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This is the best article I've found explaining what happened, and it makes sense that it comes from BBC, since PriceWaterhouseCoopers is an English firm. "Oscars 2017: Truth behind 'Envelopegate' Emerges" by Neil Smith on bbc.com -
Given that I've seen one film eligible, and know virtually nothing, would people please chime in and discuss the awards here? I promise you that this thread will have a lovingly curated, permanent home, and I would be extremely interested in what you have to say. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that if you mention a film, an actor or actress, a director, a score, or whatever, I'll be very likely to see it just based on your discussion. Thanks in advance, and I hope you all can help me out here because I know zippo, and I want to learn.
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Presenting the Academy Award Winner for "Best Movie" in 1976: "Rocky." I think we can safely say this was a break-out film for Stallone. The first movie I watched from the Rocky series was Rocky III (with Mr. T as Clubber Lang). I was in college, and it was right up my alley - I *loved* it, in a way that I loved Terminator 2, or even The Twilight Zone believe it or not. It was a combination of superficial, gut, ra-ra survival (Terminator 2) and well-executed pulp escapism (The Twilight Zone). Then, the second movie I saw was Rocky IV (with Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago) which I thought was really pretty bad, even at my tender age. I don't think I saw any of the Rocky films beyond this one. It wasn't until years later that I saw Rocky and Rocky II, and despite having just rewatched Rocky (the original which won an Academy Award for Best Picture), I just can't bring myself to love it, and I'm wondering if it's because my teenage mind was tainted by the superficial glories of Rocky III. I would love to know other people's opinions on this film. Best Picture? Really? Maybe it's like Momofuku Noodle Bar - the right thing at the right time?
