Worst movie to win the Best Picture Oscar?
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Whatever won it the last 5 years. All movies are woke trash now.
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I want to say it was Matt Damon, but some actor rightfully pointed out that Best Picture winners should be awarded five years later for Academy voters to take a walk on a beach and get some perspective.
Too many of the winners are fine films, but aren’t the best. Recency bias tends to cloud people’s judgement.
In addition to “Crash”, these are some of the weaker ones that come to mind...
Broadway Melody
Around the World in 80 Days
Shakespeare In Love (sorry @ShakespeareDawg) -
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Looking at the list — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture — surprised that I'm surprised how few I've seen recently, and I like movies.
2012, I liked Argo but Zero Dark Thirty, Django and Life of Pi all better.
2016, Arrival was robbed.
2018, Green Book was good, but Star Is Born & Favourite way, way better. Bohemian Rhapsody doesn't belong on the list.
Damn, years like 1994 don't come along that often.
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral (meh, but still good)
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
The Shawshank Redemption -
Beat Saving Private Ryan. W,JW.Doog_de_Jour said:I want to say it was Matt Damon, but some actor rightfully pointed out that Best Picture winners should be awarded five years later for Academy voters to take a walk on a beach and get some perspective.
Too many of the winners are fine films, but aren’t the best. Recency bias tends to cloud people’s judgement.
In addition to “Crash”, these are some of the weaker ones that come to mind...
Broadway Melody
Around the World in 80 Days
Shakespeare In Love (sorry @ShakespeareDawg) -
Good Fellas should have beat @Swaye in 1990, but still the latter was a wonderful film.GrundleStiltzkin said:Looking at the list — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture — surprised that I'm surprised how few I've seen recently, and I like movies.
2012, I liked Argo but Zero Dark Thirty, Django and Life of Pi all better.
2016, Arrival was robbed.
2018, Green Book was good, but Star Is Born & Favourite way, way better. Bohemian Rhapsody doesn't belong on the list.
Damn, years like 1994 don't come along that often.
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral (meh, but still good)
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
The Shawshank Redemption -
Fuck that was a murderer's row.GrundleStiltzkin said:Looking at the list — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture — surprised that I'm surprised how few I've seen recently, and I like movies.
2012, I liked Argo but Zero Dark Thirty, Django and Life of Pi all better.
2016, Arrival was robbed.
2018, Green Book was good, but Star Is Born & Favourite way, way better. Bohemian Rhapsody doesn't belong on the list.
Damn, years like 1994 don't come along that often.
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral (meh, but still good)
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
The Shawshank Redemption -
Goodfellas is objectively and substantially superior.YellowSnow said:
Good Fellas should have beat @Swaye in 1990, but still the latter was a wonderful film.GrundleStiltzkin said:Looking at the list — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture — surprised that I'm surprised how few I've seen recently, and I like movies.
2012, I liked Argo but Zero Dark Thirty, Django and Life of Pi all better.
2016, Arrival was robbed.
2018, Green Book was good, but Star Is Born & Favourite way, way better. Bohemian Rhapsody doesn't belong on the list.
Damn, years like 1994 don't come along that often.
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral (meh, but still good)
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
The Shawshank Redemption -
Probably gonna have to poll out some of these years.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Goodfellas is objectively and substantially superior.YellowSnow said:
Good Fellas should have beat @Swaye in 1990, but still the latter was a wonderful film.GrundleStiltzkin said:Looking at the list — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture — surprised that I'm surprised how few I've seen recently, and I like movies.
2012, I liked Argo but Zero Dark Thirty, Django and Life of Pi all better.
2016, Arrival was robbed.
2018, Green Book was good, but Star Is Born & Favourite way, way better. Bohemian Rhapsody doesn't belong on the list.
Damn, years like 1994 don't come along that often.
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral (meh, but still good)
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
The Shawshank Redemption -
1939 Gone with the Wind
too racist, last time I saw it I laughed at all the corny dialogue. -
Driving Miss Daisy over Do the Right Thing, and Dances with Wolves over Goodfellas in back to back years is pretty rough
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YellowSnow said:
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Seriously. How the fuck is @Gladstone downvoting me? I yelled out in the theater that the boat was gonna sink.IPukeOregonGrellow said: -
The Gas Station TV Production course final project I submitted was just my friend downing bourbon and thrashing Titanic.YellowSnow said:
Seriously. How the fuck is @Gladstone downvoting me? I yelled out in the theater that the boat was gonna sink.IPukeOregonGrellow said: -
The Shape of Water - I was onboard until the dance scene. Rest of it didn't make sense.
