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ilovekelly752		#2801	[-]
Posts: 4366 03/12/12 10:35 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I'll keep up the updates at a steady pace, but when I get down to ten, I'll hold off to give Andr a chance to catch up. I'll reveal my top 20 soon.
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ilovekelly752		#2802	[-]
Posts: 4366 03/12/12 10:58 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#21. True Grit (2010) Apparently in 2010, to get a Best Picture nomination, it helped if someone in the movie, dead or alive, had an arm removed. Considering that all three of those movies made my top 30, I'd say it's not a bad strategy. This movie totally deserved its nomination, and I think it's a little weird that it didn't win anything. I do believe it deserved its directing nomination, without question. The Coen Brothers did a great job at creating an intense, exciting movie, but they also knew how to highlight the emotional scenes very well. This movie goes a little bit deeper than the John Wayne movie did, focusing more of the story around the theme presented in the beginning by the Biblical quote. I don't remember what it was exactly, but it was along the lines of "if none pursue, the wicked shall flee." I'm paraphrasing, but that's the general idea, and I thought the movie conveyed the emotion of that very well. The John Wayne one was more of an exciting western action movie, while this one cut much deeper. The screenplay was beautiful, and all three main actors played their parts perfectly. They were all funny when they needed to be, but delivered the more serious lines convincingly, and effectively. All three of them should have received Oscar nominations. I thought Matt Damon's performance was better than just about all but Christian Bale, of the male supporting performances that year. There are so many incredibly strong moments throughout the movie, such as the scene where she bargained regarding the horses, the part where the three of them are talking about giving up, the scene where she actually shoots the guy, the scene with Jeff Bridges riding back with Hailee Steinfeld on the horse near the end, and the final scene with her as an adult. I feel like this is the kind of movie you can like even if you don't usually like this kind of movie. It has something for everybody. It's funny, emotional, thought provoking, and exciting. Major awards it won or was nominated for: Best Picture (lost) Best Director (lost) Jeff Bridges for Best Actor (lost) Hailee Steinfeld for Best Supporting Actress (lost) Best Adapted Screenplay (lost) Major awards / nominations I would've given it: Best Picture (nomination) Best Director (nomination) Jeff Bridges for Best Actor (nomination) Matt Damon for Best Supporting Actor (nomination) Hailee Steinfeld for Best Supporting Actress (nomination) Best Adapted Screenplay (nomination)
ilovekelly752		#2803	[-]
Posts: 4366 03/12/12 11:07 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Top 20: The Lord Of The Rings Moulin Rouge In The Bedroom The Hours The Pianist Million Dollar Baby Crash Brokeback Mountain Letters From Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine Slumdog Millionaire Milk Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire Up The King's Speech 127 Hours Inception Toy Story 3 The Help The Tree Of Life Next up is a movie that was not generally expected to be nominated.
PoorYorick		#2804	[-]
Posts: 1932 03/12/12 11:20 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I still find it amazing how polarizing The Tree of Life is. I've heard it been called a masterpiece, and I've heard it been called the worst movie o the 21st Century. Definitely one I have to watch, and I'm looking forward to your write-up.
