tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1177795243718156792..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1934SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21888477983015407442020-12-19T16:50:56.550-06:002020-12-19T16:50:56.550-06:00I think that's fair. It's very much a year...I think that's fair. It's very much a year with a few movies on top, a very big gap, and then everything else.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-46719219414920408662020-12-19T12:17:32.347-06:002020-12-19T12:17:32.347-06:00Any of your top three could be at the top of my ow...Any of your top three could be at the top of my own 1934 list on any given day.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-35532496432028798512020-12-19T07:39:06.137-06:002020-12-19T07:39:06.137-06:00I predict that you'll at least like it and pro...I predict that you'll at least like it and probably love it. Saying that I like <i>The Thin Man</i> better isn't saying a lot, because I like <i>The Thin Man</i> pretty much more than just about everything else from the 1930s. While I'd pick a different winner, it's by no means a movie that didn't deserve all of its acclaim. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40653731051050066192020-12-19T07:36:52.555-06:002020-12-19T07:36:52.555-06:00Death Takes a Holiday was already on my list; I...<i>Death Takes a Holiday</i> was already on my list; I'll add <i>The Lost Patrol</i>.<br /><br />This is such a strange year in terms of nominations. So many of these films are decent enough, but certainly not worth seeing more than once, and a few of them aren't worth seeing once.<br /><br />I don't hate Ruby Keeler, but she's considerably less than what she's always depicted as being.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56692133119187746102020-12-19T07:32:31.746-06:002020-12-19T07:32:31.746-06:00I've seen Floating Weeds from a decade and a h...I've seen <i>Floating Weeds</i> from a decade and a half later. I should track down the original one of these days.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51837952760087597552020-12-19T07:30:55.296-06:002020-12-19T07:30:55.296-06:00I understand the win, too. It's not a bad choi...I understand the win, too. It's not a bad choice and I do enjoy the movie. And, if I'm honest, <i>It Happened One Night</i> has had a bigger cultural impact than <i>The Thin Man</i>. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51448532721593704802020-12-19T07:11:23.962-06:002020-12-19T07:11:23.962-06:00I have It Happened One Night on my Blind Spot list...I have It Happened One Night on my Blind Spot list for next year. Looking forward to watching that.<br /><br />Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86045250392227699482020-12-18T18:52:36.665-06:002020-12-18T18:52:36.665-06:00It really wasn't a great year for enduring hig...It really wasn't a great year for enduring high quality classics despite the fact that the studios were cranking out films at a furious rate. <br /><br />I can't believe that Flirtation Walk received a nomination! There probably are worse films on this list but while it has some elaborate numbers it is a very average ordinary picture. As with Claudette Colbert for you I've never gotten Ruby Keeler's appeal-she couldn't sing, was a mediocre to poor dancer and her acting was stiff, a weird sort of triple threat! <br /><br />While I think Imitation of Life, Barretts, and Cleopatra were pretty good films I'd never nominate them. <br /><br />Which leaves me with the same top three and in the same order though I don't have any strong objection to It Happened One Night taking the prize. It's a very winning picture. <br /><br />There weren't that many films that could have taken the place of those nine that I'd cut. I have several that I really like but I think the only two that would have stood a chance with the Academy were Fredric March's Death Takes a Holiday and the Victor McLaglen/Boris Karloff starrer The Lost Patrol.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-20170334061446904892020-12-18T17:27:08.547-06:002020-12-18T17:27:08.547-06:00My favorite film of that year is L'Atalante by...My favorite film of that year is <i>L'Atalante</i> by Jean Vigo with <i>It Happened One Night</i> in 2nd as I had no problem with that film winning Best Picture. Plus, how can anyone not enjoy that little leg show Claudette Colbert did? The only other film from 1934 that I have seen is <i>A Story of Floating Weeds</i> by Yasujiro Ozu. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-23243816103656368972020-12-18T16:29:44.772-06:002020-12-18T16:29:44.772-06:00The List does not really offer many options for Be...The List does not really offer many options for Best Picture this year. Your top two are the only relevant movies so it is simply a pick between them. <br />I understand the win of It Happened One Night, but The Thin man is the movie I would want to watch again and that settles that.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com