2020 Best Picture Nominees Review - YMS

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[@monkie2464]

"Another film that got snubbed was cats, but again but I guess it's just because the academy doesn't like horror movies" That really made my day.

[@Schrodinger_]

That joke went over my head. But I guess it's because I don't know anything about Cats, so when he said that, I assumed it actually is just a horror

[@datmomoagain8963]

I especially love how calmly he said it

[@halahalahala2015]

I literally laughed out loud

[@marywinchester1322]

😂😂😂

[@Pleasebeopenminded]

If that fruit hung any lower, it would be a watermelon.

[@DarranKern]

The Lighthouse is a full blow masterpiece. The fact that Willem Dafoe is not nominated for Best Supporting Actor is totally a crime against humanity

[@ilovecody7514]

Dafoe's performance was so good it damn nearly overshines Robert Pattinson's

[@danieltobin4498]

His performance was too much for the simple minded judges to comprehend

[@ilovecody7514]

@@danieltobin4498 I don't know.... I'm a fucking idiot but even I could understand the work and nuance that went into Dafoe's performance.

[@tomschult133]

Whatever Bill Hicks, what do you know except for how to be funny and clever and thoughtful?

[@jonbaxter2254]

Damn ye!

[@galahadortiz3258]

"This movie felt very bland and predictable to me, and I'm giving it a 6 out of 10" "This movie was a lot of fun and a great crowd pleaser and I'm giving it a 6 out of 10"

[@connorambrosino1741]

Lol, like bait. He praised both movies and called them good.

[@jcgonzalez84]

Do not trust his scores just what he says

[@piciak]

he said long time ago that he doesn't really like this scoring system and does it just for the viewers. it kinda make sense really, for example if you have one movie with better cinematography and shitty script and other movie with the exact opposite. you could objectively score it the same, yet which one you'd prefer is subjective.

[@Jairan78]

I think it’s accurate. Sometimes a movie isn’t good but competent.

[@exxology1]

“Bland and predictable” can be true of a great movie, just like “fun & a great crowd pleaser” can be true of a mediocre one.

[@MsOal]

"The Lighthouse" gets snubbed: Let Neptune strike ye dead, Academy! Haaaaark!

[@mackielunkey2205]

@Jessie Jameson *I want my goddamn publicity.*

[@AntonAdelson]

The lighthouse is jerk off, not a good movie at all

[@joe8673]

Anton Adelson pun intended?

[@majortom8540]

I seen it! You're fond of me acting!

[@Daniel-pi5qd]

Dave I know you’re not talking about William Dafoe

[@Jdudhhsuxbsksj]

The scariest part about CATS is when Jason Delrulo said “JASON DERULO!”

[@IVUSER]

Because he's literally Jason Derulo! HA, GENIUS!

[@AshDemonYoung]

... Wait I don't think that happened. Because I watched the movie and EXPECTED that to happen. I WANTED that to happen.

[@kwazhims3lf]

wiggle _wiggle_ *_WIGGLE_*

[@lolputoelqueleelol]

jason d e l r u l o jason of the rulo

[@_trashmandan_2903]

kwazhims3lf *whistles*

[@101MeZ101]

The Fanatic was snubbed.

[@Meemeli]

Critics put out the hit.

[@Jdudhhsuxbsksj]

“Hero Worship is unhealthy...” -Patrick Star

[@HomerSimpsonIsCool]

Can’t talk long, I gotta poo

[@Julia-tu6xl]

Moose is in the house!

[@Delta225]

Published by Motha Fuckin' Cinema!

[@brianford4914]

If Joker wins best picture we will be living in a society.

[@1r0zz]

last time I checked is called "flock".

[@anonymousanimationcritic9842]

Thank God it didn't.

[@DarkFawful]

Anonymous Animation Critic cry cry cry...

[@diamonddave7949]

Thank god we dodged a bullet

[@1r0zz]

@@DarkFawful You are really expressing your personality right now...

[@link77779]

'Long takes aren't the only thing 'The Climb' is riding on.' Well clearly. They're riding the bikes.

[@Brandon-rb4sm]

I’m giving this joke an 8/10, it’s closer to a 9 than a 7.

[@beautyblueblossom]

"...and the winner for Best Picture is...1917!!" *Adam and Scott screaming in horror* IT WASN'T EVEN ON MY LIST!!!!

[@davidpaul6290]

How dare they ruin Scott’s lock of the week?

[@JustinCage56]

Either that or Ford v Ferrari

[@nowhereman6019]

@keeg 'Mark' my words. Nice.

[@uncanadien3272]

rachcat123 i thought it was great

[@uncanadien3272]

rachcat123 after hearing his review i saw it in cinema and absolutely loved it

[@TVRXorro]

"It is a slower and more mature film than many others in his catalog" *cuts to footage of Brad Pitt eating celery like a hot dog*

[@TVRXorro]

Haha

[@frankmerker630]

My favorite is him enjoying a Pepsi in World War Z

[@fawnieee]

@@frankmerker630 his face is like "must act... Like I'm enjoying... But ughhhh"

[@darienwest4748]

A24: *Makes a bunch of good movies* The Oscars: A24 whoooooo?

[@seraby7151]

Yeah seems like a24 has no friends in the oscars

[@gabes5548]

It’s weird that Moonlight won, Lady Bird got a bunch of nominations, and then the Oscars just ignored a24 two years in a row

[@jorts1171]

I’m pissed cats got snubbed, the academy just hates great lovecraftien horror apparently. shame

[@GoddoDoggo]

The Academy never nominates horror movies, bruh.

[@jorts1171]

Dog God I know I’m just pissed, but you know how Get Out and Sweeney Todd were atleast nominated, I was just hoping cats would also get nominated

[@someguyonyt2831]

@@GoddoDoggo I'm not surprised at all that Midsommar didn't get Best Picture nomination cause they hate Horror film, LOL.

