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Agree with Sam in the other thread that this was very 8/10 and I was also a little bored at times. Saying that, there were loads of really intense scenes that did have me gripped and although it's not the most daringly directed film, I did really like the use of circling shots from Spielberg. Yay at Meryl snatching the Oscar nomination because it was one of her best roles in quite a few years in my opinion, it's nice to see her do more understated performances from time to time. Hanks was very charismatic too but I guess he'll just be snubbed forevermore by the looks of things :cry: I liked the cheeky wink-at-the-audience style ending too, so here for the US government lies movie universe. (Shout out to the score from John Williams too, I've been listening to it a fair bit since seeing the film. He definitely should have been nominated for this over Star Wars which was nothing new or special). Also, I've never been more turned on in my life than during the newspaper printing press scenes :lol: I could've watched that for hours...

I'd agree with Jack that I appreciated how amusing it was (I certainly wasn't expecting it to have as many laughs as it did, it almost reminded me of Stephen Frears films at times with the sense of humour) but I really lost interest towards the end. I'm not a history buff at all so I was never going to love this but by the third act, I was really struggling to stay entertained. The Underground scene was just silly too, the movie makes it seem like the reason why Churchill didn't surrender to Hitler is because he talked to some random people on a train. It was also a really long scene and threw of the pacing entirely and the film never recovered after that for me. Gary Oldman had a brilliant transformation here (a lot of that is down to the make-up, of course, but that's not to take away from his performance which was very impressive too. I never once felt like I was watching Gary Oldman on-screen.) but it definitely feels like he's going to win the Oscar for the MOST acting rather than the BEST acting. Timmy Chalamet really should be walking away with that but Oldman's overdue narrative is just too strong :cry:

Saw the trailer again for this today and I'm kind of shocked at how little excitement I have for this. The first one is one of my favourite movies ever and I could watch A-list actors and actresses having shitloads of fun singing ABBA songs all day but I just don't get why they've done a flashback sequel, who wants that? Lily James is literally the only famous name in the cast from the flashback scenes and it looks like there's very little Meryl too from the first trailer. Getting very worried this is going to be a bit rubbish :cry:

60. Sing I had a fun time watching this the first time at the cinema but I've seen it a few times since then because of my sister and have gone off it a little bit. It is another one of those animated films that is just a little too childish still and although it did make me laugh a few times, there just wasn't enough here to enjoy as an adult. The characters were fun though (I especially enjoyed the pig duet) and the songs were pretty catchy (although a few more original songs would've been nice) and I'd still watch it again in the future - I just appreciate/prefer the more adult themes covered by the likes of Pixar in their animated films. 61. Loving I missed this at the cinemas during awards season and was pretty gutted because I do like to see all the acting nominees from each year if possible. I wasn't massively anticipating it because the trailer seemed pretty dull to me so I was surprised at how much I ended up liking it. There were certainly slow moments and times where I was a little bored but to counter that, there were some especially touching scenes that really stood out and stuck with me. Ruth Negga was excellent and it's not hard to see why she became an Oscar nominee last year even if I'm still a bit bitter about the Amy Adams snub. Joel Edgerton was just as good too so I'm shocked that he wasn't more competitive for an Oscar nomination last year either. 62. Baby Driver Probably upsetting a few more people here by not having this really high too but I would probably single it out as THE most overrated film of 2017. I may not have loved the films but I was in awe at the technical aspects of films like Dunkirk and Blade Runner whereas I just didn't really see anything special with this at all. It was just a generic action movie synced to a bit of music at times. I had quite a good time watching this to be fair because the action as fairly fun and Ansel was such a charismatic lead. I usually find both him and Lily James pretty boring in films but they both shined lots here, the best roles yet for both of them. 63. Flatliners I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this as I haven't seen the first film but I was expecting more of a sci-fi film from the trailer rather than the horror film that it basically was. I always say horror isn't my thing as I'm easily spooked but I liked this because it didn't give me nightmares for weeks on end but still had me jumping out of my skin in places. For example, scenes like Ellen Page's death were so unnerving and eerie and the film did a really good job of making it so tense in the final act. James Norton was the stand out for me in the cast though (plus, he is insanely hot :wub:) 64. Going in Style This is basically the definition of a B-list comedy, it's totally forgettable and not all that funny but it's impossible to not enjoy. The three leads had all good chemistry and it was just a laugh to see three Oscar winners muck about a bit now they're older and have so much fun in a film like this. Alan Arkin is probably my least favourite actor of the three (I've seen less of his films anyway) but he was my highlight of this and definitely had the best material here to work with.

