I was telling you all how good Three Billboards is ages ago . It has to win best picture tonight but when was the last time the best film actually won the category? If The Shape Of Water wins it I give up . The most overrated film in a very long time . I wouldn’t mind if Get Out does well too.
I was telling you all how good Three Billboards is ages ago . It has to win best picture tonight but when was the last time the best film actually won the category? If The Shape Of Water wins it I give up . The most overrated film in a very long time . I wouldn’t mind if Get Out does well too.
Have to agree with you - The Shape of Water is incredibly overrated. I would love to see Lady Bird win or failing that Three Billboards.
So happy silent child won best short. My old flat mate from uni Becky was the producer and her boyfriend, one of my best mates was assistant director on it. It’s an amazing and beautiful film and I can’t wait for the full length feature they’re going to be doing.
Can’t believe The Shape of Water won best picture . The Oscars are a joke.
The whole concept of giving awards for films is really a joke as opinion is so subjective. When it comes to The Shape of Water I know very few people who've seen it who thought it was particularly good - after watching it I kept thinking I must be missing something.
Saw Darkest Hour this weekend. Oldman was brilliant, and brought the character to life very well in a fairly unbiased way I thought. For a fairly dry subject matter they did well to make it engaging and I thought they got across the peril the nation was in and how no-one wanted Churchill to succeed at first very well. The underground scene was, as already mentioned, stupid. They could have got that message across in a completely different way easily. Don't know what they were thinking at that point. Other than that enjoyable, but would probably not watch it again. 7/10
On another note, watched The Big Lebowski this weekend and forgot what a corker that was. My favourite Coen brothers film by a mile - I haven't watched a lot of their films though.
giving the best picture to that soppy fish fantasy is yet another confirmation of how crap the Oscars is.
The trouble is a lot of people will go and watch it thinking it must be good if it won an Oscar and discover that It's actually a bit shit.
I'm amazed it won the best picture Oscar. I enjoyed the movie, but couldn't help feeling disappointed it wasn't on a par with Pan's Labyrinth, given all the hype around it. There wasn't one original thing in it, and plenty you could say had been straight up nicked from other films.
Maybe the Academy had one of those Scorcese moments, where they never gave an Oscar for all the brilliant stuff he'd done in the past but felt like he ought to get one at some point, so just any old film would do.
giving the best picture to that soppy fish fantasy is yet another confirmation of how crap the Oscars is.
The trouble is a lot of people will go and watch it thinking it must be good if it won an Oscar and discover that It's actually a bit shit.
I'm amazed it won the best picture Oscar. I enjoyed the movie, but couldn't help feeling disappointed it wasn't on a par with Pan's Labyrinth, given all the hype around it. There wasn't one original thing in it, and plenty you could say had been straight up nicked from other films.
Maybe the Academy had one of those Scorcese moments, where they never gave an Oscar for all the brilliant stuff he'd done in the past but felt like he ought to get one at some point, so just any old film would do.
There does seen to be a 'sympathy' oscar when a director or actor gets an Oscar to make up for not getting one for previous nominations. Paul Newman got an Oscar for The Colour of Money which was certainly not one of his best performances.
I, Tonya Very entertaining mockumentary film that tells the story of skater Tonya Harding and the background to her attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan. Margot Robbie as Tonya and Alison Janney as her mother are both excellent and it's a great piece of storytelling - hard to believe that all these events took place.
Some very funny moments - the dialogue is very sharp. 8.5/10
All the performances in the main roles are top notch but Margot Robbie and Alison Janney really do stand out. It's second only to Three Billboards... as my favourite film so far this year.
I, Tonya Very entertaining mockumentary film that tells the story of skater Tonya Harding and the background to her attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan. Margot Robbie as Tonya and Alison Janney as her mother are both excellent and it's a great piece of storytelling - hard to believe that all these events took place.
Some very funny moments - the dialogue is very sharp. 8.5/10
All the performances in the main roles are top notch but Margot Robbie and Alison Janney really do stand out. It's second only to Three Billboards... as my favourite film so far this year.
I think Lady Bird is my favourite so far followed by Three Billboards and I Tonya.
The Shape of bollocks has to be the most disappointing.
And unlike many Oscar Winning Best Pictures, very few people will look at Shape of Water winning and go "Oh! I need to check this out." If Three Billboards would have won, its box office would have doubled. It might still just because of the two best acting wins.
My mum dragged my dad, and me to the cinema on Sunday to watch this, and I'm still not sure what I think about it frankly. The writing was good and developed Streep's character quite well from being a reserved female in a mans world into a woman empowering herself and taking charge of a difficult situation and telling the men how its going to be. It felt quite atmospheric of the times and got the importance of the event across well to the audience, but it never really gripped me (or my dad I don't think, though he daren't say so in front of my mum), I was never particularly attached to any of the characters, and the beginning felt a bit slow.
Maybe i'm not a fair judge as I was tired (and hanging) from an all day sesh the day before and I wasn't too bothered about seeing the film, but it definitely didn't blow me out of the water.
