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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 06:20 PM Original message |
The Oscars Should Operate Like The Baseball Hall of Fame |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. It would have kept the most overrated film of all time from tying Ben Hur for most Oscars. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Mr. JonathanChance, I completely disagree with you. "Titanic" was a good movie for its time (1997). |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I guess maybe I can chalk this up to prejudice... |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. LOL! Your response was delightful! Leonardo was all the rage for awhile, wasn't he? |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. That Kind of Hysteria Drives Oscar Votes |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-24-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Interesting idea. Take it up with the management at Oscar.com. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-25-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
18. I have to agree with Jonathan although the language was a bit harsh |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Take "BrokeBack Mountain" As An Example |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Exactly right. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Films Like Brokeback Need Time |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-25-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. I totally disagree with that |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. That's the truth - Titanic is a truly awful movie. It's like Cameron became Spielberg for a film, |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Rabrrrrrr, your opinion is not shared with thousands of people who voted it up. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Huge success financially says nothing about the artistic value of a film. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-24-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Mathematical genius husband said it was a C-, not a D-. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-25-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. In my college, 71% was two points away from failure - D-. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I agree. One of the more disturbing things was the media claim that it was realistic. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-24-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I understand and said the same thing about "Poseidon" -- which had a flimsy plot, too. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-24-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. I think that many blockbuster Oscar-bait movies... |
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