Comments on: Oscar 2006 nominations

by: Patricia

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:14:01 +0000

Kiera Knightley was absolutely AMAZING in “Pride and Prejudice”. I know she doesn’t stand a chance since she’s up against Felicity Huffman and Reese Witherspoon (whom I also love), but it is fantastic to see her work get validated this way.

by: bluuzman

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:28:31 +0000

“Munich” is easily the best of the five Best Picture nominees.

HUMONGO Best Picture snub: “Walk the Line” (better than all the nominees except “Munich”)

Joseph J. Finn: Agree about Knightley. In a few years, people will talk about her the way they do about Reese Witherspoon.

And the documentary race is a monster: “Enron” vs. “March of the Penguins” vs. “Murderball.” All excellent.

by: Joseph J. Finn

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:24:36 +0000

Get used to seeing Keira Knightley being nominated. Just because she’s been given crap roles in the past doesn’t mean that it’s her only level of acting.

Munich - was “good” Spielberg, and is unlikely to win because the backlash against it from the Jewish community will kill it’s chances, plus it’s Spielberg right ?

Snore. Like there is such a thing as a lockstep “Jewish community.”

by: Scott Beeler

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:38:44 +0000

After hearing the hype/reviews of the animated films, I had been expecting “Corpse Bride” to be so-so (especially in comparison to “Nightmare Before Christmas”) and W&G to be magnificent. After seeing them I ended up thinking the reverse — I do love me some W&G, but I thought this was not as good as the fabulous shorts, and I thought “Corpse Bride”, while not as good as “Nightmare”, was an excellent film.

Overall I thought 2005 was not a very strong year for films, and the nominees aren’t a really exciting bunch. (That said, I haven’t seen a lot of the nominees, so really I shouldn’t talk.)

by: Rob

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:06:57 +0000

For best picture - the choices were all pretty good picks I would say.
Brokeback Mountain will probably get it. Hollywood likes to think it’s understanding, politically-correct & hip, so how could they not take that.
Goodnight & Goodluck - while a contender, is way too off the beaten track - as Hollywood is unlikely to reward a film that has a budget that most films would spend on lunch.
Capote would be a great choice - but unlikely as most people didn’t even know it was out.
Munich - was “good” Spielberg, and is unlikely to win because the backlash against it from the Jewish community will kill it’s chances, plus it’s Spielberg right ? I would argue that it was a great film that possibly was the film of the year.
Last choice was CRASH - and I LOVED it. It’s a longshot though, to my chagrin.

by: Nick

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:03:21 +0000

I was REALLY disappointed in Corpse Bride. It felt very similar to Nightmare Before Christmas, except the characters weren’t as good, the plot was miniscule, and the songs were utterly forgettable. Just my opinion, but I stand by it.

I wouldn’t stop anyone from renting it, but DON’T buy it on the strength of Nightmare… you’ll regret it.

by: Overworm

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:16:19 +0000

Augie, where did you get that Holocaust line? Did I read that on your site? It sounds like something else I read recently about Oscar nominations.

by: Augie De Blieck Jr.

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:37:05 +0000

Overworm –> When making your Oscar pool picks in the Best Documentary and Best Documentary Short cateogires, never bet against the Holocaust film. It’s a proven winner every time.

Jody –> Agreed. Those are good picks for the animated movies. I haven’t seen any of them, though. CORPSE BRIDE is out on DVD this week, though, and it’s on my Must See list. WALLACE & GROMIT is out next week.

by: EzekielRawlins

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:11:52 +0000

Terrace Howard just seems to deliver in every performance he does. What a great actor.

by: Noel

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:23:24 +0000

Re: HUSTLE & FLOW … Howard is teriffic, and the music is pretty good, and there’s a couple of really great scenes (one in the recording studio, one at a party), but the movie is pretty slight, and it takes a turn at the end of that party scene that’s a little too indie-flick-cliched. But I’m glad Howard was nominated. And the two songs.