Vote for the best Best Picture ever
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Vote for the best Best Picture ever
I voted for Braveheart, GWTW is leading by far...
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Neither was The Legend of Billy Jack, but then, it wasn't nominated for any Academy Award (that I know of), least of all Best Picture...wayfriend wrote:Turk 182 wasn't even in the list.
"Best picture ever" means "best picture of all time", in my book. No biggie, just that I would have voted for NBNW if it was on the list.Lord Foul wrote:I don't think it's insinuating that it's the best movie of all time; just within this category.
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No, the thread states "best Best Picture ever", which means the best picture within the category of the Academy Award's "Best Picture" category. Even the website states this. Seven Samurai isn't on the list, and the number of voters in this poll is exceedingly low, so I don't take it seriously.Kil Tyme wrote:"Best picture ever" means "best picture of all time", in my book. No biggie, just that I would have voted for NBNW if it was on the list.Lord Foul wrote:I don't think it's insinuating that it's the best movie of all time; just within this category.
Yep, that's how I saw it too.Lord Foul wrote:I don't think it's insinuating that it's the best movie of all time; just within this category.
But if we're mentioning films that were unfairly overlooked...then, oh my, don't get me started on how I feel about 2001: A Space Odyssey being snubbed in favor of the musical Oliver! in 1969.
Ahhh, the age-old debate about the worth of Oscar.
No The Great Escape, which would be my pick. Within the framework of this list though, it was a tossup between Rocky and Braveheart, with the Gibson epic taking the prize.
No The Great Escape, which would be my pick. Within the framework of this list though, it was a tossup between Rocky and Braveheart, with the Gibson epic taking the prize.
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Ha! Pardon, you are right LF; I messed up not reading that second best. Prob the only one who it took 6 times reading to see it.Lord Foul wrote:No, the thread states "best Best Picture ever", which means the best picture within the category of the Academy Award's "Best Picture" category.
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I always thought that nearly all of the 80s best pictures were incredibly overrated except for one, Amadeus.
My picks for best movies of the past 7 decades...
40s - The Maltese Falcon
50s - Vertigo
60s - *Edit* Changed my mind - going with 2001: A space Odyssey
70s - Star Wars
80s - Amadeaus
90s - To me, it's a tie between Fargo and LA Confidential
00s - Children of Men
My picks for best movies of the past 7 decades...
40s - The Maltese Falcon
50s - Vertigo
60s - *Edit* Changed my mind - going with 2001: A space Odyssey
70s - Star Wars
80s - Amadeaus
90s - To me, it's a tie between Fargo and LA Confidential
00s - Children of Men
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I so agree. Amadeaus is a masterpiece, and F. Murray delivered one of the finest performances on screen ever in that one...The Dreaming wrote:I always thought that nearly all of the 80s best pictures were incredibly overrated except for one, Amadeus.
My picks for best movies of the past 7 decades...
40s - The Maltese Falcon
50s - Vertigo
60s - *Edit* Changed my mind - going with 2001: A space Odyssey
70s - Star Wars
80s - Amadeaus
90s - To me, it's a tie between Fargo and LA Confidential
00s - Children of Men
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