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On March 08 2010 19:41 Jyvblamo wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2010 19:30 sc4k wrote:
wow, it first struck me that the hurt locker really didn't deserve that oscar. Then I thought, what the fuck competition did it have? A bunch of B+ movies. Then I thought, what are most Oscars' best film awards battles usually between? A bunch of B+ movies. I guess you never really get much good stuff in one year. The Dark Knight completely deserved a nomination last year, I mean wtf the curious case of benjamin button was a dire film, should have taken that place. I agree with No Country for Old Men winning 2007 but only cos all those other films were average as fuck. Tbh I preferred Michael Clayton but at least the film had something.
And then I looked at past winners, and saw that Shakespeare In Love beat Life is Beautiful AND Saving Private Ryan; Forrest Gump beat The Shawshank Redemption AND Pulp Fiction (btw what a fucking year); Annie Hall beat Star Wars; The French Connection beat A Clockwork Orange. The list goes on. The Oscars is not for people who like films seriously to watch, imho.
Then I saw The Good the Bad and The Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West didn't even get nominations. The former wasn't even recognised for its Soundtrack. It's tragic. They may get their choices right for best actors and actresses, but imo the Oscars are 'right' (even though it is ofc subjective) about 10% of the time about best picture. You left out Citizen Kane losing to some movie whose name I can't even remember.
yeah, that was another huge wtf moment among so many.
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I hope Bigelow didn't win just because the academy felt it needed to finally have a female best director. And was the editing in The Hurt Locker better than in Avatar?
Also Coraline was twice as good as Up.
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I kinda expected The Hurt Locker to win the most awards but not this much. Avatar was nice but too cartoonish(story) for me. And I'm a little sad D-9 didn't get anything at all. 
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Of course the hurt locker won, they have a time travel machine :D!
They are playing in 2004 a console which was released in 2005 and a game released in 2006!
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guess i need to see the hurt locker now
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On March 08 2010 21:47 0x64 wrote:
Of course the hurt locker won, they have a time travel machine :D!
They are playing in 2004 a console which was released in 2005 and a game released in 2006!
WHAT?
This...cannot be...!
Take that Oscar back >:[
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bleh I'm really disappointed that Avatar didn't take home the best picture, it definitely deserved it
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On March 08 2010 23:11 GGTeMpLaR wrote:
bleh I'm really disappointed that Avatar didn't take home the best picture, it definitely deserved it
Really? Because I feel that if Avatar won best picture the Oscars would have been a total joke.
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On March 08 2010 23:11 GGTeMpLaR wrote:
bleh I'm really disappointed that Avatar didn't take home the best picture, it definitely deserved it
it deserved to win best picture like Leta deserves to win an OSL/MSL. Seems really good until you take a closer look and see how flawed and limited they actually are...aka should never, ever, ever happen.
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i'm shocked avatar got only 3 awards, after all tha hype and profit
also Tarantino should have got the award for directing, everybody knows that
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Nothing shocking about 3 awards for avatar. 3 Awards is a great success. Profit has nothing to do with it.
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I expected nothing less from The Hurt Locker. Congrats
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On March 08 2010 23:22 Bosu wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2010 23:11 GGTeMpLaR wrote:
bleh I'm really disappointed that Avatar didn't take home the best picture, it definitely deserved it Really? Because I feel that if Avatar won best picture the Oscars would have been a total joke.
Yeah imagine the highest grossing movie of all time winning best picture, what a joke.
I understand that they want to give awards to great effort and try to overlook box office success but in this case I think they made a mistake.
Avatar was a global success, the hurt locker might make some good socials points and be very meaningful to middle/upper-class Americans but worldwide no-one gives a shit.
Something that has Global appeal vs a "flavour of the month" film. I don't really think it's fair.
What Avatar has done for cinema overall should also be taken into account. A lot of cinemas are really struggling financially, a film like Avatar is fantastic for them.
Having said that they didn't give the first LotR film an Oscar. Since they announced sequels maybe they'll wait and give it one of them instead.
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thank god tarantino didnt win shit. the hurt locker owns all.
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im pretty glad my favorite movie of the year won :D
i dont understand how so many people dont like it, i really cant find any faults with it.
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On March 09 2010 00:47 Klive5ive wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2010 23:22 Bosu wrote:On March 08 2010 23:11 GGTeMpLaR wrote:
bleh I'm really disappointed that Avatar didn't take home the best picture, it definitely deserved it Really? Because I feel that if Avatar won best picture the Oscars would have been a total joke. Yeah imagine the highest grossing movie of all time winning best picture, what a joke. I understand that they want to give awards to great effort and try to overlook box office success but in this case I think they made a mistake. Avatar was a global success, the hurt locker might make some good socials points and be very meaningful to middle/upper-class Americans but worldwide no-one gives a shit. Something that has Global appeal vs a "flavour of the month" film. I don't really think it's fair. What Avatar has done for cinema overall should also be taken into account. A lot of cinemas are really struggling financially, a film like Avatar is fantastic for them. Having said that they didn't give the first LotR film an Oscar. Since they announced sequels maybe they'll wait and give it one of them instead.
Agreed, in 10 years nobody is going to remember THL but they will remember Avatar.
LOTR 1 won 4 oscars. Not best picture though if that's what you're talking about.
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The only person who deserved an oscar in Inglorious Bastards got one, im unchrarstically happy with the results this year, it feels nice
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As long as Inglorious Bastards won best supporting actor I was gonna be happy, so mission accomplished!
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On March 08 2010 04:48 Piy wrote:
Inglourious Basterds should win. If Avatar wins I'll shit.
wat, so u won't shit if it doesn't win. that's pretty rad 
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