rock was strong.

 

[Mudcat]

I notice Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries is this year's go-to music to coax overly verbose accepters off-stage.

Aggressive choice.

 

[Mudcat]

Lotta love for Mad Max. Hope they are getting it out of the way now and they don't go with Miller for director over my man Inarritu.

That much air, I can't afford.

 

[Mudcat]

A rare Oscar upset. Rylance over Stallone for Supporting Actor.

 

[iifold]

Propaganda machine is strong!

 

[Mudcat]

The next time Sarah Silverman makes me laugh will be the first.

Gotta say though, just like Julianne Moore winning an Oscar last year, the world makes more sense with Dicaprio finally having one.

 

[eggs]

7-0

 

[roguejuror]

that's fighting irish like level right there