Oscar Best Pictures I Agree With (And Some I Don’t)
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2024
- The 94th Academy Awards are this week, so I'm taking a look back at some of my favorite Best Picture winners from over the years, along with some movies I think should have won instead. Find out which ones do I agree with and which ones I don't, from the classics to the movies of today. Plus see what movie I think should win the Oscar for Best Picture of 2021.
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Saving Private Ryan losing to Shakespeare in love, also Shakespeare in love winning best score over Prince of Egypt
Always prefered The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line is also fantastic, either way both are more deserving of the Oscar
@@thecinematicmind I prefer it too honestly, but I think saving private Ryan is the more Oscar type pick
100%
Oof
While it's not a best picture I always agreed with Kathy Bates winning an Oscar for Misery. I love that movie she really made played the psychotic fan perfectly
Man that movie gave me nightmares as a kid
Who would've imagined that a middle age nurse could give you nightmares?! Nobody could have pulled that off the way she did.
Can highly recommend listening to Misery on Audible too. Has a real Kathy Bates vibe.
I had an Aunt I used to say reminded me of her.
She won best actress over Julia roberts pretty woman lol
These are your best videos, James. More of this type of content, please.
These are always the best part as in shows his humility and intelligence.
Yes
Ahh here, the Nerd is a CZcams legend
Board James were his best videos.
I think "Man getting hit by football" is one of the greatest things ever put on the silver screen.
Nobody ever talks about that movie.
Agreed, Barney's movie had heart sure, but football on the groin had a football in the groin. Should've won
It was put under the rug and quickly forgotten right after it's remake, "Man getting hit by Will Smith", was released
Hans Moleman is the best actor ever. Barney’s Pukahontas is the best picture every year from 1995 on.
It works on so many levels
The Hans Moleman original or the George C Scott reboot?
Argghhh my groin!!!
Its sooo soothing to listen to James just talking about movies.
He's gone from Angry to the Most Chill these days. He knows what we need.
He’s the chilled out movie reviewing nerd
Yes.... it feels like we're chatting with an old , wise friend 😊
Especially with that relaxing background music.
@@I0NIZE you took the words outta my head
"No matter how established the institution,it's just an opinion"
-- James R -- 2022.
So true. You don't have to agree to all the nomination nor you have to fight them all. Just don't take it too seriously.
The killing blow for me is when said institution shows no consistency in overall choices or obviously pushes for a certain side in politics. That's when I cease to give them the benefit of the doubt.
@@nozoto What you mean by that??
That applies to all award shows of any media,that’s a fact.
Sounds like a Big Lewbowski quote, man.
@@nozoto and you don't push for a side. It's a group so that might explain the inconsistency.
I really enjoy these kinds of videos. This and the “movies everyone loves but I don’t” video are cool video ideas because it’s your opinion not just a review
ikr ! some how i feel comfortable watching james talk about movies !
Same. I think it’s because reviews tend to be more formulated and have an air of being “scripted” for lack of a better term.
These sorts of videos have more of an air of honesty, because they’re just a person’s perspective and opinion. Just a guy saying what he thinks about movies and nothing more. Almost quaint in a way lol
Do you value opinions over facts?
@@Dime_time333 here we go
Always enjoyable to hear James share movie commentary, just as much as his AVGN series
One flew is a Masterclass of acting by all who are in it….pure gold.
My favourite Best Picture winner. Alongside its Best Picture nominate Barry Lyndon.
Christopher Lloyd was in it also
@@thecinematicmind Barry Lyndon is in my top ten ever.
I really love these kind of videos where James talks about his love of movies
Yep. They're the best. He's really passionate about film.
It's such a treat.
It's great, but AVGN does have a rather old fashioned take on film, probably because that's the limit of what he learned in film school.
I love anything he puts out though, so long as AVGN is the focus of the video
Ye
The Apartment is a fantastic dark comedy/romance that won in 1961. Amazon prime randomly recommended it to me and I went in having no idea it won best picture. I was blown away by what I thought was this random, forgotten movie from the 60s.
What an awesome movie
That's without a doubt my favorite Jack Lemmon movie.
