Pre-Oscar movie chit chat

[Mortimer]

Hard Times and Mean Streets are great off the track movies.



Maybe there should be a T-10 for off the main trackers.

[Mortimer]

I am inspired to do so.


I'll come up wth mine later.

Best Tom Hanks Movie...


Turner and Hooch

[mclem10011]

I've only seen 3 of the 5 films up for Best Picture. "There Will Be Blood" and "Atonement" are the ones I've yet to see. The class of the other three films to me is "No Country For Old Men". The film is laden with suspense, the performances are incredible from top to bottom. First rate screenplay, beautiful cinematography, and amazing direction. Another masterpiece from Joel and Ethan Coen, who were IMO deserving of the award for for top film in 1996 for "Fargo". It took home awards for original screenplay, and Best Actress for wonderful work from Frances McDormand as the very pregnant police chief on the trail of 2 cop killers. However, it lost Best Picture to "The English Patient" a fine film as well, but no the classic that "Fargo" was. So, in my opinion the Coen brothers and "No Country For Old Men" deserve to recognition in several categories, and I feel that will happen. Still you never know, maybe some upsets will occur. I'd rank "Michael Clayton" next best of the films I've seen this past year.
My list in no order, just off the top of my head here are a few favorite films.
Godfather I and II(2 being the more brilliant)
Fargo
Raging Bull(Best sports film ever)
The Departed(Academy got it right last year)
Crash(And the year before, with the brillant Paul Haggis film)
Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee's most brilliant film)
Apocalypse Now
One False Move( brilliant film directed by Carl Franklin, Billy Bob Thorton is in it, and co-wrote the screenplay.
Mystic River
I could go, on and on, but I'll stop.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Avery_Smartman

Hard Times and Mean Streets are great off the track movies.

Agreed. Mean Streets is obviously a classic ( " what's a mook " ) and Charles Bronson as the bare knuckle boxer in Hard Times is excellent.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by mclem10011

I've only seen 3 of the 5 films up for Best Picture. "There Will Be Blood" and "Atonement" are the ones I've yet to see. The class of the other three films to me is "No Country For Old Men". The film is laden with suspense, the performances are incredible from top to bottom. First rate screenplay, beautiful cinematography, and amazing direction. Another masterpiece from Joel and Ethan Coen, who were IMO deserving of the award for for top film in 1996 for "Fargo". It took home awards for original screenplay, and Best Actress for wonderful work from Frances McDormand as the very pregnant police chief on the trail of 2 cop killers. However, it lost Best Picture to "The English Patient" a fine film as well, but no the classic that "Fargo" was. So, in my opinion the Coen brothers and "No Country For Old Men" deserve to recognition in several categories, and I feel that will happen. Still you never know, maybe some upsets will occur. I'd rank "Michael Clayton" next best of the films I've seen this past year.
My list in no order, just off the top of my head here are a few favorite films.
Godfather I and II(2 being the more brilliant)
Fargo
Raging Bull(Best sports film ever)
The Departed(Academy got it right last year)
Crash(And the year before, with the brillant Paul Haggis film)
Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee's most brilliant film)
Apocalypse Now
One False Move( brilliant film directed by Carl Franklin, Billy Bob Thorton is in it, and co-wrote the screenplay.
Mystic River
I could go, on and on, but I'll stop.

It was hard to leave these off my T-10.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I haven't seen much Antonioni. The Passenger and Blow Up and one of his supposed classics which I barely remember.

Yeah I haven't seen all of them..... just a few.

Il Deserto Rosso was good.

Good cast.

[blackthroatedwind]

One False Move!

I love that movie.

[Mortimer]

Scrooge with Allistair Sims..???..can't quite bring up the name....was very close for mine as well.

[AeWingnut]

I really hated Saving Private Ryan

the Americans all died horrible and the Germans only died while trying to surrender.

[blackthroatedwind]

Morty, have you seen " One False Move? "

If not.......get it. It's tremendous.

[Mortimer]

Have not...adding to the list.

[mclem10011]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

One False Move!

I love that movie.

It's brilliant, how bout the work of Michael Beach as Pluto the quiet, and brutal killer? I thought it was the best film of that year, and of course it go overlooked at award time.

[blackthroatedwind]

Everything about it is great. Billy Bob ( didn't he write it as well? ) and Bill Pullman are both excellent. It's one of my favorites.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Everything about it is great. Billy Bob ( didn't he write it as well? ) and Bill Paxton are both excellent. It's one of my favorites.

[blackthroatedwind]

Thanks. Good catch.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Thanks. Good catch.

It's a great movie... loved Michael Beach in it. Might have to watch it again tonight.

[Mortimer]

Either that or another round of Bingo at the church.





Anyone think the movie wins out?

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by mclem10011

I've only seen 3 of the 5 films up for Best Picture. "There Will Be Blood" and "Atonement" are the ones I've yet to see. The class of the other three films to me is "No Country For Old Men". The film is laden with suspense, the performances are incredible from top to bottom. First rate screenplay, beautiful cinematography, and amazing direction. Another masterpiece from Joel and Ethan Coen, who were IMO deserving of the award for for top film in 1996 for "Fargo". It took home awards for original screenplay, and Best Actress for wonderful work from Frances McDormand as the very pregnant police chief on the trail of 2 cop killers. However, it lost Best Picture to "The English Patient" a fine film as well, but no the classic that "Fargo" was. So, in my opinion the Coen brothers and "No Country For Old Men" deserve to recognition in several categories, and I feel that will happen. Still you never know, maybe some upsets will occur. I'd rank "Michael Clayton" next best of the films I've seen this past year.
My list in no order, just off the top of my head here are a few favorite films.
Godfather I and II(2 being the more brilliant)
Fargo
Raging Bull(Best sports film ever)
The Departed(Academy got it right last year)
Crash(And the year before, with the brillant Paul Haggis film)
Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee's most brilliant film)
Apocalypse Now
One False Move( brilliant film directed by Carl Franklin, Billy Bob Thorton is in it, and co-wrote the screenplay.
Mystic River
I could go, on and on, but I'll stop.

Random thoughts..

Fargo should have been on my list

as should Apocalypse Now

I don't see nearly enough..ok..any foreign language films

How did/does BTW see so many movies between Dead shows and horses?

Morty's comments were sensitive, insightful and personal...obviously an imposter

Not enough Hitchcock movies included

No votes for the consensus #1 movie of all time?..

If this poll was taken on December 15th, Wonderful Life and Christmas Story on all lists

Any Seabiscuit votes?

Thankfully, Out of Africa yet to appear

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Random thoughts..

God...heah we go again.

Fargo should have been on my list

I should leave right now.

as should Apocalypse Now

Ah....bettah!

I don't see nearly enough..ok..any foreign language films



How did/does BTW see so many movies between Dead shows and horses?

He reads Cliffs Reviews

Morty's comments were sensitive, insightful and personal...obviously an imposter

Delightful!....and true.

Not enough Hitchcock movies included

Oh yes....time to go. You see one of his...you've seen them all.

No votes for the consensus #1 movie of all time?..



this poll was taken on December 15th, Wonderful Life and Christmas Story on all lists



Any Seabiscuit votes?



Thankfully, Out of Africa yet to appear

I really should have left.