tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post2612752134927616264..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Final Humble Predictions: Let Go and Let OscarNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84688630678697370502007-02-25T19:17:00.000-05:002007-02-25T19:17:00.000-05:00Nathaniel, I just have seen Jodie Foster in the Re...Nathaniel, I just have seen Jodie Foster in the Red Carpet. The first thing that came in my mind were that joke about Ellen and Melissa Etheridge.<BR/><BR/>Funny guy =D<BR/><BR/>Hugs, Marco<BR/><BR/>PS- Sorry for possible grammar errors. I´m brazilian and I don´t speak english very wellMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967859871037304750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33921059958812029732007-02-25T18:24:00.000-05:002007-02-25T18:24:00.000-05:00I'd agree that Wallace and Gromit, Spirited Away, ...I'd agree that Wallace and Gromit, Spirited Away, and The Incredibles all ended up being better than the eventual Best Picture. I have a massive problem picking a "better" between Shrek and A Beautiful Mind (switch Shrek to Monsters, Inc., and there's no question that Pixar wins, however). This year, none of them really excite me, but Monster House would definitely be better than Babel or Little Miss Sunshine.John Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778817752411507792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13735061578639814022007-02-25T17:20:00.000-05:002007-02-25T17:20:00.000-05:00Arkin and "Little Miss Sunshine" upset the frontru...Arkin and "Little Miss Sunshine" upset the frontrunners tonight.<BR/><BR/>My full predictions essay is posted at San Francisco Journal. (Click my name to read it.)<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507209482717393854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71910731912569669732007-02-25T14:17:00.000-05:002007-02-25T14:17:00.000-05:00I agree that Shrek is bad. I just don't hate it a...I agree that Shrek is bad. I just don't hate it as much as I hate A Beautiful Mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25694366472027767872007-02-25T13:54:00.000-05:002007-02-25T13:54:00.000-05:00I pretty much agree with all your choices, or at l...I pretty much agree with all your choices, or at least the alternate choice, ... however, in the Best Movie category, I think the upset might be Little Miss Sunshine,,, I, Personally, want to see The Departed win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11777689901310536882007-02-25T13:52:00.000-05:002007-02-25T13:52:00.000-05:00In theory, the concept behind Monster House is a l...In theory, the concept behind <I>Monster House</I> is a lot of fun and the house itself was actually pretty cool. However, the movie is populated with the most unfunny, grating cast of characters to come along since <I>Shrek</I>... but don't even get me started on that one. Sorry, the act of simply peeing into a soda bottle is not funny in itself, it's hacky and gross (not good gross). I would have liked it slightly better if the house had won, that is, gruesomely killed those kids, those cops, etc. It's also just a visually ugly, creepy (not good creepy) piece of animation... unlike <I>Cars</I>, which was vivid and rich and leagues superior in visual quality than most of the animated garbage being pumped out these days. This was was a pleasant surprise; I'm hit or miss with PIXAR. Sure, the story isn't all that compelling, but what was brilliant here was they way they nuanced the car theme into the smallest of details. It was fun, it was clever, it was cute, it was pretty; loved it. I had the same knee-jerk reaction when they first created the category, but arkaan makes the good point... except with <I>Shrek</I>. <I>Shrek</I> bad.WickedScorphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124962477489100493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5987333622711938332007-02-25T13:08:00.000-05:002007-02-25T13:08:00.000-05:00Nat, I'm depending on you here for reliable covera...Nat, I'm depending on you here for reliable coverage of the whole shebang. Films, fashion and gossip. Since I don't have satellite, there's no way of watching any of it for me here in the UK anyway. Also, it starts at about 1am here and there's the school run tomorrow morning.<BR/><BR/>Wishing I was in America ... (a very temporary affliction which only happens at this time of year). Hope it's a good one for all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56389869271616804192007-02-25T12:41:00.000-05:002007-02-25T12:41:00.000-05:00May you all have a wonderful night tonight. Remem...May you all have a wonderful night tonight. Remember tonight is really a silly popularity contest, and is not about movies…..it is about fashion! <BR/>Hope you all have a great night!!!!!!!