Billy Wilder is the GOAT. All of his movies are amazing
Now all I can see is James at the liquor store but he’s reviewing alcohol as AVGN
When he is confident about the answer, he loves to participate in class.
The French Connection is a brilliant thriller, with action scenes i’m still shocked originated in 1971.
Deserved that best picture for sure
The sequel has one of the best endings ever
@@jlassh What a sequel it is.
You must not know much about 70's cinema if you find it odd that it was made in the 70s. It's a very 70s movie in every way, and perfectly encapsulates that decade.
Ah yes!! The chase Is one of the best
Great movie even better car chase.
Now I want to know James's thoughts on the AFI Top 100, both the original and the revised one.
I second this.
I'd defiantly watch a full 1+ hour video on him looking at the whole AFI Top 100 lists.
@@teh_supar_hackr Are you prepared to be that opposed to him in opinion?
@@teh_supar_hackr DEFIANTLY
This X 1000
I sometimes feel the Best Picture for ROTK was more for the entire trilogy than just the film itself. Not that the film is undeserving by any stretch, I loved it and still do, but it just seems interesting that ROTK got so many more Oscars than FOTR and TT.
See also: Leo winning for The Revenant
Towers is and will always be my favorite. I always liked King but it's kind of a hot mess imo.
Agreed, they seemed to treat it as such. It was filmed as one movie, so RotK was the end of that movie.
I personally would have liked to see Fellowship win. I feel it's overall a more important movie
@@TheSpaceBrosShow Again, it was filmed as one movie, and really is one movie. It seemed pretty clear they waited till the last one in order to award the entire trilogy.
Rolfe has one of those voices, and one of those demeanors where I could listen to him talk for hours. Up there with John Rhys Davis, Patrick Stewart, etc. I love his movie reviews.
Do you usually watch many movie reviews?
Couldn't agree more. I don't care about movies like... at all, at all. And yet I absolutely love listening to/watching his content.
Saving Private Ryan losing to Shakespeare In Love was such a joke.
You can blame Harvey Weinstein and his aggressive (not to mention inappropriate) campaigning techniques for that
As a lifelong Tolkien fan, I remember losing my fudge when Return of the King took every category and set the record for most Oscars won back in 2003.
Losing. I still love the entire EE LOTR Trilogy and was too so happy for ROTK sweeping the Oscars!:)
ROTK won 11 Oscars, which was achieved previously already by Titanic and Ben Hur.
Usually horror, sci-fi, and fantasy get ignored. I was surprised to learn that The Exorcist was nominated for Best Picture in 1973 (lost to The Sting).
@@robinanwaldt The difference is that Titanic had 14 nominations and lost 3 of them, Ben Hur had 12 nominations and lost one, ROTK won every nomination they received, also known as a “sweep”, and set the record for the biggest sweep in academy award history, which many people consider more impressive than the former two.
Roger Ebert hit the nail on the head when he said "The Oscars don't award the best movies, but the best of a type of movie." and with that you can take that for what it is. I am still sour that The Aviator didn't get best picture in 2005. While I thought Dicaprio's performance was flawless in that one, losing to Jamie Foxx was okay by me because he nailed it in Ray.
I'm still sour about Scorsese having only one award after Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, Casino, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, Hugo, The Wolf lf Wall Street and The Irishman.
And to lose with phony, talentless hacks as Robert Redford and Kevin Costner is the biggest insult.
No one remembers "The Aviator".
@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 And he won it for his worst movie
@@TimmyTickle
Which is still superior to 95% of most films so…
@@TimmyTickle which one?
This is the best James content nowadays, keep it coming.
Very true imo. I prefer hearing modern James Rolfe over modern AVGN nowadays.
Amadeus is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Definitely worth an oscar. You should definetely rewatch it, it's awesome.
Gotta agree. That movie is actually very clever. The only person to understand the greatness of Mozart was the one who despised him.
@@bastih.5264 It's impossible not to identify at some level with Salieri's character. It's truly a very "humane" story.
Twelve angry men
Never heard about this movie. Should watch it probably.
@@torrvic1156 If you like cinema, you should. It was a great film. Both Mozart and Salieri are amazing on it.
