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pepperbear

(5,648 posts) Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:22 AM Mar 2014

I am sincerely happy that 12 Years a Slave won BP, AND....

I am over the moon that Alphonso Cuaron won Best Director for GRAVITY. The man is a truly an auteur. With Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Little Princess, and Children of Men, I knew he was one to watch. He also turned the Harry Potter series on its ear when he directed the third movie and set the tone for all the subsequent films.

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I am sincerely happy that 12 Years a Slave won BP, AND.... (Original Post) pepperbear Mar 2014 OP

I agree with 12 years a Slave, but not director yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #1

I think he should have won for Children of Men Skittles Mar 2014 #2

I own Children of Men. It is an amazing movie that Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #3

Nice pipoman Mar 2014 #4

I cried my way through the entire film TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #5

The 3rd Harry Potter film is perfection. It's my favorite Number23 Mar 2014 #6

I was hoping Cuaron would win. His creativity is Ilsa Mar 2014 #7

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

1. I agree with 12 years a Slave, but not director

Reply to pepperbear (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:26 AM

Mar 2014

I couldn't stand Gravity…..so boring.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)

2. I think he should have won for Children of Men

Reply to pepperbear (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:29 AM

Mar 2014

yes indeed

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)

3. I own Children of Men. It is an amazing movie that

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:34 AM

Mar 2014

I seem to watch once a year. A very powerful movie--and a connection to 12 Years A Slave.

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

4. Nice

Reply to pepperbear (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:37 AM

Mar 2014

A spoiler alert and not posting the spoiler in the title never occurred to you?

TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)

5. I cried my way through the entire film

Reply to pepperbear (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:53 AM

Mar 2014

It deserved to win.

Number23

(24,544 posts)

6. The 3rd Harry Potter film is perfection. It's my favorite

Reply to pepperbear (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 03:52 AM

Mar 2014

I also really liked Y Tu Mama Tambien.

I don't know what the video is because it says it's been disabled.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

7. I was hoping Cuaron would win. His creativity is

Reply to pepperbear (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 10:14 AM

Mar 2014

unique. I loved how he handled HP3.

I won't say that any of the Best Actress nominees didn't deserve it more, but I wanted Bullock to win. Her work in Gravity was exceptional, IMO. It takes real talent to convey the panic, loneliness, grief, resolution, and courage when acting solo, and no real set to inspire. She talked about how it was such an exasperating experience, being manuevered by puppeteers she couldn't see, yet had to work with. She has spoken of how this project has changed her.

I really loved Gravity.

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