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Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on February 25, 2005, 08:11:47 PM
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Best Debut Film: GARDEN STATE

THE NOMINEES

Garden State
Napoleon Dynamite
Shaun of the Dead
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Tarnation
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: modage on February 25, 2005, 09:14:31 PM
who are you people?

*finds another board who can appreciate the horror/comedy genius of shaun of the dead.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: ono on February 25, 2005, 09:47:41 PM
I can't comment too harshly about whether this is a bad thing or not, because the other debut films I was interested in I couldn't see, and I doubt many other people could, either.  But still, this was an okay film.  Not the best "anything" of the year.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Gamblour. on February 25, 2005, 11:30:04 PM
Yeah, fuck Garden State. My vote stands with Primer.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Kal on February 26, 2005, 12:21:57 AM
Vote for Pedro... you freakin IIDIOTS!!!!!!!!  :kiss:
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: socketlevel on February 26, 2005, 04:33:46 AM
this is absolute bullshit, look beyond the box people.  this movie is nothing.

tarnation blows this away.

-sl-
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: ono on February 26, 2005, 04:44:42 AM
Few were able to see Tarnation, that's the problem.  So, we're left with mediocre leftovers for winners.  Most accounts point to you being right, though, what little consolation that is.  And I will be checking Tarnation out as soon as I can.

Tarnation fun fact ... SPOILERS!
(swipe to read)
Tarnation and Tarantino are anagrams.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: cine on February 26, 2005, 04:45:14 AM
to be different, i'm going to nag that Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow didn't win over the fanboy garden state.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Pubrick on February 26, 2005, 09:43:43 AM
Quote from: ono mo cuishleFew were able to see Tarnation, that's the problem.  So, we're left with mediocre leftovers for winners.
this might be news to u freaks that voted, but u didn't hav to vote for mediocre contenders just because u hadn't seen any others. sumtimes NOT voting is actually a good thing, forget that south park episode.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: pete on February 26, 2005, 01:56:31 PM
tarnation is such a piece of shit film.  have you guys seen any experimental video diaries before?  they're all over the place and they're all pretty much the same thing, except Tarnation has subtitles.  That shit was experimental like 30 years ago.  Here's a kid who obviously has some heartaching problems, but has already decided to blame it all on his grandfather and the hype of shock-therapy, with frequent recycled images for ironic uses and good candid footages.  He was too insecure to be honest and too unoriginal too actually be experimental, all we get instead are these plot points and seemingly staged shots to tell us how we're supposed to feel.

spoiler.
that last shot with him opening his eyes to the music cue was every bit as contrived as the Garden State shit

seriously, look for Joe Gibbons' "Confession of a Sociopath" or Jon Jost's "Six Easy Pieces."
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on February 26, 2005, 02:03:47 PM
SPOILERS

Quote from: petethat last shot with him opening his eyes to the music cue was every bit as contrived as the Garden State shit
I thought so too. The more he realizes he's making a documentary the more contrived it becomes. Like the scene in the bathroom toward the end... I really thought he was fake crying... though I'm sure he wasn't. And now that I think about it, he could have done much greater things with his footage. And really, why not just spend the $1000 on Final Cut Pro?

I still want to like the movie, though.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: RegularKarate on February 26, 2005, 04:24:32 PM
This one might make me the saddest.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Film Student on February 26, 2005, 04:48:34 PM
I really liked Garden State, but this should have gone to Shaun of the Dead or Sky Captain.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: meatball on February 26, 2005, 04:52:09 PM
The horror... the horror...
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: grand theft sparrow on February 27, 2005, 09:13:28 AM
Quote from: themodernage02*finds another board who can appreciate the horror/comedy genius of shaun of the dead.

When you find it, send me the link.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: The Obstruction on February 27, 2005, 12:40:24 PM
I have only seen Napoleon Dynamite, we are always like 6-12 months behind over here in Denmark, It was all right, I'll vote for Pedro every day, cause remmeber he will have all my dreams come thru.

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Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: analogzombie on February 28, 2005, 10:08:40 AM
shaun of the dead = robbed

you guys sold out a film which will turn out to be the debut of a new comedic voice to be reckoned with for a second rate actor on an NBC show telling his personal story, bleh
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Myxo on March 01, 2005, 04:24:48 AM
Quote from: analogzombieyou guys sold out a film which will turn out to be the debut of a new comedic voice to be reckoned with for a second rate actor on an NBC show telling his personal story, bleh

How many second rate NBC actors write and direct films like Garden State?

..and I fail to understand why him telling his personal story is somehow seen as a negative..

I'm one of the few I guess who hated Shaun of the Dead. By the time they arrived in the bar to get away from the zombies, I just wanted it to end. The campyness and zombie humor that only people who love Romero appreciate, was only entertaining for about 20 minutes as far as I'm concerned.

They easily could have made Shaun of the Dead into a 30 minute short and it might be tolerable.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: modage on March 01, 2005, 09:36:07 AM
well. we found someone who owns up to voting for garden state.  its not campy.  its not humor only romero fans can appreciate.  the more you know, the more you can get out of it.  but the movie still functions if you've never seen a zombie movie in your life.  there are layers upon layers of jokes.  if you didnt get it, thats one thing, but you actually HATED it?  i dont understand how thats possible.  are there other comedies you hate because they should have been 30 minutes?  or just zombie movies?
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Pubrick on March 01, 2005, 10:27:59 AM
Quote from: themodernage02if you didnt get it, thats one thing, but you actually HATED it?  i dont understand how thats possible.
forget it mod, it's myxotown
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: xerxes on March 01, 2005, 03:56:48 PM
i voted for garden state.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: mogwai on March 01, 2005, 04:09:52 PM
i voted for 1 night in paris.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Pas on March 01, 2005, 04:29:20 PM
All the nominees were better than Garden State. I guess a lot of you are on prozac or something.
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: Myxo on March 01, 2005, 04:48:54 PM
Quote from: Pubrick
Quote from: themodernage02if you didnt get it, thats one thing, but you actually HATED it?  i dont understand how thats possible.
forget it mod, it's myxotown

:lol:

I love you too Pubrick.

Anyway.

Maybe I would like it more having seen it again. There are an aweful lot of films that I love, and I fully expected Shaun of the Dead to be one of those. However, sitting in the theater I probably had one or two good laughs. Alot of people loved it and can't stop talking about how hilarioous it was, but I just didn't like it..
Title: Best Debut Film
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on March 01, 2005, 09:59:37 PM
Quote from: mogwaii voted for 1 night in paris.

I voted for One Night In Chyna (http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2594).