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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: dutch508 on February 03, 2010, 02:36:12 PM
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DerekG (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-02-10 10:19 PM
Original message http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9236370
Why was District 9 nominated for Best Picture?
The first hour was fresh and provocative, but the second half was little more than a standard-fare SF actioner.
And where the hell was the Academy four years ago, when Children of Men was released?
Well, IMHO, District Nine was a pretty good movie. I had only seen the ads until I watched it on demand.
Did you know it was set in South Africa? Did you know it is a huge ass statement on Apartide? The concept was sort of typical but they took the story and ran with it.
Much better writing than in Avatar, and a much more believable story line.
BUT- what do I know. Let's ask the DUmpmonkiez:
Initech (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-02-10 10:54 PM
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1. The question remains: why wasn't Dark Knight nominated?
Didn't like it much. Too bad Keith didn't like it either.
wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-02-10 11:08 PM
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3. It was a painfully, painfully weak year?
I can't even name five movies that I would nominate.
The Wikerman was a pretty good movie. I like Don Sutherland.
HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-03-10 12:28 AM
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5. Because they had to throw a good movie in with the rest of the crap.
While though the second half of the movie was rather standard-fare SF actioner, it was very good standard fare SF actioner. Very good standard fare? Anyway...
With the first half very fresh and provocative, and the second half very well done despite in not being thought provoking, District 9 was definitely one of the better movies this year.
Anyway, four years ago the Academy was smoking crack out of a teenage camel's ass. Crash won that year.
****ing Crash.
Do we need to move this thread to the kiddy porn section?
LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-03-10 01:47 AM
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9. At least it was a creative idea.
Unlike "The Blind Side". Wow! A feel good sports movie! How fresh and original!
I'm not sure about a movie about a blind football player...
Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-03-10 10:22 AM
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22. Am I the only one to have found Brokeback Mountain overrated?
I found the story slow and meandering, and honestly I really didn't find that all much chemistry between the two leads as I was hoping to find. Plus I couldn't understand what the hell Heath Ledger was saying half the time.
But hey, much like music, everything is so subjective.
!?!??!? BUT THERE WAS GHEY SEX!!!! GHEY SEX!!!!! (he he he...but)
JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-03-10 05:16 AM
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11. I am still mad No Country beat out There Will Be Blood
The Oscars rarely get it right!
The only thing worse is the Grammies.
no Country for Old Men was ****ing BRILL----YANT!
DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-03-10 09:24 AM
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19. DU, where political purity extends into movie purity......
Ya just can't account for taste, thank God we don't vote for movies......
BRILL--------YAHNT!!!
Ghost of Tom Joad (377 posts) Wed Feb-03-10 02:48 PM
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38. why is Avatar nominated as Best Picture and
not best animated feature?
True Story- My wife and I went to see Titanic. At the end she was upset because all the people died.
... :o Hello....Titanic.....Iceburg....
"I thought that ________ would live." (whoever the **** that was playing the semi-ghey irish lad)
Of course...I got her to go to Braveheart by telling her it was a love story.
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True Story- My wife and I went to see Titanic. At the end she was upset because all the people died.
... :o Hello....Titanic.....Iceburg....
"I thought that ________ would live." (whoever the **** that was playing the semi-ghey irish lad)
Of course...I got her to go to Braveheart by telling her it was a love story.
I know I shouldn't laugh....but that's funny.... :lmao:
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True Story- My wife and I went to see Titanic. At the end she was upset because all the people died.
*snicker*
:popcorn:
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Of course...I got her to go to Braveheart by telling her it was a love story.
It was.
And Catherine McCormack was a major babe.
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It was.
And Catherine McCormack was a major babe.
That's what I keep telling her...
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That's what I keep telling her...
Ok. So.
No Country ROCKED.
I never saw Titanic, and I am a girl. I knew the ending, and I don't care for Leonardo DiCaprio one bit. (although, he did do a pretty good job of portraying Howard Hughes in The Aviator.)
Braveheart, yeah, good movie. But, I liked Rob Roy better.
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Ok. So.
No Country ROCKED.
I never saw Titanic, and I am a girl. I knew the ending, and I don't care for Leonardo DiCaprio one bit. (although, he did do a pretty good job of portraying Howard Hughes in The Aviator.)
