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Post by Robyn on Mar 1, 2016 0:19:55 GMT -5
Let me know if this is the wrong place for the thread, but after last night's award ceremony, I've been itching to watch my way through all of the nominees. I wanted to see who had thoughts about the awards this year and, of course, the movies involved.
I'd only seen a few-- Mad Max: Fury Road & Inside Out being the only two that are coming to mind at the moment-- but now I'm starting in on the rest. I just began Spotlight tonight, and it's been incredibly intriguing so far. I had to stop halfway through because it was bedtime though. :')
Does anyone have any mini-reviews or recommendations for what I should knock out next?
I have a little rec of my own: please, PLEASE go do yourself a favor and watch the animated short World of Tomorrow by Don Herztfeldt. It's only 15 minutes and available on Netflix. I've been following his work since before high school, and he puts out absolute genius work. I was sorely disappointed that he didn't win in his category this year, but to be fair, I hadn't watched any of the other shorts nom'd and I'm probably biased.
World of Tomorrow almost defies explanation, but in short, it follows the 227-year-old clone of a 4-year-old girl named Emily who contacts herself through experimental time travel and then takes her child self on a journey through memories future and past. Herztfeldt's future is packed with dark humor, and while bleak at times, still projects a future that seems eerily possible. And there's such heart to it, you guys. All of his stuff nowadays is the perfect mixture of nihilistic and humanitarian. I could wax poetic about it all day, haha.
Anyways, I'd love to hear what you all think! Let's talk movies!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 14:44:02 GMT -5
I'm glad Ennio Morricone finally won the Oscar he's deserved after 500 films. They should have given one to him decades ago.
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Post by Robyn on Mar 2, 2016 2:49:29 GMT -5
I'm glad Ennio Morricone finally won the Oscar he's deserved after 500 films. They should have given one to him decades ago. It's funny you mention this because my friend and I were texting back and forth while the show was going on, and he would NOT quit about that exact same thing. I'm not as versed on different score composers as I probably should be, so I wasn't at all familiar with Morricone's work. My buddy was ranting about how much of a genius he is & how much he deserved it before it was announced, and I was arguing that John Williams was absolutely going to take it home for Star Wars, but WHADDYA KNOW! What I did hear of Morricone's score /was/ pretty phenomenal, though. I suppose I need to watch more westerns so I'll have a better appreciation for his work! C: I finished watching Spotlight this evening, and though it was incredibly engrossing & well done in my opinion, I still have about seven more movies to go so I can have a frame of reference as to whether it deserved best picture. Thinking of either knocking out Bridge of Spies or The Revenant next. Any thoughts? |
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Post by ♥ Lulu on Mar 2, 2016 6:20:15 GMT -5
I've only seen The Revenant and Star Wars out of all the films nominated (or have an element nominated from), so I'm not doing too well! I saw The Revenant in cinema, and I'm really glad it won cinematography because I thought it was stunning. Really enjoyed it, thought the acting was great, with Tom Hardy really surprising me. I knew he was a good actor, but I didn't realise how good.
I plan on watching all those nominated for Best Picture except for Room, as well as Trumbo, Carol, The Danish Girl, Steve Jobs, Inside Out, Amy and, most importantly, Ex Machina. I haven't heard much about the latter, but I became aware after it was nominated for so many BAFTAs, and it looks right up my street. Spotlight was another one I hadn't heard anything about until the BAFTAs, but glad to hear you enjoyed it, since I'll be trying to get to it this week.
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Post by Robyn on Mar 2, 2016 6:41:52 GMT -5
I've only seen The Revenant and Star Wars out of all the films nominated (or have an element nominated from), so I'm not doing too well! I saw The Revenant in cinema, and I'm really glad it won cinematography because I thought it was stunning. Really enjoyed it, thought the acting was great, with Tom Hardy really surprising me. I knew he was a good actor, but I didn't realise how good. I plan on watching all those nominated for Best Picture except for Room, as well as Trumbo, Carol, The Danish Girl, Steve Jobs, Inside Out, Amy and, most importantly, Ex Machina. I haven't heard much about the latter, but I became aware after it was nominated for so many BAFTAs, and it looks right up my street. Spotlight was another one I hadn't heard anything about until the BAFTAs, but glad to hear you enjoyed it, since I'll be trying to get to it this week. I'm thrilled that The Revenant is still in theaters, so hopefully I'll get a chance to go enjoy it on the big screen before it gets carted off to Redbox.  As for the others you mentioned, I'm really dying to watch all of them, but especially Room. It seems like one of those movies that's so intense that you end up loving it but can't watch it again for fear of becoming emotionally wrung out. X-X Ex Machina is a /phenomenal/ movie. It does so much with its minimalist setting, and the effects are so stellar that I bet you could even use them as a Turing test for the audience. Inside Out is also one of Pixar's best films to date-- I have a lot of hangups about the Best Animated Feature award since the Oscar judges are pretty dismissive of the category in general & will often either vote for the biggest animated box office success of the year or abstain entirely, BUT. Inside Out actually deserved it this year, I thought. It may even beat out Finding Nemo as my favorite Pixar movie, which is a big deal, Lulu. It is a BIG. DEAL. |
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Post by ♥ Lulu on Mar 2, 2016 7:05:04 GMT -5
