The Oscar Push!

[Octoberist]

but that's not everyone's consensus. That's some but not all.

It's not how everyone agrees that The Godfather Part III was the weakest of the trilogy.

[Anita18]

Originally Posted by Sarge 2.0

They kind of are. Especially the last thirty minutes or so.

In your opinion.

[Sarge 2.0]

Originally Posted by Anita18

In your opinion.

Uh, of course it's my opinion. I'm the one who said it.

Stating "in my opinion" is just redundant.

[Hunter Rider]

Originally Posted by Sarge 2.0

Slumdog Millionaire, Let the Right One In, Synecdoche New York, Waltz with Bashir, Frozen River, Rachel Getting Married.

Hmmmmmm, wouldn't two of these not even qualify in the best picture category ? Now ive not seen any of these admittedly as none of them have opened here and i truthfully don't know anyone that would go with me too see any of them, but are you saying they don't have flaws as well ?

[Octoberist]

Waltz with Bashir would be documenary (or maybe animation or foreign). Let the Right One In for sure is foreign.

[Sarge 2.0]

Originally Posted by Hunter Rider

Hmmmmmm, wouldn't two of these not even qualify in the best picture category ? Now ive not seen any of these admittedly as none of them have opened here and i truthfully don't know anyone that would go with me too see any of them, but are you saying they don't have flaws as well ?

I never said they were going for Best Picture or were flawless, but that they were better films released in 2008.

TDK's flaws were glaring, and upon second viewing deterred from the enjoyment of the film. It's still my favorite film of the year though. Why? 'Cause it's Batman and it's the greatest comic book movie ever made.

[DarkCampaign]

Turns out a lot of sites like our TDK campaign...

InContention.com ran a story about us here:
http://www.incontention.com/?p=3251

"This is all the more interesting to me right now given that as of this afternoon, I have buckled and placed “The Dark Knight” into my predicted five Best Picture nominees. With films falling out left and right, this one is still standing and still resonates. "

And one from CinematicallyCorrect:
http://cinematicallycorrect.wordpres...o-new-heights/

And from The Awards Circuit Blog:
http://theoscarigloo.blogspot.com/20...knight-is.html

All pretty positive.

[jmc]

I'm officially throwing my weight into the campaign. Enjoy.

[DarkCampaign]

Originally Posted by jmc

I'm officially throwing my weight into the campaign. Enjoy.

That's awesome! Can I post that on the site?

[fceeviper]

That pretty much rocks jmc!

[dark_b]

Originally Posted by jmc

I'm officially throwing my weight into the campaign. Enjoy.

briliant. amazing

[DarkCampaign]

"Fans Pick Up Oscar Slack as Warner Bros. Kills ‘Dark Knight’ Re-Release"

Check it out:
http://stalknblog.com/2008/12/02/fan...elease-oscars/

[Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Sarge 2.0

Slumdog Millionaire, Let the Right One In, Synecdoche New York, Waltz with Bashir, Frozen River, Rachel Getting Married.

LOL....Like those films didn't have flaws??

EVERY film has flaws!

Slumdog was good....and I sure as hell think a film like Rachel Getting Married is OVERRATED to say the least.

The other films are to small and I have no interest in seeing them.

[Sarge 2.0]

Originally Posted by Dark Knight

LOL....Like those films didn't have flaws??

EVERY film has flaws!

Slumdog was good....and I sure as hell think a film like Rachel Getting Married is OVERRATED to say the least.

The other films are to small and I have no interest in seeing them.

I didn't say they didn't have flaws. I said they were better than TDK

The other films may be "small" in their budget, but a film like "Synecdoche, New York" is epic on a scale that TDK is not. And you're robbing yourself of the experience of seeing great films when you don't watch movies that aren't "big" enough.

[hatebox]

Originally Posted by Sarge 2.0

I never said they were going for Best Picture or were flawless, but that they were better films released in 2008.

