Oscar nominations

Derek237 · 01-26-2012, 04:59 PM

Tuesday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their 10 nominees for Best Picture and other stuff for the year 2011.

The Artist 
The Descendants 
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 
The Help
 Hugo
 Midnight in Paris
 Moneyball 
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Tree of Life
 War Horse

Also nominated was George Clooney and the chick that took a shit in the sink in Bridesmaids.

Discuss.

isis · 01-26-2012, 09:24 PM

Are you serious? Transformers was nominated?

Dempsey · 01-26-2012, 10:09 PM

There was a transformers movie last year?

PsyKore · 01-27-2012, 01:58 AM

What's The Artist? Haven't heard of it. Oh nevermind, I'm so old-school I forget I can just google shit now...

The rest of those movies are pretty dire.

BullpupDFWM · 01-27-2012, 07:01 AM

If that's the best, this year sucked some serious balls.

I don't think I've been to the cinema in over a year.

nemarsde · 01-27-2012, 11:04 AM

It would be laudable if the Academy snuck in Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon as a snide joke about the state of American cinema. But alas, they didn't. Twas our own Derek237's wit.

Derek237 · 01-27-2012, 06:11 PM

pfft they may as well have

dez · 01-27-2012, 09:07 PM

Artisrt
Hugo
Descendants
Midnight in Paris

All good movies. I would take out Hugo and add Drive.

MolBaNdA · 01-28-2012, 12:17 AM

I've never heard of some of those. Moneyball was the only one I've seen and I thought it was pretty good although they left some things out from the book which I would have liked to see in there. Also, that being the industry I want to work in I may have been more critical of the specifics of the movie than others may have been.

dez · 01-29-2012, 08:56 AM

Finally got around to seeing "The Artist" yesterday. Had to ride solo on that one as I couldn't find a single person that wanted to see it. Apparently B&W silent films do not appeal to the masses. They missed out, it was pretty good. I wouldn't pick it as the best movie of the year (The Descendants) but I bet it wins.

Conner Macleod · 01-29-2012, 12:16 PM

Typical Oscars, so predictable.........

dez · 02-01-2012, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conner Macleod

Typical Oscars, so predictable.........

Yeah they should go unpredictable and throw Green Lantern into the mix to go against the grain.

PsyKore · 02-03-2012, 01:57 AM

I would like to see Drive up there. I suppose it's too indie for them or whatever. Actually, I don't know if it technically was an indie film. But in any case, that movie was surprisingly good and deserves some loving.

Derek237 · 02-03-2012, 11:34 PM

I wouldn't say they should go completely against the curve and nominate Green Lantern or Transformers or Cowboys & Aliens or some shit, but jeez, couldn't they have nominated Harry Potter? It only made like a bajillion dollars and was critically acclaimed to the max which is more than you can say for that Tom Hanks 9/11 movie which I have heard absolutely nothing about.

I hate the fact that they have the 10 slots for best picture now (only 9 actually nominated this year so uh okay not sure how that works) because at the time I guess their intent was to have space open for more movies like The Dark Knight, which left a lot of people butthurt after it didn't get a best picture nomination. Well that's pretty much bullshit cause they're really just sticking to more of the same and still shutting out movies that I guess they don't feel to be "worthy" of a best picture nomination. In the past 3 years the ballsiest choice they ever made with the 10 slots was District 9, and I wasn't even a big fan of that movie, but it was still cool to see it up on that list since there was absolutely no way it would have been nominated had they stayed with only 5 nominees.

But seriously the point is Harry Potter should have been nominated. They can give LOTR a collective, what, 25 nominations or so, yet Harry Potter gets the same old shit the series has been getting since day one, which is like, costumes or set design or the shit no one really cares about.

Derek237 · 02-03-2012, 11:41 PM

P.S. I saw Moneyball recently and it was really good.

Socratis · 02-06-2012, 07:58 AM

harry potter sucks, though. it would be like nominating transformers or green lantern

Dempsey · 02-06-2012, 11:14 PM

HP is NOT Lord of the Rings. Compare the actors/director for instance.
Compared Sam to Ron, hahaha. No competition.

Derek237 · 02-07-2012, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Socratis

harry potter sucks, though. it would be like nominating transformers or green lantern

harry potter is based on acclaimed literature

transformers in based on acclaimed action figures

theres a line somewhere

Socratis · 02-07-2012, 01:13 PM

what acclaimed literature is harry potter based on?

