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themakeadeathwishfoundation		#21	[-]
Posts: 7670 01/22/2009 7:57 PM	God I wish I could make some comments in this thread, but I would much rather keep my job. As an employee (at least thru today) of WB, I don't think Dark Knight got snubbed. Never expected it. The biggest issue with the Oscars and their continued ratings slide is the disconnect between "hollywood" and "america". Lets use Milk as an example. Amazing film, amazing story, amazing acting by EVERYONE involved. However, you can't go to a place like Kansas and market Milk to families/Jesus freaks etc. Then again, these are the folks who make Four Christmases and Paul Blart Mall Cop the #1 movie in America. So while The Dark Knight was amazing, is it Oscar worthy? Nope. Hell, it may not even be the best "comic" book movie of last year (Iron Man). What the academy looks for is solid films all around. Not popcorn fluff. I personally feel that Dark Knight falls somewhere between the two. The Make A Death Wish Foundation - Often Imitated, Never Duplicated. 2008 oarfans.com Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Champ!
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skinnybwb03		#22	[-]
Posts: 3095 01/22/2009 9:42 PM	id go see "simple jack" if they made it into a real movie Myspace
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LITE14		#23	[-]
Posts: 68 01/22/2009 10:11 PM	The oscars suck. Look, put aside the fact that the Dark Knight is a comic book movie for a second. What you get is a great crime drama. It is a terrific movie about morals and choices that we face and what the difference between a hero and a vigilante is. It really has reinvented the Super Hero genre. It got snubbed plain and simple. At least nominate Christopher Nolan for Best Director he did a terrific job.
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LITE14		#24	[-]
Posts: 69 01/22/2009 10:12 PM	The oscars suck. Look, put aside the fact that the Dark Knight is a comic book movie for a second. What you get is a great crime drama. It is a terrific movie about morals and choices that we face and what the difference between a hero and a vigilante is. It really has reinvented the Super Hero genre. It got snubbed plain and simple. At least nominate Christopher Nolan for Best Director he did a terrific job.
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Vic Russo		#25	[-]
Posts: 493 01/23/2009 12:56 AM	Just Say Slumdog great first half but second half of the movie just got into the love story too much. Def an oscar worthy movie. Oh Damn fine I'm feeling right now ~Marc Roberge~ A.C. 10-25-08
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irishfury01		#26	[-]
Posts: 9376 01/23/2009 1:35 AM Bloody Feet	Doubt, and it was great. saw 99% of it. (i missed the first scene where the preist gives a sermon about doubt, or at least thats what I think happens, so maybe that ties the whole movie together). its boring and dry. not even that great of a "thinking" movie. do you think the priest did it or just wanted to get away from the sister?
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Doozer127		#27	[-]
Posts: 13915 01/23/2009 2:02 AM Still Owns Faces	did anybody see W? it wasn't nominated, but i'm curious what others thought about it. Last Edited By: Doozer127 01/23/2009 2:32 AM. Edited 1 time.
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themakeadeathwishfoundation		#28	[-]
Posts: 7675 01/23/2009 2:46 AM	when i was in paris in october, every fucking bus stop/street corner/toilet had a fucking poster for that W movie. I never saw it. The Make A Death Wish Foundation - Often Imitated, Never Duplicated. 2008 oarfans.com Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Champ!
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930fan		#29	[-]
Posts: 1266 01/23/2009 3:35 AM	dark knight was definitely snubbed. It was loved by regular movie goers and critics, was nominated by all the guilds, transcended genre, and made a killing at the box office. How can you not at least give the movie a nomination. Only reason it wasn't nominated is because it is based off of comics. And chris nolan was snubbed for director as well. I can't believe that the reader is on the best picture list. It has 60% on rotten tomatoes and is considered a very mediocre movie. Amazing how people in hollywood can manipulate their movies into nominations. And snubbing clint eastwood and gran torino is also disgraceful. The oscars have done nothing but prove how irrelevant they are to the rest of America.
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soona63		#30	[-]
Posts: 6659 01/23/2009 4:01 AM 4th and 18	Doozer127 wrote: heath ledger was solid in the patriot as well. Agreed... And I really liked the Dark Knight (much moreso than Batman Begins), but it's not an Oscar-type movie...so, not surprising that it didn't get any kind of nomination...besides, how many action movies ever make it into Best Picture category? It always seems to be really slow dramas or love stories... -- Andrew BOOMER SOONER!!