I would eagerly watch James pick apart and review every single year of the Oscars and share his insights.
James finally coming around to Citizen Kane nearly made me fall out of my seat. It really is a movie that only gets better the more you watch it.
King Kong is still better, though.
Maybe. I’ve only watched it once in a film history course I took about 6 years ago. I enjoyed it but best movie ever I’m still skeptical about that
@@KDubb-ws9zc It's only called the greatest film ever made because of how influential it is, filmmaking-wise, on literally every film that followed it. It innovated new film techniques and changed the way movies are made. So, in that context, it IS the greatest film ever. Now, is it the most entertaining, engrossing etc? Not really. However, its importance in film history can't be overstated.
@@rustincohle2135 but there are so many movies like that pre-1950 that were highly influential and innovative with their techniques. King Kong 1933 is one of them but I wouldn’t call that the greatest movie ever made
@@KDubb-ws9zc and phantom menace was groundbreaking as well but people domt regard it that well
i love all of james' little anecdotes in his videos, they always have a great relevancy and metaphoric value to them without skewing off into a totally different topic, and its also just nice hearing little snippets about things he used to do back in the day
Amadeus is such an amazing movie, just brilliant masterpiece, yep, it is totally better than Ghostbusters and other movies from 1984, it totally deserved a victory.
Disagree
One of my favorites for sure, F Murray Abraham gave a performance for the ages
Amadeus might be the best movie of the 80s
Amadeus isn't better than Ghosbusters and vice versa. They're just different movies that both excel at what they set out to do.
Amadeus is the best movie I have seen. Deserve the 8 Oscars they won.
I would love to hear James make another "Top 50 Favorite films list."
That way his list can be Top 100 films!
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I think Rocky is my absolute favorite Best Picture Winner.
A true underdog Best Picture winner.
Though Taxi Driver is still my favourite.
@@thecinematicmind
Taxi driver is excellent, I agree. However I do prefer Rocky.
@@bigkmoviesandgames It still is a moving underdog story to this day.
@@thecinematicmind absolutely.
Same
Goodfellas losing out to Dances with Wolves was a tragedy. Can’t believe you didn’t mention this.
Just that small clip of Return of the King sent chills down my spine. It is #1 on my list of favorite movies, and seeing a video like this makes me want to go back and watch more.
Absolutely a masterpiece
"personally I would pick Frankenstein meets the wolfman" lol
Love how you can't hold the laugh.
He is constantly being challenged to learn new words every day in the classroom.
As a Pianist, Amadeus is very important to me. Everyone’s opinions will be different because everyone’s favorite movies hit on a different emotional and personal level. Amadeus had inspired me to play Piano after id given it up.
Also Goodfellas > Dances with wolves
Amadeus is a great movie
To me Goodfellas IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE followed by LOTR.
Twelve angry men
Mostly agree, but have to disagree with "Get Out".
Reasoning?
@Greta Thanos 🤡
Nah, it was a low key game changer topic-wise, but more relevantly it was just an entertaining movie with a seamless build up and flow
@Greta Thanos any reasoning?
@Greta Thanos That's how I feel about Rocky...
The older I get, the more I LOVE Rocky! Honestly, the more I watch it, the better it gets. With such a simple story, its strange that I do like repeated viewings of it- but- this particular movie just never gets old for me. And how it was made, the determination Stallone had to make it & become successful just makes it even better. I love this one!
How do you like all the Rocky sequels overall?
@@megamikethemovieman perhaps the best Rocky film I've seen since the 1980's is a documentary about all of the Rocky movies & what it took to make them. I believe it's called "Going to fly now "(?). It's about 2 hrs long & shows all the success & blunders that occurred to make the movies. Sylvester Stallone ALWAYS got hurt, BAD while making each one. So much so, it was worked into the plot of Rocky 2 because he tore his bicep but couldn't delay filming. I highly recommend this documentary! If you like Rocky, you'll love it!
Without a doubt Rocky is my favorite.
I saw it in 1976 when I was 13. I'm not sure why but that movie touched my soul like no other movie. After seeing it I went home and told my mom about it and that she had to see it. She told me she didn't want to see a movie about boxing, I said it wasn't, I told her it was a movie about a boxer. That's all I remember telling her. We went and saw it that next weekend.
