The Oscars will matter again when movies matter again. And that will not happen until filmmakers begin producing films for the mass audience rather than each other. Alas, that probably means the Oscars will never matter again.
It looks like something Monty Python would have done if they decided not to be funny.
The flashback portion is far superior to the present day sequences, and the ending is horrible. I think the main problem is that the stakes in the "past" are so much greater than in the present. In the former, the group are attempting to bring justice to a monster, to repay the debt they owe his victims. The contemporary story is about two bitter people engaged in a cover-up to prevent personal embarrassment. It's a decent movie, but not a great one.
You know the movie's probably a stinker when the blurb to promote it in the trailer comes from the producer. And I still haven't forgiven Ms. Campion for that dreadful piece of overpraised dreck known as "The Piano." I think I'll be missing this one.
She intended it all. I saw an interview where she said the books reflected the struggle of living as a believer. She identifies herself as a Christian. The imagery and ethos is not from her upbringing, which was not devout, but from her present. Ironic that so many Christians found the books objectionable on religious grounds.
We remember it being better than it was because we forget the bits that missed–the skits that were there because they had to fill time. But when something worked, it was often transcendent. I especially remember the Chevy Chase-Richard Pryor word association skit with fondness and am somewhat sad that it could not even be proposed, let alone performed today. My favorite all time skit was a 70's variety show-style performance of "Let's Kill Gary Gilmore for Christmas." It was simultaneously so brilliant, tasteless and funny. If I recall correctly, the audience booed it a bit in the beginning and NBC cut it out of the show when they reran it, replacing it with a montage of happy reunions in a bus station.
The point may be valid, but the syllogism is faulty.
I love how this list is twisting people in knots. As I understand it from the introductory sentence, this list is Nolte's 25 favorite sitcoms, not the best 25 of all time. You can like or dislike his choices, but they can't really be wrong, can they?
"If that isn’t enough, it also stars Julianne Moore as Carell’s husband in a story that seems to focus on their marital difficulties. " The main difficulty seems like it could be gender roles. Looks like one to miss. Seriously, what can you say about Hollywood, when even the "original" movies seem like you've seen them before?
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