tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post8290688154209045902..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Sh!#ting on the Classics: Oscar, ShmoskarPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-66297678282424909912012-02-09T18:44:43.740-06:002012-02-09T18:44:43.740-06:00totally agree.totally agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-68022601890182323642012-02-08T04:28:19.880-06:002012-02-08T04:28:19.880-06:00I tried to put this with the replies to my previou...I tried to put this with the replies to my previous comment but when I clicked on reply it just did nothing.<br /><br />I know TAoJJbtCRF never really stood a chance of winning an AA. My point was just to say that while I agree with many of JB’s points, I disagree they got it right then. JB himself brings up Brazil and Blade Runner in his column, two films I like immensely, but that realistically would never win Best Picture at the Oscars.Stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61515079413035972642012-02-07T21:31:25.632-06:002012-02-07T21:31:25.632-06:00YES.YES.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85879677567070728282012-02-07T20:58:26.269-06:002012-02-07T20:58:26.269-06:00Totally with you. By the way, are there any sort o...Totally with you. By the way, are there any sort of consequences for the voters when they pick something crappy? Any accountability at all? Or is it pretty much a weatherman situation?Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-23031532534299638642012-02-07T20:32:54.372-06:002012-02-07T20:32:54.372-06:001988? I'll go ahead and stick with Die Hard.1988? I'll go ahead and stick with Die Hard.Mac McEntirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665675426679622487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48861466835650765092012-02-07T19:19:44.583-06:002012-02-07T19:19:44.583-06:00Every year I seem to care less and less about the ...Every year I seem to care less and less about the Academy Awards. When I was in my teens and early twenties, it seemed like a big deal to me. Now as a man in my 30s, I find it very hard to care about what that group of people says are the best movies, because frequently many of the movies that I enjoyed the most throughout the year don't get nominated. And now I don't think I care if they get nominated or not, because as this SotC column points out, these awards are often meaningless. Two years ago I really started to be on the outs with the Oscars, and I found myself coming and going for chunks of it. I think I went to bed before it was over. Last year I didn't even watch it live, I DVRd it and fast forwarded through the speeches and the lame comedy bits. This year I am thinking I might not even watch it. I'm curious to see what Billy Crystal brings to the table, but I don't know if I'm curious enough to actually give my time to it. Maybe I'll DVR it again and only watch it if anything significant happens, such as a fist fight between John Goodman and Glen Close. I just don't think I care anymore. <br /><br />Also, because of the feedback left in this thread and in honor of Brad Pitt's role as Jesse James, tomorrow I am going to the DMV and having a personalized license plate made that reads "AoJJbtCRF."Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46260122251668114072012-02-07T17:06:10.757-06:002012-02-07T17:06:10.757-06:00Not to quibble with the winner of the Best Actress...Not to quibble with the winner of the Best Actress award from 1996, because she deserves it, but Frances McDormand gets nominated for Best Actress for Fargo, but William H. Macy gets nominated for Best SUPPORTING Actor (when he probably has twice as many scenes as she does)? And then to lose to Cuba F-ing Gooding Jr? Ugh.Carl Wondershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006223152242187007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18213269910919068262012-02-07T17:02:06.909-06:002012-02-07T17:02:06.909-06:00Right up there with Rocky winning is Titanic winni...Right up there with Rocky winning is Titanic winning in 1997 over L.A. Confidential, As Good As It Gets, Good Will Hunting, and (yes, even) The Full Monty. I mean...Titanic?? F' me.<br /><br />I'm also going to say that Silence of the Lambs and Unforgiven were both good choices, simply because I can't think of a better film for either of those years off the top of my head...but I bet JB can! :DCarl Wondershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006223152242187007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-79856659290057387582012-02-07T16:01:04.640-06:002012-02-07T16:01:04.640-06:001983: Winner? Terms of Endearment Denied? The Rig...1983: Winner? Terms of Endearment Denied? The Right Stuff and Local Hero<br /><br />1987: Winner? The Last Emperor Denied? Broadcast News and House of Games<br /><br />Doesn't the fact James L. Brooks won for the 'lesser' of his good movies in '83 compensate for the fact his career-best work in "Broadcast News" was ignored in '87? This is why, as bad as they can be when they ignore 'the right movie/actor/director/script,' I like it when the Academy awards an Oscar to someone who deserves it for a 'lesser' movie when they're nominated and have paid their dues/proven themselves. The best example being Scorsese winning a Best Director Oscar for "The Departed." It was decades late and for the wrong movie, but the Academy with this award course-corrected somewhat the mistake of not giving Marty the award in 1980 and 1990. If the Academy can't get it better the first time (and they never will, they're human!) then it's better late than never right, right? <br /><br />And even though I just called it 'lesser' I have a soft spot for "Terms of Endearment" in my movie-loving heart. Like "The Graduate" was to JB in his younger years "Terms of Endearment" is one of two movies I saw in 1983 (the Spanish-subbed TV premiere of "All The President's Men" was the other... turned me into the Watergate-obsessed political junkie I still am) that, at age 10, I was too young to understand or appreciate but I did. "Terms of Endearment" expanded my view of cinema beyond cartoons and good-guys-always-win action flicks. It's an example of Hollywood melodrama (with injections of pitch-perfect timed humor as relief valves) at its finest. It's not Douglas Sirk-caliber good, but for 1980's Hollywood it at least has a heart, good acting (particularly Nicholson & Winger) and an unforgettable music score by Michael Gore.