Oscars

[Tailback U]

Nuk, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but I think you are.

Personally, I think the A-Team looks like it is going to be pretty good.

 

[Houston]

IMO, The Hurt Locker is better than the following recent Best Picture winners -
Slumdog Millionaire
Crash
Million Dollar Baby
Chicago
A Beautiful Mind
Shakespeare in Love
Titanic
The English Patient

I take Million Dollar Baby and Slumdog over The Hurt Locker.

A Beautiful Mind's been all over Starz for some reason, I recorded it can't wait to watch. Haven't seen it in years

 

[Nukleopatra]

Nuk, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but I think you are.

Personally, I think the A-Team looks like it is going to be pretty good.

Sarcasm.

I have this thing about remaking something that was either classic, or shitty. ''The A-Team,'' as a series, can pretty much fall into either category, just depends on your taste. Personally, I'm an A-Team fan, so I'm against remaking it for a couple reasons, but mainly the following...

George might not have been the greatest actor in the world, not even close, but there's one role he did, that will never be matched by any actor, not even a guy like Liam Neeson - and that's John Smith. You can try to replace Mr. T, Mad Murdock, and Peck, but good luck trying to find a guy to replace what George Peppard did as ''Hannibal.'' Not all people are like me, so I'm sure it's going to have a fanbase - I just won't watch it. It may seem like a stupid reason, that's just how I am.

 

[Tailback U]

So you're not even going to give it a chance?

At least watch the trailer, you owe Liam Neeson at least that much for his performance in your beloved Taken.

 

[Buzzman]

Sidenote - Did you burst out laughing when Steve Martin introduced Meryl Streep as "the most nominated actor of all time"?

I still think ti was funny how you named all those actors and Meryl Streep was just punched in the middle like you were implying she was a man. Dont understand how thats not funny.

 

[Buzzman]

Tailback, since you like movies that you can relate to and put yourself ni there shoes easily, you ever seen the very underrated Revolutionary Road?

 

[Tailback U]

Tailback, since you like movies that you can relate to and put yourself ni there shoes easily, you ever seen the very underrated Revolutionary Road?

Yes. Revolutionary Road was a good film. Great acting, storyline was a tad plain. Powerful, but a bit too straightforward and plain, predictable, and repetitive for me to call great.

A great film has to be more than just something I can relate to. The storyline has to be entertaining, thought provoking, and something where I can immerse myself into each situation.

Revolutionary Road was good, it reminded me a little bit of American Beauty, which is still one of my favorite movies ever.

 

[Tailback U]

I still think ti was funny how you named all those actors and Meryl Streep was just punched in the middle like you were implying she was a man. Dont understand how thats not funny.

Should tell you what I think about 99% of the female actors today.

 

[Buzzman]

hey, mine too. AB is so sweet. Mainly cause Spackey is just flat our great, but Revolutinoary Road might be my all-time favorite.,

 

[Palooza]

Revolutionary Road is decent. However, if I wanted to watch parents fight, I'd watch my own. If I wanted to hear about stories of parents fighting from the 50s, I'd ask my parents.

AB is fucking great, though.

 

[Tailback U]

hey, mine too. AB is so sweet. Mainly cause Spackey is just flat our great, but Revolutinoary Road might be my all-time favorite.,

You and I don't see eye-to-eye when it comes to film.

So far in this thread you've said you consider Slumdog Millionaire, Million Dollar Baby, and Revolutionary Road some of your favorites and best movies. All good movies and very well done, but neither of them would come close to my top 50 (favorites).

 

[Buzzman]

Where do I say i like Slumdog and Million Dollar Bab? I dont like MDB at all and SLumdog while good wasnt even the best last year.

 

[nflman2033]

Slumdog>The Hurt Locker, other than that I'd agree.

Anyways, I'd much rather watch a well told science fiction film then something like Up in the Air. I'd rather lose myself in something completely foreign to me like District 9, Star Trek, and Avatar then watch something similar to Up in the Air.

