Oscars 2009 Watching/Discussion Thread

[TheMojoPin]

Weird hairdo on Walken.

Redundant, I know.

[GreatAmericanZero]

kline has a mustache, does that mean hes serious or funny? i can never remember

[hammersavage]

Michael Shannon was the best actor in Rev Road. He was probably the best performance of the year for me. If Ledger didn't die, it would be a race with him.

[hammersavage]

kline has a mustache, does that mean hes serious or funny? i can never remember

Seriously funny

[Misteriosa]

ledger got it of course

[GreatAmericanZero]

heath is official

[hammersavage]

Now get Matilda out there in joker makeup and we got a show.

[paulisded]

If there is any increase in the ratings, it's not going to be because of the dance numbers. It's because of this moment with the Ledger family.

[MacVittie]

way to go, Keith!

[IamFogHat]

:glurps:

[Friday]

this time family accepts the award.

:sad:

[GreatAmericanZero]

ill tell u what, id def hook up with heath's mom and sis

[~Katja~]

his mother looks very young


of course Matilda was mentioned.

[BronxJohnny]

took long enough this should have been the first award it was a no brainer everyone knew Heath was going to win, rightful so.

[hammersavage]

Sad, weird moment. He should be accepting this. Too bad.

[TooLowBrow]

heath is official

jack nicholson is super fucking pissed

[paulisded]

God, I love his sister!

[hammersavage]

took long enough this should have been the first award it was a no brainer everyone knew Heath was going to win, rightful so.

And lose the little audience they have in the first 5 minutes. No way johnny. Surprised they didn't do it last.

[joeyballsack]

ill tell u what, id def hook up with heath's mom and sis

His sister really looks like the blonde chick on The View.

[TheMojoPin]

Werner!

[GreatAmericanZero]

his mother looks very young


of course Matilda was mentioned.

it took me awhile to figure out which was his mom and which was his sister


anyone cry? I didn't but i got a little shiver when the sister started talking

[Friday]

ill tell u what, id def hook up with heath's mom and sis

God, I love his sister!

does the creepy never end!!?? :wacko:

[hammersavage]

Man on Wire. Lock this category up.

[Misteriosa]

omg.. who was that creepy guy?!

he had teeth like the hillbilly pacifier :unsure:

http://www.jillscostumes.com/images/Billy_Bob/11300.jpg

[Friday]

anyone cry?

yeah. i did.

but you heard Tenbats....

:glurps:

[GreatAmericanZero]

yeah i think man on wire too

[paulisded]

His sister really looks like the blonde chick on The View.

Now you just ruined my erection.

[hammersavage]

His sister really looks like the blonde chick on The View.

Barbara Walters is hot and all but Keiths sister was better.

[paulisded]

does the creepy never end!!?? :wacko:

Creepy? I thought we were friends!

[RoseBlood]

Best supporting actor up next. No doubt they would draw it out, its the reason a lot of people are watching.

Now I know why I don't watch the Oscars too often. I'm less than underwhelmed, hardly paying atttention at this point. And people are morbid fucks. :dry:

[BronxJohnny]

And lose the little audience they have in the first 5 minutes. No way johnny. Surprised they didn't do it last.

I disagree, did you not see the musical number?! That is an easy 12 in the ratings. Seriously wait til Mickey Rourke gets his award thats worth the wait.

[GreatAmericanZero]

Now you just ruined my erection.

His sister really looks like someone who would appreciate the music of Paul Westerberg

[~Katja~]

it took me awhile to figure out which was his mom and which was his sister


anyone cry? I didn't but i got a little shiver when the sister started talking

piss shivers?


nah I actually thought the speech would be a bit more tear jerking but it seems most actors were very touched regardless.

It's too bad, he was a very handsome and talented man and probably will most be missed by his kid.

[K.C.]

Oooooh....Bill Maher.

Get ready for Bill O'Reilly's top story tomorrow.

[KnoxHarrington]

Whenever I hear Werner Herzog speak, I reflexively fill in "And now is zee time on Sprockets vhen ve dahnce."

