Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
YOU'RE BUNK!
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Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:41 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
roo wrote:
On the whole, the story is not one of Wall-E's original or bright spots. Wall-E is about execution.
If originality was the only criteria, then it shouldn't be nominated. If dialog is the only criteria, then it shouldn't be nominated.
So why was it nominated?
Because people like the movie.
IMO it's a bunk nomination, not that others aren't, but it's bunk.
A robot left alone on Earth falls in love, saves humanity, and dies. Sounds pretty original to me.
Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:43 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
loyalfromlondon wrote:
roo wrote:
On the whole, the story is not one of Wall-E's original or bright spots. Wall-E is about execution.
If originality was the only criteria, then it shouldn't be nominated. If dialog is the only criteria, then it shouldn't be nominated.
So why was it nominated?
Because people like the movie.
IMO it's a bunk nomination, not that others aren't, but it's bunk.
A robot left alone on Earth falls in love, saves humanity, and dies. Sounds pretty original to me.
Hmmm?
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:49 am
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Wall-E's script is Z-grade apocalypse junk. It excelled on its excellent visual touch in the Earth scenes.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:28 am
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Ghost Town is a better screenplay than Wall-E's
In Bruges is a better screenplay than Wall-E's
I'm just saying... it's not about the movie, it's just about it's relative strengths. And whether it fits within the categories.
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:40 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Then again, roo, In Bruges has a better screenplay than almost all films of 2008...
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:18 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
2008 you mean Arthur.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:22 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
D'uh!
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:25 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
I feel a need to point out the bland nonsense of WALL-E's screenplay. The first 25 minutes are visually amazing and i loved it but in terms of apocalypse logic its non existent and then after that its just simplistic nonsense of the highest order. I can't handle the condescending nonsense WALL-E hits me with, it screams Eco love and then hits me with complete lies. Its just utter stupidity.
I adore apocalypse films and I think people should compare the first 30 of WALL-E to A Boy and his Dog and we can compare and we see the flaws in this depiction.
Shite this sounded like a very very serious debate. sorry people i just had a speech of sorts.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:33 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Speaking of apocalypse films...Gulli, what do you think of Night of the Comet?
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:34 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Night of the Comet is a B-Movie classic. Full of cliched characters but still great fun.
Better still ask Roo about Solarbabies.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:40 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
I am thinking of blindly purchasing it, that's why I asked : )
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:41 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Slumdog for best score.
The Dark Knight had the year's best score but that was snubbed. Wall-E's was second best. That should win.
Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
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Slumdog for Picture. I can see why they are going to give it the award, but i just really wish something else would upset it...
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Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:36 am
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Hmm, can't remember the last time there were so many opponents of a Best Picture frontrunner. I think even Chicago enjoyed more support back then at BOM.
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Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:11 am
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Dr. Lecter wrote:
Hmm, can't remember the last time there were so many opponents of a Best Picture frontrunner. I think even Chicago enjoyed more support back then at BOM.
Chicago was actually enjoyable and seemed like a BP winner. Slumdog is a tourist of epic proportions.
Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:18 am
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Chicago had a lot of support from what I remember at Oscarwatch and BOM. It was an entertaining film.
Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:54 am
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
So, um, what was the last frontrunner that had this much backlash before it has won?
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Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:10 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
Gulli wrote:
Night of the Comet is a B-Movie classic. Full of cliched characters but still great fun.
Better still ask Roo about Solarbabies.
Night of the Comert had Catherine Mary Stewart, my crush in the 80s (well, one of them), dancing in an abandoned shopping mall to Cindy Lauper's 'Girls just wanna have fun'. An unforgettable scene in the history of movies.
Whatever happened to her? Last I remember she was in 'Weekend at Bernie's.
EDIT: Just found a recent pic of her on IMDB. Hasn't done much in the 90s and 00s, mostly TV work. She looks very good for 50.
It starts at 2:19.
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Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:24 pm
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Re: What win do you REALLY not want to happen this year?
now that it's possible, my main pick would be Kung Fu Panda upsetting Wall-E. Oh god if that happens...
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