GustavFriend of GoatsSomewhere in the OzarksRegistered Userregular
I just couldn't take The Revenant terribly seriously. Basically with each bad thing that happened I just started rolling my eyes, and then it went back around to comedy for me. Essentially it became a very over-the-top super dark cringe comedy. If you cut every scene of bad stuff in half it could have worked better, but it all just went on so long that it lost any affect on me except this notion that Iñárritu really fuckin' hated Leo.
That said it is a very very pretty movie. And some masterful scenes hidden in it.
I just couldn't take The Revenant terribly seriously. Basically with each bad thing that happened I just started rolling my eyes, and then it went back around to comedy for me. Essentially it became a very over-the-top super dark cringe comedy. If you cut every scene of bad stuff in half it could have worked better, but it all just went on so long that it lost any affect on me except this notion that Iñárritu really fuckin' hated Leo.
That said it is a very very pretty movie. And some masterful scenes hidden in it.
this is basically my thought
it could have lost an hour of Leo torture and I wouldn't have noticed
I kind of can't believe that Carol got skipped over for best picture by the Academy? It's one of the absolutely highest rated films of the year ('effin 95% on MC).
It didn't feel over long for me at all, I don't think 2 and a half hours is that long really
And I mean cutting everything in half would kind of undermine the ordeal the character's going through for me
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My roommate and I were fighting giggle fits hard throughout the whole film. But a couple points just broke me.
-Tom Hardy dragging him and throwing dirt on him in the grave.
-When he is floating down the river and it zooms out to show a waterfall.
-SURPRISE CLIFF in the chase sequence
-The avalanche that precedes the final confrontation (both of us were shocked. SHOCKED. when it didn't turn into an ordeal.
-And that final shot of Leo looking into the camera? I stimmied a gut laugh. Because all I could think that was going on in his head was, "Can I have an Oscar now? Please, for fuck sake. I crawled naked into a dead horse for you."
also if anyone wants to submit a prize for the pool, PM me or @Goose!
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God DAMN I hate the Razzies.
Sam Taylor Johnson for worst director for 50 Shades of Gray.
She should get a damn Oscar for her directing. She turned damn near unreadable material into an actually OK movie. That's as big of an accomplishment as anything last year.
Sam Taylor Johnson for worst director for 50 Shades of Gray.
She should get a damn Oscar for her directing. She turned damn near unreadable material into an actually OK movie. That's as big of an accomplishment as anything last year.
Well they nominated Kubrick for the Shining so she's in good company
seriously though, how the fuck did they do that bear scene
it's one take, the bear is CGI...
how?!
All those long takes were fantastic, I just wonder if the Academy are going to give Inarritu the award for doing the same thing he did last year in Birdman
final destination 2 will always have a place in my heart for explaining why devon sawa's character didn't come back:
he was hit by a brick before the movie started
just fucking
one day in between the movies, a brick fell out of the sky and killed his character
really it brings into question why death doesn't just off everyone that simple. why everything gotta be a rube goldberg machine
Everybody needs a hobby, even Death.
I love the idea that when you miss your pre-destined death, then the grim reaper gets to decide how you die and he just wants to get super crazy with it. Like if he wasn't harvesting souls all the time, he would be one of those people that make super elaborate Lego machines or giant domino setups on YouTube.
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I take the Final Destination thing as reality literally breaking apart in an effort to kill you
You missed your death date, and now you're like a foreign body in the system of the world
Death can no longer directly target you, because you are a foreign body, so that's why you don't all have heart attacks or whatever
But it will rip reality itself apart in order to ensure that you're excised from it
Sam Taylor Johnson for worst director for 50 Shades of Gray.
She should get a damn Oscar for her directing. She turned damn near unreadable material into an actually OK movie. That's as big of an accomplishment as anything last year.
Razzies could be used as an excuse to elevate more "so bad it's good" movies to cult status. But nope it's just the usual celebrity worship bullshit except targeting the most notorious thing, not "worst".
so Innaritu won the DGAs, which if I know my Oscsr voting rules means he's basically a lock for a back-to-back win
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This enraged me so much that I just said fuck it and submitted my ballot with Mad Max/Carol winning everything (special exception for Sicario in cinematography and sound editing).