[@sinsoftheswamp8346]

Dont google lovecraft's cat name actually do it's a funny gamer name

[@SunsetBlvd13]

Lol even then it came out in 2020, so we got to wait a year for it to win Best Horror Picture

[@ujai5271]

If Green Book is anything to go by, Ford v Ferrari will win.

[@sisterjamie5806]

Ujai or 1917

[@mattkrause1573]

1917 is whatever that guy's name is agains lock of the week

[@epikrobert9589]

Matt Krause Scoot?

[@poego6045]

Nah, by that logic, it's probably gonna be Joker over Parasite, considering they both deal with class and Joker does it in a weird, messy, mediocre way

[@krab7960]

Green Book won because the Academy loves stuff about about race relations. I think the three most probable contenders are Ford vs. Ferrari, Little Women and The Irishman

[@user-mv8ys5og5l]

Good review of the nominees. I'm giving a 6 out of 10.

[@kiwifarmsdotnet]

B1998 more like a 3/10

[@TotalNigelFargothDeath]

​@@kiwifarmsdotnet closer to a 4 than a 2.

[@Themonkeymartin]

Closer to a 7?

[@palyanuchya]

Briliant!

[@kaden.vasquez]

Closer to a 7 than a 5

[@moncayo912]

Fun fact: there was a poll where people voted who they wanted to win best picture and ford v ferrari had 0% of the votes

[@juhlsghouls]

Mr. Moncayo it was good but not best picture worthy

[@benjackson9477]

It was pretty good, but overall it was pretty underwhelming as far as plot and everything goes. The editing was great and it was engaging though, but man, I could never see it being best picture, it's pretty much just there as filler... Or an advert for Ford

[@natalie5976]

right? idek why it was nominated. it was a fine movie, yes, but so shallow i guess. like it isn’t something anyone’s gonna remember ever.

[@gabrielabautista2966]

They nominated the movie because it's a movie for old white men.

[@sadfrog2575]

The concept of the movie itself just isnt a very popular idea. There are still people who enjoy watching racing, but it's not nearly as popular as it used to be.

[@dunngyllite7883]

that backstab at "Cats" was mean and ruthless. Not to the movie, but to me, because I spilled my coffee over the keyboard.

[@igornowicki29]

Adum: "It's a masterpiece, there is no single thing wrong in this movie" Also Adum: "I give it 9 out of 10"

[@thisguy4233]

just because it has no flaws doesn't mean that it can't be better :)

[@mustacheman4476]

I reckon at least one point is accredited to personal taste for every review

[@BrianDePalmaII]

Igor Nowick He didn’t say that at all. He was simply pointing out all the positives that make the movie amazing but clearly he has a reason for why it isn’t quite a 10/10. He just didn’t mention it.

[@frankmerker630]

you gotta respect that subjective experience and response to a movie affects his score

[@frankmerker630]

I don’t think there is a set specific way in which a person should review a movie. So unless you are disputing that then I would say to you don’t understand how reviews or art criticisms work

[@LuisMartinez-rw2lj]

I must say the number one reason why I’m excited for the oscars is for Scott’s lock of the week

[@kressnik]

@The Bandog I wish it was part of the ceremony.

[@dirrdevil]

Will the Asian guy from 13 Reasons Why win best director for Parasite?

[@kressnik]

@@dirrdevil who else?

[@LuisMartinez-rw2lj]

Jeremy Dirr nooo the asian guy from 13 reasons why didn’t direct it he just help write the screenplay for the film

[@odoridori]

that guy is so annoying i don't watch anything with him in it

[@Geblawi]

I cannot believe that “Uncut Gems” and Adam Sandler were not nominated.

[@ytcorporate9237]

I don't get why people like it so much. I really took a dislike to that movie, and I'd say Sandler was better in Punch Drunk Love.

[@anonymousanimationcritic9842]

Apparently members of the Academy didn't vote for him because of his "arrogant behavior" shown in his famous comment of "If I don't win the Oscar, I will make an intentionally bad movie".

[@MrZoora23]

@@ytcorporate9237 I enjoyed the performance but hated the character, which I guess is good character writing. Though the movie as a whole I did not enjoy very much, I couldn't finish it the first time and barely did the second time.

[@CalliAMusic]

same..

[@rjaxxxas]

"Todd Phillips really??"

[@spoolofflarn8760]

In reference to the Joker: "I didn't really remember the score..." You're kidding! That score still resonates in my skull. I thought it was a HUGE factor in setting that isolated and melancholic tone

[@Lamidemonami7891]

Sean L I’m not a big fan of the movie overall but that score is haunting and amazing. ‘Call me Joker’ and ‘Penny to the Hospital’ are two of the best pieces of score of the last few years

[@schwarzwald6672]

Yeah the crashing sound before he kills Murray that was really good, the almost sound of a human breaking and severing the last tie he had to I guess good and happiness.

[@sizzlingwall716]

Keith MacDonald in your opinion what are some objective flaws with joker? I’m honestly curious.

[@Ryan-cs3uc]

SizzlingWall 71 objective and opinion? If it’s his opinion then it would be subjective

[@MOTHblank]

When he said that, I knew he was deaf. The score made Joker as much as Phoenix's acting.

[@rendivious]

yeah, Uncut Gems was snubbed. Should have been nominated for best original score, best lead actor for Adam, and even best picture imo

[@theresnothing4u]

I agree strongly

[@lindsay7858]

it especially deserves all the technical awards like score, sound mixing, sound editing, etc because all of those were literally mind blowing

[@IveGotToast]

I would have loved for OPN to get the award for best score.

[@friendlypup5650]

Hell, could’ve gotten Julia fox for supporting actress. Why not

[@rendivious]

@@friendlypup5650 Oh yeah, Julia Fox should have 100% been nominated. Her performance was really amazing, especially given that it was her first feature film.

