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Deadpool Could Actually Get a Best Picture Oscar Nomination
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it got too popular. Its the same with everything, games, shows, etc.
Its cool to be contrary man! Or something.
Nope. Laughed throughout the lobster, and I still quote it, very dark and dry humor, like all Lanthimos films, but he is an amazing director.
Galactic Specter
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DC fans like me just want a decent live-action movie to come out in theaters, it doesn't have to award-winning.
I think there's a lot of quality social commentary in those dick jokes. At least as much as you'll find in Manchester by the Sea.
LordOfLore
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Remember when Jackman hosted the Oscars? Remember when he and NPH did a number later at the Tony Awards?
Not yet.
comedy is the most subjective genre of film. It is ok if you didn't like it. It is still a critical acclaimed comedy with tons of nominations. Deserving so.
nice guys is still my comedy of the year
It's a funny film, and I'll grant that they did a LOT with a small budget, but it doesn't deserve that. It'd be insulting to the tonnes of films which get left off the list (particularly animated and foreign language films) due to the way nominations are done (which left us without 10 nominees last year)
Also, fanboy glasses aside, Dark Knight was never going to get a Best Picture nom; Inception was robbed, though, particularly if you believe the theory a lot of people were assuming TDKR would be a masterpiece so they could reward Nolan ROTK-style.
Also, fanboy glasses aside, Dark Knight was never going to get a Best Picture nom; Inception was robbed, though, particularly if you believe the theory a lot of people were assuming TDKR would be a masterpiece so they could reward Nolan ROTK-style.
Psychoward
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Nice guys has an amazing first half but falls apart completely after the party imo.
I think most people didn't like it because it seemed to be "Oscar Bait".
pirateluigi
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I love Deadpool, but I'd be pretty upset if it got a nom over either Moana or Zootopia.
ah ok I understand where your coming from.
I thought the Lobster and popstar were solid movies both very different types of comedies.
Especially in a year where the contention is really only between 3 movies (2 really, Manchester ain't getting it)
Silence is a great film and well deserving of a nom, but I'm not going to shit myself if Deadpool gets in over Silence when neither of them have a chance of winning.
Without actually getting into the merits of the film, it's not "critically acclaimed". Metacritic has it at a 65, indicating good but not great reviews. To give an idea of where it sits, the #100 reviewed movie of last year is at a 76, Captain America: Civil War is a 75, and Sausage Party is a 66.
I'm not trying to say that's an accurate assessment, or that it should matter to anyone who likes the film, just that it's not really beloved by critics.
Critically liked then I suppose.
Critically accepted.
Critically challenging! There we go.
More_Badass
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Comedy is subjective. You not finding something funny doesn't mean it's bad
broncobuster
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Anything to get people tuning in to the Oscars. Why not.
Because it was selected as the Best Picture winner of that year over Brokeback Mountain, which was total bullshit.
Evil Monkey DTT
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If Deadpool wins over lala land I will scream with joy.... but lala will win because it's a movie about Hollywood and they eat that shit up.
I loled.
capitalCORN
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WHERE'S KINGSGLAIVE?!?!
Psychoward
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Have you actually seen it?
I like Deadpool and hope it gets a BP nom (partially to piss off the purists yes) but La La Land is a much better movie than Deadpool.
More_Badass
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So why don't people like the movie? That only means they dislike the choice
Mix Master
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Nolan deserved more love for Interstellar
SuperEpicMan
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It would be worth it just so they can write a joke about it into Deadpool 2.
Psychoward
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That's one of his worst movies though
Tdk, batman begins, memento, insomnia, the prestige and even inception were better
Really it's only better than TDKR imo
Ya, I want it to get the nom but let's not get fucking crazy y'all there were a few really classic fucking movies made this year.
Just_myles
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Goes to show what happens when you show respect to the source material. I keep saying this.
I think my critique of Deadpool is a little bit more substantial than "I didn't laugh at the jokes." I thought there were some great lines. My problem is it's not focused, and the love story arc was unnecessary.
Well it's better than Spider-Man 2, the other best Marvel movie.
Oh wait, that's not MCU either lol
IF there is something that receives more prejudice than comedy super hero flicks is animation
Psychoward
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Spider-Man 2 wishes it could be as good as Winter Soldier.
Crash is a terrible movie that doesn't know how to tell a parable so just smashes it's theories on racism in your face for two hours. It sacrifices any semblance of storytelling or character development in the interest of getting across the director's extraordinarily simplistic views of how the world works and how racism works.
Crash is a awful. Unless we're talking about the Cronenberg one where people have sex during car crashes. That one, I'm okay with.
If it's subjective then that's exactly what it means...
That would be hilarious. Just have an Oscar sitting on a shelf at his place or something.
It's already better.
The One and Done
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Shouldn't it at least be nominated for best adaptation?
I'm a huge MCU fan and I'd love to see Deadpool nominated. Fox has been mishandling the X-Men license for years, and Deadpool was essentially made against their will. They resisted everything about it and it really only happened because of Reynolds' persistence. A nomination for Deadpool is basically a giant sign held in Fox's face saying "EVERY INSTINCT YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS FRANCHISE IS WRONG." It would be great.
SonicMegaDrive
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I would *love* it if the first comic book movie to ever be nominated for BP just happens to be the one that takes itself seriously the least.
Sure it did, thanks to perfect comedic timing by Ryan Reynolds.
"You'll find out I have hard spots, too."
pause
"That came out wrong."
pause, look into person's eyes
"Or did it?" *kiss on cheek*
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