Comments on: Who Got Snubbed By The 2008 Golden Globe Nominations?

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:40:00 +0000

Umm, ok. Its well established that Che isn't doing well critically (mixed) and during awards season it's getting totally overlooked, for sure. I've written that several times and above.

The difference is though I've seen Che and Ben Button (as of last night), and you're championing a film you've never seen. I'm very curious as to how Fincher fans are going to take to this one, it's nothing like his other work and there are some Forest Gump like things to be sure. I wonder if that means Fincher fans will now like Forest Gump?

The girl i saw it did not like it at all and its supposed to be a romance.

By: Fincher's enlarged prostate

Fincher's enlarged prostate — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:36:00 +0000

Sorry your film Che isn't doing better, but...

Benjamin Buttons currently sits at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Those are "good to mixed" reviews I think most producers/studios/directors would love to have.

Can't chat, off to participate in a circle-jerk.

Lates.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:06:00 +0000

Strike that last post…it was Babel with a 68%…still 10% higher than what the Reader has now.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:46:00 +0000

I just can’t get over The Reader’s dismal 58% on rottentomatoes. I don’t care what you say, poor critical reception will keep this off the map come Oscar time, unless of course it recovers by then once all the reviews are in. People have done the rottentomatoes connection before, but if I remember correctly, the lowest film to get a Best Pic nod recently was Cider House Rules with a 72% from 1999!

By: stephen

stephen — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:17:00 +0000

Weird set of nominations. If The Reader is half as bad as the book (had to read it my freshman year of college) then it’s terrible. Glad to see Franco nominated if only because it means he might do more comedy.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:42:00 +0000

FincherFundamentalist Fanatic: Let me spell it out to you in plain chapter and verse so you're no longer confused.

1. We chart the temperature of a film until we've seen it. We say critics are saying this________ (maybe it's good, maybe it's bad, maybe it's mixed, etc.)

2. When we've seen it we either say, critics were right, dead-wrong or we disagree depending on how we honestly feel about the film.

That's all there is to it. Ben Button has received good to mixed reviews, that's plain as day. Some of them are glowing and some of them are it's good, but and some are just not very good.

Yes, the majority is positive, but there's enough, "it's detached, it's cold" caveats out there to give one pause and hesitation. That's it. I know some movie fans like yourself and Dark Knight fans can only accept the positive, but sorry, we look at all angles of things.

If you think that's unfair, well this is the wrong place to be. I'm sure there are other Fincher circle-jerk sites that you'd be much more comfortable at.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:12:00 +0000

In fact, Robert Downey Jr. gave a better comedic performance in Iron Man than Tropic Thunder, though that film wasn’t in the comedy category and his role was leading not supporting…still!

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:51:00 +0000

FincherFan you shit for brains. It’s ‘Benjamin Button,’ not ‘Buttons.’

Secondly, no one said it sucked. If you really think that you’re mentally deficient. Oh wait, nevermind.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:46:00 +0000

Wait, I just noticed…Ralph Fiennes was nomed for The Duchess? I thought he was supposed to get nomed for The Reader? Does this constitute a snub?? I would’ve rather seen him nomed for his best Ben Kingsley impression in In Bruges. There’s the snub. Thats a funny word…snub.

By: Fincher's bleeding tumor

Fincher's bleeding tumor — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:44:00 +0000

Well I see that Fincher and Benjamin Buttons got a lot of love from the Golden Globes.

Hmmm...

That's kind of strange given how much we're told his movie sucks and all.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:35:00 +0000

Oh, and hey…Danny Boyle was nomed for director. Just FYI…I see you even mentioned in the globes piece that you would have liked to see him nomed, right under his name that shows he was nomed.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:24:00 +0000

I’d agree with that, Pitt was better, though Cruise was pretty damn close. RDJ, well… pffft, overrated.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:22:00 +0000

And Michael Shannon aside, if they wanted to represent some comedy with their acting noms, they should’ve nomed Brad Pitt for Burn After Reading…he was much better than both the Tropic Thunder guys.

“Aren’t you worried about your secret shit?”

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:11:00 +0000

I might also add that Brad Pitt (who everyone expected would get snubbed) scored a nom while his counterpart, Cate Blanchett, did not (who everyone says is better than him in this). It can probably be chalked up to the tight actress race, so without having seen any of the movies besides The Changeling, I don’t think I can judge yet.

But you can’t really tell me Blanchett will go a year without getting nomed for something. Somehow it’ll happen…I think it’s in her contract.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Well, go ahead and throw Michael Shannon’s name on there too then. The one nom most people expected from Revolutionary Road was supporting actor, and instead it got all the others. Well you know…you saw it (jealous).