Comments on: The Flash-Sideways Oscars

By: District 9 showcases (un?)likely hero - cinemagogue

District 9 showcases (un?)likely hero - cinemagogue — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:18:42 +0000

[...] The Flash-Sideways Oscars [...]

By: James

James — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:53:54 +0000

Cheer up a bit? Wow, I’m not sure what to think of that. “Cheer up, Nic, it’s just the end of the world”. Sounds kinda Monty Python…

By: Dave Roper

Dave Roper — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:44:03 +0000

Knowing is an awesome film, although it seems to have been much better received in the States than over her in the UK. Most UK film critics seemed to just think it was silly and that Nic Cage should cheer up a bit. It was so refreshing to hear James Harleman’s analysis of it at Film & Theology and to consider the film in the light of more favourable reviews like that of Roger Ebert. I also love that America didn’t get to save the day. Films about the end of the world are cool.

By: D.Scott Phillips

D.Scott Phillips — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:46:24 +0000

I am curious about what you think of The Road. To my friends with macabre sensibilities, I will still recommend it (I watched it with a friend who doesn’t do horror/suspense at all, and he said it felt like he’d been punched in the stomach and he wanted to throw up).

And I have not seen G.I. Joe. I think I will have to save this one for a Riff Trax viewing..

By: admin

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:29:00 +0000

Scott, I didn’t get the “sterile” aspect and it just translated to my cinematic taste buds, but I respect the criticism!

I DO want to see The Road and see where I fall on the mixed reviews.

I think Martin/Baldwin just felt forced overall, and I actually think one host should be sufficient.

Seriously though, have you SEEN G.I. Joe?

By: D. Scott Phillips

D. Scott Phillips — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:45:31 +0000

I was surprised to see so much love given to The Watchmen adaptation.
“Alan Moore’s work was FINALLY translated to the silver screen with panache”
Sure, it was “translated,” but apart from the VERY good opening montage, it felt very sterile to me (more like it was “cut and copied” than “translated”). It felt like it was trying TOO hard to be everything Alan Moore wanted it to be. Don’t get me wrong, I thought it was pretty darn good, but it certainly wouldn’t make any of my lists for best-of anything. It seemed to me that Mr. Snyder didn’t seem to understand that graphic novels are one medium, and film is another, and he was trying to make a “graphic film” or a “written movie,” or something equally at-odds.

I was sad to see that Moon didn’t make it into the Academy.
I was happy to see that The Road didn’t get any nods (I thought for sure that The Academy was going to give a nod to Viggo for best actor, or to the kid for best supporting, but it seems that this year was What Women Want: Academy awards). I thought The Road did a great job of translating the look of the book, but without Cormac McCarthy’s balancing prose, I was left with a hideous depressive mood watching it. Viggo’s scattered voice-over readings from the book just weren’t enough to curb the absolute pessimism to make this movie were recommending.

Am I the only one who thought Alec Baldwin & Steve Martin were decent? I mean, c’mon, the Paranormal Activity spoof was at least worth a chuckle.
And the Tina Fey/Robert Downey Jr. exchange was CLASSIC!

Overall though, I think your post was great, though I would insert District 9 or Avatar in place of Star Trek as best movie of 2009, though Star Trek was also enjoyable.

(on another note, I was very happy that the train wreck that was Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen received the Razzie for Worst Film of 2009. Apart from the amazing Optimus voice, and some amazing robot eye candy, this movie was truly godawful. I mean, how many more humping creatures can we fit into one film? Maybe some aliens from Independence Day humping Will Smith’s leg in the background of the desert?)

By: admin

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:34:24 +0000

I’ll work on catching up with Watchmen. If it made my list I think I owe them all a review ASAP!

By: Francisco Bórquez

Francisco Bórquez — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:02:09 +0000

Those are some way better awards…
By the way… it would be awesome to read a full review of Watchmen. That movie deals with lots of deep stuff that should be contrasted to ther Gospel.
This webpage is great
c ya !

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:33:38 +0000

Agree with the posts emphasizing writing/literary fiction. Whether it’s on a page or on a screen, it’s about storytelling. Movies get to translate and interpret some of the things we imagine when we read.

Your idea for Joel McHale as host is brilliant.

Other ideas for improving the Oscars:
Now that we have the technology, winners should just tweet their lists of “thank you’s” then they could run them across the big screen like credits.

Get the actual bands to perform the songs live while we watch the montages.

Do more “body of work” tributes. Loved the John Hughes thing. His stories were so universal and accessible.

My favorites of 2009 so far:
Up
District 9
Inglorious Basterds
A Serious Man
Julie and Julia
The Hurt Locker
Avatar
Zombieland

I left space on the list because I still want to see Star Trek, Paranormal Activity, Knowing, The Road, Crazy Heart, Precious & The Blind Side. I expect to fill the last two slots and maybe even knock something off the list.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:56:58 +0000

(imagine me, doing a victory dance…) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_screen

“A silver screen, also known as a silver lenticular screen, is a type of projection screen that was popular in the early years of the motion picture industry and passed into popular usage as a metonym for the cinema industry…”