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In Part One we discuss Ari Folman’s The Congress and in Part Two we head into the year 2009 when The Hurt Locker beat Avatar for Best Picture.
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In Part One we discuss Ari Folman’s The Congress and in Part Two we head into the year 2009 when The Hurt Locker beat Avatar for Best Picture.
Have a listen!
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I’ve been revisiting my favorite BP nominees from this year recently, and my opinions have changed a little bit. I still need to see Avatar a second time – I just did not like it too much the first time at all, so I doubt it could improve too much for me. Precious is not something I expect to watch again any time soon – Lee Daniels is not my thing. Up in the Air maybe, at some point, and also District 9 and A Serious Man. The Blind Side I didn’t dislike as much as most, but I didn’t like it too much either. Not particularly memorable, not sure I’ll ever see it again.
Anyway, I have rewatched my 3 favorite BP nominees that year, and my rankings now look like this: 1. Up, 2. The Hurt Locker, 3. Inglorious Basterds. I used to love Basterds more, but it does seem much too shallow to me nowadays – it’s still very enjoyable and well made, and I love it, but it’s a touch too over the top and insubstantial, in the end. Up I’ve always loved, and I still do. It used to be my no.2 and now, since I.B. has gone down for me, it’s no.1. As for the winner, The Hurt Locker, I’ve always had pretty much the same opinion of it (and I’ve seen it 4-5 times by now, which is a lot for me). A wonderful movie, pretty much flawless, fascinating, poignant, awesome! I enjoy it very much every time I watch it. A very strong winner. I just love Up even more.
Again, I’m taking these chronologically, so I won’t actually be listening to this podcast for a while (I’m up to 2002, listening on and off, and loving them, by the way, as always), but I just wanted to say my piece about 2009, and this post gave me the opportunity…
I’ve been revisiting my favorite BP nominees from this year recently, and my opinions have changed a little bit. I still need to see Avatar a second time – I just did not like it too much the first time at all, so I doubt it could improve too much for me. Precious is not something I expect to watch again any time soon – Lee Daniels is not my thing. Up in the Air maybe, at some point, and also District 9 and A Serious Man. The Blind Side I didn’t dislike as much as most, but I didn’t like it too much either. Not particularly memorable, not sure I’ll ever see it again.
Anyway, I have rewatched my 3 favorite BP nominees that year, and my rankings now look like this: 1. Up, 2. The Hurt Locker, 3. Inglorious Basterds. I used to love Basterds more, but it does seem much too shallow to me nowadays – it’s still very enjoyable and well made, and I love it, but it’s a touch too over the top and insubstantial, in the end. Up I’ve always loved, and I still do. It used to be my no.2 and now, since I.B. has gone down for me, it’s no.1. As for the winner, The Hurt Locker, I’ve always had pretty much the same opinion of it (and I’ve seen it 4-5 times by now, which is a lot for me). A wonderful movie, pretty much flawless, fascinating, poignant, awesome! I enjoy it very much every time I watch it. A very strong winner. I just love Up even more.
Again, I’m taking these chronologically, so I won’t actually be listening to this podcast for a while (I’m up to 2002, listening on and off, and loving them, by the way, as always), but I just wanted to say my piece about 2009, and this post gave me the opportunity…
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I think there was a bit cut off in the middle. They may have been talking about “A Serious Man” during that part and they fast-forwarded four years to talk about “Inside Llewyn Davis”.
Ugh, I don’t mean to compliment too many times, but you 3 ARE really great. Every new Oscar Podcast, I just learn more and more about these movies, and about you guys. Thank you for both.
I wanted to laught Sasha that you never even saw Precious. I was happy to hear Ryan that your favorite movie of 2009 is District 9.
But, I don’t know how to feel about Avatar. I guess I’m a pure fan in that I don’t see the negatives about Avatar. And I know you guys weren’t dispariging it, but I have a hard time distinguishing a (this one is better than the other) between Avatar and The Hurt Locker. It’s basically a tie. I completely agree that The Hurt Locker is the more acomplished film, and did deserve to win Best Picture, but I feel like there is merit in what Avatar achieved.
Thanks Al!
You’re welcome Sasha. 🙂
Interesting podcast. Also a huge fan of The Hurt Locker and impressed that Bigelow was able to follow it up with something as fantastic as Zero Dark Thirty.
One point I disagree on is that Firth and Bridges should switch their Oscars. Firth’s performance in The King’s Speech is one of the best performances of all time, and Bridges’ work in Crazy Heart is also terrific in its own right.
I think there was a bit cut off in the middle. They may have been talking about “A Serious Man” during that part and they fast-forwarded four years to talk about “Inside Llewyn Davis”.
Ugh, I don’t mean to compliment too many times, but you 3 ARE really great. Every new Oscar Podcast, I just learn more and more about these movies, and about you guys. Thank you for both.
I wanted to laught Sasha that you never even saw Precious. I was happy to hear Ryan that your favorite movie of 2009 is District 9.
But, I don’t know how to feel about Avatar. I guess I’m a pure fan in that I don’t see the negatives about Avatar. And I know you guys weren’t dispariging it, but I have a hard time distinguishing a (this one is better than the other) between Avatar and The Hurt Locker. It’s basically a tie. I completely agree that The Hurt Locker is the more acomplished film, and did deserve to win Best Picture, but I feel like there is merit in what Avatar achieved.
Interesting podcast. Also a huge fan of The Hurt Locker and impressed that Bigelow was able to follow it up with something as fantastic as Zero Dark Thirty.
One point I disagree on is that Firth and Bridges should switch their Oscars. Firth’s performance in The King’s Speech is one of the best performances of all time, and Bridges’ work in Crazy Heart is also terrific in its own right.