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#5051

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 6:38am

Well, it's not like the witch had a really great role model on how to be a mother. Look what her own mother did to her. That's probably where she got the idea that if you love your children, you have to inflict horrible punishments on them to keep them in line for their own "protection".

#5052

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:10am

Big letdown Oscar wise. No Pic/Director nods. 2 or 3 nods.Bit of a surprise.

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#5053

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:16am

I dont think its that much of a surprise, its a nice movie but it doesnt scream Oscar worthy in any category really.

I am surprised they chose to recognise Meryl Streep but not Emily Blunt, who for me walked away with the entire movie

#5054

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:22am

I still had a little hope it would sneak into the Best Pic category, but it performed about as I expected.

I would have loved to see Blunt get a nom, but there wasn't ever much of a chance of that happening.

#5055

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:25am

Yeah it's not much of a surprise considering there was little to no buzz about the film. They threw 'em a bone by nominating Meryl, but I would've preferred to see Emily Blunt nominated.

"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

#5056

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:27am

They got nominated for what I expected, I don't expect any wins.

#5057

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:32am

i was hoping for a best sound mixing oscar nom as well as BEST PIC...but some little flic named WHIPLASH which has only made $6 million got that 8th nom...****!

#5058

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:36am

What is the amount of money a film needs to take it (domestic and international) to make it worthy (in your eyes) of being a good film?

#5059

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:36am

I was hoping for Dion Beebee to be nominated for cinematography. That was deserved.

#5060

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:20am

its not the total amount of money a film makes...it's that a film like WHIPLASH was rejected by the movie going public and INTO THE WOODS was embraced...the only people who wanted to see WHIPLASH were Academy voters who were sent screeners...

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#5061

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:53am

I take it you haven't seen Whiplash. It's a great film. Much better than ITW in my opinion. A film doesn't have to be a box office hit to make it in with the academy obviously. Besides, whiplash had a limited release and was more of an art house film. It's pretty dumb to bash a film you haven't seen. Whiplash received much more praise by critics and audiences than ITW . I

#5062

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:56am

Was "Whiplash" really "rejected" by the movie going public, or did it just not get much exposure?

It seems to be very well liked by those who have seen it - based on its IMDb & RT scores, etc. I personally thought it was pretty great (and intense!) - and no, I'm not a member of the academy.

An independent or foreign film, no matter how good, has very little chance of ever making a ton of money. My favorite film of 2014, "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya," hasn't even made $1 million in the US so far. Give "Whiplash" a $50 million advertising campaign and a major release in 3000 theaters and I can pretty much guarantee it would have made a lot more than $6 million.

Anyways, it's nice to see a (relatively) small film like "Whiplash" among the bigger pictures.

Updated On: 1/15/15 at 10:56 AM

#5063

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:08am

Most of the movies that are nominated for the Oscars never seem worthy.

#5064

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:18am

I was not really holding my breath for Best Picture nom

But Emily Blunt.

That is an absolute snub.

She was fantastic start to finish. My only thought is because Into the Woods is such an ensemble piece she didn't stand out to them as the literal lead.

#5065

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:32am

Yet Meryl Streep did? Good as she is, her performance does not deserve this nomination

#5066

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:38am

The nominations didn't surprise me. ITW was not as overall amazing as 'Chicago', and the Academy tends to not favor fantasy/musical films, so ITW would have probably had to be BETTER than 'Chicago' just to get nominated.

But hey, at least we aren't the 'Hobbit' fandom. After "Return of the King" swept the 2004 Oscars including "Best Picture" I think some people had high hopes for "The Battle of the Five Armies", since it was really Peter Jackson's last chance at getting any awards.

But BoFA got exactly one nomination, a technical one for sound editing I think, and it's not favored to win. That has to be a huge disappointment.

I do feel bad for whoever is in charge of the Oscar telecast, though. The nominations are mostly pretty boring, and none of the BP noms have a huge or passionate fan base. It's going to be hard to get people to tune in this year.

#5067

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:39am

its not the total amount of money a film makes...it's that a film like WHIPLASH was rejected by the movie going public and INTO THE WOODS was embraced...

Well by that logic Guardians of The Galaxy, and Mockingjay Part 1 should've been nominated before Into The Woods, since both were 'embraced' by the public more than ITW.

And Whiplash was a fantastic film btw and deserved every nomination it got.

"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

#5068

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 12:16pm

The average moviegoer (where films get a mass majority of their revenue from) cannot recall a Best Picture winner over the popular films of that year. Meaning...best picture is only a title, not something that staples it to people's memories. Making it a hollow win.

1987. Remember the winner of Best Picture? It was Platoon. Know what that films about outside of it being about war? Remember the last time you saw it? Was it recently? Do you know anyone that gets excited when you mention that film?

1987 was also the year The Princess Bride came out. It didn't do so well...but it is the film that has sustained and grown in popularity. It is beloved and wasn't even nominated.

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#5069

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 12:17pm

Whiplash didn't get much exposure but it wasn't rejected by the public at all. It got raves at all the film festivals and it's going to win best supporting actor. I'm hoping they might re release it to a wider audience now that it has several Oscar nominations to its name. It's a thrilling film. The thing with into the woods is, it never got enough love or support from critics and Hollywood . No one was foaming at the mouth for this film and therefor didn't get any traction to warrant any award talk. If anyone is really surprised that it didn't do better with the academy then they haven't been paying attention or are just blind.

#5070

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 12:18pm

Yeah, that was one of the most moronic comments ever written on BWW. Whiplash is an absolutely fantastic movie with a limited release; mostly in art houses and the like. It deserves every single accolade it gets and was well-beloved by the critics. It's a great movie. You cannot compare it to a big budget fantasy flick like INTO THE WOODS. Comparing apples and oranges.

#5071

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 12:21pm

@J_jammer, you would be singing a different tune if into the woods was a frontrunner to win BP...

#5072

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 12:25pm

I feel happy though that WHIPLASH and THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL got a lot of love for those two are my top 5 favorite films of this year along with INTO THE WOODS which I had hoped would get nominated for more technical awards, and maybe Best Picture, but I am fine with what we got.

Rob Marshall just needs to do another musical film that Academy voters WILL pay attention to this time around. It's been a heavily competitive year.

Updated On: 1/15/15 at 12:25 PM

#5073

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 12:35pm

Oh Bucky, Bucky, Bucky....

....you miss the point.

Rare is it the majority of moviegoers recall a Best Picture winner and rarer still are those that care to.

These awards are so self iimportant it's amusing. They televise them and when their ratings suck are confused why people do not care. It's cause they nominate crap people do not watch. Why would they see an award show that has films they never wanted to see win anything?

Yes there are thosethat watch and write down movies to see. But they aren't the Average people the AAcademy is after with this televised self pat on the back.

Plus they enjoy boring overacted dramas than comedies or musicals. How many best pictures have been comedies? Not many.

#5074

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 12:40pm

...you pick PLATOON for your example of a forgotten Best Picture winner? Seriously?

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

#5075

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Posted: 1/15/15 at 12:42pm

You picked one word and used all caps to make what point? Oh, that you didn't read my post at all.

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