I used to think of myself as somewhat of a movie buff.
When the Academy Award nominations came out, I most likely would have seen the majority of the Best Picture nominees, with the exception of the scary ones. (For example, I have NOT seen 1991 winner The Silence of the Lambs. And you can’t make me!)
But that was back in the good ol’ days when a three-hour block of time in which I had nothing better to do was a frequent occurrence, the dollar amount of a movie ticket was still in the single digits, and I could be careless with money anyway because my parents were paying for everything.
Let me tell you something – times have changed!
Here. I’ll name every single movie I saw in the theater in 2011: The Help. We Bought a Zoo.
And THAT’S IT!!
Pathetic.
Now that the 2012 Best Picture nominees have been announced and I’ve only seen 10% of them (although considering my track record, one out of ten is pretty good!), it’s becoming clear that I have some major catching up to do. And while I want to see all of the nominees (except War Horse – I’d rather watch a psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer than an poor helpless animal experiencing any kind of trauma), there are two that I absolutely MUST see:
The Artist
Midnight in Paris
I can already tell just by looking at these stills that I’ll love both movies.
Get me to a theater!
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Midnight in Paris is adorable. Haven’t seen The Artist yet…let me know if you like it!
The only best picture nominees I haven’t seen are The Artist and Moneyball. The Artist hasn’t been in wide release in Chicago yet, but will be starting on Friday, so I hope to see it next week. I’m afraid you won’t have much luck seeing Midnight in Paris in theaters unless they bring it back because of the nomination – I loved it. Also loved The Help and The Descendents – those are my 3 favorite movies of 2011.
Ooops – just realized that I also haven’t seen Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (or is it the other way around?) but we plan to this weekend.
LOVED Midnight in Paris and you would, too!
Glad to help bring your movie count to 2 last year! I do love the zoo!
I may or may not have Midnight in Paris out on DVD currently if you want to come over and watch it with me! I also have upwards of 7 bottles of wine at my house (don’t ask)…
Sounds like Midnight in Paris is a definite crowd-pleaser! Liz, name the date and I’ll be at your place ready to watch and drink! Not necessarily in that order…
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