Review: Oscar 2008 Films

[MrHyeSev]

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Wall-e was kinda cheezzy though.

[ara87]

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Just saw "the Wrestler." It was a decent film, but definitely not ever a candidate for best picture at any award. I give it a 7 out of 10.

[One-Way]

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Which is why it's not getting any talk for Best Picture. It's a performance film and worthy of all its recognition.

[ara87]

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Just saw, Gran Torino, Milk, Frost/Nixon, and Revolutionary Road yesterday. I'm going to see doubt or Slumdog Millionaire tonight. Frost/Nixon and Milk were pretty decent, but Gran Torino and Revolutionary Road we're definitely the best. I can't decide if I like G.T. or R.R better though

[One-Way]

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Nice.

[One-Way]

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THE READER
Directed by Stephen Daldry

I watched this film in the afternoon; I hadn't done that for years! It had begun to rain and since that always leaves a depressing mood, I thought it would be quite settling to watch this film.

To begin, I should say I hadn't done any research about The Reader. I haven't read the novel and wasn't particularly interested in the film. I mainly wanted to give it a watch because of its acclaim but went in expecting a mediocre film. To say I was completely impressed by the film would not be correct. I did, however, enjoy the film much more than I had imagined. Certain parts stood out, such as the structure of the film and the third act of the film.

The direction was much better than I expected and Stephen Daldry's nomination is well-deserved. Kate Winselt gave a fine performance and, at times, was captivating in her scenes. A dissapointment in the film was David Kross, whose inexperience became quite a problem. At times, he was fairly good at what he was trying to accomplish. At other points in the film, his acting felt awkward.

The overall story of the film wasn't as impressive as I imagined and were also predictable. The ending was better than I hoped and wasn't as "cheesy" or "Hollywood" as I figured. However, there wasn't much substance to hold onto and I felt as if the story didn't know where to go at certain points. Overall, it was a solid film worthy of its recognition.

[One-Way]

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I'm disappointed in myself; I didn't see two out of my list.

[MrHyeSev]

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Revolutionary Road wasn't all that great. it was "Ok".

[Siggie]

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THE WRESTLER


Maryse Alberti, the cinematographer, and Aronosfky shot this film with an Arri 416 Super 16mm camera. The camerawork allowed us to feel the real human nature of these individuals. Randy's relationship with his daughter is heartfelt throughout the film as they struggle to make senese of their role in each other's lives. The gritty nature of the cinematography allows us to actually feel their emotions. If the acting and camerawork is not enough, Clint Mansell's beautiful score hypnotizes you and lures you into their world.

Is he still doing the repeating sequences like in Pi and Requiem?

[Sako]

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Hi guys. Quick question.

Did you all like the Dark Knight? Most movies I can watch here like for free, just have to find myself some time. So the day before yesterday, I brought home the Dark Knight (couldn't find an English copy for a while), Eagle Eye, and Madagascar 2. Being a writer myself I watch pretty much everything lol so that's why my selection of movies might seem strange. Coming back to the discussion, I haven't watched any of the movies you guys mentioned so far but I'm looking forward to checking them out. In Armenia, we get movies pretty quickly but since I don't know Russian, I have to wait for an English copy. The Russian translations suck a lot of the time though so I wouldn't watch the Russian versions even if I knew Russian perfectly. I've fallen pretty back but want to start catching up with all the movies towards the end of this month.