Kitty Pryde1		#2805	[-]
Posts: 14612 03/12/12 11:34 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	http://www.cracked.com/ar...ecific-similarities.html
Andr913		#2806	[-]
Posts: 7186 03/13/12 02:34 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Kitty, I've seen that Venn diagram, and the 2010 theme of the nominees was obsession for sure. Anyway... #33. 127 HOURS 2010 POSTER/TRAILER ANALYSIS: Both are great. NOMINATION ANALYSIS: Picture, Actor (Franco), A. Screenplay, Score, Song, Editing. All feel deserved. 127 Hours is a one-man show for sure. Franco spends almost the entire movie in the same location, and there's very little from the other actors. And the amputation scene...practically unfilmable, if you think about it. The sound of the bone snapping was like a gunshot in the theater, and the the sound effect from hitting the nerve was terrifying. Really, the movie is all about Franco. He comes across as a bit of an asshole in real life but his monologues to the camera are spooky yet heartwrenching stuff. This movie's screenplay is kinda underrated and I'm glad it got the nomination. As for the technical nominations, yes to all of them. The Editing, duh, it was Danny Boyle's typical fast paced editing brilliance. Score was great, as you can tell from that trailer. As for If I Rise, I prefer Florence Welsh's version by A LOT, but Dido is great too, and I'm happy it got nominated. Anyway, since I want to catch up, I'll just move on to #32 and say 127 Hours is a brilliant tribute to strength and the human spirit in the face of brutality. Hint for #32: Spoiler [+] Comedy
Andr913		#2807	[-]
Posts: 7186 03/13/12 02:59 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#32. A SERIOUS MAN 2009 POSTER/TRAILER ANALYSIS: Poster is simple but nice, trailer is brilliant. NOMINATION ANALYSIS: Picture, O. Screenplay. Eeeek. For my money, the most underrated nominee of the year. It's a REALLY Jewish black comedy. I didn't understand all the terms, which made it even funnier, because it kind of sounded like jibberish. And they put poor Larry Gopnik through the wringer (Stuhlbarg was robbed of a nomination for sure). I mean, wife wants a divorce, brother is living with him, friend is with the wife and is moving in before he dies and the wife makes him pay for the funeral, son is a stoner and is about to have a Bar Mitzvah, daughter wants a nose job, neighbor is tanning in a very skimpy outfit. And the scene with the goy�teeth and the Jew dentist was brilliant, quite possibly the best scene of 2009 (although there's�three other scenes I'd consider as well), along with all the other little moments of comedy, like the redneck�and the lawn, the Somebody to Love line-for-line quotation, the opening scene, and�the stereotypical Asian kid along with the resulting karma. The brilliant irony of the whole movie is that Gopnik understands all those physics problems but he doesn't understand what all the crap that's happening to him means. My theory? The people at the beginning were his ancestors, the man wasn't a dybbuk and thus the family was cursed. Gopnik had a chance to redeem himself by enduring all his pain but he ruined it by taking the money, and thus his chest X-Ray turned out bad and his son got stuck in the tornado. Not for everyone, but A Serious Man getting such polarizing reviews from ordinary movie watchers who "didn't get it"�shows that Americans are kinda stupid. It's no Fargo or True Grit or No Country, but A Serious Man is still one of the Coen Bros' better works. Hint for #31: Spoiler [+] It's this high because of the first half.
Andr913		#2808	[-]
Posts: 7186 03/13/12 03:19 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Heading into the Top 30... #31. MUNICH 2005 POSTER/TRAILER ANALYSIS: I hate the poster but the trailer's good. NOMINATION ANALYSIS: Picture, Director, A. Screenplay, Score, Editing. No wins for Spielberg AGAIN (Color Purple, War Horse, list goes on and on). First off, my quick thoughts on the Palestine/Israeli conflict: it's stupid and people are going to look like idiots for taking such strong sides in the future. Both sides have committed serious atrocities, which is part of Munich's brilliance, in that it does not portray either side as saints or horrors. Anyway, Munich's first half is masterful and some of the best work Spielberg's ever done. Brilliantly tense, with the telephone bomb sequence being the highlight, it had me on the edge of my seat, and every explosion made me jump a little. But, unfortunately, there's still the second half. The sex scene was unnecessary and cliche, and every member of the team either dying or having�a breakdown felt out of place. I'm glad they took some liberties (portraying all the assassinations as the work of one team was a necessary evil), but not including the Lillehammer affair could've actually helped the film, not to mention the fact that all 11 targets weren't directly involved with the Munich massacre. Munich is still a masterfully tense work, and it's not like the second half was unredeemable. Congrats Top 30! I'll try and catch up to ILK soon. Hint for #30: Spoiler [+] Completely fictional.
