tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1798664241791379907..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1929-1930SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56212709450407343092019-11-25T16:45:26.041-06:002019-11-25T16:45:26.041-06:00Yes, very surprised Deliverance wasn't nominat...Yes, very surprised Deliverance wasn't nominated here. In fact, many years I would have had that as the winner! But not this year...Never go against the family.1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66091134445333399892018-03-31T08:34:36.571-05:002018-03-31T08:34:36.571-05:00I see what you did there.
It's worth repeatin...I see what you did there.<br /><br />It's worth repeating something I've said a number of time before. These posts aren't a celebration of Oscar--they are a reckoning.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62022008154108449312018-03-30T17:06:59.665-05:002018-03-30T17:06:59.665-05:00I agree totally with your assessment of this movie...I agree totally with your assessment of this movie. It was such an obvious choice, I'm still a little surprised that the Academy didn't miss it anyway.1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-77037321249633112322018-03-27T14:22:24.186-05:002018-03-27T14:22:24.186-05:00That does make it tougher. I guess that Diary of a...That does make it tougher. I guess that Diary of a Lost Girl would fall into that too since though it came out in 1929 it didn't come to America until sometime in 1930. '29 was such a transitional year a lot of films are rough around the edges because they were adapting to sound.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86364972396536880772018-03-27T10:24:47.822-05:002018-03-27T10:24:47.822-05:00Here's why these early years are such a pain i...Here's why these early years are such a pain in the ass.<br /><br /><i>Hell's Angels</i>: release date November 15, 1930 (not eligible)<br /><i>The Blue Angel</i>: release date December 5, 1930 (not eligible)<br /><i>The Dawn Patrol</i>: release date August 20, 1930 (not eligible)<br /><br />See what I mean? Half of your suggestions would have to be in the next Oscars (and are all certainly more interesting films than <i>Cimarron</i>).SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-78916523662505335882018-03-27T09:50:39.321-05:002018-03-27T09:50:39.321-05:00While I would never argue with All Quiet on the We...While I would never argue with All Quiet on the Western Front, a great great film, being the winner and no matter who it went up against there is no other logical outcome I do wish it had competed against better films.<br /><br />I'd toss the entire rest of the slate and comprise it of some combination of Hell's Angels, Under the Roofs of Paris, Pandora's Box, The Blue Angel, Journey's End and The Dawn Patrol along with Western Front. Pandora would probably come in second though it would be a razor thin edge over Hell's Angels.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61467766440638043722018-03-27T07:05:40.576-05:002018-03-27T07:05:40.576-05:00There's a lot that is surprising here. That it...There's a lot that is surprising here. That it's an anti-war statement certainly helps its success. It would be a much harder sell to have a pro-war movie from the German perspective in these years.<br /><br />I'm constantly surprised at not how good it is, but how relevant it has remained. I think you could show this to a modern audience without much loss in its power or original message. That's pretty amazing.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-2785032668422302912018-03-27T07:03:33.723-05:002018-03-27T07:03:33.723-05:00Considering the 1001 Movies list, All Quiet and Pa...Considering the 1001 Movies list, <i>All Quiet</i> and <i>Pandora's Box</i> I think are the two you'd know that were mentioned here. And really, the choice was between them.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26279649287854067442018-03-27T06:48:49.417-05:002018-03-27T06:48:49.417-05:00One of the few times the Academy got it right. I a...One of the few times the Academy got it right. I always remember when I watch All Quiet on the Western Front that it was only made 12 years after the war ended, and yet was told from the Germans' perspective. Of course it was adapted from the novel, but doing so so soon after the war is rather remarkable. And considering the looming WWII makes it even more poignant. Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56143650710786172632018-03-27T03:45:07.681-05:002018-03-27T03:45:07.681-05:00Very difficult to argue against All Quiet on the W...Very difficult to argue against All Quiet on the Western Front. Besides being a great and captivating movie it also broke so many barriers, technical, stereotypical, attitude etc. It is incredibly modern considering when it is from. At that time sound movies had not movied off the sound stage and here we get the whole thing outdoors!!!<br />I don't know what else I would have included from that year. It is really ackward with that summer-to-summer period.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com