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WGAS about that trophy....I'll take 2billion thanks
so after Avatar every other movie is going to rehash old Disney movie plots?
WGAS about that trophy....I'll take 2billion thanks
I can't wait for the blockbuster sci-fi epic of a pale woman and her 7 midget androids.
For sure.
But say what you will about it, Avatar was the most important film of 2009. And Cameron probably put 20x the amount of time and effort into making it, compared to any of his co-nominees. his visual effects team, he should have taken at least one award home himself.
James Cameron was pretty stoked his ex-wife got some recognition. He is cool with no winning, I'm sure, since he has the #1 and #2 highest grossing movies of all time. He can just tell himself that all around the world, his movies have resonated with audiences and made maaaaaad cash.
I like Barb, but her whole "the time has come" bull comment was out of line. The time has come for people to stop giving a about the sex or race of a director and just give out the ing award.
Edit: Avatar 2 storyline is about a female Na'vi posing as a male that eventually commands her clan's army, but falls in love with a rival commander which leads to further conflict.
Sure he should have. And, despite being quite fond of Avatar as an overall movie experience, I'm glad that he did. Other than the special effects and technology, there was nothing particularly special or award worthy about his direction of that film.
are you sure? He played okay for the cameras but his face had the biggest "this is some bull " look. He didn't look genuinely happy at all, and as visionary a director as he is, he's also probably got the biggest ego in Hollywood which is no minor accomplishment.
glad waltz won, too bad he's going to lose his thunder in "The green hornet"
Hyperbole much? I mean, I enjoyed it, but geez...
The funniest part was when his ex-wife didn't even mention him convincing her to direct the Hurt Locker, either time she spoke, those she was awfully kind to thank the troops again. sandwich indeed.cameron was looking like he took a bite of a sandwich when he realized Avatar wasn't winning anything important.
He looked alot like Belichick in the final seconds of Super Bowl 42.
No way was Hurt Locker good enough to justify that many awards. I doubt I ever watch it again. I'll definitely watch Sherlock Holmes again before I see Hurt Locker again.
While Avatar kicked ass, and i had a serious nerd-gasm over the graphics - Best Picture? Seriously? It shouldn't have even been nominated for it... thats like giving a nomination to Starship Troopers. Kind of ... well, you get the idea.
I enjoyed Hurt Locker, and thought it was a riveting film. Fairly worthy, i'd say. Funny that it hasn't made much $ so far ... it sure will now though!
I didn't notice it, and if he was pissed, it wasn't as apparent as Reitman's reaction during the Globes. Cameron seemed more annoyed at Martin and Baldwin's Avatar jokes throughout the night. Stiller did get him to crack up though.
It's pretty alarming that only one woman has won for best director and, counting Ang Lee, only one person of color. And it's something that I, personally, hope changes as it would indicate that more people have access to the tools and connections needed to make a movie on that scale.I like Barb, but her whole "the time has come" bull comment was out of line. The time has come for people to stop giving a about the sex or race of a director and just give out the ing award.
I would agree that right before it's handed out is not the best time to repeatedly bring it up, however. Had it been James Cameron, Jason Reitman, or Quentin Tarantino who'd won that award everyone would be talking about Oscar politics instead of letting a deserving (debatable, but not the point) director have their moment.
I think Basterds got screwed in Screenwriting and Cinematography.
Look, I don't think Avatar is some crowning achievement in narrative plot or structure, but man... that is just insane. It's a goddamn experience. I don't mean to say that the film is a game-changer in terms of what it's telling us (far from it), but in terms of what it's showing us.
I haven't seen Hurt Locker and I'm ready to admit that as a more serious film it may well be deserving of the overall Best Picture award, but Cameron should have taken one or the other. Pass it off to his special effects team, but the Director forms the overall vision of the film, and as he built a complete world, while fully moving 3-D into the 21st century, the dude deserved some props.
I know...all those damn jews in Hollywood, do they really think they're fooling anyone?
I thought Hurt Locker was a badass movie, glad it won.
I agree with you tho Balli. Avatar is definitely an experience, and it did change the game... If you're looking for a great story, read a book... Avatar was an amazing "picture", imo.
basterds for screenwriting maybe, but not for cinematography. It wasn't shot that well, tarantino is much better with dialogue than he is with the actual look of his films. Kill Bill looked much better than IB.
And to those saying avatar is the most important film of 2009. It was a "big" film for 2009, but 10 years from now it'll just be a dated film since it relies so heavily on the technology of its time that it's lack of a decent story will make it the forgettable trash that it is.
Watch the film on DVD when it comes out and see if you can even sit through it. More than half the films nominated were arguably better than Avatar.
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pretty to look at but thats as far as it goes.
It hasn't made much money cuz it barely played on very many screens. It had the tiniest budget of all the films nominated and had no bankable hollywood stars or special effects.
The DVD/Blu-Ray sales will be through the roof, and that'll work out even better since the theaters take half the money at the box office anyway. Home Video sales almost entirely go to the distributors who put out the film.
you can't say the same about mark henry tonight
I have to disagree. While watching IB I could see every shot of the film being described in vivid detail on a page in a novel. I thought it was fantastically shot. That movie was carried by the tension in long conversations had by people sitting at tables, driven by the actors, the writing, and the shots during those conversations.
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