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'Skins_&_'Stons
March-7th-2010, 07:34 PM
NPH kicking it off! :point2sky

ACW
March-7th-2010, 07:36 PM
Go Basterds!

'Skins_&_'Stons
March-7th-2010, 07:37 PM
I probably won't watch again until Best Picture, Director, Actor & Actress, but I couldn't pass up seeing NPH, Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin.

royallypwned
March-7th-2010, 07:45 PM
Waltz better win best supporting actor.

edit: btw, George Clooney looked pissed. :ols:

'Skins_&_'Stons
March-7th-2010, 07:46 PM
Waltz better win best supporting actor.

edit: btw, George Clooney looked pissed. :ols:

I noticed that as well. Maybe he hates Martin & Baldwin? :whoknows:

royallypwned
March-7th-2010, 07:48 PM
Waltz wins!

renaissance
March-7th-2010, 07:48 PM
How awesome it must be for getting nominated for playing a dude who rapes and kills a child. (Tucci)

ACW
March-7th-2010, 07:55 PM
Basterds FTW!

boysetsfire
March-7th-2010, 08:00 PM
Up has one of the saddest beginnings to a movie.

LeesburgSkinFan
March-7th-2010, 08:04 PM
How awesome it must be for getting nominated for playing a dude who rapes and kills a child. (Tucci)

Fantastic performance though.

ACW
March-7th-2010, 08:11 PM
How awesome it must be for getting nominated for playing a dude who rapes and kills a child. (Tucci)Waltz's character was worse.

McD5
March-7th-2010, 08:13 PM
10 movies are nominated for best picture.

The Hangover isn't one of them.

This show cannot be taken seriously.

renaissance
March-7th-2010, 08:23 PM
Waltz's character was worse.

I disagree. Perhaps you should read the book which explains what Tucci's character did which they couldn't show in the movie. On a personal level, his role was much more disturbing than Waltz's. (His wife even advised him not to accept the role, and he's said he won't show the movie to his daughters.)

McD5
March-7th-2010, 08:24 PM
John Hughes......the greatest ever.

renaissance
March-7th-2010, 08:39 PM
LOL @ Ben Stiller in full Avatar makeup and speaking whatever language they speak

royallypwned
March-7th-2010, 09:06 PM
After seeing that Waltz won, I turned the TV to something else. I just didn't care beyond that point. I was satisfied.

BigMike21
March-7th-2010, 09:53 PM
So apparently they forgot Farrah Fawcett in the death montage I'm hearing.

ixcuincle
March-7th-2010, 09:57 PM
Noted Arrested Development Star Jason Bateman on.

Corcaigh
March-7th-2010, 10:06 PM
Mo'nique wins best actress for her role in the Blind Side

blue collar
March-7th-2010, 10:33 PM
So apparently they forgot Farrah Fawcett in the death montage I'm hearing.

How could they miss that?

BigMike21
March-7th-2010, 10:35 PM
The Dude abides.

renaissance
March-7th-2010, 10:36 PM
Best Actor is taking a ****ing hour. Jeebus.

Spartacus87
March-7th-2010, 10:38 PM
Kate Winslet is incredible.

She's a timeless beauty.

Although I hope she stops doing nude scenes in every other movie once she gets too old for that part.

fullnelson9999
March-7th-2010, 10:38 PM
Sandra Bullock better win best actress.

NOVA represent!

royallypwned
March-7th-2010, 10:42 PM
Mo'nique wins best actress for her role in the Blind Side

Wrong movie. ;)

BigMike21
March-7th-2010, 10:46 PM
Sandra Bullock better win best actress.

NOVA represent!

I dunno....Oprah doesn't lose.....

EDIT: I am dumb

ixcuincle
March-7th-2010, 10:49 PM
Good for Sandra.

renaissance
March-7th-2010, 10:49 PM
LOL, a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year!

Corcaigh
March-7th-2010, 10:49 PM
Wrong movie. ;)

I don't think so. Here is Mo'nique with Sandra Bullock.

http://sisterrose.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/blind-side-movie-poster.jpg

Cooked Crack
March-7th-2010, 10:52 PM
Sandra Bullock? For real? What madness is this?

fullnelson9999
March-7th-2010, 10:53 PM
Streisand? Come on.

rincewind
March-7th-2010, 10:54 PM
Nice speech by Sandy... but, she never thanked Jesse. Oops.