[@luisg.m.garcia6972]

Way better nominees this year than last year, though is disappointing that the Lighthouse just got cinematography

[@lindsay7858]

i know!! i was especially angry that willem dafoe didn’t get a best supporting actor nomination at LEAST

[@nf5011]

@@lindsay7858 I loved Pattinson performance also, that masturbation breakdown scene was truly fucking madness and masterful acting

[@VaranTheGreat58]

That was the only movie in 2019 that I saw more than once in theaters, that's a rarity for me

[@lindsay7858]

N F ikr, two of the best performances of 2019 for sure

[@CoastalGalaxy14]

it's sucks that they didn't put best picture list on The Lighthouse

[@bowetteloom]

"I would rather be honest than pretend to love something that I don't." Word.

[@kressnik]

Adam: You are not wrong for liking a movie. Ralph: If you like Joker, you are a 14 yo BvS fan.

[@boppob1343]

Adam said the same but just in a diplomatic way man. He literally talked about how they Todd copied everything and the score was repetitive/forgetable(the same sound was half the soundtrack...). Then he also realized, its a near shot for shot remake of King Of Comedy. As in, the writing and directing was not unique at all. Joaquin Phoenix is the only reason its a decent film, and a 6/10 at that. The script is so shallow, that it felt like it was 20 pages long. So when people say that Joker was "deep" or "important commentary", it definitely does make you seem extremely immature. Up against something like Parasite, it looks even worse than a 6/10. Sohow much better is it to be a fan of Joker instead of BvS? Adam definitely has some stronger feelings on how uninteresting Joker is, but he cant say them (he basically said everything isn''t good except Joaquin though but has to give it a 6/10) because the majority of his fans would 100% freak out.

[@kressnik]

@@boppob1343 if people find the movie deep or have important commentary, they are the ones who are immature, and not those who claim they are immature because their opinion doesn't fit yours? Not everyone has seen King of Comedy, even Adam hasn't seen it, that's why he actually gave it a 7. And not once did Adam give a movie a 6, just because one actor was great. If you honestly think, that a 6 out of 10 movie for Adam is the one where only 1 thing works, then you clearly haven't watched anything from Adam. And what does Parasite has to do with Joker? Is it like the new level of comparison, where 2 films are being compared even though they have nothing in common, other than "they say something about society"? P.S. So you think Adam doesn't have the balls to rate a movie lower than 6 out of 10, because he is afraid of his fans? That's a really disrespectful view of him. Impressively disrespectful.

[@CJojo_13_]

@@boppob1343 Joker being heavily inspired by other character study movies doesn't actively make the movie worse. Drive and Baby Driver were both excellent films, and they both carry some of their dna from a movie called The Driver. Hotline Miami is also directly inspired by Drive, and that game is great. You should consider judging a film on it's own merits and only comparing and contrasting to see the strengths and weaknesses of different films. Also, your comment shows a lack of faith in Adam's reviews. I honestly doubt you've seen his stuff for long, if you think he is going to dish a decent score to appease fanboys. If you can't accept that he thought there were good things to Joker, that's your problem.

[@mrinmoydas2668]

BoppoB inspired is not a bad thing. The Dark Knight can also be considered as the product of Drive and Seven if I take out Heath Ledger's Joker, but then again it is considered to be the best movie of the decade and one of the best movies of all time. People who r attacking Joker on shit like this need to know that Todd Phillips himself considers the film to be an homage to old Scorcese films. In fact almost every film can be categorised as a copy if the same logic that these people use is applied to other films.

[@CJojo_13_]

@@mrinmoydas2668 did you mean to respond to the person above me? We are on the same page.

[@1997residente]

Everyone: Scarlett Johansson was fantastic Academy: but did she play a drug addict singer?

[@mcoupe69]

LOOK AROUND YOUR WORLD PRETTY BABY IS IT ANYTHING YOUD HOPED IT WOULD BE

[@Meemeli]

Ah, I was wondering why "Judy" was getting all the best actress awards even though I've heard nothing from it

[@1997residente]

@@Meemeli Came out of nowhere. Don't even remember what studio produced it. I don't think Renee Zellweger was as praised and talked on the Internet and in festivals as Scarlett Johansson.

[@weirdguy1495]

Judy made sense. Harriet getting a nomination, however, just seems like a nomination made to not get black people upset more than anything.

[@aramisaac4292]

@@weirdguy1495 if that is the case, why didn't they nominate Luptia Nyon'o fo Us? She was fucking amazing in that, and the Academy gave Get Out tons of nominations, so it is not that they don't like Jordan Peele

[@ryc3658]

You wanna know how I got these scars? Well... I’M THE JOKER BAY-BEE

[@lonewalkerproductions]

😂

[@ALEXisSPANISH]

"I found the film derivative and a little derivative, but mostly derivative, check it out if you want, and I'm giving it a *derivative* out of 10."

[@auriculus3058]

In terms of getting snubbed by the Oscars, The Lighthouse is this year's Hereditary. Apart from cinematography, it deserved actor nominations for both Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, also score, production design and maybe editing. Hereditary didn't even get one nomination. It also deserved actress for Toni Collette, production design, cinematography, editing, maybe sound. Midsommar got snubbed either. Actress for Florence Pugh, cinematography, production design, maybe editing... It's such a shame that, at the Oscars, horror movies don't get the respect they deserve

[@BigBossMan538]

evil dead 01 Get Out got some noms and wins though, no?

[@awadafuk4863]

Idk, hereditary really lost me at the end

[@MCDexX]

@@BigBossMan538 - From memory I think it only got original screenplay.

[@dirrdevil]

@@BigBossMan538 Get Out only got attention by the Academy for identity politics. I feel it deserved the attention despite that, but the Academy is a mix of a highly prejudiced people and overly woke people dueling it it out.

[@sephrah]

in 2030 I expect to hear Adam sound like James Earl Jones at this rate

[@uwupaksa8451]

I'm expecting Kermit

[@sephrah]

@@uwupaksa8451 James Earl Frog?

[@bondfall0072]

@@sephrah it's not easy being [I'm not finishing this comment]

[@yemmohater2796]

Bondfall 007 Queasy (he sounds like he has a stomach ache)

[@habitak7989]

Yes.

