What Movie Did You Watch This Weekend?

[Lyle (Mooska)]

We agreed on 13 out of 24 Mark!

Some comments:

ACTRESS:  I am so favoring Meryl Streep over Viola Davis.  I love Viola, but I just don't think
that role was enough.  Meryl was transformative.  And if she's the most nominated actress ever
she deserves more than ONE lead actress oscar that she recieved 30 years ago!  Hillary Swank has
two!  But I chose Viola above because on looking at the Actress race the last 20 years, if there's
two or three favorites, the one in a Best Film nominee usually wins.  And neither Meryl nor Michelle
are in one.

ACTOR:  If anyone can outdo Clooney in the personal charm department it is Jean Dujardin
and he's been making the rounds of Hollywood and charming the pants off everyone.  Clooney
does have an Oscar and he keeps saying he's not interested in awards really, so give it to Jean!
(Although I thought Brad Pitt did a career best in Moneyball.)

SUPPORTING ACTOR:  I don't get this love for Christopher Plummer in that role.  Not worthy IMO.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:  I think Janet McTeer was heads above Octavia Spencer.

ORIGINAL SONG:
This category is an embarassment and what will be even worse is that the Muppets song is going to
win and it's the worst of the two choices.  It's not even the best song in the Muppet movie!

[brokebacktom]

And on the return flight Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: although I constantly confused by the turns of events, I also kept thinking to myself, "This is a really good film" - so stylish and satisfying somehow. How I love Colin Firth - but so many excellent performances.

I personally loved this film. You are right you have to pay attention in order to get it. The film goes from past to present without really any indication of doing so. ALL the performances were great.

[ingmarnicebbmt]

ACTRESS:  I am so favoring Meryl Streep over Viola Davis.  I love Viola, but I just don't think
that role was enough.  Meryl was transformative.  And if she's the most nominated actress ever
she deserves more than ONE lead actress oscar that she recieved 30 years ago!  Hillary Swank has
two!  But I chose Viola above because on looking at the Actress race the last 20 years, if there's
two or three favorites, the one in a Best Film nominee usually wins.  And neither Meryl nor Michelle
are in one.

ACTOR:  give it to Jean!

SUPPORTING ACTOR:  I don't get this love for Christopher Plummer in that role.  Not worthy IMO.

I soooooooo agree with what you say here, concerning these three categories.

Word for word.

[Ennis Del Mark]

Thanks for the picks, Lyle!  I'll write more later but for now, I totally agree with you and Ingy on the hoopla for Christopher Plummer in BEGINNERS.  I didn't like the movie and I don't understand all the love for his performance, either.

[oilgun]

The Razzie nominations:

Worst Picture
BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
JACK & JILL
NEW YEAR'S EVE
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
TWILIGHT SAGA:BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Actor
Russell Brand, ARTHUR
Nicolas Cage, DRIVE ANGRY 3-D, SEASON OF THE WITCH and TRESPASS
Taylor Lautner, ABDUCTION and TWILIGHT S.B.D. PART I
Adam Sandler, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
Nick Swardson, BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR

Worst Actress
Martin Lawrence (As "Momma"), BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Sarah Palin (As "Herself"), SARAH PALIN: THE UNDEFEATED
Sarah Jessica Parker, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT and NEW YEAR'S EVE
Adam Sandler (As "Jill"), JACK & JILL
Kristen Stewart, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Supporting Actor
Patrick Dempsey, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
James Franco, YOUR HIGHNESS
Ken Jeong, BIG MOMMA'S #3, HANGOVER PART 2, TRANSFORMERS #3 and ZOOKEEPER
Al Pacino (As "Al Pacino"), JACK & JILL
Nick Swardson, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT

Worst Supporting Actress
Katie Holmes, JACK & JILL
Brandon T. Jackson (As "Charmaine"), BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Nicole Kidman, JUST GO WITH IT
David Spade (As "Monica"), JACK & JILL
The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

Worst Screen Ensemble
The Entire Cast of BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
The Entire Cast of JACK & JILL
The Entire Cast of NEW YEAR'S EVE
The Entire Cast of TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
The Entire Cast of TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Director
Michael Bay, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
Tom Brady, BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
Bill Condon, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I
Dennis Dugan, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
Garry Marshall, NEW YEAR'S EVE

