Better Movie?

[tdarko]

nobody is saying that just because a movie won an oscar that it is better than one that didnt, just saying that the credentials are there so obviously it is not a steaming pile of [censored] like some might think.

[jakethebake]

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nobody is saying that just because a movie won an oscar that it is better than one that didnt, just saying that the credentials are there so obviously it is not a steaming pile of [censored] like some might think.

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Bad assumption. Give me an hour and I could probably name you 20 steaming piles of [censored] that won Oscars.

[Dr. Strangelove]

I went with Unforgiven and it's not even close. But Tombstone has so many cool lines.

"I'm your Huckleberry"
"I have two guns; one for each of you"
"Why Ike, whatever do you mean? Maybe poker's just not your game. I know! Let's have a spelling contest!"

etc.

[elwoodblues]

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However, should a western really be Oscar-worthy?


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That's just dumb. Why shouldn't it be --- especially one as well done as Unforgiven.

[swede123]

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I'm in the camp that says Unforgiven won the oscar because of Clint Eastwood as sort of an award for his lifetime acheivements. Not to mention 1992 wasn't a very strong year. A Few Good Men should have won.

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It's not that strange to hear this from Justin. Many of the things which made A Few Good Men so popular (great all-star cast, memorable lines, interesting but not greatly involved story line, almost-over-the-top-acting by a great actor) were also part of the recipe for success for Tombstone. I bet Justin is also a big fan of Armageddon.

Please, don't take this as a knock. I think Tombstone and A Few Good Men were both very entertaining, and I own both. However, I voted Unforgiven because on so many levels it is simply a much better movie.

Unforgiven blows Tombstone out of the water in just about every dimension of movie making you can imagine: storyline, writing, acting, cinematography, lighting, sound, score, etc. etc. etc.

Cheers,

Swede

[jakethebake]

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A Few Good Men should have won.

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What a piece of crap that was. Ridiculous plot. Poorly researched. Utter shite.

[ToneLoc]

Simple indeed:

Tombstone is the only western that made me fall asleep. No interest whatsoever, just a rather empty modern western...

Unforgiven: deep and complex, great movie, massive acting.

It is not close, indeed... NOt really in the same category at all...

[jakethebake]

My biggest problem with Tombstone was that everyone in it dressed like they just came from Sheplers. It could have been made without Jason Priestley too. Other than that it was a great movie.

[Bubbagump]

Kilmer made that movie. Without him, it's a mediocre effort at best. Unforgiven is a solid film.

My .02

Bubba

[jakethebake]

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Kilmer made that movie. Without him, it's a mediocre effort at best. Unforgiven is a solid film.

My .02

Bubba

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Kilmer did make that movie, and I don't even like him. But w/o that final bar shootout scene all Unforgiven is is a "solid" film, nothing more.