CDK Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 BEST MOVIE OF 2012! Outstanding in every area IMO, how Bigelow did not get an Oscar nod for Best Director is beyond me and just give Chastain the Oscar now, an amazing film from start to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmav45 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 It's a pretty great, sometimes fantastic procedural film. I have to say that I disagree with Chastain getting the BA nom, I really think this film works as a result of the ensemble. She may of had the biggest role, but it was the whole cast that drove the film. Good performance, but not worthy of BA nomination, IMO. Really enjoyed it, but didn't quite love it. Of course, this is a subjective complaint as the movie was made like this for a reason.........but the procedure aspect can only go so far for me. In order for a film to reach greatness status, I usually have to be given a reason to be invested emotionally and to care about the characters. Again, not really a complaint directed towards the movie, but more of a general subjective preference. Still, really strong film, but I'll still go with Argo for top political film of year. B+ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I was emotionally invested... surprisingly so. Even as secretive CIA operatives who are focused on nothing but their jobs (some of them to a fault), Maya, Dan and Jessica feel like real people. It's character by action, which Argo succeeds with as well. I don't need huge backstories to care for these characters. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmav45 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I was emotionally invested... surprisingly so. Even as secretive CIA operatives who are focused on nothing but their jobs (some of them to a fault), Maya, Dan and Jessica feel like real people. It's character by action, which Argo succeeds with as well. I don't need huge backstories to care for these characters.Yeah, I can definitely understand this. I thought they felt like real people, but also character archetypes as well.I kind of had the same problems with Argo and ZDT, but related to Argo just a bit more. Still, both are among the best films of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 This movie and Jessica chastain blew me away. One of the best thrillers I've ever seen. It's 2.5 hors but the movie flies by so fast. Chastain is great and I connected to her story arc so much. 5/5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I was emotionally invested... surprisingly so. Even as secretive CIA operatives who are focused on nothing but their jobs (some of them to a fault), Maya, Dan and Jessica feel like real people. It's character by action, which Argo succeeds with as well. I don't need huge backstories to care for these characters.All of this.A++++ from me. LOVED every second of it. LOVED! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 TEAM LIPSTICK TOMBOY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 TEAM LIPSTICK TOMBOYAgainst Lincoln? TOTALLY! BRING IT! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Not against Lincoln or Django. Against SLP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Team Bombur is like Maya - we won`t give up on chasing Oscar away from Lincoln. Mother Theresa, Clinton, Obama, school kids won`t deter us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Not against Lincoln or Django. Against SLP. I will cut you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 My fav line of the whole movie, "I'm the motherfucker whobfound the place." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 That one got great reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchuplover Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 She's all right.... She's all right...She's all riiiiiiiiiiiight. Chastain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) “Just saw Zero Dark Thirty. Excellent film about years of heroism, including in the enhanced interrogation program, that led to bin Laden.” -- Liz Cheney's twitter. It seems Bigelow has made the best Bush's War On Terror ad ever. Edited January 16, 2013 by dashrendar44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorWho Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) It's a good movie, but not much more than that, IMO. I give it 7/10I have some problems with it, one being: what happened with the guys left behind after the raid??? Where did the dog dissapear?Also they have silencers on their rifles, but bomb the entrances, and what the hell is that seal wispering ''Osama...Osama''. Another, the kamikaze doctor coming into the american base was real? It was very predictable, and if it's real, then....the americans are really stupid Edited January 16, 2013 by DoctorWho 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 what the hell is that seal wispering ''Osama...Osama''. You answered your own question! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I keep incessantly checking this thread to see who else loved it. Everyone else: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I keep incessantly checking this thread to see who else loved it. Everyone else: Well i love it had i seen it in 2012 it would of made my top 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 This film is quite interesting...People who supported the war on terror will love this film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...