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Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Written by: Kevin Brodbin, Frank Cappello
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf
Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Djimon Hounsou,
Peter Stormare, Gavin Rosdale
Constantine
Papa Midnite's Club
Constantine Goes to Hell
Tilde Swinton as Gabriel
Peter Stormare as Satan
Deek's Drawing
Kevin's Gift
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Which movies have been snubbed at the Oscars, past and present?
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I have questions for each of you…
Kevin: There is an internet outcry that Warriror, Take Shelter, and Drive were snubbed for best picture nominees this year. Your thoughts?
Joel: Will you concede that Audrey Tautou’s performance in Amelie was great, despite her being in her twenties?
Martin: What are your thoughts about Rooney Mara being universally reviled as an actress both critically and by average moviegoers until she got into Fincher movies and played a highly popular literary character? Is it a case where people misjudged her until she was given the right role? Or how hype plays a big part in people’s opinions? Or both?
I think "Goodfellas" was snubbed in many ways...it was up for best picture, director, editing, adapted screenplay, best supporting actor and best supporting actress. Only Pesci won for his part, but I think the movie deserved to win most, if not all, of the rest.
It's like as close to a perfect movie as I've ever seen...a two-and-a-half hour school on movie-making! Editing, music, acting, cinematography, writing, visuals, wardrobe, production design, etc.
There's NO WAY IN HELL "Dances with Wolves" was a better pic, director, etc. Grrr...
"Pulp Fiction" was a personal snub for me. Although it won Best Original Screenplay, I still think that it should have won both Best Picture and Best Director for Quentin Tarantino among a few others it was up for. And though I enjoy "Forrest Gump", I don't think it should've took the top prize.
Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" criminally didn't get nominated for Best Picture of 1989 and was up for only two trophies. If the film had gotten in, either that or "Born on the Fourth of July" with Tom Cruise could've beaten "Driving Miss Daisy" for Best Picture.
I just wrote a blog post about this year's snubs actually. Check it out!
http://ultramegadeathray.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/oscar-snubbery-at-its-finest/
Red State - the movie was decent but Michael Parks... oh my god; he stole the entire movie. He sucks you in when he does his "sermon" rants. He mesmorizes you, draws you in... he should have been nominated.
Guys!
You missed so many cool parts to Constantine! I mean how to get into the club?? What about Papa Midnight? You barely mention him. What about Constantine's priest friend who dies from poisoning? No offense but you seem to put more into the bad movies than this one and this movie was awesome!!!
Zombiebunney:
The raw audio for the constantine episode was 2 hours and 45 minutes, and we easily could've gone for more, I had cut a lot of that stuff for the sake of time and flow.
you should totally put up an episode that is uncut. i would waste...err i mean spend 3 hours of my day listening to you guys ramble!
maybe not for every one but it would be for us die hard fans :)
"Traffic" was my pick to win the top prize, and won Oscars for both Steven Soderbergh and Benicio Del Toro. When it lost to "Gladiator", that was a complete blow as the latter is so overrated while the former is very cherished by everyone.
Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple" could possibly be the biggest snub of all time. It was up for 11 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actress for Whoopi Goldberg, but lost in all categories. I love this more than "Out of Africa", as I found that to be overlong and tedious.
"Citizen Kane" from 1941 losing to "How Green Was My Valley" for the big prize is my all time biggest snub from the past several years. As "Kane" has gone on to become a classic, "Valley" has pretty much been completely forgotten.
A three way toss-up between "Taxi Driver", "Network" and "All the President's Men" each getting beaten to the punch by "Rocky" as it won the coveted Best Picture trophy in 1976. One of the biggest surprises from that year.
Going back just last year I thought Social Network should have won out over The King's Speech.
94 Shawshank shouldn't have lost to Gump
96 Fargo should have beat the English Patient
97 LA Confidential should have beat Titanic (come on)
98 Saving Private Ryan was much better than Shakespeare in Love
2002 Gangs of New York was better than Chicago
Guys,
I love this review. Your affection for the source material is infectious, and I personally love Constantine and never understood the low rottentomatoes review.
The first and second acts of this movie, along with Reeves's acting, aren't great. But that final showdown with Gabriel and the Devil is incredible. It's one of my favorite scenes in any movie ever.
5 out of 5? First time ever!
Forgot something. Since you guys always have great obscure references in your reviews, Peter Stormare blowing away Tilda was very similar to scenes in Escaflowne - a girl in gaea.
Your tangent about Neon Genesis Evangelion ("sea of LCL") was incredible. This is easily the best episode you've ever done.
"The Wrestler". I thought this was a fantastic movie and deserved to be nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Darren Aronofsky. I thought it was vastly superior to "Slumdog Millionaire". However, I believe that the Academy only recognizes "sports" films if they have a feel-good ending, which "The Wrestler" obviously does not. I also feel this is the reason that "Raging Bull" lost for Best Picture and such films as "Rocky" and "Chariots of Fire" have won it.
I could honestly care less about the Oscars or any other award show. The movies that are nominated and win are generally not the movies that I spend my money on.
Recently, "The Dark Knight," "Inception," and "Zodiac."
I gotta agree with Steve. Shawskank was the best movie of 94. And Gladiator wasn't bettter than Crouching Tiger in 2000.
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