You'll definitely have a laugh during it either way so I would recommend it. I had fun and I'm not even remotely a history buff... Thanks for commenting Grant! Oops, you can't please everyone :heehee: I'm a blockbuster fan at heart so it'll probably only get worse from here :heehee: Cheers for the comment Pavel ! I can appreciate objectively that those two are very well made films and are technically very impressive but there was just not loads of entertainment value in either of those for me and I don't exactly enjoy going to the cinema to sit and be bored (for well over two hours in Blade Runner's case...) My bottom three from the Best Picture line-up last year was Fences, Moonlight and Hell or High Water. None of them were particularly thrilling and I wouldn't watch them again out of choice... Thanks for commenting Chez! :D Even I am the only person I know of that has neither LOVED or HATED it :lol: I liked it a fair bit but a lot of it went over my head to be honest until I did further reading on it :drama: Thanks for commenting Klaus!

pjWz3WDtGPI I absolutely adore both Vikander and McAvoy so I am interested in seeing this depending on how wide the release is in the UK. I can't say the trailer is particularly thrilling though, hopefully the film itself is a bit more exciting :heehee: :drama:

65. Mother! Mother was one of the most divisive films of the year and I definitely fall on the 'like' side of the fence for this film. There were certainly some shocking moments which were really tough to watch at times (especially what happens to the baby) and I must admit that I didn't really get what the film was about until reading up on it further later on. Coming out of the film, I wasn't the biggest fan of the film and was just left a bit confused at what I'd watched but after researching the Bible references and searching the net for different interpretations, I realised how exciting it was that the film could have so many hidden meanings and little Easter eggs. I'm still not intelligent enough to comprehend the film on my own but it did shoot up a lot in my rankings after reading other people's opinions of the film online. 66. The Mountain Between Us This was never the type of film that I was going to absolutely adore as it is a very run-of-the-mill drama and there are hundreds of films just like it but I did think it was pretty cute despite being very forgettable. Kate Winslet is one of my favourite actresses at the moment so her being the lead actress definitely helped me enjoy it a little more than I otherwise would have but the film itself was decent enough to keep me entertained for the whole runtime. The multiple fake-out death scenes got a bit tedious towards the end but I am glad the characters survived as they were very likeable and the ending was rather sweet too. 67. The Circle I know this got really bad reviews from critics but I must admit that I enjoyed it a fair bit. I really liked the idea of the Circle and I found the buildings there really exciting to explore on-screen. The visual effects and ideas were really cool and I was having a great time in the first act finding out about all this new technology. Tom Hanks was incredibly charismatic here too (as usual) and had me hanging on his every word, a really convincing character portrayal of a Steve Jobs type of character. However, some of the scenes such as the bridge death were just a bit too on-the-nose and a bit more subtlety may have been nice. 68. Daddy's Home 2 The first Daddy's Home film landed at #15 on my EOY back in 2015 so it's probably rather obvious that this was a little bit of a disappointment in comparison. I did have fun watching it still and I quite liked the idea of bringing in the grandparents even if Bad Moms definitely did that idea better. However, so many more jokes fell flat this time and I found myself cringing a lot more in the sequel than I did in the first film. Also, I was hoping John Cena would be a bigger part of the film than he actually was after he was teased at the end of the first film :( 69. Despicable Me 3 I've talked before about hitting the age where animated films mainly aimed at kids just aren't my cup of tea anymore and because of that, I would rank this as my least favourite Despicable Me movie to date. In reality, it's probably no worse than the other instalments but I just find myself eye-rolling now at a lot of the humour and cringing a lot at other parts. Saying that, these films are still a lot of fun and I had a good 90 minutes watching it. Balthazar Bratt was a great villain though just because of how bonkers the character was, the scenes involving him did put a smile on my face - I'd love for him to appear again in future sequels!

Glad you're enjoying the countdown. A Monsters Call is a cute film - I would recommend it still even if it's not really high here in my countdown. Thanks for commenting Dalek!

