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All Quiet on the Western Front - It's Germany, the Frenchies are being French, and war is at hand. A bunch of young guys get a big rah-rah go Germans speech and enlist to fight. Typical war story in that there's plenty of war-is-hellnicity, but this one also examines the effect of propaganda and patriotism on the masses and how everyone gets gung ho for war, while it destroys the ones who have to fight. Not exactly a pre-cursor for all those John Wayne movies. The battle scenes are fantastic. While not as visceral as what we get today, they're still pretty horrifying. The shot of the French soldier's hands on the barbed wire fence after getting hit by a mortar must have been incredibly shocking at the time. There's also something cool about watching buildings they actually had to blow up to get their effect right. I still have a problem with the style of acting from the era, and it's distracting to hear a bunch of German soldiers speaking with a wide variety of American accents. But this is an impressive war film that remains relevant today, especially in its portrayal of the folks back home who think the war is great even though they have no clue what the troops are going through on the front.

Did it deserve to win?: Yes. Nothing else from 1930 stands out to me. It also has a message, real ideas, and great direction. It's more than just the grand entertainment they awarded in the early years.

:bolt:

(out of 5)

Tit Whistle wrote:

(out of 5)

wasn't John boy in this

Love your work, but can you include the year of the film?

I'm watching these in order. Cimarron came out in 1931. Do the math for the rest of them. Or, lookee here.

Tit, you are about to run into a couple Frank Capra movies. Those would be good to watch with the family. Feel good stories. You Can't Take it With You is a solid flick.

When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees? I've seen many from that year and could help with your review.

When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees?

Stu wrote:

When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees?

Tit Whistle watches all the Best Picture winners

Stu wrote:

When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees?

Tit Whistle watches all the Best Picture winners

Just throwing this out there, but I'll take volunteers when I get to 2005.

I am really looking forward to reviews of:
How Green Was My Valley
Gigi
My Fair Lady
An American in Paris
Ben Hur (all 47 hours of it)
Oliver!
The Sound of Music
Terms of Endearment
Crash
Chicago
The English PAtient
Shakespeare in Love

Terms of Endearment = not.that.bad.

I watched Ben Hur just for the wrecks.

I watched Jurassic Park just for the rex.

Is this the place in the script where Gam is supposed to come in and attempt a joke about Walt only posting here once a week?

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:14 am ]
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For no other reason than doing something gay, I have decided to undertake the task of watching each of the Oscar winners for Best Picture throughout history. I've only seen about 30 or so of them, so I'm starting at the beginning and working my way up, and I'll report on each. Upside: I can point and laugh at some of the stupid choices they've made over the years. Downside: I'll have to sit through Crash again. So let's do this.... Wings - Two dudes become pilots for the grand ol' US of A during WWI. This thing was actually pretty impressive considering it was 1927. Yeah, it was silent so it had that really melodramatic acting style including a physical comic for slapstick reasons, and it was rather corny at times. It had a strangely homoerotic climax between the two dudes, and one of the guys kissed his mom uncomfortably long and hard before he headed off for the war. But aside from that and some extended silliness in the middle to break up the big action sequences, this thing's first rate. The aerial dogfight scenes were done really well and kinda exciting at times. Plus they actually had to blow shit up. Planes are crashed and buildings blown up since they couldn't CG the shit at the time. It ain't Saving Private Ryan, but for it's time, it's top notch. It also had Clara Bow in it, and she's really cute. Early on I was bemoaning the fact that there's no way she gets naked in this, but holy shit she kinda did. No nip slip or anything but she was naked from the back. You take what you can get from this era. Twist: Watched it on youtube since it's never been released on Region 1 DVD. Did it deserve to win?: You had movies like Metropolis, The General, and Napoleon the same year, which be better, more influential, etc., but there's no disgrace with Wings taking the prize. (out of 5)