Spartacus87
March-7th-2010, 10:54 PM
Sandra Bullock was not THAT good in that movie.

"That boy is changing mah liiife."

HailinginSeattle
March-7th-2010, 10:55 PM
I've always liked Sandra Bullock. Dunno why, maybe cause she's hot?! Eh, sure that has something to do with it though.

Spartacus87
March-7th-2010, 10:55 PM
Hurt Locker doing big things.

Now we're talking.

renaissance
March-7th-2010, 10:56 PM
Bullock is from Arlington and went to ECU.

Also watching those monologues about each nominee was excruciatingly boring and unnecessary.


And first female best director winner. One small step for womankind...

BigMike21
March-7th-2010, 10:56 PM
Hurt Locker doing big things.

Now we're talking.

I think everyone knew it was taking Best Director....and most say it is going to take Best Pic

STBonecrusher21
March-7th-2010, 10:56 PM
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney seem like the most down to earth people in that whole theater.

Cooked Crack
March-7th-2010, 10:57 PM
Sandra Bullock was not THAT good in that movie.

"That boy is changing mah liiife."
She was better in Demolition Man... Demolition Man is even a better movie than The Blind Side.

renaissance
March-7th-2010, 10:59 PM
LOL, Tom Hanks gets down to bizniz!!!!!

DCranon21
March-7th-2010, 10:59 PM
Hurt Locker is cleaning up.

fullnelson9999
March-7th-2010, 10:59 PM
Definitely running out of time there. That was fast.

Spartacus87
March-7th-2010, 11:00 PM
So glad Avatar didn't win it. I enjoyed Avatar for being a great movie theater experience, but it wasn't a great movie beyond the special effects.

Good for The Hurt Locker.

'Skins_&_'Stons
March-7th-2010, 11:09 PM
Hurt Locker was an incredible flick. I am thrilled that it one!

Warhead36
March-7th-2010, 11:12 PM
The woman who won best director is smokin hot.

royallypwned
March-7th-2010, 11:13 PM
I don't think so. Here is Mo'nique with Sandra Bullock.


:ols: Well played.



Also, I would just like to say that I had never heard of The Hurt Locker until about a couple weeks ago.

'Skins_&_'Stons
March-7th-2010, 11:24 PM
:ols: Well played.



Also, I would just like to say that I had never heard of The Hurt Locker until about a couple weeks ago.


Have you seen it yet?

Farbod21
March-7th-2010, 11:24 PM
I thought Hurt Locker was incredibly mediocre. Outside a great performance by the lead, there was no real story or interesting dialogue. It wasnt a bad movie by any stretch, but wasn't memorable at all...

DjTj
March-7th-2010, 11:25 PM
meh, Hurt Locker is overrated. Best Director, sure, but Best Picture? I wish something was kind of resolved by the end of the movie ... I felt kind of like J.T. Sanborn - It was an intense ride, but at the end, I just wanted to finish my tour of duty and get out of there.

They should have just given it to Avatar. There were probably a few different movies that were deserving (Up or maybe Inglorious Basterds), but you can't ignore $2.5 billion in worldwide sales. Money isn't everything, but Hurt Locker grossed just over $20 million - that's literally less than 1% of Avatar.

This just kind of shows how the Academy continues to be out of touch with the public ... Hurt Locker was more complex and angst-ridden, but Avatar was better entertainment. If 100 times more people saw Avatar, shouldn't that mean something?

royallypwned
March-7th-2010, 11:26 PM
Have you seen it yet?

I have not, but it is on my to-watch list. I will usually always give the best picture winner a shot if I haven't already seen it. I'll probably watch it sometime this week. Have you seen it?

STBonecrusher21
March-7th-2010, 11:27 PM
Has anyone else never even heard of The Hurt Locker until tonight?

Spartacus87
March-7th-2010, 11:27 PM
The woman who won best director is smokin hot. Kathryn Bigelow.

