A 15 YEAR OLD BOY'S VIEW ON OSCARS AND CURRENT MOVIES

[MartinGPB]

my (a 15 year old) pics:
BEST PICTURE:
THE CONTENDER*
HIGH FIDELITY
NURSE BETTY
ALMOST FAMOUS
BEST IN SHOW
runners up- CHICKEN RUN, GLADIATOR, PERFECT STORM, THE CELL, IT'S THE RAGE, GHOST DOG
----still havent seen REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

BEST ACTOR:
Forest Whitaker, GHOST DOG
John Cusack, HIGH FIDELITY
Christian Bale, AMERICAN PSYCHO*
Russell Crowe, GLADIATOR
Cuba Gooding Jr, MEN OF HONOR
-------runner-up, Jim Carrey, THE GRINCH

BEST ACTRESS:
Julia Roberts, ERIN BROCKOVICH
Renee Zellweger, NURSE BETTY*
Joan Allen, THE CONTENDER
?
?

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Albert Finney, ERIN BROCKOVICH
Jack Black, HIGH FIDELITY
Joaquin Phoenix, GLADIATOR
Morgan Freeman, NURSE BETTY*
Jeff Bridges, THE CONTENDER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Kate Hudson, ALMOST FAMOUS
Elaine May, SMALL TIME CROOKS*
Diane Lane, THE PERFECT STORM
Frances McDormand, ALMOST FAMOUS
?

HOPEFULLY ALL THIS WILL CHANGE WHEN I SEE REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

Robbie
ahorsefellonme@aol.com

just saw UNBREAKABLE 7/10- it was good but didnt particularly like the title cards

THE GRINCH 8/10- amazing, surreal

LITTLE NICKY 3/10- Utter Sh*t- and i usually love adam sandler movies

MEN OF HONOR 7.5/10- started out slow but very good- great performances

CHARLIE'S ANGELS 8/10 surprisingly awesome

BLAIR WITCH 2 7/10

LUCKY NUMBERS 6.5/10

BEDAZZLED 7.5/10

PAY IT FORWARD 5/10- very disappointed

THE CONTENDER 8.5/10

DR. T AND THE WOMEN 6.5-7/10- usually love altman

MEET THE PARENTS 8/10

p.s.:while there have been some really good/great ones, this is the worst year for movies in at least 5 years

MY FAV PICS LAST YEAR:
1-AMERICAN BEAUTY
2-MAGNOLIA
3-BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
4-FIGHT CLUB
5-ELECTION

If you know of any way for em to be a "novelty" critic for a website or if you just want to know my opinons on any film that comes to your head, i would love it for u to IM or email me to let me know

[Brock Landers]

Where do all of these 15 year-old whizkids come from? When I was fifteen I was shoplifting copies of Playboy and riding my BMX bike on dirt trails, living off a steady diet of M&Ms and Cheetos, while sitting in detention hall...

not a bad list bra...do you ever have problems getting into r-rated flicks?

[screamer581]

You kinda impressed brock...congards martin!!!!!..........Good list Marty, I look forward to more of you posts, even though you did say you like adam sandler! UGH!

[QUENTIN]

My (a 13 year olds) picks:
BEST PICTURE:
ALMOST FAMOUS
BOILER ROOM
THE CELL
HIGH FIDELITY*
WONDER BOYS
haven't seen Requiem, Ghost Dog, or The Contender

BEST DIRECTOR:
Mary Harron, AMERICAN PSYCHO
Cameron Crowe, ALMOST FAMOUS*
Curtis Hanson, WONDER BOYS
Tarsem Singh, THE CELL
Neil LaBute, NURSE BETTY

BEST ACTOR:
John Cusack, HIGH FIDELITY
Christian Bale, AMERICAN PSYCHO
Michael Douglas, WONDER BOYS*
Morgan Freeman, NURSE BETTY
John Malkovich, SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE

BEST ACTRESS:
Kate Hudson, ALMOST FAMOUS*
Jennifer Lopez, THE CELL
Renee Zellwegger, NURSE BETTY
Frances McDormand, WONDER BOYS
Iben Hjejle, HIGH FIDELITY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Ben Affleck, BOILER ROOM
Samuel L. Jackson, UNBREAKABLE
Jack Black, HIGH FIDELITY*
Billy Crudup, ALMOST FAMOUS
Danny DeVito, THE BIG KAHUNA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Elaine May, SMALL TIME CROOKS*
Frances McDormand, WONDER BOYS
Robin Wright Penn, UNBREAKABLE
Anna Paquin, X-MEN
Charlize Theron, THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
ALMOST FAMOUS, Cameron Crowe*
BOILER ROOM, Ben Younger
THE CELL, Mark Protosevich
NURSE BETTY, John C. Richards and James Flamburg
UNBREAKABLE -M. Night Shyamalan

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
AMERICAN PSYCHO, Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner*
WONDER BOYS, Steve Cloves
THE BIG KAHUNA, Roger Rueff
THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, Robert Redford
?

