Do you think Argo was the best film of the year?

by Fox Report with Shepard Smith Posted 2013/02/25 16:00:00

Related Topics: Ben Affleck, Academy Awards, Oscar, egg, Films, Award, Director, Academy Award, Best Picture, Picture, Awards, Nominees, Golden, Snub, Argo

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Oscar has a bit of egg on its golden face. “Argo” took home the Best Picture award during Sunday night’s Academy Awards. The film’s director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off of Oscar’s Best Director list of nominees. Affleck, who sped through an emotional acceptance speech, did not mention the snub, and had only kind words to say about his film's competitors. "There are eight great films that have every right, as much a right to be up here as we do," Affleck said.

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MOMMA THOMAS 2013/02/25 19:51:07

No

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I THOUGHT LINCOLN WAS BETTER....
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Jarhead 2013/04/20 17:35:06

No

it was great though and i was glad to see ben affleck take home an award

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SIMPATTYCO 2013/02/28 00:43:23

No

NO WAY

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AL 2013/02/27 22:07:43

No

zero dark 30

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**StarzAbove** 2013/02/27 18:17:25

No

I didn't see it.

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Dave**Gay for Girls** 2013/02/27 17:13:25

No

I enjoyed it immensely but I thought Lincoln was better.

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Ken 2013/02/27 16:33:22

No

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I haven't seen it so it's hard to say, but my vote definitely would have gone to "Lincoln." Not only was Daniel Day Lewis's performance so good that he made you think he was Lincoln, he was surrounded by outstanding performances from Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field and a host of others. Add to that a terrific script, authentic costuming, and you saw one of the most important events in American history, Republicans passing the 13th Amendment over the objections of most Democrats.

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RadicalIslam.org 2013/02/27 11:13:58

Yes

The Islamic Republic of Iran was and is a major threat to our way of life. Watch Iranium which exposes their plans to hit the US with a nuclear EMP attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

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Ev Rom 2013/02/27 08:30:27

No

It was a good movie, not great but good. Lincoln was a way better movie, even though we all know the outcome it was done so well it kept you on the edge of your seat. Sally Field was great.

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CKarliner 2013/02/27 06:57:46

No

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Wasn't all that great but I liked the movie

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Fariborz-Zak 2013/02/27 05:46:15

No

noway ,Argo is against IRAN and this year OSCAR was Political so much

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OneLast... to Faribor... 2013/02/27 14:22:00

Please explain......?

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Faribor... to OneLast... 2013/03/02 06:19:39

"Argo is a very timely movie in the sense that Iran and the situation there has gotten so much news attention, so for Americans to watch the Iranians defeated on the screen, that's a big deal, because we haven't been able to defeat them in real life.

But the movie has a propagandistic subtext which is a little troubling in a country where our leaders seem to be drifting towards war and conflict with Iran.

It's not a movie that gives you a lot of context and background about what happened there ... Most of the drama is really about outwitting the Iranians and of course that was not what ended the hostage crisis."

- Danny Schechter, a filmmaker and social commentator
http://www.aljazeera.com/prog...

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OneLast... to Faribor... 2013/03/02 15:17:53
Elizabeth 2013/02/27 04:27:27

No

Not to me. I fell asleep from boredom.

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Simmeri... to Elizabeth 2013/02/27 06:31:42

+2
Sorry it didn't have talking animals or vampires in it.

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Allie May to Simmeri... 2013/02/27 16:28:39

It might have appealled to a wider audience

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Simmeri... to Allie May 2013/02/27 19:34:41

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The wider audience isn't very intellectual. I'm glad it didn't.

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some idiot who thinks he kn... 2013/02/27 03:28:39

Yes

Oh yeah, it was actually my favorite movie of the year. Don't mess with Ben Affleck.

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Max7 2013/02/27 02:44:14

No

I don't think so

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Jayc 2013/02/27 02:22:39

No

Django was the best. Of course, since the "n" word was invented for the film and would've never been used during slavery, it couldn't win. DDL was brilliant as Lincoln but the film was flat in my opinion. I would've gone Silver Linings PLaybook second. Zero Dark Thirty was like watching a bad episode of Homeland. Life of Pi looked pretty but had no real substance. Argo was the most disappointing because I expected the most from it. Flight, Beasts of the Southern Wild and The Impossible were all better films. Again, just my opinion.

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Billyk75 2013/02/27 00:56:06

No

+1
Maybe best film for total progressive garbage.

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LouOlson 2013/02/27 00:54:56

Yes

Yes! it was good! better than most o the other. Django comes in a close second in my opinion but whatever.

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Grant Straka 2013/02/26 23:57:37

No

Life of Pi or Lincoln was

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Zoe Michele 2013/02/26 22:44:37 (edited)

No

I haven't seen it yet or a few of the others (plan to next month since a lot of them come out in March on DVD) but I do think it got the award because the Academy was embarrassed by not nominating Ben Affleck for best director. I think if he had gotten that nomination as well as best picture the film might not have won that award.

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David (oYo) 2013/02/26 20:21:46

No

+2
Les Miserables was

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LouOlson to David (... 2013/02/27 00:56:27
Simmeri... to LouOlson 2013/02/27 06:33:12
LouOlson to Simmeri... 2013/03/01 04:25:03

It didn't really seem to hold focus on any character long enough to be able to care about them. like i said. better on stage than on screen.

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Fergie 2013/02/26 18:46:05

No

+1
It was fantastic, but I loved Zero Dark Thirty more

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misterz 2013/02/26 18:39:58

No

+1
Lincoln

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Sir Bud 2013/02/26 18:18:39

No

One of them.

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Emily 2013/02/26 18:04:26
AM 2013/02/26 18:04:20

No

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I'd like to know the opinions of the 52 hostages still awaiting justice think.

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Billyk75 to AM 2013/02/27 00:55:28

+1
As the progressives would say in Hollywood "Well that's show biz."

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AM to Billyk75 2013/02/27 01:50:20

+1
Masters at skewed reality-illusion they are indeed.

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Tennyso... to AM 2013/02/27 16:28:54

What justice are they awaiting? Last I heard they were waiting for a payout.

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AM to Tennyso... 2013/02/27 17:02:31

That those responsible be held accountable,instead elected president as ahmandinejad was.Wait a few years those responsible for Bengazi will probably get the same.
"Last I heard" Where? Perhaps if you read a book written by more than a few you'd find that is the last thing they had expectations of and all they got was a profound lack of leadership in carter.

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Tennyso... to AM 2013/02/27 18:26:37

No, what they want is to be financially compensated for damages. Instead of reading partisan books try listening to the actual surviving hostages. ;-)

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AM to Tennyso... 2013/02/27 18:31:13

Comprehension problem? Did you mss"Written by more than a few of them" Their books -Their words...Too easy?

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Tennyso... to AM 2013/02/27 20:19:30

When you said book "written by more than a few" you did not it was not clear you were talking about the hostages. I have read/listened to numerous interviews with the hostages, but am unaware of and unable to locate any books written by the actual hostages. Can you please give me some titles?

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