LotR:TTT nominated for Best Picture...

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-02-11 08:36pm

in the Academy Awards. Now will they follow the previous history of my life of picking a movie I didn't like for best picture, or could TTT win?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-11 08:43pm

anarchistbunny wrote:in the Academy Awards. Now will they follow the previous history of my life of picking a movie I didn't like for best picture, or could TTT win?

No. Not a chance in hell.

meNNis · Post by **meNNis** » 2003-02-11 08:47pm

mennis like ttt

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-11 09:00pm

RoTK will win Best Picture and probably Best Director; at that point, the Academy will be seriously damaging what little credibility it has by refusing to honor Peter Jackson and co. for the third time in a row.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-11 09:02pm

What's it up against?

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-02-11 09:10pm

neoolong wrote:What's it up against?

Nothing anywhere near as good.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-11 09:13pm

The Hours will get it, which is, from what I hear, another Beautiful Mind type film; one that will be forgotten a few months after it has gotten its Oscars, unlike the LoTR films.

Sokar · Post by **Sokar** » 2003-02-11 09:27pm

A bunch of shit.......

Chicago - Otherwise known as Moulon Rouge - Part Deux

Gangs of New York - Scorceses Siphian Ordeal, although Daniel Day-Lewis does indeed rock in it

The Hours - More artsy , non-naked, Nicole Kidman movies.....

The Piano - More Holocaust moralizing and weepiness, Hollywood just loves them dead Jews....

None even close to TTT, but of course , its a 'fantasy' movie, and that shit is just for kids......Fucking Academy my asss.....

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-11 09:30pm

About Schmidt did not get nominated. Although I disagree with you, I thought it was a great movie, gratuitous nudity aside.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-02-11 10:02pm

Science fiction/fantasy films never get the credit they deserve from the Academy. They tend to look for films with a "message" or something equally pompous and artsy-fartsy. Science fiction and fantasy films are generally more fun, creative and enjoyable by the majority of the population. Since the majority of the population enjoyed the Lord of the Rings films, they must be absolute crap, since they cater to a large audience than some depressing, artsy-fartsy piece of crap.

My money's going on the flick about the Holocaust.

Sonnenburg · Post by **Sonnenburg** » 2003-02-11 10:29pm

Of course. Spielberg had to do the Holocaust picture to get the award... not for the shark movie, no sir. That made money. Never mind that it was one of the rare moments of artistic vision that actually managed to turn out a film more gripping and grand in scope than the pulp it came from. Never mind his transformation of a hindrance (fake-looking shark) into a true mechanism of suspense. Never mind the inclusion of engaging characters who rise above cliches to be memorable individuals. Can you say snubbing!!!

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-11 10:55pm

Durandal wrote:Science fiction/fantasy films never get the credit they deserve from the Academy. They tend to look for films with a "message" or something equally pompous and artsy-fartsy. Science fiction and fantasy films are generally more fun, creative and enjoyable by the majority of the population. Since the majority of the population enjoyed the Lord of the Rings films, they must be absolute crap, since they cater to a large audience than some depressing, artsy-fartsy piece of crap.

My money's going on the flick about the Holocaust.

Yes, all these people care about is sad-artsy-depressing films.
As usual, sci-fi and fantasy gets screwed over....

Fucking blind retards.

BTW, I'm glad that TTT at least go nominated, but of course the Academy always does that, then the movie gets screwed.
Well, the British awards are more open at least.
Lucas won best director there. ( I don't know which exact reward though.)

Clone Sergeant · Post by **Clone Sergeant** » 2003-02-12 12:05am

The Piano will get the Oscar. Holocaust flicks almost always win.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-12 12:08am

Clone Sergeant wrote:The Piano will get the Oscar. Holocaust flicks almost always win.

As long as its dark, oppresive, and dreary.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-12 01:39am

Captain tycho wrote:
Clone Sergeant wrote:The Piano will get the Oscar. Holocaust flicks almost always win.
As long as its dark, oppresive, and dreary.

It makes them look sensitive and refined to do so.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-12 02:07am

neoolong wrote:
Captain tycho wrote:
Clone Sergeant wrote:The Piano will get the Oscar. Holocaust flicks almost always win.
As long as its dark, oppresive, and dreary.
It makes them look sensitive and refined to do so.

But at the expense of many other deserving films that happen to be fun and good. This just proves all the Oscar critics and so forth are a bunch of arrogant, supremely supeior humans who appease rich movie companies and political viewpoints. And when a movie gets popular among the public, even if it's the masterpiece of all time, gets screwed by the Oscars, which choose these artsy films that no one cares about, and will forgotten in a few months. Damn snobs....

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Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-02-12 02:53am

How come in a Oscar thread I have not seen a mention of The Tuxedo?

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-12 03:04am

Gandalf wrote:How come in a Oscar thread I have not seen a mention of The Tuxedo?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-02-12 03:10am

You know what? Fuck the Oscars! We won't need 'em!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-02-12 03:13am

Captain tycho wrote:
Gandalf wrote:How come in a Oscar thread I have not seen a mention of The Tuxedo?

Sorry, my "humour" doesn't come across well

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-02-12 03:34am

It'll probably be The Gangs of New York, which was atrocious history with a pounding political agenda, but if you turned off your brain, actually was rather nice to watch.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-02-12 03:37am

I don't know, do you think Scorsese gave out enough handjobs for it to win?

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-12 04:02am

Gandalf wrote:
Captain tycho wrote:
Gandalf wrote:How come in a Oscar thread I have not seen a mention of The Tuxedo?

Sorry, my "humour" doesn't come across well

I was wondering what movie you meant.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-02-12 04:06am

Captain tycho wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
Captain tycho wrote:
Sorry, my "humour" doesn't come across well
I was wondering what movie you meant.

Oh, Ok, it was a movie about some cab guy(Jackie Chan) who gets hired to drive for a business mogul, who is actually a secret agent, the agant gets killed, and Chan, through some stream of events get a cool uber-tux, which gives fighting abilities etc. James Brown is in it too

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-12 04:09am

Gandalf wrote:
Captain tycho wrote:
Gandalf wrote: Sorry, my "humour" doesn't come across well
I was wondering what movie you meant.
Oh, Ok, it was a movie about some cab guy(Jackie Chan) who gets hired to drive for a business mogul, who is actually a secret agent, the agant gets killed, and Chan, through some stream of events get a cool uber-tux, which gives fighting abilities etc. James Brown is in it too

Oh, that one. Sorry, it'sjust that so many movies pop up every year it's like.... *runs screaming from the room, while yelling 'Too damn many!'*

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