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Post by pitbulllady on Jan 16, 2014 22:31:32 GMT -5
I guess by now everyone has learned that MU, along with its accompanying short film, The Blue Umbrella, were both snubbed in the nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short Film, respectively, by the Academy of Motion Pictures, the Oscars. Needless to say, I was both stunned and disappointed, to say the least, as were many Pixar fans. What's worse is that a movie I found totally unappealing, The Croods(Dreamworks) WAS nominated. The irony there, for me, is that Dreamworks, with the exception of Shrek, is nearly always shut of the Oscars, and the only DW movie I personally am fond of at all, Megamind, was completely ignored by not only the Academy, but its own studio! There is speculation-and it does make sense-that Pixar's shut-out for this year could very well stem from last year's win by Brave, which was not well-received by critics at all, nor by many animation fans, and there was quite a backlash over the fact that it won nearly every award given to animated movies. There were a lot of people accusing the Academy of pandering to Pixar, so I guess that the Academy decided to prove those people wrong by ignoring anything Pixar this time around.
What REALLY concerns me, though, is not the fact that MU didn't get the nomination, but what this could mean for the whole franchise. Yes, it did well at the box office and in DVD sales, but it's now the only Pixar movie aside from Cars 2 not to be nominated for the Oscar, and I'm worried that the powers-that-be at Disney-Pixar could take this as a sign that the "Monsters" franchise has run its course and call it "quits" with MU, instead of continuing the stories of these characters, and of one in particular: Randall, at least in so far as theatrical movies are concerned. I know that Dan Scanlon was very disappointed, as he Tweeted that he had a tuxedo for sale, which he no doubt had been hoping to wear to the Academy Awards.
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Post by RandallBoggs on Jan 16, 2014 23:54:55 GMT -5
The Oscars happened? *glances up*....Ok, I've been busy and catching up with Castle, give me a break.
Anyway. I haven't see the Croods, so I don't know what exactly it's appeal is (as Ice Age seems to do it in a similar time period-esque way, excluding humans), but then again can't judge it.
As for possibilities of snubbing...dunno. I DID see Brave and...it wasn't half the film other Pixar ones were. Heck, that's LITERAL. Half of it was building up to something interesting, the first part...but then kind of fell apart in the second half. I think it's because there was a director change mid-way through the film's development or something. Though the base story of a mother and daughter's love/hate relationship was good...from a tracking perspective...yeah...not their best work.
I wouldn't take it as a certain blow Pitbulllady. For you personally, don't fret immediately about it. You did the same for MU when it was first around, and they did Randall well. So MU didn't win an Oscar...big deal (*followed by gasps of Oscar enthusiasts*). It was a good film, preceded and followed with much praise.
BUT I can see how this is for Dan. Monsters University was his first Pixar (maybe first film, I'm not researching Tracy heavily) he directed...and it's probably a let down to him that his effort wasn't recognized by AMP. But still, the fanship is here, especially where Randall is concerned. And the few of us that have been around here leading to MU are still going to be around for further ventures (health issues aside). Dan did good work. We've all discussed before how his direction would lead in MU's completion, and the tidbits here and there that we saw encouraged that he was going in the right direction.
Hopefully Dan and the rest of Pixar will be getting recognition for the film regardless of AMP. It's not as if AMP has issues with animated features before (if I recall...Beauty and the Beast anyone?)
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Post by pitbulllady on Jan 17, 2014 12:37:31 GMT -5
Well, no, the Oscars didn't happen. That's in February. BUT the Oscar nominees were announced earlier this week, and neither of Pixar's entries made it in, which means that they have no chance of winning anything. I know I'm probably seeing this through my usual "glass half-empty" thought processes, but I hope that Pixar will not be so let-down by this as to drop the "Monsters" franchise from further movie making plans. Getting nominated for an Oscar is a great honor, even more to win, and being completely overlooked when you had high hopes for your movie can be a death blow. This was part of Dreamworks' reasoning not to continue Megamind as a franchise; that movie was ignored by the Academy as well. It didn't do THAT horribly in the box office, and to be honest a lot of its failure to live up to Shrek, the franchise it was slated to replace, had to do with DW's own failure to support it from the get-go. BUT it does go to show that with animation studios, an Oscar nomination can make or break their decision to continue a franchise.
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Post by RandallBoggs on Jan 17, 2014 21:02:41 GMT -5
Ok got that now since my Castle collection caught up with the present.
Alright, I'm not really an Oscar follower when the date comes up...but lets see...MI was nominated for best feature at it's time...nominated for best score...sound editing...won original song...ok, so nominations at least.
Unsure who the Blue Umbrella was competing with, but as for the Croods....well one day would have to look and see what the fuss is about and give it a fair hearing.
*shrugs* It may be a let down...but as far as the franchise is...I don't think the worry is too substantial. The MI community, mostly the Randall fanbase, has been around since inception. Heck, MU might not have even come about if it weren't for that dedication and keeping the base up and alive. I mean, look at Disney Infinity. From my research, Randall wasn't even suppose to be playable at first, or at least not intended to be in the first way. That's the power of effect. Considering how much of a boost Randall's got from this, and the continuing stories for Sullivan and Wazowski (and they do have some too), it would be somewhat abandonment.
If anything, I'm more concerned for Dan. It was his first director role at Pixar, and he did do a good job. Met well expectations with fans/techincals alike. Hopefully this doesn't deter him from directing further (if that's what he wants to do).
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Post by seafoamonster on Apr 2, 2014 19:28:37 GMT -5
What??? Been looking around on IMDb and it's not that good either... by the way PBL I found you on IMDb ... that made me happy to see ya!  |
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Post by randallsnape7 on Oct 31, 2015 14:15:38 GMT -5
For the record, I personally don't set much store by what the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes or doesn't recognize. I've noticed that, for the most part, they tend to nominate singular films that stand on their own, and they rarely go for the films that are a mere chapter in a series of movies. Sure, "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy stands an exception, and "Toy Story 3" was nominated for Best Picture, but it's a rarety.
To be honest, there was some talk after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" ran its course in theaters that Alan Rickman might be nominated for Best Supporting Actor, due to his pivotal role in that last film, but the Academy made no acknowledgement of it - other than one of those minor nominations, usually for like make-up or special effects. I personally found this downright appalling, because Alan Rickman's acting was so breathtaking and sensational. However, he did win a special "Harry Potter" fan award for the role, I think it was called the "Quidditch World Cup" award, or something. You can view footage online.
Actually, Monsters University WAS nominated for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards last year... and I did go on the website and voted for it.
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