tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8730670252673613762..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2011SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57291163460010120932018-07-07T13:57:35.114-05:002018-07-07T13:57:35.114-05:00Not sure of how this is relevant, honestly. Not sure of how this is relevant, honestly. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-77019658672003841902018-07-05T05:38:45.261-05:002018-07-05T05:38:45.261-05:00This section often consist of: The Fun and Games, ...This section often consist of: The Fun and Games, Resistance and Struggle, Rising Action and Obstacles, Push to Breaking Point, Road of Trials, Tests, Allies and Enemies. <a href="http://scriptpin.com/screenplay_help/journey/" rel="nofollow">plot b</a> Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618128254174522484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89963714738242944862015-11-13T15:14:19.517-06:002015-11-13T15:14:19.517-06:00I liked Drive, so that's likely a miss on my p...I liked <i>Drive</i>, so that's likely a miss on my part at the start--I often miss one or two when I do these.<br /><br />I really, really need to watch <i>We Need to Talk About Kevin</i> one of these days.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28072355994309484522015-11-13T13:58:24.100-06:002015-11-13T13:58:24.100-06:00I think they got it right as well. In terms of wha...I think they got it right as well. In terms of what is missing, though, I would say Drive was missing. Didn't even have much dialogue yet it was still engaging.Matthew St.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589393934861344591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40097702696308534212015-05-27T18:04:04.758-05:002015-05-27T18:04:04.758-05:00I'm with you - Hugo and TTSS don't need to...I'm with you - Hugo and TTSS don't need to be here (would have loved to see We Need To Talk About Kevin occupy one of their slots). The winner is a toss up between Moneyball and The Descendants for me. I'm not a sports guy either, but I <i>love</i> Moneyball.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-53076726108817765992015-05-26T14:37:27.572-05:002015-05-26T14:37:27.572-05:00Wow...we're really different on these. I stand...Wow...we're really different on these. I stand by the idea that <i>Hugo</i> is a very attractive and well-made failure, and that it's two halves of two different movies. It moved me not at all.<br /><br />I wouldn't be terribly upset had <i>The Ides of March</i> won. I like the nomination, even if I'd vote for other movies ahead of it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-58946024923083197472015-05-26T13:54:28.789-05:002015-05-26T13:54:28.789-05:00On this one I'm going to be mostly different f...On this one I'm going to be mostly different from you.<br /><br />I'd put The Ides of March at the top for being the best story. I'd put Hugo second. I loved most everything about the movie (except the cartoonish station security guy, which was there for the kids). And I loved the story and how it integrated real characters and events into a fictional narrative.<br /><br />Like you said, this is an award for adaptations, and as it turns out I've read both Moneyball and one of your suggested misses in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I do agree that Moneyball turned what is a very non-narrative book into a movie with a story that was serviceable, but I felt the movie as a whole was lacking, perhaps because I am a baseball fan. And in regards to TGWTDT, they really botched the adaptation big time by trying to change a twist as a surprise for all the people who had already read the book and it became something that made no sense whatsoever. The original TGWTDT movie was much better in regards to its adaptation.<br /><br />The Descendants was a good movie, but one that ultimately hasn't much stayed with me since I saw it. And I'd definitely have TTSS at the bottom, but also because the movie was dull and the casting left no suspense on who the mole was.<br /><br />So, I'd put the nominees - The Ides of March, Hugo, The Descendants, Moneyball, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17676942421982848522015-05-24T09:41:58.866-05:002015-05-24T09:41:58.866-05:00That really was the hardest part of this post. I w...That really was the hardest part of this post. I went back and forth three or four times on which one I thought should win, and almost put them both as choices I would pick. I'm still thinking that I probably should have had both as potential correct choices.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-77439098616303746912015-05-24T08:56:05.363-05:002015-05-24T08:56:05.363-05:00I think your order is good; I might put Moneyball ...I think your order is good; I might put Moneyball at the top just because I'm still amazed at how good the movie turned out. It's written in a way that baseball fans aren't embarrassed but non-fans can enjoy it. My wife really liked it, and she doesn't care about baseball at all. The Descendants was also a great choice, so it's a tough call.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51498141895159666962015-05-23T07:15:08.585-05:002015-05-23T07:15:08.585-05:00I go into the reason why I call Hugo a failure muc...I go into the reason why I call <i>Hugo</i> a failure much more in my full review and did so <b>much</b> more thoroughly on an old and now long-forgotten podcast. I'll be brief.<br /><br /><i>Hugo</i> is a great deal about Scorsese showing that he is a film geek and his love for silent cinema. I get that. The problem is that I'm pretty sure his intention was to spread that love of the classics as much as he could, and in my experience, the only people who were at all interested in the silent film history aspect of <i>Hugo</i> were the people already interested in silent film history.<br /><br />Three of these (<i>Hugo, The Descendants</i>, and <i>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</i> hit the list for at least one year. The other two are worth your time, although <i>Moneyball</i> might be much more difficult for someone unfamiliar with the culture of baseball.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3222905508345903542015-05-23T02:45:50.490-05:002015-05-23T02:45:50.490-05:00This is a good example of how poorly updated I am ...This is a good example of how poorly updated I am on recent movies. Out of the five nominees I have only watched Hugo. Sad really. So I cannot question your ratings except that I had a very different experience with Hugo. I loved it all the way through and as I was myself watching silents at the time I totally got Scorcese's love for early cinema and his tribute to Melies.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38001274328481825422015-05-22T20:25:42.067-05:002015-05-22T20:25:42.067-05:00I think that happens pretty often, actually. It mi...I think that happens pretty often, actually. It might be a better movie than I recall, but over time, I can't remember anything that interested me about it.<br /><br />"Boring" might be the wrong word. "Emotionally flat" is closer to the truth perhaps.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51214562161414229032015-05-22T20:15:00.634-05:002015-05-22T20:15:00.634-05:00Your original review of "Tinker, Tailor"...Your original review of "Tinker, Tailor" didn't seem quite this harsh: I went back and reread it. ("It’s not that it’s dull, it’s just that it’s not enough.") In fact, at the time, you seemed at pains <i>not</i> to call the film dull, although you did acknowledge the slow pace. Did something change in the interim?<br /><br />I mean, <a href="http://bighominid.blogspot.kr/2012/05/ghost-versus-tinker-study-in-contrasts.html" rel="nofollow">I also found the movie slow</a>, but I thought it was fascinating, especially in how the film's main villain is essentially composed of negative space, i.e., people talk about Karla, and Karla's machinations are seen and felt, but Karla himself makes almost no appearance at all, and he certainly hasn't been caught by the end.<br /><br />It seems almost as if something curdled for you in your remembrance of this movie. Which raises another question: how often does this happen? Are there other movies that you'd appraise differently now, as compared to when you reviewed them—movies that, over time, have worsened in your memory?Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com