tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post8187798300412924088..comments2023-08-20T06:16:15.362-05:00Comments on Getafilm: Getafilm Gallimaufry: Best Picture Nonsense, Clouzot, Crazy Heart, Muriel, & MoreDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-16890065962013458502010-02-10T11:14:02.188-06:002010-02-10T11:14:02.188-06:00Yeah I do vaguely remember that scene, and a gener...Yeah I do vaguely remember that scene, and a general sense of enchantment around the whole experience. Didn't happen in quite the same way with Ponyo last year, but that was still a terrific little adventure.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-46009371055024033032010-02-10T08:10:46.848-06:002010-02-10T08:10:46.848-06:00It was good, very good. It is the little things th...It was good, very good. It is the little things that make that film stand out. Remember that part when the girl gets told to do something, does it then the little creatures mimic the exact same actions? Magic, beyond a Disney film. <br /><br />Get the blu-ray, a high-def tv, pull your couch back to the proper distance away and enjoy.Film-Book dot Comhttp://film-book.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-71485333398833698152010-02-09T10:26:23.137-06:002010-02-09T10:26:23.137-06:00Man I loved Spirited Away. I need to see that agai...Man I loved Spirited Away. I need to see that again but the theater experience for a Miyazaki film is so much richer for me than on DVD, so I don't want to cheapen it.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-77376873042994142082010-02-09T03:18:26.986-06:002010-02-09T03:18:26.986-06:00I was too zealous. 100 times better.
Remember, ma...I was too zealous. 100 times better.<br /><br />Remember, many people didn't see No Country for Old Men or Spirited Away until they won an Oscar.ProMovieBloggerhttp://promovieblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-4606535148569749482010-02-08T23:53:57.780-06:002010-02-08T23:53:57.780-06:00"The Oscars would be called something else if..."The Oscars would be called something else if The Hangover was nominated for best picture. The Jokes. The Shame-on-You's. The Garbage." Haha, nice. Well SNL did <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/126489/saturday-night-live-oscar-nominations" rel="nofollow">a real number</a> on it last week, which was great.<br /><br />Haven't seen Battle for Terra, but, hmm - a thousand times is quite the claim...<br /><br />Yeah I think The Hurt Locker will walk away with it and the end of the night, showing that the Academy can have its cake (massive TV ratings because popular films were nominated) and eat it too (awarding a film a fraction of the population has even heard of). I'll have to look up The Brotherhood of War as well.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-57776504751784158392010-02-08T18:40:27.678-06:002010-02-08T18:40:27.678-06:00You already knew the Picture Noms were going to be...You already knew the Picture Noms were going to be nonsense after the noms were opened up to new pictures. Are you really surprised that popular slop was nominated?<br /><br />If teens could vote, Twilight: New Moon would be the front runner for Best Picture.<br /><br />"the decision was made by AMPAS and the show's producers to nominate ten films instead of five, making the ceremony more appealing to Joe and Jane Public, who see 3-5 movies year, at least one of which is directed by Michael Bay and at least 2-4 of which star Brendan Fraser, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Lopez, or Sandra Bullock."<br /><br />AHAHAHAHHA. Good one.<br /><br />The Oscars would be called something else if The Hangover was nominated for best picture. The Jokes. The Shame-on-You's. The Garbage. The possible titles go on and on.<br /><br />Wall-E was a big disappointment. The Fatties, please. Battle for Terra is a thousand times better than that film.<br /><br />Avatar should NOT have been nominated for best picture. Christ no, unless it was nominated under its proper title: Dances with Wolves: The Lesser Redux.<br /><br />The Hurt Locker will take it. Too bad The Brotherhood of War didn't come out this year. That is a war movie.ProMovieBloggerhttp://promovieblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-58002669614757763542010-02-03T23:27:57.470-06:002010-02-03T23:27:57.470-06:00Hope you get your b-day wish, Hokahey. I'd lov...Hope you get your b-day wish, Hokahey. I'd love to hear your extended thoughts on it after viewing, if it happens.<br /><br />Thank you, Sam, and my diminishing of Up shouldn't be read as anything more than a comparison to WALL*E. It ended up in my Top 25 for 2009, but for all the years Pixar fans have complained about never getting a shot at an Oscar nod, I can't help but think that Up wasn't the strongest horse they've ever ridden. But what do I know, it still should be an easy winner for Best Animated Feature.<br /><br />Like that thought about the Wages of Fear having a documentary feel to it, particularly with the indigenous population at the beginning and the ironic parallels to documentaries like <i>Crude</i>.<br /><br />Can't say anything more about Jason's review, or any of his other posts. As a sneak preview of my Muriels votes, look for his site in my list of best web-based criticism. For the purposes of simplicity I tended toward more individually-written blogs in my voting instead of team-written sites, but I'd take a look for WitD to deservedly pop on someone's ballot as well.