Saving Private Ryan

[xellos88330]

I am a bit tipsy tonight and a thought just came into my head that ing pissed me off.

Do you all think that Saving Private Ryan deserved the best movie oscar?

ing "Shakespeare in Love" wins the god damned award. Complete and total bull .

I don't know what brought it up, in fact I don't remember how I started thinking about it. What in the were the judges wor whoever did the damned voting could be thinking?

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN WAS THE BEST ING MOVIE IN THE WORLD!!!

/rant

[DMX7]

Shakespeare in Love sucked and I'm often a sucker for those types of movies.

[DJ Mbenga]

movies that end up winning up the award sometimes end up being contested later on. for example some people cant figure out how in the shawshank redemption didnt win best movie. or you have years with weak candidates like the yr when crash won

[TDMVPDPOY]

isnt this the movie with vin diesel crop role, tryin to save a kid and gets shot? lmao

[baseline bum]

Tom Hanks blows. Serves them right after Pulp Fiction was robbed of best picture by that piece of Hanks film about the re .

[CubanSucks]

movies that end up winning up the award sometimes end up being contested later on. for example some people cant figure out how in the shawshank redemption didnt win best movie. or you have years with weak candidates like the yr when crash won

That's not nearly as much of a robbery (if even a robbery at all). A better example would be Goodfellas losing to Dances With Wolves (which is still great...but GOODFELLAS?)

[baseline bum]

movies that end up winning up the award sometimes end up being contested later on. for example some people cant figure out how in the shawshank redemption didnt win best movie. or you have years with weak candidates like the yr when crash won

As bad as Crash was, it was still worlds ahead of that steaming dog-turd The Hurt Locker that won this year.

[monosylab1k]

Saving Private Ryan had an incredible opening scene, then was average-to-ball lickingly bad from then on. Matt Damon's character was such a whiny little I was hoping he'd die.

[CuckingFunt]

As bad as Crash was, it was still worlds ahead of that steaming dog-turd The Hurt Locker that won this year.

I actually thought The Hurt Locker was a fine movie, but not at all the best movie of last year. It wasn't anywhere close to Moon, which didn't even make it into the ten nominees.

But, yeah, getting worked up over Oscar winners is kind of pointless. There's at least one completely ed up category every year.

[Frenzy]

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That's not nearly as much of a robbery (if even a robbery at all). A better example would be Goodfellas losing to Dances With Wolves (which is still great...but GOODFELLAS?)

Goodfellas ....

[Cock-n-balls]

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Goodfellas ....

Goodfellas is a fantastic movie. There's no person in the world that says " " with so much passion as Joe Pesci. No one. All mobster movies should be required by law to have Pesci in it.

[Trainwreck2100]

I'm pissed hurt locker won, because it let a woman win the best director award for a shirt movie, but it save is from that piece of crap avatar winning

[SourCandy]

Goodfellas is a fantastic movie. There's no person in the world that says " " with so much passion as Joe Pesci. No one. All mobster movies should be required by law to have Pesci in it.

lol i agree. "what the fuuuck is so funny about me"

[phxspurfan]

Yes SPR should have won that year. And how about Star Wars losing out to Annie Hall? And the 3rd Lord of the Rings winning best picture was basically a series achievement award

[MannyIsGod]

As bad as Crash was, it was still worlds ahead of that steaming dog-turd The Hurt Locker that won this year.

You're crazy. Crash was terrible.

[MannyIsGod]

I actually thought The Hurt Locker was a fine movie, but not at all the best movie of last year. It wasn't anywhere close to Moon, which didn't even make it into the ten nominees.

But, yeah, getting worked up over Oscar winners is kind of pointless. There's at least one completely ed up category every year.

Moon was great, but I still enjoyed the Hurt Locker way more.

[CubanSucks]

Moon was really good but it's getting old hearing everyone making it out to be something sooo amazing. District 9 and Inglorious Bas s were better

[baseline bum]

You're crazy. Crash was terrible.

I agree that Crash sucked. Crash sucking and being way better than Hurt Locker aren't mutually exclusive. Hurt Locker was trash because it was the typical Hollywood fairy tale where the guy takes stupid risks and comes out on top based strictly on the strength of his character rather than because of any technical skill or good planning.

[AussieFanKurt]

Clockwork orange deserved best picture in '71

[easjer]

Remember what else was up for Best Picture that year?

Elizabeth
Life is Beautiful
The Thin Red Line

So - three gritty WWII movies that were really sort of depressing (if exceptional movies) and my personal fave, Elizabeth - a bloody film about the early days of Elizabeth I, which also wasn't exactly a feel good movie.

I am not at all shocked Shakespeare in Love won. At all. Compared with the others, it came off as bright and funny and hopeful.

Not the right choice, but still.

[Cock-n-balls]

The Thin Red Line sucked major ass. I was very disappointed I wasted money on that ty movie.

[RandomGuy]

All mobster movies should be required by law to have Pesci in it.

I second the motion.

All in favor?

All opposed?