O/T Oscars this Sunday. Parasite shock winner?

[Timbertop]

If you don't mind sub-titled films would thoroughly recommend Parasite. The Academy have never ever awarded the best film Oscar to a foreign language film but this could be the first and defeat hot favourite 1917. Director Bong Joon Ho might even win the best director Oscar.

[Pattylallacks2]

Bong Joon Ho? sounds like good day in Italian.

[Scum-Triumphant]

If you don't mind sub-titled films would thoroughly recommend Parasite. The Academy have never ever awarded the best film Oscar to a foreign language film but this could be the first and defeat hot favourite 1917. Director Bong Joon Ho might even win the best director Oscar.

I still think 1917 will win. Not because I think it is a better film but the best editing usually gets best picture as well.
For it’s lack of plot 1917 has flawless editing.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Oscars, baftas, daftas, whatever you want to call them, are all a stage managed farce.

Just a night out for the luvvies.

[LincsMiller]

I still think 1917 will win. Not because I think it is a better film but the best editing usually gets best picture as well.
For it’s lack of plot 1917 has flawless editing.

I don’t get the lack of a plot Scum, 2 soldiers sent on a near suicide mission to prevent a battalion from charging into an enemy trap !

[LincsMiller]

If you don't mind sub-titled films would thoroughly recommend Parasite. The Academy have never ever awarded the best film Oscar to a foreign language film but this could be the first and defeat hot favourite 1917. Director Bong Joon Ho might even win the best director Oscar.

It’s got a rave review in my daily this morning Timbertop, as for subtitles , with the quality of the soundtrack on most modern films and my hearing in decline I’m quite at home with subtitles

[CAMiller]

Oscars, baftas, daftas, whatever you want to call them, are all a stage managed farce.

Just a night out for the luvvies.

I guess you won't be attending the Brampton amateur dramatics society Oscar watch party then Grist

[Scum-Triumphant]

I don’t get the lack of a plot Scum, 2 soldiers sent on a near suicide mission to prevent a battalion from charging into an enemy trap !

It’s a bit linear mate. No depth, no sub plot very little character depth.

I really enjoyed the first 30 minutes then the novelty wore off, the tokenism kicked in and the end was melodrama by numbers.

[LincsMiller]

It’s a bit linear mate. No depth, no sub plot very little character depth.

I really enjoyed the first 30 minutes then the novelty wore off, the tokenism kicked in and the end was melodrama by numbers.

I agree about the first 30 minutes, it would have have warranted the acclaim if it could have kept that momentum going for the entire film.

[CAMiller]

In case you want to watch Grist, 7 hours of On The Red Carpet coverage started on TV here just over 90 minutes ago leading up to the 3 hour show starting at 1am your time. Oh - and after that there's 3 more hours of after the Oscars party coverage