F 9/11 beats Spiderman 2, the Incredibles, Shrek 2 as best movie in the People Choice

[Darkbeer]

Note, I think this is the right place for this post, but if the mods think of a better place, please feel free to move it :)

OK, I am sorry, but this People Choice was wrong! :mad:

Favorite Movie

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Incredibles
Shrek 2
Spiderman 2

Now, which was the BEST film....

The last three I think had the best OVERALL stuff..

Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore is a great editor and can make movies (not documentaries, since he doesn't just show the facts), and it was somewhat entertaining, but I think that the last three split the vote, and a strong campaign by Michael Moore (taking out ads on certain websites and saying "click here to vote" made a big deal in the vote). This was the first year that the Gallup Poll folks did not run the award decisions, instead it was just an internet vote, that had no real way to restrict how many votes one person could make (while other sites have done things like limit one vote per IP address, or e-mail address), no prevention methods were taken in this poll....

Here is the full list of nominees...

http://www.pcavote.com/nominee
s_fi.shtml

But at least Shrek 2 won everything else they were nominated for :D

[innerSpaceman]

Wow, and I think it's high time this popularity award went to what the people thought was the most important movie rather than the best movie entertainment.

I belive F/911 campainged pretty hard for this, and frankly I'm glad the message seems to have got through.

[innerSpaceman]

Wow, and I'm glad this popularity award went for once to the most important film instead of merely the most entertaining.

I belive F9/11 campaigned pretty heavily for this one, and I'm glad their message seems to have got thru.

[Darkbeer]

Looks like I need to re-post a couple of links that should have been in the original post...

First the AP story that lists all the award winners....

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050110/D87H0DJ80.html

And the entire list of nominees...

http://www.pcavote.com/nominees_fi.shtml

[Tref]

F911 is the best film of the year. And I derive some pleasure in knowing that in a hundred years MM's film will still be seen and studied (and debated). Ultimately, Georgewbush's legacy will be that of a clown -- and for me, that bit of knowledge almost makes up for his win last November. Welcome to your place in History, Mr. Bush, will you be requiring a bib?

[Gemini Cricket]

The people have spoken.

[Morrigoon]

Once again the masses have proven that being popular is more important than being right.

[Gemini Cricket]

Once again the masses have proven that being popular is more important than being right.
Exactly. That's how I feel about Mel's film winning best drama.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Once again the masses have proven that being popular is more important than being right.

Which is precisely why you will never see Bush do anything regarding border control, among other things.

[wendybeth]

Once again the masses have proven that being popular is more important than being right.

Well, you seemed fine with it when they elected GW.....:D

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

So I guess you all didn't vote? (C'mon, I posted a link and everything!)

Hey, I did and I guess I'm N'Sync with the world's vote. ;)

[ModHatter]

IMHO... Didnt' care enough to even watch Sunshine on Netflix. Haven't liked a Jim Carrey movie since Peggy Sue Got Married, and Charlie Kaufman seems to have been lucky when he penned Malkovich. Incredibles was another average product from Pixar, this one a family-friendly liberal borrowing from comic book material. (I'd rather see a good anime version of Dark Knight Returns anyday.) Didn't think the original Shrek was anything special, and this one was more of the same. Spiderman 2 was actually less realistic-looking than the 100% CGI nominees, and I liked the story much better when it was released under its original title, Superman II.

F 9/11 deserved to win by a landslide. Even compared to the films eligible for the other awards, it at least belongs in the top 5.

But in practical terms... what were the ticket sales for the other 4 nominees for People's Choice? Not money, but actual number of tickets sold. Out of 300 million US residents, how many saw these films? Compare that to the number of people who may not have seen F 9/11, but have read up on the issues it raises and who feel strong support for the premise of the film.

Seems to me, the best film of a given year should still be a good film for years and years. Will the other four movies be considered good a few years from now? Doubtful.