which is your favourite best picture winner in the history of the oscars.

cover drive man · 12-02-2007, 05:34 AM

Mine's the godfather part 2 it's a great story with great acting and faboulous directing.

pasag · 12-02-2007, 05:37 AM

Patton probably.

FaaipDeOiad · 12-02-2007, 06:01 AM

Godfather would have to go pretty close. Looking at the list, the 70s had some amazing Best Picture winners. The gap in quality between the 70s winners and some of the crap that won in the 90s is nothing short of hilarious.

70s winners: Patton, The French Connection, The Godfather, The Sting, The Godfather II, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next, Rocky, Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, Kramer vs Kramer

90s winners: Dances With Wolves, Silence of the Lambs, Unforgiven, Schindler's List, Forrest Gump, Braveheart, The English Patient, Titanic, Shakespeare in Love, American Beauty

cover drive man · 12-02-2007, 06:08 AM

Titanic's powerful and good I have'nt seen the others in the nighties but intend to.

FaaipDeOiad · 12-02-2007, 06:11 AM

Dances With Wolves beat Goodfellas, and Forrest Gump beat Pulp Fiction. Says it all really.

Titanic takes the cake as the worst Best Picture winner in my time though.

Matteh · 12-02-2007, 06:35 AM

Amadeus

Pratters · 12-02-2007, 06:55 AM

The 70s was probably the best decade where awarding best film is concerned. In the early years, the Academy liked playing it safe and so didn't give too violent films oscars. James Cagney was so brilliant but got an oscar for only Yankey Doodle Dandy for example and not for any of his mob films. The academy is over rated. Citizen Kane didn't win best picture hey.

The best movie to have won the best film award is probably Godfather. However, my favorite from the ones I have seen is The Sting. Do see it if you haven't yet..

The best con movie I have seen.

shortpitched713 · 12-02-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad

Forrest Gump beat Pulp Fiction.

Forrest Gump was a very good movie.

Matt79 · 13-02-2007, 03:08 AM

Godfather I, Saving Private Ryan, Pulp Fiction...

Oh hang on, that's right - the Academy don't know ****.

roseboy64 · 13-02-2007, 04:35 PM

The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Tim · 13-02-2007, 05:34 PM

Pulp Fiction and Unforgiven are 2 of my favourites.

pasag · 13-02-2007, 05:51 PM

Forrest Gump beat Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption in 1994 in dire circumstances.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 13-02-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad

Dances With Wolves beat Goodfellas, and Forrest Gump beat Pulp Fiction. Says it all really.

Pulp Fiction - overrated.
Forrest Gump - overrated.
It was a toss-up really. And I don't like Tarantino, so I'll side with the Gump.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad

Titanic takes the cake as the worst Best Picture winner in my time though.

It was an era of spectacle. It makes perfect sense that Titanic would win.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 13-02-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pasag

Forrest Gump beat Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption in 1994 in dire circumstances.

Shawshank Redemption >>> Forrest Gump > Pulp Fiction.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 13-02-2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt79

Godfather I, Saving Private Ryan, Pulp Fiction...

Godfather 2 > Godfather 1.

Discuss.

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cover drive man International Captain Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 7,049	Titanic's powerful and good I have'nt seen the others in the nighties but intend to.

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FaaipDeOiad Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 18,682	Dances With Wolves beat Goodfellas, and Forrest Gump beat Pulp Fiction. Says it all really. Titanic takes the cake as the worst Best Picture winner in my time though.

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Pratters Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 20,794	The 70s was probably the best decade where awarding best film is concerned. In the early years, the Academy liked playing it safe and so didn't give too violent films oscars. James Cagney was so brilliant but got an oscar for only Yankey Doodle Dandy for example and not for any of his mob films. The academy is over rated. Citizen Kane didn't win best picture hey. The best movie to have won the best film award is probably Godfather. However, my favorite from the ones I have seen is The Sting. Do see it if you haven't yet.. The best con movie I have seen.

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Tim Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Auckland Posts: 7,888	Pulp Fiction and Unforgiven are 2 of my favourites.

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pasag RTDAS Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Looking for milksteak Posts: 31,679	Forrest Gump beat Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption in 1994 in dire circumstances.

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