I just finished watching Movie Bob's "Big Picture" show about the Oscard Awards, and I have to say I'm quite puzzled about his hatred for The Artist. His own review was tepid enough, saying the movie was good but not fantastic, and that's understandable.
Now, I haven't seen the movie myself, but I have a good feel, and my feeling is that this batch of nominations suck.
The best two movies to come out of this laughable year are The Tree of Life, and The Artist. I loved the Tree of Life. The average moviegoer did not like the Tree of Life. Then again, the average moviegoer thinks Inception is too complicated, and that Black Swan is edgy. (Also: if you were confused while watching Momento, please see a doctor)
I hope the Tree of Life wins the award, because it's a freaking masterpiece. Type into Youtube, "Tree of Life Lacrimosa scene." THAT SCENE ALONE IS WORTH THE AWARD.
With that said, let's run down the other nominees.
Moneyball: A fine sports movie. I have nothing against sports movies. As a kid, I watched the made for TV basketball flick, "Passing Glory," at least once a week on VHS. Not to mention freaking Space Jam, Glory Road, etc.
The Help: An over-hyped movie based on an over-hyped novel that basically says white women sparked the civil rights movement. They'll both be forgotten in 2 years, hopefully.
The Descendants: Blah blah blah middle-class mid-life crisis. A Serious Man did it way, way, WAY WAY better, sooner. And funnier. And stylish-er.
War Horse: Are you fucking kidding me? Get this shit out of my theater. You may as well have nominated Real Fucking Steel.
Hugo: I see this and The Artist tied for second place.
The Artist: Again, second place.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: See: The Help, minus the part about the civil rights movement, plus exploited 9/11 sentiments and the most annoying precocious kid since Harriot the Spy.
Midnight in Paris: Hey! It's like The Tourist except in 2011!
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Now, with all this in mind, there are only two "serious" contenders. The Artist is one of them: a great but not exceptional flick. If the opposition was better, it'd probably fall back into the category of close-but-no-cigar.
But, honestly Movie Bob, I wouldn't riot if they DID give best picture to The Artist. I'd riot if they gave it to EVERY OTHER MOVIE NOT NAMED TREE OF LIFE, BECAUSE THEY ARE MEDIOCRE AT BEST.
/end rant
//burns pile of War Horse DVDs, posters, and other War Horse paraphernalia, including an actual war horse.
Now, I haven't seen the movie myself, but I have a good feel, and my feeling is that this batch of nominations suck.
The best two movies to come out of this laughable year are The Tree of Life, and The Artist. I loved the Tree of Life. The average moviegoer did not like the Tree of Life. Then again, the average moviegoer thinks Inception is too complicated, and that Black Swan is edgy. (Also: if you were confused while watching Momento, please see a doctor)
I hope the Tree of Life wins the award, because it's a freaking masterpiece. Type into Youtube, "Tree of Life Lacrimosa scene." THAT SCENE ALONE IS WORTH THE AWARD.
With that said, let's run down the other nominees.
Moneyball: A fine sports movie. I have nothing against sports movies. As a kid, I watched the made for TV basketball flick, "Passing Glory," at least once a week on VHS. Not to mention freaking Space Jam, Glory Road, etc.
The Help: An over-hyped movie based on an over-hyped novel that basically says white women sparked the civil rights movement. They'll both be forgotten in 2 years, hopefully.
The Descendants: Blah blah blah middle-class mid-life crisis. A Serious Man did it way, way, WAY WAY better, sooner. And funnier. And stylish-er.
War Horse: Are you fucking kidding me? Get this shit out of my theater. You may as well have nominated Real Fucking Steel.
Hugo: I see this and The Artist tied for second place.
The Artist: Again, second place.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: See: The Help, minus the part about the civil rights movement, plus exploited 9/11 sentiments and the most annoying precocious kid since Harriot the Spy.
Midnight in Paris: Hey! It's like The Tourist except in 2011!
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Now, with all this in mind, there are only two "serious" contenders. The Artist is one of them: a great but not exceptional flick. If the opposition was better, it'd probably fall back into the category of close-but-no-cigar.
But, honestly Movie Bob, I wouldn't riot if they DID give best picture to The Artist. I'd riot if they gave it to EVERY OTHER MOVIE NOT NAMED TREE OF LIFE, BECAUSE THEY ARE MEDIOCRE AT BEST.
/end rant
//burns pile of War Horse DVDs, posters, and other War Horse paraphernalia, including an actual war horse.