I have been kind of resisting watching Fences because I saw a stage production years ago with James Earl Jones and, I don't know, I don't want to replace that memory with the movie? Something like that.
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-t - Feb 21, 2017 2:21:21 pm PST #629 of 3455
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 21, 2017 3:31:37 pm PST #630 of 3455
"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
Fences is the movie I feel guilty about not watching this year, but I just haven't had any urge to go see it.
msbelle - Feb 21, 2017 3:41:53 pm PST #631 of 3455
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am aheming Manchester by the Sea tonight. I cannot with Casey Affleck, so I wouldn't give it $.
Vonnie K - Feb 21, 2017 5:07:48 pm PST #632 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
The only movie with major noms I haven't seen yet are Fences and Hacksaw Ridge. Beyond the Oscar noms, I should have seen Fences already because August Wilson is a Pittsburgh playwright and the movie was shot, like 15 mins away from my work. I'll see if I can pop off to the local theater in the next couple of days to catch it.
Now, Hacksaw Ridge, I have absolutely zero desire to see and I feel perfectly fine about that.
Zenkitty - Feb 21, 2017 6:15:58 pm PST #633 of 3455
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm glad to know Hacksaw Ridge is based on a man who really existed but I don't want to see any more war movies.
megan walker - Feb 21, 2017 9:12:53 pm PST #634 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I have been kind of resisting watching Fences because I saw a stage production years ago with James Earl Jones and, I don't know, I don't want to replace that memory with the movie? Something like that.
From what I just read in The Hollywood Reporter, they seem to have basically filmed the play so maybe you're not missing anything?
This is the first year I fully implemented my 2-hour rule (in that I don't feel obligated to see any Oscar movie over two hours), and I realized I'm perfectly fine with it. Life's too short. I may watch Manchester by the Sea or Fences on DVD, but I have no impetus to see them in a theater. And I have zero interest in Hacksaw Ridge. Or Silence (but mostly because that is a great book memory from college that I don't want to mess with).
I still have screeners to watch of Loving and 20th Century Women at some point in the next couple of days, but have otherwise covered all major categories (and the live action and animated shorts, which I see every year in the theater).
Fiona - Feb 21, 2017 9:15:21 pm PST #635 of 3455
Yes, I couldn't face Hacksaw Ridge, apparently it's very gory. (Also: Mel Gibson).
The Lobster is a very, very weird film but certainly worth a look.
I too am doing my Oscars homework. I watched Life, Animated last night and intend to see Captain Fantastic, Fences, and My Life as a Zucchini before Sunday evening. We'll be live-blogging again so I have to get up at 3 am.
megan walker - Feb 21, 2017 9:18:34 pm PST #636 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
On a non-Oscar note, I saw Get Out tonight and found it very entertaining. A bit of a genre hybrid but I think a strong directorial debut by Peele.
ETA: Avoid the trailer if possible. I'm glad I only watched it just now.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 21, 2017 10:18:34 pm PST #637 of 3455
"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
Andrew Garfield's over-exaggerated Southern accent in the trailer made Hacksaw Ridge a hard pass for me before I knew Gibson had anything to do with it. I've seen video of Desmond Doss; he did not sound like Forrest Gump or Eunice from those "Mama's Family" skits on The Carol Burnett Show.
P.M. Marc - Feb 21, 2017 11:17:31 pm PST #638 of 3455
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Andrew Garfield's over-exaggerated Southern accent in the trailer made Hacksaw Ridge a hard pass for me before I knew Gibson had anything to do with it.
Was it better or worse than his one in Doctor Who?