TheFman said:

RodeoSchro said:

We'll just have to agree to disagree on that.

Everyone should watch "The Predator" and then come back and tell us what you thought. Here are your choices:

1. Holy CRAP, that was almost as good as the original "Predator"! Rodeo is a genius!

OR

2. What a major disappointment. Rodeo is usually a genius, but not this time.

Cast your votes and let's see if I'm a genius or if I have to start a thread titled "Hey EmmaMcG, It Turns Out I Am In The Minority Regarding The Greatness Of 'The Predator'".

IMO, while entertaining, it was a Predator for kids.
The real original film was a Predator for man.

Ouch. I'm giving you a 1.5. Best I can do.

RodeoSchro said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

x 1,207,348! Thank you, and thanks to EmmaMcG for the heads-up. That was AWESOME!

You're killing me, Smalls!

OK, last one and only because we're going to a party Saturday night that's theme is "The Greatest Showman". As I'm SURE you all remember, I watched about 5 minutes of that snorefest and then left and did something interesting, like my taxes or whatever.

So when this party came around, I was kind of wishing I'd seen the whole movie (but not really, what kind of psychopath do you think I am). However, I used my imagination and came up with great costume ideas for my wife and I.

She will be a lion tamer.

I will be...........THE UNTAMABLE LION! Here is the beginnings of my costume:






Awesome, right? Well, it will be after I buy a giant white t-shirt, write "CAN'T BE TAMED" on it in a scary font, and wear it over the top part of my costume.

To make it even better, I'm giving the invocation before dinner! But even though I'm not shy, I'm going to put on regular clothes for that part of the evening.

Anyway, here's the last "Honest Trailer". I watched it, hoping it would shed some light on what "The Greatest Showman" is about but all I learned was that P.T. Barnum wasn't a nice guy:



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Ugot2shakesumthin said:

RodeoSchro said:

Bogus lists, as no nominations for "The Predator", "Halloween 2018", or "Bad Night at the El Royale" make the 2018 Oscars invalid.

You’re thinking Razzies. This is Oscars

Frankly, I'm incredibly pissed that the Academy snubbed the grittiest crime drama of 2018, The Happytime Murders.

728huey said:

Interesting commentary in the NY TIMES:

DiminutiveRocker said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

DiminutiveRocker said:

Interesting commentary in the NY TIMES:

“Green Book.” “The Help.” “Driving Miss Daisy.”

Why do the Academy Awards keep falling for racial reconciliation fantasies?

In many Oscar bait movies, interracial friendships come with a paycheck and follow the white character’s journey to enlightenment. Wesley Morris, our critic-at-large, examines the history of t...s onscreen — and how they haven’t really changed in 2019.

“They romanticize their workplaces and treat their black characters as the ideal crowbar for closed white minds and insulated lives,” he writes.

Yes, i think a lot of people watching this movie felt manipulated, not just because of the portrayal of the black character, but boy was the Italian American a cartoon too. But my analytical mind said it was ok to chill and just enjoy as it was basically harmless fun. The family of the titular character beg to differ and have been vocal of their dislike of the portrayal.

I wish "If Beale Street Could Talk" got even more attention - it was very good.

DiminutiveRocker said:

Just off the top of the dome:

Loved Bohemian Rhapsody, but preferred A Star is Born. I expect ASIB to take the original song category, but that's it. Gaga did well in her big screen debut but she needs more roles and a little more seasoning. Her big voice and big de eyes remind me of Liza Minelli....I see her killing a lead role as Minelli one day...that's going to be her Oscar..at the heart of this project, tho- this was Bradley Cooper's vehicle ALL the way, as actor AND director, and I consider it a slight that he didn't get a Best Director nod. That guy clearly poured all of his heart into this.

