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Re: Academy Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted By: Stephen, on host 68.7.169.109
Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 14:43:38
In Reply To: Re: Academy Awards Nominations Predictions posted by Sam on Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 14:37:44:

> > I'm not Sam, but I have seen "Catch Me if You Can" and I find it unlikely it will be nominated.
>
> My reasons are yours. It's a very good movie, very well-made, but it's not Oscar material -- it's just not substantial enough. It's not overdramatic, thought-provoking, or about war or a mentally-disturbed person. It's just fun, and fun isn't good enough for the Academy.

Yeah, though I don't think that if I was in charge of nominations, it'd make my list either. It's a very enjoyable movie, but I doubt that I'll really remember it as anything more. Like I said, good, but not great. Besides, "Minority Report" is almost as much fun while still seeming like more of a serious work.

I wouldn't mind seeing Decaprio get an acting nod for "Catch Me If You Can," though I don't think it'll happen either. His role didn't have a ton of depth, really, but he completely carried the whole movie on his shoulders. Ah well.

Stephen

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