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just_the_things68. Watch the Academy Award Best Picture nominees each year (2010, 2011, 2012)
War Horse- I watched this while dogsitting. It was bad timing, and I ended up watching it over the span of 3 days. By the time I'd finished, I'd forgotten to even noticed dear Mr. Benedict Cumberbatch, and I had to go back and watch parts over again. It was a lovely movie, but unbelievable in the way heartwarming animal stories are. As long as you can suspend disbelief or embrace the beauty of coincidence as well as the amazingness of this particular horse, it's a great movie. I was terrified at first that the horse would die in the war, but am glad it didn't end that way. I also couldn't get the Saturday Night Live sketch about the play out of my head. I kept saying "It's my warm horse!" throughout the whole movie; good thing I only had the dogs for company and didn't annoy anyone :-)
An Education- At first, this movie felt like it could have been set today. But then little things like beat poets or segregation was thrown in. It was almost like watching a beautiful car crash. You were amazed that something so wrong could happen so easily, so beautifully. You see it coming and, yet, you're not even sure what you're looking at until... until you're definitely sure. And then you can't look away! I definitely liked it and felt for the main character.
I REALLY thought I was going to be able to do this one. I gave it such a good shot at the end here. But I just ran out of time. I've got eight left to watch and only 3 of them here at home to watch. I was actually going to give myself a pass on 127 Hours, but after watching the full trailer for it before (I think) Black Swan, I think I might actually give it a go. I know what I'm getting into. I'm just not going to get it done by December 6!
War Horse- I watched this while dogsitting. It was bad timing, and I ended up watching it over the span of 3 days. By the time I'd finished, I'd forgotten to even noticed dear Mr. Benedict Cumberbatch, and I had to go back and watch parts over again. It was a lovely movie, but unbelievable in the way heartwarming animal stories are. As long as you can suspend disbelief or embrace the beauty of coincidence as well as the amazingness of this particular horse, it's a great movie. I was terrified at first that the horse would die in the war, but am glad it didn't end that way. I also couldn't get the Saturday Night Live sketch about the play out of my head. I kept saying "It's my warm horse!" throughout the whole movie; good thing I only had the dogs for company and didn't annoy anyone :-)
An Education- At first, this movie felt like it could have been set today. But then little things like beat poets or segregation was thrown in. It was almost like watching a beautiful car crash. You were amazed that something so wrong could happen so easily, so beautifully. You see it coming and, yet, you're not even sure what you're looking at until... until you're definitely sure. And then you can't look away! I definitely liked it and felt for the main character.
I REALLY thought I was going to be able to do this one. I gave it such a good shot at the end here. But I just ran out of time. I've got eight left to watch and only 3 of them here at home to watch. I was actually going to give myself a pass on 127 Hours, but after watching the full trailer for it before (I think) Black Swan, I think I might actually give it a go. I know what I'm getting into. I'm just not going to get it done by December 6!
