Posted by Isis at 132.236.35.61 on February 12, 2002 at 14:04:25:
In Reply to: HOW THE FUCK DID WE GET ROBBED OF OUR OSCAR NOMS?! posted by Kevin on February 12, 2002 at 13:38:22:
Was I the only person who HATED this movie? Everyone I know who saw it recommended it to me, and I thought it was one of the more hateful, hopeless pieces of material that came out in the last couple of years. I haven't been more depressed by a movie since "Welcome to the Dollhouse".
I think my problem with it has to do with a matter of perspective...it purports to be from the viewpoint of these two teenaged girls, but it's written by some dude who probably sees himself as a Seymour type. I doubt that's how any teenaged girl actually thinks, particularly those who see themselves as outsiders. Thora Birch's character was the least relatable of any in the history of film that I'm familiar with. Even Scarlett O'Hara wasn't such a heartless bitch.
P.S. The only good part was the shirtless numchuck-wielding redneck. He RULED.
: Tee-hee...
: For what it's worth, my thoughts on the Oscar stuff I'm even mildly
: interested in.
: : Performance by an actor in a leading role
: Denzel Washington in "Training Day" (Warner Bros.)
: This made me very happy. I dug "Training Day" a lot. Glad to see I wasn't
: alone.
: : Performance by an actor in a supporting role
: Ethan Hawke in "Training Day" (Warner Bros.)
: I'm no big Hawke fan, but this was deserved. Glad to see he wasn't
: overlooked. Maybe there's hope for the Academy after all.
: : Performance by an actress in a leading role
: Renée Zellweger in "Bridget Jones's Diary" (Miramax/Universal/StudioCanal)
: Holy shit on toast! Another good call that wasn't really expected. I hope
: like hell that she wins. Members of the voting body of the actor's branch,
: I salute you.
: : Performance by an actress in a supporting role
: Marisa Tomei in "In the Bedroom" (Miramax)
: Let's just hope Jack Palance isn't presenting this year - maybe then
: Tomei's win won't have this dark cloud hanging over it. 'Cuz, me? I
: thought she was brilliant in "My Cousin Vinnie." I really did.
: However, it seems like a lock for Jennifer Connelly, as it's her year
: apparently - which is nice for those of us who thought it was her year with
: "The Rocketeer" or "Labyrinth", or even "Some Girls" or "Seven Minutes in
: Heaven." Lest there be a legion of "What about 'Career Opportunities',
: man!!! She was so hot in that!!!" posts following this, I'd just like to
: say, for the record, that I never saw "Career Opportunities", so I can't
: comment on her perf in that flick. And since I didn't see "A Beautiful
: Mind", I can't comment on her perf in that flick either, so let's move
: on...
:
: :Best animated feature film of the year
: "Monsters, Inc." (Buena Vista) Nominee to be determined
: I'm all for "Monsters, Inc." It's the only Oscar screener I've got that
: I've watched more than twice (second place goes to the "Ocean's 11" oscar
: screener; fuck, that movie just gets better and better everytime I watch
: it; yes, Clooney, Pitt, and Damon are gods, but Bernie Mac is the unsung
: hero of that picture for me; his scenes with the car salesman and Matt and
: Andy Garcia are genius).
: However, where the fuck is "Waking Life" on that list?! I haven't watched
: it yet, but all you have to see is five seconds of the new-fangled style of
: animation that flick boasts to know it deserves at least an Oscar nod -
: particularly in a world where they've just added an Animated Oscar
: category! To paraphrase the immortal Paul Abdul, the Academy takes two
: steps forward with the Denzen, Hawke, and Zellwegger nods, and then takes
: two giant steps back with this insane oversight.
:
: : Achievement in cinematography
: "Amélie" (Miramax Zoë) Bruno Delbonnel
: "Black Hawk Down" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Slawomir Idziak
: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Andrew Lesnie
: (New Line)
: "The Man Who Wasn't There" (USA Films) Roger Deakins
: "Moulin Rouge" (20th Century Fox) Donald M. McAlpine
: Out of this entire list, I've only seen the first two flicks (though I've
: got screeners for all of them). And out of the two I've seen, I'd give
: them both cinematography Oscars. They were both visually stunning flicks.
:
: : Achievement in directing
: "A Beautiful Mind" (Universal and DreamWorks) Ron Howard
: "Black Hawk Down" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ridley Scott
: "Gosford Park" (USA Films) Robert Altman
: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Peter Jackson
: (New Line)
: "Mulholland Drive" (Universal and StudioCanal) David Lynch
: I've only seen "Black Hawk Down" so far, so I can't really say who on this
: list is most deserving. But the cats who I feel deserve the Directing
: Award this year are as follows...
: - The lady who directed "Bridget Jones's Diary"
: - The guys who directed "Monsters, Inc." (fuck, that film holds up on
: repeated viewings; and I've got a kid, so I know what I'm talking about)
: - The guy who directed "Training Day", Antoine Fuqua (I think that's his
: name)
: - Stephen Soderbergh, for "Ocean's 11"
:
: : Best foreign language film of the year
: "Amélie"
: This is a given. "Amelie" is a fun, fun watch. Go Miramax!
:
: : Achievement in music in connection with motion pictures
: (Original score)
: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Howard Shore
: (New Line)
: Howard! Howard! Howard!
:
: :Best motion picture of the year
: You know my pics - and none of them are on the list.
:
: :Screenplay based on material previously produced or published
: "Ghost World" (United Artists through MGM) Written by Daniel Clowes & Terry
: Zwigoff
: I was delighted to see this on the list. It's the long-shot of the bunch,
: but it deserves to be on there.
: And has a comic book movie ever been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
: before? This may be a first.
:
: : Screenplay written directly for the screen
: "Amélie" (Miramax Zoë) Screenplay by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre
: Jeunet
: This is who I'd give it to.
: Well, really, if I had the power, I'd give it to "Chasing Amy". But, hey -
: that's me.
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