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Sunday, February 26, 2012

2012 / Film Frank Bruni on the Republican Primaries and the Oscars

Posted by on Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 11:02 AM

War horse, def: something... that has become overly familiar or hackneyed due to much repetition in the standard repertoire.
  • War horse, def: "something... that has become overly familiar or hackneyed due to much repetition in the standard repertoire."

"Both pointlessly bloated, the two contests showcase a slew of options without a single one that inspires outsize passion or commands any real consensus....

Such a sprawling buffet, so many empty calories...

What we have here are two hoary institutions flailing for relevance, failing to find it and responding in ways that merely exhaust the audience*."

Hear, hear, sir!

*Speaking of exhaustion, that last debate was the TWENTIETH. And you can get your War Horse wallpaper, profile pics, icons/avatars, and email signatures over here (seriously!).

 

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gloomy gus 1
Not bad, but not up to Bruni's usual mark. This is why I stay as mediocre as possible at my own job, so when I phone it in now and then nobody notices.
Posted by gloomy gus on February 26, 2012 at 11:26 AM
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War Horse is a film about white people in Europe, the standard for Best Picture. War Horse will win.
Posted by seatackled on February 26, 2012 at 11:57 AM
MacCrocodile 3
Yeah, well I'm still going to get drunk and watch the events unfold.
Posted by MacCrocodile on February 26, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Reverse Polarity 4
The Artist is the most unique film nominated for best picture in, oh, a decade at least. It will win. Mind you, it is a French film, which may cost it a few votes.
Posted by Reverse Polarity on February 26, 2012 at 1:01 PM
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Really? Warhorse? A movie that hit every single trope of its genre? It was about as predictable as Iron Man. But, "Horses, Pretty...." so it's going to win some awards despite being just about as predictable of a movie as there ever was.
Posted by Drew2u on February 26, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Fred Casely 6
Trivia time: If War Horse won Best Picture, it would join which other properties as winners of both that award and the Tony for Best Play?

Bonus question: What was the property most recently nominated for both awards?
Posted by Fred Casely on February 26, 2012 at 3:47 PM
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Also in common, the Republican Party and the Oscars both hold endless fascination for gay men.
Posted by Gary Cooper on February 26, 2012 at 9:18 PM

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