She definitely looks good, considering she's 58.

She also used to be married to James Cameron, so I'm sure beating him tonight in all those categories felt good, even if just a little bit.

'Skins_&_'Stons
March-7th-2010, 11:29 PM
I definitely enjoyed Avatar more than the Hurt Locker, but I thought Hurt Locker was a better movie. Does that makes sense to anyone else? :D

royallypwned
March-7th-2010, 11:30 PM
Has anyone else never even heard of The Hurt Locker until tonight?

Good, I'm not the only one that is late on this movie. I heard about it before tonight, but not long before. But in addition to that, I had never heard of An Education, A Serious Man, or Up In The Air until tonight.

'Skins_&_'Stons
March-7th-2010, 11:30 PM
I have not, but it is on my to-watch list. I will usually always give the best picture winner a shot if I haven't already seen it. I'll probably watch it sometime this week. Have you seen it?

I have bro. It is pretty amazing IMO.

royallypwned
March-7th-2010, 11:33 PM
I definitely enjoyed Avatar more than the Hurt Locker, but I thought Hurt Locker was a better movie. Does that makes sense to anyone else? :D

It makes perfect sense. The Sandlot is my favorite movie of all time, and I enjoy it immensely every time I watch it. But there are plenty of movies I think are a lot better...including my #2 favorite movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption.


I have bro. It is pretty amazing IMO.

Cool, I'll definitely give it a watch and see if it's worthy of its award. :pfft:

Spartacus87
March-7th-2010, 11:36 PM
meh, Hurt Locker is overrated. Best Director, sure, but Best Picture? I wish something was kind of resolved by the end of the movie ... I felt kind of like J.T. Sanborn - It was an intense ride, but at the end, I just wanted to finish my tour of duty and get out of there.

They should have just given it to Avatar. There were probably a few different movies that were deserving (Up or maybe Inglorious Basterds), but you can't ignore $2.5 billion in worldwide sales. Money isn't everything, but Hurt Locker grossed just over $20 million - that's literally less than 1% of Avatar.

This just kind of shows how the Academy continues to be out of touch with the public ... Hurt Locker was more complex and angst-ridden, but Avatar was better entertainment. If 100 times more people saw Avatar, shouldn't that mean something? Well, I understand what you're saying to a certain degree.

That's why I was disappointed that The Dark Knight didn't even get nominated last year. That made no sense at all. It ended up as the 2nd highest grossing film of all time (now 3rd of course), and was critically acclaimed. But it was a "comic book movie," so the Academy didn't consider it. Which is ridiculous.

But in the case of Avatar, it's just not a good movie. Everyone jokes about it being a ripoff of Ferngully and Pocahontas and all that, but they really have a point, sort of.

I mean, Avatar's actual plot is pretty empty. It's just all about the movie theater experience, the 3D special effects, etc. Are you really going to say a movie like that is the best picture of the year, because a lot of people saw it?

A lot of people saw Twilight and Transformers (especially compared to The Hurt Locker and just about every other Best Picture nominee outside of Up), so what does that say?

I think the Academy actually did the right thing for a change. In terms of overall movie quality, Inglorious Basterds, Up, and The Hurt Locker, at the minimum for the nominees listed, were each better pictures than Avatar. Regardless of how many people saw each of those movies.

I was also glad with how The Hurt Locker ended. I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but I thought it was very fitting for the idea of the film.

Farbod21
March-7th-2010, 11:39 PM
Well, I understand what you're saying to a certain degree.

That's why I was disappointed that The Dark Knight didn't even get nominated last year. That made no sense at all. It ended up as the 2nd highest grossing film of all time (now 3rd of course), and was critically acclaimed. But it was a "comic book movie," so the Academy didn't consider it. Which is ridiculous.

But in the case of Avatar, it's just not a good movie. Everyone jokes about it being a ripoff of Ferngully and Pocahontas and all that, but they really have a point, sort of.

I mean, Avatar's actual plot is pretty empty. It's just all about the movie theater experience, the 3D special effects, etc. Are you really going to say a movie like that is the best picture of the year, because a lot of people saw it?

