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illdrinn

Non Spoilerific Movie Round Up: Oscars Nomination Round 1

Jan 27, 2009 16:15

You better believe we're watching a film a day at the moment; please don't make recommendations to me until after the Oscars as I just won't have time.

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fengshuiguy January 27 2009, 12:28:30 UTC

I was just about to say the same thing re: David Hyde Pierce, which was why Abe's voice sucked.

Not sure I'd be willing to describe any part of that film as subtle though...

sim_james January 27 2009, 09:08:53 UTC

Wall-E was a strong contender for my favourite film of 2008. Iron Man and Dark Knight probably edge it out (and heck, if I could spend a billion dollars on building myself superhero gadgets I probably would), but Wall-E was lovely.

Of course, I always liked rogue modrons.

fengshuiguy January 27 2009, 12:32:02 UTC

Wall-E: In my my not so humble opinion and somewhat obsessive animation fan behaviour I consider this to be the best film Pixar have done to date.

Lordy yes. So good! And so much more character and expression in two animated, dialogue-less robots than you tend to get in a lot of crap run-of-the-mill films...

beta58 January 27 2009, 17:12:35 UTC

From one Danny Boyle fan to another... what did you think of Sunshine?

illdrinn January 29 2009, 06:09:10 UTC

I really enjoyed it but you could put Cillian Murphy with hand puppets and I'd still find it awesome.

I don't know though it was a little bit Solaris, a little bit Event Horizon and a lot more dark than I usually like my sci fi. I'm glad I saw it in the cinema though as the sound/vision of the Solar scenes was impeccable.

duchessdeath January 29 2009, 05:42:47 UTC

huh - The Duchess floored me! wasn't expecting it either. perhaps i was going through a vulnerable moment - but found it truly tragic (though perhaps a little historically questionable).

illdrinn January 29 2009, 06:00:22 UTC

I really enjoyed it but Mikey came in, saw I was watching another film said "Hey what are you watching without me!" and when I told him he went "Ohh..." and looked bored before I'd finished.

I think that's basically my point, good film, entirely beautiful, limited audience scope.