Alternate Universe Oscars #20: CLOSED

Martin Stett
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Alternate Universe Oscars #20: CLOSED Apr 16, 2024 13:24:00 GMT

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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 16, 2024 13:24:00 GMT

The idea of this poll is to take the BP winner of each year and reimagine them with the best director nominees of that year, and ask which director would make the best version of that film. If the BP winner was nominated in directing, that option will not be listed.

So our choices for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King are...

Sofia Coppola
Clint Eastwood
Fernando Mereilles
Peter Weir

Previous winners:
2022: Ruben Östlund's Everything Everywhere All at Once
2021: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's CODA
2020: Lee Isaac Chung's Nomadland
2019: Martin Scorsese's Parasite
2018: Spike Lee's Green Book
2017: Jordan Peele's The Shape of Water
2016: Kenneth Lonergan's Moonlight
2015: Lenny Abrahamson's Spotlight
2014: Wes Anderson's Birdman
2013: Martin Scorsese's 12 Years a Slave
2012: Steven Spielberg's Argo
2011: Woody Allen's The Artist
2010: Joel & Ethan Coen's The King's Speech
2009: James Cameron's The Hurt Locker
2008: David Fincher's Slumdog Millionaire
2007: Paul Thomas Anderson's No Country for Old Men
2006: Paul Greengrass's The Departed
2005: Bennett Miller's Crash
2004: Martin Scorsese's Million Dollar Baby

Last Edit: Apr 19, 2024 15:05:03 GMT by Martin Stett

And so, let the curtain rise on tonight's dream

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Alternate Universe Oscars #20: CLOSED Apr 16, 2024 13:34:29 GMT Martin Stett likes this

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Post by finniussnrub on Apr 16, 2024 13:34:29 GMT

Peter Weir's version could actually trump Jackson's if he was truly as devoted to crafting Middle Earth, as he has the right sensibilities for it.

Eastwood's version would be a disaster that would be wonderful to see, particularly him as Gandalf, squinting and looking confused as a he faces down the Balrog.

Meireilles is so inconsistent that either it could be something or a disaster. But one thing I know, is it would be very bright.

Coppola's version would never leave Rivendell as it would take much time to accentuate every random aesthetic idea possible there, but the plot would never get started.

Last Edit: Apr 16, 2024 13:47:28 GMT by finniussnrub

Steve17 Badass Posts: 1,071 Likes: 224	Alternate Universe Oscars #20: CLOSED Apr 17, 2024 3:24:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Steve17 on Apr 17, 2024 3:24:05 GMT I picked Meirelles. Weir's would be great too. I don't see Eastwood or Coppola working well with this.
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Alternate Universe Oscars #20: CLOSED Apr 17, 2024 4:34:19 GMT Martin Stett likes this

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Post by countjohn on Apr 17, 2024 4:34:19 GMT

You know you want to see Sofia Coppola's LOTR.

Don't see what would be wrong with Eastwood's though, would be more workmanlike and have a gritter medieval feel probably. And he would have ruled as Gandalf.

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Alternate Universe Oscars #20: CLOSED Apr 19, 2024 17:13:38 GMT

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Post by countjohn on Apr 19, 2024 17:13:38 GMT

Apr 17, 2024 4:34:19 GMT countjohn said:

You know you want to see Sofia Coppola's LOTR.

I know the thread is closed, but how about this-

Either gender swap or do a Peter Pan androgynous thing for Frodo with one of her usual girls (Dunst, Fanning, Scarlett, Maybe Spaeny)

Jesse Plemons as Sam

Bill Murray as Gandalf

Jason Schwartzman as Gollum

Josh Hartnett as Aragorn

Kidman as Galadriel

You all know you'd watch this

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Alternate Universe Oscars #20: CLOSED Apr 19, 2024 17:20:30 GMT

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