Comments on: Movie Rundown | 2009 Oscar Contenders (Part 1)

By: Fitz

Fitz — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:59:14 +0000

Slumdog Millionaire would most likely win as Best Picture. I agree with what your screenwriter mentor said, “all stories have been told, it’s HOW you tell the story”.

I just hope it will be shown here in Manila. I’m sure Pinoys will love this film.

By: Yoshke

Yoshke — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:05:18 +0000

EEEEEEEH! Dapat nagustuhan mo yun ng bonggang bongga!

THE READER!!!!

By: Yoshke

Yoshke — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:05:03 +0000

AYN! WATCH DOUBT! I SWEAR! YOU WILL LOVE IT.

see, napa-all caps pa ako! hahaha

By: Ayn*

Ayn* — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:09:04 +0000

YOSHKE! I WATCHED IT NA! haha, but I didn’t love it as much.

By: PJ*

PJ* — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:08:41 +0000

I watched all best picture contenders but Frost/Nixon. Don’t even know if I will bother watching it. Anyway, I loved Slumdog, Doubt and Revolutionary Road.

Slumdog was a slam! I thought I was watching City of God the entire time. But you were right, it was City of God but a lot happier.

Doubt was really good too. All the talking paid off. I especially loved Viola Davis who apparently appeared for only 11 minutes but managed to deliver a great and a “well-deserved-award-recognition” performance.

Revolutionary Road’s simplicity was the key to its success. Its simplicity makes you actually dig much much deeper into everything – plot, characters, etc. The actors’ performances were just amazingly superb.

By: Ayn*

Ayn* — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:07:57 +0000

bah, slumdog. couldn’t get past the gimmick. same with button. So far, among the contenders, I’m loving The Reader and Revolutionary Road. But I still have to watch Changeling, Doubt, Frost/Nixon and Rachel Getting Married. Not to mention Synecdoche New York. aaaah.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:53:54 +0000

I gotta agree with ya on Slumdog. I was drawn into the movie and enjoyed it alot. I havn’t seen Benjamin Button though, but I’ve seen Doubt. I gotta agree that Doubt did leave me thinking and wondering what really happened at the end. Oh well. And it’s funny how you mentioned “Yet you are satisfied.” That was true for me. Finally a movie critic with some real feedback. And the guy in Slumdog was yummy.

By: gravity

gravity — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:26:24 +0000

amy adams! im excited to see her in Doubt. it really seems to be a talkie movie. but im much thrilled with meryl’s glances and stares and squishy type of talking.

By: lio loco

lio loco — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:36:02 +0000

i was surprised by slumdog myself. never thot it could be that riveting. i liked how the movie was able to present a very serious and heavy topic – poverty and deprivation – in a light and comical way, something that pinoy filmmakers are apparently not accustomed to (here, we present poverty at its most gruesome, and then the viewers leave the cinemas feeling a lot worse than they entered the cinemas. tsk tsk!).

the curious case of benjamin button, as i’ve mentioned in my previous blog post, is just a recycled forrest gump. and yes, you have to suspend your disbelief to appreciate it. heck, i don’t think brad and cate even have the screen chemistry. lol!

as for doubt, haven’t seen it yet. so i can’t comment. and again, just my two-cents’-worth. all personal opinions. not really a technical film junkie like you. hakhak!

By: Yoshke

Yoshke — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:12:41 +0000

Yay! Someone agrees! haha