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RnosaJ · 02-02-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DjMethod

Wow, 10 best picture nominees and Invictus still got snubbed. Poor Clint Eastwood.

It's not called getting snubbed if it's not really worthy of the award in the first place. Was Invictus good? Sure. Was it best pic material? Hah.

Chaotic · 02-02-2010, 03:27 PM

Im so pissed The road didnt get a single nomination.

repete66211 · 02-02-2010, 03:27 PM

Elvis and jhiggy, with all this "Titanic is better than L.A. Confidential" talk you are quickly losing your high-brow/cinephile/snob credentials.

Please, say something to redeem yourselves.

Steve46 · 02-02-2010, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaotic

Im so pissed The road didnt get a single nomination.

Agreed.

Much better than the disgusting District 9.

RnosaJ · 02-02-2010, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by repete66211

Elvis and jhiggy, with all this "Titanic is better than L.A. Confidential" talk you are quickly losing your high-brow/cinephile/snob credentials.

Please, say something to redeem yourselves.

From a purely technical standpoint it is absolutely a better film. Don't get me wrong, LA Confidential is great, and definitely has a superior story to Titanic. But in terms of direction/cinematography/editing/presentation/etc Titanic stands head and shoulders above anything from 1997, which is precisely why it won (and deserved) the Oscar. It's a package deal, baby.

Elvis · 02-02-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by repete66211

Elvis and jhiggy, with all this "Titanic is better than L.A. Confidential" talk you are quickly losing your high-brow/cinephile/snob credentials.

Please, say something to redeem yourselves.

Hmm...Avatar is average at best?

That work?

repete66211 · 02-02-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RnosaJ

From a purely technical standpoint it is absolutely a better film. Don't get me wrong, LA Confidential is great, and definitely has a superior story to Titanic. But in terms of direction/cinematography/editing/presentation/etc Titanic stands head and shoulders above anything from 1997, which is precisely why it won (and deserved) the Oscar. It's a package deal, baby.

Perhaps this is derailing and should be continued via PM, but...

How is Titanic better direction? It's a hackneyed "other side of the tracks" romance that's been done 100 times before and since. Other than that it's a disaster movie a la The Towering Inferno, complete with mustache-twisting, screams, tilted camera, etc.

Is it really edited better? Is any movie really edited better? Yes, there is a spectrum of proficiency, but film editors are like offensive linemen--you only notice them when they aren't doing their job.

The cinematography is better? Is it though? Much of the visuals in Titanic are CGI. While it was fairly impressive at the time that CGI isn't looking so hot these days.

I'm not saying L.A. Confidential was snubbed, but I am saying it's a better movie then and now. But then I've always preferred character-driven stories to spectacles.

Blu-Curry · 02-02-2010, 03:46 PM

GO DISTRICT 9!!!!!

repete66211 · 02-02-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Elvis

Hmm...Avatar is average at best?

That work?

Yes, you're back! Had me worried there for a minute.

RnosaJ · 02-02-2010, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by repete66211

How is Titanic better direction? It's a hackneyed "other side of the tracks" romance that's been done 100 times before and since. Other than that it's a disaster movie a la The Towering Inferno, complete with mustache-twisting, screams, tilted camera, etc.

You're talking about the story, not actual film direction.

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Originally Posted by repete66211

Is it really edited better?

Yes, it is.

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Originally Posted by repete66211

The cinematography is better? Is it though? Much of the visuals in Titanic are CGI. While it was fairly impressive at the time that CGI isn't looking so hot these days.

Well good thing it was up for the awards in 1998 rather than 2010, durr

Also cinematography != CGI.

Sussudio · 02-02-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaotic

Im so pissed The road didnt get a single nomination.

Unfortunately the Weinsteins let it sink deeper and deeper into the mud until it completely disappeared. No nominations basically solidifies it, and I agree it deserved a handful (I'd say Best Actor, Best Supporting, and Best Cinematography).