Andr913		#2809	[-]
Posts: 7186 03/13/12 03:29 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	~~YUKU DELETED MY POST EVEN AFTER IT SHOWED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS I�HOPE IT'S NOT FOR POLITICAL REASONS~~ Oh never mind, it showed up again!
Andr913		#2810	[-]
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Andr913		#2811	[-]
Posts: 7186 03/13/12 04:27 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#30. INCEPTION 2010 POSTER/TRAILER ANALYSIS: Inception had lots of posters, this is my favorite. Trailer set the Internet ablaze and it was amazing. NOMINATION ANALYSIS: Picture, O. Screenplay, Score, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Art Direction, Cinematography, Visual Effects. Nolan not getting a Director nod over Tom fucking Hooper and David fucking Russell was the ultimate insult to him. First, the ending. (Heh, contradictory.) Nolan and Michal Caine say they think it was the real thing and I take the crew's word above all else. So yeah. I do think Cobb being stuck in the dream might've been the better ending though. Second, Google "fuck yeah arthur and eames." It contains some NSFW content, though, and most of it is a) kinda shitty and repetitive,�b) the fans are really weird, one person got a tattoo�of a certain phrase and c) it revolves around "you musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger darling," so I'll just post this because it's true: WARNING, LONG OFF TOPIC DIGRESSION THAT'S INAPPROPIATE AND RANDOM CONTAINED BELOW Spoiler [+] Remember the Susan Hayward game? Now for the Serious Director Makes Porn game. Straight or gay, doesn't matter. For example, Wes Anderson's porn would be quirky and feature colorful rooms and stop motion sex. Quentin Tarantino would make the girl have sex during her period and add a shitload of squibs and references to other famous pornos for all the weirdos out there. Darren Aronofsky's porn would feature someone trying VERY HARD to be perfect in bad and having mental breakdowns upon any form of failure. But Christopher Nolan porn would be EPIC. Upon entrance, the bottom, male or female, would yell "WE HAVE TO GO DEEPER!!!" and we'd hear the BRAAAAHHHM sound effect. And the visual effects...oh my. I really need to stay on topic. Third, NO COSTUME NOMINATION? WHEN THE TEMPEST WAS NOMINATED FOR THOSE UGLY PIECES OF SHIT COSTUMES? I thought the Academy would appreciate those suits. Or rather, how good the cast looked in them. (The Director snub is one of those omissions I just don't comprehend properly because I thought he was a lock over Russell so I won't talk about it.) As for the wins, I'm really happy it won what it did, because BRAAAAHHHHM was iconic and so was the city folding onto itself. All the other nominations were great too-it had great sets and the score was Zimmer magic. We're getting into the heartbreaking eliminations now and Inception is only #30 because...I just liked three other nominees from 2010 better? I do think it got a little too layered at times, and thus, it became too logical. And it was a little long, but I didn't feel like they wasted too much time. The hotel fight scene was amazing, by the way, it's one of the best scenes on the list. Hint for #29: Spoiler [+] Won an acting Oscar.
Andr913		#2812	[-]
Posts: 7186 03/13/12 04:49 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#29. THE QUEEN 2006 POSTER/TRAILER ANALYSIS: Poster is good, and the part of the trailer I really like is the music from 0:44-0:56. ~~If someone knows the name that would be great.~~ I just checked the YouTube comments, it's called The Fire. NOMINATION ANALYSIS: Picture, Director, Actress (Mirren), O. Screenplay, Score, Costumes. Before The Tempest got an Oscar nom it didn't deserve for Costumes, The Queen got one as well, meaning Helen Mirren is some sort of Costume nominee bait. Except The Queen's costumes were not all that bad and it's a much better film than The Tempest. What happened shortly after Diana's death�was a minor event and it was only a week, but it was a very interesting occurence. The character of The Queen is well drawn, and 2006 was such a great year for the Actress category-I agreed with all�5 nominees (so did everyone-look at all the other awards guilds) AND the winner. Mirren's part isn't particularly flashy but she's a regal woman indeed and was perfect for the part. Sheen is extremely underrated in his part as Tony Blair. The Queen is ultimately a study of how public figures must react to severe events going on around them, and a clash of the generations. 2006/2007 were great lineups and I've sort of forgotten to sing their praises with all the 2009/2010 love. Oh, and Helen Mirren's voice is so quintessentially British. If I was a woman, I'd hope I had her voice. And either her or Meryl's aging ability. She looks great. Hint for #28: Spoiler [+] Won the big prize.
