Like him or not, MEL GIBSON deserves an Oscar nomination for Best Director

[FreemanGriffinParticipant Joined: Feb 19th, 2012 Topics: 401 Posts: 3392 View Predictions]

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Whether we personally “like” him or not for his words and actions I believe that he absolutely deserves an Oscar nomination for his PHENOMENAL direction of HACKSAW RIDGE. He not only elicited great performances from a large cast (esp. the lead: Andrew Garfield, who is right up there with Casey Affleck as giving the best male performance of the year), he also supervised and worked on and with a brilliant screnplay adaptation, great camera work (the most harrowing yet clear war scenes I have seen), editing, sound, music, production design, visual effects, MAKEUP!, and created a world that is fully inhabited. I was amazed! I went in to the movie with a great deal of trepidation and I left in tears, shaken, stirred, and I LOVED this movie! The film is truly one of the best of 2016 and is brilliantly directed!

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[M: The OriginalParticipant Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 40 Posts: 4500 View Predictions]

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He already has an Oscar for his directing. He’s not overdue for a welcome back anything. He’s still a miserable person.

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[FreemanGriffinParticipant Joined: Feb 19th, 2012 Topics: 401 Posts: 3392 View Predictions]

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Methinks M you have missed my point: his DIRECTION is superb and deserves recognition! Lots of people I don’t like win things and get nominated for things; sometimes they deserve the recognition, sometimes they do not.

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[Anonymous Joined: Jan 1st, 1970 Topics: 22 Posts: 3100 View Predictions]

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I freaking despise him as human being but I fucking love him as entertainer and director. His directing skills are absolutely exquisite. Hacksaw Ridge is one of the best movies of the year and his direction deserves Oscar nomination. You can hate Mel as person but when it comes to movies he’s one of a kind.

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[BeeParticipant Joined: Oct 25th, 2016 Topics: 17 Posts: 3484 View Predictions]

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He knows how to film intensity very well. He knows how to make violent stories “epic” but Hacksaw Ridge isn’t really that great. It’s decent. Andrew Garfield is fine.

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[ziggyParticipant Joined: Nov 29th, 2013 Topics: 0 Posts: 573 View Predictions]

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For the record, I like him not. But yes, Hacksaw Ridge is an amazing movie.

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[MontyParticipant Joined: Jan 21st, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 246 View Predictions]

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Yes, Hacksaw Ridge is one of the best movies of the year. It was brilliantly directed and acted. I wonder why it doesn’t generate too much Oscar buzz.

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[Karl VincentParticipant Joined: Sep 19th, 2014 Topics: 24 Posts: 343 View Predictions]

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Monty wrote:

Yes, Hacksaw Ridge is one of the best movies of the year. It was brilliantly directed and acted. I wonder why it doesn’t generate too much Oscar buzz.

Because people still hates him…

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[FilmatelistParticipant Joined: Nov 3rd, 2016 Topics: 6 Posts: 124 View Predictions]

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Or perhaps because the opening scenes (before he enlists) are hilariously cliched and cornball.  Or maybe it’s that much of the combat sequences are like any other WWII movie post-SPR.

Some of the basic training moments are quite effective in the articulation and defense of his faith, and the final setpiece with him alone on the ridge is indeed quite harrowing.  Plus he’s certainly got sincerity in his corner.  He’s no hack.

But the film is just a hybrid of things we’ve seen before: Mix SERGEANT YORK with FRIENDLY PERSUASION and a little WE WERE SOLDIERS for seasoning.  Not bad by any means, but also not that special.

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[BigJay2012Participant Joined: Nov 30th, 2011 Topics: 5 Posts: 223 View Predictions]

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TBH he deserved a nomination for Apocolyptco too. Amazing film

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[PJ EdwardsParticipant Joined: Jun 2nd, 2011 Topics: 9 Posts: 2364 View Predictions]

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With Silence not being an Academy movie, he definitely has a shot now

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[Alex MeyerParticipant Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 147 Posts: 3031 View Predictions]

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Trust me, Martin Scorsese will take over Mel Gibson’s spot.

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[Brennan MeroneParticipant Joined: Oct 4th, 2016 Topics: 24 Posts: 100 View Predictions]

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Should he get one? Debatable, but you think he should and that’s your opinion and I will respect that.

Will he get one? No. Not a chance.

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[Karl VincentParticipant Joined: Sep 19th, 2014 Topics: 24 Posts: 343 View Predictions]

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Well he already won Hollywood film Award and A nominee for Aacta and Crtics choice also satellite award….. He could….

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[babypookParticipant Joined: Nov 4th, 2010 Topics: 108 Posts: 14467 View Predictions]

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Mel has this way of bringing out pointed and memorable perfs from his casts and this is the strength of this film. I had a couple of problems with it, such as the screenplay which struck me as ‘uneven’, even clichéd, despite it being a ‘bio’.
But the cast, meaning everyone around Garfield (lol) really works.

What could be worrisome is the film’s box office. Not so good. It may recoup with Oscar nods (or if Garfield poses for some nudie posters…kidding, kidding) and DVD sales. And it would definitely help if Mel stays ‘quiet’.

Nice to see people here giving the guy his due.

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