TDK's flaws were glaring, and upon second viewing deterred from the enjoyment of the film. It's still my favorite film of the year though. Why? 'Cause it's Batman and it's the greatest comic book movie ever made.

You're the only person I've heard who liked it less the second time. Even people I've talked with who disliked it the first time preferred it slightly the second time. Ah well.

[Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Sarge 2.0

I didn't say they didn't have flaws. I said they were better than TDK

The other films may be "small" in their budget, but a film like "Synecdoche, New York" is epic on a scale that TDK is not. And you're robbing yourself of the experience of seeing great films when you don't watch movies that aren't "big" enough.

No....but maybe those films don't interest me? How is that for a concept? Or how about I don't have enough time??

[Sarge 2.0]

Originally Posted by Dark Knight

No....but maybe those films don't interest me? How is that for a concept? Or how about I don't have enough time??

Are you stupid? You're the one who said that you didn't want to watch them because they're "to [sic] small"

And I was kind enough not to correct your spelling the first time.

But you're the kind of person that causes backlash against TDK, and the backlash comes with good reason.

I'm going to answer my own question. Yes, you are stupid. Very.

[General Vulcun]

Has Warners really lost faith in TDK's Oscar chances? Really, this film is just as good as those other choices. The fact that those films are more real life dramas should not, in any way, place them above TDK in Oscar chances. Quality is quality. Period. And no other film this year is as celebrated as TDK, and should get this nomination.

Warner Bros., I urge you, just shove this campaign down the Academy's throat. They don't want to believe comic book films can be great, well then make 'em!

[Sarge 2.0]

Originally Posted by hatebox

You're the only person I've heard who liked it less the second time. Even people I've talked with who disliked it the first time preferred it slightly the second time. Ah well.

I didn't like it less per se...but I was very aware of its flaws. Like the pacing of the last thirty minutes. And the soundtrack drowning out the dialogue of whole scenes, making it basically impossible to discern what the characters were saying.

[Sarge 2.0]

Do I have to reiterate that I loved the Dark Knight?

But if we're talking about best movies of the year, there were better. And as far as best movies of all time, TDK doesn't even crack the top ten, it's probably better suited somewhere in the top fifty.

[Fenrir]

Originally Posted by DarkCampaign

Turns out a lot of sites like our TDK campaign...

InContention.com ran a story about us here:
http://www.incontention.com/?p=3251

"This is all the more interesting to me right now given that as of this afternoon, I have buckled and placed “The Dark Knight” into my predicted five Best Picture nominees. With films falling out left and right, this one is still standing and still resonates. "

And one from CinematicallyCorrect:
http://cinematicallycorrect.wordpres...o-new-heights/

And from The Awards Circuit Blog:
http://theoscarigloo.blogspot.com/20...knight-is.html

All pretty positive.

Proper good job, mate. No matter what the result, at least it won't be for lack of trying.

[Sarge 2.0]

Originally Posted by General Vulcun

Has Warners really lost faith in TDK's Oscar chances? Really, this film is just as good as those other choices. The fact that those films are more real life dramas should not, in any way, place them above TDK in Oscar chances. Quality is quality. Period. And no other film this year is as celebrated as TDK, and should get this nomination.

Warner Bros., I urge you, just shove this campaign down the Academy's throat. They don't want to believe comic book films can be great, well then make 'em!

You do realize that would backfire tremendously, and that more than likely TDK would be excluded from the ballots out of spite. It's an incredibly stupid and immature course of action for a professional film studio to undertake.

[DarkCampaign]

Hey we made awesomely famous snarky Hollywood Gawker blog Defamer! And they were pretty nice to us!
http://defamer.com/5101109/fans-pick...ght-re+release

[StylishHokie21]

Originally Posted by Sarge 2.0

Do I have to reiterate that I loved the Dark Knight?

But if we're talking about best movies of the year, there were better. And as far as best movies of all time, TDK doesn't even crack the top ten, it's probably better suited somewhere in the top fifty.

Well said!

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Originally Posted by jmc

Awesometastic!!