The British film magazine Empire has named Mel Gibson's Braveheart the worst Best Picture Oscar winner, maintaining that writer Randall Wallace's dialogue for the film "has all the thudding subtlety of a parody."…
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26 - El Bicho
Tan, care to elaborate?
Bob, there's no way I could do a Top 10 list. I would have enough trouble doing a top 10 by decade or genre. Do you want films before '75? Skip the Best Picture list. Most don't stand up over time.
27 - Eric Berlin
I've always found Braveheart to be a very exciting and emotionally satisfying film, so to me it holds up better than many other Oscar winners.
I mean, The Last Emperor is a visually stunning film, but does anybody really want to sit through that thing again?
28 - Tan The Man
Well, both Titanic and Braveheart are well-made films, but in the realm of film history and achievement, both lag far behide their counterparts. Did either deserve their Oscar awards? Is Braveheart as good a movie as say Saving Private Ryan? Does Titanic hold up to Gone With The Wind? I don't think so. Braveheart was up against Apollo 13, and Babe - and Dead Man Walking wasn't even nominated. Because Titanic won 11 Oscars, does it equal the quality of Ben-Hur, which also won 11 Oscars. I just think that the quality doesn't hold up as well. Maybe my cynicism for recent oscar winners makes my opinion bias. Who knows?
29 - Derrick
What about Shakespeare in Love? I found it both unbelievable even on a liberal comedic level and ultimately forgetful.
30 - Chuck Crane
Braveheart did lay it on a little thick. I mean, did Wallace really boink the Pricess of Wales? And let us not omit that inane shout "Freedom!" I have it on good authority that Wallace really said, "F__ you, Longshanks!"
It would be interesting to analyze what makes mediocre, ephemeral flicks get these awards. I suggest (1) Pious, didactic films (Chariots of Fire [which should have been on the list], Ordinary People, Beautiful Mind) get an edge because Hollywood dweebs want desperately to dispel the perception that they are shallow dimwits, and foolishly think that giving awards to these "thoughtful" films will do that; (2) Spectacles get an edge because of a child-like fascination with action on a grand scale, coupled with an adult's appreciation for the difficulty involved in putting spectacles together.
31 - bikram
titanic should top the list
braveheart doesnot deserve this list,one can learn from this - " PATRIOTISM "
32 - El Bicho
Bikram, have you seen all the best picture winners? While I understand people don't care for the story and characters, I can't fathom why the film gets no credit for the skill it took to create the boat-sinking sequences.
33 - anticeltandaussiekiwi
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34 - Kim
Empire's list is pretty absurd and arbitrary. Field of Dreams was so terrible, though....