I've only seen The Revenant and Star Wars out of all the films nominated (or have an element nominated from), so I'm not doing too well! I saw The Revenant in cinema, and I'm really glad it won cinematography because I thought it was stunning. Really enjoyed it, thought the acting was great, with Tom Hardy really surprising me. I knew he was a good actor, but I didn't realise how good. I plan on watching all those nominated for Best Picture except for Room, as well as Trumbo, Carol, The Danish Girl, Steve Jobs, Inside Out, Amy and, most importantly, Ex Machina. I haven't heard much about the latter, but I became aware after it was nominated for so many BAFTAs, and it looks right up my street. Spotlight was another one I hadn't heard anything about until the BAFTAs, but glad to hear you enjoyed it, since I'll be trying to get to it this week. I'm thrilled that The Revenant is still in theaters, so hopefully I'll get a chance to go enjoy it on the big screen before it gets carted off to Redbox. As for the others you mentioned, I'm really dying to watch all of them, but especially Room. It seems like one of those movies that's so intense that you end up loving it but can't watch it again for fear of becoming emotionally wrung out. X-X Ex Machina is a /phenomenal/ movie. It does so much with its minimalist setting, and the effects are so stellar that I bet you could even use them as a Turing test for the audience. Inside Out is also one of Pixar's best films to date-- I have a lot of hangups about the Best Animated Feature award since the Oscar judges are pretty dismissive of the category in general & will often either vote for the biggest animated box office success of the year or abstain entirely, BUT. Inside Out actually deserved it this year, I thought. It may even beat out Finding Nemo as my favorite Pixar movie, which is a big deal, Lulu. It is a BIG. DEAL. You should definitely see The Revenant in theatres. The soundscaping, too, really benefits from good audio quality. It's some of the best soundscaping I've ever heard. Ah, it's funny you're dying to see it when it's the only one I'm not keen on. I think because I worked in a bookshop when the book came out, and it was everywhere. I think it's quite common in booksellers to be bored of books before they've read them just because of the hype surrounding them. Plus, most of my coworkers had very mixed emotions regarding it. I see what you mean about the emotional side of it - I imagine it is incredibly intense! Oh, I'm glad you've said this - literally no one I know has seen it! I think Ex Machina and Spotlight are my two biggest priorities right now, but Ex Machina also relates to the short story I'm writing (which concerns itself with sentience in an android). Yes, I keep hearing such good things about Inside Out! I really like a lot of the voice actors in it, too, and I meant to see it in cinema, but never got around to it. You're right about animated films generally not getting the accolades they deserve to. Haha, that is a big deal! Also, if anyone has views on the documentaries nominated, I'd love to hear them. Amy is the only one I'm familiar with (it also won the BAFTA for best documentary), but I love a good doc, though I don't watch many of them. |
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Post by Robyn on Mar 2, 2016 7:31:41 GMT -5
You should definitely see The Revenant in theatres. The soundscaping, too, really benefits from good audio quality. It's some of the best soundscaping I've ever heard. Ah, it's funny you're dying to see it when it's the only one I'm not keen on. I think because I worked in a bookshop when the book came out, and it was everywhere. I think it's quite common in booksellers to be bored of books before they've read them just because of the hype surrounding them. Plus, most of my coworkers had very mixed emotions regarding it. I see what you mean about the emotional side of it - I imagine it is incredibly intense! Oh, I'm glad you've said this - literally no one I know has seen it! I think Ex Machina and Spotlight are my two biggest priorities right now, but Ex Machina also relates to the short story I'm writing (which concerns itself with sentience in an android). Yes, I keep hearing such good things about Inside Out! I really like a lot of the voice actors in it, too, and I meant to see it in cinema, but never got around to it. You're right about animated films generally not getting the accolades they deserve to. Haha, that is a big deal! Also, if anyone has views on the documentaries nominated, I'd love to hear them. Amy is the only one I'm familiar with (it also won the BAFTA for best documentary), but I love a good doc, though I don't watch many of them. I will definitely try and see Rev before the week is out. I'll let you know what I think of it! HAH I worked in a bookstore too! Room came out at the tail end of my time there, though, and while it was obviously a good seller, I wasn't subjected to a lot of rave reviews about it or anything, so that may be why I'm more eager to see it. Again, I'll let you know if it's worth a watch once I'm done. ^^ Ok yes go watch Ex Machina immediately, and I too love a good documentary. I think that's the category I'm going to tackle next after I've watched all of the Best Picture nominees. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 14:24:39 GMT -5
I want to find Ex Machina just to see how much it deserved best VFX. I love Star Wars, but seeing the brief look at it during the nomination made it look pretty fantastic.
Then again, I'm terrible when it comes to watching movies these days - I was dumb and missed Inside Out.
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Post by Dju on Mar 2, 2016 18:59:16 GMT -5
Oh goodie, I love the Oscars. :3
The Revenant is indeed quite a big thing - I was absolutely blown away by the movie. Not really for the story, but for the cinematography, editing, production design, make up and of course - the acting. If you're a cinematography fan, this movie will give you the chills. I could almost feel the cold water and the harsh wind coming through the screen. Everything is so rough and dirty and raw. It's stunning. The movie just drags you into the wilderness and makes you face it as it is.
I'd say The Big Short is also worth your time - it's not an easy movie to understand, but the directors did their best to get the message through as simply as they could (and the humor is ship-shape as well). The editing is just great - it's fast and dynamic, quite like The Wolf of Wall Street.
OH OH OH.
Bridge of Spies. Bridge of Spies.
Go fir it, trust me. This movie was intriguing, beautiful and, when the time was right, even funny.
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Post by Robyn on Mar 3, 2016 2:12:23 GMT -5
Gosh, I was so tired after running errands all day that I didn't get a chance to start on a new movie like I wanted to tonight! I'll have plenty of time tomorrow though, and I think I've decided on Room for sure as my next pick. From there, I'll move onto Revenant & Bridge of Spies, and after that, we'll get to the rest. ^^
I don't know how I'm going to feel about The Big Short-- it has so many actors that I absolutely love, but I am just not at all interested in economics. We'll have to see if the two even out!
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