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TexasBushwhacker

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18. Because it made a lot of money

Reply to USALiberal (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 5, 2021, 04:25 PM

Jul 2021

Titanic got lots of nominations and made a lot of money too. It's still just a soap opera on a big boat.

The Academy is still made up of mostly old white men who love big budget movies that employ a lot of people and make a lot of money. Ever since they increased the number of Best Picture nominees in 2009, its significance has been diluted. It's still more significant than the Golden Globes though, which are ludicrous.

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Well, I finally got around to watching "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" [View all] TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 OP

Two reasons... Tarantino and Brad Pitt.. nt mitch96 Jul 2021 #1

I wasn't a fan. onecaliberal Jul 2021 #2

I watched about 50 minutes of it. SamKnause Jul 2021 #3

To be fair, there were things happening, they just didn't make much sense. TygrBright Jul 2021 #4

I know I am among an intense minority, but I've never become a fan of Tarantino's work hlthe2b Jul 2021 #5

I'm with you. Glad others enjoy him but I never got it. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #29

I liked it. Bought it on BluRay, in fact. Sibelius Fan Jul 2021 #6

Loved it. Makes total sense if you know the Manson story. we can do it Jul 2021 #7

Lol! 10 academy award nominations! Maybe it's you?? Nt USALiberal Jul 2021 #8

Because it made a lot of money TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 #18

It was indeed mostly boring. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #9

We both have watched it several times. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #10

I loved it, especially the revision of what happened. Croney Jul 2021 #11

This chick LOVED the flick Sedona Jul 2021 #12

Wasn't he great? Nt XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #14

Yes, Sedona. And then there was that. 😋 Polly Hennessey Jul 2021 #21

I loved how they styled him JustAnotherGen Jul 2021 #23

One of my favorites! XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #13

LOVE ALL the T'tino movies EXCEPT Sedona Jul 2021 #16

I didn't like The Hateful Eight - too long and no sympathetic characters TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 #22

Django JustAnotherGen Jul 2021 #24

I loved it, but to be totally honest I wanted to see what KHJ airchecks had been used. rsdsharp Jul 2021 #15

Loved it. Itchinjim Jul 2021 #17

I loved it. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2021 #19

Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #20

+1000 nt USALiberal Jul 2021 #28

(Full disclosure: Tarantino fan) I loved Once Upon a Time Cuthbert Allgood Jul 2021 #25

Good retelling of the Manson story? TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 #26

It focused on those in his web. Cuthbert Allgood Jul 2021 #27