The Oscars: vote for favorite nominated Movie [Archive] - Dallas Cowboys Forum

DFWJC

02-23-2011, 04:56 PM

Let's do a poll leading up to the Oscars on the 27th.
I know most of us didn't see all of these movies, but what the heck.

This question is :

Among movies nominated for Best Picture, which TWO did you like best?

Maybe I'll use this to help me weed through the 5-6 I have not even seen yet. I'll see a couple more before the Oscars, so I'll vote later.

tomson75

02-23-2011, 05:05 PM

I voted for Inception and True Grit...the only other movie I've seen in this list is Toy Story 3.

I'm going to watch King's Speech soon....I've heard nothing but great things about it.

the kid 05

02-23-2011, 05:28 PM

Fighter and Inception for me with a close 3rd being black swan. It was actually imo just as good as the other two

Hostile

02-23-2011, 05:31 PM

I voted for Inception and True Grit...the only other movie I've seen in this list is Toy Story 3.

I'm going to watch King's Speech soon....I've heard nothing but great things about it.That is a kick right in my pills.

cowboyeric8

02-23-2011, 05:40 PM

I don't understand the love for true grit. It was a re-make!!! And it wasn't better than the original. You can't replace the duke.

Yeagermeister

02-23-2011, 05:46 PM

The one on that list I have seen is Inception. It was good but I wouldn't say it's oscar worthy.

ethiostar

02-23-2011, 05:48 PM

I've seen Black Swan, Inception, Winter's Bone, King's Speech, True Grit and Social Network.

I voted for Inception and King's Speech. I surprised myself by going with King's Speech over True Grit. Winter's Bone was a good movie as well.

tomson75

02-23-2011, 05:53 PM

I don't understand the love for true grit. It was a re-make!!! And it wasn't better than the original. You can't replace the duke.

There comes a time and place that a movie can and should be redone....it shouldn't be viewed as a replacement or a critical view of the original IMO, but rather an homage to something that was special enough that newer generations should be introduced to it. That wouldn't happen without an updated version....

Bridges is outstanding, and the remake was very good.

tomson75

02-23-2011, 05:55 PM

That is a kick right in my pills.

You're taking quite a beating lately Hos! What with Woodson's punch to the gut and all. ;)

VietCowboy

02-23-2011, 06:11 PM

I've seen:
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3

I would put it in this order:
Inception
The King's Speech
Toy Story 3
Social Network
Fighter

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I refuse to watch 127 hours because the real guy is an idiot.

Chief

02-23-2011, 06:41 PM

I saw:

The King's Speech
True Grit
Black Swan
Social Network
Toy Story 3

I voted for True Grit. I would put Social Network second, with King's Speech third.

Hostile

02-23-2011, 06:46 PM

There comes a time and place that a movie can and should be redone....it shouldn't be viewed as a replacement or a critical view of the original IMO, but rather an homage to something that was special enough that newer generations should be introduced to it. That wouldn't happen without an updated version....

Bridges is outstanding, and the remake was very good.Yet another kick to the pills.

ChldsPlay

02-23-2011, 06:50 PM

I've seen all except:

Winter's Bone (have the blu-ray from blockbuster, just need to watch it), and The Kids are Alright.

Of those I have seen I rank them:

Inception
The King's Speech
The Fighter
The Social Network
Black Swan
127 Hours
True Grit
Toy Story 3 (HTTYD so much better)

VietCowboy

02-23-2011, 07:25 PM

If we are talking animated movies,

Despicable Me is hands down the best, HTTYD was great too. TS3 just finished a wonderful series.

kristie

02-23-2011, 07:27 PM

i voted for the king's speech. it just looks like a really good movie.

MonsterD

02-23-2011, 07:41 PM

Yet another kick to the pills.

I would suggest you get a cup to put your pills intohttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/219A39M0A1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/219A39M0A1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

Yeagermeister

02-23-2011, 07:43 PM

If we are talking animated movies,

Despicable Me is hands down the best, HTTYD was great too. TS3 just finished a wonderful series.

