tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post116077596892615391..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: The Ninth Circle of Link (+ Oscar Talk)NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1160981912032480712006-10-16T02:58:00.000-04:002006-10-16T02:58:00.000-04:00Munich opened really late though.But I suppose, wi...<I>Munich</I> opened really late though.<BR/><BR/>But I suppose, with screeners Academy voters probably watched it before everyone else. But, still, I thought of <I>Munich</I> too. I even mentioned it on Dave Poland's blog.<BR/><BR/>The other week I put <I>The Queen</I> into my BP predictions. It is killing at the arthouses and seems to be generally really well-liked.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1160864597522560632006-10-14T18:23:00.000-04:002006-10-14T18:23:00.000-04:00Well, war films do generally still have to be crit...Well, war films do generally still have to be critically acclaimed, and at least sort of aiming for the prestige realm, in order to get nommed. <EM>Pearl Harbor</EM> and others like it were of course not even in the running.<BR/><BR/>It is hard to dismiss the Eastwood + Haggis + Spielberg + WWII factor... it does seem to be like this year's <EM>Munich</EM>. But <EM>Munich</EM> was still well-recieved. If <EM>Flag</EM> gets a really mixed critical reaction and doesn't hit with the public, I think it's in trouble. At least we know it's not winning.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1160858241092576302006-10-14T16:37:00.000-04:002006-10-14T16:37:00.000-04:00I wouldn't say the Academy overly likes the war fi...I wouldn't say the Academy overly likes the war film. It seems it takes a relatively outstanding example from the genre for a war film to get a nod. After all, Black Hawk Down and Three Kings missed, both greatly received films.<BR/><BR/>That said, I still think Flags is in. Just barely.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451339200013522034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1160845237421615672006-10-14T13:00:00.000-04:002006-10-14T13:00:00.000-04:00The academy does like the war film, though. They ...The academy does like the war film, though. They nominated The Thin Red Line, and it's about as un-oscar bait as major nominees go. I haven't seen it, so saying this is majorly premature, but I still expect it to figure in the nominations in a big way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1160842381200984922006-10-14T12:13:00.000-04:002006-10-14T12:13:00.000-04:00There will be some raves for it, sure. that is bui...There will be some raves for it, sure. that is built in when you do a sober WWII piece or when you're someone like Eastwood. Certain genres and filmmakers will never get universal shrugs, however shrugworthy their film is.<BR/><BR/>but FooF is not going to win over the people who aren't automatically won over by its genre. it's just not. it's very slow and creaky and structurally a mess ... and i hate to rag on ryan phillipe because i think people are just generally too hard on him. but he's just not that expressive of an actor and he's basically the lead.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1160836297894428442006-10-14T10:31:00.000-04:002006-10-14T10:31:00.000-04:00Flags sounds like it'll be this year's Munich, in ...Flags sounds like it'll be this year's Munich, in by virtue of being thought of as in for an entire year. That said, both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter have given it raves, so I don't think it's smart to completely dismiss it's chances.<BR/><BR/> And maybe Dreamgirls will be like Memoirs of a Geisha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1160788368847213852006-10-13T21:12:00.000-04:002006-10-13T21:12:00.000-04:00I dislike Flags more and more each day. I still t...I dislike Flags more and more each day. I still think the battle sequence is engaging and interesting, if confusing at times. But just the visual style of it all was intriguing.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not making excuses for a shitty script...Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451339200013522034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1160787521923613562006-10-13T20:58:00.000-04:002006-10-13T20:58:00.000-04:00I actually don't find Matt Damon that attractive, ...I actually don't find Matt Damon that attractive, despite the acting skills and chiseled body. Eh.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.com