Watched Wonka last Saturday night. Archived Message
Posted by EffinIllini on March 12, 2024, 11:12:05, in reply to "Finally saw Oppenheimer and Poor Things -- neither is that great. Wonka was a better film"
Fun film. Kept both mrs. Effin and my 14 y/o daughter off their phones and awake throughout the movie, so that's saying something. Previous Message Oppenheimer is 3 hours and was about as deep as a 2nd grade book on the man. It kind of seemed more like a movie of him vs Strauss, but didn't really get deep enough on that either. And being nominated for score, let alone winning it -- is insane. Poor Things looks absolutely fabulous and is definitely a very different type of movie. Any awards/nominations for costume, design, cinematography, adaptation, best actress would have been fine by me and even a nomination for best picture, but the story while interesting and unusual is mostly filled with characters that are kind of meh, imo. I'm not sure there are any real takeaways from this movie at the end of the day. Wonka looked fabulous too, but had much better characters and story. The fact it had no nominations, when these other 2 were the 2 biggest movies of the year, based on the Oscars, kind of amazes me.
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- Oscar talk - Carl Spackler February 18, 2024, 22:20:55
- Finally saw Oppenheimer and Poor Things -- neither is that great. Wonka was a better film - Quiz March 12, 2024, 10:56:15
- Watched Wonka last Saturday night. - EffinIllini March 12, 2024, 11:12:05
- bumping this vs. starting a new thread. we saw Poor Things, The Holdovers, and Zone of Interest - VIV March 4, 2024, 8:50:14
- Holdovers might be my favorite of the five I’ve seen. - illini February 19, 2024, 12:29:24
- We watched nearly all the movies from last year. Told me one thing, I’m not the target audience. * - MC February 19, 2024, 11:35:06
- I think Iron Claw got hosed. Should of had some nominees - DanSaint February 19, 2024, 10:32:02
- I have seen 6 thus far - bjl63 February 19, 2024, 10:04:16
- I loved Poor Things. Weird, long and lots of Emma Stone boobies, but really good.* - DiamondDazzle February 19, 2024, 9:48:16
- Movie related: I finally watched Margin Call this weekend. I thought it was really good. - longsnapper February 19, 2024, 7:49:17
- I actually really liked killers of the flower moon - GhostofPokeyStixPast February 19, 2024, 7:21:53
- Any movie that can have an hour cut is not a good movie, IMO.* - Carl Spackler February 19, 2024, 8:48:35
- I liked it too, Deniro was outstanding.* - Warrin'_Illini February 19, 2024, 8:12:02
- I wonder if I could carve it up into 3 different viewings - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 19, 2024, 7:58:24
- (sp) - longsnapper February 19, 2024, 7:37:24
- I got bored just sitting through the trailer for Killers of the Flower Moon - DT February 19, 2024, 6:57:30
- For the first time, we’re trying to watch all the best picture nominees - snipes824 February 18, 2024, 22:33:57
- American Fiction has been streaming for a while* - Orangeillini February 19, 2024, 8:43:36
- I really liked Anatomy of a Fall - CanHartlebHireSnider February 18, 2024, 22:35:56
- Exactly re: maestro - snipes824 February 18, 2024, 22:39:41
- that's a really good explanation. The only thing i learned was that he smoked. A LOT - Gene Parmesan February 19, 2024, 10:10:44
- Pretty cool to do a movie about Bob Cobb tho. * - illini February 19, 2024, 7:42:53
- It's almost impossible to make a movie with Carey Mulligan that's not worth watching. - larue33 February 19, 2024, 6:54:02
- You have to try really hard to make a biopic that doesn’t get nominated for Oscars - DT February 19, 2024, 6:48:52
- Spot on, didn’t like it at all* - TarheelIllini February 19, 2024, 6:35:22
- I also found Cooper's nose distracting - CanHartlebHireSnider February 18, 2024, 22:49:15
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