tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post5777586382326008921..comments2024-03-18T00:41:26.878-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1944SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40470829275191849862015-02-14T09:34:51.240-06:002015-02-14T09:34:51.240-06:00Well, yeah. I agree completely. In that respect, I...Well, yeah. I agree completely. In that respect, I am looking at this more on the best story that happens to be adapted, because in most cases, I'm not familiar with the original work. That was my biggest worry in adopting this category, so that was the decision I made--I have to look at each work as it is on the screen rather than how well it adapts where it came from.<br /><br />My guess is that that also tends to be how voting members view this category. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49689176366009498912015-02-14T09:18:51.258-06:002015-02-14T09:18:51.258-06:00The challenge with this category is what qualifies...The challenge with this category is what qualifies as "best". Is it the best story that happens to be adapted? If so, then I agree with your choices. <br /><br />On the other hand, is it the one that best translated the original source material, which is from another medium, onto the screen? If it is this, then it's almost impossible to judge the best without having read/seen the original source.<br /><br />An example of the latter would (fittingly) be Adaptation which took a basically unadaptable non-fiction book and turned it in to something much greater.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32007293292140342952015-02-13T22:50:05.024-06:002015-02-13T22:50:05.024-06:00I'm not typically in the business of recommend...I'm not typically in the business of recommending feel-good musicals, but <i>Going My Way</i> is surprisingly entertaining. A lot of that is the presence of Bing Crosby, who is immediately likable on camera. It's a difficult film to not enjoy on some level.<br /><br />I'm familiar with <i>30 Seconds Over Tokyo</i>. I think I've seen pieces of it. I should probably watch the whole thing some day.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32963653243898618522015-02-13T22:14:07.199-06:002015-02-13T22:14:07.199-06:00I've seen four of the nominees (haven't ye...I've seen four of the nominees (haven't yet seen Going My Way), and from these four I fully agree with your top two, although I think I enjoyed both Gaslight and Meet Me In St. Louis a bit more than you did. <br /><br />Of the non-nominated films that would qualify in this category and deserve a look, I would recommend both Passage To Marseille and 30 Seconds Over Tokyo. Passage To Marseille has a relatively unique flashback within a flashback within a flashback structure that works remarkably well. 30 Seconds Over Tokyo is a thoughtful war movie about the Doolittle raid and its aftermath.aceblackblog.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404695143187261837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88141429931275031272015-02-13T21:27:48.275-06:002015-02-13T21:27:48.275-06:00We'll disagree on Meet Me in St. Louis. I foun...We'll disagree on <i>Meet Me in St. Louis</i>. I found that film to be nothing but annoying from start to finish. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-82311315049165728742015-02-13T20:34:36.910-06:002015-02-13T20:34:36.910-06:00That is actually a pretty tough batch of films to ...That is actually a pretty tough batch of films to choose from. I think I would give it to <i>Double Indemnity</i> by a whisker, just over <i>Meet Me in St. Louis</i>, but the other three are all great films (even though <i>Going My Way</i> isn't really type of movie, I can't deny that is incredibly well-made and entertaining. And <i>Laura</i> and <i>Gaslight</i> are both amazing films).<br /><br />(And one of my favorite Universal horror films is from 1944 - <i>House of Frankenstein</i> - but I doubt I'll be getting much support if I try to shill for it here.)Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15779722257929539882015-02-13T20:01:55.754-06:002015-02-13T20:01:55.754-06:00I'm of the opinion that cracking dialogue shou...I'm of the opinion that cracking dialogue should be rewarded.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51008125243094088612015-02-13T17:57:54.101-06:002015-02-13T17:57:54.101-06:00Somehow I've managed to see all of these. You...Somehow I've managed to see all of these. You've got it right. For me there could have been only one choice.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34574901635018228252015-02-13T13:57:12.008-06:002015-02-13T13:57:12.008-06:00Exactly the same for me! How could it not be at th...Exactly the same for me! How could it not be at the top?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32180535225332775462015-02-13T13:05:51.522-06:002015-02-13T13:05:51.522-06:00Agreed. Laura is a good film, but it doesn't h...Agreed. <i>Laura</i> is a good film, but it doesn't have the smarts in the screenplay that <i>Double Indemnity</i> has. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6031169071561789052015-02-13T13:05:21.094-06:002015-02-13T13:05:21.094-06:00I'd have nominated Murder, My Sweet over both ...I'd have nominated <i>Murder, My Sweet</i> over both <i>Meet Me in St. Louis</i> or <i>Gaslight</i>. I'd do the same with <i>Arsenic and Old Lace</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83855192641265006382015-02-13T12:07:33.309-06:002015-02-13T12:07:33.309-06:00Since I have not seen Going My Way I cannot say th...Since I have not seen Going My Way I cannot say that it did not deserve the Oscar. Of the the four remaining films DI is definitely the one with the best put together story. I may not share your total devotion to Stanwyck and this film but there is no doubt that the story works. I love Murder, My Sweet, there story is wonderfully twisted but it may be a bit on the silly side for an Oscar win. It would however easily have made top 4, maybe even top 2.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7659877692521962582015-02-13T10:27:19.856-06:002015-02-13T10:27:19.856-06:00Scratch that, I've also seen Laura. I still th...Scratch that, I've also seen Laura. I still think Double Indemnity wins.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44728028217703535932015-02-13T10:26:58.539-06:002015-02-13T10:26:58.539-06:00I've only seen Double Indemnity of this list, ...I've only seen Double Indemnity of this list, but I'm 100% with you that it should have won!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.com