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The first Matrix film is more beloved than Episode I. That's not a stretch. If you want to talk about the last two films of each trilogy, public opinion might be a bit different. Mind you, I think Revolutions is the best of that Trilogy. Reloaded was only saved by The Architect sequence.

Aslan walking on the beach was an extremely wide shot. That shows nothing...

The Matrix has status, no question. Instant classic? To alot of people, it is. There's no denying that. For me, it isn't simply because the same film came out a year prior which I thought was extremely better in a lot of ways. Dark City. But, I will give The Matrix crew alot of credit for...

There's some truth to what Holadem said in his previous post.

Yeah, but bullet time wasn't nearly used as much as many thought it would be in the Matrix Sequels. I was actually quite surprised by it. Of course, they shot off at the mouth about going beyond bullet time and what did we get; The Burly Brawl which, for a visual effects standpoint once the...

Honestly, was Aslan and the end battle of Narnia really that much more impressive?

The digital backlot had not been done to the extent that Episode I pushed it, with it looking photorealistic. Again, bullet-time was great, but with Episode I and the rest of the Prequels, worlds so otherworldly were created to a realism that we had not seen on that scale before. It's common...

Again, nothing against The Matrix. It has great effects but Episode I's effects affected me a bit more, I guess. Back in '99, there was no way I thought Episode I would not get the vfx Academy Award when comparing the two films work, not which film was a better film, per se. Such is...

But looking back on it, The Matrix seems a bit outdated whereas Episode I doesn't. Granted, some of the shots in Episode I are dated compared to Episode III but there are numerous shots in Episode I that have held up extremely well. There's only a handful in The Matrix. All subjective of...

Yeah, nothing will equal what I saw at Arclight opening weekend.

Thanks for the info Chuck. Hell, I didn't know it was that damn many effects houses working on the film. Either way, Spider-Man didn't deserve that nom no more than Narnia deserves this one now. Someone help me out. I have a standard 27" TV and component Monster cables hooked up to it for...

Not saying I would've shown the balcony scene but it's an example of the kind of seamless work seen all throughout Episode III. I was just using that as an example considering it's just a normal scene. As for Minority, yes other companies worked on it but the majority was done by ILM. To my...

Unfornuately, there are too many sequences, even the quiet dialogue ones, to choose from in Episode III. Prime example, the balcony scene between Anakin and Padme. Standard scene from it's look. And yet, only the archway that Hayden is leaning on and the balcony edge that Natalie next to is...

I'm with Chuck on the lack of nominations for Revolutions. Even still, Chris has a legit point when it comes between Narnia over Sith. And while Chuck is correct in that the list is full of interesting choices, the Narnia over Sith is just the most puzzling of them all considering the work...

Chuck's right about Brokeback. He's even more right about the lack of noms for The Constant Gardner or The New World, especially Malick's film....

The real problem with this Chuck and the reason why many, fans and non fans alike of Star Wars, is that it's painfully obvious that Narnia does not belong in that three.

It's 5pm here in LA and I'm still upset over this snub. I just got done watching Episode III just to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me. And they weren't. Everything in art is subjective but this is pure nonsense for this film not to get a nomination in visual effects....

I happen to see Episode III digitally projected at the Arclight Cinerama Dome when it was released. I was knocked over by how seamless everything looked during that presenatation. God help when Episode III hits HD and I have the HDTV set to showcase it. This snub is really frustrating...

No, because they were far superior than the Narnia effects... And the video game argument doesn't hold any water, for me. I'm sorry but video games aren't even in the same league as the best visual effects in films today....

Q'Orianka got ROYALLY HOSED Pure fact. Still, not saying Lucas should get it based on the series ending and whatnot...but it's painfully obvious that it should've gotten at least these nomination.... Personally, I don't like the notion that because ILM won all those awards during their...

Yeah, but does that excuse them from this snub of vfx and costumes? No matter what people think of the man or the series, award accordingly when it glaringly obvious in certain categories.

At the end of the day, though, no movie series in the past 30 years (maybe ever) has had more impact on cinema and culture than Star Wars and George Lucas. And, at the end of the day, the Academy will have only recognized this man, and this series, with a few technical awards. That is what...

Most of the talk has been the vfx nom but surprisingly, alot are upset at the costume snub too. Again, she should've been nominated for each film and to not even get one is just...I don't even no the word for it. I understand that Star Wars is the bald-headed stepchild in the industry but you...

Exactly, Chris.

Chuck, I was just venting considering that that was the one nomination I was counting on. I was hoping for costume for Trisha Biggar but I had a hunch it wouldn't. But yes, there are other things on that list that don't make much sense to me either. If Return of the King can get...

Exactly, Chris. And yes, Biggar not getting anything again this year is just foul. If I remember correctly, Lucas in an interview stated that he really wanted Biggar to get a nomination finally for her costume work. That was the one thing he was hoping for out of anything they did in Episode III...

If the Academy wasn't a joke before, it's a joke now. There are other gripes on that list but this is the most glaring one...No Visual Effects nomination. The first Star Wars film NOT to get one....

If GL knew that Episode III was going to get this good of response in terms of box office and recognition, do you guys think that Lucas would've rethought some of the sillier aspects of Episodes I and II? Clearly, he was doing this to contrast what he knew he was going to do in Episode III...

Let me chime in: First off, I'm terribly glad that we got both of these near masterpieces of entertainment in the same summer. Along with War of the Worlds, this has been a great summer for me personally. Between Begins and Sith, I'm going with Begins just ever so slightly. And, I'm a...

Oh, I agree that there were other factors that helped in Anakin's turn. Alot of those factors are planted in Episodes I and II and they just all come to a head in this film. I guess in a way it cheapens the story. And Lucas style for these films has always been at a fast pace. I was just...