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I'd take District 9 over Avatar to.
And it's not even close. Hopefully the academy doesn't screw it up tonight.
I'd take District 9 over Avatar to.
Same here, I'd also take "Up In The Air" over Avatar.
This is a ty year if Hurt Locker is the best it has to offer. That movie is grossly overrated.
so is Avatar, its a good movie , but not a great movie
I just don't see how, with all the comparisons to Pocahontas/Fern Gully/Dances with Wolves, people don't just treat it like an updated version with nice visuals instead of what appears to be the leading best film of the year. I bought into the hype, saw the trailer, and realized James Cameron made another Final Fantasy movie instead of a brand new world using crazy ass technological advances.
Also, can anyone vouch for the validity of this synopsis?
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/201...hontas-avatar/
yep plus he reuses to sounds from Jurassic Park for 2 of his creatures (T-Rex and Raptor) for a movie that Cameron was working on for like 8+ years, it isn't very original. Everyone was just so blindsided by the 3D/CGI aspect of the film they forgot what makes a great film: acting, directing
It better be Hurt Locker tonight
I hope District 9 gets it. Avatar and Hurt Locker were both good moviesbut not great.
Avatar should sweep all the technical awards, it was beautiful to watch but boring as . Hurt Locker was good but it wasn't very different from other good war movies. I really liked District 9 but even that to me doesn't deserve an Oscar, they story was great but other parts of it were bad. I really liked Precious, i think that was the best movie this year. That movie rips your heart out and makes you feel so many different emotions
I liked Inglorious Basterds better than either of them. But I think Hurt Locker gets it. The voting was changed this year so that each voter ranks the ten films in order, so I expect a lot of voters will have Avatar near the bottom of their rankings.
Having seen all ten of them (thanks HD bittorrents!) here's how I'd rank them.
1. Inglorious Basterds
2. The Hurt Locker
3. A Serious Man
4. Precious
5. An Education
6. Up
7. Up in the Air
8. District 9
9. Avatar
10. The Blind Side
The category I'm most interested in this year is Best Actress. From reading around the Interwebs you'd assume Bullock has it locked up but I'm holding out hope that the girl from Precious pulls off the upset.
Last edited by Spurminator; 03-07-2010 at 05:42 PM.
I forgot about Inglorious Bas s, that was my favorite to. I really hope Precious gets at least one award
Avatar should get the visual Oscar award. It'd be a shame if it got best picture.
I just saw "Hurt Locker" and it is competent and entertaining. But it is ultimately shallow, smug and dumb.
Therefore, there is no doubt in my mind that it will win the Oscar for "Best Picture."
Get to your bookie quick -- it's a lock.
Man, I'm surprised all the love The Hurt Locker got. I've must've missed something when I watched it.
Hurt Locker was truly incredible. It was just well shot, directed, edited, acted, had a wonderful script.
Just a great, great film.
Avatar is an overrated POS
I can't believe it got a nomination; but again the last 1.5 year has been ty in Hollywood
I'd still take Up over all of them.
Hurt Locker was your stereotypical cowboy soldier who survives on the strength of his character rather than by making sound decisions; typical Hollywood garbage. Really noble the way he got his boy shot at the end too.
The Hurt Locker took original screenplay, so I'll be surprised if it wins best picture.
My favorites out of the list though were Up and District 9 (Inglorious Basterds is up there as well). Up likely won't win because it took best animated feature. And I will shocked if their actually give it to District 9.
Oh well. Avatar will likely get it for being a blah blah gamechanger blah (please note, I really enjoyed Avatar...for what it was...one of the best popcorn flicks ever).
District 9 wasn't good. I found it to be pretty ing boring. I think Avatar was good but not the best picture nominated. I liked Up, Inglorious Bas s and Up in the Air a lot more.
Agreed. No chance it wins, though.
And what was with Monique's acceptance "it's about the performance, not the politics" speech? Tap yourself on the back fat much?
Monique is hot.
Precious was a funny movie. I don't think it should've been nominated. I can't think of another comedy that has been nominated recently.
what do you expect from a war movie made by a woman
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