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:14 am ]
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The Broadway Melody - Geez, I didn't think this was gonna be work. So, 1929 was a transitional year for movies, as the talkies had arrived and pictures with sound were the new gimmick. Naturally, whenever there's a gimmick involved, there's not much substance accompanying it. Such is the case here. Standard story about two sisters who have an act that they want to take to Broadway. Then there's a couple dudes who want to bang them in a wholesome, pre-Depression way. Forced conflict ensues. There's lots of bad dialog and even worse acting, but that's probably due to the changes in movie-making, at least. (I will admit, the lead actress, though not very good, did have a breakdown scene that was surprisingly effective, especially for its time.) It picks up at times for some musical numbers, none of which are memorable, but they provide a respite from the plot. The chorus line chicks were sportin' some rather chunky thighs. Maybe fewer trips to the hot dog vendor were in order. I didn't hate this movie, it's just not very interesting. Did it deserve to win?: There had to be something better that came out that year, but everything I've read says there really wasn't anything. It was a bad year for movies, so they gave the award to the movie that showed off some new tricks (including a color scene, which has since been lost and not in the version I watched.) The only thing left to say is "eh." (out of 5)

Author:	rowdyhatinwalt [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:25 pm ]
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better than Crash?

Author:	Sweet Greggo [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:01 pm ]
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wtf

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:22 pm ]
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rowdyhatinwalt wrote: better than Crash? maybeh

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Author:	Tit Whistle [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:01 pm ]
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Jesus Christ, what a couple of fat fucks. kills self

Author:	cap [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:57 pm ]
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talk about bumping uglies.

Author:	TerdFerguson [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:29 pm ]
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Walt looks like a fat version of the dude who sings Everybody Hurts.

Author:	Stu [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:44 pm ]
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or the Numa Numa guy.

Author:	rowdyhatinwalt [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:43 pm ]
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what in the fuck is going on here.

Author:	Sweet Greggo [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:05 pm ]
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you are being super stalked.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:41 pm ]
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All Quiet on the Western Front - It's Germany, the Frenchies are being French, and war is at hand. A bunch of young guys get a big rah-rah go Germans speech and enlist to fight. Typical war story in that there's plenty of war-is-hellnicity, but this one also examines the effect of propaganda and patriotism on the masses and how everyone gets gung ho for war, while it destroys the ones who have to fight. Not exactly a pre-cursor for all those John Wayne movies. The battle scenes are fantastic. While not as visceral as what we get today, they're still pretty horrifying. The shot of the French soldier's hands on the barbed wire fence after getting hit by a mortar must have been incredibly shocking at the time. There's also something cool about watching buildings they actually had to blow up to get their effect right. I still have a problem with the style of acting from the era, and it's distracting to hear a bunch of German soldiers speaking with a wide variety of American accents. But this is an impressive war film that remains relevant today, especially in its portrayal of the folks back home who think the war is great even though they have no clue what the troops are going through on the front. Did it deserve to win?: Yes. Nothing else from 1930 stands out to me. It also has a message, real ideas, and great direction. It's more than just the grand entertainment they awarded in the early years. (out of 5)

Author:	Rockme [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:04 am ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: All Quiet on the Western Front - It's Germany, the Frenchies are being French, and war is at hand. A bunch of young guys get a big rah-rah go Germans speech and enlist to fight. Typical war story in that there's plenty of war-is-hellnicity, but this one also examines the effect of propaganda and patriotism on the masses and how everyone gets gung ho for war, while it destroys the ones who have to fight. Not exactly a pre-cursor for all those John Wayne movies. The battle scenes are fantastic. While not as visceral as what we get today, they're still pretty horrifying. The shot of the French soldier's hands on the barbed wire fence after getting hit by a mortar must have been incredibly shocking at the time. There's also something cool about watching buildings they actually had to blow up to get their effect right. I still have a problem with the style of acting from the era, and it's distracting to hear a bunch of German soldiers speaking with a wide variety of American accents. But this is an impressive war film that remains relevant today, especially in its portrayal of the folks back home who think the war is great even though they have no clue what the troops are going through on the front. Did it deserve to win?: Yes. Nothing else from 1930 stands out to me. It also has a message, real ideas, and great direction. It's more than just the grand entertainment they awarded in the early years. (out of 5) Hugo Stigletz??

