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Mar 8, 2010 12:05 AM
I really didn't think he was going to read all 10 movies, but he could have at least taken a breath before ripping open the envelope.
Mar 8, 2010 12:05am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:05 AM
Well sq....the people that know what they're talking about disagree with you

I knew this would happen with all the Avatar lovers out there if if didn't win


Plain and simple......Avatar didn't deserve to win
Mar 8, 2010 12:05am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:06 AM
Cameron is one of those guys who puts a lot into the awards though. He already has plenty of money. He wanted that pretty bad. He knew it was going to win until it didn't.
Mar 8, 2010 12:06am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:06 AM
I haven't seen Hurt Locker so I'm not going to judge, Avatar could have been written on the back of a bubble gum wrapper, Aliens was a better written film and for the time of its production wasn't that much less impressive than Avatar.
Mar 8, 2010 12:06am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:07 AM
gibby08 wrote: Well sq....the people that know what they're talking about disagree with you

I knew this would happen with all the Avatar lovers out there if if didn't win


Plain and simple......Avatar didn't deserve to win
Look how much money Avatar made. Clearly the people who know are SUPPOSED to know what they're talking about don't actually know what they're talking about.
Mar 8, 2010 12:07am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:09 AM
wow that movie was terrible. I can't believe it won best picture.
Mar 8, 2010 12:09am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:10 AM
It doesn't fucking matter how much money a movie makes...it matters about the quality of the movie....

So you know more than the people who are in the acadamy??
Mar 8, 2010 12:10am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:10 AM
SQ_Crazies wrote:
gibby08 wrote: Well sq....the people that know what they're talking about disagree with you

I knew this would happen with all the Avatar lovers out there if if didn't win


Plain and simple......Avatar didn't deserve to win
Look how much money Avatar made. Clearly the people who know are SUPPOSED to know what they're talking about don't actually know what they're talking about.
Money is great for the wallet but it really doesn't mean anything when it comes to how good a movie is. I don't doubt that it was visually stunning but I've heard bad, bad things about the actual story. The biggest being that it was essentially Pocahontas.
Mar 8, 2010 12:10am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:10 AM
Did you really think that Avatar was going to win? It didn't win the first time around when it was called Pocahontas. Why would it win now?

Mar 8, 2010 12:10am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:10 AM
gibby08 wrote: The winner of the Oscar for Best Actress is.......

SANDRA BULLOCK FOR THE BLIND SIDE

Both winners for these awards were introduced first...pay attention to that for Best Picture
They read them in alphabetical order
Mar 8, 2010 12:10am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:11 AM
Well, they make movies to entertain people--the more money they make, clearly they entertained more people. That's more opinions than some fucking douche bag movie critics.
Mar 8, 2010 12:11am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:12 AM
I mean, Millenium by the Backstreet Boys is the 9th best selling album of all-time.
Mar 8, 2010 12:12am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:12 AM
It was Pocahontas mixed with Dances With Wolves...in space.
Mar 8, 2010 12:12am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:13 AM
SQ_Crazies wrote:
gibby08 wrote: Well sq....the people that know what they're talking about disagree with you

I knew this would happen with all the Avatar lovers out there if if didn't win


Plain and simple......Avatar didn't deserve to win
Look how much money Avatar made. Clearly the people who know are SUPPOSED to know what they're talking about don't actually know what they're talking about.
Exactly, because gross determines how good a movie is. No Country for Old Men was alright and everything, but Spiderman 3 got robbed that year...
Mar 8, 2010 12:13am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:14 AM
Movies that make as much money as Avatar aren't flukes.
Mar 8, 2010 12:14am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:14 AM
Avatar was nominated and close to winning, so I don't agree with that argument. If wasn't a good academy movie then it would've never been down to the last two.
Mar 8, 2010 12:14am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:15 AM
The Hurt Locker was awesome. I'm glad it won.
Mar 8, 2010 12:15am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:16 AM
SQ_Crazies wrote: Movies that make as much money as Avatar aren't flukes.
Yep, because Titanic has really stood the test of time. I can't tell you how many times me and my friends have planned to go out but then we see Titanic is playing on TNT and we just say "fuck it, we're staying in."
Mar 8, 2010 12:16am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:17 AM
All I can say is go watch both movies and decide.

The Hurt Locker is solid but a little overrated.
Mar 8, 2010 12:17am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:17 AM
"Movies that make as much money as Avatar aren't flukes. "

Neither are the Jonas Brothers (being flukes, that is), but it is a matter of finding the right audience for the time vis a vis a matter of creating something that will last. Avatar may be well known as a pioneer in 3-D technology, but the story will be forgotten, or worse regurgitated in the next few years.
Mar 8, 2010 12:17am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:17 AM
justincredible wrote: I mean, Millenium by the Backstreet Boys is the 9th best selling album of all-time.
Point being?

There are millions of people in this world, our own personal opinions don't mean all that much on the big scale.

I'm not a big fan of the Beatles, but I don't have a problem with them being awarded for what they accomplished.
Mar 8, 2010 12:17am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:18 AM
Of the 10 nominated I only watched Up, Inglorious Basterds and District 9. I'll try and make time to watch Hurt Locker this week.
Mar 8, 2010 12:18am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:18 AM
justincredible wrote: Money is great for the wallet but it really doesn't mean anything when it comes to how good a movie is. I don't doubt that it was visually stunning but I've heard bad, bad things about the actual story. The biggest being that it was essentially Pocahontas.
Beat ya to it. You can now get out of my head, please.
Mar 8, 2010 12:18am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:18 AM
A movie isn't shit without people watching it.
Mar 8, 2010 12:18am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:20 AM
Here are the top 10 grossing films of all time:

1 Avatar $2,560,000,000 2009 [# 1]
2 Titanic $1,843,201,268 1997 [# 2]
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $1,119,110,941 2003 [# 3]
4 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $1,091,345,358 2006 [# 4]
5 The Dark Knight . $1,022,345,358 2008 [# 5]
6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone $974,733,550 2001 [# 6]
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $960,996,492 2007 [# 7]
8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. $958,212,738 2007 [# 8]
9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros. 2009 [# 9]
10 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $935,282,504 2002 [# 10]


How many of them won best picture?
Mar 8, 2010 12:20am