tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post5811763653897061079..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong: Best Picture 1944SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66996964713734560452016-04-04T11:38:43.204-05:002016-04-04T11:38:43.204-05:00I don't know if Laura would be my number 2, bu...I don't know if <i>Laura</i> would be my number 2, but it would be in my five...and almost certainly top 3.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-90942902721718376892016-04-04T10:39:35.691-05:002016-04-04T10:39:35.691-05:00I'd rate the five nominees in the same order y...I'd rate the five nominees in the same order you did, and for much of the same reasons. I'd definitely have nominated Laura and it would be my number 2 choice for the year.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10615647956429637542016-04-02T17:26:27.607-05:002016-04-02T17:26:27.607-05:00I can't disagree, as those are clearly the two...I can't disagree, as those are clearly the two that I'd get rid of for other, better, films.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67301447650011625752016-04-02T17:19:42.777-05:002016-04-02T17:19:42.777-05:00It doesn't take too much for me to prefer a mo...It doesn't take too much for me to prefer a movie to a nominee given that I could never even finish watching Since You Went Away and only finished Wilson by using every last ounce of my will power!marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61856982559049658842016-04-02T16:06:17.712-05:002016-04-02T16:06:17.712-05:00I love the part where Bacall says "What's...I love the part where Bacall says "What's Vichy? A kind of perfume?"<br />And Steve, er, Harry just says "yeah" and moves on.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25782126722789876972016-04-02T09:47:18.752-05:002016-04-02T09:47:18.752-05:00I'm not sure The Miracle of Morgan's Creek...I'm not sure The Miracle of Morgan's Creek had the gravitas for Best Picture...and then I remember that Going My Way won, so who am I to say? That and Hail the Conquering Hero are two I considered for the first paragraph, but I don't think there's enough there for them to really be considered. Still, both are worth watching.<br /><br />I'm of the opinion that To Have and Have Not is a bit overrated--its reputation comes from its stars, not from the film itself.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83530630261117078942016-04-02T09:45:20.050-05:002016-04-02T09:45:20.050-05:00We'll disagree on Meet Me in St. Louis, but I ...We'll disagree on <i>Meet Me in St. Louis</i>, but I won't disagree on the others. This is a nomination list that could stand a lot of improving.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15936380355211575132016-04-02T09:23:31.717-05:002016-04-02T09:23:31.717-05:00You won't get any argument from me! Some film...You won't get any argument from me! Some films that you haven't mentioned and I like better than some of the actual nominees, but wouldn't have had a chance at Oscar time, were The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, A Canterbury Tale, The Children Are Watching Us, and To Have and Have Not.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-41579801148433463212016-04-02T01:09:29.275-05:002016-04-02T01:09:29.275-05:001944 - The first film from 1944 that popped into m...1944 - The first film from 1944 that popped into my head that wasn't already nominated was ... <b>House of Frankenstein</b>!<br />I checked my IMDB list for best movies year-by-year and my choice was <b>Double Indemnity</b>. Clearly I was thinking straight when I made the list. But I do like <b>Murder My Sweet</b>, <b>Laura</b>, <b>Gaslight</b>, <b>Going My Way</b> and <b>Meet Me in St. Louis</b> a lot! Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11730853157499946982016-04-01T18:04:05.747-05:002016-04-01T18:04:05.747-05:00For what it's worth, I watch Double Indemnity ...For what it's worth, I watch <i>Double Indemnity</i> about once a year (although I think I missed last year). Along with <i>Casablanca</i> and <i>The Maltese Falcon</i>, it's by far the film from the '40s I watch more than any other. <br /><br />I ended up enjoying <i>Going My Way</i> far more than I figured I would. That in and of itself, considering the basic plot and characters, is surprising enough to make it noteworthy in my opinion. I genuinely dislike <i>Meet Me in St. Louis</i>. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13269428489520598572016-04-01T17:24:06.054-05:002016-04-01T17:24:06.054-05:00I completely agree that Wilson, which I didn't...I completely agree that Wilson, which I didn't hate but I can't honestly say I liked much either, should never have made the cut. I do however really like both Gaslight and Going My Way, though I think GMW is nothing more than highly enjoyable sentimental pap, but I wouldn't place either in the five finalists either. <br /><br />Though it would come in fifth I'd include Since You Went Away not so much for its story as for its cinematic techniques. It would be followed by Meet Me in St. Louis, almost as sentimental as Going My Way but with darker underpinnings and more cinematic and directorial breath. Than the brilliant Laura which like Casablanca pulls all the standard elements of a studio product together and by some lucky alchemy turned out to be a completely unique piece of art. Which would leave the decision between Double Indemnity and Lifeboat both worthy and I wouldn't argue that Indemnity's reach has been the greater and that of the actual nominees it should have been the undisputed winner but Hitchcock's allegorical microcosm is the one I return to far more often and would be my choice. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-50913623532264528062016-04-01T14:17:29.345-05:002016-04-01T14:17:29.345-05:00That's a completely fair point about Henry V. ...That's a completely fair point about <i>Henry V</i>. I don't usually look more than a year outside of the one I'm addressing, which is why I missed it. This also explains why I <i>didn't</i> mention <i>National Velvet</i>, which was nominated for Best Director in 1945 despite being the 12th-highest grossing film of 1944.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7598711002414448632016-04-01T14:14:58.356-05:002016-04-01T14:14:58.356-05:00In hindsight, I agree. At the time, though, Going ...In hindsight, I agree. At the time, though, <i>Going My Way</i> was more or less the movie everyone needed. I completely understand its win. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44151164338462888712016-04-01T14:04:58.355-05:002016-04-01T14:04:58.355-05:00This year was given. In hindsight you just cannot ...This year was given. In hindsight you just cannot argue against Double Indemnity. I like Murder My Sweet a lot, it is just not Oscar material.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11584910159527648692016-04-01T11:07:15.321-05:002016-04-01T11:07:15.321-05:00Just for the record, Olivier's Henry V did get...Just for the record, Olivier's Henry V did get nominated for Best Picture.... for 1946, somehow getting nominated two years after its initial release. Same thing with Great Expectations getting bumped back a year and getting nominated anyway; I'd gone through my list of Best Picture noms and noticed the discrepancy with these two just yesterday; I hadn't even had them linked to the 1001 reviews I'd done for them due to how off they were from their release years.Adolytsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266038228108057617noreply@blogger.com