re: Shakespeare in Love

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If SPR had won BP, i wouldn't have a problem with that, its the type of movie that usually does win stuff like that.

I think SIL was highly original and also unfairly hated upon. I did see both before the Oscars that year, a rarity for me even back then I think i saw all 5 movies that were nominated, or at least 4 of the 5.

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I dig SIL. Great movie. SPR was better in every way, imo, from script to direction. Joseph Fiennes was great in it and so was Geoffrey Rush, and Paltrow was serviceable as the stereotypical fish out of water.

I don't really agree it was highly original, but I do think they played well on the frequently used themes of love stories to make them slightly different and appealing to the audience. But nothing about SIL screamed Oscar to me. It's kind of like Bradley Cooper's and Jennifer Lawrence's performances in Silver Linings Playbook. They were great, but they just didn't really come off as Oscar-worthy.

But I agree, SIL is unfairly hated upon.

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That wasn't directed at you, someone else popped in for a drive by posting and left apparently.

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Still here.