Why not? Yates directed the hell out of it and the editing was fine apart from the lead in to the Bellatrix fight. Apart from that I had no problems with the editing. In fact it is UTTERLY FANTASTIC in some moments, particularly the cutting back and forth between Harry and Voldemort before the final clash.
Apart from that I had no problems with the editing. In fact it is UTTERLY FANTASTIC in some moments, particularly the cutting back and forth between Harry and Voldemort before the final clash.
1. The Artist 2. Moneyball 3. The Descendants 4. War Horse 5. Midnight in Paris 6. The Help 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II 8. Hugo 9. The Tree of Life 10. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
With the exception of a couple of moments, the editing is very good in DH2. In fact, it's pretty damn impressive in a few scenes. Not award-worthy, but should also be taken into consideration.
Guys, tomorrow the National Board of Reviews awards will be announced. They release their top 10 BP lineup as well. If Potter is included, then we're at least securing a spot in the top 10. Now, if the final BP nominees are going to be 10 or less is another matter. But it will solidify Potter's chances for a BP nomination.
After some serious thought, I think the film will be nominated for: Best Picture Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Visual Effects Best Original Score Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Makeup
And I'm staying with this prediction. 8 Oscar nominations.
A nomination for Visual Effects is definitely going to happen, then. We have 5 nominees. Except for Potter, I can only think of Hugo and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The other two will be random choices, like The Tree of Life and Transformers or Super 8.
A nomination for Visual Effects is almost certain, but the win deserves to go to Transformers 3 or Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
I'm not sure about Transformers 3. The effects are great, but so distractive. It's more like visual pollution. Although, Planet of the Apes has one of the best VFX of the past years. It's AMAZING what they have done.
What do you guys think about Super 8 and The Ides of March making best picture nominations?Are those movies good enough to be Best Picture material, I dont know. I think possibly. They were really well made.
What do you guys think about Super 8 and The Ides of March making best picture nominations?Are those movies good enough to be Best Picture material, I dont know. I think possibly. They were really well made.
Probably not. They do deserve some recognition but the year is just too crowded for them to be considered. Super 8 would probably be getting more attention but it was released back in June and was highly forgettable after the summer. Ides of March...well, it won't make it, and Clooney is better in the Descendants anyway.
Potter is winning Best VFX because of the due factor as well. ROTPOTA is the runner-up.
Anyway...GOOD NEWS!
Potter made the National Board of Reviews Top 10 list! The winner was Hugo.
FULL LIST: The Artist The Descendants Drive The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Hugo ***** The Ides of March J. Edgar Tree of Life War Horse
Now, J.Edgar, Drive and The Ides of March are NOT going to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, because NBR adore Eastwood (they nominate every single film of his, even the lacklusters Hereafter and Changeling), they love Clooney (The Ides of March has mixed reviews and zero buzz right now) and Drive is the artsy cult choice. What's impressive is that Potter made it over much-hyped films like The Help, Moneyball and Midnight in Paris. This is a very positive sight for a BP nomination.
Potter also won the Special Achievement in Filmmaking award for the entire work on the franchise. :-) These finale, due, franchise factors most definitely help DH2 in a very random and strong year for BP.
Potter is winning Best VFX because of the due factor as well. ROTPOTA is the runner-up.
Anyway...GOOD NEWS!
Potter made the National Board of Reviews Top 10 list! The winner was Hugo.
FULL LIST: The Artist The Descendants Drive The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Hugo ***** The Ides of March J. Edgar Tree of Life War Horse
Now, J.Edgar, Drive and The Ides of March are NOT going to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, because NBR adore Eastwood (they nominate every single film of his, even the lacklusters Hereafter and Changeling), they love Clooney (The Ides of March has mixed reviews and zero buzz right now) and Drive is the artsy cult choice. What's impressive is that Potter made it over much-hyped films like The Help, Moneyball and Midnight in Paris. This is a very positive sight for a BP nomination.
Potter also won the Special Achievement in Filmmaking award for the entire work on the franchise. :-) These finale, due, franchise factors most definitely help DH2 in a very random and strong year for BP.
FUCKING HUGO!
I fucking swear, this is going to get in simply on the fact that it humps films. Fucking shit...
Way to give a giant middle finger to the core of British acting by selecting the help over Potter. I swear, just because it's fantasy, great acting is suddenly meaningless.