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
ARTHUR
BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (Rip-Off of BOOGIE NIGHTS and A STAR IS BORN)
THE HANGOVER PART 2 (Both a Sequel AND a Remake!)
JACK & JILL (Remake/Rip-Off of Ed Woods' GLEN OR GLENDA)
TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Screen Couple
Nicolas Cage & Anyone Sharing the Screen with Him in Any of His Three 2011 Movies
Shia LeBeouf & The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) TRANNIES #3
Adam Sandler & EITHER Jennifer Aniston OR Brooklyn Decker, JUST GO WITH IT
Adam Sandler and EITHER Katie Holmes, Al Pacino OR Adam Sandler, JACK & JILL
Krtisten Stewart & EITHER Taylor Lautner OR Robert Pattinson, TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Screenplay
BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR, Written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert and Nick Swardson
JACK & JILL, Screenplay by Steve Koren & Adam Sandler, Story by Ben Zook
NEW YEAR'S EVE, Written by Katherine Fugate
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, Written by Ehren Kruger
TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I, Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg

Wow James Franco got a Worst Supporting Actor nom for Your Highness!

I'm rooting for Gary Marshall as Worst Director.  I can't stand him.

[Lyle (Mooska)]

The Razzie nominations:
I'm rooting for Gary Marshall as Worst Director.  I can't stand him.

I would agree with this!

I'm not saying this is 1005, but have you ever noticed that in every
GM directed film there's someone who inexplicably falls down--falls
over their own feet and trips or something?

[Lyle (Mooska)]

My choices!  IN BOLD

The Razzie nominations:

Worst Picture
BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
JACK & JILL
NEW YEAR'S EVE
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
TWILIGHT SAGA:BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Actor
Russell Brand, ARTHUR
Nicolas Cage, DRIVE ANGRY 3-D, SEASON OF THE WITCH and TRESPASS
Taylor Lautner, ABDUCTION and TWILIGHT S.B.D. PART I
Adam Sandler, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
Nick Swardson, BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR

Worst Actress
Martin Lawrence (As "Momma"), BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Sarah Palin (As "Herself"), SARAH PALIN: THE UNDEFEATED
Sarah Jessica Parker, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT and NEW YEAR'S EVE
Adam Sandler (As "Jill"), JACK & JILL
Kristen Stewart, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Supporting Actor
Patrick Dempsey, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
James Franco, YOUR HIGHNESS
Ken Jeong, BIG MOMMA'S #3, HANGOVER PART 2, TRANSFORMERS #3 and ZOOKEEPER
Al Pacino (As "Al Pacino"), JACK & JILL
Nick Swardson, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT

Worst Supporting Actress
Katie Holmes, JACK & JILL
Brandon T. Jackson (As "Charmaine"), BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Nicole Kidman, JUST GO WITH IT
David Spade (As "Monica"), JACK & JILL
The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

Worst Screen Ensemble
The Entire Cast of BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
The Entire Cast of JACK & JILL
The Entire Cast of NEW YEAR'S EVE
The Entire Cast of TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
The Entire Cast of TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Director  A TIE!
Michael Bay, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
Tom Brady, BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
Bill Condon, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I
Dennis Dugan, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
Garry Marshall, NEW YEAR'S EVE

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
ARTHUR
BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (Rip-Off of BOOGIE NIGHTS and A STAR IS BORN)
THE HANGOVER PART 2 (Both a Sequel AND a Remake!)
JACK & JILL (Remake/Rip-Off of Ed Woods' GLEN OR GLENDA)
TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Screen Couple
Nicolas Cage & Anyone Sharing the Screen with Him in Any of His Three 2011 Movies
Shia LeBeouf & The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) TRANNIES #3
Adam Sandler & EITHER Jennifer Aniston OR Brooklyn Decker, JUST GO WITH IT
Adam Sandler and EITHER Katie Holmes, Al Pacino OR Adam Sandler, JACK & JILL
Krtisten Stewart & EITHER Taylor Lautner OR Robert Pattinson, TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PART I

Worst Screenplay
BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR, Written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert and Nick Swardson
JACK & JILL, Screenplay by Steve Koren & Adam Sandler, Story by Ben Zook
NEW YEAR'S EVE, Written by Katherine Fugate
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, Written by Ehren Kruger
TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I, Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg

I forgot (or didn't know) they were doing it this way this year--they're giving
them out on April Fool's Day.     They usually do it the day before the Oscars.

