It's not the Last Airbender

[cyrano]

I'm going to say it once more and then move on.
Best Picture? Seriously?

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[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I don't debate the technical aspects of Avatar--it's apparently cutting edge stuff, and people have testified to the cinematography. The technical aspects of the film are, so far as I can tell, beyond reproach, much like Titanic. I don't recall the soundtrack, but I often don't. Solid acting? I may not agree there, but I don't think any of the actors got nominated.

I didn't see either Inglourious Basterds or District 9, but I've heard District 9 had great special effects and a plot. I'm not in agreement with Up, but it's not as egregious as Avatar.

In the end, I suppose I should remember that the Academy is not actually interested in the films so much as politics, image, and bankability. It's why I only watch the awards when Jon Stewart is hosting.

[amanda_lodden.livejournal.com]

I DID see District 9, and the plot was no better than Avatar's.

And Up's plot was even more see-through than Avatar's.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Really? You saw the 'heroic adventurer turns evil bad guy with pack of genetically altered dogs' thing? Because I totally didn't.

Regardless, t sounds like expanding the category to ten entries regardless of whether there were ten movies worth the nomination or not was probably designed more for pandering than for increasing quality.

[amanda_lodden.livejournal.com]

I knew the heroic adventurer was the bad guy before he ever got near the screen, simply from how "up on a pedestal" he was. The genetically altered dogs were a bit of a surprise, but only the genetic alteration part.