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Ranking The Best Picture Oscar Nominees of the 21st Century (#47/#52 up)

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scumbag		#2361	[-]
Posts: 4864 (01/26/12 10:39 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Save time... see it my way. - Said ad! Remove this ad Scarface, Creepshow, Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains, Throw Momma From the Train, Porky's, Nightmare on Elm Street.
ElisabethHasselback42		#2362	[-]
Posts: 5057 (01/26/12 10:41 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I'm going to take a shot in the dark and assume that Scumbag is not a fan of Ordinary People.
scumbag		#2363	[-]
Posts: 4865 (01/26/12 10:45 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Robert Redford is a shit actor and a terrible director. Quiz Show was his only good movie because there were great performances. Anyone who has suffered through the Horse Whisperer knows what I mean.
ilovekelly752		#2364	[-]
Posts: 330 (01/26/12 10:54 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Robert Redford is amazing. Didn't you at least like The Sting?
scumbag		#2365	[-]
Posts: 4867 (01/26/12 10:59 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Not really. My dad gets emotional over A River Runs Through It though so that's a positive. I just feel like ranting a little bit tonight.
FistOLegend		#2366	[-]
Posts: 1590 (01/26/12 10:59 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	He's been an okay actor in a few movies. As a director he's the height of mediocrity. As a patron of independent cinema he's a disgrace.
ilovekelly752		#2367	[-]
Posts: 331 (01/26/12 11:04 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I didn't make this, but I think it's awesome. Last Edited By: ilovekelly752 01/26/12 11:07 PM. Edited 1 times.
scumbag		#2368	[-]
Posts: 4870 (01/26/12 11:09 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I'm not trying to be a dick here, but you like him because he used to be a good looking guy? I guess I can't say much because that's why I'm a fan of quite a few actresses.
JLK Name		#2369	[-]
Posts: 21501 (01/26/12 11:30 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Avatar is overrated as hell Blind Side and Benjamin Button were good but not one of my favorites.
scumbag		#2370	[-]
Posts: 4873 (01/26/12 11:32 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Save time... see it my way. - Said ad! Remove this ad I have never seen Avatar or Benji Button.
JLK Name		#2371	[-]
Posts: 21506 (01/26/12 11:43 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	scumbag wrote: I have never seen Avatar or Benji Button. Both movies are long.
ilovekelly752		#2372	[-]
Posts: 332 (01/27/12 07:26 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	scumbag wrote: I'm not trying to be a dick here, but you like him because he used to be a good looking guy? I guess I can't say much because that's why I'm a fan of quite a few actresses. I really did like the movies I've seen of his, but that doesn't hurt.
Lurlene McDaniels		#2373	[-]
Posts: 1696 (01/27/12 08:45 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Guess for 70: wow...that could be just about anything...I'll go with A Serious Man. Wasn't a positive lesson that he learned, but a lesson just the same! Plus, it should be this low. On the topic of Ordinary People: It was good, but having read the book right before I saw the film, I didn't think it quite lived up.
RussellRules		#2374	[-]
Posts: 990 (01/27/12 09:00 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I'm not really an Avatar fan at all, but I wouldn't have put it last. I was never bored watching it, at least.
RussellRules		#2375	[-]
Posts: 991 (01/27/12 09:01 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Andr913 wrote: Next up for mine is... Spoiler [+] A movie that actually won the big award. As you can tell from the low ranking, it did NOT deserve it. Obviously, it's Spoiler [+] Crash. And it absolutely deserves to be this low. What a piece of trash. I was disappointed it wasn't last, actually. Though I haven't seen The Blind Side and never will.
ilovekelly752		#2376	[-]
Posts: 333 (01/27/12 09:05 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#70. An Education (2009) Get it? A lesson? I can't really take the credit, as I'm pretty sure the title is supposed to imply that same double meaning. I did not originally have this movie in this position, but I feel like this is an appropriate placement for it. Other than Carey Mulligan's performance, I really don't get what was so great about this movie. I mean, it was somewhat interesting to see her get caught up in something like this, a relationship with an older guy, when every adult around her is telling her how stupid she's being, by throwing away her education, and I felt bad for her towards the end, but I wasn't that wrapped up in it. I think every bit of interest I had in her or what would happen to her came from the performance. She carried it. There were some witty comments in the dialogue, and I liked the female teacher a lot, but overall, I don't think there was anything that special about this movie, that warranted a Best Picture nomination. I can understand why it was up for Best Screenplay, because a lot of it was pretty clever, but for me, it just didn't come together to make something great, for some reason. I do think it was smart, and featured a great leading performance, and also solid supporting performances, but I wouldn't have chosen it for a Best Picture nomination just because I wouldn't think to associate the title of "best" with this movie at all. I thought it was just somewhat clever, and very well acted. It's the kind of movie that if it didn't get nominated, was little known, and I had never heard of it until I saw it was airing on TV and decided to watch it, I'd think it was interesting, and two hours well spent. I may even recommend it to some people, but I don't see how this was nominated for Best Picture. Major awards it won or was nominated for: Best Picture (lost) Carey Mulligan for Best Actress (lost) Best Adapted Screenplay (lost) Major awards or nominations I would've given it: Carey Mulligan for Best Actress (nomination) Possible replacement nominee for Best Picture: I'm going to go with (500) Days Of Summer. Like Andr said, there's nothing wrong with nominating a cute, harmless movie, especially one that's equally hilarious and moving. Last Edited By: ilovekelly752 01/27/12 09:07 AM. Edited 1 times.
