The 2011 Academy Awards LD Is Living Under A Rock On 2/26/11

[Mr. Truth]

No love for Banksy.

 

[jmt225]

Yeah never been a fan of movies where people just sit around and talk. That's what books were made for. Film is about visuals and sound and being able to be right there. If you're supposed to figure things out for yourself you shouldn't be looking at it.

I definitely don't agree with this. The Breakfast Club and Dazed and Confused, in my opinion, are the two greatest teen movies ever made and there's nothing but dialogue in both films. Also, movies like Clerks, Stand by Me, The Squid and the Whale, Wonder Boys, etc. are all built around dialogue alone and they're all 10/10's in my book.

 

[JJYanks121]

No love for Banksy.

Cake eater.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

Great. Now I have the urge to watch a City Slickers film again.

 

[Mr. Truth]

I definitely don't agree with this. The Breakfast Club and Dazed and Confused, in my opinion, are the two greatest teen movies ever made and there's nothing but dialogue in both films. Also, movies like Clerks, Stand by Me, The Squid and the Whale, Wonder Boys, etc. are all built around dialogue alone and they're all 10/10's in my book.

Which are great for viewing at home. Those type of movies are terrific for sitting around with friends and talking about them. They're not theater films.

 

[klunderbunker]

I love Bob Hope.

 

[jmt225]

No love for Banksy.

No way were they going to give an award to someone who doesn't show his face.

Which are great for viewing at home. Those type of movies are terrific for sitting around with friends and talking about them. They're not theater films.

Meh, agree to disagree here. I would have loved to have seen all of those when they were in theaters.

 

[Serious Mozzarella]

JUDE LAW FUCKING WENT THERE

 

[Mitch Henessey]

Hereafter was a very plain and ordinary film. I'm shocked it received a nomination for anything.

 

[klunderbunker]

4 awards for Inception. Not a bad night at all.

 

[Serious Mozzarella]

Editing awards are something I never understood. How do you judge the quality of film editing?

 

[Mr. Truth]

Very well deserved for this one. When I was watching Social Network, I kept thinking about how there was just about zero wrong choices the guys made when editing. Every cut in that movie worked.

 

[jmt225]

4 awards for Inception. Not a bad night at all.

I remember being stoked when The Bourne Ultimatum won 3 awards in 2008. Personally, I thought it should have won Best Picture that year, too, but it didn't even get nominated. Complete bullshit...

 

[Mr. Truth]

Editing awards are something I never understood. How do you judge the quality of film editing?

Only members of the Academy who are also in ACE vote on editing, so editors vote for editors. Things like pacing, cuts, and technical prowess are some things that they judge on.

 

[klunderbunker]

WOW at Hathaway in that red dress.

 

[Serious Mozzarella]

Did Franco just steal a Wayne's World skit?

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

So, TSN won Best Editing. There's been justice. That is all.

 

[Mr. Truth]

So, TSN won Best Editing. There's been justice. That is all.

Black Swan was great and all, but there were a few bits and pieces that didn't work for me. The Social Network was as flawless as I've seen in recent years in terms of editing.

 

[jmt225]

The songs this year sucked.

Speaking of which, I still don't get how The Wrestler theme song wasn't nominated a couple of years ago. That very well might be the biggest snub in Oscar history.

 

[Mr. Truth]

The songs this year sucked.

Speaking of which, I still don't get how The Wrestler theme song wasn't nominated a couple of years ago. That very well might be the biggest snub in Oscar history.

I wish I understood why as well. The only way you'll ever find out is if you tracked down every person who was responsible for nominating for the original song category.

 

[klunderbunker]

Weren't there like three songs nominated that year and one movie had two of them?

 

[klunderbunker]

Outside of Hopper not a ton of huge deaths this year.

 

[jmt225]

Weren't there like three songs nominated that year and one movie had two of them?

Yep. Made no sense whatsoever.

 

[Mr. Truth]

Outside of Hopper not a ton of huge deaths this year.

Shirley, you can't be serious.

 

[INDYjon22]

Outside of Hopper not a ton of huge deaths this year.

Pete Postlethwaite. Damn shame, may he rest in peace.