Birdman - I'm still not certain what I watched. I understand the whole one continuous shot concept, but the actual storyline sucked.
The Artist - too french, probably would fall asleep watching. If I wanted to watch old movies, I'd you know, watch old movies.
The Kings Speech - Mostly because Inception should have won. Where was stop the steal in 2011? Blood is on your hands Obama.
I haven't seen parasite yet. I heard it was good but me no likee readee. -
Parasite was good, quite good. Once Upon a Tim was better.huskyhooligan said:The Shape of Water - I was onboard until the dance scene. Rest of it didn't make sense.
Birdman - I'm still not certain what I watched. I understand the whole one continuous shot concept, but the actual storyline sucked.
The Artist - too french, probably would fall asleep watching. If I wanted to watch old movies, I'd you know, watch old movies.
The Kings Speech - Mostly because Inception should have won. Where was stop the steal in 2011? Blood is on your hands Obama.
I haven't seen parasite yet. I heard it was good but me no likee readee. -
1) While the movie perhaps was 15-30 minutes longer than it needed to be, it’s a fully developed movie that does a good job of encompassing the legend of Titanic both at the time and 75 years laterYellowSnow said:
Seriously. How the fuck is @Gladstone downvoting me? I yelled out in the theater that the boat was gonna sink.IPukeOregonGrellow said:
2) Kate’s young bosom -
We’re gonna need a bigger shovel Teq. It’s getting deep in here.Tequilla said:
1) While the movie perhaps was 15-30 minutes longer than it needed to be, it’s a fully developed movie that does a good job of encompassing the legend of Titanic both at the time and 75 years laterYellowSnow said:
Seriously. How the fuck is @Gladstone downvoting me? I yelled out in the theater that the boat was gonna sink.IPukeOregonGrellow said:
2) Kate’s young bosom -
I downvote with love. I know Titanic is probably too Old Hollywood for the older, cynical dudes on here but I'll defend it. If nothing else, the entire second half is a superior action movie than 99.9999% of action movies -- and directed by arguably the greatest action director of all time. Scenes like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg9VDvAQ-1k
Everyone knows it's going to hit. Obviously. And yet the tension is absolutely intoxicating and you find yourself just hoping, praying they'll avoid it. It's amazing. I strongly urge a rewatch on this and yes, the teen girl Leo crush was annoying for a long time.
Just an insane amount of love and effort and detail put into it. Flame away. -
Argo kind of did the same thing, in you already knew the outcome, but still made it suspenseful, or thinking they would get caught.Gladstone said:I downvote with love. I know Titanic is probably too Old Hollywood for the older, cynical dudes on here but I'll defend it. If nothing else, the entire second half is a superior action movie than 99.9999% of action movies -- and directed by arguably the greatest action director of all time. Scenes like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg9VDvAQ-1k
Everyone knows it's going to hit. Obviously. And yet the tension is absolutely intoxicating and you find yourself just hoping, praying they'll avoid it. It's amazing. I strongly urge a rewatch on this and yes, the teen girl Leo crush was annoying for a long time.
Just an insane amount of love and effort and detail put into it. Flame away.
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Everyone keeps telling me it was good. I just don't like reading. Actually that's not true. I think once upon a time would be better if it were like 15 minutes shorter. Don't get me wrong, the ending is fantastic! 1917 was my choice.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Parasite was good, quite good. Once Upon a Tim was better.huskyhooligan said:The Shape of Water - I was onboard until the dance scene. Rest of it didn't make sense.
Birdman - I'm still not certain what I watched. I understand the whole one continuous shot concept, but the actual storyline sucked.
The Artist - too french, probably would fall asleep watching. If I wanted to watch old movies, I'd you know, watch old movies.
The Kings Speech - Mostly because Inception should have won. Where was stop the steal in 2011? Blood is on your hands Obama.
