MrPink Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I wouldn't've. It was like 17th or something on my ballot. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 What were your 10 movies? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 What were your 10 movies? Exactly... they can't be that much better than LEGO, GotG or Dawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 So Interstellar should be a lock to win right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Also, will I be receiving the Telemachos lifetime achievement award this year? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Glad Leviathan isn't there. I was pulling for it before I saw it. I know it plays somewhat differently outside Russia but I couldn't believe how bad it was. lol after all the thinking over & reading ppl's thoughts I decided to just skip it u seem to be way more liberal than me so it seems that if even for you it was bad than I'd probs be mortified + I dont like swearing so it adds to the turn off OK noms but too much love for Nolan & bland Blunt I'll never ever get the love for them "Lost stars" snubbed & "Only lovers left alive" also Ont he bright side BotFA, Wild tales, Birdman. Serkis, Gone girl, under the skin, Selma (Ava!!!) all deserve it. Edited February 2, 2015 by Lady of Lorien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 lol after all the thinking over & reading ppl's thoughts I decided to just skip it u seem to be way more liberal than me so it seems that if even for you it was bad than I'd probs be mortified + I dont like swearing so it adds to the turn off Politics have nothing to do with it, you don't have to be liberal to see that there's nothing false or exaggerated in the movie's depiction of corrupt officials, judges and clergymen. Its problems are that it's paced like shit so it feels twice its length, everyone's acting is mediocre, and Zvyagintsev again spends the first half setting up an interesting conflict, then goes off the rails in the middle so the second half is all eye-rollingly obvious symbolism, people staring into space with intense facial expressions, and ludicrously contrived plotting. Apart from the cinematography and a few pointed jabs at the System it's pretty terrible. Also there's hardly any swearing in there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Politics have nothing to do with it, you don't have to be liberal to see that there's nothing false or exaggerated in the movie's depiction of corrupt officials, judges and clergymen. Its problems are that it's paced like shit so it feels twice its length, everyone's acting is mediocre, and Zvyagintsev again spends the first half setting up an interesting conflict, then goes off the rails in the middle so the second half is all eye-rollingly obvious symbolism, people staring into space with intense facial expressions, and ludicrously contrived plotting. Apart from the cinematography and a few pointed jabs at the System it's pretty terrible. Also there's hardly any swearing in there. lol so it was exaggerated & got free advertising it seems. so much hoopla over nothing. & it doesnt seem like this controversial as some ppl say at all ( LIke in the Cannes thread I said b/c we see corrupt people of power every day on tv & irl. nothing new.) Hmmm I read even from euro audience that its boring & hammering the same idea over & over again Kritchman is amazing. I considered going just b/c of his involvement. all the films he shot look like pieces of art. Hopefully he will get his chance in HW. HIs reviews for "MIss Julie" are quite good ugh now u swayed me & I want to check it out just to see for myself how bad it is Edited February 2, 2015 by Lady of Lorien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Aside from a scene or two there's so little cause for controversy in the movie it's almost funny. Had it come out in 2011 or earlier, it likely would have just come and gone without much noise. Even now most of the controversy is only there because some morons got publicly mad at it's "anti-Russian" message before they ever saw it, and others happily followed. The wins at Cannes and Golden Globes only added fuel to the fire. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Where are the nominees listed? Not in the first post or in the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 FULL NOMINATIONS Funniest PosterChewyClaire HoltCoolioD1MrPinkTelemachos Most Valued Poster4815162362BaumerRthShawnMRTelemachos Best Forum StoryBOF Murder MysteryBox Office GamesBatman's Dark Knight Saga Best ThreadGOTG OpeningMockingjay Weekend NumbersBaumer’s Brainwashing Headache-Inducing RunEdge of TomorrowHow To Train Your Dragon 2InterstellarThe InterviewMaleficent Favorite Box Office RunGone GirlThe Grand Budapest HotelGuardians of the GalaxyInterstellarThe LEGO Movie Worst Piece of Shit FilmI, FrankensteinLeft BehindMaleficentThe Nut JobTammy Best EditingBirdmanBoyhoodEdge of TomorrowGone GirlSelma Best CinematographyBirdmanGone GirlThe Grand Budapest HotelInterstellarUnder The Skin Best Costume DesignThe Grand Budapest HotelGuardians of the GalaxyThe Hobbit: Battle of the Five ArmiesSelmaSnowpiercer Best Production DesignBirdmanThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Hobbit: Battle of the Five ArmiesInterstellarSnowpiercer Best Original ScoreAntonio Sanchez (Birdman)Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Gone Girl)Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel)Hans Zimmer (Interstellar)Mica Levi (Under The Skin) Best Original Song"The Last Goodbye" (The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies)"Everything Is Awesome" (The LEGO Movie)“Glory” (Selma) Best Foreign FilmForce MajeureIdaTwo Days, One NightWe Are The Best!Wild Tales Best Breakthrough PerformanceDamien Chazelle (Whiplash)Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood)Carrie Coon (Gone Girl)Gareth Edwards (Godzilla)Jorge Gutierrez (The Book of Life) Best Animated FeatureBig Hero 6The Book of LifeHow To Train Your Dragon 2The LEGO MovieThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya Best Comedy22 Jump StreetThe Grand Budapest HotelInherent ViceNeighborsTop Five Best Horror FilmThe BabadookOculusThe Purge: Anarchy Best DocumentaryCitizenfourJodorowsky's DuneLife Itself Best Adapted Screenplay Gone Girl Guardians of the Galaxy Inherent Vice Snowpiercer Whiplash Best Original Screenplay Birdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The LEGO Movie Nightcrawler Best Supporting Actor Michael