Australia/Slumdog Millionaire coming February 24th, 2009

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by JJJ225

Metacritic
Slumdog: 86 ("Universal acclaim")
Twilight: 56 ("Mixed or average reviews")

Rotten Tomatoes
Slumdog: 94% ("Fresh")
Twilight: 50% ("Rotten")

I don't see how their critical reception is comparable at all.

you think SM got to great of critical reception, I think Twilight got to great of critical reception.

I was just saying that Twlight is a movie that I dont understand how it got its reviews like you feel about SM

[KBZ]

A few people asked but I haven't seen an answer yet.

What's the source for this release date? Has it been verified by anyone outside of the first post of this thread?

For the record, I agree very strongly that Slumdog Millionaire should be Best Picture.

[dahoover]

Can't wait to get Slumdog Millionaire. Was my second favorite film this year behind The Dark Knight.

[masoud90]

Yeah I posted the link I got it from a few pages back...It is a very reliable site...I think it's in page 2 if I'm not mistaking.

[Kyot]

I thought slumdog looked bad from the trailer, but my girlfriend got me to watch it and I can say that it was actually a good movie.

[masoud90]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

I was being a little sarcastic. Even in its "wide" release its only playing in 600 theatres. That is an average of 12 per state. A movie shouldnt be considered for the oscars unless it is released in enough theatres for most Americans to actually see it.

Even if these films are released in 1500+ theatres, regular movie goers will not go and see them. Artistic films are usually not that popular amongst regular movie goers...although they miss out on some great films. Oscars do not consider films by how much money they make, but how well made the film is made artistically. Some films became really popular after they win Oscars, which is great, but films that win Oscars are not necessarily supposed to be mainstream films...that way, Independent films would no longer be needed...many of the films that get considered for Oscars are in fact independent films.

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by masoud90

Even if these films are released in 1500+ theatres, regular movie goers will not go and see them. Artistic films are usually not that popular amongst regular movie goers...although they miss out on some great films. Oscars do not consider films by how much money they make, but how well made the film is made artistically. Some films became really popular after they win Oscars, which is great, but films that win Oscars are not necessarily supposed to be mainstream films...that way, Independent films would no longer be needed...many of the films that get considered for Oscars are in fact independent films.

Thanks, you saved me a bunch of time about to unload on this person.

[Volume11]

Originally Posted by masoud90

Even if these films are released in 1500+ theatres, regular movie goers will not go and see them. Artistic films are usually not that popular amongst regular movie goers...although they miss out on some great films. Oscars do not consider films by how much money they make, but how well made the film is made artistically. Some films became really popular after they win Oscars, which is great, but films that win Oscars are not necessarily supposed to be mainstream films...that way, Independent films would no longer be needed...many of the films that get considered for Oscars are in fact independent films.

Not only that, but it helps boost ticket sales in the indy theaters...both BrokeBack Mountain and No Country kept the local indy theater here packed for weeks when the Oscar Buzz came about...

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by masoud90

Even if these films are released in 1500+ theatres, regular movie goers will not go and see them. Artistic films are usually not that popular amongst regular movie goers...although they miss out on some great films. Oscars do not consider films by how much money they make, but how well made the film is made artistically. Some films became really popular after they win Oscars, which is great, but films that win Oscars are not necessarily supposed to be mainstream films...that way, Independent films would no longer be needed...many of the films that get considered for Oscars are in fact independent films.

So lets vote for the next president but only have 2000 people who are in politics actually vote. They need to be released and more people need to see and vote for them or I dont think they can be considered "the best".

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by Romulus

Thanks, you saved me a bunch of time about to unload on this person.

Were you gonna unload on me because I had a point and I make sense?

[Volume11]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

So lets vote for the next president but only have 2000 people who are in politics actually vote. They need to be released and more people need to see and vote for them or I dont think they can be considered "the best".

If we did that then Wild Hogs would have won best picture. I will take a snooty group of Hollywood elitists over the average American any day when concerning the Oscars.

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by Volume11

If we did that then Wild Hogs would have won best picture. I will take a snooty group of Hollywood elitists over the average American any day when concerning the Oscars.

Your telling me that Schindler's List is better then Jurassic Park? Shakespeare in Love is better then Saving Private Ryan? Beautiful Mind is better then Lord of the Rings? Chicago is better then Lord of the Rings 2? and don't get me started on Crash.

99.9999999% of the population doesn't. Unfortunately the .000000001% that does gets to vote.

[masoud90]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

Your telling me that Schindler's List is better then Jurassic Park? Shakespeare in Love is better then Saving Private Ryan? Beautiful Mind is better then Lord of the Rings? Chicago is better then Lord of the Rings 2? and don't get me started on Crash.

99.9999999% of the population doesn't. Unfortunately the .000000001% that does gets to vote.

Pro basketball players play in the pro games...doctors help patients...taylors make clothes...web designers design websites...film critics (people who have studied films all their lives) pick winners at film festivals and award ceremonies...

