“Birdman” was an absolute piece of garbage.
“Hurt Locker” and “No Country for Old Men” were a bit odd, but not bad.
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The only one of these I’ve seen is The Hurt Locker. Good flick.
What are the criteria for best picture? It appears that box office rank is not one of them. And who decides what the criteria are?
i though Hurt Locker was excellent - maybe the last really good movie made ...
I’d say anything in the top 20 (we average about 400 movies a year) is doing pretty well. I’ve seen a few on the list, all the ones I saw I liked. The wisdom of the masses doesn’t really count for much in this world.
Wow, I have not seen any of those movies. Not a one. Obviously the people choosing these are very out-of-step with what remains of the movie-going public.
No Country for Old Men was very good. The King’s Speech was excellent. Argo was good. The rest... meh.
What of those listed is worth a watch?
I have not seen any of them.
Series.
And the other 2 Lord of the Rings films should have won as well.
saw all but the last two.
will give short grades/reviews later.
but in short, all of them except “Birdman” were enjoyable. I like Michael Keaton, but that movie was not good.
The live action version of Beauty and the Beast was a beautiful and grand movie. It didn’t receive one nomination. Disgraceful.
2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance): #78 A pretentious movie about an actor who wants to be considered seriously. Artsy. Grade: C-
2013 12 Years a Slave: #62A free black man in 19th century America is dragged to the South and made a slave. Based on true story. Grade: B+
2012 Argo: #22 Surprisingly entertaining story based on Canada did a better job than Jimmy Carter getting hostages out of Iran. Grade: B+
2011 The Artist: #71A daring film--A silent movie in modern times! Enjoyable love story. Grade: A-
2010 The King's Speech: #18Impeccable performances and riveting true story of a man who rose above many obstacles to lead a nation, if only in morale. Grade: A+
2009 The Hurt Locker: #116A pretty intense Iraq war flick. Not bad, but not as riveting as others. Grade: C
2008 Slumdog Millionaire: #16Very surprisingly entertaining story based on "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire"; young man in India plays the game and knows the answers to tough questions. We see the back stories of how he knows so much "trivia". Grade: A
2007 No Country for Old Men: #36Violent, not for kids flick--but an intense story of hide and seek with a trunk full of money that belongs to drug dealers. Grade: A
No Country For Old Men is a Cohen Brothers movie. Well done and very entertaining. Violence and mayhem abound. Tommy Lee Jones was excellent as the sheriff and Josh Brolin is good as the one who finds the money. But Javier Bardem as the bad guy makes the film.
Don't recall seeing any of the others.
Great threads on the box office. I think a lot of people wait to rent the Oscar nominated movies, since most of them are small indies and don’t really need to be seen in a theater. Also, a lot of them are kind of dark and depressing these days.
I’ve seen three of the ones listed—Argo, The Artist, and No Country for Old Men—and they were all good. I also want to see The King’s Speech, which I’m pretty sure will be good.