[@merpo2806]

Can't wait for Scott's lock of the week

[@motnurky7055]

Lock Of the Weak Baby

[@merpo2806]

@Stellvia Hoenheim You seem to be confused sir. You thought I said Scott's cock of the week, but I actually said Scott's lock of the week. It's a common misconception so it's not a big deal.

[@samb8744]

Lupita was the biggest snub in the acting categories. She totally made that movie for me and sold most of its emotions. She’s was to US what Phoenix was to Joker

[@odhrankillally7384]

i would counter that argument by saying Willem Dafoe was the biggest acting snub. I do not personally agree with the statement referring to Joaquin, however I do agree she gave a great performance. I would prefer her to Charlize Theron in bombshell to be nominated however

[@travisspazz1624]

I thought she was unintentionally hilarious!!

[@SefniAsheforr]

Yeah, but us sucked ass. The writing and filmmaking were atrocious, pretentious, and poorly thought out. At least Joker was solid in those aspects.

[@danielajani7283]

So Adam’s top three is: 3: Marriage Story 2: Parasite 1: The Lighthouse Good choices, man!

[@arthuralpaca]

It was 1. Parasite 2. The Lighthouse 3. Marriage Story

[@theemeraldaxe1414]

@@arthuralpaca no, the lighthouse is is favorite, parasite was his favorite of the best picture nominees

[@OneEyed_]

While I definetly agree that most of the nominations for joker are rather debatable, the score is an obvious choice. It fits the movie perfectly, and on its own its just a great piece of music, emotional, going from slow and melancholic to just booming loud, which compliments the actions of Joker really well.

[@canstermeat8171]

Half of the score was fantastic and the other half was awful.

[@MrJoker3571]

While I enjoyed Joker’s score, I appreciated more from 1917’s based on two things: 1) I’ve never been a fan of Newman’s scores prior to this, and don’t even find his “best of music” to be that great like American Beauty. This is the only score he’s done that I can make a good case on why this one worked compared to his other works (including the scores he’s done for Mendes’ past films). 2) I felt that in the past scores Newman has done, one of my main gripes is that he’s either not challenging himself enough or isn’t doing something different. I loved how each track provides a variety of instruments & didn’t rely on prerequisite music (except for one, but it’s done in a different tempo). I understand YMS’ point of view, and totally get where he’s coming from or if anyone else didn’t like the score. It just surprised me that this is NOW the first time that I loved Thomas Newman’s work on the film.

[@OneEyed_]

@@DarkWestern can we actually stop fucking bringing incels up everytime someone mentions joker? Its so annoying, the movie isnt for or about incels, please stop talking about them

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@DarkWestern what incels? fuck off with that shit to twitter. idiot.

[@OneEyed_]

@@DarkWestern i dont disagree with you on that but the constant talk about them is just infuriating. Its like everywhere wheres theres talks about joker someone just has to bring up incels who like the movie, or lefties who hate it. I just want to talk about the movie and not what kind of people like it or not.

[@IMModusOperandi]

"before watching Joker I made sure to watch Taxi Driver for the first time" ADUM WHAT

[@crpalstuck2966]

That blew me away too. Taxi Driver is such a classic.

[@munjee2]

@@crpalstuck2966 it's the only other movies he gave a 10/10 to this year so I guess he agrees , was pretty surprising regardless

[@mayman4255]

I'm pretty sure he watched taxi driver and dropped a review on it way back though?

[@ilovecody7514]

@@mayman4255 maybe you're thinking of bad lieutenant but idk.

[@PentameronSV]

@@mayman4255 He did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6qWpXeEbteobK8

[@kikiwho7386]

Replace Ford V Ferrari with The Lighthouse, add Uncut Gems and boom a list of 10 incredible nominations. Rooting for Jojo, Parasite or OUATIH to win tonight

[@ronaldmcdonald2817]

Ford V Ferrari deserved the nomination. If your taking one out take out Little Women.

[@Metaphorically7]

Didnt notice the score in Joker? The score was like one of the best parts in my opinion.

[@jaydenrock]

Sean P yeah I loved it. Got it on vinyl.

[@Driver-qt9jh]

It's weird tho, most of it's score is either that one repetitive sound used for effect or old songs that very well fit the theme, but might not "count" as a sound track.

[@vivir339]

Driver 2900 That was kind of my take too. Tbh I’m not really a fan of scores that just replay the same track the whole time. I literally just remember a violin playing the same two notes over and over.

[@1r0zz]

joker was a fucking joke. someone in hollywood should learn a thing or two about depression and mental health... also I find funny that to make a "oscar comic book movie" they had to pervert everything in a comic book. like "comic book are cool just as long they are nothing like comic book?"

[@jackhanson3856]

1r0zz I mean, the Joker doesn’t really outright suffer from depression as you know it. He’s more so just miserable with his life. (I’m trusting you to know the difference since a weird amount of people don’t) Plus, the movie isn’t really about comic book Joker It’s about a much more realistic version of the Joker that’s very loosely based on the comics. (Like how he’s a poor, aspiring comedian in ‘The Killing Joke’ or how he gets invited onto a talk show before committing a horrible act in ‘Dark Knight Returns’) Like, yeah, I’ll always love my Joker who cackles and violently melts people’s faces off with acid from his flower and leaves explosive chattering teeth lying around for Batman. And I definitely want that shit done in a live action movie! But they let us know that the movie was definitely NOT going to be about the traditional Joker the instant they released the make-up test footage online, so let’s not pretend like it was a complete shock that the movie was as different as it was. Plus, lets be honest here, as much as I’m sure you and I love comic books and comic book films, they’re just not Oscar material. They’re just not. I mean, I personally think that the Oscars are questionable anyways, but comic book movies are always restricted to being too tied down to their comic book history and fan service. Hell! The fucking Dark Knight, the comic book movie everyone loves and swoons for, took some STRONG liberties with the characters. I love Heath Ledgers Joker, but don’t try to tell me he’s the same Joker that I grew up reading stories of.