Even though Network was also a great mo is that predicted news turning into sensationalism stories about dogs playing frisbee
I'll never get sick of hearing you talk film.
Thanks, James.
faxxxx
I enjoy when he participates in class.
Thank you so much for not spoiling these, I fully plan on watching all of them.
You should do a part 2, this was brilliant.
We'll never forget what you did to Wizard of Oz with your film The wizard of Oz 3. I still cherish it for the shock value and insane nightmare it is.
While I always appreciate the classics for me the 90’s produced the most Best Picture movies that I love ie Dances With Wolves, Schindler’s List, Forest Gump, Braveheart, Titanic etc
Funny since I hate most of those and think far superior films should've been rewarded. But I guess it's just a matter of opinions.
I really enjoyed this video where it feels like you just get to sit down with James like he's your friend and just talk about movies. I'm in a dark place and content like this just makes me happy. Going to watch some of these movies. Thanks, James :)
Get well soon
I always love your videos where it’s just you talking about things you love.
James, I love your work, but Don't Look Up is the least deserving nominee for Best Picture this year.
Well said. I personally couldn't stand it. It wasn't clever or funny, and it's definitely not in the class of best picture films lol.
‘Old’ should be best picture for sure
@@idontwritecomments m night isn't ever getting best picture going forward lol
So far I’ve watched Drive My Car, CODA, Belfast, King Richard & Don’t Look Up. The most deserving to me is Drive My Car and Don’t Look Up is the least deserving so far.
I am in the worst movie of the year camp when it comes to Don’t look up. Also I DO NOT think we should be using DONT in a formal title. So zero stars for that.
You are the man James!! You have done so much for people's careers and are one of the best dude's on CZcams!! Keep going, I have been a fan since the beginning!!
Love your videos keep them coming made my day
Just that one quote from shawshank gave me chills and goosebumps. Great movie.
Get busy livin' or get busy diein
I never thought James would hype up Citizen Kane🤣
My favorite part of the Oscars is when one actor has a meltdown and slaps another. XD
just imagine how insane it is that jeff bezos could theoretically rent the most expensive hotelroom for 2000 million days straight (5480 years)
Some of my favorite Best Picture winners are Rebecca (1940), Casablanca (1942), All About Eve (1950), West Side Story (1961), and Rocky (1976).
Although it's a shame Hitchcock wasn't recognised for his work in Rebecca.
Rebecca is great! You a big Hitchcock fan?
@@megamikethemovieman Yes, I am.
I will say the Oscars really drop the bomb with Best Animated Feature, and usually just go with Pixar or Disney. I'll never forgive them for giving the win to Big Hero 6 when Song of the Sea came out, as that was honestly my favorite animated film since The Lion King. Also Up beating out Coraline was borderline criminal lol.
At least there was the year Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse won (as much as I love Isle of Dogs, there's no contest)
Will always say to this day that Anomalisa should had won over Inside Out. Including Best Actor and Best Actress nominations.
None of Satoshi Kon's movies got so much as a nomination, either, which I feel is an even bigger travesty.
As much as isle of I Love Dogs
Song of the Sea is brilliant. My 4 year old loves that. Meanwhile, I haven't even thought twice about Big Hero 6 since seeing it when it came out...
@@Jogwheel I've rewatched Big Hero 6 recently and, honestly, I think I would've preferred if the movie focused on Hiro going to that tech school instead of the superhero shenanigans.
But it did have some impressive action scenes.
Nice to see you mention Fiddler on The Roof James.
I’ve always loved the videos with only James the most, he’s so engaging and likable.
You've outdone yourself bro, this is unfathomable...yet here we are. BRAIN BURSTTTING!!! AMAZINGG!! THANK YOU!
So cool to see James back in the saddle, this is a major moment to be
He is usually quite cheerful in class.
I really enjoy these kinds of videos. I've been watching your videos since the beginning. Some of the best on CZcams!
- Jake from Peoria, IL
I'm so glad these types of videos are coming back.
King Kong didn't win was the most shocking. I always presumed due to it being so well known that it would have won more then just best picture.