Light Bulb!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loved that movie

Hostile

02-23-2011, 07:53 PM

I would suggest you get a cup to put your pills intohttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/219A39M0A1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/219A39M0A1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg)You either have the wrong kind of cup or the wrong kind of pills.

DFWJC

02-23-2011, 07:54 PM

i voted for the king's speech. it just looks like a really good movie.
Remember to pick TWO

Sounds like I need to see King's Speech

peplaw06

02-23-2011, 09:47 PM

I've only seen three on the list. Chose Inception and Social Network.

Was a close call between Social Network and Winter's Bone for the second choice. Probably just came down to the pacing of those two.

tomson75

02-23-2011, 09:48 PM

Yet another kick to the pills.

Lmao....I feel you. While we don't share the same loyalties to Wayne, there are most definitely movies that I don't ever want to see remade. Some of them are actually in the process of being made...like The Goonies.

tomson75

02-23-2011, 09:50 PM

If we are talking animated movies,

Despicable Me is hands down the best, HTTYD was great too. TS3 just finished a wonderful series.

I thought both of those were far better than Toy Story 3.

I liked HTTYD over Despicable Me though.

cowboyeric8

02-24-2011, 12:21 AM

Lmao....I feel you. While we don't share the same loyalties to Wayne, there are most definitely movies that I don't ever want to see remade. Some of them are actually in the process of being made...like The Goonies.

The are remaking the goonies?! Why?

Seriously hollywood, develop some original ideas.

burmafrd

02-24-2011, 07:05 AM

Jeff Bridges played a different rooster. Sorry to say that it was affected; he knew he was replacing the Duke so to me it was clear that he was crafting his performance to be somewhat different. Halee was much better than Kim Darby and the other actors were better in the major roles; except for Damon. His acting rang wrong as well. John Wayne gave a classic performance; not the best he had ever done(Quiet Man and John Fords Triology were better, to me the Shootist and Searchers were his best) but classic nevertheless. Just looking at them as movies- it may be true that overall the performances were better in the second one; but the movie itself- the Classic was better.

WDN

02-24-2011, 08:07 AM

Yet another kick to the pills.

Line up for some more, then. I can kick all day. This version of True Grit was very well done and I enjoyed it more. Yes, I have seen and enjoyed a lot of John Wayne movies but have to give credit where its due. To not see this movie because of that reason is quite dumb.

big dog cowboy

02-24-2011, 08:15 AM

I've only seen two of those movies.

Guess I need to get out more often or start going to see higher quality movies. :eek:

jimmy40

02-24-2011, 08:18 AM

burmafrd

02-24-2011, 09:05 AM

as much as Bridges was trying to be different it seemed like Damon was trying to act just as bad as Glenn Campbell

well I guess you have to have at least one bad performance in any movie.

Sam I Am

02-24-2011, 09:07 AM

I've only seen Inception and True Grit so I'm going to go with 127 Hours since I've never heard of the movie. ;)

BrAinPaiNt

02-24-2011, 09:13 AM

as much as Bridges was trying to be different it seemed like Damon was trying to act just as bad as Glenn Campbell

Yeah...I normally like Damon but that was not his best effort. But as you point out Glenn did not do a great job in the role either. Maybe it is just the character that is weak.

Same with the girls character in both movies. I don't know if they wanted you to like and respect the character but IMO I found them both highly annoying.

I think that is why I always liked Rooster Cogburn better than True Grit for the most part. Hepburn and her character are just better than the snotty young girl role IMO.

zrinkill

02-24-2011, 09:14 AM

I voted True Grit and Toy Story.

Hostile

02-24-2011, 09:26 AM

Line up for some more, then. I can kick all day. This version of True Grit was very well done and I enjoyed it more. Yes, I have seen and enjoyed a lot of John Wayne movies but have to give credit where its due. To not see this movie because of that reason is quite dumb.John Ford made "Stagecoach" in 1939 with John Wayne in his first starring role as Ringo. That film was remade in 1966 with Alex Cord as Ringo.

