Comments on: Taking a look at the movies up for Oscar’s Best Motion Picture http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/02/23/taking-a-look-at-the-movies-up-for-oscars-best-motion-picture/ Web development and Internet trends Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:27:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jeroen Mulder http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/02/23/taking-a-look-at-the-movies-up-for-oscars-best-motion-picture/#comment-38764 Jeroen Mulder Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:11:19 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=566#comment-38764 trovster, very sure I am talking about The Prestige. The key events and explanations that do occur in the movie were quite predictable. However, the way they actually executed them went far beyond my expectations and that's why I ultimately loved the movie. Don't take it wrong -- I didn't mean it as a bad thing. It just gave me a bit of a sense where it was going, yet still surprised me. trovster, very sure I am talking about The Prestige. The key events and explanations that do occur in the movie were quite predictable. However, the way they actually executed them went far beyond my expectations and that’s why I ultimately loved the movie.

Don’t take it wrong — I didn’t mean it as a bad thing. It just gave me a bit of a sense where it was going, yet still surprised me.

]]> By: trovster http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/02/23/taking-a-look-at-the-movies-up-for-oscars-best-motion-picture/#comment-38731 trovster Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:20:31 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=566#comment-38731 <blockquote>somewhat predictable plot makes it even better</blockquote> - are you sure you're talking about The Prestige? I don't want to sound bitter - but I've seen it twice and I can see at least two different stories, all based upon whether it was a sci-fi movie or not. You didn't like Little Miss Sunshine?

somewhat predictable plot makes it even better

- are you sure you’re talking about The Prestige? I don’t want to sound bitter - but I’ve seen it twice and I can see at least two different stories, all based upon whether it was a sci-fi movie or not.

You didn’t like Little Miss Sunshine?

]]> By: Jeroen Mulder http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/02/23/taking-a-look-at-the-movies-up-for-oscars-best-motion-picture/#comment-38722 Jeroen Mulder Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:29:11 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=566#comment-38722 The nominated movies (and the ones that actually won) didn't impress me much, besides The Departed. I really like The Departed, but I wonder how much of a difference the names in the cast made. I also thought Babel wasn't that good. For me, in 2006, besides The Departed, Children of Men and The Prestige are way up there as my favorites. Children of Men was an amazingly well made movie -- the six minute long action shot was breath-taking. The Prestige is one that holds a special place for me though. If you look at it, it's thankfully different from many of the movies we see today. Little violence, death or whatsoever. It almost has a bit of Disney all over it. I just really enjoyed watching it and the execution of the somewhat predictable plot makes it even better. The nominated movies (and the ones that actually won) didn’t impress me much, besides The Departed. I really like The Departed, but I wonder how much of a difference the names in the cast made. I also thought Babel wasn’t that good.

For me, in 2006, besides The Departed, Children of Men and The Prestige are way up there as my favorites. Children of Men was an amazingly well made movie — the six minute long action shot was breath-taking.

The Prestige is one that holds a special place for me though. If you look at it, it’s thankfully different from many of the movies we see today. Little violence, death or whatsoever. It almost has a bit of Disney all over it. I just really enjoyed watching it and the execution of the somewhat predictable plot makes it even better.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/02/23/taking-a-look-at-the-movies-up-for-oscars-best-motion-picture/#comment-38275 Robert Nyman Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:50:33 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=566#comment-38275 trovster, Nice to see that we share the same interest! :-) Thanks for the link, i liked your article and pretty much agree with your opinions. I haven't watched Flags of Our Fathers yet, because I was far more interested in seeing it from the Japanese perspective. However, i guess one is obliged to, to get the balance and the whole picture together with letters from Iwo Jima. Unfortunately, I haven't seen The Prestige but it's at the top of my list of movies to see and I'm genuinely looking forward to it! I have, apparently, been busy watching other films... :-) trovster,

Nice to see that we share the same interest! :-)
Thanks for the link, i liked your article and pretty much agree with your opinions.

I haven’t watched Flags of Our Fathers yet, because I was far more interested in seeing it from the Japanese perspective. However, i guess one is obliged to, to get the balance and the whole picture together with letters from Iwo Jima.

Unfortunately, I haven’t seen The Prestige but it’s at the top of my list of movies to see and I’m genuinely looking forward to it! I have, apparently, been busy watching other films… :-)

]]> By: trovster http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/02/23/taking-a-look-at-the-movies-up-for-oscars-best-motion-picture/#comment-38195 trovster Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:09:37 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=566#comment-38195 Hey Rob, nice summary of this years nominated films. I was writing a long comment about my experiences with these movies, but I have migrated it over to my blog, under the post title <a href="http://www.trovster.com/archives/2007/02/23/my-ocsar-2007-best-film-nominee-thoughts" rel="nofollow">My Ocsar 2007 Best Film Nominee Thoughts</a> - see what you think. Letters from Iwo Jima isn't released in the UK yet, and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Which would you say is better, this or Flags of Our Fathers (or are they even comparable?) I also really enjoyed Children of Men, and have it on my DVD to-watch-soon list. I can remember the action scene towards the end absolutely blew me away - I certainly wasn't expecting it. It didn't exactly follow the tone of the preceding hour, yet the explosive cinematography is one of the most spectacular things I've seen for such a close-combat urban warfare scene. In writing all this stuff about movies, I keep wanting to mention The Prestige, yet I left that movie and Children of Men off my Oscar review, as I could have talked a lot more about those two films. What did you make of the Prestige? I've seen it twice, and I think I understand it (or at least I understand the different story possibilities), yet I can't wait to grab the DVD and see whether anything is cemented in the commentary (there has gotta be some, right?!) Hey Rob, nice summary of this years nominated films. I was writing a long comment about my experiences with these movies, but I have migrated it over to my blog, under the post title My Ocsar 2007 Best Film Nominee Thoughts - see what you think.

Letters from Iwo Jima isn’t released in the UK yet, and I’m definitely looking forward to it. Which would you say is better, this or Flags of Our Fathers (or are they even comparable?)

I also really enjoyed Children of Men, and have it on my DVD to-watch-soon list. I can remember the action scene towards the end absolutely blew me away - I certainly wasn’t expecting it. It didn’t exactly follow the tone of the preceding hour, yet the explosive cinematography is one of the most spectacular things I’ve seen for such a close-combat urban warfare scene.

In writing all this stuff about movies, I keep wanting to mention The Prestige, yet I left that movie and Children of Men off my Oscar review, as I could have talked a lot more about those two films. What did you make of the Prestige? I’ve seen it twice, and I think I understand it (or at least I understand the different story possibilities), yet I can’t wait to grab the DVD and see whether anything is cemented in the commentary (there has gotta be some, right?!)

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