LOST it’s finally here!!!
I know this isn’t a movie, but it’s worthy enough to be talked about.
So ladies and gents it’s here, after 5 long years and so many questions still needing to be answered and it comes down to this last season of Lost. Back in 2004 Lost came out and just made TV not the same anymore, and now with season 6 here now and it’s the final season fans like me have this mix feeling of “yes it’s here” and “Wow there won’t be anymore Lost after this season”
So I watched the 2 hour special on the 2nd of February, and I won’t talk about what went on because I know some of you haven’t seen the episode yet… but I will say it was there best one yet. It had everything Lost is all about, and it did answer a few questions like what the “Black smoke is” That was one answer I’ve been waiting for. I will say this episode started out a little confusing but it didn’t take me long to get it all figured out. This season will be a bitter-sweet when it comes to May when the last episode will come. I don’t think there will be any show like Lost ever again. I mean there is always JJ Abrams show Fringe that is new and on it’s 2nd season which has gotten better, but it’s not Lost. I will also say that Lost is ending on a good note and ending the show on the best way it can.
Oscar debate
So every year there are people who… well let’s just say they are very picky and have there two cents of who should win.Well let’s look back from the last few years now. The Oscars are not perfect, in fact there like a bad ref at a game. You never like what is called, but you still wait till the end to see who wins. I’ll give an example of how bad the Oscars can be at picking the winners. Back in 2007 there was a film called Transformers that blew everyone away with it’s state of the art Visual Effect that was over seen by none other than Steven Spielberg who was the Producer of the film. Which grossed worldwide with $708,272,592 and when people read and heard that Transformers got a nominee for Best Visual Effects everyone knew this film would take it home. But no it didn’t instead The Golden Compass won the Best Visual Effects. This may have been the biggest upset I’ve seen in my life. Now it’s 2010 and the Oscars are just about a Month away and in the Best Visual Effects category there are three very great films up for this award Avatar, District 9, and Star Trek. Anyone can take this home. I know a few people who worked on Avatar and Star Trek, and for me I’m hoping District 9 wins but I really have know clue on that because both films are great. I will say I wish if they added more into this category I could see Transformer: Revenge of The Fallen (not so good story line… thanks to Michael Bay, but amazing Visual Effects as always), Terminator Salvation, and 2012. With these films it would be perfect but we all know the Oscars wouldn’t do that.But this year will be the first to add in some Sci-Fi and a animation film into the Best Picture category. With Avatar, District 9, and UP
So let’s see which film will be robbed this year! I will say I don’t think Avatar will win all it’s nominations, but it will get the good ones… I know for District 9 it will be a good time, and Up will get Best Animation as always with what PIXAR can do.
Oscar nominees
So today the nominees came out for the Oscars, and I can say I’m ok with these picks. The one with a star next to it the film is what I think will get the award.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Avatar (2009)
The Blindside (2009)
District 9 (2009)*
An Education (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Inglorious Bastards (2009)
Precious (2009)
A Serious Man (2009)
UP (2009)
Up In The Air (2009)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)
George Clooney for Up In The Air (2009)
Colin Firth for A Serious Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2009)*
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for The Blindside (2009)*
Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious (2009)
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Stand (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)
Christopher Waltz for Inglorious Bastards (2009)*
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penelope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up In The Air (2009)
Maggies Gyllenhall for Crazy Hearts (2009)
Anna Kendrick for Up In The Air (2009)*
Mo’Nique for Precious (2009)
Best Achievement in Directing
Kathryn for The Hurt Locker (2008)*
James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Lee Daniels for Precious (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up In The Air (2009)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglorious Bastards (2009)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
The Hurt Locker (2008)- mark Boal
Inglorious Bastards (2009)-Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger (2009)- Oren Movermg, Alessander Camon
A Serious Man (2009)- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
UP (2009)- Bob Peterson, Pete Docter*
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
District 9 (2009)*
An Education (2009)
In The Loop (2009)
Precious (2009)
Up In The Air (2009)
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Avatar (2009)
Das Weisse Band- Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)*
Inglorious Bastards (2009)
Best Achievement in Editing
Avatar (2009)
District 9 (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)*
Inglorious Bastards (2009)
Precious (2009)
Best Achievement in Art Direction
Avatar (2009)*
The Imagination of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Nine (2009)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
The Young Victoria (2009)
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Bright Star (2009)
Coco Avant Channel (2009)
The Imagination of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Nine (2009)*
The Young Victoria (2009)
Best Achievement in Makeup
Il Divo (2009)
Star Trek (2009)*
The Young Victoria (2009)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Avatar (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
UP (2009)*
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Crazy Hearts (2009)
Fanbourg 36 (2008)
The Princess and The Frog (2009)*
The Princess and The Frog (2009)
Best Achievement in Sound
Avatar (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)*
Star Trek (2009)
UP (2009)
Inglorious Bastards (2009)
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Avatar (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Inglorious Bastards (2009)
Star Trek (2009)*
UP (2009)
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Avatar (2009)
District 9 (2009)*
Star Trek (2009)
Best Achievement Feature Film of the Year
Coraline (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Princess and The Frog (2009)
The Secret of Kells (2009)
UP (2009)*
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Ajami (2009)
Das Weisse Band- Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)*
Un Prohete (2009)
La Ateta Asustada (2009)
Best Documentary, Features
Burma VJ: Reporter i et Lukket Land (2008)
The Cove (2009)*
Food, inc. (2008)
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellisberg and the Petagon Papers (2009)
Which Way Home (2009)
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (2009)
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner (2009)*
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009)
Kro’lik po Berlinsku (2009)
Music by Prudence (2010)
Best Short Film, Animated
French Roast (2008)
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (2008)
La Dama y la Muerte (2009)
Logorama (2009)
Wallace and Gromit in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)*
Best Short Film, Live Action
The Door (2008)*
Istallet For Abrakadabra (2008)
Kavi (2009)
Miracle Fish (2009)
The New Tenants (2009)
The Return of Mel Gibson
It’s been 8 or so years since Mel Gibson has been in front of the camera, and with his upcoming leading role in “The Edge of Darkness” that opens this Friday, we look back at what Mel Gibson has done in film. Yes he may have done some not so cool things in the last few years, but let’s put aside all those things and see what he has done in film. Mel has taken on some of the best roles in some very classic film such as the 1979 film “Mad Max” to being a bad ass crazy cop in the 1987 film “Lethal Weapon” from making one of the best guy films ever in the 1995 Academy award winning flm “Braveheart” to directing a huge hit film in 2004 “The Passion of the Christ”
Yes we can say Mel Gibson hasn’t made the best choices in life as a world wide celebrity or as a person in fact, but if you think about it without him we wouldn’t have such great films that he has worked on. Yes I may sound like a fan of Mel and that is true, but I’m not writing this because of how great or how amazing his work is. I’m just respecting the films he has done in the decades of film. I will say he is someone who inspired me to do film. I think what he has done in film making is up there with some of the greatest film makers. I do think that his return as lead actor/bad ass role will be something that we have been waiting for.
