13 Nominations to Rule Them All

PatSmarty was among the onslaught of people who noted that the Oscar Nominations have been announced and that FotR has 13 of them. Beautiful Mind and Moulin Rouge also in there too.

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A suggestion

[mckwant]

Personally, I can't stand most Hollywood films, so I haven't seen A Beautiful Mind, but you might check out Pi, another film that makes math look cool. The direction is aggressive and extremely indie, but it's worth checking out.

Re:Fact: Moulin Rouge better than LotR

[Hektor_Troy]

I have in fact seen both movies, so I do actually know what I'm talking about.

"The effects [of MR]were cleaner and more natural and more impressive all-around [than LotR]"

Hmm ... so you think a 3" tall Kylie Minogue singing in front of an OBVIOUSLY fake starlit sky (did you even SEE what symbols the stars showed?) is more natural than say - 4' hobbits hugging a 6'6" wizard? I sure as hell didn't. The special effects of MR are good, but nothing compared to LotR. The best effects of LotR are the ones you don't notice. The effects of MR can best be compared to the firework of Gandalf at the party, but even then, they aren't as good.

The music (songs) of MR is better, hands down, but that's probably just because I could recognize words and sing along with many of the songs; since I can't speak elvish, this is impossible for me to do with the songs of LotR. Wether the score of MR is better than that of LotR I don't really know - I didn't much notice the scores of LotR or MR, and I usually only notice scores, when they suck the life out of a movie/scenes.

Hugo Weaving vs Nicole Kidman? Kidman is the better actor and aparently singer, and I know who I'd rather have sex with, be in a relationship with and marry (and since I'm a heterosexual man, that means Nicole Kidman - plus she's probably rich, so I could just sit at home and surf the net all day long). I personally believe that Hugo Weaving was a wrong choice for Elrond, as he can't quite shake the image of Agent Smith.

Is Moulin Rouge better than LotR? In my oppion - no, but oppinions are like assholes - everyone has one. In my oppinion "Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain" (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0211915) is a better movie than Moulin Rouge all round, but Amélie is not as good a movie as LotR all round.