When Hollywood decided to be smug and hate everything big budget

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Mar 25, 2023
2:02:04pm

BYU '80 All-American

When Hollywood decided to be smug and hate everything big budget

Or popular. Or that isn’t diverse or politically correct enough

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BYU '80

Bio page: BYU '80
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Last login: Apr 27, 2024
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Author

Time

Just finished Everything Everywhere All at Once. (No spoilers)

Traveshamockery

3/24/23 10:53pm

I can pretty much bank on no movie winning best picture as being worth the time.

BYU '80

3/24/23 10:57pm

yeah Schindler's List . . . dumb : )

COUGALICIOUS

3/24/23 11:07pm

Talking within the last fifteen years

BYU '80

3/25/23 2:00pm

You believe that has always been the case or just recently?

Jdoc

3/24/23 11:08pm

In the last fifteen years

BYU '80

3/25/23 2:00pm

I would agree with about 10 years. There have

Jdoc

3/25/23 2:31pm

Ironically, this broke "oscar-bait" rules

Gustav

3/24/23 11:25pm

Definitely not the case with this one.

WP17

3/25/23 1:14am

Patton, Casablanca, Unforgiven, Forrest Gump— none of those you find worth

Socrates Johnson

3/25/23 7:12am

When Hollywood decided to be smug and hate everything big budget

BYU '80

3/25/23 2:02pm

Gotcha. Makes sense from that point of view.

Socrates Johnson

3/25/23 3:29pm

The field was pretty weak this year if we’re being honest.

Heath Squashwell

3/24/23 11:00pm

All Quiet should have won

IrishBlue

3/24/23 11:08pm

That’s unfortunate, it’s in my personal Top 5 movies of all time

3/24/23 11:02pm

It was terrible. I can’t believe Jamie Lee Curtis won an Oscar for that.

Jdoc

3/24/23 11:03pm

Jamie Lee Curtis had a solid performance.

greatbam

3/25/23 6:21am

I didn’t find it unique at all, but I’ve read a lot of Douglas Adams so…

royal_blue

3/25/23 12:04am

You should check out Eraserhead

3/25/23 12:17am

If you thought that was weird, check out the other movie by the same directors, "Swiss Army Man".

Chemish

3/25/23 3:25am

It is a deeply religious movie for the current college educated white segment

novacoug1

3/25/23 6:24am

Some people I know who raved about the movie are exactly as you described

3/25/23 6:50am

Exact people Oscars are for

BYU '80

3/25/23 2:04pm

I thought it was really interesting and in many ways excellent.

Socrates Johnson

3/25/23 7:08am

Haven’t a lot of weird ones one lately?

BYU '80

3/25/23 2:06pm

Weird in some ways, yes, but this one felt more sci-fi-ish than previous winners

Socrates Johnson

3/25/23 3:30pm

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