2006 Oscar Nods

[arjue]

I figure the studios gain more actual cash from theater revenue than DVD sales. Yes they are huge but considering the millions of DVD you have to produce, the contracts to get the manufacturers,etc. theyprobably use more expenses.

Yep, and studios often get close to 100%, if not all of the revenue from ticket sales for the first few weeks, which is why candy bar prices are so fucking ridiculous.

[Advocate]

Yeah and most if not all movie theaters are owned by those film companies. That's why some theaters only show certain studio's. I think Regal theaters are owned by Sony/Columbia and UA is everyone else ... I could be wrong and I think its in reverse, but either way. This is the reason everyone last night was Theaters are better cause of watching a movie with a stranger?

NOOO. This is the reason I DON'T watch a movie in a theater.

PLUS, It takes 35 bucks to watch a movie(I don't eat popcorn). Where as I go to its first releasee at Sam Goody ... and I can get the same movie for $19.99. I can watch it when I want, maybe I wanna see it at 7am. If I have to go take a pee, I don't have to tell anyone to let me know what happens. I drink a soda that cost me a buck, its two liters not a small cup. I watch it alone, with a friend, or bring it over to a friends home. I don't have to meet anyone at a specified time ... hmmm ... let me think which is better?

[arjue]

Movie screen is fucking giant, Sound setup is usually great, you're in a darkened room with comfortable seats, which all equals immersion. Movie tickets are considerably less than $35, more like $9-10 (less than a DVD). Each movie shows pretty much every hour so its never a huge inconvience. The times I usually go are when its virtually dead (Sunday nights ftw), so I end up sharing the cinema with maybe 4 other people.

honestly, I just don't get this debate. DVD's are more convenient, but seeing a movie in a cinema is just better.

[Chux]

PLUS, It takes 35 bucks to watch a movie(I don't eat popcorn). Where as I go to its first releasee at Sam Goody ... and I can get the same movie for $19.99.

We need to talk about your budgeting.

Opening night I'd have to bring like 5 people to bring my bill to $35. As for $19.99, go to Best Buy, get the same release for like $5 less.

I watched Walk the Line instead of the Oscars, they should have won everything they were up for, because it was an incredible movie.

[Bacon McShig]

What was up with everyone tripping over their lines? I think they were using too small a font on the teleprompter or something, it's never been that bad. And what was up with the frequency of the retrospective clip bits? They went completely overboard with those this year.

The smear campaign bits narrated by Stephen Colbert were great, and Stewart did quite well.

"For those of you keeping score; Three 6 Mafia: 1 Oscar, Martin Scorcese: 0."

[BerringerX]

Ben Stiller's little bit was lame as hell. Actually, the best past was when he said "This is blowing Spielberg's mind", and it showed Spielberg in the crowd and you see him say "No, it isn't."

[Dolemite]

Wallace and Gromit and March of the Penguins FTW. Right on.

As for Crash winning Best Picture, that was a suprise.

[Revoltor]

LOL, i entered this thread to make this very point. Crash is like they went "HAVE YOU SEEN MAGNOLIA?!? LETS MAKE A MOVIE LIKE THAT!".

Watch Nashville.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0073440/

I think it's good storytelling convention but I wouldn't jump and call everything that uses it a ripoff. (Magnolia sucked)

[avatar]

I agree with Arjue. DVD's are fun and all but something about the big ass screen, the popcorn that tastes like nothing you could ever by at the fucking store and best of all

Coming Attractions!

[D_N_G]

On a serious note about the 3 6 Mafia song. In Hustle and Flow, the song really brings emotion and feeling to the movie. Its really a pretty powerful scene when it is introduced and is no doubt the pinnacle of the film. If you've seen all of the nomiated movies, its pretty easy to see how the song is a hands down winner. Its everything an oscar winning song should be to a movie and more. Now is the song really good? Thats another discussion.

Crash was pretentious, I enjoyed it, but as others said it seemed forced and just a rehashed Magnolia with a racism theme