Oscar Nominations Announced - Page 4

Magus · 02-04-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerozord

you thought Warerworld was good?

Oh, please, you know it's the best movie ever. Everybody pretends to dislike Waterworld despite the absurdity of doing so. Don't keep lying to yourself this way!

Professor Smarmiarty · 02-04-2010, 05:19 PM

Despite being entirely in the ocean Waterworld didn't have any giant squid attacks. So lame.

Aerozord · 02-04-2010, 05:33 PM

well I can never get over how it has the most out of place sex scene in the history of cinema. It was so absurdly stupid that my brain stopped working for the rest of the movie

Magus · 02-04-2010, 05:43 PM

Waterworld was great because of all the little things, like SMEAT or that the pirate ship was the Exxon Valdez. Kevin Costner's beloved tomato plant. The old guy taking off in the balloon without whatsherface and the kid, kind of like at the end of the Wizard of Oz. Dennis Hopper as the pirate messiah guy. I dunno, it's just pretty damn good.

It didn't have a giant squid attack, though...they should do a director's cut and incorporate one somehow.

Donomni · 02-04-2010, 06:36 PM

There's actually an entire article about how the awards are normally selected. It really makes a good point: it's less about ticket sales and more about if it fits the academy's voting practices(Which can often BE a best-seller, but that's not the main criteria).

Azisien · 02-04-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

Moon was pretty terrible but I've ranted about on here before. I will admit it is better than all the other movies on here- except maybe the Hurt locker which I haven't seen but sounds atrocious.

Okay but to be fair I don't know if you've ever liked a movie anyone has heard of. And that one movie you linked us to once seemed like the most boring pile of trash ever. I imagine you only like movies where people wear jumpsuits shaped like geometric objects and speak in fifty difference languages deadpan while humping each other in rooms full of paint. And you watch these movies while smoking cigars and wearing a monocle. And the whole time you're sitting with your other monocle-wearing cigar-smoking friends saying things like "Oh indeed this is far superior to Avatar" and "Kerfaawww."

P.S. Oh yeah but oddly I agree Moon wasn't very good.

Magus · 02-04-2010, 09:07 PM

Hmm, do they also wear top hats?

According to that TV Tropes Page (and why should we ever doubt TV Tropes) the Best Original Screenplay winner is the ACTUAL best movie of the year:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy...nal_Screenplay)

Do you like this list better, Barrel? We need to experiment and see if one of these lists of winners isn't horrible.

02-04-2010, 05:33 PM	#33
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	well I can never get over how it has the most out of place sex scene in the history of cinema. It was so absurdly stupid that my brain stopped working for the rest of the movie __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

02-04-2010, 05:43 PM	#34
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Waterworld was great because of all the little things, like SMEAT or that the pirate ship was the Exxon Valdez. Kevin Costner's beloved tomato plant. The old guy taking off in the balloon without whatsherface and the kid, kind of like at the end of the Wizard of Oz. Dennis Hopper as the pirate messiah guy. I dunno, it's just pretty damn good. It didn't have a giant squid attack, though...they should do a director's cut and incorporate one somehow. __________________ The Valiant Review

02-04-2010, 06:36 PM	#35
Donomni Would you deign to supply me food? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 2,004	There's actually an entire article about how the awards are normally selected. It really makes a good point: it's less about ticket sales and more about if it fits the academy's voting practices(Which can often BE a best-seller, but that's not the main criteria). __________________ Dance your cares away! Chirrrrrrp. Also, dead blog.

02-04-2010, 09:07 PM	#37
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Hmm, do they also wear top hats? According to that TV Tropes Page (and why should we ever doubt TV Tropes) the Best Original Screenplay winner is the ACTUAL best movie of the year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy...nal_Screenplay) Do you like this list better, Barrel? We need to experiment and see if one of these lists of winners isn't horrible. __________________ The Valiant Review

02-04-2010, 05:19 PM	#32
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Despite being entirely in the ocean Waterworld didn't have any giant squid attacks. So lame.