http://www.theofantastique.com/2010/03/08/oscars-snub-the-fantastic/ A meeting place for myth, imagination, and mystery in pop culture. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:56:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theofantastique.com/2010/03/08/oscars-snub-the-fantastic/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 TheoFantastique | A meeting place for myth, imagination, and mystery in pop culture. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:44:26 +0000 http://www.theofantastique.com/?p=2226#comment-1401 [...] 2007 ‹ Oscars Snub the Fantastic [...] [...] 2007 ‹ Oscars Snub the Fantastic [...]

]]> http://www.theofantastique.com/2010/03/08/oscars-snub-the-fantastic/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 Ryan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:08:51 +0000 http://www.theofantastique.com/?p=2226#comment-1398 Thanks for these comments. I was delighted to see that AVATAR didn't win Best Picture and was shocked that it won Best Cinematography, although I can see how it won in other "technical/arts" categories. But as the ceremonies progressed, my friends and I began talking about what a great film DISTRICT 9 really is and how it deserved just as much or more attention than AVATAR. It had a great plot (where AVATAR failed miserably) and fantastic special effects that actually seemed real, adding to the story and not taking away from or replacing it...all for, what, around 270 million dollars cheaper? Talk about excellence in filmmaking! Thanks for these comments. I was delighted to see that AVATAR didn’t win Best Picture and was shocked that it won Best Cinematography, although I can see how it won in other “technical/arts” categories. But as the ceremonies progressed, my friends and I began talking about what a great film DISTRICT 9 really is and how it deserved just as much or more attention than AVATAR. It had a great plot (where AVATAR failed miserably) and fantastic special effects that actually seemed real, adding to the story and not taking away from or replacing it…all for, what, around 270 million dollars cheaper? Talk about excellence in filmmaking!

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