{"id":1965,"date":"2016-02-29T18:12:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T00:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2017-07-08T15:58:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T20:58:11","slug":"freds-movie-first-take-awards-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=1965","title":{"rendered":"Fred’s Movie First Take: Awards for 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(On a personal note, as I mentioned in my awards last year (below in an older post) I do not go to\u00a0the movies anymore. \u00a0I did see one film this previous year, “The Big Short” as my brother-in-law treated me this Christmas. \u00a0Various reasons, health of my wife and the fact that I can enjoy a movie at home more than going to the theater. I didn’t see all of the top eight movies up for Best Picture this year so my opinion on which of the nominated movies is the Best of that group I cannot give.. With that, I did view a varity of new movies at home after their release to ON DEMAND or to DVD Blue-Ray.. And of those I did view at home, some were worthy to being a Best Picture nominee. \u00a0I will, in time, view all the nominated movies and I am sure to enjoy them. This is my take of 2015 and the best films that I did see.)<\/span><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u200b<\/span><\/u><\/em><\/strong>Movies that I viewed that were in the top 100\u00a0grossing\u00a0domestically in 2015<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To<\/a>tal Gross<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2\u00a0<\/span>Jurassic World<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Uni.<\/a><\/span>$652,270,625 \u00a0A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

8\u00a0<\/span>The Martian<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Fox<\/a><\/span>$228,380,115 \u00a0A \u00a0(Best Picture Oscar Nomination)<\/strong><\/span>
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\n10\u00a0<\/span>Spectre<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Sony<\/a><\/span>$199,844,533 \u00a0C<\/strong><\/span>
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\n11\u00a0<\/span>Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Par.<\/a><\/span>$195,042,377 \u00a0D<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

44\u00a0<\/span>The Big Short<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Par.<\/a><\/span>$68,520,574 \u00a0A \u00a0(Best Picture Nomination)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

54\u00a0<\/span>Focus (2015)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>WB<\/a>\u00a0$53,862,963 \u00a0C<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

60\u00a0<\/span>Sicario<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>LGF<\/a><\/span>$46,889,293 \u00a0A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

62\u00a0<\/span>McFarland, USA<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>BV<\/a><\/span>$44,482,410 \u00a0A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

78\u00a0<\/span>The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>FoxS<\/a><\/span>$33,078,266 \u00a0A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

88\u00a0<\/span>No Escape<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Wein.<\/a><\/span>$27,288,872 \u00a0A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

94\u00a0<\/span>Ex Machina<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>A24<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>$25,442,958 \u00a0A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So as you can see I saw only eight of the top 100 grossing films of 2015. \u00a0Think not that I like movies? \u00a0Well, of the list last year, of the 100 I saw 20. \u00a0But this year I viewed 65 of the movies in that list that I had not seen before Oscar. \u00a0This trend will continue and I will view most of those this year that I did not view.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Other movies outside the Top 100 that I did see this past year were:<\/p>\n

143\u00a0<\/span>Little Boy<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>ORF<\/a><\/span>$6,485,961 \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

144\u00a0<\/span>The Loft<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>ORF<\/a><\/span>$6,002,684 \u00a0C<\/strong><\/p>\n

153\u00a0<\/span>The Water Diviner<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>WB<\/a><\/span>$4,196,641 \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

184\u00a0<\/span>Assassination (2015)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>WGUSA<\/a><\/span>$1,904,682 \u00a0B<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

210\u00a0<\/span>Child 44<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>LG\/S<\/a><\/span>$1,224,330 \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

235\u00a0<\/span>Cartel Land<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Orch.<\/a><\/span>$704,352 \u00a0A \u00a0(Best Documentary Oscar nomination)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fred’s Best:<\/span><\/h5>\n

Best Director: \u00a0Adam McKay, The Big Short<\/span>
\nBest Actor: \u00a0Christian Bale, The Big Short<\/span>
\nBest Actress: \u00a0Emily Blunt, \u00a0Sicario<\/span>
\nBest Supporting Actor: \u00a0Benicio Del Torro, Sicario
\nBest Supporting Actresss: Alicia Vikander, El Machina \u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nBest Film Drama: \u00a0Sirario
\nBest Film Comedy: \u00a0The Big Short
\nBest Documentary: \u00a0Cartel Land<\/span><\/p>\n

Waste of time movies that were awful not worth the time spent to watch: \u00a0Mission Impossible-Rouge Nation (didn’t finish it)
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\nComments:The\u00a0Academy\u00a0Awards did some of the same things as last year as this year’s show was the lowest viewed in the past seven years. \u00a0Many of the films nominated are\u00a0not popular with the movie going public and do not have much of an audience. \u00a0Best Picture winner SPOTLIGHT did little business this year, not cracking into the top 100 grossing films of 2015. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am sure it will gain in audience and will take a look later when it comes to home video. Other Oscar nominated films that were panned by the movie going public included THE DANISH GIRL, ROOM, \u00a0and TRUMBO. \u00a0All three films are worthy of Oscar in various\u00a0categories\u00a0but have had little box office. \u00a0It is my personal opinion that if the men and women of color are going to be better represented in the Oscar nominations, lets get real and stop giving out nominations to films that nobody cares about. \u00a0If we are gong to water down talent because of color (and I ok with that) lets get it right and nominate films that the movie going public wants to see. \u00a0For example, why was the new Star Wars movie not in the best picture catagory. \u00a0The new Mad Max flick was and it won six Oscars for technical quality. That movie should have been best picture if you want my opinion.
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\nMy personal favorites for 2015 that I have viewed have been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The Big Short<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sicario<\/span>. Both are outstanding films and would have liked to see either win as Best Picture.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Sicario\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and one of two of its stars, Emily Blunt and Benicio DelTorro were worthy of Oscar acting nominations. \u00a0<\/span>Cartel Land<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was very interesting and with friends that have told me the workings of the cartels in Mexico, the documentary was very informative. Don’t believe everyting you hear about the Cartels, and the fact of the matter, if you don’t deal in drugs or use them, or not around those who do, you have little to worry about. \u00a0And the fact of the matter it has been the illegal drug taking American public that has feed the monster of the Cartels and kept them wealthy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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You can see my choices for 2014 here:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.fredpahlke.com\/film.html<\/p>\n

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