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Back To The Future 1 has aged poorly whereas 2 and 3 are as good if not better then the day they came out.

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[QUOTE=j Frances Ha was also quite good, although probably not BP-worthy.
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Not BP-worthy?

:sad: Cause it was set in present time

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Go back and look at my post and count the number of films set in the present time I said should have won, been nominated or are my personal favorites. It is quite obviously not something I consider to be relevant in determining a film's worth.

Frances Ha was not substantial enough to warrant a nomination, IMHO. I know "substantial" is a nebulous and slippery term, but there it is. I do think Gerwig would have been quite deserving of an acting nomination, though. She did get a GG nomination, at least.

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I never liked Silence of the Lambs either, I thought JFK should have won that year.

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I like Silence of the Lambs, but I agree about JFK which IMO is Oliver Stone's best film.

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LOL I missed that

Really? I thought the first was the best and timeless.

Part 2 is great though most of the stuff set in the future did not happen and maybe that has aged poorly?

I did not care that much about Part 3.

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Yeah, BTTF hasn't aged a bit. It's still as fun as when it came out. One of my favorite films that I can watch anytime and still get that sense of joy that you feel only so often with a film like that.

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Got to disagree with you on that one. The Magnificent Seven was just another dumbed-down remake of an excellent foreign movie. The Apartment was excellent itself.

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The Apartment is one of my least favorite best pictures. Its not funny, or even remotely interesting, IMHO... The Magnificent Seven is a blast... great cast, beautifully shot, and one of the greatest scores ever!

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I really don't like Terms of Endearment, it is my least favorite best picture, but I was really disappointed when I saw The Right Stuff (it is much better than Terms though, IMHO) ... A Christmas Story isn't really best picture material, but it was my favorite film that year, which was pretty weak...

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I love that film but that is one tough year for me to pick just one. Might have to be a 6 way tie.

No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
Eastern Promises
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford

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No argument here! All are excellent.

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Jodie Foster winning for "The Accused." Very average performance in a barely average film.

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I would gauge her performance as above average but agree about the film on the whole. It was also an extremely "brave" performance, which is largely why she won. I would have given it to Sigourney that year I think, although admittedly it has been so long I barely remember A Cry In the Dark.

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1983 was indeed one of the weakest years for BP Nominee's but that year also gave us Rumble Fish,Lianna,Local Hero and Careful He Might Hear You. And for Non English Language Films certified classics like El Norte,El Sur and Danton. In retrospect the lackluster fare rewarded that year is even more stunning because Careful He Might Hear You and Rumble Fish are the kind of period films usually in Oscars wheelhouse.

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Really? I thin SOTL is a truly great film. Plus it has had tremendous influence on movies in general. I think it is very clearly the best film of that year. And JFK is nothing compared to Platoon.

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Gotta disagree with that one. The only thing that prevents JFK from being a perfect masterpiece is Kevin Costner's shaky accent. Besides that, the film is flawless in every aspect. I like Platoon but I find certain parts of it to be a bit heavy handed. All my opinion of course.

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Another vote here for S.o.t.L. being massively overrated. If only they had silenced that dreadful ham Hopkins.

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I thought JFK was enjoyable until the last act when Basil Exposition talked for about ten minutes in front of the Lincoln Memorial. That was like watching the Ed Wood film The Violent Years. I never watched JFK again.

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The Apartment was awful...shouldn't have even been a blip on the best picture radar. The Alamo would have won the 1960's best picture, going away. But that idiot Chill Wills and his over-the-top campaigning for best supporting actor ruined any chance Duke Wayne had with his film. Most members of the academy went out of their way to not vote for The Alamo, based on Chill's tasteless campaign.

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Fixed

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Broken. ^I'd pick Mag 7 over Psycho.

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Cinderfella

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Fill me in on this story. I've never heard it.

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I was and still of the opinion that Brian Cox (Manhunter) played a far more sinister and effective Lector than Hopkins did. I also think that the set design of the Lector cell area in SotL was a little overdone.