tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1611547572320689179..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1998SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83538067799872299882016-06-17T23:38:56.970-05:002016-06-17T23:38:56.970-05:00I think I remember you hating this. You're in ...I think I remember you hating this. You're in the minority--it's my brother's favorite movie.<br /><br />Terrence Malick is an acquired taste, I think. He frequently does a lot of navel gazing, and it doesn't always work. I think it does in many cases--I like more contemplative stuff, but I need to be in the mood for it. <br /><br />Kubrick is an interesting menton here--<i>Paths of Glory</i> is a classic in terms of a film that shows the ultimate futility of war. If you haven't seen it, you might like a lot of <i>The Big Red One</i>. Samuel Fuller was a weird director, but a lot of his work is fascinating. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28307947707857245072016-06-17T22:59:51.433-05:002016-06-17T22:59:51.433-05:00"The screenplay is its biggest liability. The...<b>"The screenplay is its biggest liability. There are too many times when <i>The Thin Red Line</i> wanders off in search of answers inside its own navel and inside the interior monologues of its characters."</b><br /><br />Precisely why I could—not—<i>stand</i> this movie. Call me old-school, but a decent war movie should convey the grit and horror of war, the tenuousness of life, the evil of human violence, the moments of heroism, and the grim absurdity/insanity of it all. It shouldn't be an opportunity to showcase overly meditative, emotionally detached voiceover narration and overuse of slow-motion shots to turn war into nothing more than a lush dream. Sorry, man, but give me Stone, Kubrick, and Coppola over this nonsense. I actively <i>hate</i> this film. It's right down in the basement along with other megaturds like "Highlander 2: The Quickening."Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85942583181281782842016-06-17T22:42:29.157-05:002016-06-17T22:42:29.157-05:00I'm okay with that. In some sense, I'd hav...I'm okay with that. In some sense, I'd have been okay with any of my top four winning, since they're all pretty good screenplays. <br /><br />When I get to Original Screenplay for this year, it'll be more interesting--there are a ton of great original ones from 1998.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-90601957164663504532016-06-17T21:29:32.277-05:002016-06-17T21:29:32.277-05:00This is a quintet of fine films and I liked them a...This is a quintet of fine films and I liked them all. But Gods & Monsters is the only one whose source material, Father of Frankenstein, I've read. It's a great adaptation and it's my favorite of the films with Primary Colors a close second so I'm happy with the academy's decision for once.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11719017985648419452016-06-17T19:10:45.518-05:002016-06-17T19:10:45.518-05:00It really is a hell of a good screenplay. I recomm...It really is a hell of a good screenplay. I recommend tracking it down--it's one of the best neo-noirs you're going to find. It's a very smart screenplay in every aspect.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73493133095466607382016-06-17T19:09:51.648-05:002016-06-17T19:09:51.648-05:00In a lot of respects, screenplays are the hardest ...In a lot of respects, screenplays are the hardest of these for me to do. It's not always easy to separate the script from the performances. <i>Out of Sight</i> is a decent movie. I think you're right that the tonal shifts are intentional. They just don't work for me. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59126264026936791432016-06-17T19:08:09.848-05:002016-06-17T19:08:09.848-05:00The other films are worth your time. I think the h...The other films are worth your time. I think the horror geek in you would appreciate <i>Gods and Monsters</i>. The other two are far less your style.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51367250390701425532016-06-17T16:32:47.000-05:002016-06-17T16:32:47.000-05:00"Who did her hair? We're scientists not h..."Who did her hair? We're scientists not hairdressers."<br /><br /><b>The Bride of Frsnkenstein</b> is one of my favorite movies and I've seen it a bunch of times. And I never once wondered about the Bride's hair. <br /><br />Until I saw <b>Gods and Monsters</b>. Now I wonder about her hair every time I see it. However, it's not the only thing is <b>Bride of Frankenstein</b> that doesn't make any sense when you think about it.<br /><br />I've not seen <b>A Simple Plan</b> or <b>Primary Colors</b>. But both <b>Gods and Monsters</b> and <b>The Thin Red Line</b> have such great scripts that it's hard for me to believe that <b>A Simple Plan</b> is so much better that this bunch doesn't rate an "Oscar Did Okay."Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62122898322477663852016-06-17T13:27:15.014-05:002016-06-17T13:27:15.014-05:00As much as I lovelovelove "Out of Sight"...As much as I lovelovelove "Out of Sight" and would defend the wild swings in tone as intentional, I have to admit that it's the music, editing and direction (particularly the performances Soderbergh draws out of the cast) that make the film for me -- not the screenplay. <br /><br />I haven't seen "Gods and Monsters" or "The Thin Red Line," but "A Simple Plan" for the win seems right to me.nolahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686127419316337858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88427833292400552016-06-17T13:07:24.074-05:002016-06-17T13:07:24.074-05:00I've only seen A Simple Plan and Out of Sight,...I've only seen A Simple Plan and Out of Sight, and I agree with you on both. A Simple Plan definitely deserved this (it also deserves recognition how it combines Macbeth into the plot and was a collaboration between Sam Raimi and the Coen Brothers).Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.com