Hurt Locker >>>>>>>>>>>> Avatar

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I saw Hurt Locker in theater and it was great, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The only complaint I had with it was that it didn't seem to flow well. It just seemed like a lot if small intense scenes put together such as the second bomb scene, the car bomb scene, the sniper scene, the body bomb, then the whole 'soldier turns crime scene investigator' scene. I'm still glad it won though.

[mountainballer]

great to finally see Christoph Waltz win an award!
even if most called it the sure fire one before.
it's somehow funny to see a man win, who Austrians knew for about two decades from numerous TV productions. usually he wasn't even the leading actor in most of those films.
props to Tarantino, who like no other director has a gift to find the right actors for his roles and who has the guts to use unknown names or washed up actors. (how many careers have been started or re started thanks to Tarantino? must be three dozen.)

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I'm surprised at all the HL hate, especially when you see what else was nominated. IB was OK, but way way too hokey to get best picture. Tarantino's made FAR better films. I actually prefer the first Kill Bill to IB. I know I'm in the minority.

In regards to "how many of you saw this in theaters?" debate, the film was shown in a VERY small number of theaters. The distributors definitely undersold the movie at cinemas, but they'll more than make up for it in home video revenue.

Who cares that the film wasn't one of the highest grossing of the year, the best picture should go to what was the best film, and that was Hurt Locker. I think this is the first time since American Beauty that the academy awards gave best picture to the most deserving film. The closest argument would be No Country For Old Men over There Will Be Blood, but I'm a huge TWBB fan, even though No Country was obviously great.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

props to Tarantino, who like no other director has a gift to find the right actors for his roles and who has the guts to use unknown names or washed up actors. (how many careers have been started or re started thanks to Tarantino? must be three dozen.)

Agreed, that is one thing Tarantinos will always deserve credit for. WHile his films have become increasingly hokey/cartoonish over the years, his knack for finding talent from people you'd least expect is remarkable.


If it wasn't for him, Travolta would be working as a bar tender somewhere.

[CuckingFunt]

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.

For the first time in a lot of years, I haven't yet seen any of the performances nominated for Best Actress. I don't like Bullock as an actress and everything I've seen about The Blind Side makes me think that film would make my skin crawl, so I have a hard time believing she deserved it, but I could be wrong and therefore can't comment one way or the other.

[monosylab1k]

Who cares that the film wasn't one of the highest grossing of the year, the best picture should go to what was the best film, and that was Hurt Locker. I think this is the first time since American Beauty that the academy awards gave best picture to the most deserving film. The closest argument would be No Country For Old Men over There Will Be Blood, but I'm a huge TWBB fan, even though No Country was obviously great.

really this was a pretty weak year for movies. last year was too. imo 2007 had 3 movies better than anything in 08 or 09 (TWBB, NCFOM, and michael clayton)

The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds were easily the two best movies this year, but after watching them I never would have thought either were Best Picture worthy, nomination or win.

[benefactor]

Serious question. How many of you actually saw The Hurt Locker in the theater? How many of you have rented it? Judging from its numbers at the box office and rentals, I'd say not many of you. This was about as bad as Berry winning Best Actress for Monsters Ball.

That was more agenda driven than anything.

The ceremony also saw both the Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars awarded to African-American actors for the first time in Academy Award history; this, in addition to Sidney Poitier winning the Lifetime Achievement award, led some to dub the ceremony The Bloscars and the "Blackademy Awards". However, some controversy was sparked after Denzel Washington's win. Rumor has it that Russell Crowe was the front runner for the award, which would have marked a second consecutive win for Crowe in the Best Actor category, but a violent episode at the BAFTA ceremony several weeks earlier turned the Academy voters against him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74th_Academy_Awards

[redzero]

really this was a pretty weak year for movies. last year was too. imo 2007 had 3 movies better than anything in 08 or 09 (TWBB, NCFOM, and michael clayton)

The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds were easily the two best movies this year, but after watching them I never would have thought either were Best Picture worthy, nomination or win.

