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On the other hand, you can have the best screenplay ever and if it's not executed well it won't get a screenplay nomination. -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Jan 28 '09, 07:58

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I said as much below. An example: I heard before it was made that the Monkeybone script was brilliant. - TFox Jan 28, 08:07 4
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- ....and then Monkeybone was brilliant so I don't see your point. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:07 2
  - Organ Donor Stu! -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:18
  - (I haven't seen it. I just wanted to chime in, damnit.) -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 08:08
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- The much beloved Titanic. Many nominations, many wins. No nomination for Screenplay - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 08:06 5
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    - No. The screenplay was very good, in fact. But the execution of said screenplay dwarfed the screenplay itself - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 08:10 2
      - Yes, I think i agree with you, though it's not the best example for what Jack is asking. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:12
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  - That's kind of the opposite point, but still valid. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:06
- Of course it's still all opinion but The Mothman Prophecies could be one example. - Dano Jan 28, 08:05 2
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  - beside your point, but it's well worthwhile seeing. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:19
- There are plenty of examples. A couple that first jump to my mind are Basic Instinct and Natural Born Killers. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:04 9
  - Not disagreeing with your point, but I expect the subject material for both examples was also a big factor in their not getting nominated -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 08:08 8
    - In most cases, it has seemed to me that the "Best Screenplay" criteria was: of the movies that could have been best pic, which had the best scripts? -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 08:10 7
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        In Bruges easily makes my BP ballot this year, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:23
        
        Would those movies have made your BP nomination shortlist? - Roger More Jan 28, 08:18 4
        
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        There's no such movie as Adaption, even though I invariably typo it that way myself. - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:26 2
        
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        more like typo sympathizer -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:42
I wonder if even 5% of voters read the actual screenplay. - Reagen Jan 28, 08:00
Oh, definitely. A lot of movies originate from great stories and great ideas but the final product is crap. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:59

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