Dementeleus Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 As we saw last year, reviews mean bupkis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 What movie was that for? I'm guessing Winter's Bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Hilarity aside, WB has pushed HP every year -- plenty of trade FYCs, screeners, screenings, etc. I don't see an appreciable difference (so far) between this year and others. Bullshit. Not anywhere REMOTELY close to DH2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 What movie was that for? I'm guessing Winter's Bone. No, Winter's Bone got amazing reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Uh, I live in LA, I get screening invites, screeners, see the trades, etc. It's been the same (so far). It's very simple: do ~305 Academy voters think DH2 is the absolute best film of the year? Edited November 28, 2011 by Telemachos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) As we saw last year, reviews mean bupkis. If reviews don't matter, I don't know what does. If anything, last year's noms had the best correlation I can remember with the ones that got the best reviews. And they're also the reason why J. Edgar has zero chance now. Edited November 28, 2011 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 No, Winter's Bone got amazing reviews. So then what movie did he mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 So then what movie did he mean? I... Don't know. Maybe he was referring to the fact that Social Network got better reviews than any movie in the history of forever, won a bunch of critics awards (in fact it holds the record of most best picture wins for a movie ever) and failed to win the Oscar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I'm not talking about what film wins, though; just the nominees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I was referring to SOCIAL NETWORK, but then I realized we're talking just nominations here. That being said, we're in another year that's new territory in terms of who/how many get nominated, and without a requirement to find 10 nominees, and with a BP needing 5% of the #1 votes, I think that hurts fringe movies, whether they're fringe blockbusters or fringe art-house movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Looking at popular blockbusters, IRON MAN and DARK KNIGHT didn't get a nomination (they were at 94% RT). Neither did STAR TREK (95% RT). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Looking at popular blockbusters, IRON MAN and DARK KNIGHT didn't get a nomination (they were at 94% RT). Neither did STAR TREK (95% RT). RT score doesn`t always result in a nomination. Nor does the boxoffice. These movies didn`t score the nom because they weren`t AMPAS thing. Same reason why DH2 won`t score any since they changed the rules. With straight up 10 nominees it had an outside chance but with this new system, nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Still, it does mean that Warner has good reason to push it this year (and I say this as someone who was disappointed in the movie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 RT score doesn`t always result in a nomination. Nor does the boxoffice. These movies didn`t score the nom because they weren`t AMPAS thing. Same reason why DH2 won`t score any since they changed the rules. With straight up 10 nominees it had an outside chance but with this new system, nope. I agree completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Still, it does mean that Warner has good reason to push it this year (and I say this as someone who was disappointed in the movie) J Edgar is dead in anything save Best Actor and maybe Best Supporting Actor, ELAIC hasn`t been screened yet so it`s a question amrk. DH2 is their only certified contender material thanks to reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bacon Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I hate the whole campaign push BS mentality of the Oscars. It should just be Academy members see all movies, vote at the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 The academy is made up of people who are directly involved in the film industry (actors, directors, editors etc.), so it's impossible for them to see every single film that comes out on their own time. Heck, I don't think anyone is physically capable of seeing every single film that comes out each year. And we'd probably still have the same problem we have now because the ones they saw last would be the ones that are fresh in their minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 That is why studios might send them a DVD of the movie if it was already released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bacon Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Well, I didn't mean every movie, I just meant, say, the studios decide to give the Academy whichever of their movies they have in mind for any award to screen, etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyevenstar22 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 just finished watching "drive" meh doesn't even cover it , the movie is soooo sloww i fell asleep when the girl's husband came back and talk to ryan gosling character in the hallway...next thing i know a gunshot woke me up and gosling is speeding away with hendricks character in his car! i ponder on rewinding to watch the 30mn its seems i missed but naaa , i somehow managed to watch till the end! anyway so some of you actually like the chances of this getting best pic nom? really? the only thing i liked about this movie was the soundtrack, i've gotta say great selection and use of score! and dear me its so weird to see gosling have no chemistry with his lead actress! i'm also pretty disappointed with carey mulligan after seeing her great turn in "an education" i haven't seen a movie of hers/performance that has wowed me! ps: sorry if this post should be elsewhere but i'm still new to navigating the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
