A Well-Deserved Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2004)

Watching Chariots of Fire this morning for perhaps the 20th time, I was again both entertained and impressed by all aspects of this film. When a non-Hollywood film like this came out of nowhere and won the Oscar for Best Picture, especially considering the powerful influence of the people associated with "Reds" and "Raiders...", it renewed my faith in the Academy and the wisdom and objectivity of its members....of course, six year later, then they (the Academy) went and nominated "Broadcast News" for Best Picture(you've got to be kidding me!!). Go figure!! Be that as it may, I am surprised that this film is not rated higher by IMDB users. I rate it a solid "10" and would buy the DVD if I could find it.