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Oscar Nominations!
Boro_Bandito:
It would be really nice for a comedy to win the award for a change though wouldn't it? I mean, its few and far between that anyone recognizes good comedies for what they are damnit.
ImRonBurgundy?:
You could call There Will Be Blood a black comedy. It would be a stretch, but it wouldn't be completely unwarranted. There are parts of that movie that are absolutely hilarious.
My main problem with Juno is that it doesn't really get any good until about halfway through, where it finds its heart. The beginning is full of superficial hipness, cringe-worthy dialogue ("Honest to blog!" "This is one doodle that can't be undid, homeskillet!"*), unnecessary--even amateurish--touches (the diagram of the cheerleader girl becoming a "weird girl" was entirely out of place and unneeded), and contrived plot points (fetuses have fingernails?!).** By the end, though, it manages to be happy and sweet without being overly saccharine, but the myriad problems in the first half are enough to hold it back from Oscar status. I just don't think it's on the same level as No Country for Old Men or There Will Be Blood.
*Spouts Rainn Wilson, his comic talents being entirely wasted.
**To be completely honest, the entire beginning isn't bad. Michael Cera's "I've wanted this for a long time" is one of the most subtly funny things in the entire movie. Actually, Michael Cera's character is the most consistently good part of the film.
TheFuriousWombat:
Just like Little Miss Sunshine last year, Juno has absolutely no chance at all of winning best picture. I guess it's cool to see different genres getting more recognition though. We need more high quality comedies so I say it's a good thing for them to get nominated even if they'll never win.
Paav:
--- Quote from: Dark Flame on 22 Jan 2008, 12:25 ---I'm kind of surprised that The Diving Bell and the Butterfly wasn't up for best foreign language film. Great movie, that. Deserving of the best director nomination, which I am happy to see it got though.
--- End quote ---
Schnabel, the director, is an American and there is speculation that this is the reason the French did not make this movie their nomination. Because for some reason each country can only put one film up for consideration.
Johnny C:
Man the "homeskillet" part isn't cringeworthy, I don't know what you people are on about. It's supposed to be this gawky adult imitating what he thinks "kid speech" is. Basically it's Dwight.
I am just sick of everyone basically saying a chunk of a movie is bad based on one line that happens before the credits.
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