I haven't seen parasite yet. I heard it was good but me no likee readee. -
Didn’t read the rest of the thread yet, but Crash is a good movie. Maybe not award worthy and a little corny, but still a quality cinematic adventure.
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I haven't watched Crash in a long time (I'm not sure how much I consider it to be a rewatchable movie) but it's definitely a good movie from the standpoint that it's shifting and interweaving story lines makes it a very unique movie when you see it for the first time. There's definitely points during the movie where you're thinking "what the fuck is going on here" and then when it comes together in the end you're left thinking that it makes sense.RoadDawg55 said:Didn’t read the rest of the thread yet, but Crash is a good movie. Maybe not award worthy and a little corny, but still a quality cinematic adventure.
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I watched 1917 about 2-3 weeks ago for the first time. It's good but it just felt like it dragged a bit for me. I was into the journey of the 2 individuals going forward to perform their mission but when the numbers changed, it just kinda lost me.huskyhooligan said:
Everyone keeps telling me it was good. I just don't like reading. Actually that's not true. I think once upon a time would be better if it were like 15 minutes shorter. Don't get me wrong, the ending is fantastic! 1917 was my choice.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Parasite was good, quite good. Once Upon a Tim was better.huskyhooligan said:The Shape of Water - I was onboard until the dance scene. Rest of it didn't make sense.
Birdman - I'm still not certain what I watched. I understand the whole one continuous shot concept, but the actual storyline sucked.
The Artist - too french, probably would fall asleep watching. If I wanted to watch old movies, I'd you know, watch old movies.
The Kings Speech - Mostly because Inception should have won. Where was stop the steal in 2011? Blood is on your hands Obama.
I haven't seen parasite yet. I heard it was good but me no likee readee. -
I wouldn't consider myself a huge movie nerd, particularly when it comes to the Best Picture category because some of the stuff that resonates isn't stuff that completely resonates with me. But some of the thoughts for years over the last 30:
1989: Driving Miss Daisy (winner) ... I've never seen the movie so it's hard for me to opine. Dead Poets Society is great (I'm a huge Robin Williams fan). Field of Dreams is a little played out but still a fantastic movie. Born on the 4th of July is polarizing and for me a tough watch.
1990: Dances With Wolves ... I can see why it won. It's an artsy movie for my taste with effectively zero rewatch value. But it's hard to deny that it's a well done movie. I may be one of the few people that actually likes Godfather III.
1997: Titanic is a deserving winner. That said, in any other year, I'd argue that both As Good As It Gets and Good Will Hunting are movies capable of winning.
1998: Shakespeare in Love (winner) ... ok, it's a decent movie as I like Shakespeare but it's nowhere close to Saving Private Ryan. You'd be hard pressed to find a better war based movie.
2002: Chicago (winner) ... haven't seen it and don't really have a desire to see it. Gangs of New York is epically fantastic.
2005: Traffic (winner) ... in general, I'd say that it would be viewed as a down year. Only other movie that I saw in the Top 5 was Munich which I'd say has a little more appeal to me given it's historical significance. This is the type of year where my earlier references to movies like As Good As It Gets and Good Will Hunting are applicable.
2006: The Departed (winner) ... really strong movie and a very deserving winner.
2009 - Present ... how many movies are we going to nominate ... it's like a participation trophy situation. That said, 2018 I would have been good with either Bohemian Rhapsody or A Star is Born -
Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan has still got to be the biggest joke in Oscar history.Doog_de_Jour said:I want to say it was Matt Damon, but some actor rightfully pointed out that Best Picture winners should be awarded five years later for Academy voters to take a walk on a beach and get some perspective.
Too many of the winners are fine films, but aren’t the best. Recency bias tends to cloud people’s judgement.
In addition to “Crash”, these are some of the weaker ones that come to mind...
Broadway Melody
Around the World in 80 Days
Shakespeare In Love (sorry @ShakespeareDawg) -
I had forgotten about that trash Chicago over Gangs of New York. Still not as much of a snub as SPR got. Fucking Shakespeare in Love. What a pile of shit.Tequilla said:I wouldn't consider myself a huge movie nerd, particularly when it comes to the Best Picture category because some of the stuff that resonates isn't stuff that completely resonates with me. But some of the thoughts for years over the last 30:
1989: Driving Miss Daisy (winner) ... I've never seen the movie so it's hard for me to opine. Dead Poets Society is great (I'm a huge Robin Williams fan). Field of Dreams is a little played out but still a fantastic movie. Born on the 4th of July is polarizing and for me a tough watch.
