Oscars 2012, or: YaYa probably can't run the pool this year

YaYa

oh also Streep's great in the Iron Lady but as a movie it kind of blew

Staleghoti

YaYa wrote:

Staleghoti wrote:

oh oh

fucking


Shame.

Shame was great times.

I still need to see A Dangerous Method

OH AND TAKE SHELTER

TAKE SHELTER WAS FAN FOOBOOFREAKING TASTIC

FUCK that ending

fuck it so hard

godfuckingdammit that movie could have been great if they cut the last thirty seconds

No way that was like the damn spinning Inception top!

YaYa

Staleghoti wrote:

YaYa wrote:

Staleghoti wrote:

oh oh

fucking


Shame.

Shame was great times.

I still need to see A Dangerous Method

OH AND TAKE SHELTER

TAKE SHELTER WAS FAN FOOBOOFREAKING TASTIC

FUCK that ending

fuck it so hard

godfuckingdammit that movie could have been great if they cut the last thirty seconds

No way that was like the damn spinning Inception top!

no it wasn't! it was the total opposite! it took a definitive stance which was duuuummmbbb

Staleghoti

I dug it mucho.

Also Michael Shannon and Michael Fassbender each have a hand on my boner at this moment in time.

Olivaw

After seeing X-Men First Class

I decided that Michael Fassbender should be in more genre films

YaYa

Michael Fassbender should be in all films

dude is just superb

Michael Shannon's great too and my opinion on Take Shelter has nothing to do with his performance which was phenomenal

Munkus Beaver

Moneyball was about crotchety old men refusing to accept the young, new style that was obviously correct.

godmode

Was Take Shelter limited release or something? Wondering why I never heard of it. Got pretty good reviews.

YaYa

godmode wrote:

Was Take Shelter limited release or something? Wondering why I never heard of it. Got pretty good reviews.

it probably was, it was only in the arthouse cinemas here

SwissLion

I really just like Michael Fassbender's name a whole bunch.

I didn't see nearly all the movies I wanted to this year.

Drive was great though.

I dug Source Code but really only bring it up in the Oscar thread in the hopes they introduce a "We're sorry" award for snubbed films and give it to Moon.

And I guess those are the two movies I saw this year.

Oh and Harry Potter but whatever.

godmode

That would explain it. I'll have to look around for a copy.

FAQ

YaYa wrote:

Michael Fassbender should be in all films

seems to be trying his best to do that at the moment

Staleghoti

SwissLion wrote:

I really just like Michael Fassbender's name a whole bunch.

It's right up there with Benedict Cumberbatch

Kochikens

Michael Fassbendmeover

Staleghoti

Benedict Cumdownthehatch

Kochikens

Benedict Cumberbitches

PaperLuigi44

Olivaw wrote:

After seeing Rango earlier today I also want Rango to take Best Animated Feature

Hell of a movie that was

Yes! I saw it on a whim with little knowledge about it and was pleasantly suprised.

Great 'cameo' near the end, too.

Olivaw

PaperLuigi44 wrote:

Olivaw wrote:

After seeing Rango earlier today I also want Rango to take Best Animated Feature

Hell of a movie that was

Yes! I saw it on a whim with little knowledge about it and was pleasantly suprised.

Great 'cameo' near the end, too.

That cameo blew my mind twice

Once when I actually watched it

And a second time during the credits when I learned who actually played him

Damn that was impressive

PaperLuigi44

At first my friend and I were kinda disappointed when we stuck through the credits

But upon reflection it was some damn fine work

Olivaw

PaperLuigi44 wrote:

At first my friend and I were kinda disappointed when we stuck through the credits

But upon reflection it was some damn fine work

It's super impressive because the more closely you listen, the better it sounds

There are very few people whose voice I could confuse with his but even after learning it wasn't him I rewatched that bit and I still couldn't hear the difference

PaperLuigi44

And speaking of good voice work, Johnny Depp really knocked it out of the park, I wasn't sure what to expect with him as the lead role.

Olivaw

PaperLuigi44 wrote:

And speaking of good voice work, Johnny Depp really knocked it out of the park, I wasn't sure what to expect with him as the lead role.

Yeah, outside of a couple of instances I felt like he really gave it his all

Which is crazy when you learn that his schedule was so fucked he was only able to work on this movie for all of twenty days and they had to plan the other actors' schedules around his so he could actually interact with them during recording sessions

PaperLuigi44

Huh, I did not know that.

SabreMau

I'm just going to sit around and hope The Artist does well. Despite flaws, it's fun times.

PaperLuigi44

SabreMau wrote:

I'm just going to sit around and hope The Artist does well. Despite flaws, it's fun times.

Ooh, I just watched the trailer for this, it looks pretty interesting.

YaYa

I'm pretty sure the Artist is gonna dominate

I say this without having seen it

Olivaw

I'd be okay with that more than War Horse

The Artist has Jean Dujardin

SabreMau

Then again, after checking the box office lists, it turns out I've seen very few 2011 movies in theaters.

Thor
Sherlock Holmes 2
Muppets
Winnie the Pooh
The Artist

Blake T

I swear I am the only person who did not enjoy rango.

Munkus Beaver

Blake T wrote:

I swear I am the only person who did not enjoy rango.

It was mediocre.

zimfan

As soon as I walked out of the theatre I thought "There's no way The Artist won't win Best Picture." No doubt in my mind.

Other awards too, probably, but the only one I'm certain of is Best Picture.

Antimatter

Munkus Beaver wrote:

Blake T wrote:

I swear I am the only person who did not enjoy rango.

It was mediocre.

you're both mediocre

SabreMau

Live video of announcements soon.

SabreMau

Best Picture:

The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse


Best Actor, Leading Role:

Damián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball


Best Supporting Actor:

Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close


Best Actress, Leading Role:

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn


Best Supporting Actress:

Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help


Best Animated Film:

A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango


Best Art Direction:

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse


Best Cinematography:

The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse


Best Costume Design:

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.


Best Director:

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life


Best Documentary Feature:

Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated


Best Documentary Short Subject:

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom


Best Film Editing:

The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball


Best Foreign Language Film:

Bullhead, Belgium
Footnote, Israel
In Darkness, Poland
Monsieur Lazhar, Canada
A Separation, Iran


Best Makeup:

Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady


Best Original Score:

The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse


Best Original Song:

Man or Muppet, The Muppets
Real in Rio, Rio


Best Short Animated Film:

Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life


Best Short Live-Action Film:

Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic


Best Sound Editing:

Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse


Best Sound Mixing:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse


Best Visual Effects:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon


Best Adapted Screenplay:

The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


Best Original Screenplay:

The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation

Wimble

I hope Hugo wins!

Hakunin

So, the Acadamy just totally snubbed Drive.

What a fucking joke.

Garlic Bread

I haven't seen a single Best Picture nominee

also Pixar wasn't nominated!

SabreMau

I guess Cars 2 didn't rise to the level of Toy Story 3 in the eyes of the Academy.

Tef

Urgh, fuck I hated Tree of Life.

SabreMau

And those other two best animated film nominees that people didn't hear of (but still passed by Cars 2):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7e07c52VWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTWxB9hRjwI