Out of the nominated films, I mean. Sure, there are deserving films not nominated every year, but that's not what I'm talking about… American Beauty was pretty much the best of those on the table.

I like Out of Africa, but I feel absolutely no need to defend it, mostly because I just like it for the scenery and time period.

Amadeus is my single favorite movie of all time. That said, I can see how people might not enjoy it. On the flip side, I don't care at all for the Star Wars franchise, but I agree with you that it should have beaten Annie Hall. Annie Hall is, with the exception of the Christopher Walken scene, a giant load of ass.

… your West Side Story beat The Hustler. Unforgivable.

No. 100 minutes is too long for The Artist. I enjoy many incredibly long movies without reservation or loss of interest.

West Side Story over The Hustler is a goddamn travesty.

I found The Artist interminable not because it's too long (which it is), or because it's silent for no reason (which it is), or because it's boring, bland and without direction (which it is)… no, I found the artist interminable because it's too long, silent for no reason, boring, bland and without direction.

It gave all the good actors bit roles?

I cannot stand that goddamn fucking movie. Fuck Julie Andrews.

There are several deserving 2011 nominees, but that interminable The Artist film beating Midnight in Paris is unforgivable.

I thought, and still think, that The Sixth Sense sucked.

Neither was nominated. I agree that both films are better, but if we went back and forth about all the deserving but neglected films in history the conversation would never end.

Singin' in the Rain can take a number.

or over, say, some guy trying to talk his way out of a speeding ticket.

and There Will Be Blood would have been a solid best picture in almost any other year.

At a small college in Ohio, they made us watch Crash not long after it came out because they thought it was so culturally profound. I lost a lot of respect for my own education at the point.

Never underestimate the Oscar value of pre-WWII interiors and received pronunciation.

I dunno. For some reason I've always liked Out of Africa. Mostly because I think I'd of been happy as a 1920s colonist… you know, happily listening to Mozart on the savannah ignorant of my own gross imperialism, shooting lions with impunity, catching syphilis..

…yeah I forgot that scene. Regrettable.

Crash over Munich, you mean.