In Reply to: Re: The Academy ... note - It's a tirade posted by whackamus on March 27, 2001 at 14:53:22:
***Agreed, on nearly all such points. I very much enjoyed **Gladiator** in the theatres as well, purchased the DVD, but have subsequently had my experience of it effectively ruined by virtue of its Best Picture award. It's a fun movie, to be sure, but it's by no means a superior or groundbreaking film; to confer such a mantle upon it is, I suspect, to risk outright embarrassment.He-he-he... embarrasment, you say? I would agree with you, if the issuing agency was not the Academy, the same "academy" that gave Oscar to that real dog of films - "Marthy". Plus few other over the years. And yes, one of my all-time favotire puke-inducers - the mighty Titanic piece of shit.
I suspect you are completely right on those formulaic "Made for Lifetime TV" movies and Ellen - although I have not seen the film, but now want to do so. She has taste and talent, something Julia believes you simply buy and keep in your freezer until needed.
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Follow Ups
- Re: The Academy ... note - It's a tirade - Victor Khomenko 16:38:58 03/27/01 (7)
- Please relax! the Academy is a trade/professional association - Celluloid 09:28:22 03/28/01 (6)
- Thanks for that! - clarkjohnsen 12:01:11 03/29/01 (3)
- Ah, Clark! - Victor Khomenko 21:49:56 03/29/01 (2)
- Matinees in Boston are $5.50 n/t - clarkjohnsen 12:19:15 03/30/01 (1)
- Got me there, I forgot about matinees... love them too... (nt) - Victor Khomenko 12:32:57 03/30/01 (0)
- Re: Please relax! the Academy is a trade/professional association - RGA 00:00:54 03/29/01 (1)
- RGA: Nice post, but please, Ebert & ilk are reviewers/consumer guides NOT critics!! (you are easily as qualified as he!) - Celluloid 20:35:24 03/29/01 (0)