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No...I pretty much insulted you directly.

Like I said, '68 was a dud as far as The Academy was concerned. The fact that 2001 was not nominated (and Charly if you insist)but Rachel, Rachel, Funny Girl, Oliver, Romeo & Juliet were nominated for Best Picture says more about the Academy than the movies themselves.

You did say that "Charley" won an Academy Award- but the truth is that Charly did not- the lead actor did in Charly. I never said anything about 2001 being a great film because it won an academy Award for special effects. You attempted to substantiate your claim for Charly's significance by stating that the film had won an Academy Award.
You are right about Charley- I did not read the "Venice Film Festival" part of the award title at IMDB and assumed it was the film you were talking about.

"but you forget that the first rule of good cinema is to entertain"

Forget ? Where can I find these rules ? Are you sure the first rule is to entertain ? Who decides what constitutes "entertainment" ?

I don't know why you would think anyone's jaw would drop when reading Wise's film credits- Sound of Music was nice, West Side Story was nice. Like I said- competent, but nothing he did makes him stand out as a director.

"You're kind of like the guy who farts in an elevator before stepping off while others are left to "ride it out." (I don't think so, there are others who often "drop" posts and never respond to replies, but I don't think that applies to you or me, slugger.)

And you're the kind of guy watching movies trying to find the feelers.

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