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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 16, 2023 2:08:16 GMT
Vote here!Current deadline is 5/4 (around a month and a half away). Tell me if the link above isn't working, as I seem to be having issues with it.
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Post by stephen on Mar 16, 2023 2:11:49 GMT
FYC: L.A. Confidential, Curtis Hanson, Philip Baker Hall, Kathy Burke, Robert Blake, Julianne Moore.
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 16, 2023 2:17:35 GMT
Movies I'm missing (A LOT OF THEM):
Chasing Amy
Con Air
The Fifth Element
Funny Games
Happy Together
Hard Eight
Nil by Mouth
Ulee's Gold
Wag the Dog
The Wings of the Dove
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Post by stephen on Mar 16, 2023 2:18:41 GMT
Movies I'm missing (A LOT OF THEM): The Apostle Boogie Nights Chasing Amy Con Air The Fifth Element Funny Games Happy Together Hard Eight Lost Highway Nil by Mouth The Sweet Hereafter Ulee's Gold Wag the Dog The Wings of the Dove Jesus, you've got so much gold waiting for you. |
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Post by JangoB on Mar 16, 2023 2:25:15 GMT
Done!
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Post by TheAlwaysClassy on Mar 16, 2023 2:42:24 GMT
Voted
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Post by gradytripp on Mar 16, 2023 17:49:11 GMT
Voted!
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Schiggy
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Post by Schiggy on Mar 23, 2023 4:02:36 GMT
I voted
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 5, 2023 1:29:30 GMT
Boogie Nights
I will never understand what everyone sees in PTA. His DDL stuff is good, but that's it. I'll tackle what I like about this movie first:
1. Alfred Molina. It is unforgivable that this exact character wasn't cast as Peter Quill's father in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, is all I'm sayin'.
2. Everything from "God Only Knows" onward is pretty touching, almost making me feel emotions for these losers I spent the previous 135 minutes hoping would end up the victims of a Quentin Tarantino finale.
Okay, that's pretty much it. The major problem here is that the movie is SO DAMN DIFFUSE. So many characters who drop out of the narrative for 50(?) minutes at a stretch only to pop back in again, all of whom are the same brand of insufferable. PTA hangout movies are the worst hangout movies, because everyone is a representation of his Dirk Diggler sized ego. I just wanted somebody to actually not be a self-involved little shit for two seconds (which is why I appreciate that montage towards the end), but they're so fucking annoying with their drugs and sex and... complete lack of personality outside of those, save for Buck. This is an ensemble movie with a billion subplots, yet they're all the same person personality wise. I don't get it.
Edit: I forgot to mention that Jack Horner is an evil, EVIL man and the movie comes off as celebratory of him. I guess I should expect that from the guy that celebrated grooming a teenager in Licorice Pizza, and to the credit of this movie, it could be read as subtly exposing Jack's evil doings (he ensnares and enslaves every other member of the cast), but I don't buy it. The movie likes him too much.
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 9, 2023 23:52:00 GMT
Lost Highway
Well, that was pointless and ugly. It's fine for a movie not to answer anything, but it has to make me want to ask questions. I was vibing with this at first, but at a specific moment - I think you all will know the one - the movie switches gears and has to start from scratch to get any audience participation. And it failed. I didn't care, all the way through the pointless conclusion that changes nothing. So this is another write-off. Let's hope the next one is better.
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 14, 2023 23:31:56 GMT
The Sweet Hereafter
I admire this more than I like it. I think the dynamics between the townspeople is very soap opera-ish, and drags down an otherwise touching look at people struggling with their pain. It's all very moving when it focuses on Mitchell, though.
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Post by JangoB on Apr 15, 2023 15:27:55 GMT
Petition to include the titular song from "Princess Mononoke" as a write-in nominee. How the heck did we miss that one? (I myself just plumb forgot about it being in the movie but I rewatched it yesterday and it was very much there!)
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 15, 2023 20:28:04 GMT
Petition to include the titular song from "Princess Mononoke" as a write-in nominee. How the heck did we miss that one? (I myself just plumb forgot about it being in the movie but I rewatched it yesterday and it was very much there!) It got a few votes. I think it wound up in sixth. I was pulling for it, but I think it was third on my ballot. (The other two got in, thankfully.) |
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Post by RiverleavesElmius on Apr 25, 2023 19:41:33 GMT
Boogie NightsI will never understand what everyone sees in PTA. His DDL stuff is good, but that's it. I'll tackle what I like about this movie first: 1. Alfred Molina. It is unforgivable that this exact character wasn't cast as Peter Quill's father in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, is all I'm sayin'. 2. Everything from "God Only Knows" onward is pretty touching, almost making me feel emotions for these losers I spent the previous 135 minutes hoping would end up the victims of a Quentin Tarantino finale. Okay, that's pretty much it. The major problem here is that the movie is SO DAMN DIFFUSE. So many characters who drop out of the narrative for 50(?) minutes at a stretch only to pop back in again, all of whom are the same brand of insufferable. PTA hangout movies are the worst hangout movies, because everyone is a representation of his Dirk Diggler sized ego. I just wanted somebody to actually not be a self-involved little shit for two seconds (which is why I appreciate that montage towards the end), but they're so fucking annoying with their drugs and sex and... complete lack of personality outside of those, save for Buck. This is an ensemble movie with a billion subplots, yet they're all the same person personality wise. I don't get it. Edit: I forgot to mention that Jack Horner is an evil, EVIL man and the movie comes off as celebratory of him. I guess I should expect that from the guy that celebrated grooming a teenager in Licorice Pizza, and to the credit of this movie, it could be read as subtly exposing Jack's evil doings (he ensnares and enslaves every other member of the cast), but I don't buy it. The movie likes him too much. Phhft ! Show me your Top 100, and I bet BOOGIE completely towers over 98 or 99 of them. I truly pity the sap who doesn't get the glorious genius brilliance of this film. Aww! PTA detractors are perpetual boat-missers. He's better than your all-time favorite filmmaker. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ P.S. Not gonna defend Jack Horner, but once again: BULL-fucking-SHIT on the "LICORICE PIZZA celebrates grooming" braindead garbage! Alana NEVER grooms him, and it's debatable whether the ending is meant to be romantic or not. He spends the whole movie hitting on her, and she spends 95% of it turning him down. |
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Apr 25, 2023 19:54:12 GMT
Petition to include the titular song from "Princess Mononoke" as a write-in nominee. How the heck did we miss that one? (I myself just plumb forgot about it being in the movie but I rewatched it yesterday and it was very much there!) I forgot about it too! Everyone needs to do better about posting song FYCs going forward because I'm mostly piecing mine together from the GG and Oscar nominees.  |
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 26, 2023 1:16:24 GMT
The Apostle
What a hard movie to pin down. I don't like it, but I kind of admire its angle? It doesn't preach to you, it just shows events and lets you determine the morality of these characters. The movie is not made to validate anyone. Unfortunately, this refusal to pick a side means that... it doesn't say much of anything at all? It's a Rorschach test of a movie: you get out of it what you bring in.
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Post by SZilla on Apr 26, 2023 15:17:14 GMT
Voted!
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Post by Martin Stett on May 1, 2023 0:51:06 GMT
I may extend the deadline for a few days, as I will be unable to host a ceremony on Friday or Saturday (possibly not Sunday, Monday or Tuesday either). So there's likely another week and a half before presentations are made.
That is, if I host the ceremony in the evening. The other option is that I hold the ceremony during the day on Friday (or Monday or Tuesday), around noon EST. Are there any preferences either way? A lot of people don't get to watch live no matter when it happens, but I'll leave it up to people who are interested.
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