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The Soggy Bottom Boys Whip Russell Crowe's Butt
There are two decent movies and a bunch of soft, brown stuff on the Academy's list -- and I'm not talking about Chocolat.

-Chocolat
-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
-Erin Brockovich
-Gladiator
-Traffic

Sclock. Dreck. Big money makers. Big media grabbers. Erin Brockovich and Crouching Tiger are enjoyable films that don't achieve greatness. None of the nominated films leave you giddy or sad. Looking at the list, you can almost hear the sound of cash registers ca-chinging.The nominations for Best Picture as it should be, regardless of advertising dollars spent:

You Can Count On Me
Ghost Dog: Way of The Samurai
The Wonder Boys
High Fidelity
O Brother Where Art Thou



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