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In reply to the discussion: "Le Mis" Would Have Been Better As Best Picture Because ----- [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)8. Problem is that it's a musical.
One would have to be a Broadway fan. However, I know people who saw it multiple times.
Frankly, not my cup of tea. I suspect that is why it didn't take Best Pic.
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"Le Mis" Would Have Been Better As Best Picture Because ----- [View all]
TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2013
OP
Le Mis "the most realistic version of what conditions were like during Victor Hugo's time"
FSogol
Feb 2013
#3
You only have to see Russell Crow warbling to imagine Victor Hugo rolling over in his grave. n/t
FSogol
Feb 2013
#13
I'm wating for the glitter musical version of "The Grapes of Wrath" or "On the Waterfront".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#12
A musical based on the Zapruder film, but it would be over by the first chorus
Tom Ripley
Feb 2013
#36
It would be better because then we'd have even more reason to grouse about the Oscars
frazzled
Feb 2013
#24
Ha! Yeah, but Argo is a copy of a real-life event, also not an original idea. nt
valerief
Feb 2013
#33
I love Bill! however, Star Trek will always be a TV show to me. First and always
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#44