<BR/>Thank you Nathaniel for you amazing coverage!Michael Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668853285292187310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55435507065759654782007-02-25T10:34:00.000-05:002007-02-25T10:34:00.000-05:00While I agree with Nathaniel on principal re: the ...While I agree with Nathaniel on principal re: the animated film category (at best, you get something like 20% of eligible films nominated), but looking at the winners, it's hard to begrudge them. Wallace and Grommit, Spirited Away, The Incredibles and Shrek were all better than the best picture winner that year (Crash, Chicago, Million Dollar Baby, and A Beautiful Mind, though Shrek vs A Beautiful Mind in any quality race is a depressing idea. Might as well watch a snail and a slug in a 100 metre dash).<BR/><BR/> "Apocalypto" as most flawless film. Ouch. That would be enough to convince me to give up film completely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87660365836215746242007-02-25T10:32:00.000-05:002007-02-25T10:32:00.000-05:00anyone know where the oscars are being shown onlin...anyone know where the oscars are being shown online?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64509527900464383382007-02-25T07:18:00.000-05:002007-02-25T07:18:00.000-05:00wow --two anti Monster House votes in this house? ...wow --two anti Monster House votes in this house? Crazy. such a fun and clever movie. Pixar was just on cruise control (har har) or running on fumes and Happy Feet is just bizarre (but at least memorable)<BR/><BR/>i wish they'd cancel that categoryNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2841788725422666132007-02-25T05:28:00.000-05:002007-02-25T05:28:00.000-05:00I still have this sinking feeling that Overrated F...I still have this sinking feeling that <I>Overrated From Iwo Jima</I>. is going to take picture and director, but I was purposely pessimistic with my picks this year. <I>Monster House</I> by far? You must have been smoking something fierce when you saw that excruciating wretch. =pWickedScorphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124962477489100493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7180694186004222902007-02-25T01:41:00.000-05:002007-02-25T01:41:00.000-05:00"(how can anyone who’s seen them all vote otherwis..."(how can anyone who’s seen them all vote otherwise?)"<BR/><BR/>quite easily, actually. For once I really like every film nominated in that category, but <I>Monster House</I> is still my #3.<BR/><BR/>The predix? Yeah, they seem to make sense. The <I>Lives of Others</I> predict is probably going to pan out, but I'm still going with <I>Labyrinth</I>. Meh.<BR/><BR/>I'm just glad that I'll be happy (for the most part) no matter who wins. And that's not just Picture, but pretty much all the techs as well. Except for <I>Babel</I>. I don't want that to win.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2141179073781453122007-02-25T00:25:00.000-05:002007-02-25T00:25:00.000-05:00As your blog is something of a "paper of record" f...As your blog is something of a "paper of record" for things Oscar, and since I have no blog of my own, I hope you will permit me to place here for posterity my "should win" list, with some editorial notions - <BR/><BR/>My “Happy Ballot”<BR/><BR/>Best Film: “Babel” <BR/>Best Director: Paul Greengrass<BR/><BR/>Best Actor: Forest Whitaker (for Supporting…oops.)<BR/>Best Actress: Kat…Kat…I just can’t…Meryl Streep<BR/>Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy<BR/>Best Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza<BR/><BR/>Best Original Screenplay: “Babel”<BR/>Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Departed”<BR/><BR/>Best Foreign Film: “Vol…” – oh, crap – “Pan’s Labyrinth” <BR/>Best Documentary: “An Inconvenient Truth”<BR/>Best Animated Film: “Monster House” (how can anyone who’s seen them all vote otherwise?)<BR/><BR/>Best Cinematography: “The Illusionist” <BR/>Best Art Direction: “Pirates of the Carribean”<BR/>Best Film Editing: “United 93”<BR/>Best Visual Effects: “Pirates of the Carribean”<BR/>Best Costume Design: “The Devil Wears Prada”<BR/>Best Makeup: “Apocalypto”<BR/><BR/>Best Sound Mixing: “Apocalypto”<BR/>Best Sound Editing: “Apocalypto”<BR/>Best Score: “The Queen” <BR/>Best Grammy Candidate (why is this category here?): “Patience”<BR/><BR/>Most Flawless Film: “Apocalypto” (and that is how Best Picture should be decided) <BR/><BR/>That’s all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15446358496682704192007-02-24T22:07:00.000-05:002007-02-24T22:07:00.000-05:00Thought you might like this (from the online versi...Thought you might like this (from the online version of a Spanish newspaper)...<BR/><BR/>http://estaticos02.cache.el-mundo.net/especiales/2007/02/cultura/oscar/img/portada_01.jpg<BR/><BR/><BR/>Maybe some creative mind could put together similar 'custom-made' trophies for other contenders...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27445654128885915572007-02-24T21:23:00.000-05:002007-02-24T21:23:00.000-05:00I see you made a last-minute switch in the Foreign...I see you made a last-minute switch in the Foreign Film category. I think it's a smart move.<BR/><BR/>Have a happy Oscar eve!Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.com