Sinking the unsinkable
On Monday was the day that made Avatar the number 1 highest grossing film of all time making more than$10 million more than Titanic, Avatar finally sunk the unsinkable Titanic Now the question is will Avatar be the first to break $2.2 Billion?
Avatar- $1,858,866,889
Titanic- $1,843,201,268
Domestic Box Office Gross
Everyday Avatar inches ever so close to the goal of breaking the Titanic record with $10 million more to break the Star Wars record.
1. Titanic $600,788,188 (1997)
2. The Dark Knight $533,345,358 (2008)
3. Star Wars $460,998,007 (1977)
4. Avatar $450,467,005 (2009)
5. Shrek 2 $441,226,247 (2004)
Titanic VS, Avatar worldwide box office gross
So here is the worldwide box office gross between Titanic and Avatar.
1. Titanic $1,842,879,955
2. Avatar $1,419,950,876
My Top 25 films of all time
I know this is not news or anything, and I know the last to 25 list wasn’t any news, but this is film related and this is what this blog site is about, but this my top 25 favorite films of all time.
1. Braveheart (1995, Mel Gibson)
2. The Rocketeer (1991, Joe Johnston)
3. WALL-E (2008, Andrew Stanton)
4. Avatar (2009, James Cameron)
5. District 9 (2009, Neil Blomkamp)
6. Tropic Thunder (2008, Ben Stiller)
7. The Godfather: Part I (1972, Francis Ford Coppola)
8. The Godfather: Part II (1974, Francis For Coppola)
9. The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King (2003, Peter Jackson)
10. The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, Peter Jackson)
11. The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Peter Jackson)
12. Star Wars (1977, George Lucas)
13. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Steven Spielberg)
14. Transformers (2007, Michael Bay)
15. King Kong (2006, Peter Jackson)
16. Snatch (2000, Guy Richie)
17. Revolver (2005, Guy Richie)
18. Green Street Hooligans (2005, Lexi Alexander)
19. The Hurt Locker (2009, Kathryn Bigelow)
20. Spider-Man (2002, Sam Rami)
21. Spider-Man 2 (2004, Sam Rami)
22. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2005, Andrew Adamson)
23. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008, Andrew Adamson)
24. The Dark Knight (2008, Christopher Nolens)
25. Tron (1982, Steven Lisberger)
All Time Domestic Box Office Grosses
In the domestic box office Avatar has climbed to the #4 spot taking the #4 spot from Shrek 2. Here are the top 10 domestic box office grosses of all time.
1. Titanic $600,788,188
2. The Dark knight $533,345,358
3. Star Wars $460,998,007
4. Avatar $445,786,203
5. Shrek 2 $441,268,247
6. E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial $435,110,554
7. Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace $431,088,301
8. Pirate’s of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest $423,315,812
9. Spider-Man $403,706,375
10. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $402,111,870
The top 25 greatest films of 2000- 2009
So now that we have past what could be one of the best decades of film history, I have thought about all the films I have seen and have thought about what I would put as the “25 best films of 2000- 2009” and what I have chosen is in know particular order, and I am not being bias in any way.
1. Lord of the Rings: Return of the king (2003, Peter Jackson)
2. Gladiator (2000, Ridley Scott)
3. District 9 (2009, Neil Blomkamp)
4. Avatar (2009, James Cameron)
5. Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of the Rings (2001, Peter Jackson)
6. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Peter Jackson)
7. The Dark Knight (2008, Chris Nowlen)
8. Spider-Man 2 (2004, Sam Rami)
9. WALL-E (2008, Andrew Stanton)
10. Iron Man (2008, Jon Favreau)
11. Tropic Thunder (2008, Ben Stiller)
12. The Hangover (2009, Todd Phillips)
13. UP (2009, Peter Docter)
14. The Hurt Locker (2009, Kathryn Bigelow)
15. Snatch (2000, Guy Richie)
16. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2005, Andrew Adomsom)
17. King Kong (2006, Peter Jackson)
18. Wanted (2008, Timuer Bekmambtov)
19. 300 (2007, Zack Snyder)
20. James Bond: Casino Royal (2006, Martin Campbell)
21. Transformers (2007, Michael Bay)
22. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2008, Michael Bay)
23. The Passion of the Christ (2004, Mel Gibson)
24. The Italian Job (2003, F. Gary Gary)
25. Star Trek (2009, J J Abrams)
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