Bando
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Post by Bando on Jun 24, 2009 16:11:21 GMT -5
LinkWe need to ramp up our production of Holocaust movies and musician biopics, stat! I really wish they would have gone the Golden Globe model (5 noms for Best Drama, 5 for Best Comedy) rather than this, which is just going to result in a lot more "very serious" pieces of crap (*cough* Crash *cough*).
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whatmaroon
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Post by whatmaroon on Jun 24, 2009 16:21:29 GMT -5
Like the New York Times going from 2 bestseller lists to 8 because of the Harry Potter books, this is a move that smacks of desperation in the face of increasing irrelevance. Empirically, it'll be interesting to see if the magnitude of the "Oscar bounce" changes at all.
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theexorcist
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Post by theexorcist on Jun 24, 2009 17:13:04 GMT -5
Desperation in the face of irrelevance? Or just the industry realizing that now ten movies can advertise that they are Best Picture nominees? Choice B has my vote. |
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Boz
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Post by Boz on Jun 24, 2009 18:31:22 GMT -5
Are there even ten GOOD movies every year, let alone great?
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MassHoya
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Post by MassHoya on Jun 24, 2009 18:42:36 GMT -5
This is comparable to expanding the NCAA basketball tournament to 264 teams. With 10 movies nominated, some real dogs are going to able to put "Nominated for an Oscar for Best picture" in their advertisements. Who was responsible for this?
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GIGAFAN99
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Jun 24, 2009 19:01:00 GMT -5
Are there even ten GOOD movies every year, let alone great? They also get points for doing this the year following the weakest crop of five in recent memory. You could go full tard and get a nod now. |
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TC
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Post by TC on Jun 24, 2009 19:02:01 GMT -5
Who was responsible for this? Probably people that wanted their films to have the Oscar nominee tagline. At least the NY Times list is segregated by category nicely - this is gonna be 2 Nazi biopics, 3 Hallmark Hall of Fame Movies, 3 movies involving rape or disability, and 2 movies people have heard of. |
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TC
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Post by TC on Jun 24, 2009 19:03:11 GMT -5
You could go full tard and get a nod now. You never go full retard. |
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jgalt
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Post by jgalt on Jun 24, 2009 22:23:55 GMT -5
Desperation in the face of irrelevance? Or just the industry realizing that now ten movies can advertise that they are Best Picture nominees? Choice B has my vote. 1) i completely agree with this but 2) where they hell did you get that quote from, i dont see SF anywhere in this thread. did he delete it? or am i blind  |
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DrumsGoBang
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Post by DrumsGoBang on Jun 25, 2009 8:03:42 GMT -5
Finally, this will give Weekend At Bernies 3 a chance.
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theexorcist
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Post by theexorcist on Jun 25, 2009 8:09:44 GMT -5
1) i completely agree with this but 2) where they hell did you get that quote from, i dont see SF anywhere in this thread. did he delete it? or am i blind Either he deleted it or someone else did. And, from what I've heard, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen STILL isn't going to get a nomination. |
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