Which movie should get the Oscar for best movie of the year?

[IHateMyJob2004]

Wow, Dark Night was good but talk about over hyped. It wasn't that good.

 

[purbeast0]

anything but gran torino.

nothing in that movie was "the best of the year", especially the acting.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Barack Obama
Its obvious that one of these two movies is going to win. Most likely DK.

DK will probably not even get a nomination.

 

[Kirby]

And every time I see DK, I think of Donkey Kong.

 

[dquan97]

Taken or Gran Torino

 

[JJChicken]

What's Gran Turino about? I haven't watched it yet.

 

[BigJelly]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
uh, dark knight was a good movie, no doubt... but Gran Torino blew it away.

:thumbsup:

QFT

I was on the DK band wagon until I saw Gran Torino

Other 2008 movies << Taken = DK <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Gran Torino

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: blert
Where is the option for "none of the above"??
Seriously (heh), I thought both were meh... I turned off Dark Night after about 30 minutes as it was boring and utterly predictable.

lol, we will just assume you were drunk instead of stupid when you wrote this.

 

[buck]

My vote was for Gran Torino.

 

[Mo0o]

I can't believe how much people are cheering for the Dark Knight. It had no emotional depth and was way too long. The acting was really choppy (other than Ledger's) and the story was pretty bland. This is what happens when you tried to straddle the fence between oscar contender and summer blockbuster. Honestly I enjoyed Iron Man way more than Dark Knight.

 

[zinfamous]

Why is Dark Knight even on the poll? So much failure compared to its competition. Ledger was really good, and I can see how he should be competitive for his category, but the rest of the flick was mediocre at best. For an action movie, it was great, though. Nothing genre busting or thought-provoking, unless it normally takes you a few hours to get the brain cells chugging along.

Anyway, I haven't seen Slumdog yet, so I'm currently going with The Wrestler. Easy win for Rourke, at least. Would also like to see Revolutionary Road and The Reader, though.

I liked Gran Torino a lot, but I think there is some stronger work out there.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
uh, dark knight was a good movie, no doubt... but Gran Torino blew it away.

:thumbsup:

However, is Gran Torino considered a 2008 film or 2009 film?

It was released in 08 in many places.

Also, many January releases qualify for the awards in March. If you want to be technical, all of these films are anywhere between 1-3 years old, anyway.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2


I would certainly pick Eastwood for lifetime achievement though (assuming he hasn't already received it).

I think he has, iirc. Right next to his cabinet-full of Oscars.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
Why is Dark Knight even on the poll? So much failure compared to its competition. Ledger was really good, and I can see how he should be competitive for his category, but the rest of the flick was mediocre at best. For an action movie, it was great, though. Nothing genre busting or thought-provoking, unless it normally takes you a few hours to get the brain cells chugging along.

Anyway, I haven't seen Slumdog yet, so I'm currently going with The Wrestler. Easy win for Rourke, at least. Would also like to see Revolutionary Road and The Reader, though.

I liked Gran Torino a lot, but I think there is some stronger work out there.

I would be careful of Revolutionary Road. It's one of those films that feels like homework. Basically you know you're watching a really good film and that you shoud like but really it's pretty boring and youre just waiting for the film to end.

Haven't checked out The Reader yet

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2


I would certainly pick Eastwood for lifetime achievement though (assuming he hasn't already received it).

I think he has, iirc. Right next to his cabinet-full of Oscars.

it's probably proping up the wobbly leg of his Oscar trophy case

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2


I would certainly pick Eastwood for lifetime achievement though (assuming he hasn't already received it).

I think he has, iirc. Right next to his cabinet-full of Oscars.

it's probably propping up the wobbly leg of his Oscar trophy case

:laugh:

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: zinfamous
Why is Dark Knight even on the poll? So much failure compared to its competition. Ledger was really good, and I can see how he should be competitive for his category, but the rest of the flick was mediocre at best. For an action movie, it was great, though. Nothing genre busting or thought-provoking, unless it normally takes you a few hours to get the brain cells chugging along.

Anyway, I haven't seen Slumdog yet, so I'm currently going with The Wrestler. Easy win for Rourke, at least. Would also like to see Revolutionary Road and The Reader, though.

I liked Gran Torino a lot, but I think there is some stronger work out there.

I would be careful of Revolutionary Road. It's one of those films that feels like homework. Basically you know you're watching a really good film and that you shoud like but really it's pretty boring and youre just waiting for the film to end.

Haven't checked out The Reader yet

I hear it's probably the worst movie to see as a couple. Looks like it. So I'm kind of 50/50 on it; but I tend to love these type of character-driven, subtext-heavy pieces anyway. I could watch TWBB 2x daily.

DiCaprio and Winslet are fantastic, of course, so I'm assuming it's worth it just to see them. It will likely be a netfilx for me.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: zinfamous
Why is Dark Knight even on the poll? So much failure compared to its competition. Ledger was really good, and I can see how he should be competitive for his category, but the rest of the flick was mediocre at best. For an action movie, it was great, though. Nothing genre busting or thought-provoking, unless it normally takes you a few hours to get the brain cells chugging along.

Anyway, I haven't seen Slumdog yet, so I'm currently going with The Wrestler. Easy win for Rourke, at least. Would also like to see Revolutionary Road and The Reader, though.

I liked Gran Torino a lot, but I think there is some stronger work out there.

I would be careful of Revolutionary Road. It's one of those films that feels like homework. Basically you know you're watching a really good film and that you shoud like but really it's pretty boring and youre just waiting for the film to end.

Haven't checked out The Reader yet

I hear it's probably the worst movie to see as a couple. Looks like it. So I'm kind of 50/50 on it; but I tend to love these type of character-driven, subtext-heavy pieces anyway. I could watch TWBB 2x daily.

DiCaprio and Winslet are fantastic, of course, so I'm assuming it's worth it just to see them. It will likely be a netfilx for me.

It's a really awkward film to watch for any young suburban couple.

 

[BW86]

Gran Torino

Dark Knight was meh IMO

 

[Inspector Jihad]

slumdog was good but dark knight was much much better.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
I can't believe how much people are cheering for the Dark Knight. It had no emotional depth and was way too long. The acting was really choppy (other than Ledger's) and the story was pretty bland. This is what happens when you tried to straddle the fence between oscar contender and summer blockbuster. Honestly I enjoyed Iron Man way more than Dark Knight.

^

 

[AkumaX]

Don't Blame Me I Voted For *snorgle*

 

[imported_Imp]

Slumdog.

I didn't see Dark Knight in the theatre, so my experience probably wasn't as immersive.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: blert
Where is the option for "none of the above"??
Seriously (heh), I thought both were meh... I turned off Dark Night after about 30 minutes as it was boring and utterly predictable.

I bet you're a lot of fun at parties, eh?

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Imp
Slumdog.

I didn't see Dark Knight in the theatre, so my experience probably wasn't as immersive.

and there ya go. If the story was as solid as a real contender should be, it shouldn't matter where you saw it

so many films better than TDK this year it hurts. I'm hoping Wall*E gets some love for BP.