Look back over the Best Picture Awards and you are sure to find some years when you wonder what people were smoking.
- 1956: Was Around the World in 80 Days really a better film than The King and I?
- 1961: Was West Side Story really a better film than Judgment at Nuremberg?
- 1968: Was Oliver! really a better film than The Lion in Winter?
- 1979: Was Kramer vs. Kramer really a better film than Being There?
- 1996: Was The English Patient really a better film than Fargo?
- 1997: Was Titanic really a better film than L.A. Confidential?
- 2002: Was Chicago really a better film than The Pianist?
- 2012: Was Argo really a better film than Life of Pi?
I had the pleasure of attending a Tom Green comedy show last year, and he has made a couple of Hollywood movies that had limited success. He challenged the audience to shout out some lines from his movies though, and quite a few people were able to do it, myself included.
ReplyDeleteHe then said... can anyone name a line from the Best Picture film the English Patient? *crickets.
I had a good laugh. - Bobbo
Bobbo,
ReplyDeleteHe made a great point about The English Patient.
One of the most over-rated films of all time.
Michael