[@jarodlechadores4336]

“The Climb wasn’t only riding on long takes.” The characters are riding bicycles on the poster.

[@alexanderhristov8692]

I was searching for that. Thank you.

[@jordannewitt]

Still doesn't have the 'hey look, it's one take!!!' campaign that 1917 pushed

[@CasaiAgicap]

@@jordannewitt I think you missed the joke

[@jordannewitt]

@@CasaiAgicap I think I did, haha

[@hole1274]

They’re also riding bycicles in the movie

[@dubitataugustinus]

The fact that Midsommar wasn't nominated for cinematography is disgusting. I guess it's got some gore on it so it doesn't count as a movie...? The Oscars suck

[@peterumathum4903]

Also score and leading actress AT LEAST

[@dubitataugustinus]

@@peterumathum4903 YES to all of these

[@Digger-Nick]

Because the entire movie was low tier trash

[@brojob5102]

@@Digger-Nick ari aster be like: "weird gore, cool shots, you like my movie because film students say so."

[@Digger-Nick]

@@brojob5102 Lol yeah. I liked Hereditary, but this was just so flat.

[@kaaiitlin]

I haven’t seen Marriage Story yet literally only because I’m afraid it’s sad and I don’t wanna be sad right now

[@aevian1735]

You should check it out, though. Its more thoughtful and unintentionally funny at times than sad.

[@Digger-Nick]

It's pretty lame. Don't bother

[@lizardman7718]

Hugh Jass I thought it was pretty good

[@zoeysheldon5634]

Adam Driver alone is worth watching that movie.

[@fernandacappucci8412]

I didn't check it out because I figured it doesn't tell anything much deeper or different than a lot of movies that have already explored marriage. Something tells me this is going to be another Boyhood, where I've been through a horrible childhood and had to watch this character who has it all, faking some struggle. I don't know why but I already know this film is about relationship drama that is probably boring but the target audience (middle aged people) never get these feelings out of their chest and consider it a masterpiece.

[@senpaijecho]

I lost all hope in the academy when Toni Collette didn't get a nomination for her role in Hereditary (and Lupita Nyongo for Us)

[@teacherbecca526]

I think Lupita got snubbed

[@PalitoSelvatico]

I never had hope and Im still surprised and dissapointed when they leave horror movies behind. Justice for Toni

[@Lamidemonami7891]

Toni Collette was god awful in Hereditary though. Screaming and crying does not equal a good performance

[@frankmerker630]

Lol what are you talking about

[@Lamidemonami7891]

Caitlin Rix he’s not just constantly laughing, there’s definitely a much larger array of emotions that he has to show. Not saying his performance is Oscar worthy, but it’s certainly a hell of a lot better than Toni’s

[@chrisgolden00]

Uncut Gems got snubbed HARD. That movie should have gotten like 4 nominations at least

[@russellhunter363]

I think Uncut Gems got snubbed because of Adam Sandler. The industry doesn't seem to respect him. The Safdie Bros probably should have gotten nominated for Best Director, possibly over Todd Phillips.

[@dumpster_mcgee_96]

chris golden Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Lead Actor(Adam Sandler), Best Supporting Actor(Judd Hirsch)

[@russellhunter363]

@@dumpster_mcgee_96 Who did Judd Hirsch play in the movie?

[@dumpster_mcgee_96]

Russell Hunter His character was named “Gooey”

[@chrisgolden00]

@@russellhunter363 He was Howard's Uncle

[@Horrormaster13]

I predict 2 wins for Joker (2019): ✅ Lead Actor ✅ Score

[@sam1fi683]

probably the only ones it deserves. no matter how much I love Joker I cannot say it deserves movie of the year over something like Parasite or marriage story. The score and lead actor is what carries the film so if it gets anything its gonna get those

[@Creamcups]

I would be fine with these. I prefer Adam Driver in Marriage Story and Uncut Gems' score but these nominations were absolutely deserved.

[@RandomlyAwesome28663]

i wouldnt be suprised if it won best adapted screenplay just so they can appeal to everyone and give it more oscars

[@Themonkeymartin]

I think Little Women's probably getting score

[@thomasgrieve1924]

I'm guessing best picture too Never second guess the academy

[@jcgonzalez84]

The good thing is that this year is MUCH better than last year.

[@ytcorporate9237]

Agreed, can't even remember what movies came out in 2018.

[@ytcorporate9237]

@Ramless Alpha Good one to be fair, that bathroom fight alone is pretty damn good.

[@jcgonzalez84]

Ramless Alpha very good

[@gregoriomsssa1667]

@@ytcorporate9237 the favorite!

[@calebhu6383]

@@ytcorporate9237 Green Book, Black Panther, and Bohemian Rhapsody were the main nominees which is pretty embarrassing when you compare to 2019's material.

[@ashburystreet]

"The amount of icing on the cake doesn't change what flavor the cake is" I actually really love that analogy

[@sisterjamie5806]

Imagine Todd Phillips winning best director

[@PlatinumSperms]

I wish it can happen so everyone would be pissed

[@Xyyymrgamer]

The director of dumb and dumber won best director last year so it wouldn’t be that weird

[@Drewbibski]

Black Sperm I’m not surprised you’re subscribed to Critical Drinker

[@sisterjamie5806]

xyyymrgamer5522 Cuaron did. The dickhead just got best picture which is arguably more important

[@sriramsena144]

Fuck

[@brunobb1]

I was shocked when Adam said he didnt remember the Joker's OST. One of the best OSTs I've heard in a long time.

[@ilovecody7514]

Uhhhhh no... especially with oneohtrix point never making the score for Uncut Gems.

[@fatuousinnovatorofsadness4640]

Joker's score was an actual lesson in how to score film properly. They had the score develop alongside the film itself, creating a relationship between both that you don't often see in film.

[@meesvanaanhold5074]

bodd boward Parasite also had a great score, but don’t you remember the bathroom dance in the movie? That scene had great music.

