I know it's been quite awhile since I posted here, but I've been a bit side-tracked with the whole England thing, so my apologies. But today being such a special day, I figured I had to make a few quick comments.
Yes, I am a sucker for the Oscars. I wasn't always, but ever since high school and I started to become obsessed with movies (actually, ever since Lord of the Rings started getting nominated for stuff), it's meant a lot more to me. Amanda, Jenny, and I would have our cute little Oscar slumber parties at my house and I would fill out those little sheets with all the nominees and check who I wanted to win each award. But unfortunately this year the Oscars will have to be watched on my laptop in my dorm room alone at 1 am. But, chin up (probably my new favorite phrase the English like to use), I can still babble about the Oscars on my blog and make a couple silly top five lists for fun. So, in reflection of a great year of movies, here are, in my opinion, some of the best and worst of the year:
First of all, although I was able to see 35 of the movies released in 2007, there were still a good 26 I missed out on (I'm going with the official list of eligible movies the Academy has on their site). Here are the top movies I regret not being able to see this year (not in order):
Rocket Science
Into the Wild
Grace is Gone
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Namesake
Away from Her
There Will Be Blood
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Zodiac
Favorite Movies of 2007 (none of these lists are in order, really)
Juno
Atonement
300
Rescue Dawn
Becoming Jane
Worst Movies of 2007
Because I Said So
Catch and Release
Evening
Gracie
In the Land of Women
My Personal Oscars (of the movies I've seen):
Best Picture: Can't decide... the best/most well made movie of 2007 was No Country for Old Men, but my personal favorites were Juno and Atonement
Best Actor: Christian Bale in Rescue Dawn
Best Actress: Ellen Page in Juno
Best Director: Joe Wright for Atonement (not even nominated--ridiculous!)
Best Score: Atonement by Dario Marianelli
Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody for Juno
Well, anyways, it's almost midnight here in England, so I'm going to take a quick nap before the show starts. Best wishes to all of the artists nominated tonight. =)