Dempsey · 02-07-2012, 08:09 PM

I think Soccy needs to learn how to google!

Harry Potter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Since the release of the first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on 30 June 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide"

Dempsey · 02-07-2012, 08:10 PM

Yes google is a verb aight

Derek237 · 02-09-2012, 08:52 AM

I think he was being sarcastic but it's not like you can really contest something being acclaimed, well, I guess you can, but in this case I don't think there can be really much of an argument. The Potter series is acclaimed and that has nothing to do with my personal opinion, it just is. Like for example the TV show Glee is acclaimed, can't deny it, but fuck that show. And fuck anyone who thinks it's good.

Socratis · 02-09-2012, 05:15 PM

i thought dempsey was trolling

twilight is acclaimed

Dempsey · 02-10-2012, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek237

I think he was being sarcastic but it's not like you can really contest something being acclaimed, well, I guess you can, but in this case I don't think there can be really much of an argument. The Potter series is acclaimed and that has nothing to do with my personal opinion, it just is. Like for example the TV show Glee is acclaimed, can't deny it, but fuck that show. And fuck anyone who thinks it's good.

1. Who cares about the oscars
2. Acclaim is subjective isn't it? Acclaim from whom? I think the whole point of the word is lost if you use it a general sense
3. Soccy is STILL A TROLLING CUNT!

Derek237 · 02-10-2012, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dempsey

2. Acclaim is subjective isn't it? Acclaim from whom? I think the whole point of the word is lost if you use it a general sense

Well yeah it's true as soscratis said Twilight is acclaimed, which i guess it is, i mean, acclaim from teenage girls is still acclaim. hell, even 'literature' is a subjective term. now that i think about it.

but my original point was that harry potter is based on a series of paper with words on it that has been admired and loved by readers of all ages and critics alike while transformers is based on a line of toys, so you could argue it's more respectable and could at least be within the academy's radar.

Socratis · 02-10-2012, 07:53 AM

literature isn't subjective, but people will still use it incorrectly. for example, some consider harry potter to be literature instead of the shitty, one-step-above-twilight, young adult series that it really is

Derek237 · 02-11-2012, 10:38 AM

ppfft, muggles

Dempsey · 02-11-2012, 11:24 PM

It's funny to note that Hugo is on there. Has anyone watched this boring piece of fucking shit?

nemarsde · 02-13-2012, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dempsey

It's funny to note that Hugo is on there. Has anyone watched this boring piece of fucking shit?

Yep yep yep, unfortunately I did see Cowboys & Aliens -- but what's that got to do with Hugo?

Dempsey · 02-14-2012, 12:38 AM

Was too artsy fartsy for my liking.
I heard cowboys was boring too.

01-26-2012, 04:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Derek237 Heeeeeere's Johnny!!! Elite Poster Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 10,504	Oscar nominations Tuesday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their 10 nominees for Best Picture and other stuff for the year 2011. The Artist  The Descendants  Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close  The Help  Hugo  Midnight in Paris  Moneyball  Transformers: Dark of the Moon The Tree of Life  War Horse Also nominated was George Clooney and the chick that took a shit in the sink in Bridesmaids. Discuss.

01-26-2012, 09:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
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PsyKore sugaredglowing Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 2,090	What's The Artist? Haven't heard of it. Oh nevermind, I'm so old-school I forget I can just google shit now... The rest of those movies are pretty dire.

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BullpupDFWM Solía chicos follar como vosotros en la cárcel Elite Poster Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 10,461	If that's the best, this year sucked some serious balls. I don't think I've been to the cinema in over a year.

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nemarsde Hundred Hand Slapper Hardcore Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UK Posts: 8,919	It would be laudable if the Academy snuck in Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon as a snide joke about the state of American cinema. But alas, they didn't. Twas our own Derek237's wit.

01-27-2012, 06:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Derek237 Heeeeeere's Johnny!!! Elite Poster Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 10,504	pfft they may as well have

01-27-2012, 09:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
dez Registered User Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Washington DC Posts: 2,436	Artisrt Hugo Descendants Midnight in Paris All good movies. I would take out Hugo and add Drive.

