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Worst "Best Picture"

Topic started by BestPicture on Feb. 28, 2012. Last post by ddensel 1 year, 2 months ago.
Post by BestPicture (3 posts)

Cast your vote

Once you make your selection the rest of the community's votes will appear.
  • Crash [2005]
  • The Hurt Locker [2009]
  • The English Patient [1996]
  • Dances With Wolves [1990]
  • Shakespeare in Love [1998]
  • Million Dollar Baby [2004]
  • Chicago [2002]
  • Slumdog Millionare [2008]
Post by DoctorSage (15 posts) See mini bio

That was not even a difficult choice. Dances with Wolves got my vote.

Edited 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by BestPicture (3 posts) See mini bio
I chose Crash, mainly because it was pretentious. With all the problems in the world (starvation, genocide, etc. ), the film's concept seemed superficial in comparison; especially since it pretty much ignored the civil rights progression of the past 40 years. It was hard to feel sympathy for any of the charaters because of this, & as for character "development".. there was none. Lousy writing as well. (blatant)
Edited 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by TheCableKid (16 posts) See mini bio

Fuck Shakespeare in Love, totally robbed The Think Red Line or Saving Private Ryan.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by DrPockets000 (381 posts) See mini bio

It makes me angry how much better of a film Gangs of New York was than Chicago.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by BestPicture (3 posts) See mini bio
"The Thin Red Line" had better acting, but "Saving Private Ryan" had the better score, cinematography, sound, & videography. hence' Saving Private Ryan should have beaten both Shakespeare in Love & The Thin Red Line.
Edited 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by Suedehead (133 posts) See mini bio

Slumdog Millionaire and The Hurt Locker are pretty great.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by Black_Rose (591 posts) See mini bio

The Hurt Locker was the best of the nominees that year. My choice would be Crash because I even though I like it, Brokeback Mountain is a masterpiece and it's a damn shame that its subject matter cost it its well-deserved award.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by Esten (3 posts) See mini bio

Dances With Wolves snubbed Goodfellas, so it's got my vote.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by vonDread (62 posts) See mini bio

Hurt Locker? Seriously? Since when was that ever considered a candidate for Worst Best Picture? I think that's just the poll-taker's personal preference showing through.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by NekuSakuraba (70 posts) See mini bio

@vonDread said:

Hurt Locker? Seriously? Since when was that ever considered a candidate for Worst Best Picture? I think that's just the poll-taker's personal preference showing through.

I haven't seen it yet (have the steelbook coming soon from Amazon) but I was surprised that in the same thread made on Giantbomb there were quiet a few people who didn't enjoy it. (There weren't that many, but I was still surprised that some people didn't actually like it.)

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by Gatehouse (20 posts) See mini bio

I believe that none of these beat out Driving Miss Daisy. I rest my case.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by Sgtpierceface (149 posts) See mini bio
Did people not like Slumdog Millionaire?
Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by Deathmachine117 (53 posts) See mini bio

I didnt like Hurt Locker all that much but its still not the worst best picture it has to be Shakespeare in Love it stole from two of the great war films of the past few years.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by CherryBomb (1,256 posts) See mini bio

Slundog Millionaire, I agree it was very cultural and beautifully made but I just didn't think it was a good movie, the acting wasn't that 'great' either. I thought Benjamin Button was robbed.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by CrimsonAvenger (1,277 posts) See mini bio

You missed The King's Speech. Also Dances With Wolves is one of the greatest Best Picture winners of all time.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by DarthOrange (30 posts) See mini bio

Whats wrong with you people? Crash and Slumdog Millionaire were both, if nothing else, fun and enjoyable films. That's more then you can say for Hurt Locker.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by Mushir (1,149 posts) See mini bio

@DarthOrange said:

Whats wrong with you people? Crash and Slumdog Millionaire were both, if nothing else, fun and enjoyable films. That's more then you can say for Hurt Locker.

Crash was fun and enjoyable? I'm sorry but I disagree. I felt like it was pushing its message into my face literally every five seconds. So many stereotypical and extreme characters saying things that people never say. Really dislike that film.

Slumdog Millionaire I agree was fun and enjoyable and was probably the best film that came out that year. Do not love it as much as most people seem to though.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by President_Barackbar (525 posts) See mini bio

I did not care for Shakespeare in Love when I saw it, and that was before I really started following movies, so when I found out later that it had beaten out Saving Private Ryan at the Academy Awards that year I was pretty pissed.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Post by smi1ey (140 posts) See mini bio

I only voted on the worst out of the movies I was willing to suffer though, hence no Shakespeare in Love or Dances with Wolves. But man, I can't believe how overrated The Hurt Locker was. I generally enjoy military movies, but I was very unimpressed.

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
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