He's just this stereotype of the dark, brooding German artiste talking about death and decay and misery all the time. In the documentary "Burden of Dreams", he has this monologue where he talks about how he hears "murder and fornication" in the jungle, and he's being deadly serious, but it just makes me bust out laughing.

[paulisded]

His sister really looks like someone who would appreciate the music of Paul Westerberg

Now you're talking!

[Friday]

Creepy? I thought we were friends!

but i am friends with lots of creeps! :wub:

[GreatAmericanZero]

yay with heath and man on wire im up to 7 right answers

[hammersavage]

Never got to see Werner's 'Smokejumpers'.

[~Katja~]

I totally envisioned him differently... from when he as on the show

[Marc with a c]

french people are annoying.

[GreatAmericanZero]

The Final Inch for short subject cuz i have to choose something

edit : :(

[hammersavage]

I like Bill Maher but he blows ass tonight.


Shit, Eastbound starts in a few minutes!

[TooLowBrow]

its fez's girlfriend 'big ethel'!!!!!

[Friday]

Shit, Eastbound starts in a few minutes!

DVR!
and it's On Demand anyway.

[GreatAmericanZero]

whose the comedy legend they are tributing? Carlin?

[hammersavage]

I know, I just like to watch live.

And GAZ continues to shit the bed.

[TooLowBrow]

the 'celebration of a comic' has to be about carlin. i might cry

[hammersavage]

whose the comedy legend they are tributing? Carlin?

The Nutty Professor himself

Jerry Lewis

edit-maybe not but he does get a humanitarian award tonight

[TooLowBrow]

The Nutty Professor himself

Jerry Lewis

now im really gonna cry

[GreatAmericanZero]

steve-o is on dancing with the stars? are they crazy?

[PapaBear]

That Kimmel commercial was fairly amusing.

[GreatAmericanZero]

now im really gonna cry

hopefully they will show clips from "the clown who cried"

[paulisded]

steve-o is on dancing with the stars? are they crazy?

I still won't watch.

[hammersavage]

Yessss, audio awards!!!


I declare an official .net pee break. Everyone take 5.

[MacVittie]

too bad it isn't Jerry Lee Lewis

[hammersavage]

too bad it isn't Jerry Lee Lewis

He'd tell Denzel to follow smoke, n.


Glad we get Coldplay and the Hives tonight. Try some unknown, hip music Oscars.

[hammersavage]

Wild Wild West had sooo many fans.


Dark Knight wins here.

[GreatAmericanZero]

visual effects will go to buttons

edit: WOOHOO - number 8

[KnoxHarrington]

I'm starting to get a sinking feeling that Forrest Gump 2: Electric Boogaloo is going to win more awards than we thought.

[hammersavage]

Ben Butt is gonna have 6 wins and no one is gonna remember one of them.

[GreatAmericanZero]

I'm starting to get a sinking feeling that Forrest Gump 2: Electric Boogaloo is going to win more awards than we thought.

i think its going to end up with the most awards of the night because its the epic, expensive best picture nominee, but i dont think it will win any award people care about


sound i say goes to Dark Knight

[hammersavage]

Ben Burt's a genius.

I knew Knight had to win one of these though.

[GreatAmericanZero]

yay, up to 9 right with this dark knight win

[Kevin]

And Boom goes the dynamite!

[Dudeman]

and boom goes the dynamite:laugh::clap:

[GreatAmericanZero]

i'll say dark knight again cuz what do i know about sound

edit: wrong on that one :(

[Kevin]

Jesus, you get that winded??

[Kevin]

I guess he really did not need the quickie mart!

[hammersavage]

Least amount of camera time for a host ever.

[GreatAmericanZero]

i think editing will go to slumdog cuz they needed to tell a story with complicated flashbacks


loved the nervous indian sound mixer


edit: number 10!

[hammersavage]

GAZ is right on here

[Kevin]

Least amount of camera time for a host ever.

There are so many musicals a man can do..

