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Title: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: BizB on February 26, 2008, 02:01:57 PM

Saturday, I attended the AMC Theaters Best Picture Marathon (http://www.amctheatres.com/promos/showcase/).  Here's my take on it...

Best Picture Nominees Review:
Michael Clayton:
Ok story.  Weird Tingly Feeling with the bathroom sweaty armpit?  Hate disjointed time-lines.

There Will Be Blood:
Sam Elliot. Sam Elliot. Sam Elliot. Sam Elliot. Sam Elliot. Sam Elliot. Sam Elliot. Sam Elliot. Sam Elliot. OMG Al Pacino!  The end.

Atonement:
Awww.  That sucks. What a mean little girl. Time-line Weird Tingly Feeling?  That ruined it for me.

Juno:
Cute.  Out of its league as a nominee.

No Country for Old Men:
Wow.  That was awesome.  I'm glad it won.


Now for my review of the AMC Theaters Best Picture Marathon (http://www.amctheatres.com/promos/showcase/):
Imagine flying from San Francisco to Sydney Australia on Southwest Airlines (except the food is better on the airline) and watching 2 good movies and 3 ok movies.

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: ivan on February 26, 2008, 02:10:56 PM

Sounds absolutely exhausting.

Do you have jet lag?

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: pbsaurus on February 26, 2008, 02:48:09 PM

Did you at least get up and walk around the cabin to avoid edema?

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: BizB on February 26, 2008, 03:05:58 PM

There were approximately 20 minutes between each movie until the last two.  Between Juno and No Country, there was a 45 minute break.  We walked as far as the concession stand and the bathrooms during the 20 minute break.  At the last break, we walked across the parking lot to the mall and got some McDonalds and some coffee.

Surprisingly, they let us take the McD's into the theater.

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: pbsaurus on February 26, 2008, 04:03:29 PM

Well it's not like it's food or anything...

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: sociald1077 on February 26, 2008, 04:39:59 PM

I have not yet seen any of the Best Picture nominees yet.

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: ivan on February 26, 2008, 05:31:46 PM

Yet?

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: sociald1077 on February 26, 2008, 11:54:49 PM

I cant honestly say that I will see any of them. Michel Clayton and Juno seem interesting, but I'm tired of this "OMGWTF you havent seen No Country for Old men?!?!?!" I'm getting at school and it has totally turned me off from wanting to see it.

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: Agent_Tachyon on February 26, 2008, 11:56:59 PM

Juno was pretty funny, haven't seen No Country but it looks awesome. Michael Clayton had one of the lamest trailers I've ever seen, but I haven't seen it so I can't judge.

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: Demosthenes on February 27, 2008, 06:16:44 PM

OMGWTF you havent seen No Country for Old men?!?!?!

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: Chris on February 27, 2008, 07:04:11 PM

This sounds like some kind of gay porno. If it is, someone better notify Lacerda.  :roll:

Title: Re: 2008 Best Picture Marathon
Post by: Anyanka_was_framed on February 28, 2008, 09:02:22 PM

I saw Juno....it was cute, even funny at times, but a lot pretentious.