And we haven't even hit the amped-up Oscar season. It begins this week with Descendants, Tintin, etc, and continues all throughout December, so they better get on the ball and keep Potter in everyone's minds so that all the new Oscar films don't hog the current buzz.
Tintin is, according to reviews and predictions, good but it's not getting in the BP race. J.Edgar is officially a critical flop with 59 on Metacritic and 40% on RT, which means that WB will focus on Potter. I think that Potter will make it. That MugglenetLive twitter is another indication that lots of people in the business will support the film and I feel that Potter might even win the Best Film BAFTA. If not, it will still be nominated in most categories so it will have the British members' support for certain.
I really think we have a BIG chance of being nominated (or even winning) Best Cinematography. I mean, loom at the Battlefield, Shield, Courtyard Apocalypse, Procession, Fiendfyre, etc. I really think we have a shot!!!!
Well.. Now I think it's almost impossible a nomination to BP. Hugo has been receiving so many raves. The fact is... I don't believe they are going to nominate two juvenile adventures. Hugo has a far best shot.
Will there be another Hugo film in the future? Because it will be wrong for them to ignore Potter on it's final chance for a film that would have other opportunities in the future.
Hugo will not be nominated over Potter. It's a blockbuster and if it doesn't have a solid box office, this will affect its chances. Also, it's way too juvenile. Critics may love it (we don't have many reviews, so we'd better wait), but it's not what the Academy would vote for Best Picture. Potter has other advantages (heavy WB campaign, massive box office, massive critical acclaim, final film of a critically-acclaimed and phenomenal series, the support of the British members of the Academy etc). Still, I don't think that Potter will make it, but it has a few more chances than Hugo. Hugo will be major in the tech awards (Art Direction, Original Score, Visual Effects, Costume Design and even Cinematography), but I'm not convinced about its BP chances. Not yet.
It looks more convincing than Potter. At least to the Oscars.
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Not really.
I said to the Oscars, not to us. Yes, that is probably the case with Hugo being more favourable.
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No, I really doubt that. A 3D childrens film and the Oscars? Not likely at all. The only time this happens is only when the Oscars have an animated film, but those never were going to win either. I don't see any chance with Hugo unless the reviews are through the roof.
It looks more convincing than Potter. At least to the Oscars.
Lord Stafford.
Not really.
I said to the Oscars, not to us. Yes, that is probably the case with Hugo being more favourable.
Lord Stafford.
No, I really doubt that. A 3D childrens film and the Oscars? Not likely at all. The only time this happens is only when the Oscars have an animated film, but those never were going to win either. I don't see any chance with Hugo unless the reviews are through the roof.
Well, can you see Potter being rewarded? Because i can't. And sure... it might happen, but i highly doubt it.
It looks more convincing than Potter. At least to the Oscars.
Lord Stafford.
Not really.
I said to the Oscars, not to us. Yes, that is probably the case with Hugo being more favourable.
Lord Stafford.
No, I really doubt that. A 3D childrens film and the Oscars? Not likely at all. The only time this happens is only when the Oscars have an animated film, but those never were going to win either. I don't see any chance with Hugo unless the reviews are through the roof.
Well, can you see Potter being rewarded? Because i can't. And sure... it might happen, but i highly doubt it.
Lord Stafford.
I see it having a better chance than Hugo, for sure. Hugo is a children's film, and I simply can't recall the last live action children's film nominated for a BP.
DH2 is the finale of a long franchise of excellent movies with much acclaim. Reading Blackvenom's post makes me think that even more so.
But we have to wait for the reviews. If it gets a 95%+, I'll buy its chances.
It looks more convincing than Potter. At least to the Oscars.
Lord Stafford.
Not really.
I said to the Oscars, not to us. Yes, that is probably the case with Hugo being more favourable.
Lord Stafford.
No, I really doubt that. A 3D childrens film and the Oscars? Not likely at all. The only time this happens is only when the Oscars have an animated film, but those never were going to win either. I don't see any chance with Hugo unless the reviews are through the roof.
Well, can you see Potter being rewarded? Because i can't. And sure... it might happen, but i highly doubt it.
Lord Stafford.
I see it having a better chance than Hugo, for sure. Hugo is a children's film, and I simply can't recall the last live action children's film nominated for a BP.
DH2 is the finale of a long franchise of excellent movies with much acclaim. Reading Blackvenom's post makes me think that even more so.
But we have to wait for the reviews. If it gets a 95%+, I'll buy its chances.
I wasn't saying that i personally saw it as such, but Hugo, despite being a childrens film, might potentially have something that Potter does not. At least to the Academy. That is why we have never previously been awarded, as it's not about being deserving... clearly, otherwise we would have already had a few Oscars under our belt. Can every other movie from the last 10 years really be better than each and every Potter film? I doubt it.
It looks more convincing than Potter. At least to the Oscars.
Lord Stafford.
Not really.
I said to the Oscars, not to us. Yes, that is probably the case with Hugo being more favourable.
