I lost interest in the Oscars after watching the award winning “Unforgiven”. I just didn’t get all the hoopla and frankly found the movie quite boring. After that I realized most things nominated are boring or dumb as shit.
The Academy Awards are more about the “art” of filmmaking rather than the popularity.
Unforgiven was a lot more of a character study than it was a Western.
These days, I do more research before I go to the movies than I do when I buy a truck. The truck has pretty much been the same for years. If I don’t like the new one, I just wait a couple of years. An F150 or a Silverado are not usually going to break in a couple of years.
Movies on the otherhand, are pretty hit or miss.
Like some other actors who become directors, Clint Eastwood doesn’t like to cut stuff out. So his films move slowly. They’re still worth seeing, but he really needs an editor who’ll stand up to him.