# Oscars: 2016 Best Picture nominees - ongoing tracking thread of which of the films you have seen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 25, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138 "2017-01-25T13:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/21 "2017-01-27T18:55:33Z")
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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/22 "2017-01-27T19:31:35Z")
> [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](#): > > I’d do the same, if I could. The most I can see at a theater in a calendar year is 50-60. > I just can’t afford to go more than that.☹ There are ways. For one, different theaters charge different prices depending on location. For instance, in the Chicago area, an evening show is $11.89 at _AMC Streets of Woodfield_, $13.43 at _AMC River East 21_…and **$5.99** at _AMC Galewood 14_. Same projectors and screens, same sound systems, same seats. Another is _[MoviePass](https://www.moviepass.com/)_. NOT a good deal if you don’t see a lot of films, but a great deal if you do. My wife joined at their “unlimited” level which gets her into one film every 24 hours for $49.99 a month. She tries to see a film every single night, and usually manages. You need to have a smart phone, and download their app. You “check in” at the venue, select the ticket from the app and they put the cost of the ticket on a debit card they supply. You purchase the ticket from the box office or kiosk then photograph it with the phone to confirm that it was used for that purpose. She has bought more than $200 worth of tickets with this. ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/23 "2017-01-27T19:32:59Z")
I’ve only seen **Lion** so far, give a a B/B+. Liked it, but in hindsight, it struck me as a little by-the-numbers in the more crowd-pleasing parts but nothing really memorable or noteworthy in the more unique aspects of the movie. But a worthy tearjerker, overall. It has zero chance of winning. We have a projector/big screen at home, but, to my disappointment, it’s still not the same as going to the movies (although it’s freaking awesome for televised sports). Best analogy is that it’s like the difference between going to church and staying home and reading the Bible. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/24 "2017-01-27T19:50:59Z")
So far: _Arrival_ – first-class SF film. Loved the ending. 9/10 _La La Land_ – I absolutely love this film. Great in every aspect. 10/10 _Hidden Figures_ – Also excellent. 8/10 _Moana_ – OK, but far too mechanical and routine (though the end redeems it a bit) 7/10 _Zootopia_ – also OK. 7/10 _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_ – nicely done overall, but disposable 7/10 _Piper_ (animated short) – technically nice, but rather slight 6/10 _Rogue One A Star Wars Story_ – overlong and showed absolutely nothing new. Long, boring fight scenes and poor characters. 5/10 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/25 "2017-01-28T02:31:27Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > So far: > > _Arrival_ – first-class SF film. Loved the ending. 9/10 > _La La Land_ – I absolutely love this film. Great in every aspect. 10/10 > _Hidden Figures_ – Also excellent. 8/10 > _Moana_ – OK, but far too mechanical and routine (though the end redeems it a bit) 7/10 > _Zootopia_ – also OK. 7/10 > _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_ – nicely done overall, but disposable 7/10 > _Piper_ (animated short) – technically nice, but rather slight 6/10 > _Rogue One A Star Wars Story_ – overlong and showed absolutely nothing new. Long, boring fight scenes and poor characters. 5/10 Thanks for playing, but only 3 of these are Best Picture nominees. 🙂 mmm ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/26 "2017-01-28T16:46:32Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > I actively dislike seeing movies at home, so most of my film-watching is theatrical. In 2016, I saw 229 features and 256 short films in the cinema. For 2017, I’m already up to 31 features and 28 shorts. You’ve got me beat. I saw 220 movies (features, no shorts) in the theater in 2016, and so far this year I’ve seen 23, with a few more scheduled before Feb. 1. Like you I prefer seeing movies in the theater and will have to force myself to watch some of the screeners I received to vote on the Independent Spirit awards. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/27 "2017-01-28T21:10:54Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > This thread is intended to centrally track which of this year’s Best Picture nominees Dopers have seen. > [@DrDeth](#): > > None… Thanks for your contribution. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/28 "2017-01-28T22:56:22Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Oscars becoming less and less relevant. Relevant to who and what and how? And who cares? They’re not going away anytime soon. Your snark does nothing to help the process, so why even bother? You’re not much into movies. That’s cool, no problem, but why go into a thread about the Oscars to let us all know about how not-interested you are? I don’t watch TV but I don’t go into Emmy threads and say that I’ve seen “None” of the nominated shows, then spout off about how not-relevant TV awards are. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/29 "2017-01-29T18:34:42Z")
Saw **Lion** yesterday and was blindsided by how much it moved me. The first half, featuring the young Saroo, was a bit more of a ride than the second, but I found myself caught up in the quest despite its predictability. And Sunny Pawar may be the cutest little boy on earth. Four stars out of four. Seen: La La Land \*\*\* Manchester by the Sea \*\*\*\* Lion \*\*\*\* Not seen: Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures Moonlight ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/30 "2017-01-29T20:54:28Z")