Braveheart, yeah, good movie. But, I liked Rob Roy better.
:hi5: to another woman who hasn't seen Leo in Titanic!
I've seen bits and pieces of it, but I remember the black and white original, and I knew how the story ended.
I'm not a Leo fan either....
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:hi5: to another woman who hasn't seen Leo in Titanic!
I've seen bits and pieces of it, but I remember the black and white original, and I knew how the story ended.
I'm not a Leo fan either....
make it 3...I've not seen it either
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Best Picture: (because I don't know what they are...)
'Avatar' Eh...the 3D effects were cool and I loved the battle scenes, but it was a simple anti-war, anti-government, anti-big bid'ness movie...and no boobiez.
'The Blind Side' Blind football player? eh...no. Didn't see it. Wife liked it, which usually means I wouldn't...
'District 9' As mentioned before, Solid movie, good storyline, cool effects, anti-racism...
'An Education' uh...what?
'The Hurt Locker' Not sure how I feel about this one. I am having a hard time watching it. Still...it's 'my war' so we'll see how it goes.
'Inglourious Basterds' 1. It's about JOOOOOOOS!!! 2. They kill Hitler. 3. No boobiez. 4. there is no four...
'Precious' About some girl on Biggest Loser I think.
'A Serious Man' Not me.
'Up' I want to be this guy...except I'd have been boffin the neighbor lady...(she was only 68)
'Up in the Air' What is it with movies that I have never heard of?
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Inglourious Basterds is finally on On Demand. I cannot wait to see it. That would be the only one I will have seen this year. I would like to see District 9. Up in the Air too.
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Saw "District 9" over the holidays.......thought it was pretty mediocre........good sci-fi, IMO, does not need an underlying political statement......and the "political statement" is what got it the nomination........otherwise, it was:
A rambling, quasi-post apocalyptic melodrama, with contrived effects, and only fair acting.......
Everyone's a critic, right?
doc
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It was okay for a dollar rental at the Redbox; I enjoyed it. The shoot-em-up scenes reminded me of the last Rambo movie (even had the same tough-guy in it).
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Well, IMHO, District Nine was a pretty good movie. I had only seen the ads until I watched it on demand.
... :o Hello....Titanic.....Iceburg....
"I thought that ________ would live." (whoever the **** that was playing the semi-ghey irish lad)
I cried during Titanic; the gun-chase scene was so beautiful. :bawl: It was needed too. All those stories of the lives lost, sacrifice and daring to let others live; how boring! :thatsright:
As for District 9, I've tried to watch it twice and fallen asleep twice early on. That's not the movie's fault though, I just started it too late. It was interesting though, and I look forward to staying awake at least once.
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I cried during Titanic; the gun-chase scene was so beautiful. :bawl: It was needed too. All those stories of the lives lost, sacrifice and daring to let others live; how boring! :thatsright:
As for District 9, I've tried to watch it twice and fallen asleep twice early on. That's not the movie's fault though, I just started it too late. It was interesting though, and I look forward to staying awake at least once.
kenth...you better be a girl..
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:hi5: to another woman
Must not comment on the double.............shit nevermind
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"District 9" and "Inglourious Basterds" were both outstanding. Not sure either was as good as "Slumdog Millionaire" last year, though.
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:hi5: to another woman who hasn't seen Leo in Titanic!
I've seen bits and pieces of it, but I remember the black and white original, and I knew how the story ended.
I'm not a Leo fan either....
I've only seen bits too. Leo looks gay to me, especially in that fruity 3 Musketeers rip-off he did a few years back. Orlando Bloom, too. Except he at least has tattoos. Now the remake of the Poseidon Adventure...stupid movie but it did have Kurt Russell. The character was no Snake Plissken, but still.
Cindie
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I think Kate Winslet got the part in Titanic because she looks great wet.
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I think Kate Winslet got the part in Titanic because she looks great wet.
no shit?
:thatsright:
:tongue:
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Orlando Bloom, too. Except he at least has tattoos. .
Cindie
Dolphins and unicorns.
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One thing I've noticed is that if Kate Winslet's name is in the cast, the chance of spotting naked boobs somewhere in the movie is just about 100%.