Best Picture? What Should Have Won? - Blu-ray Forum

bruce_pullen · 02-22-2009, 05:00 PM

What film... didn't desrve to win? What film should replace it?

Example: 1998: Shakespeare in Love didn't deserve it. Saving Private Ryan did.

Blu-Dog · 02-22-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

What film... didn't desrve to win? What film should replace it?

Example: 1998: Shakespeare in Love didn't deserve it. Saving Private Ryan did.

I'm in the George C. Scott school. Art is not a footrace.

PH3AR · 02-22-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

What film... didn't desrve to win? What film should replace it?

Example: 1998: Shakespeare in Love didn't deserve it. Saving Private Ryan did.

+1,000,000 Saving Private Ryan deserved it

PH3AR · 02-22-2009, 05:05 PM

L.A. Confidental should of won over the Titanic for best picture in 1997

bruce_pullen · 02-22-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

I'm in the George C. Scott school. Art is not a footrace.

Which why he refused the Oscar.

Blu-Dog · 02-22-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

Which why he refused the Oscar.

I think everyone should refuse them. The only concession I could make would be to have a "ten best" award or something.

Boiling it down to "this guy was better than that guy" or "he's dead, someone alive should get the glory so he can make more bucks" just fails the common sense test.

Even worse, all the people who aren't in the top line on credits - I mean all of the craftspeople, and technical folks - just can't be compared on a basis like this. Again, there are mobs of people who should get rewarded, or at least recognized, each year.

I like the idea of giving every talented entertainer and industry worker recognition and appreciation, but this system sets up resentment, head-scratching, second-guessing, and huge expense for the public to ultimately fund.

Followed to its logical conclusion, filmgoers should wait until the Oscars are awarded, and see no non-winning films, since they couldn't make the grade. Or go, knowing that they're viewing "second-best", substandard fare. The whole scenario smells to high heaven.

It's not about art, and since I have absolutely no interest in counting the receipts at the box office, the whole thing is a yawn to me.

Sussudio · 02-22-2009, 05:31 PM

star wars over annie hall. i love annie hall and it was a great movie, but star wars was a superbly-written movie that achieved more than any other film had in its time. of course it wasn't as highly regarded then as it is now, but people could still understand its breakthroughs. it had a masterful and incredibly in-depth plot and received raving reviews from critics. oh well, in the end it is only a tangible award. in the grand scheme of things, star wars went on to gain much greater stardom than annie hall anyways.

bruce_pullen · 02-22-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

star wars over annie hall. i love annie hall and it was a great movie, but star wars was a superbly-written movie that achieved more than any other film had in its time. of course it wasn't as highly regarded then as it is now, but people could still understand its breakthroughs. it had a masterful and incredibly in-depth plot and received raving reviews from critics. oh well, in the end it is only a tangible award. in the grand scheme of things, star wars went on to gain much greater stardom than annie hall anyways.

Amen to that brother.

PH3AR · 02-22-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

star wars over annie hall. i love annie hall and it was a great movie, but star wars was a superbly-written movie that achieved more than any other film had in its time. of course it wasn't as highly regarded then as it is now, but people could still understand its breakthroughs. it had a masterful and incredibly in-depth plot and received raving reviews from critics. oh well, in the end it is only a tangible award. in the grand scheme of things, star wars went on to gain much greater stardom than annie hall anyways.

+1,000,000,000,000,000,000

ajgoodfella7 · 02-22-2009, 06:42 PM

Personally, I think The Pianist, and Gangs of New York was better than Chicago.

... and Crash should have never won Best Picture either.

Clark Kent · 02-22-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by P|-|3@R

L.A. Confidental should of won over the Titanic for best picture in 1997

+1
One of the best films of the last two decades and it did not win.

Darkhawk9587 · 02-22-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

What film... didn't desrve to win? What film should replace it?

Example: 1998: Shakespeare in Love didn't deserve it. Saving Private Ryan did.

+ 1,000,000 (Posted this in your other thread)

Blu Titan · 02-22-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

What film... didn't desrve to win? What film should replace it?

Example: 1998: Shakespeare in Love didn't deserve it. Saving Private Ryan did.

Fully agree..Shakespeare in Love was undeserving that year. A total disgrace that it won over Saving Private Ryan.

Blu Titan · 02-22-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ajgoodfella7

Personally, I think The Pianist, and Gangs of New York was better than Chicago.

... and Crash should have never won Best Picture either.

The Pianist is a wonderful film..Chicago was a lot of hype.

drobswim13 · 02-22-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

The Pianist is a wonderful film..Chicago was a lot of hype.

The Pianist definitely should have won that year

fighthefutureofhd · 02-22-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by P|-|3@R

L.A. Confidental should of won over the Titanic for best picture in 1997

it was actually in 1998, but irregardless of the year titanic deserved the award. it was and still is a fantastic film.

toef · 02-22-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Fully agree..Shakespeare in Love was undeserving that year. A total disgrace that it won over Saving Private Ryan.

Let's hope Harvey Weinstein doesn't work his behind-the-scenes magic again tonight with The Reader.

cajmoyper · 02-22-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

it was actually in 1998, but irregardless of the year titanic deserved the award. it was and still is a fantastic film.

Actually, they were nominated in the same category in the exact same year. and I agree with you that Titanic was plenty deserving of winning that award. I can't remember a movie that was so top notch in so many categories. For some reason, it has turned into a love-it or hate-it film.

Romulus · 02-22-2009, 07:21 PM

2005
Should have go to Brokeback Mountain or Munich instead of Crash.

1998
Should have go to at least Saving Private Ryan instead of Shakespeare in Love. (I do love The Thin Red Line, though)

1994
As good as Forest Gump is, The Shawshank Redemption should have won.

fighthefutureofhd · 02-22-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cajmoyper

Actually, they were nominated in the same category in the exact same year. and I agree with you that Titanic was plenty deserving of winning that award. I can't remember a movie that was so top notch in so many categories. For some reason, it has turned into a love-it or hate-it film.

i know, but they didn't win the award in 1997. it was in 1998. just like the post above you which i also don't get. all those movies didn't in those years. they won in the following. i always think of brokeback moutain as 2006. it's just weird i guees.

but i definitely think that year was awful. there was only one decent movie nominated. out of all the ones i saw. brokeback sucked. crash sucked. who should've won? good night and good luck. that movie was actually good. iit was fantastic actually. capote was good, but not oscar good. i don't get the academy sometimes.

02-22-2009, 05:00 PM	#1
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PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	L.A. Confidental should of won over the Titanic for best picture in 1997

02-22-2009, 05:31 PM	#7
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	star wars over annie hall. i love annie hall and it was a great movie, but star wars was a superbly-written movie that achieved more than any other film had in its time. of course it wasn't as highly regarded then as it is now, but people could still understand its breakthroughs. it had a masterful and incredibly in-depth plot and received raving reviews from critics. oh well, in the end it is only a tangible award. in the grand scheme of things, star wars went on to gain much greater stardom than annie hall anyways.

02-22-2009, 06:42 PM	#10
ajgoodfella7 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Pittsburgh, PA Blu-ray collection:156 Trading Score:6	Personally, I think The Pianist, and Gangs of New York was better than Chicago. ... and Crash should have never won Best Picture either.

02-22-2009, 07:21 PM	#19
Romulus Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:2	2005 Should have go to Brokeback Mountain or Munich instead of Crash. 1998 Should have go to at least Saving Private Ryan instead of Shakespeare in Love. (I do love The Thin Red Line, though) 1994 As good as Forest Gump is, The Shawshank Redemption should have won.

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