Movies I've seen recently in theaters:

UNBREAKABLE -8/10

THE SIXTH DAY -6/10

THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE -7.5/10

CHARLIE'S ANGELS -5.5/10

THE SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE -8/10

MEET THE PARENTS -7/10

PAY IT FORWARD -2/10

Nothing horrible this month.

My Best Films of last year:

1.MAGNOLIA
2.FIGHT CLUB
3.EYES WIDE SHUT
4.AMERICAN BEAUTY
5.THREE KINGS
6.BOYS DON'T CRY
7.DOGMA & BEING JOPHN MALKOVICH (tie)
8.BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
9.MAN ON THE MOON
10.THE INSIDER & THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (tie)

and BTW me and a 14 year old ex-schmoe run a site together you can join some other teens from the board in becoming a guest reviewer on that if you like... www.geocities.com/dani_koev/movies.html (http://www.geocities.com/dani_koev/movies.html)




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[screamer581]

Hey Quent-----I wouldn't mind writting a review, I could do my fav fim ever.......BOOGIE NIGHTS!

[QUENTIN]

hey screamer, it's all Kool N The Gang, IM me or E-Mail (you know the name and addy) me and I'll give you the password to write it on the site, or you can just E-Mail your review to me and I'll put it on there, and it doesn't have to be just one review if you want more man.

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[Si Cole]

SICOLE (16yrs)
_OSCAR NOMINATIONS_
BEST PICTURE:
ALMOST FAMOUS
BILLY ELLIOT
DANCER IN THE DARK
UNBREAKABLE
WONDER BOYS

BEST DIRECTOR:
Cameron Crowe, ALMOST FAMOUS
Stephen Daldry, BILLY ELLIOT
Lars Von Trier, DANCER IN THE DARK
Mark Herman, PURELY BELTER
Curtis Hanson, WONDER BOYS

BEST ACTOR:
Jamie Bell, BILLY ELLIOT
Robert De Niro, MEET THE PARENTS
Morgan Freeman, NURSE BETTY
Michael Douglas, WONDER BOYS


BEST ACTRESS:
Kate Hudson, ALMOST FAMOUS
Julie Walters, BILLY ELLIOT
Renee Zellwegger, NURSE BETTY
Frances McDormand, WONDER BOYS


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Gary Lewis, BILLY ELLIOT
Samuel L. Jackson, UNBREAKABLE
Billy Crudup, ALMOST FAMOUS


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
NO IDEA!

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
ALMOST FAMOUS, Cameron Crowe
NURSE BETTY, John C. Richards and James Flamburg
UNBREAKABLE, M. Night Shyamalan

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
AMERICAN PSYCHO, Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner*
WONDER BOYS, Steve Cloves

MY TOP 10 OF 1999
1.THE INSIDER
2.EAST IS EAST
3.MAGNOLIA
4.AMERICAN BEAUTY
5.THREE KINGS
6.ELECTION
7.BEING JOPHN MALKOVICH
8.FIGHT CLUB
9.MAN ON THE MOON
10. THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

[Silent Bob]

God you guys are smart...Im thirteen and doing pretty much what Brock Did when he was 15, just hangin out and breakin stuff.

my favorite movie for 99 was DEFINATLY Magnolia one of the coolest movies ever made.

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[tomit2000]

Tomit 2000 (14year olds best film's of this year) I am from England so some of your films last year are our films this year.

1)Magnolia (In my opinion better then Boogie Nights
2) American Beauty
3) Billy Elliot
4) Being John Malkovich
5) American Psycho
6) The Insider
7) Gladiator
8) Bringing out the dead
9) Wonder Boys
10) High Fidelity

I felt guilty for leaving Summer of Sam out

[idealdiscountdude]

I'm 18 a little older than some of the other posters and some of them have one up on me since I have yet to see Magnolia.

My Picks for 1999
-----------------
1.The Insider
2.Election
3.Boys Don't Cry
4.Dick
5.Three Kings
6.Notting Hill
7.Fight Club
8.Toy Story 2
9.Being John Malkovich
10.Run Lola Run

Movies I've Seen So Far This Year
---------------
Bounce 9/10
The Grinch 4/10
The Sixth Day 6/10
Unbreakable 8/10
Charlie's Angels 8/10
Bagger Vance 8/10
Blair Witch 2 2.5/10
Bedazzled 6/10
Meet The Parents 7.5/10
The Ladies Man 2/10
Urban Legends 2 3.5/10
Bait 6.5/10
The Cell 9/10
Bring It On 8/10
The Watcher 1/10
The Nutty Professor 2 2/10
X-Men 8/10
Loser 5/10
The Patriot 8/10
The Perfect Storm 8.5/10
Shaft 7/10
Scary Movie 6/10
Gone In 60 Seconds 5/10
Dinosaur 4.5/10
Mission Impossible 2 8/10
Gladiator 4/10
Gossip 6.5/10
U571 7.5/10
28 Days 8/10
Black and White 5.5/10
American Psycho 4.5/10
Erin Brockovich 9.5/10
Final Destination 8.5/10
Whatever It Takes 3.5/10
The Skulls 5.5/10
Pitch Black 7/10
Drowning Mona 5.5/10
The Whole Nine Yards 6.5/10
Romeo Must Die 5/10
The Beach 2/10
Eye Of The Beholder 1.5/10
Scream 3 7/10
Reindeer Games 4/10
Snow Day 5/10
Wonder Boys 8/10
High Fidelity 7/10

[idealdiscountdude]

I'm 18 a little older than some of the other posters and some of them have one up on me since I have yet to see Magnolia.

