Comments on: For Your Consideration, 'WALL-E' for Best Picture

By: NateDaniels

NateDaniels — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:21:00 +0000

Don't forget about "Seven Pounds" even if Hanock sucks Will Smith is still a force. He's returning with his "Pursuit of Happyness" team as well.

By: SaraMichelle

SaraMichelle — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:29:18 +0000

I've been saying it for days and days now (as well as in my own four-star review of the picture), but "WAL-E" is definitely deserving of the nomination. It is a magnificent motion picture and one that will surely be talked about for generations to come.

That said, while I really would want a Best Picture nom to happen, the chances of it occurring are pretty slim. After all, "Beauty & the Beast" ticked a lot of people off in 1991 with its (well deserved) nomination and that is why the Best ANimated Feature category was created. For at least one block of the Academy, animated films aren't "real" movies and don't deserve to be included for the big prize. Unless "WALL-E" turns into a "Titanic" or "E.T." size sensation the odds of winning them over are, sadly, cemented someplace between zero and none.

Personally, however, I would love to be proven wrong, but if you really want to give away $10 bucks, I'm more than happy to cover Laremy's extra nine and take that bet.

(Thanks for pointing out "Hancock" sucked, by the way. I was really hoping I wasn't the only one who felt that way about it.)

By: BeautifulM

BeautifulM — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:38:43 +0000

Well, didn't they make the animation category so they wouldn't nominate them in the best Pic category. I'm skeptical about this movie, because I wasn't so Gung ho about Ratatouille or Finding Nemo ( I just don't get what's so spectacular about them). The only Pixar pics I did like was Toy Story and The Incredibles. Still, I think it's too early to tell.

By: Laremy

Laremy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:41:31 +0000

Wow, defending my testes at 7:35 in the morning is ROUGH. However, not only am I betting against WALL-E but I'm going to PICK the five who will actually get the Best Pic nom. How's that for calling my shot?

1) Miracle at St. Anna
2) Australia
3) The Changeling
4) Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5) Revolutionary Road

As for WALL-E, how about a fun and festive Best Feature Animation win?

Actually this sort of highlights the stupidity of the category, because while I agree WALL-E might end up deserving a nomination I highly doubt it will actually get one due to a nomination in the animation category.

You will owe me a dollar come late January. Budget for it.

By: RaTTleR_NL

RaTTleR_NL — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:27:05 +0000

Crazy? perhaps. For this? no.
But you might be a bit enthousiastic. The Oscars are not exactly a numbers game.
Being the biggest box-office hit or getting the biggest fan-base and lots of kiddies happy won't bring you the statue necessarily.

It's not about how many people but which.
I have no idea who the academy judges are but when I see a film with both Ridley Scott and Leo DiCaprio, a film bij Eastwood, and what I believe might be a surprise succes 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', I'm thinking that for the Oscars at least WALL-E will have some stiff competition.