A lot of people saw Twilight and Transformers (especially compared to The Hurt Locker and just about every other Best Picture nominee outside of Up), so what does that say?

I think the Academy actually did the right thing for a change. In terms of overall movie quality, Inglorious Basterds, Up, and The Hurt Locker, at the minimum for the nominees listed, were each better pictures than Avatar. Regardless of how many people saw each of those movies.

I was also glad with how The Hurt Locker ended. I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but I thought it was very fitting for the idea of the film.

Thats a load of BS. Every story can be broken down into a over used formula. 99% of movies are man meeting obstacle, man overcoming obstacle. Details are what make a story and the details in Avatar were pretty creative and original...

Spartacus87
March-7th-2010, 11:54 PM
Thats a load of BS. Every story can be broken down into a over used formula. 99% of movies are man meeting obstacle, man overcoming obstacle. Details are what make a story and the details in Avatar were pretty creative and original... Like what?

Cameron had supposedly been working on this for something like 20 years.

His work on Terminator and Aliens was way more creative than the story behind Avatar.

And keep in mind, I didn't say it was a bad story, but it certainly wasn't anything complex or groundbreaking, especially compared to the other nominees in the Best Picture category.

You're talking about details, but if anything, the story lacked pretty much any detail outside of whatever would be relevant to the special effects.

DjTj
March-8th-2010, 12:16 AM
I mean, Avatar's actual plot is pretty empty. It's just all about the movie theater experience, the 3D special effects, etc. Are you really going to say a movie like that is the best picture of the year, because a lot of people saw it?The record-breaking ticket sales isn't the only reason, but I think it should be part of the reason.

I really enjoyed Avatar. I saw it twice in the theater. The overall story of big industry vs. nature was a little bit predictable, but Jake's journey to becoming a Na'vi warrior was very novel and exciting. The details of Pandora were very creative and engaging.

I also do think the effects should also count for something. I hope it opens doors for more sci-fi/fantasy movies in the future.


A lot of people saw Twilight and Transformers (especially compared to The Hurt Locker and just about every other Best Picture nominee outside of Up), so what does that say?Box office shouldn't be the dominant factor but as you point out in regards to the Dark Knight, when a movie actually breaks records, then it should start mattering.


Cameron had supposedly been working on this for something like 20 years.

His work on Terminator and Aliens was way more creative than the story behind Avatar.Well, maybe if Avatar had come out 20 years ago, then people would be saying that Ferngully and Pocahontas (and Dances with Wolves) were ripoffs of Avatar ... I guess Cameron was ahead of his time until time caught up to him.


And keep in mind, I didn't say it was a bad story, but it certainly wasn't anything complex or groundbreaking, especially compared to the other nominees in the Best Picture category.I actually think that Hurt Locker had the weakest story among the nominees. I could get more invested in the Blind Side than I could in the Hurt Locker.

How creative was the Hurt Locker, really? It was Black Hawk Down interspersed with every single bomb defusing scene in every single action movie ever made.

It was wonderfully directed and edited (especially the sniper scene in the desert, which gave me chills), and the acting was great (I would have liked to see Anthony Mackie get a supporting actor nomination), but the story arc just seemed kind of empty to me - I get it, these guys are under a lot of pressure, they are a little bit crazy, they aren't really good guys, they aren't really bad guys, but they are really good at what they do - but at the end of the movie, they are the same guys they were at the beginning of the movie - there is no real progression.

I don't know, I think I would have been happier if Avatar had lost to Up. Hurt Locker just didn't really impress me.

ljs
March-8th-2010, 12:28 AM
10 movies are nominated for best picture.

The Hangover isn't one of them.

This show cannot be taken seriously.
Come to think of it, I don't know if any comedy has won best picture...or many Oscars at all.




Has anyone else never even heard of The Hurt Locker until tonight?
Its on Pay per view Direct tv and my gf has been wanting to see it for weeks...I think now we are going to watch it.

royallypwned
March-8th-2010, 12:30 AM
I think 10 is wayyyy too many to be nominated. I think it should be a max of 5-6. You have to draw the line somewhere. Pretty soon every movie for the year is gonna be granted a nomination.

fullnelson9999
March-8th-2010, 12:35 AM
Come to think of it, I don't know if any comedy has won best picture...or many Oscars at all.



