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re: Once-acclaimed movies with no staying power
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:16 pm to tiderider
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:16 pm to tiderider
I'm looking at some previous oscar nominees for other categories and finding some real good ones. Anyone remember "Ulee's Gold" or "The Apostle?" Also, not a nominee, but remember Bulworth?
This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 10:20 pm
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:20 pm to REG861
Good Night and Good Luck. Excellent movie. Haven't seen it since the theaters and is never on any premium channel.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:22 pm to tiderider
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i agree with 'inception' ... blockbuster movie that i don't think people will turn to like they do with 'shawshank' ... and i have no idea why people found the movie confusing ... it's a decent movie, but he could've just flown his kids over ...
did you really just compare inception to shawshank?
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:22 pm to REG861
I remember The Apostle because it was filmed in Lafayette. This was before the tax incentives so that was a big deal back then.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:24 pm to TH03
i'm saying 'inception' is a once-acclaimed movie that will not have the staying power of 'shawshank' ... 'shawshank' was not a very successful movie at the box office when released ... think it was nominated for a few academy awards, tho ...
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... Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:25 pm to REG861
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:25 pm to REG861
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REG861
Once-acclaimed movies with no staying power
I'm looking at some previous oscar nominees for other categories and finding some real good ones. Anyone remember "Ulee's Gold" or "The Apostle?" Also, not a nominee, but remember Bulworth?
remember all of those ... duvall got robbed when they gave the best actor to nicholson for "as good as it gets' ...
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:28 pm to tiderider
You can probably just start capitalizing the the first letter of the words in the movie title so you don't have to ' every movie title. I think we'll get it. 
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:30 pm to tiderider
quote:is just so damn good.
duvall
Posted on 5/12/14 at 10:41 pm to REG861
The Full Monty
Capote
The Thin Red Line
Capote
The Thin Red Line
Posted on 5/12/14 at 11:59 pm to REG861
Nell
Warhorse
Oscar
Roger Rabbit
Warhorse
Oscar
Roger Rabbit
Posted on 5/13/14 at 12:04 am to REG861
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I'd also like to throw out Minority Report.
this.
great movie
Posted on 5/13/14 at 12:28 am to REG861
The board probably won't like this but Wolf of Wallstreet IMO.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 12:30 am to Melvin
i havent seen it, but i dont doubt it. 3 hours of tits and partying will not hold up
Posted on 5/13/14 at 12:35 am to Carson123987
It's not a bad movie and worth a watch but it's just exactly what you expect going into it and nothing more. It's fun for what it is and entertaining but just not that great of a movie overall.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 12:49 am to Melvin
yeah im gonna give it a watch this summer
Posted on 5/13/14 at 12:56 am to REG861
Crash might be the worst movie ever made.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:15 am to REG861
Some good points in this thread. Crash, Inception and Beasts of the Southern Wild all are one I agree with, but obviously their "acclaim" is different.
Crash got misplaced Oscar noms and wins simply for its subject matter. It's not even good film, let alone award-worthy.
Inception was acclaimed by Nolan fanboys who love anything he does as well as by regular everyday Joe moviegoers who got to feel intellectual for a couple months. In the end, it's kind of a mess of a story and the acting isn't anything to behold.
Beats of the Southern Wild caught a lot of buzz from the indie crowd (and the Oscar voters who strive to stay young and hip) for its originality and the acting of its no-name cast. Overall though, it falls short on depth. Cool concept. Nicely stylized. But I have no desire to watch it again or give it any trophies.
A couple others I'll throw in the mix: Saving Private Ryan, Benjamin Button, The Departed
Crash got misplaced Oscar noms and wins simply for its subject matter. It's not even good film, let alone award-worthy.
Inception was acclaimed by Nolan fanboys who love anything he does as well as by regular everyday Joe moviegoers who got to feel intellectual for a couple months. In the end, it's kind of a mess of a story and the acting isn't anything to behold.
Beats of the Southern Wild caught a lot of buzz from the indie crowd (and the Oscar voters who strive to stay young and hip) for its originality and the acting of its no-name cast. Overall though, it falls short on depth. Cool concept. Nicely stylized. But I have no desire to watch it again or give it any trophies.
A couple others I'll throw in the mix: Saving Private Ryan, Benjamin Button, The Departed
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:21 am to Rohan2Reed
Everyone shits on Crash, but I enjoyed it. But this was because I never looked at the movie the way the makers intended. I laughed my arse off at every body being racist to each other.
I think I may be a bad person
I think I may be a bad person
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