Which Oscar Nominated Movies Have You Seen?

[nebakanezer]

So there really isn't a single oscar nominated film I want to see this year but I keep hearing/reading how good some of them are. There are a lot of movies that don't sound appealing or maybe I'm just not in the mood to see even though everyone says they are great, and then for some reason or another I do see them and I am almost always happy that

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[brokenmnemonic]

I've been very slack on the movie front lately - too much work, too little free time, not enough money - but I have seen Gravity, and I enjoyed it. I didn't want to rave about it, but I think it's well-written, reasonably scientifically accurate, and very well shot. Sandra Bullock is great :)

I'm going to watch Her soon - I hadn't heard of it before a couple of days ago, but it rather fell across my path, and it sounds very interesting. Although for some reason, it also remindes me faintly of S1m0ne... I'll be on the watch for Al Pacino making a mysterious appearance ;)

[nebakanezer]

Yes it does remind me of Simone. It's been so long since I saw that, it would be very fun if Al Pacino made an appearance but somehow I'm thinking he wont. You'll have to tell me what you think of it because the little I've heard is, 'I can't explain it, just watch it'. And I want to know more!

I shall watch Gravity. I shall proceed with operation oscar nomination watch.

[nebakanezer]

I've now seen Gravity, American Hustle and Her. Gravity was good, it definitely would have been better on the big screen or even in blu ray. It was very pretty! The acting in American Hustle was really good but I have a hard time watching things that are dated and I find the 70s especially icky for some reason :P Her was like at the bottom of my list of ones I didn't want to see so we decided to get it out of the way and it was so much more interesting and complex than I thought it would be, it was very good and I actually enjoyed it and it had us talking. So far it's our favorite of the three. Go figure! And it really wasn't like Simone at all from what I remember anyway of it, I saw that so long ago.

[brokenmnemonic]

I just sat down and watched Her, and found it very moving. I wasn't sure what to expect, and now my head's overflowing with thoughts about it. It seems weird to think that I found it by accident... it makes you think about what it is to be human, doesn't it? It definitely wasn't another S1m0ne. I've not seen Joaquim Phoenix in many movies, but I think this is the third where he's really impressed me - I may have to go and find some more of his movies.

I kind of want my computer to sound like Scarlett Johansson now.

[nebakanezer]

I bet you do! LOL My friend and I discussed throughout the whole movie, it was so interesting and thought provoking. And we were trying to figure out how it could end and I have to say I didn't guess it. At one point we were sure she was a real person holed up at a desk somewhere but that wasn't it at all. We were talking about Joaquim too, I haven't seen that many, those that I have he is always good even though I don't like him much, this performance impressed me a lot. I find it interesting that he can't manage to give a good interview and he makes himself seem like a total wacko and yet he really can act well. He should just act like a normal person in interviews and it would be great.