Oscar Picks

[CabbitCabbit]

Originally Posted by Goliath

The fact that Daron Aronofsky's "The Fountain" wasn't nominated for anything really shows you how shitty and "Hollywood" the Oscars are now days. What a shame.

Oh god bless you for saying that. Best movie i saw all year hands down.

[Ham n Cheese]

Agreed. And not that this year was a strong comedy year, but comedy should get more recognition

[Awanka]

Originally Posted by Goliath

The fact that Daron Aronofsky's "The Fountain" wasn't nominated for anything really shows you how shitty and "Hollywood" the Oscars are now days. What a shame.

Box office success is also a factor in whether the academy nominates a movie. Not that they'll give any blockbuster an award, but to bomb as badly at the theatres as "The Fountain" is a strike against it.

[Ham n Cheese]

Yeah Letters from Iwo Jima's amazing $12 million is proof of that.

Go watch the Wicker Man

[Candiarie]

I cleared something up in my earlier post, I did see Pan's Labyrinth, just not the awards show.

And now that people brought up the fountain, I can live with it not taking home a shit ton of awards (even though it's probably in my top 3 movies for last year), if only because it's understandable how some people wouldn't care for it that much. But assuming I understand what cinematography or art direction mean, the fact that it wasn't even nominated in either category makes me sad on the inside.


And on a side note I tried to go see Iwo Jima at the theatre on Sunday because of your all's suggestions, but apparently they stopped showing it everywhere in Louisville the day before . Music and Lyrics wasn't really disappointing at all though.

[Awanka]

Originally Posted by Ham n Cheese

Yeah Letters from Iwo Jima's amazing $12 million is proof of that.

Go watch the Wicker Man

You're an idiot. The academy does look at box office success when they make their decisions. That's not even in doubt. Like I said, it's not the only thing that matters, but it does matter. Making snide comments doesn't prove anything except that you're an angry little dipshit.

Go suck on Darren Aronofsky's cock. And than go watch Akira.

[Awanka]

Originally Posted by Ham n Cheese

Yeah Letters from Iwo Jima's amazing $12 million is proof of that.

Go watch the Wicker Man

Since I'm not a lazy tard like you, I actually looked up Letters from Iwo Jima. It had a worldwide gross of $60,001,188 and cost $19 million to make. The Fountain had a worldwide gross of $12,851,119 and cost $35 million to make. Hopefully I won't have to explain these numbers even to someone as limited as you. So the fact that Letters from Iwo Jima was nominated in fact does not prove the point you're trying to make. Sorry Fag n Cheese, maybe you would like to try again?

[Ham n Cheese]

Oh so now the Academy is nominating based off commercial success in Japan? (where 42 of that 47m foreign money came from).

Originally Posted by Awanka

Sorry Fag n Cheese

Clearly the words of a smart man.

edit: oh wow I just looked at your profile, you're 29... now I'm sad for you. Sorry, it was never my intention to argue with the handicapped.

[Awanka]

Originally Posted by Ham n Cheese

Oh so now the Academy is nominating based off commercial success in Japan? (where 42 of that 47m foreign money came from).

I see a good opportunity for a lesson here. I see the the term "Strawman Argument" thrown around in these forums quite a bit. 90% of the time, the person stating it is a moron that has no idea what the words mean. ie. Arbitrary. This right here that I'm quoting is a strawman. Please study it dear readers so you know what not to do.

What I said earlier, for the illiterate out there, is that The Fountain bombed at the box office. And to compare it to a movie like Letters of Iwo Jima, which ended up making money, is an unfair comparison at best.

It's the odd mixture of critical praise, support from the public/box office success, and the X-factor(promotes multiculturalism, historical significance, about the holocaust, etc..) that gets a movie nominated. The Fountain is missing 2 of those 3.

I thought it was a pretty good movie personally.

Originally Posted by Ham n Cheese

Clearly the words of a smart man.

edit: oh wow I just looked at your profile, you're 29... now I'm sad for you. Sorry, it was never my intention to argue with the handicapped.

I hope I'm still here when I'm 40 so I can hear what you have to say when I haven't changed by then.