Fassbender (Frank) Ethan Hawke (Boyhood) Edward Norton (Birdman) Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher) J.K. Simmons (Birdman) Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow) Agata Kulesza (Ida) Emma Stone (Birdman) Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer) Best Actor Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) Michael Keaton (Birdman) David Oyelowo (Selma) Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) Best Actress Emily Blunt (Into The Woods) Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night) Scarlett Johansson (Under The Skin) Julianne Moore (Still Alice) Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) Best Director Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Ava DuVernay (Selma) David Fincher (Gone Girl) Alejandro G. Inarritu (Birdman) Richard Linklater (Boyhood) Best Picture Birdman Boyhood Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel Guardians of the Galaxy Intestellar The LEGO Movie Selma 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Please send your ballots to me by SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH @ 11:59PM EST. THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE THE FOLLOWING DAY. Also, please post here is you wish to submit a summary for a film (as long as you'd like it to be) Birdman - Spaghetti Boyhood - Gopher Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel Guardians of the Galaxy Intestellar The LEGO Movie - Blankments Selma - DamienRoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) lol considering how much bitching goes on in here, the majority of people who submitted their ballots don't say anything. I mean, you want it to be BOT's list and this is what you're getting. Unfortunately, most people do not seek out anything. There's no point in getting mad at "blockbuster indie" films being the most popular/overrated, at least they are not all the highest grossing movies. I think, if anything, we'd commend these "blockbuster indies" simply because, fuck's sake, we're mortal. We ain't got time to go through everything and the people behind these are at least trying to get their movies seen. Yes, it's great to discover some gem less than 1,000 people have seen on IMDB or whatever, and it sucks that money is needed for everything, but these guys have worked their bollocks off just to get to that level, and there may be more talented people who made better movies, but they probably didn't work as hard or were lucky enough. As in everything, hard work eventually prevails. If not now, it will later. From businessmen to sportspeople, the key is application of effort. Besides, there's always going to be a scale of pretentiousness. Fine, you're "above" the likes of Birdman, Boyhood and Grand Budapest Hotel, but there are others who are "above" Only Lovers Left Alive, Cavalry and Inherent Vice, and then others still above whatever comes next. So instead of bitching about it all, as fun as it is, at the end of the day, we're all voting for movies that meant something to us- or well, most of us are anyway. Spend every day trying to keep up and you miss everything else. Edited February 2, 2015 by BK007 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Politics have nothing to do with it, you don't have to be liberal to see that there's nothing false or exaggerated in the movie's depiction of corrupt officials, judges and clergymen. Its problems are that it's paced like shit so it feels twice its length, everyone's acting is mediocre, and Zvyagintsev again spends the first half setting up an interesting conflict, then goes off the rails in the middle so the second half is all eye-rollingly obvious symbolism, people staring into space with intense facial expressions, and ludicrously contrived plotting. Apart from the cinematography and a few pointed jabs at the System it's pretty terrible. Also there's hardly any swearing in there. I'll just say I disagree with you on almost every level. (I've missed a couple of Zvyagintsev's other movies, but what did you think of THE RETURN?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 That's his only film I like. Spectacular cinematography and a genuinely tense and affecting story before he went into full Important Artist mode. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) (I've missed a couple of Zvyagintsev's other movies, but what did you think of THE RETURN?) Elena & The Return are amazing imo too bad Leviathan will be his most acclaimed one Aside from a scene or two there's so little cause for controversy in the movie it's almost funny. Had it come out in 2011 or earlier, it likely would have just come and gone without much noise. Even now most of the controversy is only there because some morons got publicly mad at it's "anti-Russian" message before they ever saw it, and others happily followed. The wins at Cannes and Golden Globes only added fuel to the fire. some (like me) sadly followed whats funny is most ppl will still root for it in the Oscars b/c it will be 'our' win anyway (imo Ida will get it) Gonna express again how happy I'm for 'Gone girl' noms these awards got it right the lack of Foxcatcher is sad but its not popular on this forum so it was expected At least Fluffalo got in. Edited February 3, 2015 by Lady of Lorien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) These nominations are just not quite my tempo. No Shaileen for actress wtf? Serkis for dactor? You've gotta be fuckin kidding me Some of the actresses I have no idea who they are. This list of stuff is horrible. Some of the best pictures are good. Thank you for making me a double nominee. I'm very surprised at the best thread. It's an honour to be nominated with RTH and the others as most valuable poster. But this is RTH's every year. I'll show up to the ceremony and do this when RTH's name is called: Edited February 7, 2015 by baumer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Just clarifying for final voting, we rank everything 1-x or only for best picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 whats funny is most ppl will still root for it in the Oscars b/c it will be 'our' win anyway (imo Ida will get it) Because I'm not a fan of Ida (cinematography aside) I'd be amused if Leviathan won if only for all the "it was funded by America!" reactions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Some of the actresses I have no idea who they are. This list of stuff is horrible. Perfect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