My Picks for 1999
-----------------
1.The Insider
2.Election
3.Boys Don't Cry
4.Dick
5.Three Kings
6.Notting Hill
7.Fight Club
8.Toy Story 2
9.Being John Malkovich
10.Run Lola Run

Movies I've Seen So Far This Year
---------------
Quills 9.5/10
You Can Count On Me 9.5/10
Crouching Tiger Hidden. 10/10
Traffic 10/10
The Gift 9/10
Miss Congeniality 8/10
Castaway 8/10
Vertical Limit 6.5/10
Rugrats In Paris 8/10
Men of Honor 7.5/10
Bounce 9/10
The Grinch 4/10
The Sixth Day 6/10
Unbreakable 8/10
Charlie's Angels 8/10
You Can Count On Me 8.5/10
Requiem For A Dream 8.5/10
Almost Famous 8/10
The Contender 8.5/10
Bagger Vance 8/10
Blair Witch 2 2.5/10
Bedazzled 6/10
Meet The Parents 7.5/10
The Ladies Man 2/10
Urban Legends 2 3.5/10
Bait 6.5/10
The Cell 9/10
Bring It On 8/10
The Watcher 1.5/10
Hollow Man 5/10
The Virgin Suicides 8/10
The Nutty Professor 2 2/10
X-Men 8/10
Loser 5/10
The Patriot 8/10
The Perfect Storm 8.5/10
Chicken Run 8/10
Shaft 7/10
Scary Movie 6/10
Gone In 60 Seconds 5/10
Dinosaur 4.5/10
Mission Impossible 2 8/10
Road Trip 6.5/10
Gladiator 4/10
Gossip 6.5/10
U571 7.5/10
28 Days 8/10
Black and White 5.5/10
American Psycho 4.5/10
Erin Brockovich 9.5/10
Final Destination 8.5/10
Whatever It Takes 3.5/10
The Skulls 5.5/10
Pitch Black 7/10
Drowning Mona 5.5/10
The Whole Nine Yards 6.5/10
Romeo Must Die 5/10
The Beach 2/10
Eye Of The Beholder 1.5/10
Scream 3 7/10
Reindeer Games 4/10
Snow Day 5/10
Wonder Boys 8/10
High Fidelity 7/10

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[Jon Lap]

Should We Even Have The Oscars This Year??
Many critics nationwide are already asking this question, due to the lack of Oscar caliber films in 2000, possibly the worst year in cinema in recent history. Next to 2000, now 1998 looks stellar. Oh well...

BEST PICTURE
Dancer In The Dark
Almost Famous
The Color Of Paradise (Iran)***
Gladiator
What's Cooking

BEST DIRECTOR (other noms are undecided except the winner)
Majid Majidi - The Color Of Paradise***
Mary Harron - American Psycho
Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Jim Jarmusch - Ghost Dog
Steven Soderberg - Erin Brockovich

BEST ACTOR
Daniel MacIvor - Five Senses
Giovanni Ribisi - The Boiler Room
Mohsen Ramezani - The Color Of Paradise***
Russel Crowe - The Gladiator
Mark Ruffalo - You Can Count On Me

BEST ACTRESS
Nadia Litz - The Five Senses***
Bjork - Dancer In The Dark
Laura Linney - You Can Count On Me
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem For A Dream
Kelly MacDonald - Two Family House

SUPP ACTOR
Joaquin Pheonix - The Gladiator/The Yards
David Morse - Dancer In The Dark***
Phillipe Volter - The Five Senses
Rory Culkin - You Can Count On Me
John Micheal Higgins - Best In Show

SUPP ACTRESS
Connie Nielsen - The Gladiator***
Catherine Deneuve - Dancer In The Dark
Julie Walters - Billy Elliot
Jayne Lynch - Best In Show
Ellen Burstyn - The Yards

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gladiator - John Mathieson
Virgin Suicides - Ed Lachman
The Legend Of Bagger Vance - Micheal Ballhaus
The Yards - Harris Savides
Color Of Paradise***

Top 10 1999
1. Magnolia
2. Tumbleweeds
3. American Beauty
4. Dark Harbor
5. Cider House Rules
6. Election
7. Boys Don't Cry
8. Three Kings
9. Sixth Sense
10. Summer Of Sam/My Son The Fanatic

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[Will]

Ideal how the Fuc* could you like snowday more than gladiator?

[V dude]

Moral of the story = don't let a 15 year old boy take control of the oscars

[This message has been edited by V dude (edited 01-06-2001).]