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Crash worst film to ever win Oscar (Reply to this comment)
by jayiijay
I completely agree with the author. The self-indulgent, obvious, heavy-handed, overracted, mistake-laden, preachy, unintentionally funny, unintentionally racist, simplistic piece of crap Crash is the WORST film to ever win. What makes matters worse is that it beat one of the finest to ever lose, Brokeback Mountain, a true filmmaking masterpiece - man, I wish the bigots could put politics aside. But any of the other nominees for either the Oscar or Golden Globe (for which Crash was rightfully not nominated - History of Violence, Match Point and Constant Gardner were instead) were better. Much, much better. Like many, I'm done with the Oscars.
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Dec 18 '06
7:49 pm PST
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Re: curious... (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray,  in Movies
#1 on my list (www.epinions.com/content_4237533316) was "A History of Violence."
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Jul 05 '06
9:16 am PDT
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curious... (Reply to this comment)
by aeoluscmc
i agree with what you say about crash/guilt (and about recognizing crowe for gladiator as opposed to... etc)
but i'm curious, what would you have given the best pic to that year? i thought brokeback was good, but not necessarily deserving of an oscar (though my home country went absolutely beserk just when ang lee won the director), same with pride, munich... good and bad for different reasons... but would you have given them best picture?
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Jul 04 '06
5:15 pm PDT
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Re: I would add............ (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
I did and do think "Silence of the Lambs" was overrated, but 1991 was a year without any great American movies. The two in contention for awards that I prefer—"Fried Green Tomatoes," and "Thelma and Louise"—are not great. The one great movie I see looking at the Oscar nomination list for the year is "Raise the Red Lantern" (which lost to the inferior but entertaining "Mediterraneo"). "Europa, Europa" and Almodóvar
's "High Heels" did not even get nominated
"Bugsy" and "Beauty and the Beast" won Golden Globes, Nick Nolte (Prince of Tides) and Robin Williams (Fisher King) best actors, Oliver Stone for directing "JFK" and Callie Khouri (Thelma and Louise) best adapted screenplay, leaving Jodie Foster as the only overlap.
"Beauty and the Beast" is good, but pales in comparison to Cocteau's version.
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May 09 '06
11:47 am PDT
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I would add............ (Reply to this comment)
by saritadutta
that Silence of The Lambs wasnt a very good choice for best picture. I have seen much better psychological thrillers. On the other hand Beauty and the Beast was one of a kind, a landmark achievement in itself, following on the footsteps of the hauntingly melodious The Little Mermaid . It succeeds on so many different levels- as an animated movie, as a musical, as a charming and innocent story that nobody can help falling in love with. It would have been an excellent choice for Best Picture. Sigh! The Academy and its taboos!
Agree with you on almost all those movies.
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May 08 '06
11:43 am PDT
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better late then never (Reply to this comment)
by ChrisJarmick
Appreciate how you admit some manipulations bother you, others do not.
I'm surprised you don't use the same brush on things like Butch Cassidy as you do on other movies. Charisma and manipulation sells of course and sometimes it works very well and sometimes you get indigestion.
I'm with you on about 90 percent of this.
Nice call on Buster Keaton and Steamboat!!!
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Mar 08 '06
12:18 pm PST
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Ben Hur (Reply to this comment)
by carstairs38
Never seen the movie, but your comments could equally apply to the book. I think we've found the problem with the film; it actually stayed close to the book.
Mark
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Nov 08 '05
12:21 pm PST
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by WilliamJones
Stephen, significantly more agreement than disagreement here. And I'd note that even the disagreement (West Side Story) has been tempered.
Regards,
Bill
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Apr 30 '05
1:52 pm PDT
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Manipulation in movies: A bad thing? (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
As I think I wrote, I LIKE "West Side Story"... especially the dancing, but I think it coulda/shoulda been better, starting with Richard Beymer and Natalie Woods not being in the Rome and Juliet roles.
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Apr 04 '05
10:00 am PDT
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Re: Re: Re: Manipulation in movies: A bad thing? (Reply to this comment)
by pierretascher
How can you not like west side story?