Can't say I agree, Not seen enough to say if Hurt Locker was best picture this year, but watching it I can see it as a Best Picture movie, I just can't see it with Slumdog, no way do i think that movie should have won best Picture.

 

[Tailback U]

Where do I say i like Slumdog and Million Dollar Bab? I dont like MDB at all and SLumdog while good wasnt even the best last year.

My bad, confused you with Mgoblue.

 

[Nukleopatra]

You and I don't see eye-to-eye when it comes to film.

So far in this thread you've said you consider Slumdog Millionaire, Million Dollar Baby, and Revolutionary Road some of your favorites and best movies. All good movies and very well done, but neither of them would come close to my top 50 (favorites).

The problem with this is, most people here seem to have put a limit on the type of movies they watch - ''anything prior to 1989, no thanks.'' Movies like ''Usual Suspects'' and ''Revolutionary Road'' shouldn't be on any serious top 50 list. I couldn't find a place for either of those movies in my top 100. This is why I tend to favor the more popular movie critics over regular movie goers. I want an honest and accurate break down on every movie, especially the bad ones.. There's nothing worse, movie wise, than to have some 20 year old guy saying - ''Dude, you gotta see the new Rambo flick, it's fucking awesome.''

I turn to my favorite movie critics, where I find out how completely ridiculous and retarded that ''Rambo'' really is... and guess who ended up being right?

 

[calgaryballer]

The problem with this is, most people here seem to have put a limit on the type of movies they watch - ''anything prior to 1989, no thanks.'' Movies like ''Usual Suspects'' and ''Revolutionary Road'' shouldn't be on any serious top 50 list. I couldn't find a place for either of those movies in my top 100. This is why I tend to favor the more popular movie critics over regular movie goers. I want an honest and accurate break down on every movie, especially the bad ones.. There's nothing worse, movie wise, than to have some 20 year old guy saying - ''Dude, you gotta see the new Rambo flick, it's fucking awesome.''

I turn to my favorite movie critics, where I find out how completely ridiculous and retarded that ''Rambo'' really is... and guess who ended up being right?

At the same time, thats why I appreciated someone like Ebert. If he say a movie like, for example, Cloverfield (and this is a generalization). He may say, "this movie is over the top, the plot is silly, etc BUT, it can still be an enjoyable experience for fans of the genre."

Just because a movie is 'bad' from a true cinematic viewpoint, does not mean it has to be unenjoyable. I hate those critics that see something like Rambo and go 'oh, a Rambo movie (in fake British accent)' and walk away.

 

[Nukleopatra]

At the same time, thats why I appreciated someone like Ebert. If he say a movie like, for example, Cloverfield (and this is a generalization). He may say, "this movie is over the top, the plot is silly, etc BUT, it can still be an enjoyable experience for fans of the genre."

Just because a movie is 'bad' from a true cinematic viewpoint, does not mean it has to be unenjoyable. I hate those critics that see something like Rambo and go 'oh, a Rambo movie (in fake British accent)' and walk away.

Ebert's been going soft lately - I think he gave Garfield 3 out of 4 stars.

But yeah, I know what you're saying. If a person were to say ''I enjoyed the hell out of Taken, but it wasn't very good,'' I wouldn't say anything about it. It's the people who are incapable of enjoying a shitty movie, without recommending it as one of the best movies of the year, that I have a problem with. Is it really that difficult? I bought ''Mr. Brooks,'' and I liked it - But it blew ass.

It's quite easy to enjoy shit, while seeing just how shitty it really is.

 

[Palooza]

Ebert's been going soft lately - I think he gave Garfield 3 out of 4 stars.

Little Rock: Any regrets?

Bill Murray: Garfield, maybe.

 

[Nukleopatra]

Little Rock: Any regrets?

Bill Murray: Garfield, maybe.

Bill Murray can turn even the worst shit into gold, in my eyes.......

but Garfield? I couldn't even finish it.

 

[calgaryballer]

Bill Murray can turn even the worst shit into gold, in my eyes.......

but Garfield? I couldn't even finish it.

I am disappointed you even started it...