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Amph The 2019 Oscars

Discussion in 'Community' started by Adam of Nuchtern, Jan 21, 2019.

  1. Kenneth Morgan

    Kenneth Morgan Chosen One star 5

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  2. Rogue1-and-a-half

    Rogue1-and-a-half Manager Emeritus who is writing his masterpiece star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yeah, for me it's probably like

    Black Panther
    Eighth Grade
    The Favourite
    Hereditary
    Shoplifters

    That's a shot at a top five "official" 2018 movies. It's always hard for me to classify movies that come out one year and then are released in the States in another year. I know Loveless only opened in theaters here in February, but it came out other places in 2017 and it was even Russia's submission to the Oscar's last time, so it wasn't eligible this time, so I don't even know how to deal with that. If we're including movies that only opened in commercial theaters in 2018, I would add

    Loveless
    Revenge
    The Rider

    Those are like my cream of the crop. In alphabetical order. Obviously I loved a lot of other stuff. Of those . . . man, I can't pick like a favorite. They're all so different. Yeah, I just can't even begin to order those in any way. But those eight are my top.
     
  3. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    I still need to see The Favourite.
     
  4. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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    And Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Actress.
     
  5. Jean-Luc Picard

    Jean-Luc Picard Jedi Knight star 3

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    FTFY.
     
  6. Ahsoka's Tano

    Ahsoka's Tano Force Ghost star 7

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  7. Sith_Sensei__Prime

    Sith_Sensei__Prime Chosen One star 6

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    I see that Roma is most likely the front runner for Best Picture by the media that I follow. However, it's not getting any mention here. I've seen the film and I would say it's definitely an "art house" film and has all the key elements that would garner votes from the academy.

    Director Alfonso Cuarón uses purposeful very long extended shots to frame the story telling of Roma. The prime example is the opening five minutes of the film which is a camera filming a cement tile floor with the sounds of water swishing in the background before the water enters the frame. And as such, the film tests the viewers patience as well as an appreciation of film being truly a form of art and not just a means to tell a story or spectacle. And with that being the framework of the film, Cuarón uses the mundane of everyday life as the narrative to tell the story of Roma. Therefore, it's not your typical film where's the viewer is spoon fed the narrative through dialogue or interactions with other characters or even any type of other narration cues like a voice over or title cards. Instead you spend day after day (so to speak) with the characters and experience their lives to get into their world and let the circumstances of life unfold, which is where the narrative is derived. So, it's about an hour into the film where a plot or narrative becomes discernible and any real drama takes place. So, that's when you see the film as a piece of art; the clay being sculpted into something recognizable.

    There are two remarkable and dramatic scenes in the film that's beautifully captured. And both scenes are done by the means of a mounted single camera and one extended long take. Those two scenes are:
    the birth giving scene and the beach rescue scene.

    The way both scenes are directed and performed are truly works of art as they seem simplistic but they're powerful, intense and compelling. All without CGI/practical special effect and IIRC, without the score of any music; just the camera, the actors and the natural sounds to create the drama and impact of those two scenes.

    That being said, Roma is not the type of film with a high rewatchable value, but it is certainly a great example of film being a piece of art. Therefore, it's understandable why this film is being talked about as the front runner for Best Picture and Alfonso Cuarón as Best Director.
     
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  8. Rogue1-and-a-half

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    You know, I'm not sure how I forgot Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse when I made that list earlier. It's definitely in my top five.
     
  9. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    I still haven't seen it.
     
  10. Sith_Sensei__Prime

    Sith_Sensei__Prime Chosen One star 6

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    My top five films of 2018 are:

    (Films I immediately wanted to see again)
    Avengers: Infinity War
    Black Panther
    A Simple Favor
    A Quiet Place
    Ready Player One

    Honorable mentions include (films I really liked and wouldn't mind seeing again soon):
    Mission Impossible: Fallout
    Isle of Dogs
    Heredity
    Crazy Rich Asians
    Bohemian Rhapsody
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    And much affection for (I liked but seeing it once is enough):
    Bird Box
    Sorry to Bother You
    Roma
    The Favourite

    I'll see a Star is Born in the next few days. I'll have to wait for Green Book and 8th Grade to be available on home video.

    I did see Vice and enjoyed it.

    I will say this about The Favourite, it's more sexual that I anticipated. And although Emma Stone is fabulous in her role, it didn't see too far how see normally plays a character, which is charming, captivating and compelling. The typical Emma Stone stuff.
     
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  11. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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    There's still some stuff I need to catch up on, but at the moment my top five is:

    Leave No Trace
    If Beale Street Could Talk
    Blindspotting
    Into the Spider-Verse
    The Favourite
     
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  12. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Hey someone else who liked/saw Leave No Trace!