01-28-2012, 12:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
MolBaNdA LL Cool G Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 4,088	I've never heard of some of those. Moneyball was the only one I've seen and I thought it was pretty good although they left some things out from the book which I would have liked to see in there. Also, that being the industry I want to work in I may have been more critical of the specifics of the movie than others may have been.

01-29-2012, 08:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
dez Registered User Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Washington DC Posts: 2,436	Finally got around to seeing "The Artist" yesterday. Had to ride solo on that one as I couldn't find a single person that wanted to see it. Apparently B&W silent films do not appeal to the masses. They missed out, it was pretty good. I wouldn't pick it as the best movie of the year (The Descendants) but I bet it wins.

02-03-2012, 01:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
PsyKore sugaredglowing Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 2,090	I would like to see Drive up there. I suppose it's too indie for them or whatever. Actually, I don't know if it technically was an indie film. But in any case, that movie was surprisingly good and deserves some loving.

02-03-2012, 11:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
Derek237 Heeeeeere's Johnny!!! Elite Poster Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 10,504	I wouldn't say they should go completely against the curve and nominate Green Lantern or Transformers or Cowboys & Aliens or some shit, but jeez, couldn't they have nominated Harry Potter? It only made like a bajillion dollars and was critically acclaimed to the max which is more than you can say for that Tom Hanks 9/11 movie which I have heard absolutely nothing about. I hate the fact that they have the 10 slots for best picture now (only 9 actually nominated this year so uh okay not sure how that works) because at the time I guess their intent was to have space open for more movies like The Dark Knight, which left a lot of people butthurt after it didn't get a best picture nomination. Well that's pretty much bullshit cause they're really just sticking to more of the same and still shutting out movies that I guess they don't feel to be "worthy" of a best picture nomination. In the past 3 years the ballsiest choice they ever made with the 10 slots was District 9, and I wasn't even a big fan of that movie, but it was still cool to see it up on that list since there was absolutely no way it would have been nominated had they stayed with only 5 nominees. But seriously the point is Harry Potter should have been nominated. They can give LOTR a collective, what, 25 nominations or so, yet Harry Potter gets the same old shit the series has been getting since day one, which is like, costumes or set design or the shit no one really cares about.

02-03-2012, 11:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
Derek237 Heeeeeere's Johnny!!! Elite Poster Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 10,504	P.S. I saw Moneyball recently and it was really good.

02-06-2012, 07:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
Socratis BANNED Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,148	harry potter sucks, though. it would be like nominating transformers or green lantern

02-06-2012, 11:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
Dempsey You dig? Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 2,944	HP is NOT Lord of the Rings. Compare the actors/director for instance. Compared Sam to Ron, hahaha. No competition.

02-07-2012, 01:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
Socratis BANNED Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,148	what acclaimed literature is harry potter based on?

02-07-2012, 08:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
Dempsey You dig? Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 2,944	I think Soccy needs to learn how to google! Harry Potter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Since the release of the first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on 30 June 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide"

02-07-2012, 08:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
Dempsey You dig? Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 2,944	Yes google is a verb aight

02-09-2012, 08:52 AM	#22 (permalink)
Derek237 Heeeeeere's Johnny!!! Elite Poster Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 10,504	I think he was being sarcastic but it's not like you can really contest something being acclaimed, well, I guess you can, but in this case I don't think there can be really much of an argument. The Potter series is acclaimed and that has nothing to do with my personal opinion, it just is. Like for example the TV show Glee is acclaimed, can't deny it, but fuck that show. And fuck anyone who thinks it's good.

02-09-2012, 05:15 PM	#23 (permalink)
Socratis BANNED Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,148	i thought dempsey was trolling twilight is acclaimed

02-10-2012, 07:53 AM	#26 (permalink)
Socratis BANNED Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,148	literature isn't subjective, but people will still use it incorrectly. for example, some consider harry potter to be literature instead of the shitty, one-step-above-twilight, young adult series that it really is

02-11-2012, 10:38 AM	#27 (permalink)
Derek237 Heeeeeere's Johnny!!! Elite Poster Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 10,504	ppfft, muggles

02-11-2012, 11:24 PM	#28 (permalink)
Dempsey You dig? Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 2,944	It's funny to note that Hugo is on there. Has anyone watched this boring piece of fucking shit?

02-14-2012, 12:38 AM	#30 (permalink)
Dempsey You dig? Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 2,944	Was too artsy fartsy for my liking. I heard cowboys was boring too.