crazyalexi		#2813	[-]
Posts: 3416 03/13/12 05:30 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	The amount of Eames and Arthur slash fics is unbelievable.
JackSparrowBauer		#2814	[-]
Posts: 9076 03/13/12 08:19 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I also thought that Shailene Woodley did an awesome job in the Descendants, too. At first I thought I would be annoyed because she seemed like an annoying angsty teenage girl, but her character developed so much throughout the movie (in a really believable way) and she played it brilliantly. I was so bummed she didn't get a nomination.
ilovekelly752		#2815	[-]
Posts: 4366 03/14/12 11:31 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#20. In The Bedroom (2001) This is an absolutely beautiful depiction of a family whose life completely falls apart in such a short time, but they learn to deal with what they've been handed one way or another. Every second of this movie was compelling. At first it was simple, but somewhat interesting, and then about forty minutes in, the movie became great, and was completely intense throughout. It finished the movie in shock. There were so many mixed emotions throughout. The script was very simple, but great at the same time. The performances also carried the movie to new heights. I can't really say too much about it because there's a pretty big spoiler very early on. I thought the plot of the movie was about Marisa Tomei's relationship with a younger guy, but that's only the first part of it. It changes drastically, and it's the latter part of the movie that puts it this high on the list. I also thought it should've gotten a nomination for directing. This seems to be one of the most overlooked movies on the list, but I think it's one of the best. I originally had it at number 13, but I moved it down, just because there's so much competition. Major awards it won or was nominated for: Best Picture (lost) Tom Wilkinson for Best Actor (lost) Sissy Spacek for Best Actress (lost) Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress (lost) Best Adapted Screenplay (lost) Major awards / nominations I would've given it: Best Picture (nomination) Best Director (nomination) Tom Wilkinson for Best Actor (nomination) Sissy Spacek for Best Actress (nomination) Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress (nomination) Best Adapted Screenplay (award)
ilovekelly752		#2816	[-]
Posts: 4366 03/14/12 11:52 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Next up is a movie with a screenplay written by Paul Haggis.
ilovekelly752		#2817	[-]
Posts: 4366 03/15/12 05:41 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#19. Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) Clint Eastwood is one of my favorite directors, and I think he probably made more great movies in the 21st century than anyone else. He has this great way of creating these dark, despressing tones than are inspirational at the same time. Paul Haggis is also a great screenwriter, with three movies in my top nineteen. Letters From iwo Jima is what a great war movie should be. It's intense, eye opening, and it gives an interesting perspective to the actual human beings who fought for Japan during Waorld War II. It follows one guy who was drafted against his will, to fight against the U.S., and risk his life. It focuses less on the politics and instead on the people. I love the scene where the Japanese soldiers treat an American as he's dying. It definitely makes a strong statement about the fact that soldiers are people just like anyone, rather than just representatives of what their side's political beliefs are. The movie gives them personalities, and views on the loss of soldiers as the loss of friends. Flags Of Our Fathers does that as well. Both movies are very strong, and both should be seen, but I actually like this one better. The connections to the characters are stronger. The script is beautiful, and Ken Watanabe's performance was great. Overall, the movie is depressing, yet uplifting at the same time, and both moods are very strongly depicted. It deserved the nomination for sure. Major awards it won or was nominated for: Best Picture (lost) Best Director (lost) Best Original Screenplay (lost) Major awards / nominations I would've given it: Best Picture (nomination) Best Director (nomination) Ken Watanabe for Best Actor (nomination) Best Original Screenplay (nomination)