Author:	rowdyhatinwalt [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:06 am ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: All Quiet on the Western Front - It's Germany, the Frenchies are being French, and war is at hand. A bunch of young guys get a big rah-rah go Germans speech and enlist to fight. Typical war story in that there's plenty of war-is-hellnicity, but this one also examines the effect of propaganda and patriotism on the masses and how everyone gets gung ho for war, while it destroys the ones who have to fight. Not exactly a pre-cursor for all those John Wayne movies. The battle scenes are fantastic. While not as visceral as what we get today, they're still pretty horrifying. The shot of the French soldier's hands on the barbed wire fence after getting hit by a mortar must have been incredibly shocking at the time. There's also something cool about watching buildings they actually had to blow up to get their effect right. I still have a problem with the style of acting from the era, and it's distracting to hear a bunch of German soldiers speaking with a wide variety of American accents. But this is an impressive war film that remains relevant today, especially in its portrayal of the folks back home who think the war is great even though they have no clue what the troops are going through on the front. Did it deserve to win?: Yes. Nothing else from 1930 stands out to me. It also has a message, real ideas, and great direction. It's more than just the grand entertainment they awarded in the early years. (out of 5) you can watch that here in it's entirety after installing their video player.

Author:	Trained Goucho [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:35 am ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: All Quiet on the Western Front - It's Germany, the Frenchies are being French, and war is at hand. A bunch of young guys get a big rah-rah go Germans speech and enlist to fight. Typical war story in that there's plenty of war-is-hellnicity, but this one also examines the effect of propaganda and patriotism on the masses and how everyone gets gung ho for war, while it destroys the ones who have to fight. Not exactly a pre-cursor for all those John Wayne movies. The battle scenes are fantastic. While not as visceral as what we get today, they're still pretty horrifying. The shot of the French soldier's hands on the barbed wire fence after getting hit by a mortar must have been incredibly shocking at the time. There's also something cool about watching buildings they actually had to blow up to get their effect right. I still have a problem with the style of acting from the era, and it's distracting to hear a bunch of German soldiers speaking with a wide variety of American accents. But this is an impressive war film that remains relevant today, especially in its portrayal of the folks back home who think the war is great even though they have no clue what the troops are going through on the front. Did it deserve to win?: Yes. Nothing else from 1930 stands out to me. It also has a message, real ideas, and great direction. It's more than just the grand entertainment they awarded in the early years. (out of 5) wasn't John boy in this

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:38 am ]
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Trained Goucho wrote: Tit Whistle wrote: All Quiet on the Western Front - It's Germany, the Frenchies are being French, and war is at hand. A bunch of young guys get a big rah-rah go Germans speech and enlist to fight. Typical war story in that there's plenty of war-is-hellnicity, but this one also examines the effect of propaganda and patriotism on the masses and how everyone gets gung ho for war, while it destroys the ones who have to fight. Not exactly a pre-cursor for all those John Wayne movies. The battle scenes are fantastic. While not as visceral as what we get today, they're still pretty horrifying. The shot of the French soldier's hands on the barbed wire fence after getting hit by a mortar must have been incredibly shocking at the time. There's also something cool about watching buildings they actually had to blow up to get their effect right. I still have a problem with the style of acting from the era, and it's distracting to hear a bunch of German soldiers speaking with a wide variety of American accents. But this is an impressive war film that remains relevant today, especially in its portrayal of the folks back home who think the war is great even though they have no clue what the troops are going through on the front. Did it deserve to win?: Yes. Nothing else from 1930 stands out to me. It also has a message, real ideas, and great direction. It's more than just the grand entertainment they awarded in the early years. (out of 5) wasn't John boy in this The made for TV remake, yes.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:13 pm ]
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Cimarron - Despite its reputation for being one of the worst Best Picture winners, I didn't think this movie was that bad. Sure, it felt like community theater at times, but it moved at a good pace and its progression across time kept me from getting bored. It's all about Oklahoma and the noble settlers who paved the way for its present day trailer parks and casinos. The opening land rush sequence is the best part, though a bit unrealistic. I'm willing to bet most of those horse-drawn carriages didn't make it 20 feet across an unsettled field before losing a wheel, but they filmed it like it was the chariot race from Ben Hur. I also became fascinated by the lead performance by Richard Dix. I don't recall seeing so much crazy in the eyes of a white-hatted cowboy before. Plus he had the wackiest hair of any leading man ever. I've seen charges of racism in the story, but it's nothing out of the ordinary for its time. Yeah, there's a smilin', shoe-shinin' darkie, but the natives and Jews are treated fairly. Did it deserve to win?: Not really. Though I have no problem with the movie itself, Frankenstein, M, and City Lights each came out that year, and any one of them deserved it more. (out of 5)

Author:	Rockme [ Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:24 pm ]
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Love your work, but can you include the year of the film?

