2010 Award Season

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Originally Posted by kingoffighters

We probably don't care.

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My rep says otherwise.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I liked Mary and Max more than all those, and that didn't even get a nod.

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Yeah so I watched the full thing. I completely disagree with you. Mary and Max wasn't a bad film but I also felt it lacked something. I don't know, same way I wouldn't put Princess and the Frog up for the oscar, I wouldn't put Mary and Max up for it either.

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Originally Posted by BerringerX

You do know that Cameron had nothing to do with those, right?

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Yeah, I know; had he done them then maybe they wouldn't have been so terrible.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I could have made some money in Vegas this year.

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You would've had to put down a lot of money to make a significant amount of dough because the obvious choices were favored by a lot. I'm guessing lots of people lost money on the best picture award though.

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Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv

Yeah so I watched the full thing. I completely disagree with you. Mary and Max wasn't a bad film but I also felt it lacked something. I don't know, same way I wouldn't put Princess and the Frog up for the oscar, I wouldn't put Mary and Max up for it either.

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It was undeniably stand-out for being different. Pseudo-monochrome, stop-motion, and told almost completely through narration without dialog. I thought it resonated emotionally, too. Maybe predictable, but still sad and endearing.

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

I saw 7 out of the 10 nominees this year (Missed Serious Man, An Education, and The Blind Side), and of those I would give it to Inglourious Basterds, I thought it got shafted on screenplay, to be honest.

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Mark Boal won extra points for Hurt Locker based on the fact that he was actually embedded with the troops and it's drawn from life. The Academy loves a good backstory to an award.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

It was undeniably stand-out for being different. Pseudo-monochrome, stop-motion, and told almost completely through narration without dialog. I thought it resonated emotionally, too. Maybe predictable, but still sad and endearing.

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Yeah it definitely was different. I wouldn't deny that, and I wouldn't say it was a bad movie. That said though different doesn't automatically mean better or amazing. It was interesting for sure, I don't know if every aspect of it worked though. Definitely predictable, in a bad way at times, and definitely sad. I'm not sure yet if I agree with you on the endearing part. Again I don't think it's a bad movie, I just don't know if I would put it on the upper end. For me I would have made the Oscar picks be Cloud, Coraline, Kells, Up and hmmm not sure on a 5th.

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Originally Posted by Advocate

My rep says otherwise.

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Too bad your rep doesn't get you laid. :icepick:

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Originally Posted by Nash

Too bad your rep doesn't get you laid. :icepick:

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Well fucking played, sir.

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Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv

For me I would have made the Oscar picks be Cloud, Coraline, Kells, Up and hmmm not sure on a 5th.

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That's the thing, it's really a small playing field. You gotta pick five, and there's only like maybe 8-10 that come out each year.

I actually didn't mind Princess and the Frog either. It doesn't strike me as any worse than, say, Beauty and the Beast or Little Mermaid, and I like the music a lot more. It's very corporate and nowhere near heyday Disney, but it's on par with 90s Disney, I think.