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Return of the King Leads Oscar Nominations
PurdueGraphicsMan writes "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, the final chapter in Peter Jackson's directoral masterpeice is leading the 76 Annual Academy Awards with 11 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. Next in line with 10 nominations including Best Picture and Best director is Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Here is a full list of the nominees in all categories."
most wooden delivery of lines.
kind of sad when the best actors in the movie are a cgi and the asthma kid from goonies.
*insert Krusty the clown quote about the academy being out of touch here.
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No-one with a half a brain gives a shit about the 'Oscars'.
Oh wait, you're all American aren't you?
- Hackneyed "good vs evil" plot
- overlong, sappy, soap-opera of middle earth
- paint-by-numbers acting
- every cliche in the book (they actually "sailed into the sunset" people! and don't get my started on "'no man can kill me' -- 'i'm no man.. i'm a woman!'")
- but great special effects!
=- Best picture?
I sure as heck hope not. It was a fine movie if you like that sort of pap, but hardly best picture material.There are good comparisons to be made to "Gladiator", arguably the last questionable best picture - but gladiator benefitted immensely from a strong performance by the lead wheras LOTR just had typecasting. Oh yes, and Gladiator had a plot.
That said, finding a substitute is not easy. Lost In Translation won't win though just to shut the fanboys up I'd be thrilled if it did :)