1. Not to tread on Tarantino’s fearlessly inaccurate account of World War II, but The Hurt Locker was on a whole different level. It’s a movie that relied on tension, redefining what it meant to be on the edge of your seat. In a film where nearly every major turn in the plot involved disarming a bomb, you’d think it’d feel repetitive. Each mission, however, felt fresh and consecutively more horrifying (surely a testament to Bigelow and the rest of the cast and crew.) Basterds gets points for originality, but in terms of suspending disbelief, you can’t top The Hurt Locker.

2. Fantastic Mr. Fox? Rarely do I disagree with you to an intense degree, but c’mon, Ian. Up succeeded on levels only Pixar could have reached. First off, it’s a $700 million dollar animated film where the main character is an elderly man. Try to comprehend that for a second; how many animated films can you think of that center around an old man? Second, you cannot deny the emotional connection to the characters. The first fifteen minutes instantly draw you in; many audience members, myself included, have cried at the sheer beauty and unimaginable pain of Carl (the main character)’s life. You grow up with him in 15 minutes, meeting his future wife as a child, then seeing their life flash before your eyes up until his wife’s death. Mind you, this is merely an example of the emotional connection, but it really is a beautiful film. Fantastic Mr. Fox was a great work on Anderson’s part, don’t get me wrong, but again, Up was miles above.

That’s all I can decently argue for the moment, as I have no other fervent disagreements with you. For now. Except Tyler Perry should get Best Director. Maybe. Not really.