Once again rooting for Chewy, he is long over due

kpowers said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

kpowers said:

Once again rooting for Chewy, he is long over due

Lol yikes no no no. This is easily on the 2018 worst list. Just horrible.

Solo didn't do good at the box office but that doesn't mean it was a bad film. Once all the haters actually watch this movie opinions will change

kpowers said:

kpowers said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

kpowers said: Lol yikes no no no. This is easily on the 2018 worst list. Just horrible.

Solo didn't do good at the box office but that doesn't mean it was a bad film. Once all the haters actually watch this movie opinions will change

I agree with that. Solo was a well-made film despite the change in directors. I think most filmgoers -- including myself -- have at least a small psychological block on giving anyone but Harrison Ford a shot at being Han Solo. He's not the kind of character you can just replace like James Bond or a superhero.

That aside, it was as good as or better than most of the films in the post-OT canon.

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i didn't think solo was anywhere close to being a bad film. perfectly good fun imo, ultimately quite enjoyable. it's certainly nowhere near my favourites of the year to date, & i don't even think it even deserves an effects award nomination (it was far too dark at times, at the beginning in particular, to the point of being difficult to suss out what was happening), but it was mostly breezy & fairly snappy & i for one would happily watch it again right now.

there are four films that i absolutely loved so far this year, that were more or less perfect to me. i have no idea if any of them will get nominations, and i really don't care in the sense that i think the films don't need that kind of validation to establish their greatness. but i certainly wouldn't mind if all of them got a bit more attention.

paddington 2

the rider

first reformed

eighth grade

i could possibly see first reformed getting a nomination since it's been seen by some as something of a return to form for paul schrader, & i think that kind of redemption story might win voters over. it's probably the most likely to sneak in out of my batch of favourites.

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damosuzuki said:

I don't care what anyone says but I believe Chewbacca deserves an Oscars

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

Lol so much Solo talk in a Oscar pick thread Solo is among the worst most meaningless movies ever made. I literally found myself falling asleep through this mess.

No, Chewbacca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"The Predator" should win in multiple, if not all, categories.

I don't think I've seen any Oscar worthy films this year yet. I will say that I hope MI:Fallout wins something for best action sequences or whatever. It was awesome! Not best picture "awesome" but so much fun to watch. The previews for A Star is Born look very good. I hope it lives up to the hype.

Empress said:

I don't think I've seen any Oscar worthy films this year yet. I will say that I hope MI:Fallout wins something for best action sequences or whatever. It was awesome! Not best picture "awesome" but so much fun to watch. The previews for A Star is Born look very good. I hope it lives up to the hype.

My definition of "Best Picture" is "The picture I liked the best". My definition of "The picture I liked the best" is "The picture that provided me the most entertainment".

I'm too old to believe any longer than the Best Picture has to be some deep, dark, mysterious, multi-level drama or whatever. I appreciate those (no, I don't - I'm just trying to be polite) but just because a picture deals with "deep" subjects like AIDs or 8th grade kids gives it no more panache in my opinion than The Predator eating some spines.

Therefore, ergo and in absentia, we have shown indelica mostum teetis that "The Predator" is, indeed, the Best Picture of the year.


(NOTE: I made up "indelica mostum teetis" or at least sure hope I did.)

None, I haven't seen any movies this year so far...

My pick is Blackkklansman (2018), I think its the best Spike Lee film since Inside Man (2006)

RodeoSchro said:

Goddess4Real said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

RodeoSchro said:

My definition of "Best Picture" is "The picture I liked the best". My definition of "The picture I liked the best" is "The picture that provided me the most entertainment".

I'm too old to believe any longer than the Best Picture has to be some deep, dark, mysterious, multi-level drama or whatever. I appreciate those (no, I don't - I'm just trying to be polite) but just because a picture deals with "deep" subjects like AIDs or 8th grade kids gives it no more panache in my opinion than The Predator eating some spines.

Therefore, ergo and in absentia, we have shown indelica mostum teetis that "The Predator" is, indeed, the Best Picture of the year.


(NOTE: I made up "indelica mostum teetis" or at least sure hope I did.)

I agree that the best picture should be the overall best regardless of genre. For that reason i highly doubt The Predator will get any nominations. Lol

Have you seen it? I have! It's TREMENDOUS. You should see it and then come back see if your comment stands. I bet you edit it, LOL.

I'm starting a campaign for "The Predator" to be nominated in most, if not all, categories. Best movie of the year, in my opinion.

RodeoSchro said:

EmmaMcG said:

RodeoSchro said:

My definition of "Best Picture" is "The picture I liked the best". My definition of "The picture I liked the best" is "The picture that provided me the most entertainment".

I'm too old to believe any longer than the Best Picture has to be some deep, dark, mysterious, multi-level drama or whatever. I appreciate those (no, I don't - I'm just trying to be polite) but just because a picture deals with "deep" subjects like AIDs or 8th grade kids gives it no more panache in my opinion than The Predator eating some spines.

Therefore, ergo and in absentia, we have shown indelica mostum teetis that "The Predator" is, indeed, the Best Picture of the year.


(NOTE: I made up "indelica mostum teetis" or at least sure hope I did.)

I agree that the Best Picture award should go to the best movie, regardless of whether or not the best movie was a hard hitting drama or a good old fashioned action movie. I hate how predictable the Oscars have become. It's at the point now where movies that haven't even been released are considered favourites because they have been made with the Oscars in mind. It's ridiculous. My favourite movies this year have been Avengers Infinity War and Mission Impossible. Neither have any chance of winning despite both of them being really well received by critics and audiences alike. Black Panther might get a nomination but even then, that's more of a political statement than a comment on his good it was. And it was good. But Infinity War was much better. If you think about how difficult it is to make a movie like that. It's an incredible accomplishment. Infinity War is the 18th or 19th movie in the series, it has to reference all the movies that's led to this point, it has to juggle 40 lead characters and also has to set up several sequels. The Fantastic 4 movies were disasters because the filmmakers couldn't deal with 4 heroes in the one movie. And yet Infinity War has loads of them running around. And each one is given just enough time to advance their character arcs without any of them feeling like they're more important than the other. So Infinity War is my personal favourite so far this year.

That's why the Saturn Awards are better than the Oscars

Well it's not out yet but it does look good. Could be Oscar worthy

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kpowers said:

kpowers said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

if that lars van trier thing ever comes out in time...