I expect Glenn to take Best Actress for The Wife and would enjoy watching Black Panther Sweep all the tech nominations: that's where the film shined most for me. Regina Jing only gets better and better with time and I hope she finally gets her just due from her peers via "If Beale Street Could Talk"...which, btw WHAT A SOUNDTRACK that was???!!!

...as an aside, the documentaries nominated this year were damned good, and some of them you can even find on youtube.

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

After seeing The Favourite, I have to give props to Olivia Colman. SHe was amazing. BUT, I have not seen the movie Glen Close is nominated for. I have to find where this is playing and see it.

I totally agree with you about Olivia Coleman. She made such a unique interpretation of a queen that was risky yet successful. I also want to see The Wife, as I think Glen Close's performance might be Coleman's chief competition. The Wife is being released for streaming and DVD this week. It will be interesting to compare the performances. I wonder if anyone else here has seen both?

Hope Bohemian Rhapsody wins it all

This is truly a nice List of oscars, Bohemian rocks

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

EmmaMcG said:

Here is my pick for Oscars 2019

Best Picture

“Black Panther”

“A Star Is Born”

“Roma”

“The Favourite”

“Vice”

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

“Green Book”

“BlacKkKlansman”



Best Actress

Glenn Close, “The Wife”

Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”

Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”

Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”

Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”



Best Actor

Christian Bale, “Vice”

Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”

Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”

Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”

Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”



Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, “Vice”

Marina de Tavira, “Roma”

Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Emma Stone, “The Favourite”

Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”



Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali, “The Green Book”

Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”

Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”

Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Sam Rockwell, “Vice”



Best Director

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”

Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”

Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”

Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Adam McKay, “Vice”



Best Original Screenplay

“First Reformed”

“Green Book”

“Roma”

“The Favourite”

“Vice”



Best Animated Film

“Incredibles 2”

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

“Mirai”

“Ralph Breaks the Internet”

“Isle Of Dogs”



Best Cinematography

“Cold War”

“The Favourite”

“Never Look Away”

“Roma”

“A Star Is Born”



Best Visual Effects

“Avengers: Infinity War”

“Christopher Robin”

“First Man”

“Ready Player One”

“Solo: A Star Wars Story”



Best Foreign Language Film

“Capernaum”

“Cold War”

“Never Look Away”

“Roma”

“Shoplifters”



Best Documentary Feature

“Free Solo”

“Minding The Gap”

“Of Fathers and Sons”

“RBG”

“Hale County This Morning, This Evening”



Best Documentary Short Subject

“Black Sheep”

“End Game”

“Lifeboat”

“A Night at the Garden”

“Period. End of Sentence.”



Best Costume Design

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”

“Black Panther”

“The Favourite”

“Mary Poppins Returns”

“Mary Queen of Scots”



Best Makeup and Hairstyling

“Border”

“Mary Queen of Scots”

“Vice”



Best Film Editing

“BlacKkKlansman”

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

“Green Book”

“The Favourite”

“Vice”



Best Sound Mixing

“Black Panther”

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

“First Man”

“Roma”

“A Star Is Born”



Best Original Score

“Black Panther”

“BlacKkKlansman”

“If Beale Street Could Talk”

“Isle of Dogs”

“Mary Poppins Returns”

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

And BlacKkKlansman is just bad filmmaking top to bottom.

how you can say that, and yet give a pass to the absolute turd that is a star is born, baffles me

MoBettaBliss said:

The show is going to be opened with Adam Lambert and Queen!

It was bittersweet watching Lady Gaga's character Ally in "A Star is Born" perform at the Inglewood Forum given that I had gone to see Prince there in 2011. We miss you, Prince.

Having seen most of the nominees and reviewing the awards from the 4 major guilds (PGA, DGA, WGA, and SAG), it's hard to predict who will win this year, which makes it more surprising than most years.

If I were in the Academy, I'd vote for "Roma", Alfonso Cuaron, Olivia Colman, Christian Bale, Sam Elliott, Regina King, and for adapted screenplay "BlackkKllansman" and original screenplay "Roma."

PennyPurple said: