HCH Academy Awards - Best Picture 2004?
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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.
