I’ve seen a lot of good movies this year… Borat, Pirates of the Caribbean, Miami Vice, Blood Diamond, Casino Royale, Flags of our Fathers, Idiocracy, even Snakes on a Plane. I enjoyed them all for different reasons; some made me think, some made me laugh my ass off, some were just a lot of fun and made me enjoy going to the movies again. But none of those were even on the best picture roster this year.
But now, post-Oscars, I’ve got a whole list of movies to watch now. I haven’t seen any of the best picture nominations, for example.. so now I need to go see Little Miss Sunshine, the Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, and Babel. I’m really excited about The Last King of Scotland, too.. I’ve always admired Forest Whitaker in everything he’s done (he was especially menacing and formidable in his guest role on “The Shield” earlier this year), and I’ve read a lot about this new movie but I never got a chance to see it. Supposedly it’s some of the most powerful work he’s ever done, so I’m pretty excited to see that.
It’s good to see Martin Scorcese finally bag an Oscar after so many awesome movies.. I don’t know if The Departed will stack up to his previous ones or not, but I think he had uncannily bad luck in getting nominated during years when there were a ton of good movies and directors nominated. I think Djimon Hounsou got snubbed this year, though.. I’m sure Alan Arkin was good in Little Miss Sunshine but damn Djimon Hounsou turned in an amazing performance in Blood Diamond. He owned every scene he was in, and had many moments of frightingly powerful emotion during such chaotic happenings in that movie.
So, in the end, a very strong year for movies in my opinion.. I felt like I saw more movies in the theater than my usual, but I still managed to skip all the best picture nominees. I guess I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me.
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