Best Picture of 2008

[bruce_pullen]

Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

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My five were:

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Lakeview Terrace
Rambo
Wanted

Rambo is magnificent. Its brilliance relies on its own craft, not past Rambo films.

See I wish, X-Files 2 would have followed Stallone's playbook. That was my beef.

Note I said, my five were.... My five were. Did you find my original post. My explanation for each.

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

the x-files: i want to believe is the worst movie of the year and the clear razzie winner yet you think lakeview terrace and rambo deserve oscars for best pictures. interesting.

Guess not.

Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

As for, what I think will be nominated, here’s my list.

2008 Academy Award Nominees: Best Picture (What Will Get It)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Reasons:

1. Button, because of guilt, of past Burton neglect.
2. The Dark Knight, because of the accolades and Heath Ledger.
3. Frost/Nixon, because of Ron Howard. And Richard Nixon, Oscar loves “true” stories.
4. And biopics, Milk is Brokeback II.
5. And every year, there’s that cheery flick.

The Winner: The Dark Knight.

It is the one picture, that appeals to the Academy (as a whole).


My choice: 2008 Best Picture Nominees

(Based on what I’ve seen)

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Lakeview Terrace
Rambo
Wanted

1. It is a masterpiece. Endlessly watchable, poignant and crushing. It is simply, one for the ages. The Dark Knight, is a seminal watershed.

2. Populist popcorn, at it’s most daring. Screwball comedy, structured drama, all unveiling with pin-point accuracy. It is a slam-dunk. (Iron Man)

3. Small moments, moving drama, it’s refreshing to see a minority baddie. Jackson, does commendable work, in top notch pot-boiler. The film speaks to many things. (Lakeview Terrace)

4. The film shines with seismic force. It builds and builds. Some would balk, I know better. Rambo is real. Despite, what critics say. (Rambo)

5. Amazing picture, the film moves. Performances shimmer, Wanted rewards, multiple viewings. Ask yourself, is this amusing? Then ask, did I try, to be amused?

Runners’ Up

The Bank Job
The Changeling

Winner:

The Dark Knight

It is the film of the year, and maybe the decade. What else, can I say. It meshes perfectly with past Oscar winners.

No Country For Old Men, The Departed, desperation is in.

Next time do your research.