Andr913		#2818	[-]
Posts: 7186 03/15/12 06:03 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#28. CHICAGO 2002 POSTER/TRAILER ANALYSIS: Poster's fine (love the diagonal billing), trailer is sleazy but good. NOMINATION ANALYSIS: Picture, Director, Actress (Zellwegger), S. Actress (Zeta-Jones), S. Actress (Latifah), A. Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costumes, Editing, Sound Mixing, Song. Hmmm. So, it's time for Andr to discuss all the noms and wins! It feels appropiate to do this for Chicago. SONG: Yeah, I don't know about this...it wasn't even in my Top 3 Songs from the film. For the record: 3. When You're Good to Mama 2. All That Jazz 1. Cell Block Tango duh SOUND MIXING: eh w/e EDITING: Nomination fine, win no. Two Towers deserved it for Helm's Deep alone. COSTUMES: Nope. Again, Two Towers should've won. ART DIRECTION: Yes. Very strong throughout and balances musical sequences and Chicago sequences brilliantly. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Definitely nomination worthy. Some of the camera work was great. A. SCREENPLAY: It felt a bit too literal at times which is why it's this low but it's still lots of fun. SUPPORTING ACTRESSING: Latifah was not nomination worthy but she's lots of fun, Zeta-Jones was my very close�runner-up. I think Streep should've won for Adaptation, but she beats Zeta-Jones and Julianne Moore in The Hours by a hair or two. (I do think that the rumors that Michael Douglas bought her Oscar by bribing Academy members are pretty funny.) ACTRESS: Zellwegger just barely makes my ballot at #5. #4 was Samantha Morton in Morvern Callar (such an underrated film because very few people have seen it), #3 was Streep in The Hours, #2 was Moore in Far From Heaven, and Nicole Kidman deserved to win. DIRECTOR: Good thing Polanski won, because this was not a Director's picture. That being said, I've established that 2002 was a year where my favorite movie of the year (Spirited Away) was not nominated, so I ended up rooting for Daldry. Chicago is sexy and fun...just not quite enough. Mad props for playing a part in the musical's rebirth this decade, but it owes its Oscars to Hedwig and the Angry Inch IMO. Still brilliant and it's actually better than Hedwig...but the best musical of the decade hasn't been ranked yet. Hint for #27: Spoiler [+] Featured a first time acting nominee.
Andr913		#2819	[-]
Posts: 7186 03/15/12 06:22 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	#27. TRUE GRIT 2010 POSTER/TRAILER ANALYSIS: Poster's really clever, trailer is all right-I like the blast at the end. NOMINATION ANALYSIS: Picture, Director, Actor (Bridges), S. Actress (Steinfeld), A. Screenplay, Costumes, Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing. No wins...yikes. True Grit is a nice new take on the Western, a book,�and a dull film that won John Wayne a career Oscar. The craftmanship is lovely and I'm happy this movie got so many technical nods, especially Cinematography. That cinematography was gorgeous. It's also worth noting that this is a very precise film. Even the horses act precisely. In a VERY strong year for S. Actress (8 performances that I considered nominating!), Steinfeld is #2 only to Melissa Leo, mostly for the scene where she negotiates for the horses. I hope her career is good. Also, she got put in the wrong category. Bridges just misses my ballot at #6, but he's still great. I feel that Damon and Brolin's parts were underrecognized as well, since I barely recognized Damon. The movie's highlight, aside from the negotiation, was the standoff between Rooster and the four gunmen. Brilliant stuff. I also liked the ending, with Mattie reflecting on being single, armless, and her decision to move Rooster to her family estate. True Grit is a good story well told, and I'm happy they managed to make a decent film adapation of True Grit even if it's a little late. That's all I have to say. Hint for #26: Spoiler [+] Made the Oscars more fun to predict.
Andr913		#2820	[-]
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