Andr913		#2377	[-]
Posts: 3830 (01/27/12 09:43 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Nope. (ETA: Numbering fixed.) #72. A BEAUTIFUL MIND 2001 POSTER/TRAILER ANALYSIS: SUCH an Oscar bait trailer/poster. NOMINATION ANALYSIS: Picture, Actor (Crowe), S. Actress (Connelly), Director, A. Screenplay, Editing, Makeup, Score. Most of them weren't deserved. I don't hate A Beautiful Mind, but it's pretty boring, and the win is really frustrating. You have a great group of nominees plus one movie that isn't that good, and that movie wins. Fuck. I just don't get this movie's appeal to people. Who wants to watch a movie about MATH? Yes, it's somewhat interesting watching all the shit that happens�drive John Nash into insanity, but this isn't Oscar worthy material. I think the only really well-earned nomination was Score, because the Kaleidoscope of Numbers track is really fucking good. It's generically directed, Crowe is simply not at his best here (he's kind of overrated anyway), Connelly has her moments ("I need to believe that something extraordinary is real" being a standout) but she's otherwise brought down by the screenplay and the fact that her role is "generic love interest," and there's nothing all that special about the screenplay or makeup. (The editing was actually pretty good though.) And John Nash does NOT look like Russell Crowe. I wish the Academy had nominated something that wasn't a generic biopic. I mean, when you've got Mulholland Drive, Royal�Tenenbaums, and AI Artificial Intelligence�(to name a few)�eligible in the same year, you�should nominate them over the uninspired work that Ron Howard does here. Hell, outside of Splash, Apollo 13, and Frost/Nixon, I don't like Howard's work. And it's not like those three are masterpieces. I'm pretty sure the Academy was won over by the twist that Nash was cuckoo. All in all, A Beautiful Mind is a bore that should not have won the award or even come near it. It�doesn't even make�my Top 25 of the year. I was going to post a Supporting Actress montage with A Beautiful Mind's soundtrack providing the music, because that's probably the best thing to come out of that and the music works perfectly, but all the Oscar montages from andbor17 have been taken down or he deleted his account, which sucks. So I'll just post a link to the track instead. Here you go, keep in mind it starts to get boring after 1:30, which is exactly when Mo'Nique chucked the TV off the stairs in said montage and it ended (Melissa Leo hadn't won yet). NEXT UP: Spoiler [+] Didn't get a single acting nomination Last Edited By: Andr913 01/29/12 10:06 AM. Edited 1 times.
takeme2urleader		#2378	[-]
Posts: 4496 (01/27/12 09:56 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Why did I just discover this thread? I believe that I loved "An Education" but now I cant remember why so it must have not been that good? I think it might be perhaps the costumes, hairstyles, mis en scene (sp), of it all. And yeah Carey is so adorable... And I was like ten when I saw "A Beautiful Mind", and I def. didnt get it and found it to be boring as well I believe....
ilovekelly752		#2379	[-]
Posts: 334 (01/27/12 10:00 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I'm genuinely surprised. I thought Crash was out for sure. Spoiler [+] Off the top of my head (I could be a little off): Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Seabiscuit Master And Commander? (Russell Crowe may have been, I'm not sure.) The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Munich Letters From Iwo Jima Slumdog Millionaire District 9 Avatar A Serious Man Up Inception Toy Story 3 The Tree Of Life War Horse Midnight In Paris Hugo I feel like it's Seabiscuit. Next up for me is the first one on my list that won a major award. It was for a lead acting performance. Last Edited By: ilovekelly752 01/28/12 07:00 PM. Edited 1 times.
linesinaconversation		#2380	[-]
Posts: 7594 (01/27/12 10:49 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Save time... see it my way. - Said ad! Remove this ad I liked "A Beautiful Mind," but I don't really care or know much about movies. I'm still hoping that Taxi Driver pulls off a win in this ranking of movies that came out 23-33 years after.

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