Whoah. Pixar didn't even get nominated.
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Tom Scola - Jan 24, 2012 4:48:16 am PST #17768 of 30000
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Gris - Jan 24, 2012 4:51:46 am PST #17769 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Was there a Pixar movie this year?
Oh yeah, Cars 2. It was pretty roundly panned, if I recall, so I'm not surprised. It might be better than some of those movies, but my guess it got passed over as a punishment to Pixar for doing so much worse than their usual.
Amy - Jan 24, 2012 4:55:03 am PST #17770 of 30000
Because books.
It kills me that half of the nominated movies aren't going to show up in theaters near me until after they win something. I really want to see both The Artist and Albert Nobbs, but getting into Philly to see them is a little more complicated than I want to tackle.
I'm glad Rooney Mara was nominated. She blew me away as Lisbeth. I'm a little surprised the movie didn't get any other nominations, though.
Jessica - Jan 24, 2012 4:56:32 am PST #17771 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Whoah. Pixar didn't even get nominated.
Maybe next year they should go back to making kids movies where the characters aren't tortured to death?
But really that category is Rango and oh-shit-we-need-four-other-movies.
DebetEsse - Jan 24, 2012 4:59:15 am PST #17772 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Only two original songs? And, listening to the Rio one, I am deeply underwhelmed.
DavidS - Jan 24, 2012 5:45:00 am PST #17773 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My first reaction to the Oscar noms is Kung Fu Panda 2? I'd never have guessed.
It was surprisingly beautiful. Visually. The story was basically what you'd expect.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 24, 2012 5:51:18 am PST #17774 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" got a sound editing nom? How much artistry can there be in the continuous roar of explosions for 90 minutes? (Full disclosure: I haven't seen the movie, but having seen one playing in the theater next to it I feel qualified to be judgmental.)
Connie Neil - Jan 24, 2012 5:53:54 am PST #17775 of 30000
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It was surprisingly beautiful. Visually.
Wrod. They do wonderful things with the various styles of animation. I meant to go see it again just so I could marvel at the lushness and realism of what they did. They used traditional 2D Saturday morning style animation for flashback sequences, and when they went back to the standard 3D version, the sheer difference made me think I was looking at photography for several minutes.
Polter-Cow - Jan 24, 2012 6:02:18 am PST #17776 of 30000
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"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" got a sound editing nom? How much artistry can there be in the continuous roar of explosions for 90 minutes?
It's next up in my Netflix queue, so I will LISTEN.
Also, the goddamn thing is 154 minutes.
Tom Scola - Jan 24, 2012 6:16:27 am PST #17777 of 30000
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