Well, theres Shakespeare in Love, but I never found it funny.

desioreo87
March-8th-2010, 01:13 AM
Avatar, apart from the special effects, was just incredibly bad.

The story was so preachy and obvious that it was just painful to watch.

Yes, we know the story of how evil white men killed all the indians and took their land, there is no need to retell that story with blue native americans.

I found the world of pandora very cool and original but it still was a terrible movie.

Sticksboi05
March-8th-2010, 01:17 AM
Go Sandra! Washington Lee HS!

ACW
March-8th-2010, 06:11 AM
Well, theres Shakespeare in Love, but I never found it funny.Annie Hall?

Basterds not winning=Academy full of teh fail.
At least Avatar won best visual effects.

Special K
March-8th-2010, 06:21 AM
Avatar, apart from the special effects, was just incredibly bad.

The story was so preachy and obvious that it was just painful to watch.

Yes, we know the story of how evil white men killed all the indians and took their land, there is no need to retell that story with blue native americans.

I found the world of pandora very cool and original but it still was a terrible movie.
Interesting, my brother took his kids to see the movie and he said the exact same thing about it as what you are saying. Just based off that report, my husband wouldn't go with me to see the movie, lol. I didn't really care either way, although I would've liked to see it out of curiosity but oh well, not a big movie person.

I watched "Hurt Locker" last night and thought it was pretty good.

MattFancy
March-8th-2010, 08:23 AM
Avatar, apart from the special effects, was just incredibly bad.

The story was so preachy and obvious that it was just painful to watch.

Yes, we know the story of how evil white men killed all the indians and took their land, there is no need to retell that story with blue native americans.

I found the world of pandora very cool and original but it still was a terrible movie.

I thought the samething. The special effects and all were amazing. But think about it, if this movie wasn't made in 3D and looked so cool, would it have made billions of dollars? I don't think so. The story wasn't original and its not like the acting was great either. People loved it because of the visuals, not the story.

MattFancy
March-8th-2010, 08:25 AM
It makes perfect sense. The Sandlot is my favorite movie of all time, and I enjoy it immensely every time I watch it. But there are plenty of movies I think are a lot better...including my #2 favorite movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption.


I think we have been seperated at birth! The Sandlot is a great movie, only to be topped by Shawshank!!

'Skins_&_'Stons
March-8th-2010, 08:33 AM
Well, theres Shakespeare in Love, but I never found it funny.

For the record, I made a personal vow to NEVER see Shakespeare in Love. The fact that it beat out Saving Private Ryan is a crime against humanity. There is no possible way that it was better. http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m239/thepistonsfanTRADEPAGE/REDSKINS%20PLUS/SMILEYS/Frequent/603a889c.gif

Forehead
March-8th-2010, 08:37 AM
Did anyone enjoy the Kanye West moment where that enormous redheaded woman barged on stage and took over, and gave some unintelligible rambling speech? Apparently she and the guy that won have had prior disagreements.

http://www.thedailyinquirer.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/elinor-burkett-150x150.jpg

He should have shoved a cupcake into her mouth to shut her up so he could finish.

Elessar78
March-8th-2010, 08:39 AM
Avatar? I liked it better when it was called Dances with Wolves.

Hurt Locker is a really good movie. The movie, while a war movie, works on a lot of subtlety which is absent in most Hollywood movies.

Good movies, like good literature, is character driven not plot driven. Good films are about how a the main character evolves through the course of the story. Most Hollywood films, you can pretty much just watch the trailer and know how it's gonna end and what's gonna happen.

Sticksboi05
March-8th-2010, 10:34 AM
Shakespeare in Love had no business beating Saving Private Ryan or Thin Red Line.

SloppyOneXXVI
March-8th-2010, 10:37 AM
Waltz wins!

Wait for the creme....

zoony
March-8th-2010, 10:44 AM
someone might have already mentioned this- I haven't read the thread


Am I the only one who noticed the huge Redskins wall-poster in the barracks? Fairly predominant shot for a decent amount of time.

