The Silver Screen Oasis

skimpole wrote: ↑February 23rd, 2023, 3:37 am Nominees and winners not seen by me 1944-1970:

Let me guess: you're not fond of musicals judging from the number of them on your not seen list.

You have a problem with Flight of the Phoenix for best drama? Seems right to me. Or Some Like It Hot for best comedy? Often appears as #1 all time comedy on many lists. You favor Kelly over O'Connor in Singing in the Rain I'd guess? Guess our taste in movies is quite different.

I was just surprised with the number of unseen films on the GG list that I rate as good compared to your other lists. Was just mildly curious if there was a common denominator of why. No biggie.

skimpole wrote: ↑February 25th, 2023, 3:36 amI thought it was clear that those were the exceptions to the general mediocrity of the Globes' choices.

Gotcha. Guess I didn't read it that way, but see how you meant it now.

I've totally ignored the award stuff for so long that it's kind of interesting to see your comparisons now.

skimpole wrote: ↑March 2nd, 2023, 3:14 am GG choices clearly worse than the Academy: The Exorcist/American Graffiti (73)

Are you saying The Exorcist is a worse choice than The Sting for Best Picture?

skimpole wrote: ↑March 2nd, 2023, 2:19 pm Yes.

Total disagreement, then. I've always regarded The Sting as one of the worst best picture winners.

In too many instances this is like comparing one bad meal with another.