so whos watching?
I say slumdog wins across the board
penn takes best actor (but im rooting for micky)
Wife's watching. I'm so tired of hearing about SM. I won't watch it on principle alone. I never heard about it until after people were talking about all the shit it should win...
Quote from: NAKID on February 22, 2009, 04:25:20 PM
Wife's watching. I'm so tired of hearing about SM. I won't watch it on principle alone. I never heard about it until after people were talking about all the shit it should win...
really? you are missing out.. it's definintley something to see on the big screen. There hasent been a film like this since I don't know when.
Of course Ledger's a shoo-in for the posthumous Supporting Actor award.
It's a shame that he kicked off - he had a lot of movies left to make... :-\
Quote from: bluemoco on February 22, 2009, 04:32:40 PM
Of course Ledger's a shoo-in for the posthumous Supporting Actor award.
It's a shame that he kicked off - he had a lot of movies left to make... :-\
he was incredible as the joker and yes it is a shame
Quote from: bluemoco on February 22, 2009, 04:32:40 PM
Of course Ledger's a shoo-in for the posthumous Supporting Actor award.
It's a shame that he kicked off - he had a lot of movies left to make... :-\
I hope he gets it, but at the same time, I think there will be a lot of haters out there who will say he only won it because he died....
Hoping Robert Downey Jr. gets award for his role in "Tropic.." [laugh]
im sour
Quote from: IZ on February 22, 2009, 04:43:20 PM
Hoping Robert Downey Jr. gets award for his role in "Tropic.." [laugh]
Hell yeah!
Quote from: NAKID on February 22, 2009, 04:54:54 PM
Hell yeah!
I can't think of anyone else in Hollywood who could have played the part that well?! [laugh]
Good acceptance speeches from Penelope and the writer from Milk
[laugh] [laugh] That Asian guy was good!
Chris..if I modified the OP from the FAIL thread..this would have showed up
V V V
I am very happy for Wall-e [thumbsup]
Heath beating out RD Jr. He did play a good part but..if he was still alive..it would not have happened this way. :-\
I don't agree with that one.
Quote from: IZ on February 22, 2009, 07:13:32 PM
Heath beating out RD Jr. He did play a good part but..if he was still alive..it would not have happened this way. :-\
I don't agree with that one.
I respectfully disagree. This was not given out of pity imo.
Quote from: ROBsS4R on February 22, 2009, 07:16:17 PM
I respectfully disagree. This was not given out of pity imo.
+1
RDJ was funny as hell in Tropic Thunder, but Heath's performance was on a completely different level. He deserved it, dead or alive....
I enjoyed both characters. Heath did a great job too.
Just my opinion.
Quote from: IZ on February 22, 2009, 07:34:40 PM
I enjoyed both characters. Heath did a great job too.
Just my opinion.
Yeah there is no right and wrong. everything is so subjective ;D
Sean Penn Winning and peter Gabriel losing was a surprise to me.
Maybe it was bad Karma since he bowed out of performing since he didn't want his song to be involved in a Medley.
btw I thought Hugh Jackman did a great job [thumbsup]
Quote from: ROBsS4R on February 22, 2009, 09:20:20 PM
btw I thought Hugh Jackman did a great job [thumbsup]
Yeah..the only bad part..
addng Beyonce to the lineup. [puke]
BTW..Kate getting the best actress award. I haven't seen the movie but she looked good. I just saw her movie "Little Children" a few weeks ago for teh first time. That was messed up! That little dude from the original
Bad New Bears playing the perv freaked me out!! :-X
AWESOME SHOW
slumdog rocked teh house tonight I knew it... im going to see it for the 3rd time [wine] [popcorn] [bow_down] [bow_down]
I guess it's off to the movie theatre this week to check it out for the first time!!
Quote from: IZ on February 22, 2009, 10:20:16 PM
Yeah..the only bad part..
addng Beyonce to the lineup. [puke]
BTW..Kate getting the best actress award. I haven't seen the movie but she looked good. I just saw her movie "Little Children" a few weeks ago for teh first time. That was messed up! That little dude from the original Bad New Bears playing the perv freaked me out!! :-X
Hehe Yeah I remember you don't like Beyonce. I on the other hand was drooling like usual [evil]
I think In Bruges shoulda won for screenplay - the movie didn't get any hype but it was the wittiest most hilarious and creative film I've seen in ages. One of my favorites!
and despite all the hype (i tend to resist popular things on principal alone too), Slumdog is a truly awesome film. And really feel-good too, which is so unusual from an award winning film these days.