Obviously, someone involved in making the movie is a huge fan. There was nothing else on the wall, no other items- just a big ass Redskins Wall poster. Awesome :cheers:


(Thought the Hurt Locker was okay. Really, not a very good year for movies. I doubt Hurt Locker wins any other year I can think of)

....

Special K
March-8th-2010, 01:08 PM
someone might have already mentioned this- I haven't read the thread


Am I the only one who noticed the huge Redskins wall-poster in the barracks? Fairly predominant shot for a decent amount of time.

Obviously, someone involved in making the movie is a huge fan. There was nothing else on the wall, no other items- just a big ass Redskins Wall poster. Awesome :cheers:


(Thought the Hurt Locker was okay. Really, not a very good year for movies. I doubt Hurt Locker wins any other year I can think of)

....
Yep, totally noticed the Skins poster too. I was like "Bad ass! I like this movie now," lol.

In semi-related news, in the middle of BFE Madagascar, I saw a dude wearing a REDSKINS shirt today. I ran through the crowd to catch up with him and get a picture with him, and he had no clue why I was so excited, lol.

Anyway, back to the Hurt Locker, I thought the movie was good, but I agree, I don't think it would've won best pic most other years.

Skins24
March-8th-2010, 01:33 PM
Did anyone enjoy the Kanye West moment where that enormous redheaded woman barged on stage and took over, and gave some unintelligible rambling speech? Apparently she and the guy that won have had prior disagreements.


He should have shoved a cupcake into her mouth to shut her up so he could finish.
Yeah, what a classless move/woman....

She was part of the movie, but then distanced herself from it....until of course it won an Oscar....
http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/2010/03/07/music_by_prudence_burkett

Spartacus87
March-8th-2010, 05:31 PM
Shakespeare in Love had no business beating Saving Private Ryan or Thin Red Line. I don't think anybody can explain that one.

Mind boggling. Does anybody today even still talk about Shakespeare in Love? Ever?


(Thought the Hurt Locker was okay. Really, not a very good year for movies. I doubt Hurt Locker wins any other year I can think of) I certainly think Hurt Locker was better than Slumdog Millionaire or Crash.

I didn't see all of the movies in the Best Picture category this year, but out of the ones I did see, I think it could have been a toss up between Hurt Locker, Up, and maybe Inglorious Basterds.

Avatar was just a special effects bonanza, The Blind Side was just a regular feel-good sports movie, and I thought Up in the Air was interesting, but not anything remarkable in any way.

royallypwned
March-8th-2010, 09:59 PM
I think we have been seperated at birth! The Sandlot is a great movie, only to be topped by Shawshank!!

You have good taste. :D


Wait for the creme....

That line is awesome. :ols: Hell, all his lines are awesome and so well done.

renaissance
March-8th-2010, 10:29 PM
Mind boggling. Does anybody today even still talk about Shakespeare in Love? Ever?


Some would say that you can thank Harvey Weinstein for Shakespeare in Love winning Best Picture. However, I think much of its Oscar success should be attributed to the timing of its theatrical release. Saving Private Ryan came out in July and Shakespeare in Love came out in December.

Release dates of some previous Best Picture winners

Slumdog Millionaire - November (limited release)
No Country for Old Men - November
The Departed - October
Crash - May (honestly no idea how Brokeback Mountain didn't win)
Million Dollar Baby - December (limited release)
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - December
Chicago - December

Other than Crash, I think you can see the trend here. If you want your movie to win the big award, don't release it with the summer action flicks or the January/February leftover crap. They will either be forgotten by the time Oscar nods come out (early February) or their buzz will be overtaken by a more recent flick.

As for this year's nominees:

The Hurt Locker - September
Avatar - December
The Blind Side - November
District 9 - August
An Education - October (January at SUndance)
Inglorious Basterds - August (May at Cannes)
Precious - November (January at Sundance)
A Serious Man - October
Up - May
Up in the Air - December

So, sorry if you were rooting for District 9, Inglorious Basterds, or Up. Given the trend, they had little chance.





