Blowfeld wrote:Veronica wrote:Blowfeld wrote:Kristatos wrote:Well. the Oscars were never meant to be a popularity contest, though blockbuster movies do win Oscars, like Titanic or Return of the King. The board does have a rather safe, predictable view of what constitutes "quality" filmmaking, though, like when they rewarded Forrest Gump over Pulp Fiction.
Perhaps why SPRECTRE failed to garner award nominations?
And why would SP be nominated? Even though this reboot was critically aclaimed(the fact that makes me wanna throw up) it's very much all barking and no biting. While critics may praise "depth" and drama that really isn't there Academy will award something like Birdman that is more successful at being a "serious arty piece" than pretentious Sam Mendes film.
My thinking was the 'edginess' the critic praised the reboot for is gone. If it ever really existed in the first place. Now they are back to be snubbed like other big franchises.
Yes,of course,all that "toughness" was one of the reasons why the reboot was praised as well. Critics,like fanboys alike,said Craig is a 'blunt instrument' and that makes him a picture perfect Fleming's Bond even though I'm sure Fleming didn't think about gym-made muscles when he said that.
Critics were falling over themselves to praise the blunt instrument in CR like it was never heard before and yet,we heard the same thing in the movie before(yes,THAT movie,the most horrid thing ever done in human history that was so awful it destroyed the 40 years old franchise in a heartbeat-as said by fanboys on mi6 forum)...
Long ago,this franchise set the trends,it didn't copy other franchises heavily like this reboot.
After CR,a quite INaccurate interpretation of the novel we have the Bourne sequel a.k.a "The Quantum Ultimatum" and then we have Skyfall a.k.a "The Pale Craig Rises". And then,we have Spectre that has something from anything that successful in the recent years and also contains revelation that baffles me on every level possible.
Still,I have to say it does have a comical value. How they simply didn't get they were doing a homage to Austin Powers who,to quote Craig "fucked them". Also,how Waltz in the movie(I refuse to call him Blofeld) said-he faked his death and created a new name,character.So,he dies to live another day? Sounds familiar Barbra?
Yes,THAT movie that completely destroyed the longest running franchise with one of the most iconic character ever. It's quite a laugh.
Will you see Bat/Supe at all in theaters? That trash is strictly 'street' commerce for me. 