Winning an Oscar isn't going to sell another ticket or DVD for Harry Potter. So why are you putting so much into this campaign? Jeff Robinov: The films have been of a really high standard, and a lot of the academy attention has been on the technical side, which overlooks their quality. We believe if you look at what [director] David [Yates] has done with this last film, if you look at the critical reception and pure execution, and if you look at the scale and depth and entertainment value, it's worthy of academy recognition. It feels to me like if you look at what has been released this year, "Harry Potter" is deserving of consideration as one of the best films and directorial efforts.
Are you really campaigning for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2" or did you save your big academy push for this year in hopes of rewarding the series as a whole? Sue Kroll: The strategy is not to reward the history of the franchise but to recognize this very singular achievement on behalf of David Yates and all the people in the movie. We didn't decide to do it until after the film was released.
It got a 97% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an A+ CinemaScore from moviegoers. We devised this campaign very much on the basis of this specific film because we think it is worthy.
You have a large ensemble cast. How does that influence your campaign for actors? Kroll: It's very tough with an ensemble like this, but there are a few performances people are talking about. Daniel [Radcliffe], of course, and Ralph Fiennes. Also Alan Rickman. His performance was so well received. You'll see us campaigning broadly with the cast, but I think certain performances will emerge more so than others.
Do you feel like you understand how the best picture nomination process will work this year and how it affects your chances? Robinov: It's always a surprise from my point of view which films the academy chooses to recognize. Some are shoo-ins, I suppose, but there are a fair amount of surprises every year, and this year that will probably be more true than ever since we don't even know how many nominees there will be.
There have been tweets and early reviews that say that War Horse is a surefire contender. The NBR nomination for Best Film is another evidence of that. But who knows.
I hope Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a flop. That way, Potter will be the only WB film that they'll seriously campaign for a BP nomination.
Also, if the film manages to take a Golden Globe nomination, a BFCA nomination and a BAFTA nomination, along with a SAG Best Ensemble nomination, then I'm certain that Potter will secure its spot for a BP nod. I think that it's definitely going to be nominated for Best Film at the BAFTAs and the BFCA (Critics Choice) awards. The trickiest part is the Golden Globe and SAG nods, but they could happen. The SAG can vote for the entire ensemble because of how many famous and talented British actors work in the film (and in the entire series) and the Hollywood Foreign Press will love to include Potter in their ballots, since it's such a massive critical and commercial success (we know the Globes are more commercial than the Oscars). Also, a PGA nomination will also help (and is quite possible actually). Let's see then.
There have been tweets and early reviews that say that War Horse is a surefire contender. The NBR nomination for Best Film is another evidence of that. But who knows.
I hope Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a flop. That way, Potter will be the only WB film that they'll seriously campaign for a BP nomination.
Also, if the film manages to take a Golden Globe nomination, a BFCA nomination and a BAFTA nomination, along with a SAG Best Ensemble nomination, then I'm certain that Potter will secure its spot for a BP nod.
As long as Hugo doesn't beat Potter out for that BP spot, then I don't care. But I will fucking blow up if Hugo makes it in and Potter doesn't. It's seriously one of those most overrated films I've seen in a long time.
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1. The Artist
2. Moneyball
3. The Descendants
4. War Horse
5. Midnight in Paris
6. The Help
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
8. Hugo
9. The Tree of Life
10. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
With the exception of a couple of moments, the editing is very good in DH2. In fact, it's pretty damn impressive in a few scenes. Not award-worthy, but should also be taken into consideration.
Guys, tomorrow the National Board of Reviews awards will be announced. They release their top 10 BP lineup as well. If Potter is included, then we're at least securing a spot in the top 10. Now, if the final BP nominees are going to be 10 or less is another matter. But it will solidify Potter's chances for a BP nomination.
After some serious thought, I think the film will be nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction
Best Visual Effects
Best Original Score
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Makeup
And I'm staying with this prediction. 8 Oscar nominations.
EDIT: Fixed some mistakes on the HP logo. :P
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Mysterious thing time.
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Mysterious thing time.
I think Potter has a good chance to win. Apes only has the apes as the visual aspect of the film.
GIFSoup
If it does, I'll strip on chat
http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/deathly-hallows-part-2-possible-nyc-la-theatrical-re-release-for-awards-contention-86510/
If you look closely at DOTM,
you'll see how artificial and
misplaced the robots truly look.
