movies

[ghostrunner]

With Aguirre, it's almost a spoiler to say

[SHOW]

how funny it is. That's my favorite thing about it though. It moves so slow (but not in a boring way), and the score is so repetitive (IIRC) that you're lulled into a semi-hypnotized state. There's a lot of interesting psychological drama and statements about human nature along the way. But then suddenly there's these gags (i don't know what else you call them) out of nowhere.

My favorite line:

"That is no arrow"

It's easily the most deadpan movie I've ever seen. I also like when the guy starts claiming land for Spain as they go down the river.

[JL21]

I was partial to watching Klaus Kinski's crazy ass throwing monkeys around like they were darts.

[Popeye_Card]

Shameless money grab. Now more movies (like Transformers 2) can put "Nominated for Best Picture" on the DVD package. And more directors can claim they were nominated for Best Picture, etc.

Dumb.

[omaha_red]

I was partial to watching Klaus Kinski's crazy ass throwing monkeys around like they were darts.

i prefer "fitzcarraldo".. it may be one of the best movies i've ever seen..



plus, herzog and kinski were both plotting to kill each other during the entire filming process

[The Third Man]

Both Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo are amazing.

Any Stroszek fans here? That movie was something else.

[ghostrunner]

That Oscar thing seems odd for sure. To me it sort of acknowledges they've made some crappy selections in the recent past.

I think it might be good. Let's take a good movie year for example: 1999

Movies nominated:

American Beauty
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
Cider House Rules
The Green Mile (seriously?)

Not nominated:

Being John Malkovich
Magnolia
Three Kings
Fight Club
Boy's Don't Cry
Girl, Interrupted
Sleepy Hollow
The Iron Giant
Election
End of the Affair
Office Space
Run Lola Run
The Straight Story
Topsy Turvy
Sweet and Lowdown
The Limey
Thomas Crown Affair
Talented Mr. Ripley
Toy Story 2
The Matrix

(i knew this was a good year, but I'd never compiled it before - holy [expletive]!)

(also not suggesting these should all have been nominated, but I think they could be said to have been better or more innovative than the ones that made the cut)

[lukethedrifter]

I saw Up! Ed Asner should win Best Actor and given the number of nominees next year I'm certain Up will be up for Best Pic.

[obucard]

I saw Up! Ed Asner should win Best Actor and given the number of nominees next year I'm certain Up will be up for Best Pic.

I'll disagree on the basis that it's animated. Only one animated film in history was nominated for Best Pic, and that was before they established the "Best Animated Feature" award.

[Michael]

I like having an expanded list because I think it will be good for indy films and comedies. Personally I'm sick of seeing bloated big budget oscar-bait films mostly getting nominated.

[JL21]

I like having an expanded list because I think it will be good for indy films and comedies. Personally I'm sick of seeing bloated big budget oscar-bait films mostly getting nominated.

I hope that's the case, but there's a decent chance they'll just pick five more bloated big budget oscar-bait films to go along with their initial five.