[@jordannewitt]

@@meesvanaanhold5074 definitely the best scene for the music. Hildur did an excellent job and it's the most memorable one for me. Honestly I didn't like Marriage Story's score much. But Uncut Gems should have definitely been nominated and win for sure

[@extremelyonline]

Fatuous: Innovator of Sadness lmao no

[@saturnblue8459]

Really love how you don’t dismiss Joker like other critics have, and that you recognize Joaquin’s talent. Love the other reviews as well!

[@Preston_Hudson]

Other critics? Who?

[@anxiousorcus5489]

AD ASTRA WAS SNUBBED FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY I WILL NOT BE SILENCED

[@anonymousanimationcritic9842]

For Visual Effects too. I would've nominated Ad Astra instead of Star Wars, but it's the Academy...The same Academy who had CATS as one of the finalists for the VFX category.

[@BSJINTHEHOUSE420]

“I thought Joker was good.” ralphthemoviemaker wants to know your location

[@cruisingwithoutsail6585]

?

[@Sleepy-qr9il]

Ralph video was awful. He got many things wrong about the movie and changed the narrative so he could seem right.

[@sizzlingwall716]

Mvp Rmpv Ralph made a very contradictory and disingenuous review on joker calling it objectively bad, and saying if you find citizen Kane boring your an idiot

[@davidci]

@@sizzlingwall716 Dude, he just put a fucking question mark. No need to escalate.

[@Metroidnight]

Davidci Codex ?

[@pinheadlarry6534]

Uncut gems being snubbed hurt more than my dad leaving for cigarettes

[@bondfall0072]

The Lighthouse hurts even more.

[@ronnickels5193]

I guess the Academy doesn't want to give Adam Sandler anything nice.

[@twodumbcats390]

Here's a fun game: take a drink every time Adam says "derivative" in this video.

[@TheBlueEspeon]

[Sobriety has left the chatroom]

[@fergerski]

“My favorite film of the year was The Lighthouse” once again your film opinions are 1000% correct and accurate

[@gupoll]

horace fuffington probably my 4th favorite movie

[@yggdrasil3]

Correct opinions...

[@flobwad]

14:18 - Don’t you ever, EVER, photoshop a smile on that picture ever again. I had to go back a couple of times to see if that was legit and I wasn’t hallucinating.

[@jermbonotrombone]

‘63 Up’ is alright but did you see ‘Boyhood’? It took twelve years to make!

[@AceHawk37]

When talking about the climb, a movie about cyclists "Its not the only thing the film is riding on". I see what you did there XD

[@mspaintlive8995]

The best movie of the year The Rise of The Skywalker was snubbed. I mean come on it fit like 100 different plots into a single movie!! No one has dared to try something so new and exciting!

[@pineapple7024]

nice.

[@masteryoda3947]

Are you being sarcastic?

[@mspaintlive8995]

@@masteryoda3947 no

[@beyondviolet]

@@mspaintlive8995 ...is that sarcastic

[@waywardlaser]

I really want to see Parasite take it

[@8Oresamada8]

Same ! its the best movie on the list

[@normalgirls1]

@@jonathanjonathan4908 Must be personal preference. My Dad didn't like it as much too.

[@cheeez9438]

Starbursts Definitely. I personally loved it and even my father-in-law said he was captivated, but he said he didn’t like the way it ended.

[@sizzlingwall716]

not you joker is obviously gonna take it for how great everything about it is.

[@daredevil6145]

Well, well, well...

[@gabefromaustralia]

“Academy you figure it out, you ain’t paying me, f**k you!” I laughed way harder than necessary 😂

[@ataraxia1789]

that part killed me lol

[@sandothemando8924]

Willem Dafoe getting snubbed for The Lighthouse is one of the most egregious snubs in Oscar history. His performance was extraordinary and he completely transformed for that role! It's completely unacceptable he didn't get nominated!!

[@skyer7530]

Snubbed: The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Best Picture/Directing/Cinematography/Score Uncut Gems - Best Picture/Direction and Adam Sandler for Best Actor

[@haianhbuithi7264]

Skye R Totally agreeing on Uncut Gems because I have not seen the former :D Uncut Gems was a powerful movie with brilliant acting from Adam and the cinematography was also very significant.

[@hilariocity__]

I'm so pissed with "the lighthouse" snub, I mean I was expecting it but... Come on! Dafoe deserved it more than anyone this year

[@thecinematicmind]

It deserved Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Actor, Supporting Actor, Production Design and Original Score nominations.

[@ianrainsberger3202]

Preach

[@bella-tt9hk]

the fact that Dafoe wasn’t even nominated rly disappointed me. the academy is so prudish when it comes to horror films. both The Lighthouse and Midsommar have left longing impressions on me. The Lighthouse is the closest thing we’ll have to recapturing The Shining. i’m so sad Florence Pugh wasn’t even recognized as Dani because it’s a genuine and tragic performance. Dafoe really melted into his character and he deserved a win. thanks academy :/

[@Revan-eb1wb]

agree. the movie was amazing

[@lucapachee9863]

@@thecinematicmind I'm not sure about any of that besides acting. The movie looked good but is incredibly niche so you gotta understand that not everyone is gonna take to mermaid puss.

[@knightofanguish7399]

Someone has to vote Joker as the lock of the week for best picture.

[@pumpeldi]

Knight Of ANGUISH maybe scott is doing that 🤔

[@Jokaanan]

Joker winning best picture is the slippery slope to Black Panther 2 winning best picture.

[@Youtuber-qb7rx]

How do you not remember the score to the Joker? The score was one of the best parts of Joker!

[@lizzeewiz]

Rust In Peace Joker soundtrack

[@addimbantuwe9406]

Uncut Gems being snubbed reminded me of when Good Time got snubbed which has just doubled my anger at this point

[@knightofanguish7399]

Best choices to subvert Adams expectations for best picture: Ford v Ferrari Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women 1917 (Perfect candidate to surpass the green book reaction.) Also Parasite is probably not gonna win. Solely because it's a foreign film and the Academy is probably too proud to give it to them. Though they should imo. Hope they score big at least.