1990: Dances With Wolves ... I can see why it won. It's an artsy movie for my taste with effectively zero rewatch value. But it's hard to deny that it's a well done movie. I may be one of the few people that actually likes Godfather III.
1997: Titanic is a deserving winner. That said, in any other year, I'd argue that both As Good As It Gets and Good Will Hunting are movies capable of winning.
1998: Shakespeare in Love (winner) ... ok, it's a decent movie as I like Shakespeare but it's nowhere close to Saving Private Ryan. You'd be hard pressed to find a better war based movie.
2002: Chicago (winner) ... haven't seen it and don't really have a desire to see it. Gangs of New York is epically fantastic.
2005: Traffic (winner) ... in general, I'd say that it would be viewed as a down year. Only other movie that I saw in the Top 5 was Munich which I'd say has a little more appeal to me given it's historical significance. This is the type of year where my earlier references to movies like As Good As It Gets and Good Will Hunting are applicable.
2006: The Departed (winner) ... really strong movie and a very deserving winner.
2009 - Present ... how many movies are we going to nominate ... it's like a participation trophy situation. That said, 2018 I would have been good with either Bohemian Rhapsody or A Star is Born
Dances with Wolves was the shit. First movie that actually took the Injuns sides against the White Devils. -
Tequilla said:
1) While the movie perhaps was 15-30 minutes longer than it needed to be, it’s a fully developed movie that does a good job of encompassing the legend of Titanic both at the time and 75 years laterYellowSnow said:
Seriously. How the fuck is @Gladstone downvoting me? I yelled out in the theater that the boat was gonna sink.IPukeOregonGrellow said:
2) Kate’s young bosom
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I’d give that nod to Little Big Man, but it’s your world.Swaye said:
I had forgotten about that trash Chicago over Gangs of New York. Still not as much of a snub as SPR got. Fucking Shakespeare in Love. What a pile of shit.Tequilla said:I wouldn't consider myself a huge movie nerd, particularly when it comes to the Best Picture category because some of the stuff that resonates isn't stuff that completely resonates with me. But some of the thoughts for years over the last 30:
1989: Driving Miss Daisy (winner) ... I've never seen the movie so it's hard for me to opine. Dead Poets Society is great (I'm a huge Robin Williams fan). Field of Dreams is a little played out but still a fantastic movie. Born on the 4th of July is polarizing and for me a tough watch.
1990: Dances With Wolves ... I can see why it won. It's an artsy movie for my taste with effectively zero rewatch value. But it's hard to deny that it's a well done movie. I may be one of the few people that actually likes Godfather III.
1997: Titanic is a deserving winner. That said, in any other year, I'd argue that both As Good As It Gets and Good Will Hunting are movies capable of winning.
1998: Shakespeare in Love (winner) ... ok, it's a decent movie as I like Shakespeare but it's nowhere close to Saving Private Ryan. You'd be hard pressed to find a better war based movie.
2002: Chicago (winner) ... haven't seen it and don't really have a desire to see it. Gangs of New York is epically fantastic.
2005: Traffic (winner) ... in general, I'd say that it would be viewed as a down year. Only other movie that I saw in the Top 5 was Munich which I'd say has a little more appeal to me given it's historical significance. This is the type of year where my earlier references to movies like As Good As It Gets and Good Will Hunting are applicable.
2006: The Departed (winner) ... really strong movie and a very deserving winner.
2009 - Present ... how many movies are we going to nominate ... it's like a participation trophy situation. That said, 2018 I would have been good with either Bohemian Rhapsody or A Star is Born
Dances with Wolves was the shit. First movie that actually took the Injuns sides against the White Devils. -
What am I missing with Bohemian Rhapsody? Snafu was tremendous as Freddy. He won an Oscar for that right? Rest of the movie was pretty ordinary & by the numbers as I saw it.Tequilla said:
2009 - Present ... how many movies are we going to nominate ... it's like a participation trophy situation. That said, 2018 I would have been good with either Bohemian Rhapsody or A Star is Born