I guess The Revenant can win makup (because that's the reason Leo is getting his oscar this year) and visual effects (for Special Achievement in Bear Mauling).
I can't wait to get unreasonably upset at an award show!
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I need to enter mine soon
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Revenant I dug, a lot.
But not due to Leo's performance. I mean it was mostly grunts and harrowing sorrow, you don't exactly need range to do that. Any halfway competent actor could have nailed.
Submitted my picks. Not happy about it. I thought The Revenant was a decent movie, but I don't think it was great enough to justify the sweep it's about to pull off at the Oscars.
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That said it is a very very pretty movie. And some masterful scenes hidden in it.
this is basically my thought
it could have lost an hour of Leo torture and I wouldn't have noticed
And I mean cutting everything in half would kind of undermine the ordeal the character's going through for me
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-Tom Hardy dragging him and throwing dirt on him in the grave.
-When he is floating down the river and it zooms out to show a waterfall.
-SURPRISE CLIFF in the chase sequence
-The avalanche that precedes the final confrontation (both of us were shocked. SHOCKED. when it didn't turn into an ordeal.
-And that final shot of Leo looking into the camera? I stimmied a gut laugh. Because all I could think that was going on in his head was, "Can I have an Oscar now? Please, for fuck sake. I crawled naked into a dead horse for you."
Everybody needs a hobby, even Death.
it's one take, the bear is CGI...
how?!
Sam Taylor Johnson for worst director for 50 Shades of Gray.
She should get a damn Oscar for her directing. She turned damn near unreadable material into an actually OK movie. That's as big of an accomplishment as anything last year.
Well they nominated Kubrick for the Shining so she's in good company
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But I will agree with the AV Club assessment that the contract negotiation was one of the better individual scenes of the year
All those long takes were fantastic, I just wonder if the Academy are going to give Inarritu the award for doing the same thing he did last year in Birdman
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I love the idea that when you miss your pre-destined death, then the grim reaper gets to decide how you die and he just wants to get super crazy with it. Like if he wasn't harvesting souls all the time, he would be one of those people that make super elaborate Lego machines or giant domino setups on YouTube.
You missed your death date, and now you're like a foreign body in the system of the world
Death can no longer directly target you, because you are a foreign body, so that's why you don't all have heart attacks or whatever
But it will rip reality itself apart in order to ensure that you're excised from it
Razzies could be used as an excuse to elevate more "so bad it's good" movies to cult status. But nope it's just the usual celebrity worship bullshit except targeting the most notorious thing, not "worst".
I still have yet to see Room, The Big Short, and Spotlight. Having now seen Carol, I'm pretty sad it didn't get a Best Picture nod.
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Bleh.
I mean, the movie was good, but it felt unnecessarily long.
This enraged me so much that I just said fuck it and submitted my ballot with Mad Max/Carol winning everything (special exception for Sicario in cinematography and sound editing).
I guess The Revenant can win makup (because that's the reason Leo is getting his oscar this year) and visual effects (for Special Achievement in Bear Mauling).
I can't wait to get unreasonably upset at an award show!
And it prominently featured Michael B. Jordan and Corey Hawkins, even though neither of them were nominated for Creed or Straight Out of Compton.
Whoever does the ads for the Oscars is a dick.
It's like a school or a company photoshopping in a black person to make their school/business look diverse.
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/08/465989808/mad-max-director-george-miller-the-audience-tells-you-what-your-film-is
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-george-miller-861816
I used to get excited about this
And I hope I will again next year
But man I just do not give a shit about like...any of the nominations this year
I've never felt so apathetic about these awards, really hoping next year's batch will be better
I'm the same way, and I even like a lot of these movies
Like when people ask me what I'm pulling for for Best Picture I just go "i guess i want mad max to win? i dunno" and shrug
And I love Mad Max!
I just really cannot care about any of it this year
Possibly because I know The Revenant is going to sweep and I have no interest in that movie whatsoever
One of my favorite Scrubs jokes.
But not due to Leo's performance. I mean it was mostly grunts and harrowing sorrow, you don't exactly need range to do that. Any halfway competent actor could have nailed.
I just loved the scenery and the shot selection.
Satans..... hints.....
If only
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