[~Katja~]

they might end the night with a bollywood performance

[GreatAmericanZero]

sounds like they are doing the jerry lewis tribute so im going to go walk the doggie

[MacVittie]

sounds like they are doing the jerry lewis tribute so im going to go walk the doggie

if that's slang for spanking it, i'm with you 100%

[razorboy]

As someone with a good deal of professional experience in audio engineering, mixing and editing, the TDK crew got royally screwed on that award.

[paulisded]

I'm starting to think that all of these Slumdog victories is an indicator for it taking Best Picture.

[NewYorkDragons80]

The Nutty Professor himself

Jerry Lewis

edit-maybe not but he does get a humanitarian award tonight

King of Comedy, they call him

[Matty Wednesday]

I'm starting to think that all of these Slumdog victories is an indicator for it taking Best Picture.

Ya think? Tell me more about this theory of yours, Mr Wizard.
































Is the thread about me yet?

[hammersavage]

I hope he does more of his 'illiterate fag' material. That's gold.

[KnoxHarrington]

Wonder if they'll have a screening of "The Day The Clown Cried" after this.

[~Katja~]

he sure kissed a lot of young boys

[NickyL0885]

why does Jerry Lewis sound like a retard when he talks? Sort of like when a deaf person speaks.

[KnoxHarrington]

That wasn't nearly as crazily narcissistic as I was hoping it would be.

[jauble]

why does Jerry Lewis sound like a retard when he talks? Sort of like when a deaf person speaks.

Retarded deaf person.

[hammersavage]

Thanks for keeping it short Jerry.

[hammersavage]

Ben Butt's score was tremendous. I love this portion of the show.

[GreatAmericanZero]

back! guess i missed jerry lewis but my dog made both peepees and poopoos so im proud of her

if they are doing song/score i will say the "jai ho" song from slumdog gets best song...my list im reading doesnt have scores so if slumdog is nominated ill say that. if not ill say benjamin buttons

[TheMojoPin]

That wasn't nearly as crazily narcissistic as I was hoping it would be.

Yeah, what the fuck? It was coherrent, lucid and to the point. BOOOOOOO. Between him and Eddie Murphy, I figured one of them would have said something ridiculously egomaniacal.

[hammersavage]

Good for your dog. I peed as well.

Wall E deserves more credit for the audio work. It's score was brilliant as well.

[Marc with a c]

alicia keys is a perfect human being.

[GreatAmericanZero]

yes! got the AR Rahman choice!

and i never seen Alicia Keyes look hotter. i didnt recognize her

[TheMojoPin]

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[hammersavage]

Is God great? Is he?

[GreatAmericanZero]

i kinda like when a lot of people from the same country (not america) wins awards, like with India tonight and when all the New Zealand folks won for LOTR. i think its cool

[Friday]

Is God great? Is he?

He is!

[paulisded]

yes! got the AR Rahman choice!

and i never seen Alicia Keyes look hotter. i didnt recognize her

She's definitely lost some weight...and whatever is pushing those tits up and out is doing a great job.

[GreatAmericanZero]

he has to sing after winning an award (maybe its lipsynced). but thats gotta be tough

[GreatAmericanZero]

this peter gabriel song (sung by obama tonight) is so lame. no way it should win. Jai Ho all the way!

[TheMojoPin]

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[paulisded]

Where's M.I.A.?

[GreatAmericanZero]

Where's M.I.A.?

im guessing M.I.A.

[TheMojoPin]

Where's M.I.A.?

Thankfully living up to her name.

This performance is pretty awesome.

[styckx]

I feel dumber watching that

[~Katja~]

Where's M.I.A.?

having a baby?

[GreatAmericanZero]

YES! Jai Ho RUUUUUUUUUUULES

im up to 12. im on a roll

[hammersavage]

Where's M.I.A.?

Why would she be there anyway?

Springsteen not getting nominated was a disaster. They have no idea in regards to music. Almost as bad as Vedder not getting one last year.

[Tenbatsuzen]

having a baby?

Already had.

[GreatAmericanZero]

Why would she be there anyway?

