Thinking about the nominations
No big surprises to me. I'm glad Milk got eight nods, all well deserved. Not to sound like a fanboy, but Hellboy II and Iron Man probably deserved a few more. The endless Benjamin Button nominations are kind of a waste, because it's one of those "tasteful" gimmick movies that people like to praise but don't really care about. It won't win many.
One oddity is Wall-E's nomination for best original screenplay, considering about the first half of the movie is virtually silent -- and it's the better half. I'm a big fan, though.
One oddity is Wall-E's nomination for best original screenplay, considering about the first half of the movie is virtually silent -- and it's the better half. I'm a big fan, though.
Labels: Oscars
posted by Steve at
10:24 PM
2 Comments:
Typically, I haven't seen most of the nominated movies, but on the comic book side, I liked Iron Man SOOO much more than The Dark Knight. I feel like the Batman movies are getting too dark and trying to be too realistic - I mean, at the end of the day, it's Batman. It is not the true story of Stalin's Russia or something. There should be some humor and campiness sprinkled into the mix. Or maybe I just miss Michael Keaton and Jack Nickelson too much. Hard to say.
Iron Man was just as original, in its own way, as The Dark Knight. (Not that any of these films is totally reinventing cinema.) Dark Knight was substantial. It was well-executed. Ledger's performance was one of the greats. But it wasn't the best film of the year. And in the end, it was just too dark for me.
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