George Clooney's Next is The Monuments Men

[Poni_Boy]

It's Argo. In WWII. with Bill Murray.


Yep, looks absolutely perfect.

 

[Vid Electricz]

It's Argo. In WWII. with Bill Murray.


Yep, looks absolutely perfect.

 

[Vid Electricz]

Ugh, I don't know. It seems like these movies are made for one reason and one reason only:

Spoiler

It's just so painfully obvious - it sucks me right out of the experience of sitting down and enjoying the movie as a movie. All I'm thinking about in the theater, during every camera angle, every tear coming down the cheek of Kate Winslet, every crazy voice coming out of Daniel Day-Lewis' mouth, I just see golden statues spinning around in my head. The story is instantly lost for me.

For me, it started with The Reader. That's the first time I really got irritated and just couldn't like the movie as a movie. And now I'm feeling that eerie feeling again with Anne Hathaway winning her Oscar.

I guess, in summary, it never feels like the 4th quarter films have a story to tell because they want to tell a story - but rather because there's an agenda to get a standing ovation. No thanks to this.

And Bill Murray being in this movie is your instant red flag. That man will kill for a statue.

You're right on the money. I remember realizing this exact thing around the time of Life is Beautiful and the Pianist.

The worst offender so far though, has been Crash. ugh.

 

[bullets]

Ugh, I don't know. It seems like these movies are made for one reason and one reason only:

Spoiler

It's just so painfully obvious - it sucks me right out of the experience of sitting down and enjoying the movie as a movie. All I'm thinking about in the theater, during every camera angle, every tear coming down the cheek of Kate Winslet, every crazy voice coming out of Daniel Day-Lewis' mouth, I just see golden statues spinning around in my head. The story is instantly lost for me.

For me, it started with The Reader. That's the first time I really got irritated and just couldn't like the movie as a movie. And now I'm feeling that eerie feeling again with Anne Hathaway winning her Oscar.

I guess, in summary, it never feels like the 4th quarter films have a story to tell because they want to tell a story - but rather because there's an agenda to get a standing ovation. No thanks to this.

And Bill Murray being in this movie is your instant red flag. That man will kill for a statue.

Congratulations on discovering something called Oscar Bait

 

[bullets]

Seriously though , I think this films looks really good.

 

[mclay18]

It's Argo. In WWII. with Bill Murray.


Yep, looks absolutely perfect.

I was wondering why the trailer felt like a retread of a previous one. It looks good, but I can't muster up excitement for this.

 

[flickchick85]

This has Jean Dujardin, so I already like it better than Argo.

In all seriousness though, it looks good to me.

 

[jacobed]

Ugh, I don't know. It seems like these movies are made for one reason and one reason only:

Spoiler

It's just so painfully obvious - it sucks me right out of the experience of sitting down and enjoying the movie as a movie. All I'm thinking about in the theater, during every camera angle, every tear coming down the cheek of Kate Winslet, every crazy voice coming out of Daniel Day-Lewis' mouth, I just see golden statues spinning around in my head. The story is instantly lost for me.

For me, it started with The Reader. That's the first time I really got irritated and just couldn't like the movie as a movie. And now I'm feeling that eerie feeling again with Anne Hathaway winning her Oscar.

I guess, in summary, it never feels like the 4th quarter films have a story to tell because they want to tell a story - but rather because there's an agenda to get a standing ovation. No thanks to this.

And Bill Murray being in this movie is your instant red flag. That man will kill for a statue.

sorry something so dumb kills your enjoyment for film. This is going to be phenomenal

 

[Ultimatehero]

sorry something so dumb kills your enjoyment for film. This is going to be phenomenal

Agreed.

 

[kvz5]

I love the cast but the trailer felt a bit flat to me. It wasn't as suspenseful as Argo or even Ocean's Eleven. Still excited for this though!

 

[The Guard]

This doesn't really look that much like Oscar bait to me. I don't see any performances being "spotlighted" in the trailer, or anything taking itself too seriously. This looks more like a passion project.

 

[mclay18]

sorry something so dumb kills your enjoyment for film. This is going to be phenomenal

I think Rocketman has a valid point there. Call me a cynic, but a lot of period dramas nowadays seem like calculated Oscar bait (especially those in October-December) rather than a full-blown creation of labor and love.

That's what The Monuments Men loses me on. The usual A-grade actors -- Clooney, Blanchett, and Damon -- and the atypical based-on-true-story aspect that wins the Academy over.

I wish I could divorce that cynicism and look forward to it... but I can't.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Maybe you guys just feel that way because you know Oct-Dec is the time of year the vast majority of awards worthy movies are released. That's just how it is. Doesn't mean they're all Oscar bait, that term gets unnecessarily thrown around a lot. If this movie came out in February the chance of it being completely forgotten by awards season is very likely.

Just like how the vast majority of blockbuster movies come out during the summer. Doesn't mean their quality is automatically compromised that's just how it's done for maximum targeted exposure.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

This is a must see for me, no matter how much Rocketman wants to **** on it just so he can pretend to be cool and edgy.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I agree with Kvz that the trailer was a bit flat but I think the film will be fun, it's just not the type that makes for a great trailer. I also (Zod help me) agree with The Guard, I don't think this is Oscar bait, it looks like a lighthearted film that some acting buddies thought would be a laugh to make.

 

[Kane52630]

Looks very promising but the trailer could've been better, the ending was hilarious though.

 

[chamber-music]

Hugh Boneville in a period movie again

 

[Project862006]

film does seem too much of an Oscar bait looks too clean, too politically correct and very george clooney lol

 

[StarLord]

Clooney looks a hell of a lot like Clark Gable in this.

Looking forward to it.

 

[Rocketman]

If this movie came out in February the chance of it being completely forgotten by awards season is very likely.

... But it's not being released in February, is it?

 

[Ultimatehero]

I have no idea why people have these random meaningless perceptions and don't just go to a film and see it as a film with nothing else attached to that. As a writer just thinking that if something I write is released in certain months that people already have a prejudice about it just due to its release date - that's really disappointing. Writers never and talent doesn't usually have any control over the release date nor does the production company. Its largely a studio or a suit decision - not the creative team.

 

[terry78]

If anything studios are the ones that hanker for these awards and what not, so of course they want it released at certain time periods.

 

[Ultimatehero]

If anything studios are the ones that hanker for these awards and what not, so of course they want it released at certain time periods.

It is the studios and that studios aren't the ones who are creatively involved.

In terms of involvement with the film itself:

- Writers, directors, actors, the other departments.
- The executives who help to shepherd the film and help it to be the best it can be.
- The producer who oversees the executives, but are not as involved.
- The studio who oversees the producer, but isn't as involved. They decide upon a final release date and the way they will market it. The "money" guy.

The first rung typically to generally have absolutely no control over the release date. Actors and directors with definable clout may be able to offer what they would like to see. But, in the end it is a studio decision.

Also, it all starts with the writer. And does a writer think - I'll just check mark these boxes off? Nope, and if there are writers who do that - it would be incredibly rare. Because foremost on a writer's mind is developing the best story that they can which, yes, sometimes includes elements that award committees latch onto. But, that doesn't mean that that is at the foremost of their approach. It's just something that happens to be there.

 

[kvz5]

 

[James.B]

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