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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #330 on: February 03, 2010, 08:32:34 AM »
I'm still waiting to hear why The Hurt Locker is deserving but Avatar is not, except for that one load of crap reason that The Hurt Locker needs a win to get more people to see it. That means Thirst is the most deserving film to win Best Picture, right? Not only was it the best film of last year, but not many people have seen it, so it must deserve to win Best Picture, right?

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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #331 on: February 03, 2010, 08:35:57 AM »
I'm still waiting to hear why The Hurt Locker is deserving but Avatar is not, except for that one load of crap reason that The Hurt Locker needs a win to get more people to see it. That means Thirst is the most deserving film to win Best Picture, right? Not only was it the best film of last year, but not many people have seen it, so it must deserve to win Best Picture, right?

If Thirst was a good movie then yes. But being purely objective, Thirst was not a movie made for the masses and even in film circles it was divisive. But Hurt Locker was unanimously praised. Avatar has all the attention it needs, but The Hurt Locker could stand the test of time if we gave it some sort of motivation. Plus, It's just a better movie then Avatar. We're speaking oscar talk by saying "It needs the press", it's scary for filmspotters. If both were nominated for the filmspots, we'd be saying The Hurt Locker should win because It's the better movie. But not for the oscars.
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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #332 on: February 03, 2010, 08:40:27 AM »
So then A Serious Man is the most deserving because it is the better film, objectively, and probably made the least money of all the contenders. Playing politics is pretty pointless to me, the film that deserves recognition and celebration is the one that delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience, not a fancy piece of editing that happens to be topical.

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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #333 on: February 03, 2010, 08:41:35 AM »

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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #334 on: February 03, 2010, 08:48:02 AM »
So then A Serious Man is the most deserving because it is the better film, objectively, and probably made the least money of all the contenders. Playing politics is pretty pointless to me, the film that deserves recognition and celebration is the one that delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience, not a fancy piece of editing that happens to be topical.

I happen to Think Hurt Locker is better, but the main reason we're banking on it is because, especially after Bigelow's DFA win, it's Avatar's biggest competitor. A Serious Man does not stand a chance. However, we still have the filmspots. And it stands a chance there.
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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #335 on: February 03, 2010, 08:53:43 AM »
So then A Serious Man is the most deserving because it is the better film, objectively, and probably made the least money of all the contenders. Playing politics is pretty pointless to me, the film that deserves recognition and celebration is the one that delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience, not a fancy piece of editing that happens to be topical.

I happen to Think Hurt Locker is better, but the main reason we're banking on it is because, especially after Bigelow's DFA win, it's Avatar's biggest competitor. A Serious Man does not stand a chance. However, we still have the filmspots. And it stands a chance there.

But that still doesn't let me know why, aside from the mostly irrelevant politics behind the situation, it's a more deserving film than Avatar, or any of the other nominees for that matter.

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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #336 on: February 03, 2010, 08:56:39 AM »
So then A Serious Man is the most deserving because it is the better film, objectively, and probably made the least money of all the contenders. Playing politics is pretty pointless to me, the film that deserves recognition and celebration is the one that delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience, not a fancy piece of editing that happens to be topical.

I happen to Think Hurt Locker is better, but the main reason we're banking on it is because, especially after Bigelow's DFA win, it's Avatar's biggest competitor. A Serious Man does not stand a chance. However, we still have the filmspots. And it stands a chance there.

But that still doesn't let me know why, aside from the mostly irrelevant politics behind the situation, it's a more deserving film than Avatar, or any of the other nominees for that matter.

Well then, you're in the wrong thread.
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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #337 on: February 03, 2010, 08:59:40 AM »
So then A Serious Man is the most deserving because it is the better film, objectively, and probably made the least money of all the contenders. Playing politics is pretty pointless to me, the film that deserves recognition and celebration is the one that delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience, not a fancy piece of editing that happens to be topical.

I happen to Think Hurt Locker is better, but the main reason we're banking on it is because, especially after Bigelow's DFA win, it's Avatar's biggest competitor. A Serious Man does not stand a chance. However, we still have the filmspots. And it stands a chance there.

But that still doesn't let me know why, aside from the mostly irrelevant politics behind the situation, it's a more deserving film than Avatar, or any of the other nominees for that matter.

Well then, you're in the wrong thread.

But the Avatar discussion is 21 pages long, so it's generated more talk, which obviously means that is more deserving.

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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #338 on: February 03, 2010, 10:20:55 AM »
I'm still waiting to hear why The Hurt Locker is deserving but Avatar is not, except for that one load of crap reason that The Hurt Locker needs a win to get more people to see it. That means Thirst is the most deserving film to win Best Picture, right? Not only was it the best film of last year, but not many people have seen it, so it must deserve to win Best Picture, right?

Trying to apply logic to award show season hurts the brain.


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Re: 2009 Awards That Are Not Filmspots.
« Reply #339 on: February 03, 2010, 10:22:10 AM »
intrade odds...