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Fast Five is already the No. 1 movie of 2011, earning more than $139 million after only 10 days of release, but could it actually be in the Oscar mix at the end of the year? The franchise’s star Vin Diesel thinks so. In the Los Angeles Times‘ analysis of the films’ blue-collar appeal to multi-cultural audiences, Diesel said, “I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some Oscar talk around this. I don’t know, maybe I’m just biting off what some guy from Channel 7 thought,” he said with a chuckle. “But sooner or later, people are gonna say, ‘Wait a minute, just because they are for the working class doesn’t mean they’re not great.’”
Very clever, Mr. Diesel: Pawning off your Oscar proclamation on “some guy from Channel 7.” In general, critics have been very kind towards Fast Five, with EW’s Owen Gleiberman calling it “high-octane trash, but you will go, ‘Ohhhhhh” — that qualifies as a rave. Still, the Oscar-talk might be a tad premature, even with 10 slots available for Best Picture. Of course, maybe Diesel was referring to some of the lesser categories, like Sound Mixing and Visual Effects. Or, maybe this really is the first step in a grassroots lobbying effort to get Diesel his elusive Oscar. What aspects of Fast Five do you think deserve to be recognized by Oscar? Vote below.
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“Or, maybe this really is the first step in a grassroots lobbying effort to get Diesel his elusive Oscar.”
Or Vin Diesel could be smoking some REALLY good weed.
LOL
This headline=Hahahahaha!
The snobs are out in full force. Fast Five was a great movie, idiots didn’t see it or read the reviews. The majority of haters are trolls or insecure males.
It was a very good movie, infact it was the most fun at the movies this year.
Haha Fast Five was awesome, they really edited the movie well and made in enjoyable from begginning to end. 78% on rt doesnt lie lol.
it’s like the 90s all over again
I thought ‘insecure males’ were the ones going to see this kind of schlock?
I did not for one see any insecure males at my screening hmmmmm, so you didn’t see it right? hmmmm? and you got called out? hmmmmm and you are hating hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
The movie was pretty good. Its looking at $500 million worldwide right now with no 3d boosted admissions.
This movie was a real good action movie and it has been a while since a good action movie was made.
Liked Tyrese, Luda, Paul in these, the next one should open to $100 million, funny considering people thought this franchise was done after Tokyo Drift, Berlin to Paris in number 6.
If by “Oscars”, you mean “MTV Movie Awards”, then this thing is going to clean up! Best Fight, Best Team, Best WTF moment for the entire last 20 minutes.
Seriously though, it could be in the mix for some sound or editing awards. Unfortunately, I feel like the wardrobe person who carefully removed the sleeves the sleeves on all of Vin Diesel’s shirts and purchased shirts that were two sizes too small for the entire cast will sadly be overlooked. The Rock is definitely a lock for Sweatiest Performance.
(There should also be some sort of Visual Effects award given to the person that made Vin Diesel look like he was anywhere near The Rock’s height in that picture.)
I love Vin but this made me LOL! He was so short compared to Dwayne in the movie! Dwayne looked like he was on ‘roids he was so freaking big!
When hasn’t the Rock been on ‘roids?
Sorry to hear about your sleeves Diesel.
Nope, no MTV Movie Awards while there’s still a “Twilight” movie this year!
yeah, no kidding.
ha ha ha!!!!
Damn…I forgot about that!
Woooo! Freakin’ fantastic, can’t wait! Fast Five was absolutely breathtaking!
Oh, God, the only thing that’s going through my head to describe that movie, it’s like sex with an orgasm at the end of it! Whereas the first four movies were like you have sex but you never get the orgasm. A lot of stopping and starting but… oh, I wish I hadn’t said that.
You are an idiot.
You are an idiot.
I don’t think Vin Desiel is any danger of ever winning an Oscar. While I enjoyed the movie very much, I couldn’t get over how he has no acting ability whatsoever.
he actually can act…he has been acting straight for years.
Hi-yoooo!
Nice!
Come on now. Have you seen ‘boiler room?’ And is he really gay?
ZING!!!
Ahhh naw ya di’int!
Yup he is gay. He lives with his long term boyfriend.
What’s so funny is people see Vin Diesel in his action movies…like ANY other action movie in history and then they say…HE HAS NO ACTING ability as if he didn’t play his badass persona to a T…These are the same people that never watched Man Apart…or more importantly…Find me guilty…where he does NO action…put on 25lbs of fat…played a crime boss defending himself in a court room…BUT NOPE…all yall say is NO acting ability…get over…dude is good…NOT THE BEST…But GOOD…plays his roles well…no deniro, pitt, duvall, hanks…But Not as horrible as all you non movie watching people say….JUST SAYIN
oh adam. vin is never going to be olivier. let go of your dream now before you get hurt.
@nick…what’s funny is you obviously DID NOT read my post whatsoever…said dude was good NOT the best…no deniro, pitt, duvall or hanks…haha so before you try and be all smooth and “knowledgeable” with your Olivier comment…pay attention…and its not my dream for him to win an Oscar…I explained my Oscar opinion in a recent post…Oh and FYI…Olivier maybe was good for his time…but really that was the best response you could come up with…hey bud why dont ya stick with the times…acting is way better now THEN it was back in the day…just saying
oh adam. you’re getting hurt… i did warn you.
poor Nick…you have an opinion but just can’t express it, sad days…it’s okay bud…keep at your attempt at being facetious…but make sure you continue to say nothing of arguement and maybe your opinion will just pop out…ha…poor poor nick
thanks adam. you’re a gentle soul. don’t know why you’d think anyone would bother to lay out arguments (no “e”, btw) to a guy that thinks the world doesn’t realize that vin isn’t deniro or hanks, and that uses CAPS to make sure everyone understands his complex reasoning, but you’re a good guy to be concerned. thanks again, buddy.
no problem kid
This fact makes me die.
Bahahahaha! Best headline I’ve read in quite awhile.
I don’t have a problem with Fast FIve winning a special FX Oscar but if Star Trek (2009) couldn’t even pull off technical awards (except makeup), then F5 doesn’t deserve any.
spoken like a true TREKY
spoken with logic and sense!
again spoken like another treky defending…but hey guys it’s cool..I liked Star Trek…I actually own it…though not a treky
Not to get too pedantic, but Ryan is right and the “poll” is wrong. Special FX refers to what happens on the set or in the camera, and Visual FX refers to what happens in post-production. There were a lot more computer-generated FX in F5 than met the eye (especially 3D models), but almost all of the chase sequences, and certainly the bits with the car and the train, were done old-school: stuntpeople and crunching metal.
Maybe Vin meant Razzies as opposed to Oscars.
I think that Vin’s roids are going to his head if he genuinely thinks this has Oscar talk surrounding it (and by the quote, I don’t think he meant special effects). This made me laugh almost as hard as Miley Cyrus thinking the Hannah Montana movie could win an Oscar because “Its really deep.”
Please tell me Miley didn’t really say that. LOL
Oh yes she did!
That’s just crazy talk.
I would not cringe if this film wound up with a visual effects nomination. This movie won’t be on anyone’s top-20 list come Oscar time, though. It was a fine film for what it was.
That was a fun movie. It was so ridiculous and cheesy in the right ways
The Rock coincidentally returns to the WWF Raw after years of beign away, just in time for F&F5 release, how interesting.
The Rock has been on roids for years, heck, he had to look bigger than Vin, right!
Would love to see Vin and Rock in the ring opposite each other, what a match that would make! Then Vin may see his Oscar nod!
OOOooops, “being” away…
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Im sorry, Im sorry its just that you said Vin Diesel and I just ….. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!