    I haven't seen Beale Street or Spider-Verse, though I plan to.
     
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  13. Rogue1-and-a-half

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    Yes, a movie not getting much love in the EoY retrospectives it seems. It's a lot of fun and Kendrick in particular is great. I wouldn't have minded her getting an Oscar nomination actually; it would be nice to occasionally see a comedic performance on the list.
     
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  14. TiniTinyTony

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    Is anyone staying up specifically to watch the sneak peak (the pilot) of "Whiskey Cavalier" that is going to air AFTER the Oscars (at 11:35 PM)? Based on the previews alone, I think this show is going to tank hard. It also has one of the dumbest names for a show I've ever heard.
     
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  15. Rogue1-and-a-half

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    Whiskey Foxtrot would have been better. At least people would have maybe put together that they're code words. I mean, at least some people are aware of what Whiskey Tango Foxtrot means. I mean, they'd have to change the guys name obviously. But, yeah, the notion that anyone who just finished watching a four hour awards show is going to be in the mood to stay up even later to watch Scott Foley and his weird face in a stupid spy comedy . . . I have no confidence in that notion. It's not the Super Bowl.
     
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  16. Diggy

    Diggy Chosen One star 8

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    I hope it does tank, and quickly. I want Lauren Cohen back on TWD.
     
  17. TiniTinyTony

    TiniTinyTony JCC Super Bowl Pick 'Em Winner star 7 VIP - Game Winner

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    FTFY
     
  18. Sith_Sensei__Prime

    Sith_Sensei__Prime Chosen One star 6

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    Kendrick, to me, is like the modern day John Cusack. Very talented and good in everything she's in and she plays the "every man" so freaking well. I typically try to watch whatever she's in. Which is why I ended watching Table 19 and loved it as the movie tried not to fall in the trapping tropes of romcoms.

    I live on the West Coast, so I wouldn't really be "staying up." Although, I really don't have any interest in catching Whiskey Cavalier. It looks very network TV. Meaning, I could probably find something in the same vain but better on cable or some streaming service. In others words, no.

    I concur. I haven't caught up on The Walking Dead since it took its winter break, but from what I did watch, they didn't kill off Maggie but just wrote her off to do her own thing. She's great as the farmer's daughter that became a leader.

    I remember first seeing Cohen when she appeared on Chuck.
     
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  19. Luke02

    Luke02 Chosen One star 6

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    I am trying to get my wife instead of watching the Oscars Sunday try to binge watch the Academy Award movies of 1994. What were they?

    - Forrest Gump
    - Four Weddings and a Funeral
    - Pulp Fiction
    - Quiz Show
    - The Shawshank Redemption

    I know some years are better then for Oscar nominee films but that is just insane. Forrest Gump is an absolute fabulous film and IMHO is only the third best one on the list as both The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction are better! 1994 also had Ed Wood (another fabulous movie) and my personal library of favorites The Crow (in many ways it still is my favorite comic book movie) along with Jim Carrey's year of insanity where he had Ace Ventura 1, The Mask and Dumb & Dumber all in the calendar year. :)
     
  20. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Has anyone (@Rogue1-and-a-half ?) gone through all the Oscar winners before? I kinda want to spend the next few years checking out all the BP noms/winners that I haven't seen (though i'll probably use this as an excuse to rewatch some that i have too) and try to get them all done before the 100th ceremony. It's a lot of titles but not unfeasible. Not sure if I'll get through it all but it'd be a good excuse to catch some of the pre-70's films I haven't had much exposure to.
     
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  21. Sith_Sensei__Prime

    Sith_Sensei__Prime Chosen One star 6

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    Forrest Gump was the definitely the darling feel good movie of that list. Not to mention that Tom Hanks was equally beloved by the general movie going audience and academy voters. Over the years, I think The Shawshank Redemption has been considered the best film on the list. I never saw Four Weddings and a Funeral. However, think most of the general movie going audiences have heard of those films and I don't think any of them were limited release movies.
     
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  22. Ahsoka's Tano

    Ahsoka's Tano Force Ghost star 7

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    IMO Shawshank was robbed for the best picture Oscar; and yes I saw almost every movie except Four Weddings.
     
  23. tom

    tom Chosen One star 8

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    '94 was a pretty strong year, but i'd only consider pulp fiction and shawshank to be "classics". forrest gump was a fun, silly film. probably didn't really deserve a bp nomination, much less the win.
     
  24. Jean-Luc Picard

    Jean-Luc Picard Jedi Knight star 3

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    Heard about Peter Tork?

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47319788

    554, to be exact.
     
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  25. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    That's only about 1 a week for 9 years...

    Ok, so maybe I'll be doing fewer rewatches ;).