The Snooze Button

TCM has all the Best Picture Oscar winners on DVD listed by year. Supposed to be discounted, but still a little pricey for the most part compared to what you can get them for on Amazon. Still it’s good to have them listed like this.

Buying them all, minus the ones that aren’t available, comes to $692.74, after shipping.

Here’s a recent list on Yahoo with their take on the worst movies to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Here’s my own list of winners that weren’t as good as other nominees — not even mentioning movies that weren’t nominated.  Looking back, I realize that the pictures that should have won delivered a better overall emotional experience.  I think that’s what really matters, not special effects or even acting or directing or writing.  It’s the effect that matters.  That’s why I’ve never been the world’s biggest fan of “Citizen Kane,” though it impresses the hell out of me. Anyway, true outrages are highlighted in black.

- Rob

2007: The Departed (vs. The Queen)

2006: Crash (vs. Brokeback Mountain)

2004: LOTR: Return of the King (vs. any of the others: Lost in Translation, Master and Commander, Mystic River, Seabiscuit)

2003: Chicago (vs. The Pianist)

2002: A Beautiful Mind (vs. Gosford Park)

2001: Gladiator (vs. Traffic)

1998: Titanic (vs. Good Will Hunting, L.A. Confidential)

1995: Forrest Gump (vs. The Shawshank Redemption)

1993: Unforgiven (vs. Howards End)

1989: Rain Man (vs. Dangerous Liaisons) Read the rest of this entry »