Posted on 01/29/2018 6:44:31 AM PST by dangus
Better format for nominees:
2017: Dunkirk, Get Out, The Greatest Showman, Split, Wonder Woman, (The Shack)
2016: Finding Dory, Hacksaw Ridge, Hidden Figures, Miracles from Heaven, Sully, (Deadpool)
2015: Inside Out, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, The Visit, (Star Wars: the Force Awakens), (Peanuts)
2014: American Sniper, God’s Not Dead, Interstellar, Malificent, Saint Vincent, (300)
2013: 12 Years a Slave, The Butler, Captain Phillips, Gravity, Lone Survivor, (The Conjuring)
2012: Argo, The Dark Knight Rises, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty, (Skyfall)
Dunkirk and Greater
I have only seen 4 of those listed since (and including) ‘American Sniper’.
Oh well ... I am one of the many who wouldn’t recognize a Follywood star if I saw them at the grocery store. That place is another world.
In no particular order:
Hacksaw Ridge
Sully
American Sniper
Captain Phillips
Argo
Zero Dark Thirty
Note: I don’t go to the movie theater. All these movies were watched via Netflix.
The Greatest Showman
Hacksaw Ridge
Kedi if you like cats, 2017.
Likely even if you don’t like cats.
The King’s Speech (won Best Film).
The Artist (won Best Film).
2009: Taking Chance
I can’t help. I have not seen a single movie that was released in 2017... ...nor 2016 for that matter...
I figured out, over 20 years ago, that ALL these awards shows are nothing but Hollyweird giving awards to themselves. I do watch the Red Carpet walk-in as I am always entertained by the dresses. The awards shows? Not entertaining at all.
Last night I watched Dunkirk. It was a great sequel to Darkest Hour. Two great films, both set May 8th to June 4th, 1940.
I would not recommend Dunkirk for anyone with a fear of water/drowning. If you are an empath, you feel as though you are being water boarded.
I prefer: I would not recognize a Hollywood star if I tripped over one lying in the gutter...
Dunkirk sucked.
The Shack. Hated this movie with a passion.
American Sniper definitely is worthy.
Hidden Figures is worthy.
Deadpool was great but Oscar????
Miracles from Heaven was boring.
Gravity was horrible and I love Sandra Bullock.
God is Dead was decent and good.
Captain Phillips was ok.
Lincoln was a snooze fest
Argo was ok deserved awards
12 Years a Slave was exceptional deserved every award and then some
The Butler was ok, nothing spectacular.
Maleficent was superb. Excellent movie.
The rest I did not see.
I used to go to movies all the time - weekly. Now, I pick and choose, maybe one or two a year, Dunkirk was the last one I went to. Partly because of the cost, mostly because there's not been anything worth watching. Another Superhero movie? Gee, that's original. And a buncha sequels and re-makes and re-made Space Operas? Whee.
Though, I gotta admit that the "Death Wish" remake has my attention. I like Bruce Willis. :-)
Anyway, to my point, in looking at your list, you might enjoy "13 Hours". Made me mad, but it's a decent Arab shoot-em-up.
/rant off. Thanks for listening....
Years ago, Ed Herman and his wife were shopping in my bookstore. At the checkout I asked him his name as he looked familiar. He told me his name, and shook my head no while stating that it didn’t ring a bell.
I thought his wife would hit the floor she was laughing so hard as I had pierced his ego!
And the winner is: “Wonder Woman” (Because there is a agenda message in it) next will be Sheena, Queen of the Jungle remake with another message contained in it. Sorry I consider Hollywood the spawn of Joseph Goebbels. Its like living in Berlin in 1943 without the bombs coming through the roof. The media messages are all the same.
“Dunkirk on the big screen was a spectacle”
Dunkirk on the big screen was a spectacular!
Dunkirk on the big screen was spectacular.
Darn fingers on phone.
Ethan Hawke should have gotten a Best Actor nomination for “Maudie”.
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