HCH Academy Awards - Best Picture 2004?
HCH Academy Awards - Best Picture 2004? 28 votes
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DownfallDownfall rather easily which is saying something since there are some terrific films this year. But I can no think of a more spot on portrayal of a historical figure than Bruno Ganz as Hitler.
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F.O Row Peter Puffer, you left off....
It's a really good movie.
Napoleon/Passion/Sideways
Primer is quite good for a micro budget mind fuck. -
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Napoleon Dynamite
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Downfall
I'm very partial to Napoleon and Sideways. Napoleon was filmed just north of the Utah border and is basically every hick, Mormon town I played in HS hoops.GrundleStiltzkin said:
It's a really good movie.
Napoleon/Passion/Sideways
Primer is quite good for a micro budget mind fuck.
My realtor grew up in Santa Barbara and used to wait on Fess Parker in the restaurant she worked at. I love Miles chugging from the wine bucket at Fess Parker's winery. -
DownfallHonorable mention to Mean Girls, Anchorman, Life Aquatic. I really fucked @Swaye on Mean Girls.
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Napoleon DynamiteWeak year. Uncle Rico wins easily.
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The AviatorSideways for me because it came out right after we did the central California wine-tasting tour on our honeymoon. I really liked The Aviator, watch it when I see it is on...Uncle Rico for the bronze...
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DownfallThe brilliance if Napoleon Dynamite is that there's no cursing and no tits n' ass and yet it's one of the funniest fucking films ever made.
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Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Would’ve voted for this had it been on the list. Mean Girls is one of the few female driven comedies that is legit good and not just a lazy cash grab. Also was, along with Superbad, one of the defining high school movies of my generationYellowSnow said:Honorable mention to Mean Girls, Anchorman, Life Aquatic. I really fucked @Swaye on Mean Girls.
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F.O Row Peter Puffer, you left off....Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless MindI never got into Napoleon Dynamite like most people. I think, for me, it's like Fargo: regional quirkiness just isn't enough. For comedy alone, I'd take Team America, Life Aquatic, Anchorman, and Dodgeball over it. All of those are movies I'd happily sit and watch tonight even though I've seen each multiple time.
Pussy take of the day: I've seen 50 First Dates more than any movie on this list. Top-three rom-com for me.
Lot of people hated Crash, I liked it a lot. Collateral is also a technically gifted movie (Michael Mann, 360 degree shutter) that's a great watch.
If you haven't seen Primer, watch it and then read about what the hell you just watched, then watch it again. Amazing movie considering the whole budget was $6000, it was shot on Hi-8 camcorders, and Shane Carruth wrote, directed, scored, and starred in the movie. His 2013 followup Upstream Color holds a special place in my heart, as it was shot with hacked Panasonic GH2s, my favorite camera I've ever owned.
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Million Dollar BabyI haven't seen half of these.
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F.O Row Peter Puffer, you left off....
@TheChart is funny.1to392831weretaken said:I never got into Napoleon Dynamite like most people. I think, for me, it's like Fargo: regional quirkiness just isn't enough. For comedy alone, I'd take Team America, Life Aquatic, Anchorman, and Dodgeball over it. All of those are movies I'd happily sit and watch tonight even though I've seen each multiple time.
Pussy take of the day: I've seen 50 First Dates more than any movie on this list. Top-three rom-com for me.
Lot of people hated Crash, I liked it a lot. Collateral is also a technically gifted movie (Michael Mann, 360 degree shutter) that's a great watch.
If you haven't seen Primer, watch it and then read about what the hell you just watched, then watch it again. Amazing movie considering the whole budget was $6000, it was shot on Hi-8 camcorders, and Shane Carruth wrote, directed, scored, and starred in the movie. His 2013 followup Upstream Color holds a special place in my heart, as it was shot with hacked Panasonic GH2s, my favorite camera I've ever owned.
I didn't catch Collateral in the year, great film. For the most part, better than Heat—Collateral is tighter—excepting the the scene that makes Heat amazing. I enjoy 50 First Dates too, though there's some problematic questions of consent. -
Napoleon Dynamite
I love 50 first dates because it doesn't even seem like a romcom. Her brother is fucking hysterical. That was a well cast movie.1to392831weretaken said:I never got into Napoleon Dynamite like most people. I think, for me, it's like Fargo: regional quirkiness just isn't enough. For comedy alone, I'd take Team America, Life Aquatic, Anchorman, and Dodgeball over it. All of those are movies I'd happily sit and watch tonight even though I've seen each multiple time.
Pussy take of the day: I've seen 50 First Dates more than any movie on this list. Top-three rom-com for me.