<br /><br />I guess what I'm trying to say JB is that "Terms of Endearment" deserved its Best Picture Oscar in '83. I called it the 'lesser' of Brooks' better movies because, well, "Broadcast News" is on a league of its own but stood no chance of winning in '87 (especially with that 'life goes on' ending, which weren't in vogue that decade but they certainly were when "No Country For Old Men" won in 2007).J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53902848769758900102012-02-07T15:48:19.592-06:002012-02-07T15:48:19.592-06:00Consistency might be impossible. What I am talkin...Consistency might be impossible. What I am talking about is more thoughtful adjudication.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-52373383702605905682012-02-07T15:05:11.371-06:002012-02-07T15:05:11.371-06:00IMHO the worst Oscar snub of all time was when Roc...IMHO the worst Oscar snub of all time was when Rocky won against Taxi Driver, Network, and All The President's Men in 1977. And sorry for missing out on F This Movie fest, I was busy finishing watching Walter Hill's films for my own podcast ;-)Gabriel Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507895023093466954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-8681826429327247962012-02-07T13:49:00.405-06:002012-02-07T13:49:00.405-06:00I believe there's a word for that...I believe there's a word for that...Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69408026549800220252012-02-07T13:48:11.002-06:002012-02-07T13:48:11.002-06:00I only like those Brad Pitt performances in which ...I only like those Brad Pitt performances in which he points or eats food a lot.Doughttp://fthismovie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-55748794679979178952012-02-07T13:18:30.696-06:002012-02-07T13:18:30.696-06:00No Patrick, I don't think there's anything...No Patrick, I don't think there's anything THAT old.<br /><br />Heheh - JB's line just reminded me of Kirk's thing about the Klingons which I thought at least you might appreciate!Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-35167662546621476792012-02-07T13:15:20.667-06:002012-02-07T13:15:20.667-06:00That makes you...JB's grandpa?That makes you...JB's grandpa?Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44703862998695124962012-02-07T13:01:06.336-06:002012-02-07T13:01:06.336-06:00As an avid movie lover and sports watcher, I sort ...As an avid movie lover and sports watcher, I sort of wish for the advanced metrics that exist in baseball, football, and basketball to be in movies. I think what I'm really saying is that I sort of wish for a consistency in how "best" is measured in these things. I say we call these awards the JBs. And crown Avatar your king!Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53814023749108700632012-02-07T12:58:48.958-06:002012-02-07T12:58:48.958-06:00I've never trusted Eminem. And I never will. ...I've never trusted Eminem. And I never will. I can never forgive him for the death of my boy.Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-88564982800349361802012-02-07T12:56:00.637-06:002012-02-07T12:56:00.637-06:00Personally I think the Academy's most embarras...Personally I think the Academy's most embarrassing (and perhaps racially pandering?) award EVER given in ANY category was for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" as Best Original Song. In case you don't remember, the chorus is as follows:<br /><br />You know it's hard out here for a pimp,<br />When he's trying to get this money for the rent,<br />For the Cadillacs and gas money spent,<br />Will have a whole lot of bitches jumpin ship.<br /><br />With heart-stirring lyrics like:<br /><br />Well I got a snow bunny and a black girl too,<br />You pay the right price and they'll both do you,<br />That's the way the game goes, gotta keep it strictly pimpin'<br />Gotta keep my hustle tight, makin' change off these women.<br /><br />That is some F'ing poetry there, eh?!<br /><br />Great article JB - I've pretty much known the Academy Awards were full of crap since I've started paying any attention - interesting to see it goes back so far. For some reason I always thought it USED to be a respectable institution!Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5643699345219801612012-02-07T12:33:50.106-06:002012-02-07T12:33:50.106-06:00Yes, I made a joke at Eminem's expense. But t...Yes, I made a joke at Eminem's expense. But that is because Eminem killed my father.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71386233875212887382012-02-07T11:50:14.119-06:002012-02-07T11:50:14.119-06:00Like everyone else, I agree with 99% but have a qu...Like everyone else, I agree with 99% but have a quibble. (Yeah, I know.) I actually applaud Eminem winning an AA for Lose Yourself, an excellent song that perfectly fits it's movie. (And honestly, considering the weak slate it was up against in 2002 it's even more of a deserving winner.)Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64459710512868037492012-02-07T11:36:29.093-06:002012-02-07T11:36:29.093-06:00But it's at least as unique and accomplished a...But it's at least as unique and accomplished as everything else nominated in that category, right? This is why the Oscars are silly. SILLY.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-20589162536359385692012-02-07T11:30:27.692-06:002012-02-07T11:30:27.692-06:00Fair enough. I haven't seen Tree of Life yet. ...Fair enough. I haven't seen Tree of Life yet. Is it about baseball?Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442117462054923058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-68719355007425228642012-02-07T11:18:50.122-06:002012-02-07T11:18:50.122-06:00I just do not think it is anywhere near as interes...I just do not think it is anywhere near as interesting or unique as what he accomplished in Tree of Life.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-14883069555460932272012-02-07T11:17:29.288-06:002012-02-07T11:17:29.288-06:00And of course I did not get into this, but the who...And of course I did not get into this, but the whole Best Actor vs. Best Supporting Actor thing has always been capricious. Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People? Supporting. Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit? Supporting. Robin Williams in Dead Poet's Society? Best Actor in a Lead Role! I think it is actually based on the actor's height.<br /><br />I too love The Assassination... though; I thought no Hollywood film with that glacial a pace had any chance of winning.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69775243437162876342012-02-07T11:15:11.060-06:002012-02-07T11:15:11.060-06:00Agreed on Platoon. I actually like The Accidental ...Agreed on Platoon. I actually like The Accidental Tourist and Working Girl, but maybe they're not Best Picture material. Whatever the hell "Best Picture material" means. Because this is all nonsense. NO AVATAR, NO JUSTICE! Know Avatar. Know justice.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.com