Springsteen not getting nominated was a disaster. They have no idea in regards to music. Almost as bad as Vedder not getting one last year.

im still pissed off Tenacious D didnt get nominated for their awful movie...i love the shit out of the soundtrack though

[paulisded]

The only year that I enjoyed the music segment was when Elliott Smith was nominated. Of course, he didn't win but it was great to see such an uncomfortable outcast on that stage.

[styckx]

These Oscars are like, if the current MTV VMA's creative team retired from MTV at 75yo, and then were immediately hired to produced the Oscars. It's disturbingly awful.

[TheMojoPin]

Fuck Springsteen. The music from SM kicked the ass of his warmed over "hey, remember how good Nebraska was?!?" schtick about 15 different ways.

[GreatAmericanZero]

i just realized something and you can all laugh at me about it

The singer is M.I.A. and the song is "Paper Planes"?

I thought the musician was Paper Planes and the song was "M.I.A."

learn something new everyday

[GreatAmericanZero]

this will win foreign language

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)(Germany)

Edit: ok lost that one

[hammersavage]

Waltz with Bashir the winner here.

Although 'The Class' is possible.

[KnoxHarrington]

Time for the dead reel.

[Friday]

<3 Queen Latifah

:wub:

[hammersavage]

That's how you sing Beyonce, you hack bitch.

Miss Brad Renfro.

[GreatAmericanZero]

remember when Earl did that game of "guess the actor singing" and he kept putting real singers in there who did some acting like Queen Latifah? What a fuck up

[meanmrbill]

I mourn the loss of Bud Stone on a daily basis.

[TheMojoPin]

Holy shit! Van Johnson was still alive in 2008?!?

[Friday]

That's how you sing Beyonce, you hack bitch.

Miss Brad Renfro.

Seriously!

and Brad was a big loss... and very much overshadowed by Heath's death.
loved Brad.... he should still be here too... :sad:

[KnoxHarrington]

Is anyone else finding this presentation of the tribute reel really odd? There have been a few of these that I really had trouble reading or seeing who it was.

[~Katja~]

satins and shiny fabrics are never flattering... its like when you paint a wall... stick with flat to hide imperfections

but she sings beautifully

[GreatAmericanZero]

so many people that died earlier this year i feel like they died years ago. i have no concept of time anymore

[TheMojoPin]

Goddamn. I'd go so gay for young Paul Newman.

[hammersavage]

No Brad Renfro and Heath last year either. They died at a terrible time for awards shows.

[TooLowBrow]

no carlin ? he was an actor. he was an entertainer...

[KingGeno]

no carlin ? he was an actor. he was an entertainer...

First thing I thought. Fuck em.

[TheMojoPin]

Did Charlton Heston really get the muted reception that it sounded like to me? Maybe the music drowned it out, but come on...he was a goon, but he made some great films. Motherfucker deserves a standing O for Touch of Evil alone.

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[hammersavage]

Time for the big 4. Favorites are Rourke, Winslet, Boyle and Slumdog. Lets do it.

[MacVittie]

OK I made it back from work so I can catch the biggies on TV. What did I miss in the last 18 minutes?

[TheMojoPin]

First thing I thought. Fuck em.

Yeah, what a dick move.

[GreatAmericanZero]

director before the lead actors???


anyway, i say Boyle! Danny, not Peter

[hammersavage]

Reese is so cute. Too bad she's such a cunt.

Boyle will win but there's no way he directed better than Van Zant. He gave the story the scope thru which it needed to be told.

[Friday]

Danny Boyle FTW!

[TheMojoPin]

Reese is so cute. Too bad she's such a cunt.

Boyle will win but there's no way he directed better than Van Zant. He gave the story the scope thru which it needed to be told.

Respectfully disagree. Milk was fantastic and van Zant is very capable, but Boyle really pumped a lot of life into SM.

Fuckin' awesome that the director of Shallow Grave is up there right now.

[GreatAmericanZero]

Reese is so cute. Too bad she's such a cunt.

Boyle will win but there's no way he directed better than Van Zant. He gave the story the scope thru which it needed to be told.

im a big fan of Van Zant films like "Elephant" and that cobain thing. I love his experimental stuff. but at the end of the day, Van Zant never made a film as good as "Trainspotting" so im glad Boyle has his oscar

[KingGeno]

I didn't like Slumdog Millionaire. I think it was over-rated, the acting was terrible, and the story was totally cliched. The only thing I liked was how it was shot and some of the music.

