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Biggest screw job for Best Picture Oscar
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:39 pm
Has to be Ordinary People beating Raging Bull
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Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:40 pm to arrakis
IMHO
Slumdog Millionare beating out The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionare beating out The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:43 pm to RGCjr01
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Slumdog Millionare beating out The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
not at all FWIW IMHO
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:48 pm to Camron
Slumdog Millionare was the best film of this decade.
But, to answer the question, IMO it is Dances with Wolves beating Goodfellas.
But, to answer the question, IMO it is Dances with Wolves beating Goodfellas.
This post was edited on 7/7/09 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:52 pm to sabanfearsmiles
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Dances with Wolves beating Goodfellas.
Forgot about that one. But, DWW was a decent flick. Ordinary People sucked
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:53 pm to arrakis
Chariots of Fire over Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:54 pm to arrakis
Ordinary people is one of my favorite movies. Canon in D major really gives that movie an awesome feel..
This post was edited on 7/7/09 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:57 pm to arrakis
Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan.
I stopped watching the Oscars after that.
I stopped watching the Oscars after that.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:57 pm to FootballHog
I'm prepared to get shite for this, but Titanic beating Good Will Hunting. To this day, I still have no idea why that movie is worshipped the way it is- yes the special effects are good, yes the story gets women all wet, but there is absolutely no way it's a better overall movie than Good Will Hunting.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:59 pm to FootballHog
Forrest Gump beating Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption. I love Gump, but I think either of the other two deserved it more.
Other recent ones I didn't agree with:
-Shakespeare In Love beating Saving Private Ryan
-Gladiator beating Traffic and Chocolat (even though I love Gladiator)
-Chicago winning AT ALL
Other recent ones I didn't agree with:
-Shakespeare In Love beating Saving Private Ryan
-Gladiator beating Traffic and Chocolat (even though I love Gladiator)
-Chicago winning AT ALL
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:00 pm to arrakis
quote:
Ordinary People sucked
In your opinion. Lots of people loved it. Obviously the critics did.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:01 pm to Geauxboy
Well the movie studios decide which movies get nominated for Best Picture and have for about 10 years. So it is kind of rigged.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:01 pm to sabanfearsmiles
quote:
Slumdog Millionare was the best film of this decade.
Really?
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:03 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:
-Shakespeare In Love beating Saving Private Ryan
This
quote:
-Chicago winning AT ALL
And this. God that movie sucked
And as a previous poster said, Titanic beating out Good Will Hunting.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:30 pm to sabanfearsmiles
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IMO it is Dances with Wolves beating Goodfellas.
Dances With Wolves was a very good movie. I think the answer to the question has to be something like a very average movie beating a great movie at the awards show.
This post was edited on 7/7/09 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:31 pm to Marciano1
Chicago and Crash were very bad Best Picture winners
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:36 pm to Geauxboy
quote:
I stopped watching the Oscars after that.
I think in every movie buff's life there comes the time when he gives up on the Oscars.
Mine came very early -- when Apocalypse Now lost to Kramer Vs. Kramer.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:39 pm to RGCjr01
quote:
Slumdog Millionare beating out The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
that doesn't even make the top 10.
Ordinary People is close,maybe 2nd but the correct answer is How Green was my valley over Citizen Kane
Posted on 7/7/09 at 11:44 pm to FootballHog
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Obviously the critics did.
if the Critics voted for the Oscar, Raging Bull would have won easily (though critics did like OP), the academy is made up of industry people (Actors are the largest group) that is why Robert Redford, Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood all won Oscars before Martin Scorese and Stanley Kubrick (who never won)
This post was edited on 7/7/09 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 7/8/09 at 12:04 am to Marciano1
quote:
Dances With Wolves was a very good movie. I think the answer to the question has to be something like a very average movie beating a great movie at the awards show.
The interesting thing about that is how varied the opinion on that will be and is in this thread.
I think Dances with Wolves is boring as hell (though I'm biased because it beat GoodFellas). OTHO I really liked Shakespeare in Love, at the time I thought it was tough to win over SPR, but to be honest, I'm think SPR isn't aging very well, the beach scene is great, but the rest? I agree Titanic is over rated, but so frankly is As Good As it Gets.
You can really have 2 categories for this topic: Avg to bad movie beating a great to really good one like you said, or an all time classic not winning, even to another really good movie.
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