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Apr 03 '05
3:50 pm PDT
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Re: Re:+Manipulation+in+movies:++A+bad+thing? (Reply to this comment)
by ebrown2
"I have not figured out a label..."
How about "gut-punching?"
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Jul 22 '01
10:13 am PDT
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Well done (Reply to this comment)
by eplovejoy
"trash-talking Little Nell"
What a great insight. Thank you.
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Mar 19 '01
9:13 am PST
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Disappointments... (Reply to this comment)
by ASourdough4
... that were "Oscared" is a daring departure from the format of the category. I have to rethink my plans for just such a review and format.
Bootlicking is the highest form of art practiced in Hollywierd.
The next is Hype.
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Sep 26 '00
11:19 am PDT
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Disappointments... (Reply to this comment)
by ASourdough4
... that were "Oscared" is a daring departure from the format of the category. I have to rethink my plans for just such a review and format.
Bootlicking is the highest form of art practiced in Hollywierd.
The next is Hype.
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Sep 26 '00
11:18 am PDT
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Re: Manipulation in movies: A bad thing? (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
You're probably right and I have not figured out a label for the kind of pulling at my heart strings that makes me want to____ (puke, reach for a pistol, etc.)
And there's what feels like cheating in mysteries.
I am more than ready to be manipulated for real suspense."Psycho" is a classic example.
You have a more precise label for the kind of manipulation that makes one feel soiled and abused?
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Sep 08 '00
7:54 pm PDT
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Manipulation in movies: A bad thing? (Reply to this comment)
by BR-549.5
I think in general, know and expect to have our emotions manipulated when we enter the theater and if it's done right, I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.
Paul
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Sep 07 '00
11:51 pm PDT
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ACK!! (Reply to this comment)
by ladydagney1
You have reminded me, painfully so, that not only was Scorsese shafted in 1990 (Goodfellas), but also in 1980 (Raging Bull)! Sigh...
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Aug 18 '00
5:13 pm PDT
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Re: I agree (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
Actually, I liked "Dances with wolves." It just has too much Kevin Costner and not enough of the Indians.
I agree that "Shawshank Redemption" is also superior to "Forrest Gump," and both Morgan Freeman,Jr. and Tim Robbins were more deserving of "best actor" accolades, while we're at it, than Tom Hanks (who deserved his other statuette more!).
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Aug 18 '00
12:30 pm PDT
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Re: i hate writing comment titles (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
It must have been, since Fellini was nominated for best director (Bergman's "Through a glass darkly" got best foreign film, BTW).
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Aug 18 '00
12:22 pm PDT
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i hate writing comment titles (Reply to this comment)
by pantagrapher
i kept waiting for you to try and rip on a movie i liked so i tell you off ... but you didn't. i hate to say it, but you're right. and when you mentioned the hustler snub i started to think "this guy's on the ball."
i think the Academy has some strict rules about nominating foreign films for best picture (something like having to play in Las Angeles for a certain number of weeks) so i don't know if la dolce vita was eligible, but if it was, it should have at least been nominated.
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Aug 18 '00
11:53 am PDT
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I highly recommend your opinion (Reply to this comment)
by wivabef
Even though you trounced some of my favorite movies as "manipulative"! I LOVED Titanic, Forrest Gump, Braveheart, Dances with Wolves -- although I favored Bull Durham and League of their Own for lighthearted romance. But don't consider me a lightweight because I love "Capra-corn" -- I just as much enjoyed hard-thinking films as "Clockwork Orange" and "Shindler's List". Having moved to the country, I don't get to enjoy the "art" films I did in college or in Washington, DC.
But, if "manipulative" is a bad thing, than I don't want to be good!
Thanks for a fun romp through the studio gardens.
e
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Aug 18 '00
11:49 am PDT
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I agree (Reply to this comment)
by Destinys-Child
about Forrest Gump, I feel it should have gone to The Shawshank Redemption which in my view was ten times better.
I did however like Dances With Wolves and Braveheart. but to each his own
Good Review
Destinys-Child
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Aug 18 '00
11:45 am PDT
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