Comments on: Bill Condon’s DREAMGIRLS: Biggest Oscar Snubs #3c http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dreamgirls-the-dark-knight-oscar-snubs-449/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sun, 20 May 2012 21:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eugene Tan http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dreamgirls-the-dark-knight-oscar-snubs-449/#comment-488104 Eugene Tan Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:19:42 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20760#comment-488104 The Dark Knight was definitely snubbed. The two other commenters may not think so, but I think The Dark Knight is one of the Best Films of The Decade, along with another snubbed 2008 film, WALL-E. Both, unfortunately, belonged to snubbd genres (animation, superhero) and didn't stand a chance. The Dark Knight was definitely snubbed. The two other commenters may not think so, but I think The Dark Knight is one of the Best Films of The Decade, along with another snubbed 2008 film, WALL-E. Both, unfortunately, belonged to snubbd genres (animation, superhero) and didn’t stand a chance.

]]> By: Christopher Craig http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dreamgirls-the-dark-knight-oscar-snubs-449/#comment-485753 Christopher Craig Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:45:57 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20760#comment-485753 Regardless of the popular opinion, there is no snub for either of these films. Neither is all that great. DREAMGIRLS has a dazzling first half, but the focusing of the second half on Deanna seems twice as long as the first half and, despite the quick scene changes, seems to move at a glacial pace; you feel as if you're your trudging through muck to get through it. Her story is just not interesting, despite all the forced parallels to Diana Ross. It doesn't help that the vacant, lacking acting-talent and presence Beyonce (and she looks howlingly ridiculous in those 70s clothes and hairdos) plays Deanna. Nor does it help that Jennifer Hudson's Effie becomes a flat, uninteresting character that you wish would just go away. It deserved most of its nominations, and it was apt that it didn't receive a Best Picture nomination. THE DARK KNIGHT is simply horrible. It's a cruddy-looking movie; you want a shower when it's over. The whole thing is ineptly plotted, full of absurd twists, and supposedly intelligent characters doing supremely stupid things. And sorry folks, but Heath Ledger's highly acclaimed performance is all one-note, a monotony mistaken for vituosity. Again, no Best Picture nomination was deserved. I'm obviously in the minority in my opinion of this film, and I'll gladly remain there. If there has been a major snub for Best Picture (and there have been several), that honor goes to 1969's THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? It had 9 nominations (more than either DREAMGIRLS or THE DARK KNIGHT), including one for Sydney Pollack, the director (neither DREAMGIRLS nor KNIGHT got a director nomination); one for its screenplay (again, the above two did not); one for Jane Fonda as Best Actress (the above two had no lead acting nominations); and two supporting nominations, one for Susannah York and one for Gig Young, who won (the above two pulled one supporting nomination and win each). This film is a true classic and a great film. Regardless of the popular opinion, there is no snub for either of these films. Neither is all that great. DREAMGIRLS has a dazzling first half, but the focusing of the second half on Deanna seems twice as long as the first half and, despite the quick scene changes, seems to move at a glacial pace; you feel as if you’re your trudging through muck to get through it. Her story is just not interesting, despite all the forced parallels to Diana Ross. It doesn’t help that the vacant, lacking acting-talent and presence Beyonce (and she looks howlingly ridiculous in those 70s clothes and hairdos) plays Deanna. Nor does it help that Jennifer Hudson’s Effie becomes a flat, uninteresting character that you wish would just go away. It deserved most of its nominations, and it was apt that it didn’t receive a Best Picture nomination.

THE DARK KNIGHT is simply horrible. It’s a cruddy-looking movie; you want a shower when it’s over. The whole thing is ineptly plotted, full of absurd twists, and supposedly intelligent characters doing supremely stupid things. And sorry folks, but Heath Ledger’s highly acclaimed performance is all one-note, a monotony mistaken for vituosity. Again, no Best Picture nomination was deserved. I’m obviously in the minority in my opinion of this film, and I’ll gladly remain there.

If there has been a major snub for Best Picture (and there have been several), that honor goes to 1969′s THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? It had 9 nominations (more than either DREAMGIRLS or THE DARK KNIGHT), including one for Sydney Pollack, the director (neither DREAMGIRLS nor KNIGHT got a director nomination); one for its screenplay (again, the above two did not); one for Jane Fonda as Best Actress (the above two had no lead acting nominations); and two supporting nominations, one for Susannah York and one for Gig Young, who won (the above two pulled one supporting nomination and win each). This film is a true classic and a great film.

]]> By: kelemenmarc http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/dreamgirls-the-dark-knight-oscar-snubs-449/#comment-485750 kelemenmarc Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:59:07 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20760#comment-485750 In off!!!! The Dark Knigh wasan't good ta all. It wasn't a snub, Into the Wild it was a big snub!!!!! TDK was a simple and averge action movie not more... In off!!!! The Dark Knigh wasan’t good ta all. It wasn’t a snub, Into the Wild it was a big snub!!!!! TDK was a simple and averge action movie not more…

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