7/10
Finally saw this and have to say it was much better than I expected. Very compelling storyline about Vietnam cover up by the US government and the fight by the press to expose it - very relevant given what's going on today. Hanks and Streep were both very good. 8/10
Saw I, Tonya at the weekend in the wonderfully refurbished Campbeltown Picture House (near the Mull of Kintyre).
Can I admit, despite the excellent performances, I was a tiny bit disappointed? Thought Tonya was not quite as rough as real life - could have used make up better to take the edge off Margot Robbie's perfection?
Would also have liked a bit more insight into the relationship / rivalry between Harding & Kerrigan. Enjoyed it but overall good rather than brilliant. 7/10.
giving the best picture to that soppy fish fantasy is yet another confirmation of how crap the Oscars is.
The trouble is a lot of people will go and watch it thinking it must be good if it won an Oscar and discover that It's actually a bit shit.
I'm amazed it won the best picture Oscar. I enjoyed the movie, but couldn't help feeling disappointed it wasn't on a par with Pan's Labyrinth, given all the hype around it. There wasn't one original thing in it, and plenty you could say had been straight up nicked from other films.
Maybe the Academy had one of those Scorcese moments, where they never gave an Oscar for all the brilliant stuff he'd done in the past but felt like he ought to get one at some point, so just any old film would do.
But then again the departed is a fantastic piece of work, his best in years.
Saw I, Tonya at the weekend in the wonderfully refurbished Campbeltown Picture House (near the Mull of Kintyre).
Can I admit, despite the excellent performances, I was a tiny bit disappointed? Thought Tonya was not quite as rough as real life - could have used make up better to take the edge off Margot Robbie's perfection?
Would also have liked a bit more insight into the relationship / rivalry between Harding & Kerrigan. Enjoyed it but overall good rather than brilliant. 7/10.
Saw it the other day, and I agree - I was expecting the Harding/Kerrigan relationship to play a much bigger part in the film. The one brief mention of it felt like an afterthought.
You Were Never Really Here. Film starring Joaquin Phoenix which is a violent thriller about a veteran with a troubled past who hunts down missing girls. Very disturbing, very dark and very haunting. There is very little dialogue which makes it all the more disturbing. Phoenix is very scary and dominates the screen.
Not a feel good movie obviously but may be of interest. Hard to recommend because of the subject matter. 8/10
Yep, 3 Billboards is the biz, wife and I agreed. Had not realised it is directed by the British director who did "In Bruges".
It's a subtle film with Scandi-like characters whom you perceive very differently as the film twists and turns. And ultimately there is an upbeat message that in the end you can find some good in even the apparently biggest dickhead.
We are not rushing to book a road holiday through Missouri (or North Carolina) after that, though.
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Best film I've seen for a long time.
Frances McDormand will rightly get the awards but thought Woody Harrelson was great too.
What’s happened to @JiMMy 85 this threads gone to the bumholes whilst he’s been away...?
It has to win best picture tonight but when was the last time the best film actually won the category?
If The Shape Of Water wins it I give up . The most overrated film in a very long time .
I wouldn’t mind if Get Out does well too.
Typical Marvel film which I quite enjoyed... Guess with it being the third instalment of the Thor series, it'll also be the last one
Shame as he's one of my favourite characters from the MCU
Quite a good soundtrack too, bit of a WTF moment when "Pure Imagination" plays from the Gene Wilder; Willy Wonka film
On another note, watched The Big Lebowski this weekend and forgot what a corker that was. My favourite Coen brothers film by a mile - I haven't watched a lot of their films though.
with Pan's Labyrinth, given all the hype around it. There wasn't one original thing in it, and plenty you could say had been straight up nicked from other films.
Maybe the Academy had one of those Scorcese moments, where they never gave an Oscar for all the brilliant stuff he'd done in the past but felt like he ought to get one at some point, so just any old film would do.
The Shape of bollocks has to be the most disappointing.
A little bit contrived in one or two places but a very good film with strong performances, especially from the the lead.
8/10
Gary Oldman was terrific & thoroughly deserved his Oscar IMO.
Can I admit, despite the excellent performances, I was a tiny bit disappointed? Thought Tonya was not quite as rough as real life - could have used make up better to take the edge off Margot Robbie's perfection?
Would also have liked a bit more insight into the relationship / rivalry between Harding & Kerrigan. Enjoyed it but overall good rather than brilliant. 7/10.
Film starring Joaquin Phoenix which is a violent thriller about a veteran with a troubled past who hunts down missing girls. Very disturbing, very dark and very haunting. There is very little dialogue which makes it all the more disturbing. Phoenix is very scary and dominates the screen.
Not a feel good movie obviously but may be of interest. Hard to recommend because of the subject matter. 8/10
It's a subtle film with Scandi-like characters whom you perceive very differently as the film twists and turns. And ultimately there is an upbeat message that in the end you can find some good in even the apparently biggest dickhead.
We are not rushing to book a road holiday through Missouri (or North Carolina) after that, though.