Movies for 2010 Awards season

[haggler]

Sandra bullock won worst and best actress in space of two days --and had the good grace to accept them both in person making good speeches at both .

Avatar will be thought of as a 3 star film in years to come
The Hurt Locker a 4and a half
Up will stand the test of time as a classic

[dualtamac]

I haven't seen Avatar, but I'm absolutely delighted that it didn't win the Best Picture and Best Directors, as it was far too hyped, exactly like Titanic before. Titanic won Best Picture ahead of Boogie Nights and L.A. Confidential, there's a problem there..and Cameron won Best Director ahead of Gus Van Sant, Curtis Hanson and PTA........

I have to watch The Hurt Locker sooner than I had planned to now.

Moon, I agree with you on Nine, I think it's an absolutely fantastic film and I can't believe the slagging it go from some circles. Up and Up In The Air are on the download list still...I've very little time to watch movies these days but given that it's Oscar week, I'll make an effort.

[piazza]

Inglorious Basterds was better than the Hurt Locker, but they were both pretty damn awesome.

[Moon Utd]

I saw "The Last Station" yesterday and thought it was superb. Christopher Plummer plays Russian novelist, Leo Tolstoy, in his last days of life while his wife (Helen Mirren) and followers (including Paul Giamatti and James McAvoy) argue about his legacy, and what his work will mean to the future of Russia. I thought it was very moving and extremely well-acted.

[Moon Utd]

I saw "A Single Man" yesterday. All the attention has been on Colin Firth since he won his Best Actor BAFTA, and was nominated for the Oscar. It's an excellent performance, and a very bleak film, injected with a bit of dark humour when you see Firth's character attempting to commit suicide.

Not sure I'd watch it again, but I'm glad I saw it.

[Moon Utd]

I just saw "Crazy Heart" yesterday and thought Jeff Bridges really deserved his Oscar. It's a great role, and even if the film feels a little familiar in terms of a broken central character getting a chance at redemption, Maggie Gyllenhaal is also great, I liked the music, and Colin Farrell offers a different kind of character from his usual. Nice also to see Robert Duvall as Bad Blake's bartender friend, after he won his own Oscar playing a country singer in 1983's "Tender Mercies".

[Moon Utd]

I saw "The Blind Side" with Oscar-winner, Sandra Bullock. I'm not crazy about her performance, as it wasn't as flashy as I was expecting. But as a big NFL fan I really liked the American Football content, particularly towards the end when you see Michael Oher being pursued by College coaches (playing themselves!). What was also effective was when real footage of the NFL draft, and then actual photos of Oher and his adoptive family mark the end of the movie. That gave the true story some real emotion as you realised how far he's come.

Michael Oher: The American dream fulfilled - Americas, World - The Independent