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Telecasting		#31	[-]
Posts: 10575 01/23/2009 9:24 AM	The oscars suck. Look, put aside the fact that the Dark Knight is a comic book movie for a second. What you get is a great crime drama. It is a terrific movie about morals and choices that we face and what the difference between a hero and a vigilante is. It really has reinvented the Super Hero genre. It got snubbed plain and simple. At least nominate Christopher Nolan for Best Director he did a terrific job. Go away. You're gayer than Edtheman talking about video games. did anybody see W? it wasn't nominated, but i'm curious what others thought about it. It was HORRIBLE. And I really liked the Dark Knight (much moreso than Batman Begins), but it's not an Oscar-type movie...so, not surprising that it didn't get any kind of nomination...besides, how many action movies ever make it into Best Picture category? It always seems to be really slow dramas or love stories... What the fuck are you talking about. If the Dark Knight was better than the movies nominated, it would have been nominated. It wasn't, so it wasn't. It's not a hard formula. I don't know why this movie has so many fan boys crying about how wonderful it is. I really liked Batman Begins (also by no means a "great" movie) but rated Dark Knight a solid "average". As for your theory on slow dramas and love stories, you're way off base. Lord of the Rings won a few years ago, Gladiator, Braveheart, Unforgiven. I wouldn't call the Departed slow either. I'm surprised to see Gran Torino snubbed, Clint was great in that movie. Good but not great. His character was getting to be a little overbearing before the plot picked up.
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bittersweet418		#32	[-]
Posts: 1468 01/23/2009 11:08 AM	Dark Knight was a really cool movie, but best picture? That's a little too far. Ledger as the Joker was insanely incredible. I thought he did a fantastic job. Whether or not you think he'll get it for his death, he certainly deserves it. It was creepy how good he nailed the role.
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BaderBaderBader		#33	[-]
Posts: 17436 01/23/2009 12:42 PM Rookie Of The Year	Robert Downey Jr. was hilarious in Tropic THunder. joe.bader@gmail.com AIM - badercubed www.badercubed.com
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Jackstraw11		#34	[-]
Posts: 15897 01/23/2009 12:53 PM Danger High Voltage	bonerol commercial should get a oscar
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HeyOhioGirl		#35	[-]
Posts: 8068 01/23/2009 1:26 PM Needs Her Beaver Stuffed	irishfury01 wrote: Doubt, and it was great. saw 99% of it. (i missed the first scene where the preist gives a sermon about doubt, or at least thats what I think happens, so maybe that ties the whole movie together). its boring and dry. not even that great of a "thinking" movie. do you think the priest did it or just wanted to get away from the sister? Yeah, I think he did it. I thought the acting and the dialogue were great. I love Meryl Streep.
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badfish42ou		#36	[-]
Posts: 4026 02/02/2009 8:39 PM	saw milk today. thought it was pretty good. i didnt think it was sean penn's best work but josh brolin was pretty good. i'd give it a 7.5/10 -Josh "I miss Nixon. Compared to the Nazis we have in the White House now, Richard Nixon was a flaming liberal. Dr. Thompson said that. Mahalo." -Hunter S. Thompson August 25th, 2003
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CBCadet02		#37	[-]
Posts: 1591 02/03/2009 1:31 AM	^ I thought Penn was great in Milk. He won best actor last week in the Screen Actors' Guild awards for that role. I mainly hope he wins because it has a strong social justice message that isn't popular in some parts of the country. Like rev said, it's not showing in places like Kansas.... speaking of that, a friend of mine who is a film major said that "Across the Universe" didn't show anywhere in Texas or Georgia. crazy. -Matt
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CBCadet02		#38	[-]
Posts: 1592 02/03/2009 1:35 AM	Doozer127 wrote: did anybody see W? it wasn't nominated, but i'm curious what others thought about it. I saw it and I really liked it. Of course I'm very liberal to begin with, but it's exactly how I picture what went on in George Bush's White House. Condy, Rove, Cheney, Bush were right on. The Bush character was especially scary. The movie showed why Bush's presidency was an utter failure: because of the people that he surrounds himself with. -Matt
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badfish42ou		#39	[-]
Posts: 4030 02/03/2009 1:43 AM	CBCadet02 wrote: ^ I thought Penn was great in Milk. He won best actor last week in the Screen Actors' Guild awards for that role. I mainly hope he wins because it has a strong social justice message that isn't popular in some parts of the country. Like rev said, it's not showing in places like Kansas.... speaking of that, a friend of mine who is a film major said that "Across the Universe" didn't show anywhere in Texas or Georgia. crazy. i was surprised it played here in kent ohio. granted we have a fairly large college here but it is still pretty conservative in these parts -Josh "I miss Nixon. Compared to the Nazis we have in the White House now, Richard Nixon was a flaming liberal. Dr. Thompson said that. Mahalo." -Hunter S. Thompson August 25th, 2003
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BradDarby		#40	[-]
Posts: 3876 02/03/2009 1:56 AM	burn after reading was terrible that is all
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