Oscar Death Race: The Conclusion

[beaniekins]

Or, as close to the conclusion as I can get, anyway. I have to say, I think I did pretty well. If you've forgotten, or never cared in the first place, the Oscar Death Race is an idea I stole from Sara Bunting over at Tomato Nation in which I attempt to see every Oscar nominated movie that's shown on the broadcast. Not just the Best Picture nominees

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[tau]

I really appreciate you writing up this line up - itll make me watch movies I might otherwise have overlooked. Itll also be fun to see how your predictions stack up to the results! :)

[beaniekins]

I'm completely prepared to be wrong about everything! LOL

I just found out that Streep won the BAFTA.....so, she could conceivably win the Oscar. If she does, it will not be because of her work in Iron Lady. It'll be because she's Meryl freaking Streep and she's been nominated a billion times and hasn't won for a while and it's time. Cause that movie was crap.

[raegun]

I've only seen a few of these.. Moneyball, Hugo, and ... oh, okay, two. I saw Hugo in a theater in 3D and I was expecting something akin to Harry Potter, so when I got Amelie, I was totally confused. I think it made the experience really tiresome and boring, since I wasn't expecting what I got. I blame the marketing and advertisements on that one. I kept waiting for a "secret world" to open up, with magic and wizards for some reason.

Moneyball was okay if I got over the annoying presence of Pitt. He looks like Robert Redford in that movie, whom I hate.

I want to see The Help and maybe War Horse, if there isn't too much graphic violence toward horses...

[beaniekins]

LOL I love the Harry Potter/Amelie confusion. Hehe. I will say that the girl did remind me of a young(er) Emma Watson. I get your confusion. I really didn't know what to expect going onto it. I really didn't even have a lot of interest in it. But I was completely won over. It's not Harry Potter, but it has a magic of it's own that is just lovely

[raegun]

Yeah... I went to see an action/adventure film when I saw Hugo. Instead, I kept waiting and waiting... and checking my watch. I would have liked it if I were in the mood for it. But it's like going to see a romance when you think you're gearing up for a thriller. To be honest, I think I was expecting something more akin to a Narnia story.

I liked Moneyball, but I liked the economics behind it. Surprisingly, I am very interested in documentaries or stories that break down incredibly complex ideas and put them into bullet form for people like me who need to take their shoes off to count past ten. In that respect, I loved it. As for the daughter relationship, I wanted to kind of stab her in the eye as an unrelated portion of the film. That stupid song was in my head for a week.

I'll skip War Horse. I'll just cry, and no thanks. This reminds me of what I call the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind syndrome. Glad I saw it, wanted to kill myself while watching it, will never watch it again.

[jinx1419]

Agree completely with everything you've said apart from best supp actor, but that's only because I haven't seen Beginners so I don't have an opinion on that one. The Artist is a 'nice' film, but I'd be happier with Hugo or The Help winning the statue.

[beaniekins]

I'll take The Artist over The Help. Viola Davis winning the Best Actress statue is really the only award that movie should get. Her performance elevated that movie. I enjoyed The Help, but it's not really Oscar worthy. Of course, YMMV. :)

Anyway, prepare for an Artist win by most bets.