Comments on Kansas Bob: My Take on the Oscar Nods

Thanks for the mini-reviews Debby! Those flicks ar...

2012-02-02T09:32:01.711-06:00

Thanks for the mini-reviews Debby! Those flicks are on my Netflix queue and I look forward to seeing them.

Moneyball: Thought it was a good story and liked B...

2012-02-01T20:51:56.146-06:00

Moneyball: Thought it was a good story and liked Brad Pitt but not best movie of the year! I haven't seen Meryl Streeps movie yet but I plan to, I also love her. I like Jonah Hill but nothing special in his performance in this movie. I did not like Bridesmaids at all. I love Melissa but did not like her in the movie. I am trying to see most of the movies. I saw J. Edgar last night and Leo is always great. Loved My Week With Marilyn, Michele Williams was wonderful. Just saw The Artist today and loved it, it was amazing in my opinion. Saw The Decendents, good movie but not best movie of the year!

The Help and others that you mentioned are all on ...

2012-01-25T18:01:11.704-06:00

The Help and others that you mentioned are all on our Netflix queue. Especially looking forward to seeing The Help.

P.S. I saw The Help! Forgot about that. I'm...

2012-01-25T17:38:40.499-06:00

P.S. I saw The Help! Forgot about that. I'm not a fan of Emma Stone*, but the Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were great.

*Ever since she made a comment about heroin being a recreational drug.

I haven't seen ANY movies this year but want t...

2012-01-25T17:35:54.910-06:00

I haven't seen ANY movies this year but want to see The Descendants, Moneyball, Ides of March, The Artist and a few others. Wonder if I can squeeze them all in by the Oscars?

From what I have seen and heard I'm also a bit bewildered by some of the choices. I always wonder if these award shows truly recognize talent OR if they have to be politically correct and nominate films based on what would make them look good to certain groups of people. I'm cynical :)

Thanks Ed! Midnight in Paris is in my Netflix Queu...

2012-01-25T13:59:48.295-06:00

Thanks Ed! Midnight in Paris is in my Netflix Queue. Look forward to watching it.

I had the same feeling about why they did a movie ...

2012-01-25T13:58:11.103-06:00

I had the same feeling about why they did a movie like Bridesmaids Brian.

We must have seen the same movies this year Bob --...

2012-01-25T11:29:14.754-06:00

We must have seen the same movies this year Bob -- liked Moneyball, but not a best picture. The actors were all good. Bridesmaids was awful. Apes was lots of fun.

Also say Midnight in Paris (which I loved) and Harry Potter (which was fabulous, of course). Do want to see Hugo, Tinker-Tailer and Ides of March, though the Artist also has me intrigued too. Am not a big Streep fan, but otherwise we seem in sync!

The only one of these I saw was Bridesmaids. My w...

2012-01-25T10:53:40.754-06:00

The only one of these I saw was Bridesmaids. My wife insisted on watching it. It was one of the WORST movies of ALL TIME. I got the feeling that the chicks wanted to make a flick as raunchy as any flick made by a man and they succeeded. I do think that Melissa McCarthy does deserve a nod though because her performance in the film was so different than her performance on Mike and Molly and from the way she seems to be in "real life". I thought she did a great job with the role and was about the only thing entertaining about the film.