January 14, 201610 yr You are correct on all of it. 1995 - Braveheart (Apollo 13 & Sense and Sensibility) 1996 - The English Patient (Fargo, Shine & Jerry Maguire) 1997 - Titanic (Good Will Hunting & LA Confidential) GARBAGE 1998 - Shakespeare in Love (Saving Private Ryan & Life is Beautiful) 1999 - American Beauty (Cider House Rules & The Insider) right choice 2000 - Gladiator (Traffic and Erin Brockovich) 2001 - A Beautiful Mind (LOTR) 2002- Chicago (Gangs of New York, The Pianist, LOTR) 2003 - LOTR: The Return of the King (Lost in Translation, Mystic River, Seabiscuit) 1996 is the one that gets me. Fargo is an all-time classic in my book and The English Patient is PAINFULLY boring. And your list doesn't extend as far as 2005, which was another great travesty for me. I didn't like "Crash" at all. The four nominees against it for Best Picture -- Brokeback Mountain, Munich, Good Night and Good Luck, and Capote -- were all VASTLY better. And they didn't even nominate Hustle & Flow or A History of Violence (which were probably my favorite two movies that year). Your post on 2000 just goes to show how tastes can differ. You named two good movies as those nominated against Gladiator, but I think "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) was easily the best I saw that year. One of my favorites.
January 16, 201610 yr How in the hell did that ever happen? 13 nominations and 7 wins??? I couldn't believe that movie beat out Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture. I saw both movies and they're no comparsion. Saving Private Ryan was a masterpiece imo. Shakespeare In Love was a Lifetime Channel movie.
January 22, 201610 yr Heading out for "The Big Short" this afternoon. Enjoyable movie. Not outstanding but I did like how it was presented. Did a nice job explaining the complex issues in a simple manner. If you didn't read the book of if you don't understand finance it will not matter. No real impact on whether you will like the movie or not.
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