Oscar Shorts - starting this weekend - Page 4

katiesue · 02-24-2010, 09:09 PM

We want to try and make it - we can do at least the animated (whatever time). Maddie wants to know if the "Danish Poet" is nominated again.

BarTopDancer · 02-24-2010, 10:17 PM

I'm out, completely. The gold medal hockey game is on.

Have a wonderful time and I can't wait to hear all about it.

Prudence · 02-27-2010, 01:29 PM

Someone please tell me what the plan is! We want to partake of the viewing this year. Tomorrow? Which times?

LSPoorEeyorick · 02-27-2010, 01:41 PM

2:30 and 5 would be best for me, I think, because I have to work a bit before I come. Is that OK for the rest of you?

Prudence · 02-27-2010, 01:47 PM

It works great for us. Yay!

(I am just so happy to get out of the house for something fun at this point....)

mousepod · 02-27-2010, 03:04 PM

Just bought tix for 2:30 and 5:00!

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 02-27-2010, 06:07 PM

230 is good I suspect!

katiesue · 02-27-2010, 08:19 PM

Ratz - we're out. Maddie has to clean tack for her tournament next weekend. Have fun everyone.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 03-01-2010, 07:09 PM

Wow - pretty strong year for Animated. We couldn't stay for the live action. Any good?

I think The Lady and the Reaper was the best all around. Logorama was interesting in the way they used the logo's and such. Wallace and Grommit was good but typical. I think I liked French Roast better than the group - really liked the use of animation and the models of the characters. Granny Grimm's Sleeping Beauty had some funny moments but the CG was terrible.

innerSpaceman · 03-02-2010, 10:56 AM

I don't think animation technique is the guiding spirit of quality. But rather, which film that happens to be animated is the better film. The look of a film certainly impacts its quality, and that is in the eye of the beholder. I found the look of Granny's Sleeping Beauty to be completely in concert with the irreverent tone of the piece.

I liked all the animateds, except for French Roast. But, going by which one I'd like to own in my personal collection, I unexpectedly find myself voting for Logorama as Best Animated Short Subject. (We did not have the typical straw poll after the screening).

The live actioners were miserable. Even the two comedies were meh. The rant which started The New Tenants was terrific, but the rest of the cute film paled by comparison. The Swedish one about the magician was charming, but a meaningless piece of fluff. The child slavery one was horrible, the Miracle Fish was unfulfilling. The Door was actually pretty well made and didn't hammer home its point too hard. So with it ultimately being about child cancer, it's the obvious winner.

But I didn't really like any of them ... and sitting through them was a chore.

Sitting through the animateds, though there were a couple of duds, was a delight!

View Poll Results: When do you want to see the Oscar shorts?
Saturday, February 20	4	66.67%
Sunday, February 21	1	16.67%
Saturday, February 27	3	50.00%
Sunday, February 28	3	50.00%
Short films? Ick.	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 6. You may not vote on this poll

02-24-2010, 09:09 PM	#31
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	We want to try and make it - we can do at least the animated (whatever time). Maddie wants to know if the "Danish Poet" is nominated again. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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02-24-2010, 10:17 PM	#32
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I'm out, completely. The gold medal hockey game is on. Have a wonderful time and I can't wait to hear all about it. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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02-27-2010, 01:29 PM	#33
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Someone please tell me what the plan is! We want to partake of the viewing this year. Tomorrow? Which times? __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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02-27-2010, 01:41 PM	#34
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	2:30 and 5 would be best for me, I think, because I have to work a bit before I come. Is that OK for the rest of you?
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02-27-2010, 01:47 PM	#35
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	It works great for us. Yay! (I am just so happy to get out of the house for something fun at this point....) __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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02-27-2010, 03:04 PM	#36
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Just bought tix for 2:30 and 5:00! __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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02-27-2010, 06:07 PM	#37
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	230 is good I suspect!
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02-27-2010, 08:19 PM	#38
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Ratz - we're out. Maddie has to clean tack for her tournament next weekend. Have fun everyone. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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03-01-2010, 07:09 PM	#39
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Wow - pretty strong year for Animated. We couldn't stay for the live action. Any good? I think The Lady and the Reaper was the best all around. Logorama was interesting in the way they used the logo's and such. Wallace and Grommit was good but typical. I think I liked French Roast better than the group - really liked the use of animation and the models of the characters. Granny Grimm's Sleeping Beauty had some funny moments but the CG was terrible.
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03-02-2010, 10:56 AM	#40
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I don't think animation technique is the guiding spirit of quality. But rather, which film that happens to be animated is the better film. The look of a film certainly impacts its quality, and that is in the eye of the beholder. I found the look of Granny's Sleeping Beauty to be completely in concert with the irreverent tone of the piece. I liked all the animateds, except for French Roast. But, going by which one I'd like to own in my personal collection, I unexpectedly find myself voting for Logorama as Best Animated Short Subject. (We did not have the typical straw poll after the screening). The live actioners were miserable. Even the two comedies were meh. The rant which started The New Tenants was terrific, but the rest of the cute film paled by comparison. The Swedish one about the magician was charming, but a meaningless piece of fluff. The child slavery one was horrible, the Miracle Fish was unfulfilling. The Door was actually pretty well made and didn't hammer home its point too hard. So with it ultimately being about child cancer, it's the obvious winner. But I didn't really like any of them ... and sitting through them was a chore. Sitting through the animateds, though there were a couple of duds, was a delight!
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