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Second only to Sin City in unintentional hilariousness. I know a movie isn't working when the tensest, most dramatic moment of the film -- in this case, the Iranian man's revenge on the Hispanic locksmith -- unleashes a giggling fit... and that was before we find out that no one was hurt. In fact, as the scene ended, with a crane shot over the confused shopkeeper, I said aloud, MST3K-style, "THESE ARE FAKE BULLETS! YOU GIVE ME REAL BULLETS!".
So yeah, it didn't quite work for me. Maybe it's because I'm tucked away in the liberal bastion of the Pacific Northwest, but I can get through the day without turning every interaction with my fellow human beings into a shouting match. I can also, amazingly, have a conversation with someone without using a racial epithet. Maybe those Angelenos are different, I dunno.
And while I don't think this'll win Best Picture, you know what would be most horrific about that possibility? They're giving Robert muthafuckin' Altman an honorary Oscar that same night. "Hey Bob -- thanks for elevating cinema with your narrative tapestries Nashville and Short Cuts. We're going to honor your contributions by giving our top award to a movie that takes all your innovations and reduces them to feces! No, thank you."
Where we saw it: dvd | We deign to rate it: 14 outta 100Huh? Sin City was _unintentionally_ hilarious? You think? (Crash -- yeah. Totally over-rated. But I thought Sin City was a blast.)
Posted by: Larry O'Brien at February 26, 2006 10:47 PMWell, to be clear, I generally liked Sin City (I gave it a 71). And there were some genuinely funny parts (Nicky Katt, in particular). But there were a number of moments (mostly in The Big Fat Kill section) that I thought were supposed to be cool, but came off campy IMO.
Posted by: Kza at February 26, 2006 10:54 PMIf what I'm hearing is correct, it's basically "Brokeback" versus this piece of crap. If this wins ... oh my God.
Posted by: Matt at March 4, 2006 11:18 AMThe Academy picked "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" as the best song of the year? Christ. I now have a sneaking suspicion that "Crash" will indeed win Best Picture. Let us hope not...
Posted by: Scott at March 5, 2006 07:27 PMWorst Best Picture winner since "Forrest Gump," perhaps. No, "Fofrest Gump" was better...
Posted by: Scott at March 5, 2006 08:26 PMI'd go all the way back to "Out of Africa", myself. I'm done with fucking Oscar.
Posted by: Steve at March 6, 2006 05:42 AMI haven't seen this movie yet, but everyone seems to hate it so! I feel like now I have to rent it just so I can be filled with righteous indignation also. Is it worth seeing for the horribleness, or should I just skip it?
Posted by: stennie at March 6, 2006 09:52 AMOkay, so this makes it Year Three (is this right?) that the Academy apologizes to the African American community.
Now you know why I pay more attention to what wins at Cannes.
Posted by: Matt at March 6, 2006 12:02 PMI had no idea all those old, white geezers in the Academy had a thing for gangster rap.
Posted by: Scott at March 6, 2006 02:04 PM