Oscar’s rejects find a home in December as The Way Back and The Company Men, both once strong contenders for Oscars, failed to materialize with any substantial buzz. Only The Way Back still has a shot at a couple of nods. With them, we have a number of other films that are getting appropriately dumped in January. Here are our thoughts.
Consensus
Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement.
No Strings Attached: There’s little hope finding any of us in the theaters for this one (100%), nor do we expect Oscar voters to go (100%).
The Way Back: We’re all likely to see it, just not all in the theaters (100%). We also agree that this is still a minor Oscar contender (100%).
The Company Men: Another film we’re likely to see, this time with more votes towards seeing in the theater (100%), but it’s not so fortunate with Oscar consideration (100%).
Evangelion 2.0: None of us are interested (100%) nor do we think Oscar will be (100%).
The Housemaid: Seeing it on DVD seems to be the agreement (67%), but Oscar just isn’t in the cards (100%).
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ThoughtsI don’t find Ashton Kutcher that appealing even with Natalie Portman in the film, so I’ll have to say no. |
ThoughtsLooks like a typical dumped in January romcom. |
ThoughtsThis looks just horrible. |
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ThoughtsI love the concept and the cast, but since it’s not in the running this year and I have very little time, I’ll have to wait until DVD. |
ThoughtsI’m in no rush to this but will probably catch eventually on either DVD or Cable TV. |
ThoughtsThis one-time major Oscar contender has fallen by the wayside, but still looks pretty good. |
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ThoughtsAnother film that will have to wait despite an appealing cast. |
ThoughtsThis film had minor Oscar buzz which quickly evaporated, but the trailer makes it look worthwhile. |
ThoughtsI love John Wells’ television work, and he has assembled a great cast here. |
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| EVANGELION 2.0 | ||||
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ThoughtsMore anime featuring stories I don’t care about. Next. |
ThoughtsI have no interest in seeing a sequel to a film I never heard of in the first place. |
ThoughtsThis is not my cup of tea at all. |
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ThoughtsThe film has promise, but I’m not certain if I want to see it. |
ThoughtsAnother one I’ll probably get around to on DVD or Cable TV at some point, but not right now. |
ThoughtsThis could be a great late night rental. |
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