Topic: 🏆 2022 OSCARS - Nominees, Odds and Predictions! - page 8. (Read 1377 times)

I'm not a fan of learning movies that won an Oscar award so I have no idea Scifi movies can win awards. Similar movies I've watched was Prometheus and its sequel Alien Covenant which I guess can be compared as well.

Among the nominated, The power of Dog is the only Ive seen. Kind of a drama but was intrigue how old the role of Kirsten Dunst.
Read some of the picks from users where do you bet for these awards?

I don't mind black and white photography at all in Belfast case, on the contrary, I even like it. It's a decent movie by the way, but I don't think that it will the Oscar.



Yeah I understand. By the ay, when is the last time you watched T1? If its been many years I suggest to watch it again.


As a matter of fact yes, perfect comparison . Back in the early 90s when I saw Alien and Aliens for the first time, I kinda liked the sequel more as it was more action packed but now I have no doubts which movie is better. Alien of course.

Hehehe the ATM machines in your area should presently be more secured from you. You can also buy the small dirt bike and get a matching best friend and hairstyle to complete the fantasy hehe.


Do you also feel the same way with Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s sequel Aliens? I reckon the feelings might be similar if you were younger hehehe. Also, agree! James Cameron movies had more action and they were also advancing the technology and methods in special effects. Titanic is proof of this hehehehehe.

How did you manage to watch all the movies in the first page? I am curious because there are lots of them. Political movies can be good to some viewer but I think this kind of movies are often boycotted because some are offended as its related to political. About the black and white thing your saying, is that a movie?

I recently made a research about them on why old movies often gets a higher rating and that is because the acting are natural and more realistic. What they are doing is not easy because there are no edits and special effects back in time. Yes, it can be considered as an art or a masterpiece. Some people have different taste than ours. We also need to consider it.

I didn't download that, just watched it with online streaming.

Blasphemy!  
I am not saying Terminator 1 is a bad movie, and it had much lower budget, but T2 is much more than just a story, it's the soundtrack, great music, very good actors, special effects, etc, and you can't deny it won Oscar reward.
All other grandpa terminator sequel movies are boring junk, and this is the real ending of T2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEaS8X1_gcU

PS
I like watching deleted scenes and there are a lot of them for Terminator movies.

Blasphemy! 


I saw it, its a decent one and available on Netflix so no downloading, which is always a plus. Honestly, I wouldn't put my money on it winning an oscar.


Saw the trailer but I haven't seen the series yet. It's on my watchlist though so eventually I will watch it. Series that are available on streaming sites are kinda priority to me, I got lazy downloading series.


Unpopular opinion: When I was younger, I preferred T2 over T1 as it is more of a "blockbuster" type of movie with better effects, bigger budget etc but as I was growing up, I kinda started preferring T1 as it is much darker and imho superior movie. After all, in T2 is machine v machine, while in T1 its man vs machine which is even more tense.

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Too long? For me it was too short. I know that people complained about first part of the movie being slow paced but for me that was the better of the movie. I am actually considering rewatching it for the 2nd time as it is finally released on blu-ray.

Terminator 2 was epic movie for that time, it's still one of my all time favorites with Matrix, and I can still watch it for xxx times, excluding all the sequels.
For anyone that is interested to know what little notebook computer John Connor used to ''hack'' atm machine in that movie, it was Atari Portfolio with DIP DOS operating system.
I recently found this device locally in good condition, 128 KB of RAM and 256 KB of ROM, and still working for around 100 euros.
There is even a PIN ID Program you can add to this device that looks the same like in T2 movie:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBr_ceLAseg

Yeah! In the 1990s, anti-piracy laws hit video stores hard, so many video stores were selling large quantities of pirated VHS tapes for very cheap. As a kid, the first pirated movie I got on VHS was Terminator 2: Judgment Day. I hadn't seen it in the cinema before, so I wanted to see what everyone was raving about.

Interestingly, the movie won four Oscars in technical categories in 1992, and I believe it represented the pinnacle of visual effects at the time. To this day, I still get nostalgic whenever I hear that drum roll from movie's iconic score. Ta-tan ta-tan!