[@DrJoeyMagnum]

Knight Of ANGUISH parasite is nominated for best foreign film too so it should win at least one Oscar

[@Themonkeymartin]

I don't think just because Adum gave them low scores he doesn't expect them to win. Specially 1917

[@krab7960]

Jojo Rabbit is probably out too because it's a comedy and I don't think a comedy movie has won best picture in like 40 years?

[@knightofanguish7399]

@@Themonkeymartin Oh I'm sure he wouldn't be too surprised. They're all great films overall and its clear there's something good to be said for all of them. (I haven't seen little women though but like the look and atmosphere.) I'm just looking forward to his commentary in particular but yes I can see some of them could win in the end.

[@lukess.s]

@@krab7960 Green Book was supposedly a comedy

[@mayor6366]

I love joker but I agree that it getting all of the nominations are probably just to get attention(aside from best lead actor and score)

[@augiebrightman9569]

MemeMayor I feel like it deserves it.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

I cannot believe that adam barely remembers the soundtrack in the joker. The music was amazing in it.

[@mcoupe69]

I frarted D:

[@marcespinoza6068]

The score was amazing.

[@keyboardcockatoo4567]

yeah the score was great.

[@carlwheezer2766]

The killer bean movie was snubbed out of best picture imo

[@thedinguskhan9299]

I would love to be apart of the alternate timeline where that event unfolded

[@Maximillionaire666]

Any Oscar that Uncut Gems could qualify for it deserved a nom for. A spectacular film in every regard.

[@dinsism]

If Joker sweeps atmost every category, then the Oscars will be bigger meme than before

[@frankmerker630]

they probably just threw a bunch of noms at joker just so that the program can get viewership, but i would be surprised if it wins 3 or more

[@RiseInAfterlife]

There's a difference between baiting people with Joker being nominated 11 times and actually giving lots of undeserved Oscars to the latest PC crowd-pleaser movie.

[@frankmerker630]

@@RiseInAfterlife they're trying to find that balance because I think they found out the hard way that being PC loses viewership. But they genuinely believe the PC ideologies so they will still give those same undeserved Oscars

[@RiseInAfterlife]

@@frankmerker630 Of course they do, I mean they already vilify critics or people that just don't want to spend money on the latest pc-darling movie. But even then it won't generate money as you can't shame people into watching it. So what s the 'best' way for something like the Oscars...baiting people but then just carry on like nothing ever happened. However if they follow through I expect the viewership for this year to be pretty high and the next year even through rock-bottom.

[@ozybeastias8893]

The most it will take is 2, I think. Joaquin is a lock for Best Actor, and Hildur has not lost a single precursor for Best Score. But everything else is a HUGE long-shot.

[@johnsonwang8144]

I can’t want for a deeper review of The Lighthouse when you do your best of 2019 list in 30 years

[@elizaschmitt9399]

I think it’s interesting that you didn’t connect personally with Little Women but still saw the value of the film and were able to appreciate how it was made because that is exactly how my dad and other men in my life felt about it. For me, a young woman, i REALLY connected with it to the point where I could it stop thinking about it for weeks and had to see it multiple times, something that almost every woman I know who saw it felt in some capacity. I think it captures really perfectly the experiences of just growing up. That’s a story that’s told all the time, but not often about women. It felt so freeing in a way to watch it. I especially loved how it depicted a “strong woman” as not just a woman holding typically masculine characteristics like Jo, but showed that femininity has a completely different type of strength, but is just as valuable.

[@scaratop7324]

"Scorcese back to his roots" and "I made sure to check out taxi driver for the first time" in the same video lol

[@toiletsponge]

That was indeed pretty funny.

[@neulbipooh]

tbh I think adum meant back to his roots as in back to scorcese's 90s mob films rather than 70/80s classics

[@ossertthewozzard]

"Subs and not Dubs" hurts when you live in Germany where everything is dubbed and no one likes to watch something with subtitles or just in english.

[@Themonkeymartin]

That sucks for you

[@Robin-eq7uz]

Towel done ja, ist schlimm hier 😂

[@ossertthewozzard]

@@Robin-eq7uz manchmal kommen ja OmU Filme aber das isses dann auch

[@twTheivid]

As a Spaniard, I feel you 100%. My friends think I'm some kind of elitist when I tell them movies should be enjoyed with the original voicework :(

[@lauralaura4362]

its weird to watch live action things in dub the mouth doesnt really line up and it breaks the immersion, i can understand cartoons tho

[@NikoFisher627]

Can't wait for the stream!

[@IronmonkeyXD]

Anyone else get actual whiplash when Adam admitted that he didn't like a film because it didn't connect with him but didn't hold that against the actual quality of the film

[@epiphonedude4999]

My snubs Midsommar: should have received-in a perfect world-best cinematography and best actress for Florence Pugh at LEAST (although she was nominated for Little Women so whatever, her talent has been noticed) I personally thought it was the best film of 2019. Uncut Gems: best actor for sure, Adam Sandler’s performance blew me away and I was shocked that the Grown Ups guy pulled that out. Also best cinematography, editing, and music nominations were well-deserved here. All this being said, I’m not really upset by anything that actually got nominated. Having seen the vast majority of the films, it seems they’re well-deserving; no Bohemian Rhapsody’s this time around

[@dex3625]

midsommar sux and tried to hamfist symbolism so much it hurts lmao

[@epiphonedude4999]

Dex I mean I disagree but I get it

[@katyh4487]

Midsommar is the best movie of 2019 hands down

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Dex Your attempt at having an informed opinion is adorable. Stick with your day job, Ebert. 😂

[@Borganov20]

Midsommar is shit

[@BilliamRockwellSafeMode]

And I give this review an 8/10 - it’s closer to a 9 than a 7

[@clanofclams2720]

I approve of your profile image

[@BilliamRockwellSafeMode]

You always were a kidder, Medium Well

[@BigWheel.]