I'm also really happy for Wall-E. I friggin adore that movie!
need to see the wrestler apparently. Rourke is such a badass. anyone seen it?
Quote from: DesmoLu on February 22, 2009, 10:51:59 PM
I think In Bruges shoulda won for screenplay - the movie didn't get any hype but it was the wittiest most hilarious and creative film I've seen in ages. One of my favorites!
and despite all the hype (i tend to resist popular things on principal alone too), Slumdog is a truly awesome film. And really feel-good too, which is so unusual from an award winning film these days.
I'm also really happy for Wall-E. I friggin adore that movie!
need to see the wrestler apparently. Rourke is such a badass. anyone seen it?
Still want to see
Wall-E. I can never make it through cartoons anymore though?? ???
Have
In Bruges on TiVo. Watched it about 10 times now.
Quote from: IZ on February 22, 2009, 10:59:04 PM
Still want to see Wall-E. I can never make it through cartoons anymore though?? ???
Have In Bruges on TiVo. Watched it about 10 times now.
I think in the first 45 minutes or so of Wall-e there is no dialogue at all and I was still captivated up to that part. If anything kids will be bored of that movie.
Quote from: DesmoLu on February 22, 2009, 10:51:59 PM
I think In Bruges shoulda won for screenplay - the movie didn't get any hype but it was the wittiest most hilarious and creative film I've seen in ages. One of my favorites!
agreed enjoyed it very much
Quote from: IZ on February 22, 2009, 06:05:27 PM
Good acceptance speeches from Penelope and the writer from Milk
[laugh] [laugh] That Asian guy was good!
Chris..if I modified the OP from the FAIL thread..this would have showed up
V V V
Not if you do it within 30 seconds of your OP....
just sayin'
Quote from: ROBsS4R on February 22, 2009, 11:00:47 PM
I think in the first 45 minutes or so of Wall-e there is no dialogue at all and I was still captivated up to that part. If anything kids will be bored of that movie.
My 3 year old has seen Wall-e at least 10 times. She loves that movie...
This was the first time I can recall actually having watched the Oscars and I was impressed. Jackman usually doesn't do it for me but have a ton of respect for performance artists and he didn't dissapoint.
Quote from: NAKID on February 22, 2009, 07:20:00 PM
RDJ was funny as hell in Tropic Thunder, but Heath's performance was on a completely different level. He deserved it, dead or alive....
Agreed. There's only one scene in Dark Knight where I noticed "typical Ledger" behavior. He WAS the joker. What's this I hear about Peter Gabriel? Sorry if that's a dumb question but I got bored after a while so we had Caucasians and watched The Big Lebowski.
Peter Gabriel wrote and sang the theme song to Wall-e. Great song. Apparently he lost, I didn't stay up for that part...
Quote from: NAKID on February 23, 2009, 09:00:13 AM
Peter Gabriel wrote and sang the theme song to Wall-e. Great song. Apparently he lost, I didn't stay up for that part...
yep sd took that as well for teh well deserved "jai ho"
All in all I though it was a very well thought out evening of entertainment compared to the usual Awards show.
I didn't realize Hugh Jackman was such a talent.
Of course I was disappointed when Mickey didn't win the "Big One. "
Mickey had won the best male Actor in the Golden Globes , The SAGS, the British equivalent to the American Oscars and the Spirit Awards held on Saturday night.
Also in a public poll taken on air before the Oscars during the Red Carpet event Mickey garnered at least 3 % more votes than Senn as the top vote getter for the " Best Actor " Award.
I believe the issue w, Peter Gabriel was that the Music Director of the Awards wanted to" compress " the songs in Peter's category and Peter wasn't down with that. Dolph
I was kinda bummed that Slumdog won so much for political reasons (it's basically a Horatio Alger story and the kids who starred in the film were paid paltry sums and still live in the slums, despite the box office grosses). It's a far cry from Best Picture, 1940 -- John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath.
I'm really happy Harvey Milk is a household name again. I have been teaching about him for the better part of a decade and now my students know before we get into it. As much as I loved RDjr in Tropic Thunder, comedies rarely ever win oscars (except Gladiator). Ledger was phenomenal.