Hopin' it doesn't win, but it will most likely.

[GreatAmericanZero]

for the final three im saying Winslet, Rourke and Slumdog

[DH 215]

Winselt, Penn, Slumdog

[hammersavage]

im a big fan of Van Zant films like "Elephant" and that cobain thing. I love his experimental stuff. but at the end of the day, Van Zant never made a film as good as "Trainspotting" so im glad Boyle has his oscar

Milk is better and so is Good Will Hunting.

Respectfully disagree. Milk was fantastic and van Zant is very capable, but Boyle really pumped a lot of life into SM.

Fuckin' awesome that the director of Shallow Grave is up there right now.

No one could make that story for 30 years. The scripts were never right and then one finally came along. The film reel stuff and the sure handedness of the story on top of the best top to bottom cast of acting that I've ever seen, Van Sant did a better job. Boyle didn't have to get anything out of his actors. And the film had some cliches that he could have steered away from.

[MacVittie]

Ok, time for Katie.

[hammersavage]

I put money on the best actor winner to cry so that's what I'm rooting for. And Milk to get a little justice. Slumdog was great but I've seen a lot of aspects of it before.

Hathaway was my upset choice for months. She gave the best performance of the noms. But they owe Winslet I suppose.

[Friday]

you know... i really like the way the best actress/supporting... actor/supporting actor are being presented tonight.
it may seem long winded, but there is something nice about being honored by a peer.
even if you don't win.

it's very touching... and i like it alot.

[GreatAmericanZero]

u think SHirley MacClaine had any work done?

[~Katja~]

hope Kate wins

[KingGeno]

How YOU doin', Halle? :thumbup:

[GreatAmericanZero]

Halle Berry is doing the Tyra Banks and talking about herself

[DH 215]

u think SHirley MacClaine had any work done?

No, she just looks great for 115.

[TooLowBrow]

Halle Berry is doing the Tyra Banks and talking about herself

she has the most beautiful skin

[~Katja~]

No, she just looks great for 115.

god I was gonna say how awful she looks but when you put it that way

[hammersavage]

Melissa Leo: great performance in a just ok movie.

Jolie also very good but in a meandering film.

Streep was fantastic in a movie I didn't care for.

Winslet was a supporting actress at the Globes. She was great but didn't carry the film

Hathaway was the film. She became an actress I will keep an eye on for good cuz of it.

[MacVittie]

Fun Fact: Both Meryl Streep and Anne Hatheway are Vassar graduates.

[~Katja~]

Angelina IS a beautiful woman


yay, Kate deserved it!

[MacVittie]

and she didn't have to make a Holocaust movie or play a mentally deranged.

[hammersavage]

and she didn't have to make a Holocaust movie or play a mentally deranged.

You didn't see the film I guess

[GreatAmericanZero]

kate is moaning, breathing heavy and stroking the oscar like a cock and comparing it to a shampoo bottle


kinda sexual

[Friday]

yay Kate!

i understand what Hammer says... but the best part of being nominated in Supporting Actress is not necessarily having to carry a film but rather to just make a significant impact on it.
that is the best part of supporting roles in general.

she is a shining star this year... and if anyone has seen her collection of work you will know that this is well deserved. hooray!

[hammersavage]

Cat called his own daughter.


Fun Fact: 2 of the 3 producers of the Reader are dead, Minghella and Pollack.

[DH 215]

Good for her. She was due.

I want Mickey Rourke to win next after yesterday's speech. However, Sean Penn was great in Milk.

[~Katja~]

You didn't see the film I guess

/sarcasm




oh and I loved that she told Meryl to suck it up :)

[hammersavage]

Oh I can't complain that she won. She is the best actress in the world. It's just Hathaway was better in a tougher spot than Winslet was. I didn't even think it was Kate's best of the YEAR.

[hammersavage]

/sarcasm

I can't tell everyone's sense of humor for fucks sake. You never know.