He has learned a lot of new vocabulary through the class readings and our lessons.
Interesting that Gigi won 8 Oscars and it is more known for its appearance on the album cover of Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma than the film these days.
It's funny because that album isn't even well known (especially amongst non-Floyd fans). Dark Side Of the Moon, The Wall, etc are all so much more famous.
The fact that he flew all the way to India for just for a 30 second clip really shows the dedication he puts into his videos. Mad respect for Jimmy
this video could have been five hours and I'd have sat there, content through the whole thing. hearing James talk about film is so calming, informative and insightful.
Great video, James. Can you do a list next of movies in hindsight weren't worthy of Oscar best picture wins or nominations. Crash comes to mind for me.
When he is focused, he works very diligently.
For me, my favorite movie to win Best Picture is 'Amadeus'.
Agree 100% with all of your "should have won" picks! "Cavalcade" is among the worst Best Picture winners, whereas Kong is among my personal favorites... ever. Easy swap there. Post more of these Oscar round-ups! Would love to see more :-)
Miss your videos
Bring back movie night ya shmuck! :)
James, I became a fan because of the AVGN. Howevery when you do these types of videos where you're just talking about movies, your passion for film really shows, and these are really awesome to watch. Looking forward to more of these.
Wheres the microwaves???
@Jogwheel
After a Long Day is so awesome to find a James video talking about movies. Fan since 2008.
This series of videos is for me the best. I really enjoy it. We learn so much about movies trhough your experience. Wish see more of those
It be great if you did a video like this, but with actors and actresses. It be interesting to see who you liked and who you would have preferred to have won.
Muito bom, seus vídeos são os melhores,muito obrigado por ainda continuar sendo o melhor youtuber que eu já vi.
1954 from here to eternity won best picture, in reality rear window should've won.
As long as he stays focused in his studies, [This student] will improve steadily.
I needed this video today, thanks James!
I love your recent content. This style of video is my jam.
My favorite movie that should have gotten best picture: 'L.A. Confidential' hands down. But it came out the same year as 'Titanic' so it didn't have a chance.
He seems to be gradually picking up a natural speaking grammar from listening English-speaking in class, which is great.
Watched Ben Hurr recently with friends.
Great movie, still holds up today. Timeless classic maybe. Not much of an Oscar fan.
Is it true people died in the chariot race scene?
James, you made my day when you mentioned Big Trouble in Little China....BEST MOVIE EVER!
James, your passion and knowledge on movies, music and gaming is super insightful and refreshing. Started out watching AVGN, but your pure James content has quickly become my favorite. Keep up the great work man!
evíamos ser ensinados a não esperar por inspiração para começar alguma coisa. Ação sempre gera inspiração. Inspiração raramente vão gera ação.
I've been saying for decades that Fiddler on the Roof should have won best picture. 100% agree with you, James!
What’s your favorite best picture winner?
When Return of the King won I think it was pretty well understood that it was there representing the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. And that's definitely my favorite best picture movie.
Love these videos James. Thank you. ❤🤝
Love your work James, i remember i started watching during your castlevania marathon and here i am still hooked on your amazing work. Wish you all the best to you and your family.
It's always great to see him work well with the other children.
"Crash" winning best picture in 2005 was a complete joke. One of the worst to ever win the category. (Shakespeare in Love in '98 was also a bad choice.)
@Greta Thanos Wrong year, dude or dudette. He’s talking about the 2006 Oscars for movies of 2005.
I had so much fun with this video!
1984 was such a concentrated flavor of movies that had unique tastes and all the flavors are overwhelmingly delicious!
1984 is in my top 3 favorite years of movie releases. I juggle the movies in 1984 and I can't decide on a favorite yet Ghostbusters and Terminator shine the most in my recent years
What about Gremlins as well?
I seriously love listening to james talk about films
I really like these style of videos. Really interesting and like listening to a friend.
Surely “The Exorcist” should have won the Oscar in 1973?
These movie discussion videos never cease to entertain 😄👌
I am excited about [This student]'s potential and I can't wait to see how he will grow in the future.
