You loved ’em. I didn’t. I could be wrong. But I’m not. Enjoy.
There are a few on this list that were crowd-pleasers. I get that. And finding a film you loved on an overrated list is a slap-in-the-face. I get that, too. Ok, now that I’ve said my piece, The Heat sucked. Ask yourself this – do you really want to be the kind of person who identifies enough with either lead to appreciate the joke? Please think about that. At the end of the day, neither of these women strikes me as somebody you’d want to work for, employ, be related to, or hang out with for any period of time greater than 15 seconds.
Not-so-great
Look, I don’t want to dis Philomena; there’s nothing wrong with the movie. Here’s the thing: these are the awards for “Best Picture,” not “Best Picture if you’re over 75.” Every year, the Academy sees fit to honor an unworthy film that appeals to the deathbed crowd. While the 2013 version is a ton better than the 2012 (Amour), it’s still not terribly close to Best Picture quality.
Frozen came out in November and it’s still playing, so it’s pretty clear I’m on the wrong end of this fight. And don’t get me 
wrong, I liked Frozen. But this animated adventure is as hard-hitting as a toddler in a pillow fight. I’m gonna go rewatch Tangled right now for all the reasons Frozen didn’t excite me. It just wasn’t that great a film, folks — Let it go. Let it go.
One man’s moody and sublime is another man’s inane.
Pacific Rim and Inside Llewyn Davis belong here, but both are already on the WORST list so there’s no use laboring the point.
I come from this place where I think Best Picture nominees should really move me – you know, make me start conversations or feel for humanity or at least not go, “so what’s next?” Captain Phillips is none of the above. The tale is 
compelling, but the action is not. You want moving Tom Hanks in the ocean – revisit Cast Away.
Another Tom Hanks … hmmmm.
The more I think about this film, the less I like it – Disney producing a Disney film about another Disney film considered a Disney classic in which Disney is described as magical and Walt Disney himself is the embodiment of joy and flexibility while his opponent is a shrew. Without the scenes of P.L. Travers’ childhood to describe her intractability, this film would rank unforgivable.
Pines had the common sense to lose its best character by the end of Act I. You want awards for this? Please.
Blue Is the Warmest Color (La vie d’Adèle)
At the end of the day, Blue was far more sensational than it was good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, talk about “raw emotion” and “honesty” all you want. Men are going to watch and re-watch this movie for hot explicit lesbian sex and that’s it.
I am trying desperately to remember anything in this film. Hmmm … Michael Shannon? Something about Kevin Costner and a tornado. Amy Adams was Lois Lane. I’m not sure I could pick Superman out of a line-up. Is it too much to ask that I remember anything about the hero in a summer blockbuster? You know what I remember? Hundreds of broken windows. Yes, you can throw Superman and General Zod through window after window until Windex goes out of business, but it still won’t hurt ‘em. Yup, that’s good plot innovatin’, Lou.
Finally, I cannot decide whether or not American Hustle belongs on the list. Tell ya what, if in two days, it gains more hardware than a JLa-inspired trinket, then oh yeah, it belongs here.
