With the beginning of the 2009 award show season, the countdown to the Oscars begins.
The list of Oscar nominees has been released, and if you and your family want to brush up on your Oscar movies, which ones are worth seeing and which ones should you skip? Since most of these movies are still in theatres, after checking the paper and hearing the phone movie trailers, take your family out for an afternoon of your own Oscar research, and make your own decisions on which should receive Best Picture.
Slumdog Millionaire: The story of an Indian boy who is picked off of the impoverished streets of his childhood to participate in a Who Wants to be a Millionaire type trivia show.
It's a classic tale of the juxtaposition of rich versus poor and the problems that it can cause.
See it with the whole family.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: This movie is about a boy who has a condition where he ages backwards, starting out as an old man and becoming younger over time.
A great story about a person who is unable to stop time, like all of us, the adventures he encounters along the way are remarkable.
See it.
Frost/Nixon: An historical picture that depicts the infamous interviews between Richard Nixon and journalist David Frost.
A battle of wits ensued and we see Richard Nixon at his most vulnerable.
However, skip it unless you are a serious politics or history buff, or were alive during this tumultuous time.