Lord Stafford.
No, I really doubt that. A 3D childrens film and the Oscars? Not likely at all. The only time this happens is only when the Oscars have an animated film, but those never were going to win either. I don't see any chance with Hugo unless the reviews are through the roof.
Well, can you see Potter being rewarded? Because i can't. And sure... it might happen, but i highly doubt it.
Lord Stafford.
I see it having a better chance than Hugo, for sure. Hugo is a children's film, and I simply can't recall the last live action children's film nominated for a BP.
DH2 is the finale of a long franchise of excellent movies with much acclaim. Reading Blackvenom's post makes me think that even more so.
But we have to wait for the reviews. If it gets a 95%+, I'll buy its chances.
I wasn't saying that i personally saw it as such, but Hugo, despite being a childrens film, might potentially have something that Potter does not. At least to the Academy. That is why we have never previously been awarded, as it's not about being deserving... clearly, otherwise we would have already had a few Oscars under our belt. Can every other movie from the last 10 years really be better than each and every Potter film? I doubt it.
Lord Stafford.
Of course not, but I feel like the Academy will finally give us some awards, especially if we do well at the BAFTAs.
Hugo has the potential, but until I see groundbreaking reviews, I won't buy its chances.
Hugo is about film itself, from what I've been told, so it already has a leg up to the self-congratulatory and wholly irrelevant Academy.
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It looks more convincing than Potter. At least to the Oscars.
Lord Stafford.
Not really.
I said to the Oscars, not to us. Yes, that is probably the case with Hugo being more favourable.
Lord Stafford.
No, I really doubt that. A 3D childrens film and the Oscars? Not likely at all. The only time this happens is only when the Oscars have an animated film, but those never were going to win either. I don't see any chance with Hugo unless the reviews are through the roof.
Well, can you see Potter being rewarded? Because i can't. And sure... it might happen, but i highly doubt it.
Lord Stafford.
I see it having a better chance than Hugo, for sure. Hugo is a children's film, and I simply can't recall the last live action children's film nominated for a BP.
DH2 is the finale of a long franchise of excellent movies with much acclaim. Reading Blackvenom's post makes me think that even more so.
But we have to wait for the reviews. If it gets a 95%+, I'll buy its chances.
I wasn't saying that i personally saw it as such, but Hugo, despite being a childrens film, might potentially have something that Potter does not. At least to the Academy. That is why we have never previously been awarded, as it's not about being deserving... clearly, otherwise we would have already had a few Oscars under our belt. Can every other movie from the last 10 years really be better than each and every Potter film? I doubt it.
Lord Stafford.
Of course not, but I feel like the Academy will finally give us some awards, especially if we do well at the BAFTAs.
Hugo has the potential, but until I see groundbreaking reviews, I won't buy its chances.
We have big chances at winning in some of the technical departments, i'll give it that much. But the BAFTAs won't mean anything to the Academy. It didn't last year, when we received the 'contribution to cinema' award.
Someone on the other Potter forum (Cosforums) claims that the Academy look at how well a film tells a story first and foremost. Deathly Hallows: Part 2 told a story about never ceasing brilliantly! I could see it getting nominated. I haven't seen Hugo, but I want Potter to be nominated over it anyway because it's a unique series that we will never see again.
How can we expect the Academy to give Potter attention when even the fans don't think it has a chance?
Which is probably because we've learnt not to expect much in the way of awards and recognition. At least the BAFTAs did something in the way of both. That, and the NMA's.
How can we expect the Academy to give Potter attention when even the fans don't think it has a chance?
Which is probably because we've learnt not to expect much in the way of awards and recognition. At least the BAFTAs did something in the way of both. That, and the NMA's.
Lord Stafford.
And now it's time to promote the fuck out of this to get Best Pic nomination. Get the nomination, and anything is possible.
How can we expect the Academy to give Potter attention when even the fans don't think it has a chance?
Which is probably because we've learnt not to expect much in the way of awards and recognition. At least the BAFTAs did something in the way of both. That, and the NMA's.
Lord Stafford.
And now it's time to promote the fuck out of this to get Best Pic nomination. Get the nomination, and anything is possible.
And yet, we're relying on the ever wasteful of chances WB for promotion. A masterful decision.
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I think that Potter will make it. That MugglenetLive twitter is another indication that lots of people in the business will support the film and I feel that Potter might even win the Best Film BAFTA. If not, it will still be nominated in most categories so it will have the British members' support for certain.
Wow, they really are going all out for this aren't they?
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Lord Stafford.
Yeah if they give it anything more than technical awards I won't believe my eyes. I wish I could just burn my sig in their eyes though...
Lord Stafford.
Mysterious thing time.
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DH2 is the finale of a long franchise of excellent movies with much acclaim. Reading Blackvenom's post makes me think that even more so.
But we have to wait for the reviews. If it gets a 95%+, I'll buy its chances.
Lord Stafford.
Hugo has the potential, but until I see groundbreaking reviews, I won't buy its chances.
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
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