02/18/08: For the record...

Thanks guys, and for the record, the conversation was only slightly embellished. Two people were actually fighting over whether SM or MTS were the funniest movies ever. And I believe the guy meant Martins Father of the Bride because he then mentioned some of Martin's funnier movies. And once more for the record, Cheaper by the Dozen was Martin's least funny movie, not Father of the Bride.

Here's a wake-up call on the direction we're going, folks:

Best Picture Nominees
1962: Lawrence of Arabia (winner), The Music Man, Mutiny on the Bountry, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Longest Day.

1967: In the Heat of the Night (winner), The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Bonnie & Clyde, Dr. Doolittle (NOT NOMINATED: Cool Hand Luke!)

1977: Annie Hall (winner), Star Wars, The Goodbye Girl, Julia, The Turning Point

1989: Driving Miss Daisy (winner), My Left Foot, Field of Dreams, The Dead Poet's Society, Born on the 4th of July

(noticing a trend?)

1996: The English Patient (winner), Fargo, Secrets and Lies, Shine, Jerry MacGuire

2000: Gladiator (winner), Traffic, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Erin Brockovich, Chocolat

2005: Crash (winner), Munich, Good Night and Good Luck, Capote, Brokeback Mountain

I picked these years at random, but I think they paint a pretty clear picture of the direction we're headed.

Responses to this message:

• I can see the trend Otm_Shank
• Also... Otm_Shank
• Crash was funnier than Scary Movie or Meet the Spartans. MR_MUCUS
• One thing I learned from Crash Otm_Shank
• Re: For the record... Dano
• Well, you know the reason Cool Hand Luke wasn't even nominated Coaster

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