Oh good, Adrian Brody, the biggest, gaping asshole in the room.

[GreatAmericanZero]

so javier bardem and daniel day lewis were both no shows to give the oscars. they always have the last winner give it (and its usually opposite sex, actor gives actress)

[TheMojoPin]

No one could make that story for 30 years. The scripts were never right and then one finally came along. The film reel stuff and the sure handedness of the story on top of the best top to bottom cast of acting that I've ever seen, Van Sant did a better job. Boyle didn't have to get anything out of his actors. And the film had some cliches that he could have steered away from.

And thus the film's screenwriter who sorted out the mess getting the Oscar. I'm simply much more impressed with Boyle's actual directing.

[hammersavage]

He did of a great impression of a Nixon impression. Ech.

[GreatAmericanZero]

wow dinero has a personality tonight! what did he do? and its AWESOME he mentioned spicoli!

[paulisded]

Adrian Brody may be the most forgettable Best Actor winner ever.

[TheMojoPin]

He did of a great impression of a Nixon impression. Ech.

No kidding. Great actor, but I could never get over his goofy Nixon voice.

[DH 215]

Sean Penn played gay better than mentally challenged.

[TheMojoPin]

Adrian Brody may be the most forgettable Best Actor winner ever.

Maybe overall, but he was fucking amazing in that role.

[hammersavage]

And thus the film's screenwriter who sorted out the mess getting the Oscar. I'm simply much more impressed with Boyle's actual directing.

That's half the battle at best. The superb acting top to bottom is a credit to him. Boyle had the story handed to him and didn't have to worry about acting cuz quite frankly, some of those kids didn't act.

[MacVittie]

You didn't see the film I guess

It was a reference to the first episode of Extras.

[KnoxHarrington]

Brad Pitt is going to win this, I'm afraid.

[hammersavage]

Good for Richard Jenkins. i was worried when I saw it back in March that he'd be forgotten and i'm so glad he wasn't. He was tremendous, wish it happened earlier in his career.

[TheMojoPin]

That's half the battle at best. The superb acting top to bottom is a credit to him. Boyle had the story handed to him and didn't have to worry about acting cuz quite frankly, some of those kids didn't act.

It's not harder to put togther such a fully realized and beautiful film with a bunch of non-actors than having a bunch of pros?

[GreatAmericanZero]

i wanted Rourke, but i liked that Penn put some humor in his speech.


In this best picture where they compare the movies to other movies, it would be funny if they only compre benjamin button to forrest gump to be wiseasses

[MacVittie]

At least Sean Penn has a sense of humor about himself, at least superficially.

[Friday]

Hooray!

this message board runs slow as molasses but Sean Penn won! HUGE! :clap:

[MacVittie]

slumdog has this one in the bag. no more surprises tonight.

[hammersavage]

It's not harder to put togther such a fully realized and beautiful film with a bunch of non-actors than having a bunch of pros?

Precisley. When the no name actors arent really acting. There wasn't one bad acting job or poorly done scene in Milk. He gave it perfect scope. Not saying Boyle did a bad job, but it was easier.

The reels they just showed were the best thing of the night. Putting those films in context.

The Slumdog journey is complete. Very strange trip, good for them.

[GreatAmericanZero]

yay Slumdog won!

cuz i was keeping tabs cuz im a freak, i got 15 right out of 24. not bad

[TheMojoPin]

Precisley. When the no name actors arent really acting. There wasn't one bad acting job or poorly done scene in that film. He gave it perfect scope. Not saying Boyle did a bad job, but it was easier.

I have no idea how that's easier, but whatever.

To me, the best director has to have also created something visually that's amazing. SM, in my opinion, trounces all over Milk in that regard. I loved the latter film, but when I have to stack the two up together, SM strikes me as something where the director put a lot more into it. Milk is much more of an actor's showcase.

[hammersavage]

Nice job GAZ. you didn't even see all the films either



What a journey for these people. Such a tiny movie, actually got distribution and was so good, that not only did it make money, but will be remembered forever for winning best picture. I don't remember a film taking such a remarkable journey.

