The Bus

One of the dreariest, most boring movies of the year.

RyoHazuki

Totally disagree. I thought it was a damn near perfect film. Up will probably win though even with it's terrible third act.

Giles

I thought so too, the only movie this year that I saw three times in the theatre. ('Ponyo' twice, 'Up' once)

Giles

here's a link to what 'A Town Called Panic' is about - talk about surreal - I sooo wanted to see this last Saturday, but wasn't in town to see it

This surreal adventure in stop-motion animation and oddball comedy is the feature film spin-off of the Belgian TV series, which enjoys an international cult following, (and has been aired in dubbed version on Nicktoons). Three Plasticine characters, Cowboy, Indian and the sensible but temperamental Horse, navigate a series of manic adventures, from Cowboy and Indian's Internet birthday barbeque that wrecks their house, to the trio's travels to the center of the earth, the arctic tundra, and an underwater realm populated by perfidious pointyheads. Co-directors Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar supply most of the manic voice talent, with guest spots given to Jeanne Balibar (VA SAVOIR) and Benoît Poelvoorde (MAN BITES DOG). Fans of Art Clokey's Gumby, MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, SOUTH PARK and ROBOT CHICKEN will find much to like. (from AFI Silver EU Film Festival program)

A Town Called Panic
(w/trailer)

GenPion

I predict Up, Coraline, and Ponyo are guaranteed nominations.

Up is going to win.

Giles

^ yeah, when has Pixar not won

RyoHazuki

Also after seeing A Christmas Carol I would certainly give that a nomination. It was much better than I expected and the animation was fantastic.

Ponyo should not receive a nomination imo. It's a decent film but I was pretty meh on the whole thing.

darkhawk

My 5 nominee projections I liked.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Monsters vs. Aliens
The Princess and the Frog
Up

Hokeyboy

In 2001 and 2006, when Monsters Inc and Cars lost to Shrek and Happy Feet (respectively).

Hokeyboy

You're wrong.

Hokeyboy

How was it? I haven't read an early review anywhere!

Michael Corvin

I don't think you can submit your movie (actor, actress, etc.) for more than one category.

I think RichC2 is right, Up suffered too much of an identity crisis to qualify for Best Pic(1st half was some of the best the year had to offer, the second half-some of the worst). They should submit for the Animated for a higher probability of winning.

darkhawk

My sister's father-in-law is one of the higher people up at the Magic Kingdom. Every now and then, they get to sit in and watch a new movie before it's released, if it has anything to do with the park. My sister invited me and my family to go see it. The movie was great. It's good to see an animated musical like they used to do. With alot of jazz.

Giles

actually this is mean to say but I thought CARS was soooo subpar, I'm glad it didn't win.

Hokeyboy

Awesome!! I'm very much looking forward to this movie, good to hear it's a quality film.

Hokeyboy

Not mean, it's your opinion (and you're not alone on it). All good. Although I've never seen Happy Feet, it looked retarded.

RichC2

It is.

Glad somebody agrees with my take on Up (half great adult drama/adventure, half sub-par saturday morning adaptation), but I know we're in the minority on that one.

Mordred

I thought I was the only one who felt this way.

fumanstan

I thought I was too, given the opinions in it's movie thread. Boring and dreary is a perfect description of the film.


Meanwhile, Shrek always gets poor remarks on these forums. I enjoy it more then Monster's Inc, and the whole "pop culture" spin on it is actually pretty minor in the first movie. I think it holds up just fine.

Groucho

You just got added to a number of ignore lists, and you should brace yourself for an incoming barrage of angry PMs.

fumanstan

I just like the attention. I also don't think Cars was that bad of a movie

Groucho

You just got added to MY ignore list. Expect an abusive PM shortly.

Drop

The pop culture stuff isn't what makes Shrek age poorly. I think the the story and execution just feel so poor now. The characters aren't as interesting as I remember them being. And I now see it doesn't really have a strong emotional core. Whereas when Monster's Inc came out I was too young to really appreciate the wonderful heart the film had. My appreciation only grows for that film.

As for Coraline (which I had to search through this thread to figure out what your were referring to. Come on people if you're quoting that far back mention the name of the movie) I'd put it at least on the level of UP as far as me loving it. That film took great chances for a children's film and for that alone I appreciate it. It helps that the emotions ring true and that visually it's positively gorgeous. I would have no problem if it won over UP. I don't think dreary is a negative for that film (it was intentional as far as I could tell and worked within the context), and it wasn't even a little boring. I left that film with a very big smile on my face.

Giles

yes it was...

Hokeyboy

I disliked Shrek (moreso the sequels than the original, although the first IS aging poorly as hell) but really liked Cars. As such, I'm only going to pee in half of Fu's Ovaltine.