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Yes, I can totally understand that some people might find the movie too long. But remember, this was just the first part. Imagine watching the whole thing in one sitting! 

I don't like move Dune, but it was good for making me fall a sleep better one night
International movies look interesting, maybe Italian movie The Hand of God is worth watching when it's released with subititles.

I don't remember all the movies I watched like that but I am sure it was much more than one... later CD's replaced VHS cassettes but pirated bad quality movies still existed.
Than I purchased video camera and made my own recordings that I later converted to dvd's, so it was interesting times for sure.
Now nobody is using CD's so I am wondering whats the next invention for movies.  
btw did you watch Pam & Tommy series or trailer yet?

 
 After seeing the numbers and how vastly different the odds was between the movies, I decided to watch them all. First of all Belfast is a great movie but it is certainly political and sometimes I do agree with people who say that it is no longer about the best movie and all about the political stance at this point. Secondly do we really need to have that black and white thing anymore? Does it really make it more "artistic"? I do not know man, that doesn't really sound like artistic deal, it was like that back in the day and no longer looks like the deal anymore, why would people use it. And at the end of the day I disagree with the odds and believe that it should have been a lot more closer for sure.

Oh yeah, still remember when guy working at the video cub rented me cam version of Independence Day, even before it was in the movies in Croatia but image quality was so bad that you couldn't tell what's really going on lol. Later when I went to cinema to watch it, it was like I was watching the movie for the first time


For me, The Power of the Dog if better movie but I wouldn't mind if Dune wins it as well as I really njoyed it, much more than I thought I will as I was a fan of David Lynch version as well and I thought that Villeneuve will somehow mess it up. Luckily he didn't and who knows, maybe it's time to get first sci-fi movie winning a Best Picture Oscar.


Yep, it will easily win Oscars in several tehnical categories. Cast was pretty good too, even Jason Momoa did his part ok, even though I personally don't like him at all. regarding Chalamet, he is an excellent actor, one of the best of his generation.

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I saw yesterday another Best Picture nominee, Licorice Pizza. It was big disappointment and for me probably the worst of all the nominated in this category. The only thing I will remember from that movie is that it was the first role for Cooper Hoffman, son of the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Let's hope he comes close to his father's acting skill.

The ceremony is scheduled to be held on March 27, 2022.

In regards to the nominees, I believe The Power of the Dog is the clear favorite and is probably going to win Best Picture. However, I personally would prefer the award to go to Dune.

Dune is a epic movie that is entertaining to watch, especially considering the technical achievements put into the film. The cinematography is phenomenal, including the very well-done costumes and set designs. The actors do an amazing job at performing their parts as well, particularly Timothee Chalamet as the story's protagonist, Paul Atreides.

It's still very much active, but things are happening mostly in the background.
On the surface police forces are most active  

Maybe you remember the times when we had to go to video club to rent a vhs cassette and watch new movies, many time pirated bad copies, that reminds me on new Series called Pam & Tommy.
It's based on true story of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's relationship, their sex tape, Baywatch, first days of internet, etc... Actress Lily James looks and acts so much like Pamela it's crazy (don't watch this with your kids).
Back to the Oscar Rewards, do you know exact day for picking the winners?

I agree with your opinion, could it be that because of the critics we moved away from the film? I think that before seeing any movie we should see it and have our own criteria, the same thing happened to me with the Will Smith movie, I started to see comments and they were not good at all and they were taking away the desire to see it, I don't know if you The same thing happened with the Matrix movie, but everyone who saw it told me that the movie was very bad, but after I saw it, the resurrection part was not so bad, you just have to understand certain aspects that mess with quantum physics and not everyone knows about it, particularly I didn't find it bad, but I don't know what the criteria are that critics take, maybe for critics a movie is good, but for one it is not.

