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The 97th Academy Awards

NotHardUp1

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Predictions?

Plaudits?

Political protests?

Proscriptions?

Pesonalities?

Pooh-poohing?

Have you seen any of the nominees?

I'm due to see Conclave at a local cinema at a matinee, and saw Dune Part 2 multiple times. I don't think I've seen anything else in the running.

I will go see the Dylan movie, but not today.
 
From the Guardian. Let's see how their predictions stand up.

To be honest, since November, our enthusiasm for films and going to the theatre has collapsed under the onslaught of terrible events and news.

We've seen some but nowhere near all so I can't even begin to guess this year. So I am thinking that reviewers who have seen all might be the best at predicting.

Hopefully, the evening will restore some feeling of enthusiasm for inclusive entertainment and help coalesce more resistance against the regime in the US, because crushing Hollywood is in their sights as well.

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Oscars 2025: how to watch, nominations, predictions, and timetable

The 97th Academy Awards are almost upon us – here’s our guide to tuning in at home on Sunday and who we reckon will win the top prizes
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Oscars nominations 2025: the full list

All the nominees, from The Brutalist to Wicked by way of Anora and Conclave, for the 97th Academy Awards, which are due to take place on 2 March
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unloadonme said:
I haven't seen any of the nominated films and I neither know nor care who wins what. The whole Oscars ceremony is a nauseating, self-congratulatory wankfest.
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. . which is exactly why Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans should be nominated every year.

If I see a televised image of Ryan Gosling's semen dripping down the back of that stupid little statuette I can die happy.
 
I not only haven't seen any of the nominees, but I have no idea what was even nominated. For that matter, I know pretty much nothing of any movie released in the last year. I'm sure I've heard titles by osmosis, but nothing stuck to my mind.

Being cheap, I wait for entertainment to come to a library near me, where I can get the DVD for $0--my favorite price. Plus I don't have much interest in trying to keep up with the current releases.
 
I saw Conclave as stated, and found the surprise ending more than a bit contrived.

Ralph Fiennes and John Lithgow and Stanley Tucci all turned in fine performances. I have no idea whatt boxes it checked for the kingmakers in the Academy, buti it was very atmospheric. At times, I was reminded of Dune in the sense of scale and eipic.
 
unloadonme said:
I'm not a fan of remakes. I've yet to see one which was as good as the original. Having seen and enjoyed the original Dune (1984), I've avoided the later versions.
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I think I've heard some suggest some remake or other is good enough to be worthwhile. That said, those would definitely be the minority of remakes.

One has to wonder, even, the thought process of choosing to do remake. You'd think they'd notice the history that remakes are more often than not terrible, and at least give serious thought to why do we think this will be different? Although I suppose the one thought Hollywood has that trumps all others is: will this generate a pile of cash?

Meanwhile, there are so many possible new stories they could that won't be done partly because resources are tied up with remakes. Or making the 20th sequel in a franchise that is more tired than a college student who has done all nighters for the entirety of finals week.
 
Some more pluses occurred to me of why I watch DVDs. I can watch at my convenience. I can control the DVD. And I don't have to deal with deafening volume levels, which I recall from one movie theater. Or the sticky floors I remember from the movie theater we'd go to when I was young.

The one minus is that I don't have a particularly good video setup. Indeed, I've been half thinking it might be fun to play with surround sound, now that I'm seeing decent hardware turn up used at pretty cheap prices on a regular basis.
 
I have Regal Unlimited so I saw all best picture noms except three of them. They didn't come near me until a few days ago.


My favorite of the year, Anora, won five out of six awards it was nominated for including four top awards. It did not get a nom for best actor or best supporting actress. It should have got one for best actor. There really wasn't a supporting actress so. . .


Anyways beside being a near perfect movie to me it showed a lot of Vegas so that is why I really loved it.
 
NotHardUp1 said:
I saw Conclave as stated, and found the surprise ending more than a bit contrived.

Ralph Fiennes and John Lithgow and Stanley Tucci all turned in fine performances. I have no idea whatt boxes it checked for the kingmakers in the Academy, buti it was very atmospheric. At times, I was reminded of Dune in the sense of scale and eipic.
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I was completely let down by Conclave. Great actors that I know can act and I felt nothing for the movie. The ending got the usuals pissed and the other usuals high praise, but to me it was as bland as could be.

If I had to say something nice about it, Stanley Tucci was good, but he always is.
 
unloadonme said:
I'm not a fan of remakes. I've yet to see one which was as good as the original. Having seen and enjoyed David Lynch's original Dune (1984), I've avoided the later versions.
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I am also of that general persuasion, but have changed my view for some notable standouts.

The first time I saw a remake that I thought worthy of the name was War of the Worlds. I was sure the likely overuse of CGI would ruin it, but I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't, or not excessively. The original was my favorite movie as a child, so I was loath to even go see it remade. However, several scenes made it all worthwhile for me.

The scene showing the first ship emerging from the ground in Boston succesfully created a shock and terror that we would have had a hard time experiencing without the heavily contrived scene.

Again, when ferry was overturned and the ships began harvesting humans from the water greatly magnified the terror.

On the negative side, I hated the incessant screaming of his daughter and the ham-handed "father sthupid, son wise" propaganda coupled with the suggestion a screaming child is just a developmental condition instead of a behavioral fail. She should have been fed straightway to the harvesters to fertilize the fields.

As I posted here, I loved the remake of Dune as it helped move it closer to credible from the tableau-ish style of the 1984 epic. The villains were more human in this version, as were the heroes.
 

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I love cinema and go to theatres at least twice a month,
nothing beats the big screen and the audience laughing or holding breath together.
Early childhood memories of 1st time going with my older sister remain to the very day.
Would have loved to see the Dylan movie win some golden boys... ​
 
pornoboy said:
I love cinema and go to theatres at least twice a month,
nothing beats the big screen and the audience laughing or holding breath together.​
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We are in violent agreement. Those are the two virtues I find irreplaceable by home theaters, plus I know few people who have the integrity to watch a movie uninterrupted, and do justice to the work that went to create the temporary alternate reality.

Someone hittting Pause on the remote for a pee or snack break, taking a phone call, or playing with a pet or child is an absolute deal killer. I'm not against an intermission if you're watching a marathon of epic, but normally, no.
 
I should add that a woman about 10 years older than me sat three seats over and remarked at the end of Conclave as we left, something to the effect of "It makes you more tolerant, because he couldn't help being born that way."

My internal hackles come up instantly at the suggestion we accept others and tolerate them. No, we accept others as equals, not something we have to tolerate like a bad smell or too-hot day. But, it wasn't the time to make a speech.
 
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