tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1639088013215341856..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 2017SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25374133803536389002020-11-12T08:44:24.805-06:002020-11-12T08:44:24.805-06:00Do you think it's the Pattison connection? Tha...Do you think it's the Pattison connection? That he needs to do a lot of "redemptive" work before he's taken seriously?SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-52932958573266997162020-11-11T18:03:18.196-06:002020-11-11T18:03:18.196-06:00I just caught up with Good Time, I'm so glad I...I just caught up with Good Time, I'm so glad I did, and you are so right! A terrific film that deserves a lot more attention.aceblackblog.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404695143187261837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-36881389978636084102019-09-15T09:18:34.785-05:002019-09-15T09:18:34.785-05:00I freely admit to wearing my del Toro heart on my ...I freely admit to wearing my del Toro heart on my sleeve, and while I would have loved for him to win for a different movie, I'll take the win here for one that is at least near the top of his game.<br /><br /><i>Good Time</i> seems to have slipped beneath a lot of radars for some reason.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29682101594415714182019-09-15T07:30:08.517-05:002019-09-15T07:30:08.517-05:00Three Billboards to me is the most quotable of the...Three Billboards to me is the most quotable of the 9 nominees. Dunkirk I would have been fine with winning as well. I like del Toro's work but not as much as you. Thumbs up for mentioning Good Time.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67591821464817893342019-09-13T08:04:58.229-05:002019-09-13T08:04:58.229-05:00An interesting take, and one where I clearly disag...An interesting take, and one where I clearly disagree on about half. But, that's what these posts are all about.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21594058384255992222019-09-12T23:40:03.502-05:002019-09-12T23:40:03.502-05:00Three Billboards is my easy choice for best film o...Three Billboards is my easy choice for best film of the year. Dunkirk, Lady Bird and Phantom Thread would be in the running. <br /><br />More than half the nominees don't belong anywhere near a top 10 list. I don't consider The Shape of Water, Get Out, Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour and The Post as even close to worthy of consideration for Best Film. <br /><br />Instead, The Big Sick, Baby Driver, All The Money In The World, The Last Jedi and Blade Runner 2049 are my among my other contenders.aceblackblog.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404695143187261837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29119580051079898182019-09-11T14:08:42.818-05:002019-09-11T14:08:42.818-05:00Right--same. And so you've seen about 85% of T...Right--same. And so you've seen about 85% of <i>The Post</i>. I mean, it's worth seeing once, but it's not going to top either of those two and you probably won't find a need to watch it a second time.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-80625229248290615912019-09-11T00:12:58.066-05:002019-09-11T00:12:58.066-05:00I've seen All the President's Men and Spot...I've seen <i>All the President's Men</i> and <i>Spotlight</i>. I love those films.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15044254793503427782019-09-10T09:18:34.788-05:002019-09-10T09:18:34.788-05:00I wouldn't have objected too much to a Dunkirk...I wouldn't have objected too much to a <i>Dunkirk</i> win. I did find no clear connection to the characters, but it's a significant achievement in so many other areas.<br /><br />As for <i>Darkest Hour</i>...it is pretty boring. Regarding <i>The Post</i>, I assume that you've seen <i>All the President's Men</i> and <i>Spotlight</i>. Can you imagine either of those movies with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep? If so, you've pretty much seen <i>The Post</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-35712245758918031772019-09-10T08:52:52.987-05:002019-09-10T08:52:52.987-05:00I may get in touch with you for East Lynne one of ...I may get in touch with you for <i>East Lynne</i> one of these days, assuming I can't get my wife to take a trip to UCLA with me.<br /><br />Aside from those three films, I'm just missing <i>Roma</i> and <i>A Star is Born</i> from last year.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-50786087714684308512019-09-09T20:35:27.526-05:002019-09-09T20:35:27.526-05:00For me personally, I wanted Dunkirk to win though ...For me personally, I wanted <i>Dunkirk</i> to win though I have no problem with <i>The Shape of Water</i> winning as I'm a big fan of Guillermito. In my <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thevoid99/list/the-best-of-2017/" rel="nofollow">list</a>, I have <i>The Shape of Water</i> at #2 while the only film that was nominated is <i>The Post</i> as I've haven't seen anything Spielberg has done since that one Indy movie we shall not speak of. Then there's <i>The Darkest Hour</i> as I saw some of it and it bored the hell out of me. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38871156575711034642019-09-09T19:50:51.189-05:002019-09-09T19:50:51.189-05:00Looking over your Best Picture list at a glance, t...Looking over your Best Picture list at a glance, the only years you haven't done one of these on are the three with lost or nearly-lost nominees (and 2018 of course). 1929's The Patriot is indeed a lost film, with only a few stills and snippets of footage known to currently exist, so you can probably go ahead and pull the trigger on that one if you wanna. 1934's The White Parade only exists as a single copy in the UCLA Film Archive, so unless you've got a trip to L.A. in the future where you can stop by there, that one's out of reach as well.<br /><br />Which leaves 1931's East Lynne, another film that the UCLA Film Archive has, but which also exists on the internet as a bootleg rip that's missing the final reel. I think I messaged or emailed you at some point in the past that I am still holding onto a copy of that bootleg, and that I'd be more than happy to send it to you so you can complete this category (more or less); that offer still stands, if you can figure out a good way for me to get it to you. Let me know what options you've considered if you still want a copy of that one.Adolytsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266038228108057617noreply@blogger.com