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-75214100546301232010-02-03T21:57:50.482-06:002010-02-03T21:57:50.482-06:00fantastic post here Dan with a number of excellent...fantastic post here Dan with a number of excellent sub-topics. Well, I don't agree that UP is in any way 'lesser' Pixar, and I do believe it deserved to be nominated even if there were only five nominees (it was my #4 film of the year, and for me second best to WALL-E in their catelogue) I do agree with every other point you made including the motives behind the change, and the foolishness of including a number of films that never had a chance in the first place. But as we well know, it's all about money. It was nice that A SERIOUS MAN, UP and DISTRICT 9 did get some recognition though because of the expanded field, but admittedly there are more debits here than assets.<br /><br />Yes, Rick had it right with WAGES OF FEAR, and your effusively-positive reaction doesn't surprise me, especially as this tense and gripping film has a documentary feel to it.<br /><br />Jason Bellamy's review on CRAZY HEART was actually the BEST review of that film I've read anywhere. He really dispenses with the nonsense and gets down to its essense.<br /><br />And congrats on you're voting for the Muriels this year. I can't wait to know how you go.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-30989442387137261992010-02-03T13:47:00.207-06:002010-02-03T13:47:00.207-06:00Don't worry. The Wages of Fear is the better f...Don't worry. <i>The Wages of Fear</i> is the better film. I suppose the first half of <i>Sorcerer</i> has more action - and I love how it shows the backstories of the drivers and how they ended up isolated and desperate, but I like the slower pace of the beginning of Clouzot's film. Also, the endings are essentially the same: guy gets the money and then fate steps in - sort of literally in the case of <i>Sorcerer</i>. Birthday's coming up and I know what I want: the Criterion <i>Wages of Fear</i>.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-28096325964202335662010-02-03T12:00:02.559-06:002010-02-03T12:00:02.559-06:00Really interesting post you have there, Danny, and...Really interesting post you have there, Danny, and conversation in the comments. I'm still in two minds about the whole thing and until you talked through some of the issues I never consider the meaning of an animated film getting nominated for Best Picture. As it is I think I still land in the middle, agreeing with the current set-up. I think animation has evolved enough over the last 10 years to deserve its own award (whether that be technical or artistic), but if a film is "good enough" it should deserve consideration for Best Picture as well. I would argue WALL*E was in that class, but not Up. It's a tough call, but as things are now I'd have to contend that the Best Animated Feature should not be eliminated. It's easy to say in a year with animated films as strong as 2009 (Up, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Coraline, Princess/Frog, etc.), but I don't consider it a pity award at all. Also, as Dezmond argues in your post it's difficult to think about bring animated films into the BP mix but not documentaries and foreign. <br /><br />Plus the inclusion of The Secret of the Kells does mix up the typical fare a bit. Who knows - maybe the real question is, why was the Best Animated Feature expanded from three films original to five now?<br /><br />Hokahey, in reading up on The Wages of Fear I've found a number of people actually defending Sorcerer as the better film. People seemed to have a real problem with the first half of Clouzot's version and the dancing drive finale. Not having seen Sorcerer I can't weigh in, but neither of those aspects of The Wages of Fear bothered me in the slightest. And since you mention DVD quality, I saw the Criterion version of Wages and it looked fantastic.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-52628387967357831802010-02-03T10:28:04.426-06:002010-02-03T10:28:04.426-06:00I love The Wages of Fear. It's at the very top...I love <i>The Wages of Fear</i>. It's at the very top of my list of best foreign films. <br /><br />As for - "and no, I haven't seen the Roy Scheider-starring remake." <i>Sorcerer</i> is outrageous, but compelling, well-acted, and artistically filmed. Actually, it's my favorite Friedkin film. It needs a better - and widescreen - DVD edition. The cheapo I got for Christmas is cheapo.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-3881931018316851892010-02-02T23:17:06.532-06:002010-02-02T23:17:06.532-06:00"Besides, it will win Best Animated Feature w..."Besides, it will win Best Animated Feature without any problem - wouldn't that have been "enough" without what is now a somewhat meaningless Best Picture nomination?"<br /><br />I actually wrote a post about this a while back. Not sure if you ever saw it, but it stirred up a bit of debate, and you might have some interesting thoughts to add. To summarize, I basically talk about the worthlessness of the animated category. The argument might have lost a little bit of weight since Up was nominated this year, but I still think there's something to it.<br /><br />If you do try to say anything, I'd recommend reading the comments first because I made a lot of detailed responses in the comments section to expand the support of my "question":<br /><br />http://thekingbulletin.blogspot.com/2009/11/should-academy-eliminate-animated.htmlDanny Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156845190808578435noreply@blogger.com