10 Worst Oscar Best Pictures

[kellerb]

I still get teary-eyed at certain points in forrest, forrest gump.  Luckily, I was in middle school and missed the "be stupid and succeed at life" subtext when it first came out.  At the time, we were too busy doing hilarious impressions of all the catchphrases and pissing off our teachers.

"She tasted like CIG A rettes, Lt. Da-an"

"Jen-nay, I think you should come home to GreeNBOW ALABAMA!"

"Lt. Dan, you got new legs!"

"Sorry I ruined your Black Panther Party"

etc., etc.

[PIE-GUY]

Gladiator is the worst.

People who didn't like Forrest Gump are dumber than Forrest is.

Seriously? Forest Gump is the worst excuse for a movie ever... It is designed to tap into every little stupid heart-string of every American who lived through all those events while never adding insight into any of it. I really do see it as a drawn out version of "We Didn't Start the Fire." Tom Hanks is a great actor, don't get me wrong. Philadelphia is genius. But Forest Gump is the shallowest piece of shit movie I have ever seen...

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

I didn't think the message was "be stupid and succeed at life", I thought the message was "Be true and humble and succeed at life". 

It wasn't stupidity that was Forrest's saving grace, it was his humility and good morals.

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

Gladiator is the worst.

People who didn't like Forrest Gump are dumber than Forrest is.

Seriously? Forest Gump is the worst excuse for a movie ever... It is designed to tap into every little stupid heart-string of every American who lived through all those events while never adding insight into any of it. I really do see it as a drawn out version of "We Didn't Start the Fire." Tom Hanks is a great actor, don't get me wrong. Philadelphia is genius. But Forest Gump is the shallowest piece of shit movie I have ever seen...

We saw two completely different movies.  I'm sorry you're so jaded about it.  I loved it and still do.  It's a valid winner.

[PIE-GUY]

I didn't think the message was "be stupid and succeed at life", I thought the message was "Be true and humble and succeed at life". 

It wasn't stupidity that was Forrest's saving grace, it was his humility and good morsels.

fixed your post.

[Hicks]

The contrast between the Forrest and Jenny characters is quite telling.

Forrest just drifts along mindlessly and lucks into fame and fortune.

Jenny on the other hand questions authority, protests the war, and experiments with drugs/alternative lifestyles.

What happens to Jenny?  She dies. 

Yeah, great message there.

Shakespeare in Love is most definitely nothing more than a cheesy rom-com with fancy costumes.  I'd give When Harry Met Sally a best picture Oscar before it any day of the week. 

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

The contrast between the Forrest and Jenny characters is quite telling.

Forrest just drifts along mindlessly and lucks into fame and fortune.

Jenny on the other hand questions authority, protests the war, and experiments with drugs/alternative lifestyles.

What happens to Jenny?  She dies. 

Yeah, great message there.

Jenny only questions authority and experiments with drugs and alternative lifestyles in order to rebel for rebellions sake.  She spends the entire movie running away from stability. 

Forrest on the other hand has an excellent heart and spends the entire movie living his moral code.  Why does he go running, is it to make a point?  Nope.  He just felt like going for a run.

Does Forrest ever condemn Jenny for her decisions?  No.  He doesn't understand why she makes her decisions, but he never thinks ill of her for making her decisions.

Forrest Gump is a great movie.

[kellerb]

Let's not repeat the standard forrest gump fight, everyone.  If you need to, refer to google for many variations on it.  Our own search button probably has a couple in there.

[Hicks]

Today I hate the fact that Jenny dies of aids (in the movie Forrest Gump).

[PIE-GUY]

Today I hate the fact that Jenny dies of aids (in the movie Forrest Gump).

This is where PIE-GUY gets lost - I just don't have the history around here like you fools... I mean, I don't even know who Rich was!!  :oops:

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

Today I hate the fact that Jenny dies of aids (in the movie Forrest Gump).

This is where PIE-GUY gets lost - I just don't have the history around here like you fools... I mean, I don't even know who Rich was!!  :oops:

I don't understand it either.  I think he's trying to call me stupid by saying that I am Forest Gump?

[sls.stormyrider]

Just googled nominees from a few years.
Shakespeare in Love beat out Saving Private Ryan and Life is Beautiful  :-o
those were both outrageous films

Forrest Gump's competition wasn't quite as good: "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Pulp Fiction," "Quiz Show," "The Shawshank Redemption."
for my $, Pulp Fiction, or even Shawshank were stronger.

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

If Pulp Fiction had won, I think it would have been a bad choice.  I think that Shawshank was good, but it wasn't as good as Forrest Gump.  Nobody was disappointed in 1994 when Forrest won.

[PIE-GUY]

Don't get me started.. Don't even get me started.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/jeanie-darcy-at-st-josephs-hospital/2851/

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

Don't get me started.. Don't even get me started.

I think any movie that features solely innapropriate viewing matter is a bad choice to win the "best picture" oscar.  It did deserve "best director" honors, however.

The Shawshank Redemption is as cheesy and button pushy as Forrest Gump is in my view, but Forrest Gump was classier and more well done.

I challenge you to find articles from Spring of 1995 arguing that Forrest Gump is a bad choice, I think you'll find it hard to do.