Film is art...Not everyone gets art...Film critics do. 99.9999999999999999999% of the population does not know enough about the art of film to vote anything on it...they just watch. That .00000000000000000000000000000000000001% does...as they have STUDIED it and have LIVED it all their lives.

If you are so eager to have your vote counted in these awards, go study film, take part in the industry for MANY years and maybe one day your vote will matter when you become a member of the academy...ALL these films are released. If you look for them, you will see them. What you are saying makes no sense.

You don't have a writer tell a engineer what to do or vice versa.

[JTStarkiller]

Dang. I was hoping Slumdog was coming before the Oscars.

[Volume11]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

Your telling me that Schindler's List is better then Jurassic Park? Shakespeare in Love is better then Saving Private Ryan? Beautiful Mind is better then Lord of the Rings? Chicago is better then Lord of the Rings 2? and don't get me started on Crash.

99.9999999% of the population doesn't. Unfortunately the .000000001% that does gets to vote.

Hey dude, I think the Oscar board sucks, but your suggestions are somewhat loaded because those are nominated films. In some cases I agree and some I don't. For instance, last year it was pretty silly that NCFOM stole almost every category from TWBB. Both were amazing and it was a toss up for me, so I found it odd that NCFOM took almost every category. I think elitism and the in crowd run not only Hollywood but the OScars as well...

But if the general population had control plenty of asstacular films would be nominated, like Wild Hogs, Bad Boys 2, Failure to Launch...

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by Volume11

But if the general population had control plenty of asstacular films would be nominated, like Wild Hogs, Bad Boys 2, Failure to Launch...

I really think you are wrong. Some of you have no faith in Humanity. Wild Hogs would never win. The films I listed above would win. Lord of the Rings. The Matrix. Jurassic Park. The Dark Knight. These films would win Best Picture. And I know art is subjective but if you people are trying to tell me that the .000000001% people of America who are oscar voters are "better" then me and whose opinions are "better" then me then I am going to say I think you are an idiot.

Pro Ball Players could beat me in a game. Doctors are more qualified to save a life. But if the president picked the top 2000 students out of art school to vote on the best color that would again be subjective and not a good way to decide it wether they were art majors or not.

[quexos]

Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

Dang. I was hoping Slumdog was coming before the Oscars.

Slumdog Millionaire comes on January 14th over here. I saw the trailer and I must say I am very curious to see this new Danny Boyle movie. Also, somehow I feel the need to hear "Sun always shines on TV" by Aha

[Crim122]

If the audiences got to choose who won oscars TDK would win every ****ing category this year, and Iron Man would win best foreign film because it had parts shot in the middle east.

And thats enough to not let the audience vote, MTV awards does that, Oscars is more about technical aspects and the art...I dont see whats so hard to comprehend.

[Volume11]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

I really think you are wrong. Some of you have no faith in Humanity. Wild Hogs would never win. The films I listed above would win. Lord of the Rings. The Matrix. Jurassic Park. The Dark Knight. These films would win Best Picture. And I know art is subjective but if you people are trying to tell me that the .000000001% people of America who are oscar voters are "better" then me and whose opinions are "better" then me then I am going to say I think you are an idiot.

Pro Ball Players could beat me in a game. Doctors are more qualified to save a life. But if the president picked the top 2000 students out of art school to vote on the best color that would again be subjective and not a good way to decide it wether they were art majors or not.

I'm not saying anyone is smarter than anyone, nor am I saying your opinion is invalid.I'm just saying that plenty of horrible films would be getting nominated if it were a public ballot. And sometimes its worthy and sometimes its not. I use Wild Hogs as an example because its a film that should have never been made and I can't fathom any average Joe enjoying because its so pandering and silly....yet it did very well in the box office and home markets...

And as Crimm pointed out, most of the categories are technical categories, even if it is subjective. There is still an amount of scientific application to the writing, editing and sound of a film that is above most average Joe's heads...and in a lot of those categories the movie itself may stink, but the sound may be amazing...

However, I think the biggest issue with the Oscars is their silly rules. Like how Johnny Greenwood couldn't get a nomination for TWBB because one of the songs wasn;t original and one was a remix from his own solo album...silly stuff like that is what annoys me more. Same with Lust/Caution...the majority of the film is shot and spoke in a foreign language, along with being acted by all famous Asian actors and because most of the crew were white it couldn't get nominated for a foreign award.

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

Your telling me that Schindler's List is better then Jurassic Park? Shakespeare in Love is better then Saving Private Ryan? Beautiful Mind is better then Lord of the Rings? Chicago is better then Lord of the Rings 2? and don't get me started on Crash.

99.9999999% of the population doesn't. Unfortunately the .000000001% that does gets to vote.

Schindler's List is better than Jurassic Park. And Shakespeare in Love is better than Saving Private Ryan.

Crash and A Beautiful Mind definitely suck though. I agree that the Academy makes some bad choices now and again, but it's a whole lot better than if it were like a democratic, nationwide vote.