Comments on: Reviewing Best Motion Picture of the Year for the Oscar Academy Awards http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/ Web development and Internet trends Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-220656 Robert Nyman Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:48:00 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-220656 Mats, Ha ha! Yeah, I agree, I was thinking about Woody's meaningless part too. :-) But if you feel everyone getting their panties in a knot for that movie, whatever you do, don't read the reviews for There Will Be Blood or even watch it altogether... Mats,

Ha ha! Yeah, I agree, I was thinking about Woody’s meaningless part too. :-)

But if you feel everyone getting their panties in a knot for that movie, whatever you do, don’t read the reviews for There Will Be Blood or even watch it altogether…

]]> By: Mats http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-220650 Mats Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:38:23 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-220650 !!!!SPOILER!!!! I watched "No Country For Old Men" the other night and I just don't get what people are so up in stitches about? It feels like I've seen the movie before somehow. And what is the point of Woddy Harrelson? He shows up, finds Llewelyn Moss and then ... gets killed?? The only reason for him to show up is to show us who the boss is, and the only reason for us to know who the boss is is to see him get shot in the throat?! I keep waiting for the twist, for ... something, anything... And then the anticlimactic ending?? No thank you! Disappointed! Agree with the 2+. I think all the critics are getting paid by the Cohen brothers... ;) !!!!SPOILER!!!!

I watched “No Country For Old Men” the other night and I just don’t get what people are so up in stitches about?
It feels like I’ve seen the movie before somehow.
And what is the point of Woddy Harrelson? He shows up, finds Llewelyn Moss and then … gets killed?? The only reason for him to show up is to show us who the boss is, and the only reason for us to know who the boss is is to see him get shot in the throat?!
I keep waiting for the twist, for … something, anything…
And then the anticlimactic ending??

No thank you! Disappointed! Agree with the 2+.
I think all the critics are getting paid by the Cohen brothers… ;)

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-218114 Robert Nyman Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:22:18 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-218114 Andy, A very short and concise review. :-) Harmen, No Country For Old Men is ok, but not more, I think. And Ellen Page will definitely become a well-known actor. There Will Be Blood has gotten so much undeserved praise (although you have a point about the length :-) ), so I don't even know where to begin. Pat, Thank you! :-) Yeah, the ending does makes you want more, or different. It somewhat gives you the feel like they suddenly realized they had to end the movie, as soon as possible. But yeah, with the risk of sounding very old, I do miss the old days too! :-) Andy,

A very short and concise review. :-)

Harmen,

No Country For Old Men is ok, but not more, I think. And Ellen Page will definitely become a well-known actor.

There Will Be Blood has gotten so much undeserved praise (although you have a point about the length :-) ), so I don’t even know where to begin.

Pat,

Thank you! :-)
Yeah, the ending does makes you want more, or different. It somewhat gives you the feel like they suddenly realized they had to end the movie, as soon as possible.

But yeah, with the risk of sounding very old, I do miss the old days too! :-)

]]> By: Pat http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-217383 Pat Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:32:40 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-217383 You should have also mentioned how screwed up the ending was in "No Country For Old Men". I was asking myself WTF? But otherwise.. beautifully shot, crazy scenes, and like you said... it does seem to drag on. I think your rating was fair. Juno was okay. Something to shut your mind off for a while. Atonement and Micheal Clayton, I just couldn't get into them... another day I'll try and watch them again. Great reviews as usual Robert! :D - I'm looking forward to some good movies this year... But oh man I miss the good old days! You should have also mentioned how screwed up the ending was in “No Country For Old Men”. I was asking myself WTF? But otherwise.. beautifully shot, crazy scenes, and like you said… it does seem to drag on. I think your rating was fair.

Juno was okay. Something to shut your mind off for a while.

Atonement and Micheal Clayton, I just couldn’t get into them… another day I’ll try and watch them again.

Great reviews as usual Robert! :D - I’m looking forward to some good movies this year… But oh man I miss the good old days!

]]> By: Harmen Janssen http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-217139 Harmen Janssen Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:46:28 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-217139 I've planned to see No Country For Old Men tonight, and I'm even more curious about it now. I've been a long time fan of the Coen bros. and Javier Bardem, so I really hope it doesn't disappoint me as much as it did you. I've seen Juno last week and it's indeed a very cool movie. Very funny, and Ellen Page promises to become a great actress. I already liked her in Hard Candy; she's really good at portraying quirky, witty and odd characters. I've yet to see the rest of 'em, and am looking forward to see There Will Be Blood (based on the raving reviews and the IMDB score). By the way, with it being a Paul Thomas Anderson movie, there was quite a chance it would be long and slow, wasn't there? ;) I’ve planned to see No Country For Old Men tonight, and I’m even more curious about it now. I’ve been a long time fan of the Coen bros. and Javier Bardem, so I really hope it doesn’t disappoint me as much as it did you.

I’ve seen Juno last week and it’s indeed a very cool movie. Very funny, and Ellen Page promises to become a great actress. I already liked her in Hard Candy; she’s really good at portraying quirky, witty and odd characters.

I’ve yet to see the rest of ‘em, and am looking forward to see There Will Be Blood (based on the raving reviews and the IMDB score).
By the way, with it being a Paul Thomas Anderson movie, there was quite a chance it would be long and slow, wasn’t there? ;)

]]> By: Andy http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-216915 Andy Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:14:33 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/02/22/reviewing-best-motion-picture-of-the-year-for-the-oscar-academy-awards/#comment-216915 All pretty much sucked, IMO. All pretty much sucked, IMO.

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