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QuinSnydersHair said:
I'm meh on Pan. Children of Men on the other hand is a powerful freakin' masterpiece. I love that movie.
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Agreed. Pan was interesting and had the two dynamics going on which kept my attention..... but when it was over I was glad.

Children of men was great...... and it would be a really good book too. I wonder if the movie was based off a book
 
fishonjazz said:
Agreed. Pan was interesting and had the two dynamics going on which kept my attention..... but when it was over I was glad.

Children of men was great...... and it would be a really good book too. I wonder if the movie was based off a book
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I regard Children of Men as somewhat comically heavy handed. They literally have a character they have to protect named Key. I'm also not a real fan of the desaturated color palette utilized by the film (not to beat a dead horse, but Snowpiercer is actually instructive on how to use the same palette correctly).

I put Children of Men in there because I recognize that it would obviously be in the discussion from today's perspective, not because it's a film I particularly enjoy.
 
Sirkickyass said:
I regard Children of Men as somewhat comically heavy handed. They literally have a character they have to protect named Key. I'm also not a real fan of the desaturated color palette utilized by the film (not to beat a dead horse, but Snowpiercer is actually instructive on how to use the same palette correctly).
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I haven't seen Snowpiercer but oof.
 
Looking at a list of the top 200 grossing movies from 2006, https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006, the only ones I've actually seen were:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Night at the Museum
Cars
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Da Vinci Code
Superman Returns
Casino Royale
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Devil Wears Prada
Nacho Libre
Monster House
V for Vendetta
The Prestige
Nanny McPhee
The Illusionist
Pan's Labyrinth
Akeelah and the Bee
For Your Consideration


Of that list my Best Picture nominees would have to be (in no particular order):

1. Night at the Museum
2. The Pursuit of Happyness
3. The Prestige
4. Akeelah and the Bee
5. The Illusionist (I think; it's been so long I don't exactly remember it... but I think I was impressed at the time)
 
colton said:
Looking at a list of the top 200 grossing movies from 2006, https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006, the only ones I've actually seen were:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Night at the Museum
Cars
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Da Vinci Code
Superman Returns
Casino Royale
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Devil Wears Prada
Nacho Libre
Monster House
V for Vendetta
The Prestige
Nanny McPhee
The Illusionist
Pan's Labyrinth
Akeelah and the Bee
For Your Consideration


Of that list my Best Picture nominees would have to be (in no particular order):

1. Night at the Museum
2. The Pursuit of Happyness
3. The Prestige
4. Akeelah and the Bee
5. The Illusionist (I think; it's been so long I don't exactly remember it... but I think I was impressed at the time)
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I'm pretty sure it's not going to be a surprise if I tell you that none of those films are remotely in contention against the full field.
 
Sirkickyass said:
I'm pretty sure it's not going to be a surprise if I tell you that none of those films are remotely in contention against the full field.
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Not in contention to win or not in contention to be nominated? 'Cause Casino Royale is a near masterpiece. If there was the 10 nominees like there is now, it would have a shot to be one of them though it would likely be on the outside looking in I think. The use of Mads was poor. Dude's a stud and he just wasn't utilized as strongly as he could be. The cheesy eye thing and all.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Not in contention to win or not in contention to be nominated? 'Cause Casino Royale is a near masterpiece. If there was the 10 nominees like there is now, it would have a shot to be one of them though it would likely be on the outside looking in I think. The use of Mads was poor. Dude's a stud and he just wasn't utilized as strongly as he could be. The cheesy eye thing and all.
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When's the last time that you watched Casino Royale? I think you might be surprised how much it drags in a non-theater setting.
 
Fwiw, I mostly disliked Casino Royale and thought Craig was horribly stiff as James Bond.
 
Sirkickyass said:
When's the last time that you watched Casino Royale? I think you might be surprised how much it drags in a non-theater setting.
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Within the last year. I probably watch it once a year. Yeah. I don't disagree with you on that. There are some parts that drag a little. The poker parts are maybe the best example of that off the top of my head. If I had to guess that whole tourney with its' other intertwined scenes took up like 45 minutes of screen time and it just wasn't that interesting, especially since they're done (from a poker perspective) so poorly too. Mads as I've mentioned as well. I'd have to go back and watch but it is still so close to being a masterpiece. The best Bond film to date imo and I've seen them all multiple times. It has so much going for it. I could go on and on but I'll cut it short. It has one of my favorite scenes. When Bond comes back to the hotel room after killing a dude (or two?) and finds his female companion sitting in the shower in shock. It's so masterfully done. The music, the lighting, the camera slowly zooming in on them as he sits down with her to console her. ****ing love that scene.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Love, love, love that American Sniper is up for six awards (more?) including Best Picture and Best Actor. I did it to win BP, 100 to win 2,000 and Cooper to win Best Actor, 50 to win 1,000, about a month ago. The Academy and their love for Eastwood and Cooper coming through big for me. Now they need to do it two more times.
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Bruh, I think you have a gambling problem.
 
I really thought Snowpiercer sucked. I just could not get into it all, there was nothing moving or even thought provoking about the entire thing except how stupid it was.
 
Hantlers said:
Bruh, I think you have a gambling problem.
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Those odds were just too good to pass up. I'm currently thinking the Best Actor award is truly a three horse race between Keaton, Cumberbatch and Cooper. Carrell has zero shot and I can't think of a time the Academy has given an award to a nobody like Remayne.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Love, love, love that American Sniper is up for six awards (more?) including Best Picture and Best Actor. I did it to win BP, 100 to win 2,000 and Cooper to win Best Actor, 50 to win 1,000, about a month ago. The Academy and their love for Eastwood and Cooper coming through big for me. Now they need to do it two more times.
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American Sniper won't win BP. Too many of the Hollywood types think it glorifies the Iraq war.
 
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