March 2010 - Page 2 of 2 - Movie SmackdownÂ®

The Academy Awards 2010

March 7, 2010 Sherry Coben 5

So, Adam “So You Think You Can Direct The Academy Awards” Shankman. I guess that’s what you get hiring a choreographer and dance-minded director to do an awards show. Dancing. Completely irrelevant, indulgent dancing and lots of it. Loved the idea of cutting out all those excruciating song performances, but that dance number featuring big hunks of score…maybe it worked like a charm in the room, but not so much at my house. How about yours? Can you say, “Bathroom Break”?
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The Results of Our 2009 Sci-Fi Poll

March 7, 2010 Bryce Zabel 4

With the Oscars done, we close down our Movie Smackdown poll about what was the Best Sci-Fi Film of 2009. It was a good year for sci-fi respect in that two of the ten Academy-nominated […]

And the Smacky Goes Toâ€¦

March 6, 2010 Bryce Zabel 0

This year’s poll of the Oscar favorites attracted hundreds of our most intelligent readers (see how much we’re willing to pander to those activists?) and they have spoken. We asked them not to vote for the film they think will win but for the film they think should win. They’ve given us a statistical tie between…
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Why the Oscars Will Never Be Exciting

March 1, 2010 Rodney Twelftree 0

Even here in Australia, there's been a lot of talk (again) this year post-Oscars about how boring the show is. Again we're regaled with sub-standard humor, dance routines and music that do not mix well, […]

One of These Films Will Be BEST PICTURE

March 1, 2010 Bryce Zabel 0

Sherry Coben reviews Up in the Air -vs- It's Complicated Stephen Bell reviews Up -vs- Wall-E Sherry Coben reviews A Serious Man -vs- The Fantastic Mr. Fox Bryce Zabel comments on Precious […]