Comments on: The Oscar Nominees… stink.

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the best album Slumdog Millionaire — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:10:04 +0000

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By: soundwave145

soundwave145 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:47:42 +0000

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By: JungleTrek

JungleTrek — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:31:38 +0000

And hey, if you want to talk about soundtracks, the picks this year are half horrible and half correct. I am a HUGE Danny Elfman fan, but honestly, the “Milk” soundtrack has nothing to it. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” and “Slumdog Millionaire” soundtracks are pitiful and really just as shallow as they films there are attached to.

However, “Defiance” and “Wall-E” have excellent soundtracks and are very worthy of the nomination. James Newton Howard’s material is always amazing, and I have to say, Thomas Newman really came through on “Wall-E”. (Which really surprised me.)

In terms of the “Dark Knight”, though I understand the drama of the discussion, I’m not sure if I would nominate it for an Oscar. I mean, though it sounded good and really fit the movie, it was a sort-of re-hash of the first soundtrack in “Batman Begins” and didn’t bring anything really that new to the table.

Oh, and one last thing, I do honestly believe Heath Ledger deserves his nomination, and even maybe an Oscar. Not because he’s dead, and not because he was playing the Joker, but because he played a very good role with great enthusiasm and with amazing skill. That character was definitely a triumph for him and setting a new standard, not just for comic book genre villains, but for actors as a whole. (So you can just stuff it, Cate Blanchett. We’re sick of you.)

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By: James

James — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:35:40 +0000

I would like to point out that after the whole controversy about the soundtrack for dark knight being allowed into the running for a nomination, it got shafted. So much drama and yet no nomination. Why go through all that crap to just snub it anyway. Why not just say sure you can be in the running, and then just not nominate it? So much useless drama could have been avoided.

Sorry about the horrid punctuation as I am typing this from my I-Touch.

By: Lioncourt

Lioncourt — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:47:43 +0000

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By: JungleTrek

JungleTrek — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:55:49 +0000

I agree, Lioncourt. The message of a film is VERY important. It’s what drives the story, but it shouldn’t be viewed as the whole picture, nor just be there for the sake of what is a hot-button issue right now in time. Also, the message should not be a deciding factor in the Oscars. The panel is there to review the movie as a whole, not just based on if its “controversial” enough or not.

The “new” Hollywood has become so cynical and completely void of originality …simply because originality doesn’t sell. It’s very sad.

lol and Kung Fu Panda is going dooown!

By: Lioncourt

Lioncourt — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:43:45 +0000

Long opinion incoming! I think the Oscar nominations are a sad reflection of the state of present Hollywood thinking, one that does not bode well for future filmmakers in terms of what will get attention. As you mentioned, awards were previously given to those who embraced the art of filmmaking, but now? What gets attention is cynicism, movies that take slow, ponderous subject matter and stretch it out over equally languid screenplays, devoid of any real spark and borne more out of a desire to browbeat, than to challenge. Should filmmaking be used to communicate a message, absolutely, but not without forgetting the cardinal rule of filmmaking. It is creative. It is artistic expression, used as a catalyst to create discussion, not to crush the unpopular viewpoint beneath exploitative and overblown rhetoric. It is there also, to fire the imagination and entertain, not serve to remind us of the bitterness and hardships of the world that we are already too familiar with. Perhaps if the academy truly believed in the magic of cinema, it would inspire future filmmakers to do the same.

Oh and go Kung Fu Panda!

By: James

James — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:19:04 +0000

I have to agree with you. The nominations this year are a bunch of crap. Let’s forget about the great films of the year and nominate junk that no one has seen. Sure these films may be good, but worthy of the academy award? I think not. Especially in the case of Benjamin Button since it is pretty much a copy of Forrest Gump. Don’t believe me? Go on YouTube and look up the curious case of Forrest gump. You will be amazed at how many similarities there are.