It still blows my mind how young Topol was when he filmed Fiddler.
I love when you make videos like this!
One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Rocky... So many outstanding movies that nu-hollywood can only dream about
I think Jame's view about the Oscars shows a maturing. I used to think the Oscars were this big deal, and got really mad when my fav film didn't win. When I got older, I realized that it's just people making these decisions. I use the Oscars now to catch Best Picture nominees that I may have missed if there wasn't an award show that did this.
Usually though
The Best Picture is verrrry deserving
Thank you for a great video topic and great content within the video!
Loved this James! Reminds me of your reviews from 2007. I think a lot of Oscar winning movies of the last fifteen years have really resembled that top shelf wine metaphor.
Humildad pura ❤
I actually think Fellowship of the Ring was a better film than Return of the King. I think they just didn't want to give the award to a fantasy movie when they didn't even know how the trilogy was going to pan out. So it made more sense to give the award to the series as a whole at its completion.
He has demonstrated that he is able to learn new vocabulary quite quickly when he studies hard.
1994 was a great year for movies. Other than Forrest Gump and Shawshank Redemption, I thought Pulp Fiction could have won Best Picture. Lion King was also great.
Wow, never realized how many great films came out in 94.
@@brandonjones3306 And why it was a hard decision too to pick best picture!
95 and 93 had better films.
@@alissa6 What did 95 have? Die hard with a vengeance and toy story? lol
I actually La nueva voz de MrBeast en español se me hace super extraña jajaja Ya estaba acostumbrada a la otra, pero igual amo ❤saw that hotel room underground in a cave on the news the other day; apparently some people got trapped down there somehow and survived off of what the previous inhabitants left down there.
Loved the video james
No mention of Pulp Fiction from 1994?! 😳
The fact that Drive (2011) or Baby Driver didn't win is absolutely criminal. You definitely should have mentioned them.
Drive 2011 ....best movie ever.
Both are literally me
The Oscars lost a lot of credibility for me when I discovered that John Williams lost the Best Original Score award in 1980 to the film Fame.
John Williams has won 5 other Oscars and has been nominated almost 50 times. I think he’ll be okay.
its the same with modern gaming its all politics now
These are amazing James
Love it James, love just hearing your opinions on stuff, no matter what it is. Keep it coming!
He loves when he uses new words he learned in class.
Fully agree on the list of nominees as a "recommendation list". Every year, I really enjoy watching through all of the Best Picture nominees, and even if I don't agree with the winner, I always find at least one new film that I might not have heard about or watched otherwise.
One I'll never Agee with is crash. Watched it after it won to see what was all the hubbub was all about and it wasn't bad, it was well acted but not a best picture winner type of film.
Especially in a year with Brokeback Mountain. I distinctly remember that year being the year that people were legitimately angry about the Oscars.
@@HellecticMojo and Jack Nicholson felt that reaction in that ceremony.
@@HellecticMojo and Munich
If won because the ' so called' elites and Oscar academy wanted that narrative pushed not because it was the best movie.
"Grand Canyon" (1991) was a much better movie than "Crash" (2004).
Great video and list. Love the soothing background music.
That was great!
James should do a "favorite date movies" next
Return of the King is my favorite best picture winner, still amazing that the third film in a fantasy series won best picture. Titanic absolutely was very deserving of its win and has become one of my favorite movies over the past 20 years.
For the 2015 movies, Mad Max Fury Road should have won best picture. Nothing against spotlight, but mad max was more deserving of the best picture win. That movie had incredible word building, visual storytelling, and insane rewatch-ability.
Well, it definitely helped it was more like a really long movie split into 3 parts.
Rather than the usual scenario of each movie being written separately.
That kind of situation where you know for sure you're getting 3 movies is super rare. And sometimes they squander it anyway (Star Wars sequels).
Titanic is 25 years old this year. ;-)
LA Confidential is way better than Titanic
He is able to read at a speed that is ideal for his learning.
I'm still furious they didn't even nominate The Lighthouse in 2019/2020 nor Defoe for that role
He has shown the ability to adjust his pronunciation based on listening to native English pronunciation in my class.
I love these kinds of videos. Keep it up!
Love these videos!