It's released 14 February 2018 here in the UK ! :(

The soundtrack for this is absolutely gorgeous, Alexandre Desplat nailing it yet again! That's really getting me even more excited to see this now - I've booked in to see the Unlimited Screening next week but I'm not entirely sure if I'll be able to go or not yet...

Hello! The in-depth Oscars threads from last year have returned so let's kick things off with Best Picture! BEST PICTURE The nominees are: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME DARKEST HOUR DUNKIRK GET OUT LADY BIRD PHANTOM THREAD THE POST THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI What do you think will win? Who would you like to win? How many of these have you seen so far? What movies are you sad about missing the cut? Discuss anything you like!! Here are the latest odds too (with PaddyPower) just to see how things are likely to pan out: Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri 10/11 The Shape of Water 6/5 Lady Bird 10/1 Get Out 20/1 Dunkirk 25/1 The Post 33/1 Call Me By Your Name 40/1 Darkest Hour 66/1 Phantom Thread 80/1 Other nominees at major awards shows: Golden Globes - Drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Call Me by Your Name Dunkirk The Post The Shape of Water Golden Globes - Comedy/Musical Lady Bird The Disaster Artist Get Out The Greatest Showman I, Tonya BAFTA - Best Film Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri SAG Awards - Best Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The Big Sick Get Out Lady Bird Mudbound

Christopher Plummer also becomes the oldest acting nominee ever at 88 years old *.* He wouldn't have been in my personal top five but props to him for breaking such an impressive record!!!

In other huge news for Mudbound, I've just found out that Rachel Morrison is the first EVER female cinematographer to be nominated in that category. Crazy that it took 90 years for that to happen so big congratulations to her! *.*

The voting for Animated Feature changed this year which was always more likely to favour blockbuster animated films. In the past, only voters from the animated branch were able to vote meaning they were much more likely to favour niche films. From this year, any Academy member can vote in that category just like Best Picture meaning most people are just gonna nominate what they see at the cinema with their little ones. Expect to see many more nominees in the future like The Boss Baby and Ferdinand which probably would have just been Golden Globes fodder in the past :(

Nominations tally: 13 - The Shape of Water 8 - Dunkirk 7 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 6 - Darkest Hour 6 - Phantom Thread 5 - Lady Bird 5 - Blade Runner 2049 4 - Call Me By Your Name 4 - Get Out 4 - Mudbound 4 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3 - I, Tonya 3 - Baby Driver 2 - The Post 2 - Coco 2 - Beauty and the Beast 2 - Victoria and Abdul 1 - Roman J. Israel, Esq 1 - The Florida Project 1 - All the Money in the World 1 - Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2 1 - Kong: Skull Island 1 - War for the Planet of the Apes 1 - Wonder 1 - The Big Sick 1 - The Disaster Artist 1 - Logan 1 - Molly's Game 1 - Marshall 1 - The Greatest Showman 1 - The Boss Baby 1 - The Breadwinner 1 - Ferdinand 1 - Loving Vincent Really shocked at the lack of love for The Post and The Florida Project especially! Mudbound getting four nominations is HUGE for Netflix though, they really are in the game now it seems *.*