Lot of people hated Crash, I liked it a lot. Collateral is also a technically gifted movie (Michael Mann, 360 degree shutter) that's a great watch.
If you haven't seen Primer, watch it and then read about what the hell you just watched, then watch it again. Amazing movie considering the whole budget was $6000, it was shot on Hi-8 camcorders, and Shane Carruth wrote, directed, scored, and starred in the movie. His 2013 followup Upstream Color holds a special place in my heart, as it was shot with hacked Panasonic GH2s, my favorite camera I've ever owned. -
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Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Idiocracy: Best first five minutes of any movie ever. The rest of the movie? Yeah, it happened... It's not bad, but it still feels like the greatest premise ever sacrificed on the altar of low budget and cheap laughs (even if some of the cheap laughs are great). I think it's a good movie that suffers from almost impossible to realize sky high potential.Swaye said:@YellowSnow when you get to 2006 make sure Idiocracy is on it.
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Downfall
I've never seen it, but we are seeing it play out in real time these days.Swaye said:@YellowSnow when you get to 2006 make sure Idiocracy is on it.
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Downfall
The comedies you mention are all great. My confirmation bias is strong with Napoleon because I lived the regional quirkiness. I literally spent a year of my life doing the Kip voice. I will have to leave @GrundleStiltzkin a message to confirm.1to392831weretaken said:I never got into Napoleon Dynamite like most people. I think, for me, it's like Fargo: regional quirkiness just isn't enough. For comedy alone, I'd take Team America, Life Aquatic, Anchorman, and Dodgeball over it. All of those are movies I'd happily sit and watch tonight even though I've seen each multiple time.
Pussy take of the day: I've seen 50 First Dates more than any movie on this list. Top-three rom-com for me.
Lot of people hated Crash, I liked it a lot. Collateral is also a technically gifted movie (Michael Mann, 360 degree shutter) that's a great watch.
If you haven't seen Primer, watch it and then read about what the hell you just watched, then watch it again. Amazing movie considering the whole budget was $6000, it was shot on Hi-8 camcorders, and Shane Carruth wrote, directed, scored, and starred in the movie. His 2013 followup Upstream Color holds a special place in my heart, as it was shot with hacked Panasonic GH2s, my favorite camera I've ever owned. -
Napoleon DynamiteThe answer is Anchorman but I didn't realize that it was in 04 until I had already voted for the second best film of the year. Arguably the two most quotable comedies since Dumb and Dumber.
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Napoleon Dynamite
RIP @HeretoBeatmyChestYellowSnow said:Downfall rather easily which is saying something since there are some terrific films this year. But I can no think of a more spot on portrayal of a historical figure than Bruno Ganz as Hitler.
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Downfall
Probably Will's best work in a motion picture.dnc said:The answer is Anchorman but I didn't realize that it was in 04 until I had already voted for the second best film of the year. Arguably the two most quotable comedies since Dumb and Dumber.
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Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Does this count as a motion picture?YellowSnow said:
Probably Will's best work in a motion picture.dnc said:The answer is Anchorman but I didn't realize that it was in 04 until I had already voted for the second best film of the year. Arguably the two most quotable comedies since Dumb and Dumber.
I'm also a big fan of this one:
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Napoleon DynamiteI can’t believe I forgot about this small budget action gem from Luc Besson. Some pretty sick Parkour moves throughout, along with great fight sequences.
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Sideways
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Napoleon Dynamite
I haven't seen the movie, but is there a reason they didn't shoot him, they had the guns to do so?Laocoön said:I can’t believe I forgot about this small budget action gem from Luc Besson. Some pretty sick Parkour moves throughout, along with great fight sequences.
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Napoleon Dynamite
The ‘head’ drug lord wanted him brought back alive. So yeah, that is the only reason why they didn’t shoot him then & there.alumni94 said:
I haven't seen the movie, but is there a reason they didn't shoot him, they had the guns to do so?Laocoön said:I can’t believe I forgot about this small budget action gem from Luc Besson. Some pretty sick Parkour moves throughout, along with great fight sequences.
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F.O Row Peter Puffer, you left off....Anchorman ... rather easily for the pleats alone
50 First Dates is just really good and always rewatchable
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Listen you son-of-a-bitch, you better not be calling Ow My Balls a cheap laugh. That belongs in the Louvre.1to392831weretaken said:
Idiocracy: Best first five minutes of any movie ever. The rest of the movie? Yeah, it happened... It's not bad, but it still feels like the greatest premise ever sacrificed on the altar of low budget and cheap laughs (even if some of the cheap laughs are great). I think it's a good movie that suffers from almost impossible to realize sky high potential.Swaye said:@YellowSnow when you get to 2006 make sure Idiocracy is on it.
