2003 Oscars = Crap of the Earth?

Started by USTopGun47, May 17, 2003, 05:25:53 PM

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AlguienEstolamiPantalones

Quote from: The Silver BulletI hope Scorsese never wins an Oscar, which may sound terrible, but the hope comes from a good place. If Hitchcock, Kubrick, Kurosawa and Chaplin never won an Oscar for best director and yet people like Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner have, then I think I would rather see Scorsese go down in history with the former group than with the latter.

no i hope he does win, he could get on stage and except it for Hitchcock, Kubrick, Kurosawa, and The guy who directed Booty call

oakmanc234

I'll pretty much remember 2003's Oscar's for being the one that ignored 'PDL' and snubbed 'Gangs' (two films I love). At least '8 Mile' got something.
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Pedro

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Quote from: The Silver BulletI hope Scorsese never wins an Oscar, which may sound terrible, but the hope comes from a good place. If Hitchcock, Kubrick, Kurosawa and Chaplin never won an Oscar for best director and yet people like Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner have, then I think I would rather see Scorsese go down in history with the former group than with the latter.

he could get on stage and except it for...The guy who directed Booty call

Ah yesss.  Who could forget Pollack.

SoNowThen

Daniel Day-Lewis got raped. That's all I can say.
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modage

i think woody allen said something to the effect of if he was going to buy into the hype of awards for doing something worthwhile he would also have to believe that not being awarded/recognized also had equal merit.  basically he didnt care about the oscars for annie hall because he knows he's doing what he wants to do and if he were to believe the awards had power over him to make him feel appreciated they had the power to do the opposite as well.  a good bit of wisdom, especially from him.
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USTopGun47

Yeah ...the Oscars are most defenitly production awards.  It's that grandiosness of Dances With Wolves that steals from quality films with more personality like Scorsese.  Man goes to fronteir and meets Indians.  Smokes pipe and old wise man speaks words of wisdom to the setting sun as the culture is erased.  Elaborate, lengthy on location shooting.  Best Picture.  NYC, brilliant, innovative crime film becomes a classic.  Nomination?  Maybe.
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