2020 Academy Awards - No Willem Dafoe The Lighthouse nom
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Mizake
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Watch this and tell me that it isn't a fucking travesty that Dafoe didn't get a nom. Spoilers for the movie obviously
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That scene was fucking brutal to watch. He just has to get his monologue out and literally eats the dirt so he can keep talking. He doesn't even spit it out. It's fucking insane. I've always though Daniel Day Lewis' Bill the Butcher in GONY was the best character/acting I've ever seen, but I think Dafoe has taken first place now. He was simply fucking amazing in this. Just flawless, god damn it. And Pattinson was almost just as fucking good. But Dafoe fucking slayed.
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Adebisi
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Watched 1917. I'm sliding that fucker to the top. Also rethought my placement of Joker. It's moved up a spot.
So based on what I've watched from the best picture list, here's my ranking:
1. 1917
2. Joker
3. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
4. The Irishman
5. Jojo Rabbit
6. Ford V Ferrari
Still have to see:
Little Women
Marriage Story
Parasite
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So based on what I've watched from the best picture list, here's my ranking:
1. 1917
2. Joker
3. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
4. The Irishman
5. Jojo Rabbit
6. Ford V Ferrari
Still have to see:
Little Women
Marriage Story
Parasite
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Sterling
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I like the movie a lot and think he was very good in it. I also think that weird doesn't necessarily mean better and think he's done a lot of great work and wouldn't put this at the top of the list.
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Adebisi
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Watched Little Women and Marriage Story. I thought Marriage Story was a great take on a failed marriage - not what I expected. I thought Little Women was well directed and filmed, but I just can't get into the story. Just not my thing.
So based on what I've watched from the best picture list, here's my ranking:
1. 1917
2. Joker
3. Marriage Story
4. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
5. The Irishman
6. Jojo Rabbit
7. Little Women
8. Ford V Ferrari
In all honesty, I think my ranks should be more like:
1917
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
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The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
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Ford V Ferrari
FvF does not belong in this list at all. It's a good movie, but not best picture list good. Still have to see Parasite
So based on what I've watched from the best picture list, here's my ranking:
1. 1917
2. Joker
3. Marriage Story
4. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
5. The Irishman
6. Jojo Rabbit
7. Little Women
8. Ford V Ferrari
In all honesty, I think my ranks should be more like:
1917
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
.
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
.
.
.
Ford V Ferrari
FvF does not belong in this list at all. It's a good movie, but not best picture list good. Still have to see Parasite
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chaos
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Yeah Marriage Story I put on because what the hell, and I like Noah Baumbach, but I didn't have any real expectations. That was a pretty damn good movie though.
The one thing I hate about it, and I'm not the first person to make this observation by a long shot, is how annoying it is that every movie seems to involve someone in the entertainment industry. He's an indie playwright and she's a Hollywood actress.... every movie is some form of this. Always some <insert creative profession> who has to make the big pitch, or compete for the grant, or land the audition. Only reason I'm crying about it is because it's become ubiquitous, but it's jarring when you see it in something like this that is otherwise so grounded and believable. Certainly there should be some movies about hollywood types, but there's just way too many. It's understandable that this couple couldn't get their shit together and figure out how to let them both be successful, but you could tell that same story with just normal ass jobs.
It's just a less interesting story when it's so inside baseball, it makes it less approachable, less portable. Which is too bad with a movie like that, could have had broader appeal.
The one thing I hate about it, and I'm not the first person to make this observation by a long shot, is how annoying it is that every movie seems to involve someone in the entertainment industry. He's an indie playwright and she's a Hollywood actress.... every movie is some form of this. Always some <insert creative profession> who has to make the big pitch, or compete for the grant, or land the audition. Only reason I'm crying about it is because it's become ubiquitous, but it's jarring when you see it in something like this that is otherwise so grounded and believable. Certainly there should be some movies about hollywood types, but there's just way too many. It's understandable that this couple couldn't get their shit together and figure out how to let them both be successful, but you could tell that same story with just normal ass jobs.
It's just a less interesting story when it's so inside baseball, it makes it less approachable, less portable. Which is too bad with a movie like that, could have had broader appeal.
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Some of that is writing is easier when you write about shit you know about. Part of it is pandering and having some different shit would certainly be nice.
Adebisi
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All done best pic viewings. Here's my enjoyment rankings:
1. 1917
2. Parasite
3. Joker
4. Marriage Story
5. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
6. The Irishman
7. Jojo Rabbit
8. Little Women
9. Ford V Ferrari
If the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences didn't have their heads up their asses, top five would look like this:
1. The Lighthouse
2. 1917
3. Parasite
4. Uncut Gems
5. Joker
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Fight
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The Lighthouse and 1917 are the best movies I have seen this year.
I enjoyed Uncut Gems. I still need to see Ford v Ferrari & Parasite.
I have to give Joker a 'meh' rating for trying to shoe-horn in a comic book tie-in and telling a story without merit. Dude was a loser, went crazy, and killed people... roll credits. Fuck off with that shit.
I enjoyed Uncut Gems. I still need to see Ford v Ferrari & Parasite.
I have to give Joker a 'meh' rating for trying to shoe-horn in a comic book tie-in and telling a story without merit. Dude was a loser, went crazy, and killed people... roll credits. Fuck off with that shit.
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Maybe he has a fetish for rich narcissists jerking themselves off as a group. Don't kink shame, bro.
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