Comments on: Oscars: The Playlist Guide To The Live-Action, Animated & Documentary Short Nominees

By: Norm Schrager

Norm Schrager — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:17:02 +0000

I agree, Oliver, the voters will go for Paperman, in a year that seems dominated by the easy, unchallenging Oscar vote. I can watch Fresh Guacamole over and over but Adam and Dog really is the overall finest entry. Some pretty talented animators in on that one. If you care to check it out, I reviewed the animated entries before their theatrical run a couple weeks ago: http://meetinthelobby.com/film-review-2013-oscar-nominated-short-films-animated.html

By: goldfarb

goldfarb — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:17:02 +0000

Pixar had nothing to do with Paperman

By: brandon w

brandon w — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:17:02 +0000

This is the first time I've taken the time to watch the nominated shorts, so I'm not sure if my expectations were unjust, but sitting through the live action category was a truly enervating experience. The only films I sort-of-kind-of tolerated were Death of a Shadow and Asad. The former was notable primarily for its resemblance to other directors like those mentioned above and Guillermo del Toro. The latter got a lift from its comic ending. If it was pat, then that's precisely what it needed to be: consider the difference from the labored conclusions to Henry, with that prosaic quote, or the poverty infomercial appeal of the lead character's look into the camera in Buzkashi Boys. Don't even ask me about the revolting dance sequence in Curfew! The animated selections were so much more enjoyable. Perhaps animation is better suited to the shorter format.