I have never seen it. I will never see it. Not even to see Ann Margaret in the role of Dallas.

John Wayne's production company Batjac made a film called "The Alamo" with him in the role of Davy Crocket. It was remade in 2004 with Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett.

I have never seen it. I will never see it.

I don't care who thinks it is dumb. Why should I?

ConcordCowboy

02-24-2011, 09:27 AM

Inception and The Social Network.

Liked Toy Story 3...but not as an Oscar.

Haven't seen others on that list...but I will.

Hostile

02-24-2011, 09:28 AM

Yeah...I normally like Damon but that was not his best effort. But as you point out Glenn did not do a great job in the role either. Maybe it is just the character that is weak.

Same with the girls character in both movies. I don't know if they wanted you to like and respect the character but IMO I found them both highly annoying.

I think that is why I always liked Rooster Cogburn better than True Grit for the most part. Hepburn and her character are just better than the snotty young girl role IMO.It is a crying shame Hepburn and Wayne only made one movie together. She was stellar as always.

jimmy40

02-24-2011, 09:48 AM

The Kids are Alright got nominations because of what it's about, not becasue it's a great movie.

Temo

02-24-2011, 11:40 AM

The Kids are Alright got nominations because of what it's about, not becasue it's a great movie.

I thought it was pretty good.

I voted for Winter's Bone and The King's Speech.

jimnabby

02-24-2011, 12:13 PM

The Kids are Alright got nominations because of what it's about, not becasue it's a great movie.

Bah. "The Kids are All Right" got tremendous reviews when it came out, as good as or better than many of the other nominees.

Yeagermeister

02-24-2011, 12:48 PM

I forgot I had seen Social Network also. It was good but I don't think it was worthy.

theogt

02-24-2011, 12:58 PM

arglebargle

02-24-2011, 05:25 PM

Kings Speech is going to win. But a good year for nominees...lots of strong films.

ChldsPlay

02-24-2011, 06:21 PM

You would have voted for King's Speech if you had. Mine were Inception and King's Speech.

Of all the things...

DallasCowpoke

02-24-2011, 07:48 PM

A friend of mine brought over a bootleg copy of True Grit a couple of weeks ago. I have no CLUE how they can say it's not a remake of the original?

Granted, there are subtle differences, but scene-for-scene, it was the EXACT same movie.

Case in point. The character of Col. G. Stonehill in the original is played by the venerable character actor, Strother Martin. If you don't know who Strother Martin is/was, well, all I can say is, "What we've got here is, failure to communicate."

The actor that plays the part in this "remake", Dakin Matthews, so mimics Martin's performance and looks so much like him, I had to pause the DVD and search IMDB just to be sure I wasn't watching some CGI mutation-thingy.

It's not that I didn't like the movie, or was all bent out of shape that it was redone, more so just surprised it's getting the accolades it is.

Hypnotoad

02-24-2011, 08:09 PM

jimmy40

02-24-2011, 11:26 PM

Bah. "The Kids are All Right" got tremendous reviews when it came out, as good as or better than many of the other nominees.Bah, just don't agree at all.

Temo

02-24-2011, 11:45 PM

Out of the movies I saw, 127 Hours kicks their ***. (The Fighter, Inception, Toy Story 3, True Grit, 127 hours). I need to catch the other ones though...

Heard black swan is mentally disturbing which makes me hesitant.
the kings speech/kids are all right are probably out of my sophistication level.
i cringe that they made a movie about facebook.
never heard of Winter's Bone.

so i think the oscar will go to facebook movie

King's Speech is definitely not out of anyone's sophistication level. It's just a good movie. Kids are all right isn't sophisticated either. If you followed Inception relatively well, no reason you shouldn't be able to follow either of those.

The most "sophisticated" movie is probably Winter's Bone, a movie about meth producers and patriarchal society in the Ozarks. It's a great movie though, my favorite of the year.

Black Swan is intense, I'll leave it at that.