At times, they look like cardboard
cut-out characters.
The 3D made this go unnoticed,
but when you watch the film in 2D,
it's more than clear.
The apes of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
were very impressive, but the backgrounds
and ambiance were okay, to say the least.
Look at DH2's environmental effects.
They're absolutely stunning.
G.G.
ROTPOTA is the runner-up.
Anyway...GOOD NEWS!
Potter made the National Board of Reviews Top 10 list!
The winner was Hugo.
FULL LIST:
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo *****
The Ides of March
J. Edgar
Tree of Life
War Horse
Now, J.Edgar, Drive and The Ides of March are NOT going to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, because NBR adore Eastwood (they nominate every single film of his, even the lacklusters Hereafter and Changeling), they love Clooney (The Ides of March has mixed reviews and zero buzz right now) and Drive is the artsy cult choice.
What's impressive is that Potter made it over much-hyped films like The Help, Moneyball and Midnight in Paris. This is a very positive sight for a BP nomination.
Potter also won the Special Achievement in Filmmaking award for the entire work on the franchise. :-)
These finale, due, franchise factors most definitely help DH2 in a very random and strong year for BP.
Now that's some really good NEWS!
Although.. I'm kinda worried with Hugo winning. I really don't believe that two fantasy and juvenile movies will make it.
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: The Harry Potter Franchise – A Distinguished Translation from Book to Film
Mysterious thing time.
I fucking swear, this is going to get in simply on the fact that it humps films. Fucking shit...
The BP contenders are these:
LOCKS
1. The Artist
2. The Descendants
3. War Horse
SAFE BETS
4. Hugo
5. Midnight in Paris
MANY CHANCES
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
7. The Hep
8. Moneyball
SLIM CHANCES BUT IT MIGHT HAPPEN
9. The Tree of Life
10. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
OUTSIDE SHOTS
11. The Ides of March
That's the race. Let's see how well Potter will do.
Way to give a giant middle finger to the core of British acting by selecting the help over Potter. I swear, just because it's fantasy, great acting is suddenly meaningless.
Jeff Robinov: The films have been of a really high standard, and a lot of the academy attention has been on the technical side, which overlooks their quality. We believe if you look at what [director] David [Yates] has done with this last film, if you look at the critical reception and pure execution, and if you look at the scale and depth and entertainment value, it's worthy of academy recognition. It feels to me like if you look at what has been released this year, "Harry Potter" is deserving of consideration as one of the best films and directorial efforts.
Are you really campaigning for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2" or did you save your big academy push for this year in hopes of rewarding the series as a whole?
Sue Kroll: The strategy is not to reward the history of the franchise but to recognize this very singular achievement on behalf of David Yates and all the people in the movie. We didn't decide to do it until after the film was released.
It got a 97% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an A+ CinemaScore from moviegoers. We devised this campaign very much on the basis of this specific film because we think it is worthy.
You have a large ensemble cast. How does that influence your campaign for actors?
Kroll: It's very tough with an ensemble like this, but there are a few performances people are talking about. Daniel [Radcliffe], of course, and Ralph Fiennes. Also Alan Rickman. His performance was so well received. You'll see us campaigning broadly with the cast, but I think certain performances will emerge more so than others.
Do you feel like you understand how the best picture nomination process will work this year and how it affects your chances?
Robinov: It's always a surprise from my point of view which films the academy chooses to recognize. Some are shoo-ins, I suppose, but there are a fair amount of surprises every year, and this year that will probably be more true than ever since we don't even know how many nominees there will be.
I hope Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a flop. That way, Potter will be the only WB film that they'll seriously campaign for a BP nomination.
Also, if the film manages to take a Golden Globe nomination, a BFCA nomination and a BAFTA nomination, along with a SAG Best Ensemble nomination, then I'm certain that Potter will secure its spot for a BP nod.
I think that it's definitely going to be nominated for Best Film at the BAFTAs and the BFCA (Critics Choice) awards. The trickiest part is the Golden Globe and SAG nods, but they could happen. The SAG can vote for the entire ensemble because of how many famous and talented British actors work in the film (and in the entire series) and the Hollywood Foreign Press will love to include Potter in their ballots, since it's such a massive critical and commercial success (we know the Globes are more commercial than the Oscars). Also, a PGA nomination will also help (and is quite possible actually). Let's see then.