tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post114583018131332353..comments2023-10-31T05:43:24.091-05:00Comments on Puddle of Nothing: Our own OscarsRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225554333698783398noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1146094071562400842006-04-26T18:27:00.000-05:002006-04-26T18:27:00.000-05:00oh yeah, the top four are all brilliant and it is ...oh yeah, the top four are all brilliant and it is really difficult to rank them for me.Prof. Ormsbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576938484707178508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1146085904996293892006-04-26T16:11:00.000-05:002006-04-26T16:11:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah, Munich! I do want to see that one. Tha...Oh, yeah, Munich! I do want to see that one. Thanks, Todd. You'll dig A History of Violence. Even the special features are pretty cool.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225554333698783398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1146085218272507912006-04-26T16:00:00.000-05:002006-04-26T16:00:00.000-05:00I think you have the five nominees wrong--you're m...I think you have the five nominees wrong--you're missing <I>Munich</I> (check out my blog for my review, which includes my take on Crash, which I did not like). I haven't watched History of Violence yet, but it's in my DVD player as we speak!<BR/><BR/>Of the five nominated, I would put them in this order:<BR/><BR/>1. Brokeback<BR/>2. Capote<BR/>3. Good Night, and Good Luck<BR/>4. Munich<BR/>87. Crash<BR/><BR/>Last night, I watched <I>Paradise Now</I> and was blown away. Too bad it was "foreign language", because it was easily one of the best films of 2005, a subtle, compassionate and morally complex examination of the last two days in the lives of two Palestinian suicide bombers. Brilliant.<BR/><BR/>I also watched <I>The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio</I> over the weekend. Juliane Moore is brilliant (I might even give up guys for a woman like her!) as always, and it's a sweet little film.Prof. Ormsbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576938484707178508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1145931108549485972006-04-24T21:11:00.000-05:002006-04-24T21:11:00.000-05:00I think the Academy only considers English-languag...I think the Academy only considers English-language movies for best picture, whether they are American, British, Australian, Canadian, or whatever. Technically, I think A History of Violence might qualify as Canadian. Certainly there are great films in other languages; I just didn't see any that came out this past year.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225554333698783398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1145927956630513992006-04-24T20:19:00.000-05:002006-04-24T20:19:00.000-05:00I take it only American movies qualify for this li...I take it only American movies qualify for this list?Refugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00958180481118404899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1145861605024543142006-04-24T01:53:00.000-05:002006-04-24T01:53:00.000-05:00Well, I've only seen Brokeback, and I didn't think...Well, I've only seen Brokeback, and I didn't think it was all that good, so point for DW there. However, despite not having seen Walk the Line, I am suspicious of any media that appears to piggyback off of the popularity of its subject, so point for you there.<BR/><BR/>I heard a good review of a History of Violence on NPR, so point to the blogger. But I read an interesting article relating to Good Night, and Good Luck in the New York (I think).<BR/><BR/>With that, the tie remains tied. You have the same No. 2s, and from there, everything equals out.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207294078329905058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1145849982916563252006-04-23T22:39:00.000-05:002006-04-23T22:39:00.000-05:00I haven't seen one single one of those movies. I ...I haven't seen one single one of those movies. I really want to see Good Night and Good Luck and Walk the Line.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636304888031546405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1145834689834743622006-04-23T18:24:00.000-05:002006-04-23T18:24:00.000-05:00funny the you both had crash, the winner, at the b...funny the you both had <I>crash</I>, the winner, at the bottom of your lists. i didn't think that it was picture of the year material myself.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02343125897372779721noreply@blogger.com