"Problem" with the movies that are nominated for Best Picture is that they are mostly filled with drama/romance kind of movies, while genres like thrillers or sci-fi are kinda neglected, especially when it comes to award itself. For example, sci-fi movie never won a Best Picture Oscar, and arguably the best sci-fi movie ever wasn't even nominated in that category. What I wanted to say is that unless you are fan of drama/romance kind of movies, you won't find many you like among the nominees. Tough luck that you didn't like Dune, which is one of the best movies I saw last year. I just regret that I haven't seen it in the cinema, even though I have a solid system at home.


Not necessarily. If you mainly  watch mainstream Hollywood movies that might be the case, but good movies are being made all over the world and its never been easier to get whatever you want. I could only dream of having this kind of access 20-25 years ago.



Haven't seen this before, but I watched it earlier today, thanks for sharing. Its been quite a while since last time I heard about Liberland. I remember there was a lot of talk about it back in 2015 (IIRC) when it all started, but then people kinda stopped talking about it.

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Regarding Best Picture nominated movies, saw Coda tonight. It's a decent feel-good kinda of movie but not something that is worthy of an Oscar, at least not in that category.

I don't have any specific movie genre I like most and it all depends on my mood, but I always enjoyed watching good science fiction movies, mysteries, history and thrillers... also anything based on real events.
What I don't like is most modern movies that are are just copy-paste or remakes of good old movies.

Did you watch this latest short video - Welcome to Liberland, the crypto-friendly micronation?
I think this is made by ledger team (I am not not their fan) ... but it would be interesting to make a short road trip as it's not located in some distant location
Main reserve currency of Liberland is Bitcoin, but you can use any currency you want:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ansh2HaeMI

Nah, haven't seen all movies yet. I am kinda behind the schedule at the moment, still have to watch few. Tomorrow's plan is to watch either Coda or Belfast.


Nah it's not Dune, (even though I quite enjoyed that one, especially first part of the movie) so far it's The Power of the Dog but I am not so sure that you will like that one, unless you are a fan of slow burn movies. Worst one so far has been Nightmare Alley, big disappointment as I generally like Guillermo del Toro movies.


Haven't really figure out what kind of movies you like so its kinda hard to give any recommendation.


Tbh, I don't think us who are into crypto for a longer time would be satisfied if they make something like this. Thing is, they would probably dumb it down in order to attract average viewers, and make stuff up to be more exciting, disregarding the facts as that's what they always do. I mean, we will certainly get movies that will cover that topic, but I doubt that we gonna get anything good.


Thanks, I'll keep an eye on that one.

So tell me did you watch all the movies nominated for this year Oscar rewards, and what do you think is the best movie in your opinion?
Just don't tell me it's Dune pleeease  
I don't know exact date for picking Oscar winners, but maybe I can watch one or two movies you are recommending from this list (excluding Dune).
Maybe they should make some nice movie about Bitcoin and Satoshi next time, I would watch that...  and I hear Netflix recently ordered new series about Bitfinex hack and money laundering scheme:
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-orders-doc-series-about-alleged-cryptocurrency-laundering-scheme

Its simply impossible to cover everything in two 2 and a half hours movies. As I said before, proper approach would be high-budget mini series but considering everything, I think that Villeneueve did a good job, certaiiny better than Lynch (I like his version too by the way).


Exactly this. I don't understand complaints about Chalamet coming from people that (probably) think MacLachlan was a better choice. People often keep forgetting that Paul is only 15 years old and to me Chalamet looks closer to that age, even though he is only 1 year younger than Kyle was when he made Dune. On top of that, Chalamet is generally much better actor now than MacLachlan ever was.



Well, if you avoid movies just because they are nominated in Best Picture award, you are doing the same mistake as those who think that nomination=good movie. It's true that Oscars had questionable winners/nominations over the years but that doesn't mean that there are no good movies among nominated ones.

I do not really understand why there are so many laudatory and good reviews about the film Belfast?  I think that this is a rather mediocre film, mixed with some kind of childhood memories of the screenwriter and some kind of local nostalgia for the old days.  Completely boring and not very interesting film. 
I will be surprised if the academicians will award him in any nominations. 
I didn't like the movie.