Comments on: Critics groups go for ‘No Country,’ ‘Blood’

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By: No Country All the Way

No Country All the Way — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:56:49 +0000

I agree with Jason that No Country should be applauded for not dumbing down its content to cater to the LCD of our country. A waste of time? No “socially redeeming factors”? “The story was just terrible”? (!?!) All I can say is, I’m glad I don’t live wherever that “community letter” is distributed.

By: Todorojo

Todorojo — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:25:59 +0000

“No Country” will also win best adapted screenplay. “Into The Wild” should get nothing. Though it was adapted from a very stirring book by Jon Krakauer, the film failed to deliver the pounds-per-square-inch punch that the book did. “No Country” did that in spades and the Coen brothers should be rewarded for the effort to stick to the bare bones of Cormac McCarthy’s scathing look at desolation and violence on both physical and emotional fronts.
The reason “American Gangster” and “3:10 to Yuma” were left off the list(s) is because they were fairly good, but not great pictures. No one involved did their most remarkable work and for that reason alone, other pictures deserve the recognition.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:26:58 +0000

sorry, but “No Country For Old Men” easily deserves to win BECAUSE of the ending. Tommy Lee Jones narration throughout the movie explains in a nutshell what the movie was about. The symbolism and story-telling were just incredible. I’m glad they didn’t dumb it down for todays movie audiences and deserve all the accolades they are getting for staying true to the book, and even turning it into something more. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen.

By: Richard S.

Richard S. — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:47:40 +0000

Trends are emerging in most, if not all, major categories for the Academy Awards:
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Best Picture and Best Director: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is now the clear front-runner for Oscars in both categories.
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Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis is the favorite, and his main competitors are George Clooney and Johnny Depp.
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Best Actress: Julie Christie may be a sentimental favorite, but her main competitors will be Marion Cotillard and Amy Adams (ENCHANTED).
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Supporting Actor: An Oscar for Javier Bardem is likely if the sweep for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN materializes.
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Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan is sweeping everything, so she probably will win an Oscar for GONE BABY GONE.
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In addition, note that the San Francisco Film Critics’ group awarded Best Picture to THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD. Is this surprising? Perhaps not. Last year, this critics’ group awarded Best Picture to LITTLE CHILDREN, another deserving but unconventional choice.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:34:29 +0000

Considering “No Country…” falls apart at the end, I’m surprised at the honors. And Javier Bardem’s one-note performance and ever changing accent/cadence was not consistant. It seems, therefore, that we’re without a truly “great” film this year, although most of us have yet to see “There Will Be Blood”.

By: Richard S.

Richard S. — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:30:32 +0000

Critics’ Choice nominations: http://bfca.org/nomineesWinners.asp
Every year this group more closely predicts the Oscars than any other, including the Hollywood Foreign Press (Golden Globes).
INTO THE WILD received seven nominations, so perhaps it will also get lots of love from the Academy next month.
There are some (more or less) surprising omissions:
Best Picture:
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD
3:10 TO YUMA
Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson, THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Best Actor:
Tommy Lee Jones, IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
Denzel Washington, AMERICAN GANGSTER
Philip Seymour Hoffman, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD
Josh Brolin, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Best Actress:
Nicole Kidman, MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
Laura Linney, THE SAVAGES
Keira Knightley, ATONEMENT
Best Supporting Actor:
Paul Dano, THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Philip Bosco, THE SAVAGES
Max von Sydow, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
Ruby Dee, AMERICAN GANGSTER