Monday, December 19, 2005
An Off Year
I don't really have much to say about the '83 Academy Awards. "Terms Of Endearment," possibly the biggest chick-flick of all time, dominated the Awards. The most competition came from "The Big Chill" and "The Right Stuff." "Endearment" has clearly stood the test of time, as tons of people still remember this movie very fondly, so I guess Oscar did okay this year. For the record, this isn't my kind of movie, but I'm clearly in the minority so who am I to argue?
Off the top of my head, a bunch of great movies came out this year, but you really can't make a case for any of them being snubbed for Oscars: Trading Places, WarGames, Return Of The Jedi, Mr. Mom, Strange Brew, Vacation, and D.C. Cab. Don't worry, Mr. T. Some day your Oscar will come.
Hopefully 1984 will give me something more exciting to write about.
Off the top of my head, a bunch of great movies came out this year, but you really can't make a case for any of them being snubbed for Oscars: Trading Places, WarGames, Return Of The Jedi, Mr. Mom, Strange Brew, Vacation, and D.C. Cab. Don't worry, Mr. T. Some day your Oscar will come.
Hopefully 1984 will give me something more exciting to write about.
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Well, the finest film of 1983 was My Tutor. Completely overlooked by the academy. A close second was Private School.
What about Yor: the hunter from the future, Krull and Hercules starring Lou Ferrigno? Oh, maybe that's just my love of cheesy fantasy films talking. Vacation is probably my favorite film from 1983. I think Tootsie and Superman 3 were the only movies that I saw in the theater that year.
Was Scarface nominated for anything?
I don't think that it should have won an Oscar but its following 20 plus years later is remarkable.
I don't think that it should have won an Oscar but its following 20 plus years later is remarkable.
Scarface received exactly ZERO nominations. The Golden Globes gave it 3, none of which it won (Pacino for Actor, Steven Bauer for Supporting Actor, and Original Score). I've actually only seen Scarface once, and didn't really care for it. I know I'm in the minority there.
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