THE NOMINEES ARE: BEST PICTURE CALL ME BY YOUR NAME DARKEST HOUR DUNKIRK GET OUT LADY BIRD PHANTOM THREAD THE POST THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST DIRECTOR DUNKIRK - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN GET OUT - JORDAN PEELE PHANTOM THREAD - PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON THE SHAPE OF WATER - GUILLERMO DEL TORO LADY BIRD - GRETA GERWIG LEAD ACTRESS SALLY HAWKINS "THE SHAPE OF WATER" FRANCES MCDORMAND "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" MARGOT ROBBIE "I, TONYA" SAOIRSE RONAN "LADY BIRD" MERYL STREEP "THE POST" LEAD ACTOR TIMOTHEE CHALAMET "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME" DANIEL DAY-LEWIS "PHANTOM THREAD" DANIEL KALUUYA "GET OUT" GARY OLDMAN "DARKEST HOUR" DENZEL WASHINGTON "ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ" BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS > MARY J BLIGE "MUDBOUND" > ALLISON JANNEY "I, TONYA" > LESLEY MANVILLE "PHANTOM THREAD" > LAURIE METCALF "LADY BIRD" > OCTAVIA SPENCER "THE SHAPE OF WATER" BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR > WILLEM DAFOE "THE FLORIDA PROJECT" > WOODY HARRELSON "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" > RICHARD JENKINS "THE SHAPE OF WATER" > CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER "ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD" > SAM ROCKWELL "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY THE BIG SICK GET OUT LADY BIRD THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY > CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > THE DISASTER ARTIST > LOGAN > MOLLY'S GAME > MUDBOUND BEST ANIMATED FILM > THE BOSS BABY > THE BREADWINNER > COCO > FERDINAND > LOVING VINCENT BEST ORIGINAL SONG > MIGHTY RIVER FROM MUDBOUND > MYSTERY OF LOVE FROM CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > REMEMBER ME FROM COCO > STAND UP FOR SOMETHING FROM MARSHALL > THIS IS ME FROM THE GREATEST SHOWMAN BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM > A FANTASTIC WOMAN > THE INSULT > LOVELESS > ON BODY AND SOUL > THE SQUARE ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > MUDBOUND > THE SHAPE OF WATER BEST COSTUME DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > DARKEST HOUR > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > VICTORIA AND ABDUL BEST SOUND EDITING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI BEST SOUND MIXING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI BEST ANIMATED SHORT > DEAR BASKETBALL > GARDEN PARTY > LOU > NEGATIVE SPACE > REVOLTING RHYMES BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM > DEKALB ELEMENTARY > THE 11 O CLOCK > MY NEPHEW EMMETT > THE SILENT CHILD > ALL OF US BEST ORIGINAL SCORE > DUNKIRK > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST VISUAL EFFECTS > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL, 2 > KONG: SKULL ISLAND > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES BEST FILM EDITING > BABY DRIVER > DUNKIRK > I, TONYA > THE SHAPE OF WATER > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST MAKE UP/HAIRSTYLING > DARKEST HOUR > VICTORIA AND ABDUL > WONDER

BEST PICTURE CALL ME BY YOUR NAME DARKEST HOUR DUNKIRK GET OUT LADY BIRD PHANTOM THREAD THE POST THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI the Florida project rly rly deserved better... :(

BEST DIRECTOR DUNKIRK - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN GET OUT - JORDAN PEELE PHANTOM THREAD - PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON THE SHAPE OF WATER - GUILLERMO DEL TORO LADY BIRD - GRETA GERWIG PHANTOM THREAD?! OVER SPIELBERG, GUADAGNINO, MCDONAGH!?

LEAD ACTRESS SALLY HAWKINS "THE SHAPE OF WATER" FRANCES MCDORMAND "THREE BILLBOARDS" MARGOT ROBBIE "I, TONYA" SAOIRSE RONAN "LADY BIRD" MERYL STREEP "THE POST" MERYL STREEP SNATCHING HER 21ST NOMINATION!!!!

LEAD ACTOR TIMOTHEE CHALAMET "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME" DANIEL DAY-LEWIS "PHANTOM THREAD" DANIEL KALUUYA "GET OUT" GARY OLDMAN "DARKEST HOUR" DENZEL WASHINGTON "ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ" YASS TIMOTHEE!!! NO TOM HANKS AGAIN THO, THESE SNUBS YEAR AFTER YEAR!

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY THE BIG SICK GET OUT LADY BIRD THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI YAY FOR THE BIG SICK - DOESN'T EXCUSE HOLLY HUNTER SNUB THO

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY > CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > THE DISASTER ARTIST > LOGAN > MOLLY'S GAME > MUDBOUND LOGAN?!?! :o

BEST ANIMATED FILM > THE BOSS BABY > THE BREADWINNER > COCO > FERDINAND > LOVING VINCENT SCREAMING AT THE BOSS BABY AND FERDINAND !!! NO LEGO MOVIES

BEST ORIGINAL SONG > MIGHTY RIVER FROM MUDBOUND > MYSTERY OF LOVE FROM CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > REMEMBER ME FROM COCO > STAND UP FOR SOMETHING FROM MARSHALL > THIS IS ME FROM THE GREATEST SHOWMAN YES SUFJAN!! WIN NOW PLS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM > A FANTASTIC WOMAN > THE INSULT > LOVELESS > ON BODY AND SOUL > THE SQUARE