[Ennis Del Mark]

Moving on from the Oscars before I forget this new question:

Has anyone out there seen BIG EDEN? I'm sure I'm the one of the only forum members who hasn't.

I had never even heard of it until yesterday!!

Is it worth watching?

Mark

[killersmom]

Just my opinion, Mark, but I rate it right behind Brokeback.

It is a feel good movie that I have watched many, many times!
I think you will like it A LOT!!

[killersmom]

Winners in RED

So I can check BOTH OF OURS AT ONCE, I AM GOING TO PUT MY CHOICES IN BLUE.
Mark's are in black. (If I don't have one in parenthesis, I don't have a second guess.)

PICTURE:  The Artist  The Artist
The Artist (Hugo)

ACTOR:  Jean Dujardin (George Clooney)  Jean Dujardin
George Clooney  (Brad Pitt)

ACTRESS:  Viola Davis (Meryl Streep)  Meryl Streep
Viola Davis  (Meryl Streep)

SUPPORTING ACTOR:  Christopher Plummer  Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer  (nobody; Plummer is a shoo-in)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:  Octavia Spencer  Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer  (nobody; Spencer is also unbeatable)

DIRECTOR:  Michel Hazanavicius  Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Martin Scorsese (Michel Hazanavicius)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:  Midnight in Paris (The Artist)  Midnight in Paris
Midnight in Paris (The Artist)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:  The Descendants (Moneyball)  The Descendants
The Descendants  (Hugo)

CINEMATOGRAPHY:  The Tree of Life (The Artist)  Hugo
The Tree of Life (The Artist)

ART DIRECTION:  Hugo (The Artist)  Hugo
Hugo (The Artist)

MAKEUP:  The Iron Lady The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady (Harry Potter/Part 2)

VISUAL EFFECTS:  Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Hugo) Hugo
Hugo (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)

COSTUME DESIGN:  The Artist  The Artist
The Artist  (Jane Eyre)

FILM EDITING:  The Artist  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo (The Descendants)

SOUND MIXING:  War Horse (Hugo)  Hugo
Hugo (War Horse)

SOUND EDITING:  Hugo  Hugo
Hugo (Drive)

ORIGINAL SCORE:  The Artist  The Artist
The Artist (Hugo)

ORIGINAL SONG:  Man or Muppet (Real in Rio)  Man or Muppet
Real in Rio (Man or Muppet)

ANIMATED FEATURE:  Rango  Rango
Rango (Chico & Rita)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna (The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore)

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:  The Shore  The Shore
Tuba Atlantic (The Shore)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:  A Separation  A Separation
Monsieur Lazhar (A Separation)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT:  Saving Face  Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (Saving Face)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:  Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (Pina)  Undefeated
Pina (Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory)

[chuckyv]

Delighted for Meryl Streep. I have not seen The Iron Lady, but hope to soon.

[Cally]

Just my opinion, Mark, but I rate it right behind Brokeback.

It is a feel good movie that I have watched many, many times!
I think you will like it A LOT!!

I wouldn't go as far as this , but I did enjoy it very much - you should certainly see it, Mark.

[ingmarnicebbmt]

Has anyone out there seen BIG EDEN? I'm sure I'm the one of the only forum members who hasn't.
I had never even heard of it until yesterday!!

I never heard about it either.

[ingmarnicebbmt]

Glad for THE ARTIST, for Meryl and Octavia.

Lyle and Mark, you were pretty close with your choices. Bravo!   

[daannzzz]

Moving on from the Oscars before I forget this new question:

Has anyone out there seen BIG EDEN? I'm sure I'm the one of the only forum members who hasn't.

I had never even heard of it until yesterday!!

Is it worth watching?

Mark

Yes. It is worth watching. It is a good though not great movie. It has some great moments in it and it is and interesting idea. If you take it as pure reality it doesn't work but if you can look at it as a light fantasy then it works well. There are some good performances in it with a bit of an odd casting choice in one spot.