We just started this weekend with “Arrival” and “Moonlight.” “Arrival” was okay, but really not terrific. There were a few times it was so disjointedly edited that I thought something was wrong. “Moonlight” was wonderful. Absolutely a five star perfect movie. What I found baffling was Mahershala Ali gets an Oscar nomination and he wasn’t in the top three acting performances in this movie. Either Trevante Rhodes or Ashton Sanders would have been better choices. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/31 "2017-01-30T16:57:33Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > “Arrival” was okay, but really not terrific. There were a few times it was so disjointedly edited that I thought something was wrong. I’ll have to see _Arrival_ again. Not every film yields up everything it has in the first viewing, and I feel I’ve only caught the surface of this film. Like _Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons_ - it wasn’t until the third viewing that the full emotional payload of that film hit me, and it went from good to great. The “disjointed” editing was to foreshadow/echo later and earlier plot developments. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/32 "2017-01-30T16:59:06Z")
Just got back from **Moonlight**. A powerful movie that touches on universal struggles and emotions. The perfectly executed final diner scene cemented my four-star rating. Seen: La La Land \*\*\* Manchester by the Sea \*\*\*\* Lion \*\*\*\* Moonlight \*\*\*\* Not seen: Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures mmm ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/33 "2017-01-30T17:28:19Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I’ll have to see _Arrival_ again. Not every film yields up everything it has in the first viewing, and I feel I’ve only caught the surface of this film. Like _Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons_ - it wasn’t until the third viewing that the full emotional payload of that film hit me, and it went from good to great. The “disjointed” editing was to foreshadow/echo later and earlier plot developments. No, I got the plot; I just felt it was herky jerky. Cuts that were too abrupt, transitions that were jarring, a minute spent there when it should have been spent there. Movies can move back and forth in a nonlinear way and do it well, but I am literally saying it was badly edited. Interestingly, I came away from Villeneuve’s last effort, “Sicario,” with exactly the same feelings as I did this one; “This is a movie I should have liked. I’m convinced there’s a great story there. But I just didn’t enjoy that. Why was such cool subject matter so dull?” “Sicario” was also very well received so there’s something he’s doing that I just don’t like, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/34 "2017-01-30T18:21:04Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > You’ve got me beat. I saw 220 movies (features, no shorts) in the theater in 2016, and so far this year I’ve seen 23, with a few more scheduled before Feb. 1. Like you I prefer seeing movies in the theater and will have to force myself to watch some of the screeners I received to vote on the Independent Spirit awards. In all fairness, I’d be willing to bet you did see at least 2 shorts in the theater: the Oscar-nominated **Piper** and the shortlisted **Inner Workings** , which preceded _Finding Dory_ and _Moana_ respectively in most cinemas. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/35 "2017-01-30T18:28:41Z")
In the order I would rank them: Arrival Fences Hell or High Water Hidden Figures It’s just coincidental that it’s alphabetical so far. 🙂 Plan to see: La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Will be skipping: Hacksaw Ridge. I can’t handle too much violence and gore. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/36 "2017-01-30T18:53:14Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > …Will be skipping: > > Hacksaw Ridge. I can’t handle too much violence and gore. That’s what you said last year about Mad Max and The Revenant 🙂 Just curious if you ever did see those two? mmm ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/37 "2017-01-30T18:54:39Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > That’s what you said last year about Mad Max and The Revenant 🙂 > > Just curious if you ever did see those two? > mmm Nope. I recognize my own limitations. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/38 "2017-01-30T22:23:39Z")
I saw **La La Land** and **Hidden Figures** over the weekend. I feel like La La Land should win the technical awards, but the acting in Hidden Figures was incredible. I’d be fine with either winning Best Picture. But I haven’t seen **Moonlight** yet. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/39 "2017-01-31T16:22:30Z")
If La La Land does win Best Picture, which looks pretty likely, I’m predicting that within 15 years or so people will look back and say “Geez, really?” I say that because that’s how people generally regard musical Best Picture winners. There are some exceptions; “West Side Story” has held up, and “The Sound Of Music” is beloved (I personally think it’s a preposterous choice, but I’ll bow to the mob on that one.) But if you asked people to make a list of the greatest movies ever, I don’t think Gigi, Chicago, or Oliver! are going to make a lot of people’s lists. Hell, I’m not convinced the BEST musicals are going to compete with the likes of The Godfather. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138/40 "2017-02-01T12:18:51Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > If La La Land does win Best Picture, which looks pretty likely, I’m predicting that within 15 years or so people will look back and say “Geez, really?” > > I say that because that’s how people generally regard musical Best Picture winners. There are some exceptions; “West Side Story” has held up, and “The Sound Of Music” is beloved (I personally think it’s a preposterous choice, but I’ll bow to the mob on that one.) But if you asked people to make a list of the greatest movies ever, I don’t think Gigi, Chicago, or Oliver! are going to make a lot of people’s lists. Hell, I’m not convinced the BEST musicals are going to compete with the likes of The Godfather. There have been plenty of non-musical Best Picture winners where people are saying “Geez, really” (if they are saying anything at all). But I agree with everything you wrote. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138.md?page=3)