"Up in the Air"

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ScottFern

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I like it when movies turn out to be more realistic and true to life then they are in traditional movies. I thought it was a great twist in the plot.
 

evident

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like an education
men who stare at goats....
overrated disappointing stuff.
An Education was another very lame, predictable movie that i have no idea how it got nominated for best picture. I had no idea going in what it was going to be about except that it was about a schoolgirl in 1960's UK. the boyfriend was creepy and although he played the part well the story really just sucked. Only thing i liked about it was how well they portrayed how 1960's UK looked like.

Up in the Air at least was funny, engaging and thought provoking.
 

0roo0roo

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An Education was a very lame, predictable movie. I had no idea going in what it was going to be about except that it was about a schoolgirl in 1960's UK. the boyfriend was creepy and although he played the part well the story really just sucked. Only thing i liked about it was how well they portrayed how 1960's UK looked like.

it was a british after school special.

dunno what the hubub was about.

and yea this years oscars was weak sauce.
voting for an iraq film just because it didn't suck total balls. avatar had its own lameness once you got past the fx. least worst was inglorious basterds, tarentino got robbed.

as for michael clayton..gag, that was hamfisted and predictable
 

0roo0roo

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What I like about Hurt Locker was it didnt have a pro-war or anti-war message. It divulged into how they react to life and death situations when they are forced to deal with it everyday. The film was more of a psychological study than a war movie.

cept it had incredibly lame sequences like the sniper one. it just lost credibility when it got that lazy. but i guess most oscar voters don't know any better.
 

evident

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it was a british after school special.

dunno what the hubub was about.

and yea this years oscars was weak sauce.
voting for an iraq film just because it didn't suck total balls. avatar had its own lameness once you got past the fx. least worst was inglorious basterds, tarentino got robbed.

as for michael clayton..gag, that was hamfisted and predictable


yeah, the GF and I decided to have a weekend watching best picture nominated movies, we saw hurt locker, an education and the blind side.

we were frickin disappointed with all of them maybe except blind side because at least it was a feel good corny ass movie that didnt take itself way so seriously. we thought up in the air was better than those three.

the academy got it right last year w/ slumdog and the other nominees were at least respectable, this year they were grasping for straws. (i have not seen avatar, up, or inglorious basterds yet, but im sure i will at least enjoy all of them.)
 

Kanalua

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Precious was much better than any of the other Films up for an Oscar for Best Film...

Hurt Locker, intense at times, but lazy...
Up In the Air, entertaining but not lasting...
Avatar, the smurfs meet pocahontas (and extremely predictable)...
An Education, boring...
The Blind Side, cool story, but cheesy...
Inglourious Basterds, not even in the top 3 (or even 5) Tarantino movies...
A Serious Man, forgettable (and not in the regular Coen brothers way)...
District 9, very entertaining movie, but not Oscar material...
Up, surprisingly good movie, needed to decide if it was a kids film or for a more mature audience...
Precious, intense, shot brilliantly, great acting from some unexpected sources, definitely one to remember...
 

oogabooga

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I like it when movies turn out to be more realistic and true to life then they are in traditional movies. I thought it was a great twist in the plot.

They sorta played at it with the "I can't be like this at home" - but I saw this last night and liked it. I kinda thought it'd happen and was glad they didn't just make it "I'll leave him for you" etc.
 

GT1999

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I loved the part with the microscopic engagement ring. I think I spit across the row in front of me at the theatre.
 

KeithTalent

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Precious was much better than any of the other Films up for an Oscar for Best Film...

Hurt Locker, intense at times, but lazy...
Up In the Air, entertaining but not lasting...
Avatar, the smurfs meet pocahontas (and extremely predictable)...
An Education, boring...
The Blind Side, cool story, but cheesy...
Inglourious Basterds, not even in the top 3 (or even 5) Tarantino movies...
A Serious Man, forgettable (and not in the regular Coen brothers way)...
District 9, very entertaining movie, but not Oscar material...
Up, surprisingly good movie, needed to decide if it was a kids film or for a more mature audience...
Precious, intense, shot brilliantly, great acting from some unexpected sources, definitely one to remember...

Erm, I disagree. If I were to rank all 10, I would probably go:

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. A Serious man
3 - 7 (in some order Precious, Hurt Locker, Education, Up in the Air, D9)
8. Up
9. Avatar
10. The Blind Side

KT
 

DaWhim

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it was a british after school special.

dunno what the hubub was about.

and yea this years oscars was weak sauce.
voting for an iraq film just because it didn't suck total balls. avatar had its own lameness once you got past the fx. least worst was inglorious basterds, tarentino got robbed.

as for michael clayton..gag, that was hamfisted and predictable

An education was good, i really like it. yea, it was predictable as well. I like the message it conveys. Do you have a daugther? or a niece? I have a 9 y/o niece, she is too young to get the message now, but will show the movie to her when she is older like 14 or 15.
 

Arkaign

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Erm, I disagree. If I were to rank all 10, I would probably go:

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. A Serious man
3 - 7 (in some order Precious, Hurt Locker, Education, Up in the Air, D9)
8. Up
9. Avatar
10. The Blind Side

KT

I can't say I disagree at all with that. QT was robbed. Ah well, at least he got to watch a supporting actor win from his film.

This was an incredibly weak year for film though. Sheesh.
 

elwood

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Anyone know how to make the spoiler text show up using an iPhone? I'm at work and don't have access to a computer with internets.

EDIT: Nevermind, copying the black lines and pasting them into the google/URL bar works.
 
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Nerva

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haters to the left please. this movie was fantastic. should have won best picture hands down.
 
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