You're mom

[@BilliamRockwellSafeMode]

No u

[@BigWheel.]

@@BilliamRockwellSafeMode aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@benabramowitz18]

Man, what a diverse and interesting Best Picture field this year! This feels like the first time that any one of these movies could win Best Picture and we'd all be pretty happy about it. It's gonna be Joker, isn't it?

[@shawklan27]

Nah I love that film and all but it most likely will go to parasite...maybe?

[@patrickpreston3904]

Tbh I liked Joker. But there’s no chance of it winning. It’s probably gonna go to 1917 or Parasite

[@YourPrivateNightmare]

don't think so. It's good, but it's clearly no best Picture material. Best Performance maybe, but not best picture

[@socialanxietydora4112]

Let’s remember guys the academy could clown us and justify the art of it

[@cocoa18_]

Nah it’ll be Ford v. Ferrari

[@rjaxxxas]

I think Adum may have his own definitions for words. "Cheesy" being one of them..

[@aakarshmayank4117]

Lol that Cats joke came out of nowhere.

[@joshturner7400]

Derivative Count: 8

[@bennyjones1502]

Josh Turner Fantastic. Although, to be fair, “derivative” was a big problem for 2019 🥺

[@azenn-a-matics1]

I can't wait for Sunday, this should be interesting - Oh I mean the live steam, not The Oscars...

[@azenn-a-matics1]

Oh yeah, can we get something better than these award tv shows? I mean I think Rotten Tomatos users' (not critic) poll feels more awarding to get a good score than The Oscars.

[@mayflower2370]

mmmmmmm Steamed lives

[@waffe605]

#MeToo

[@PinothyJ]

Jesus, that horror 'Cats' image caught me off guard and is instant nightmare food…

[@planet_dawsey595]

I am SO excited for the adam and pals edit

[@RanOutOfSpac]

Hearing the words “Joaquin carried the Joker movie” makes me wonder. What if Jared Leto played that role too? Seriously though, Joaquin is gosh darn amazing.

[@ringodeathstarr6070]

Ed Boon I love Joaquin Phoenix. But it’s always stupid to say that the actor carried the movie. There is so much things happening to make his performance great as rehearsals, editing and of writing of dialogue, directing. It’s a teamwork and to say that Todd Phillips had nothing to do with it is just wrong.

[@RanOutOfSpac]

@@ringodeathstarr6070 Eh, if it were anyone else, I don't think it would be as nearly as appreciated as it is now. Carried is a bit of exaggeration in this case sure, since the movie isn't bad, but Joaquin just makes it so much better.

[@CharlieA24]

@@ringodeathstarr6070 Phillips had very little to do with how my favorite scene in the movie,the restroom waltz,came to be. All he did was shared an finished,unused piece of music from the composer,made well before production began,to Phoenix and manned the camera for that scene.

[@CharlieA24]

@@ringodeathstarr6070 Plus I've heard that the script (credited to 2-4 writers,I guess) was skeletal to begin with and had few re-writes/touch-ups during filming.

[@thenetgamer2]

Animatronics have come far, it would be interesting to see Leto reprise his role!

[@jamesteague_1]

The portrait of a lady on fire was snuded

[@cruisingwithoutsail6585]

Its trash

[@NPC1921]

"Snuded"

[@jamesteague_1]

@@NPC1921 ty im sped 💀

[@zackdanek]

It actually wasn't eligible unfortunately. France submitted Les Miserables as their film for consideration.

[@lyricsfromsweden]

@@zackdanek That's a bullshit format honestly. I think both deserves a nomination. I think both of them are better than all the other nominess except for Parasite.

[@JamesTaylor6]

The Lighthouse got snubbed so hard.

[@farty555]

Love your take Adum. I'll try to tune into the stream tonight my man

[@funkyphill4861]

Joker really joined the classic 6/10 club. I actually like it there better just for the meme of it.

[@thema1998]

The part where you talked about "Cats" had me dying! 😂

[@JohanGasMask]

Great video! I enjoyed it, humor is excellent along with the style of editing. A real crowd pleaser. 6/10

[@TheJoeStudios2]

Adum, you are nearing your maximum allotment for use of the word, “derivative”, due to this video. You have been warned.

[@reasonpeason847]

"You're not wrong for liking it and I'm not wrong for not liking it" is always an instant like for me.

[@thejedisonic67]

2019 nominations was a joke 2020 they remembered they are supposed to be like high class or something maybe

[@josiahvoisin7991]

😂Yep

[@kaden.vasquez]

Green Book winning was such a good meme though

[@PalitoSelvatico]

Idk, there were just better movies than last year, which makes it easier to pic "best movies". The winner will still be the war one or ford v ferrari.

[@thejedisonic67]

@@PalitoSelvatico at least those aren't as oscar-baity as Vice or Green Book lol

[@rome8180]

The movies from this year were also just way better.

[@erinc.1610]

Eagerly waiting for the YMS 2020 Oscars watch reaction!! Please post soon ❤

[@BKphanom]

Literally the only reason i'm looking forward to the Oscars is your Adum & Pals video

[@AtChiaPet]

Watching Joker for the first time was definitely an experience for me

[@thespanishinquisition4078]

We live in a society.

[@bane2201]

@@thespanishinquisition4078 I wasn't expecting you.

[@ossertthewozzard]

@@bane2201 nobody does

[@lucyw4195]

Snubs not already mentioned: Rocketman: Not a perfect movie but a very original one that took chances, had a great lead performance, and was much better than Bohemian Rhapsody Knives Out: Every character was unique, interesting and realistically portrayed, and the clever editing planted hints while keeping the story fast-paced and entertaining. (I also think Lighthouse and Uncut Gems were snubbed, but those were already mentioned by Adum)

[@Hannah-zm4et]

Hard agree to Knives Out. At least Rocketman got best original song though!

[@Pik3rob]

your Oscars commentary is the best part of it every year

[@Hopischwopi]

Love u too Adum, your videos made me interested in movies and series again. Like really watching them and looking not just at the entertainment factor.