I thought the tension and the camera work was far better in HL, the camera shots gave significantly greater tension than anything in IB. The intro and the bar scenes were great in IB, but I could really do without the whole movie theater chick storyline. It also went on for way way too long, and Brad Pitt's accent was brutal.
I think it's more an issue about female directors having less chances to fail after a box office bomb; Using Bigelow as an example, she directed K-19 The Widowmaker with a $100 million dollar budget. The movie tanked at the BO and she hasn't done a big-budget film since(Hurt Locker only cost 11 million). This article goes into it further:
http://open.salon.com/blog/travis_da...ctors_a_chance
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.
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.
Sherlock Holmes was terrible, come on man
The Kill Bill movies were more obviously stylish/stylized than Inglorious Basterds, but I wouldn't necessarily say they looked better across the board. Basterds' opening scene and the scene in the basement bar were not only masterfully directed/paced, but gorgeous to look at. Simple, subtle filmmaking.
This has nothing to do with the direction(which you were discussing). You seem to have more of an issue with the script/plot.
The movie theater chick WAS the storyline, and Pitt's accent was intended to be brutal.
Even more than that, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that there are only certain types of films that women and people of color are "supposed" to make, and those types of movies don't typically get nominated for big awards.
Agreed, plus a chick who directed a war film and it actually turned out good.
I also though Sofia Coppola did a superb job with Lost in Translation, but that was the year of Peter Jackson
When I first heard of Hurt Locker, it was a really low budget commercial about it playing a few film festivals. At some point, someone invested money into making a nice trailer for it and it started catching on. With the exception of Avatar, I think anyone regardless of color or sex has the ability to make a good film that gets recognition. I'm not a fan of affirmative action in film, the best film should be recognized and even though we debate on what is "the best" I don't think there's a conspiracy to withhold awards from women and colored folk.
Starship Troopers deserved an award, that was tighhhht.
I thought it was pretty good actually. And Inglourious Basterdz didn't win because Tarantino stupidly stuck that David Bowie song in it. Was totally out of place and kept that from being a true masterpiece.
Waltz was definitely the no-brainer pick as BSA...should have won best actor though IMO. I have absolutely no clue why he wasn't considered the lead actor in the movie.
Hurt Locker didn't seem like anything spectacular to me. I can see how it would have been better on the big screen though. I probably should have gone to see it that way. Was just an indy film on DVD.
I've heard tons of people give negative feedback regarding that scene, the music didn't bother me in the slightest.
Maybe to you...but an entire generation of movie fans know that song as the theme song from Cat People. So not only was it glaringly cheesy and out of time in an otherwise excellent film, more destructively it was second hand.
And I liked the movie...and I like that song. The two just didn't go together very well and I think it hurt it. Not that it was going to beat all the hoopla over the first woman director to win though.
You really want to see that song fit a movie, go rent Cat People.
UP was snubbed
I don't think it's a conspiracy, either, as it would actually be quite a difficult one to pull off. I do think that there is somewhat of an old boys club in Hollywood, though, that makes it more difficult for women and people of color to make films that have any chance of theatrical release. Especially the type of films honored by the big awards.
Also, at no point have I advocated for people to win awards they don't deserve just to arbitrarily up the diversity levels.
The use of that song bothered me tremendously. Not enough to undo the good of everything else, but it has felt out of place every time I've watched the film.
Avatar was OK, Hurt Locker was a joke, totally lazy story writing, never having to follow up on anything that happens, just making up as she went along, it was like Abe Simpson wrote the script or something, and she just modified it to incorporate a renegade main character and lots of "intense" moments, you know, the stuff today's teenage boys would like
also apparently she got a load of things/facts wrong about how it is over there and what the Bomb squads actually do, all for the sake of sensationalism
LOL at anyone who thinks the Hurt Locker was good filmmaking
Even though I haven't seen her film, I can't believe that there is a lack of ing about Sandra Bullock. The fact that she has an AA makes my skin crawl. Not the first person to win a Razzie and an AA in the same year.
QT should have used Gimme Shelter instead...damn i love that song
Hurt Locker was out in the theaters? I thought that was a straight to DVD film.
Inglorious Basterds should have won Best Picture.
Jeff Bridges is a pimp.
That goatee was straight out of the 16th century.
Jeff Bridges is a pimp.
That goatee was straight out of the 16th century.
I'm glad that guy finally got his stuff together.
I was lmao at his acceptance speech. He kept dropping those Hendrix'esque 'maaaaannnnns' all through it.
She didn't deserve it... I wanted it to go to Sidibe or Mulligan. But it doesn't make my skin crawl as much as Julia Roberts beating Ellen Burstyn in 2001 or whatever year that was. I like Sandra Bullock's self-deprecating at ude about herself... she even accepted her Razzie in person, which is rare.
El Secreto de tus Ojos . . . now there's a great movie!
District 9 ers...that was the best movie this year. They just wanted to give it to a chick director...in the big scheme WGAS
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