I feel like the TRUE Best Picture nominations are basically the movies nominated for Best Director. I mean, The Blind Side...really....

Fighter · 02-02-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Elvis

Hmm...Avatar is average at best?

That work?

+1

At best!

Fighter · 02-02-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jhiggy23

haha I remember it well, there was debate in regards to picture but overall Titanic was seen as superior. Think about all the technical categories. Screenplay is the only thing LA was clearly better at. It may have had better individual acting performances, although that's debatable, but overall the acting as a whole in Titanic was better, in large part due to the expansive cast.

Totally disagree!!

partridge · 02-02-2010, 04:08 PM

I can't believe Avatar is in the best picture category and Moon isn't. Sam Rockwell didn't even get a best actor nomination!!

Unbelievable.

Great box office sales don't always mean a great film.

I hope "An Education" takes the prize, but I bet it won't, on account of not having been directed by James Cameron or featuring blue skinned CGI characters...

Foggy · 02-02-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by partridge

I can't believe Avatar is in the best picture category and Moon isn't. Sam Rockwell didn't even get a best actor nomination!!

Unbelievable.

Great box office sales don't always mean a great film.

Sony didn't put out an appeal for it, as they thought it would have no hope, and something about privacy or something.

zombie63 · 02-02-2010, 04:17 PM

Its a shame about The Road and Moon not getting any mention , at least A Prophet is in with a shout for best Foreign language film - the film is amazing and IMO the best film i have seen since Let the Right one In.

repete66211 · 02-02-2010, 04:17 PM

I just watched Moon. Rockwell did a fine job, but I wasn't very impressed with the movie itself.

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Diesel · 02-02-2010, 04:20 PM

I finally got to see Moon last night.

I share the sentiment that Rockwell did a fine job, but as for the movie itself, I wasn't all that impressed. I'd personally give it a 3/5.

SquidPuppet · 02-02-2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

Best Director yes but I don't think the Academy will ignore a movie that is making over 2 BILLION dollars. They will have to award it for that alone.

Which IMO is wrong, and very sad.

Darkhawk9587 · 02-02-2010, 04:26 PM

I hope Up wins a few of the awards it's nominated for. Probably Pixar's best film yet IMO.

02-02-2010, 04:08 PM	#74
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	I can't believe Avatar is in the best picture category and Moon isn't. Sam Rockwell didn't even get a best actor nomination!! Unbelievable. Great box office sales don't always mean a great film. I hope "An Education" takes the prize, but I bet it won't, on account of not having been directed by James Cameron or featuring blue skinned CGI characters... Last edited by partridge; 02-02-2010 at 04:10 PM.

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02-02-2010, 03:27 PM	#62
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO	Im so pissed The road didnt get a single nomination.

02-02-2010, 03:27 PM	#63
repete66211 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Kansas City area Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:196 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Elvis and jhiggy, with all this "Titanic is better than L.A. Confidential" talk you are quickly losing your high-brow/cinephile/snob credentials. Please, say something to redeem yourselves.

02-02-2010, 03:46 PM	#68
Blu-Curry Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Winnipeg, Canada 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:409 Digital collection:72 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	GO DISTRICT 9!!!!!

02-02-2010, 04:17 PM	#76
zombie63 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Scotland Blu-ray collection:175	Its a shame about The Road and Moon not getting any mention , at least A Prophet is in with a shout for best Foreign language film - the film is amazing and IMO the best film i have seen since Let the Right one In.

02-02-2010, 04:20 PM	#78
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	I finally got to see Moon last night. I share the sentiment that Rockwell did a fine job, but as for the movie itself, I wasn't all that impressed. I'd personally give it a 3/5.

02-02-2010, 04:26 PM	#80
Darkhawk9587 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:66 Blu-ray collection:487 Trading Score:30	I hope Up wins a few of the awards it's nominated for. Probably Pixar's best film yet IMO.

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