Also, regarding Farrah:

Another big question revolved around Farrah Fawcett's non-appearance in the "In Memoriam" tribute. The easy answer: There wasn't room. The academy limits the tribute to 30 names, and producers decided Fawcett primarily contributed to television. Of course, this doesn't explain why Michael Jackson was featured and not Fawcett. Leslie Unger, a spokesperson for the academy, explained, "Every year it's an unfortunate reality that we can't include everybody."

Ryan O'Neal, for one, was left disappointed. In an interview with RadarOnline, O'Neal stated, "It was a terrible decision and very hurtful. Farrah was a member of the Academy for over 40 years and we could not believe she did not get a mention."

Link (http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/blog/71-oscars-big-mysteries-explained?nc)

Chachie
March-8th-2010, 10:56 PM
Impressive, Ren! :)

Ellis
March-8th-2010, 11:35 PM
OK, so in the last few days I watched a few of the films nominated.

Up In The Air was one terrible film not worthy of ANY nomination.

Crazy Heart was very good. Bridges' character was incredibly believable.

Invictus was also a great flick. Matt Damon had a terrible accent though. Morgan Freeman, although not at his best, was very good as Mandela.

Precious... I'm almost speechless. One of the most moving films I've ever seen. And the actors/actresses of the film caught me by surprise... Lenny Kravitz, Mariah, Mo'nique. All of them were outstanding.

RansomthePasserby
March-9th-2010, 12:27 AM
Glad Hurt Locker won best pic. It was an amazing movie, saw it twice in theaters.

Avatar didn't really do much for me. Aside from the visuals, it felt like a lot of been there done that. Also, I couldn't really get attached to the blue aliens... I actually almost found myself rooting for the bad guys during the final battle, hehhh.

81artmonk
March-9th-2010, 10:05 AM
I was pleased with two things. One, no one went off on some stupid political rant, and sandra bullock won.

I don't know about anyone else, but if that woman doesn't get hotter looking the older she gets.

blue collar
March-9th-2010, 10:08 AM
The length of the Oscars have been talked about but I haven't heard anyone say this. Should the Oscars do what the Grammys do and have some awards awarded before the telecast?

Dan T.
March-9th-2010, 10:15 AM
-Sandra Bullock looked good except for that weirdly angled part in her hair. It was very distracting, like her hair stylist failed geometry.

-They could have squeezed 5 seconds of the deceased tribute to Farrah. Her absence was glaring.

-The docu- film director getting Kanye'ed by that woman was the bizarro highlight of the night. Did you notice how fast he got from his seat to the podium? He was racing her to the microphone. I read that as a result of their feud, they never spoke beforehand about who was going to talk if they won.

renaissance
March-9th-2010, 11:29 AM
The length of the Oscars have been talked about but I haven't heard anyone say this. Should the Oscars do what the Grammys do and have some awards awarded before the telecast?

They could have cut a good 15-20 minutes out if they didn't have people talk about each best actor/actress nominee for 2-3 minutes.

Dan T.
March-9th-2010, 02:07 PM
They could have cut a good 15-20 minutes out if they didn't have people talk about each best actor/actress nominee for 2-3 minutes.

Some of those were actually interesting and entertaining.

How about cutting the dance number that just went on and on and on. Cut it completely, or at least shorten it up.

81artmonk
March-10th-2010, 09:53 AM
Some of those were actually interesting and entertaining.

How about cutting the dance number that just went on and on and on. Cut it completely, or at least shorten it up.

I agree. more Horror:evilg: honoring and less dancing.

Spartacus87
March-10th-2010, 12:20 PM
I agree. more Horror:evilg: honoring and less dancing. That horror clip was kind of weak.

It had clips from Edward Scissorhands and Twilight.

81artmonk
March-10th-2010, 04:56 PM
That horror clip was kind of weak.

It had clips from Edward Scissorhands and Twilight.

Yeah, but when was the last time the oscars did anything relating to horror?? Like never! I agree with you. When was young frankenstien or edward SH end up being horror? But we should take what we can get since nothing has been what we've been getting.

ACW
March-10th-2010, 05:33 PM
Ren's post: Academy rule fail.