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The 85th Academy Awards |OT| I like the way you snub, boy

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Alucard

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Reasons I'm happy to see Argo win:

-Ben Affleck has turned his career around. Complete 180. What a man.
-The film gave us some amazing tension.
-It gave today's generation a history lesson about America's past sins. Any movie that gets people to think about history and about the state of the world is doing something right.
-The soundtrack was great. I loved the 70s and 80s vibe.
-Affleck. Affleck. Affleck.

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Argo fuck yourself.
 
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jtb

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Alucard said:
Reasons I'm happy to see Argo win:

-Ben Affleck has turned his career around. Complete 180. What a man.
-The film gave us some amazing tension.
-It gave today's generation a history lesson about America's past sins. Any movie that gets people to think about history and about the state of the world is doing something right.
-The soundtrack was great. I loved the 70s and 80s vibe.
-Affleck. Affleck. Affleck.

Ben_Affleck_doigt_honneur.png

Argo fuck yourself, haters.
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Reasons I wish Argo didn't win:
-It's Ben's worst film, by far.
 
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black_13

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Seth's almost cring worthy/unexpected humour had me tuned in for the whole show. It was a real nice change from the usual borefest it has been last few years.

Even better that you could practically feel the audience turning on him. Man I would not have the balls to be in his place now especially if he's going to any after show parties.

Overall I didn't care for any movie winning anything really. Django/Life of Pi got some good stuff which is good.
 
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Salsa

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Alucard said:
-It gave today's generation a history lesson about America's past sins. Any movie that gets people to think about history and about the state of the world is doing something right.
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a pretty wonky and MURICA version, when in reality Canada did more than half the work

a wrong history lesson aint really "something right"
 
MisterHero

MisterHero

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I haven't read much about Argo but I'm sorta interested because Jack Kirby was involved in the real incident. Does that play into the film at all?
 
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Wilbur

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MIMIC said:
Absolutely not. That movie was flawless.
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Oh my. Outside of Geoffrey Rush and a smattering of Firth I can't think of anything good about it.

jtb said:
slumdog is the best best picture winner of the last 5 years (including this year). search your feelings, you know it to be true.
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Nonsense bollocks fate plot which ripped off my childhood viewings of Chris Tarrant led by the wet cunt from Skins. No thanks.

Gorillaz said:
The hurt locker?

Boring?


What?
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Renner was good but it was just repetitive and devoid of tension after one or two bomb disposals. Once you've seen 49 of them it's just boring.
 
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Kazerei

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I would've liked to see Django Unchained win Best Picture for Tarantino's sake. I love his films and they're very well made. They just don't fit with the Academy's tastes I guess.
 
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Lothars

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I am glad django won some things as well but I wasn't a fan of life of Pi and thought it was okay at best, So I am disappointed it won as many as it did.
 
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jett

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The only crime of the night was Brave winning over Wreck-it Ralph. Brave is such mediocre, by the numbers, safe garbage.
 
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HerbertFish

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Argo was at least memorable. Artist, Kings Speech, and Hurt Locker come in consecutive years and have to be three of the most forgettable best pictures ever.
 
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alfredofroylan

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I tried to watch the ceremony.... but I didn't care for most of the movies. Honestly I'd like to see some changes, add specific categories for example so horror movies or comedies can get a chance.
 
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Qvoth

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DrEvil said:
Sure, but not everyone (myself included) knew how the airport really played out.
Yes, we knew they'd get out, but I found the added stress welcome.

Just because we knew Lincoln died at the end and the 13th amendment passed, didn't make the voting scene any less powerful.
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that scene was powerful because of ddl..
the airport scene was kinda standard-ish action movie thing?
 
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MIMIC

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My local news reading tweets:

"Kristen Stewart seems like she's always two aspirins away from needing her stomach pumped"

LMAO
 
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Deadly Cyclone

Pride of Iowa State
My night is vindicated by Waltz and QT winning. Wish Chastain would have taken actress, but i can handle Lawrence. Also The Avengers should have gotten effects. The fact that it dominated the box office but got snubbed is crazy.

They need to have a "in the most movies" award and give it to JGL.
 
MisterHero

MisterHero

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jett said:
The only crime of the night was Brave winning over Wreck-it Ralph. Brave is such mediocre, by the numbers, safe garbage.
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A safe film could still be much better than Brave. Brave felt like a 30-minute special they might air on the Disney Channel or something
 
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DrEvil

not a medical professional
Qvoth said:
that scene was powerful because of ddl..
the airport scene was kinda standard-ish action movie thing?
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DDL wasn't in the voting scene other than writing a note.

My point was, even knowing the outcome, the creative liberties taken in both films made them stronger for it.
 
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