I would say the best movies to come out in the last three years were The Dark Knight, There Will Be Blood, Inglorious Basterds and No Country for Old Men, in that order. But the Academy likes to push certain movies each year, like Slumdog Millionaire and Hurt Locker.

Seriously, I liked Hurt Locker, but it was not that good.

[florige]

I would say the best movies to come out in the last three years were The Dark Knight, There Will Be Blood, Inglorious Basterds and No Country for Old Men, in that order. But the Academy likes to push certain movies each year, like Slumdog Millionaire and Hurt Locker.

Seriously, I liked Hurt Locker, but it was not that good.

I thought the HL was good. It sorta tailed off towards the end imo.

[tlongII]

Personally I thought Star Trek was the best movie of the year, but whatchagonnado?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

This should be renamed the Hurt thread. Lots of butt hurt-edness that the hurt locker won. I admit it wasn't that great a movie but it was no slouch. Avatar. Pffft. That won the Oscar I knew it would. Visual effects. That's pretty much all it deserved and inglorious bas s...... That was eh. A warmed over Tarantino cliche with cliche on the side. It was good not great.

[Imposter]

The academy should be ashamed of themselves for snubbing Bea Arthur in their memorial session last night. Farrah Fawcett was also noticeably missing.

[redzero]

This should be renamed the Hurt thread. Lots of butt hurt-edness that the hurt locker won.

Been done, bro.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

[monosylab1k]

The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds were easily the two best movies this year

I take this back. Not sure how I did, but I completely forgot the best movie of the year. probably because it never had a chance in of getting a best picture nomination.

It also easily wins best trailer of the year too -

[Spurminator]

Did anyone see any of the do entaries that were nominated? They all looked good.

[Imposter]

Did anyone see any of the do entaries that were nominated? They all looked good.

They all looked pretty interesting. Haven't seen any yet but plan to soon.

[monosylab1k]

Did anyone see any of the do entaries that were nominated? They all looked good.

I saw The Cove and it was really entertaining.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Did anyone see any of the do entaries that were nominated? They all looked good.

They sure did. There was actually a few things i want to see now after seeing the show. I just need to look up what they were.

[whottt]

The academy should be ashamed of themselves for snubbing Bea Arthur in their memorial session last night. Farrah Fawcett was also noticeably missing.

I think they don't memorialize them if they weren't members of the Screen directors/actors/writers guilds.

I remember thinking the same thing when they didn't show Johnny Cash a few years ago...in addition to actually making several movies,and havcing a top rated tv show, he also had a load of songs that were used in movies, including the year he died when, "when the man comes around" was in like 5 different movies....and of course, they had no problem making a movie about Johnny Cash either which was already cast then, which Johnny Cash is credited with writing, just memorializing him because he wasn't in the club.

[redzero]

I take this back. Not sure how I did, but I completely forgot the best movie of the year. probably because it never had a chance in of getting a best picture nomination.

It also easily wins best trailer of the year too -

I don't know about best movie, but it had an awesome soundtrack.

[DarkReign]

I dont know what pleasure normal people derive from watching the rich, popular and beautiful suck each other off for endless hours is, but Americans seem to lap that up.

The only thing of interest to me is the results (winners and nominees). Not because I give a flying about who won, got robbed or whatever, but because I now have a list of movies that probably wont suck.

[J.T.]

I dont know what pleasure normal people derive from watching the rich, popular and beautiful suck each other off for endless hours is, but Americans seem to lap that up.

Everyone here loves watching millionaires pretend to give a about winning basketball games so I don't know what you're getting at. . .

[Strike]

They should have given Cameron best director if they were going to award best pic to Hurt Locker. Cameron shouldn't have left empty handed- his film single-handedly moved movie making into a new era.

So did Star Wars in 1977. It didn't win .

[Strike]

Good point. But it doesn't change the fact that just because a movie is ground breaking or game changing doesn't mean it deserves an Oscar. I liked Avatar but I thought the right movie won.