tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6923331870133208062..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1948SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67772918915013745832015-08-20T18:18:54.768-05:002015-08-20T18:18:54.768-05:00I think you're the first person who's ever...I think you're the first person who's ever told me that <i>Treasure of the Sierra Madre</i> didn't do it for you. I think it's one of the great films of its decade.<br /><br />I should probably watch <i>The Fallen Idol</i>. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60401356717912981552015-08-20T16:40:41.373-05:002015-08-20T16:40:41.373-05:00I have to honestly say that I don't love any o...I have to honestly say that I don't love any of these nominees, I like them all but none are ones I'd term great, not even Sierra Madre though of the lot it would be my choice for winner. I'd drop Hamlet, Johnny Belinda and The Snake Pit for Easter Parade, Red River and my choice for what I thought should be the winner The Fallen Idol. Ralph Richardson would be my choice for actor in the lead of that film as well.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-52309771879578674142014-07-17T09:07:09.538-05:002014-07-17T09:07:09.538-05:00Your list of five nominees is a list I'd get b...Your list of five nominees is a list I'd get behind without too much arm twisting. <i>Johnny Belinda</i> is worth your time. <i>Hamlet</i> is only if you've got a need to see it, but Kenneth Branagh's version is better.<br /><br />Even with your three-way struggle, though, I'm still voting for <i>Sierra Madre</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-5845424513004007062014-07-17T01:55:30.043-05:002014-07-17T01:55:30.043-05:00Now I understand why you placed The Treasure of th...Now I understand why you placed The Treasure of the Sierra Madre first. I agree, definitely, but in my best of all worlds it would have been a choice between The Treasure, Ladri di Biciclette and Rope with The Snake Pit and The Red Shoes as outsiders. But I guess that is mostly because I never saw Olivier's Hamlet or Johnny Belinda.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3473838297323205032014-03-15T10:33:32.156-05:002014-03-15T10:33:32.156-05:00So far, this is the one that's been the bigges...So far, this is the one that's been the biggest consensus. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-52065814680047358512014-03-14T12:30:00.288-05:002014-03-14T12:30:00.288-05:00Yep, Sierra Madre should've won, hands down. (...Yep, Sierra Madre should've won, hands down. (I also agree that Olivier's Hamlet is... just Hamlet.)<br />Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-53569586264687051112014-02-02T23:12:33.052-06:002014-02-02T23:12:33.052-06:00Admittedly, this has been the easiest one of these...Admittedly, this has been the easiest one of these I've done so far.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57657449840536328812014-02-02T23:04:37.469-06:002014-02-02T23:04:37.469-06:00I don't think you'll find too many people ...I don't think you'll find too many people disagreeing with you on this one.Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44815941378241458422014-02-02T08:52:00.291-06:002014-02-02T08:52:00.291-06:00I have no way to know, but I'm wondering if Ro...I have no way to know, but I'm wondering if <i>Rope</i> was too thin for the Academy. It's really short and doesn't do anything with location, etc. I agree it's a great film and I'd have been happy to see it nominated, but it may not have done enough for the Academy to consider it for anything. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-23477778680241396072014-02-02T03:43:28.513-06:002014-02-02T03:43:28.513-06:00I was hugely disappointed with Hamlet. I've ra...I was hugely disappointed with Hamlet. I've rarely been so bored. I agree with your opinion of The Red Shoes too. I enjoyed the dance numbers and vivid colour but the plot is as flimsy as a worn ballet shoe. I also think that Rope deserves more recognition than it gets. One of my favourite Hitchcock films.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186833811296327739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73528650802684079522014-02-01T07:51:20.633-06:002014-02-01T07:51:20.633-06:00I liked Force of Evil, but it didn't seem subs...I liked <i>Force of Evil</i>, but it didn't seem substantial enough for me to bring up in this context.<br /><br /><i>The Snake Pit</i> is really surprising. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25843029534298922972014-01-31T23:56:40.877-06:002014-01-31T23:56:40.877-06:00Oscar got it wrong and you got it right. I've...Oscar got it wrong and you got it right. I've seen all of them but The Snake Pit and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is head and shoulders above everything else.<br /><br />I've seen 23 films of that year and Sierra Madre would be my pick from those films as well. The only other film that would come close is Bicycle Thieves. Some other films that I love from 1948 that you haven't mentioned are The Fallen Idol, Oliver Twist, and Force of Evil. marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7110834081723895492014-01-31T22:30:20.530-06:002014-01-31T22:30:20.530-06:00@Chris/1001--Johnny Belinda is worth your time, bu...@Chris/1001--<i>Johnny Belinda</i> is worth your time, but <i>The Treasure of the Sierra Madre</i> is worth everybody's time.<br /><br />@Chip--Glad to know I got this one right. I'd be willing to hear an argument for any of these five films, but I really can't see how <i>Sierra Madre</i> isn't the obvious pick here.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-12475218675244896172014-01-31T22:26:47.693-06:002014-01-31T22:26:47.693-06:00Based on your comment and a few others not on the ...Based on your comment and a few others not on the blog, I'll add something to indicate the winner on this, the previous posts, and future posts.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62851828314323229882014-01-31T18:05:03.218-06:002014-01-31T18:05:03.218-06:00Mr. Blandings Build His Dream House is funny, but ...Mr. Blandings Build His Dream House is funny, but not an all-time classic. The much more recent Ice Cube movie Are We Done Yet? is pretty much an uncredited remake, if you saw it.<br /><br />You mentioned writing something for the first time in this new type of post. Well, I'm going to do the same. I agree with you not only across the board, 5 to 1, but also on the reasons that The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is better than the other four. I'd also have trouble on 2 vs. 3. I also agree on what you said for Hamlet. It almost feels like it won simply because of the reputation of both the play and the actor, rather than on what actually ended up on screen.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75641052629809365362014-01-31T16:40:14.828-06:002014-01-31T16:40:14.828-06:00Something can be said for all the nominees here, t...Something can be said for all the nominees here, though I haven't seen Johnny Belinda. That being said, The Treasure of Sierra Madre is one of my favorite film of all time. Certainly in my top five. Couldn't agree with your choice more.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-6175841408306574192014-01-31T16:37:51.269-06:002014-01-31T16:37:51.269-06:00Turns out they agree with me on 1985 and 1994, too...Turns out they agree with me on 1985 and 1994, too.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42186371011574523712014-01-31T15:55:36.493-06:002014-01-31T15:55:36.493-06:00I had to look up which film actually did win in 19...I had to look up which film actually <i>did</i> win in 1948 ("Hamlet," as it turns out), but in doing so, I found <a href="http://www.filmsite.org/bestpics3.html" rel="nofollow">a site that agreed with you that "Sierra Madre" should have won</a>.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com