Author:	rowdyhatinwalt [ Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:01 pm ]
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Rockme wrote: Love your work, but can you include the year of the film? here you go, you retarded cocksnot

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:52 am ]
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I'm watching these in order. Cimarron came out in 1931. Do the math for the rest of them. Or, lookee here.

Author:	Rockme [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:50 am ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: I'm watching these in order. Cimarron came out in 1931. Do the math for the rest of them. Or, lookee here. i don't visit rr to do math or click imdb links.

Author:	Stu [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:58 pm ]
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Tit, you are about to run into a couple Frank Capra movies. Those would be good to watch with the family. Feel good stories. You Can't Take it With You is a solid flick. When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees? I've seen many from that year and could help with your review.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:17 pm ]
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Stu wrote: Tit, you are about to run into a couple Frank Capra movies. Those would be good to watch with the family. Feel good stories. You Can't Take it With You is a solid flick. When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees? I've seen many from that year and could help with your review. I'm only sticking with the BP winners. Watching the other nominees would take too long, so my speculation is based purely on history and popular opinion. Another expert opinion would be nice for a legendary year like 1939, so call meh. I'm looking forward to some of the ones coming up. I started Grand Hotel last night and it definitely had a different feel from the ones that came before it. This has been a bit rough at times and I'm ready for some really good ones. I'm dreading the 50s and 60s, though. Those friggin' 10-hour musicals are gonna kill me.

Author:	or somesuch [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:24 pm ]
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Stu wrote: When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees? Tit Whistle watches all the Best Picture winners

Author:	Sweet Greggo [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:25 pm ]
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or somesuch wrote: Stu wrote: When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees? Tit Whistle watches all the Best Picture winners Even I understand this concept.

Author:	Stu [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:05 pm ]
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or somesuch wrote: Stu wrote: When you get to 1939, are you going to watch just Gone With the Wind or will you watch several of the nominees? Tit Whistle watches all the Best Picture winners I asked if he wanted help. I didn't say, "Hey Tit, when you get to 1939, I got this."

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:44 pm ]
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Just throwing this out there, but I'll take volunteers when I get to 2005.

Author:	Stu [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:42 pm ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: Just throwing this out there, but I'll take volunteers when I get to 2005. Crash is all yours.

Author:	or somesuch [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:45 pm ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: Just throwing this out there, but I'll take volunteers when I get to 2005.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:28 pm ]
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Grand Hotel - A shitload of stuff happens at a Berlin hotel where "nothing ever happens." Based on a stage play that was produced just a couple years prior to the movie, and it oftentimes feels like a filmed play with long scenes with characters doing different things and holding different conversations walking in and out. But still, this thing had some real star power with Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Wallace Berry, and a couple of Barrymores. These folks are pros so the acting moves away from that melodramatic shit that's been bothering me. The plot isn't necessary to explain, but it's not all romantic comedy/drama bullshit. There are ups and downs, tragedies and happy endings. It all makes for a nice entertainment, though there's not a lot to take home with you after it's over. Bonus: I learned something about the Kinks's Celluloid Heroes from this movie. There's the line in the song about Greta Garbo turning her back on stardom because "she wanted to be alone". That's a quote from her from this movie. Shit has come full circle for me now. Did it deserve to win?: Sure. Looked like a weak year. There may have been something better, but there was no chance in hell they'd give anything to Freaks, so give it to the big star-studded entertainment. It wouldn't be the last time they'd go that route.

Author:	rowdyhatinwalt [ Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:32 pm ]
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WIBTC?

Author:	Stu [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:34 am ]
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I am really looking forward to reviews of: How Green Was My Valley Gigi My Fair Lady An American in Paris Ben Hur (all 47 hours of it) Oliver! The Sound of Music Terms of Endearment Crash Chicago The English PAtient Shakespeare in Love

Author:	bigboy [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:48 am ]
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Terms of Endearment = not.that.bad.

Author:	or somesuch [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:44 am ]
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Stu wrote: I am really looking forward to reviews of: How Green Was My Valley Gigi My Fair Lady An American in Paris Ben Hur (all 47 hours of it) Oliver! The Sound of Music Terms of Endearment Crash Chicago The English PAtient Shakespeare in Love Why do you hate tit?