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!
All images via
Carlie Crash 
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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