First glimpse at 2009? Interesting.

Public Enemies looks like the 'film' of the summer so far. 'The Road' should be great as well.

[paulisded]

Oooh, Beck doing Dylan!

[Friday]

oooh Angels and Demons..... good book.

[hammersavage]

I have no idea how that's easier, but whatever.

To me, the best director has to have also created something visually that's amazing. SM, in my opinion, trounces all over Milk in that regard. I loved the latter film, but when I have to stack the two up together, SM strikes me as something where the director put a lot more into it. Milk is much more of an actor's showcase.

Which is credit to the director completely. Showcasing the acting is the directors job. The film didn't have a single bad note in that regard.

The story was there forever and once the right screenplay came along (which I also said deserves all the credit and deserved to win) he made the film pretty flawlessly.

Boyle's story was there for him. And he just copied the look of City of God. Visually, SM was stronger. That's cinematography. Which it won I believe. Directing is so much more than that. Van Sant did more directing than Boyle. Trainspotting was better directed.

[GreatAmericanZero]

"old dogs" with robin williams and jo hn travolta. that wont get anything



2009 for me is all about Inglourious. I can't focus on anything else yet.

[DH 215]

I am going on a limb and will say that Up wins best animated feature next year.

[GreatAmericanZero]

ok..been fun watching the oscars gee gee gee. im going to go watch flight of the conchords and eastbound. then sleep for work tomorrow. g'night

[Friday]

What a journey for these people. Such a tiny movie, actually got distribution and was so good, that not only did it make money, but will be remembered forever for winning best picture. I don't remember a film taking such a remarkable journey.

.

EXACTLY

these are NOT hollywood actors. they are not "expecting" to win anything.... and are just proud to be there. to have worked on such a special project.

i am happy to see actors such as these take the stage as winners.

[razorboy]

I'm torn on the the Penn/Rourke thing. They are both talented actors who almost singlehandedly carried otherwise mediocre films. I love Sean Penn, but I still think Mickey played the better overall role.

[JackieJokeMan]

Bad job not paying tribute to Don LaFontaine.

[Judge Smails]

Yeeeessssssss!!!!!! Night at the Museum 2!!! So many unanswered questions.

[hammersavage]

I am going on a limb and will say that Up wins best animated feature next year.

Anything Pixar is gold. This is a lock already. Unless they stumble which eventually they have to do.

[Devo37]

watched the last hour or so...meh.

Frontline is on PBS now about the sh!tty economy. back to reality...

[TheMojoPin]

Which is credit to the director completely. Showcasing the acting is the directors job. The film didn't have a single bad note in that regard.

The story was there forever and once the right screenplay came along (which I also said deserves all the credit and deserved to win) he made the film pretty flawlessly.

Boyle's story was there for him. And he just copied the look of City of God. Visually, SM was stronger. That's cinematography. Which it won I believe. Directing is so much more than that. Van Sant did more directing than Boyle. Trainspotting was better directed.

I think you're way understating the role of the director in the visual sense and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overstating their role when it comes to the actors. I mean, you say all Boyle did was copy City of God (which I don't agree with at all as I found SM much more dynamic visually), but you could say that all Gus did was point the camera at Sean Penn and the other actors ad let them go to town on a brilliant script.

I man, his principle actors were Josh Brolin and Sean Penn. He could have edited the film with his eyes closed and gotten great performances out of them with the script they had.

Hell, even just out of his own films Gus' directing has been far more impressive.

[burrben]

Oooh, Beck doing Dylan!

very enjoyable

[hammersavage]

I think you're way understating the role of the director in the visual sense and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overstating their role when it comes to the actors.

I man, his principle actors were Josh Brolin and Sean Penn. He could have edited the film with his eyes closed and gotten great performances out of them.

I'm not. Casting and the performances have as much to do with the director as it does the actor. The visuals on some films are solely that of the cinematographer. SM was great visually but pretty much used a visual blueprint from other foreign films. Not that Milk had a completely unique visual perpective, but the way the story was told absolutely was unique.

[hammersavage]

I WILL go to the Oscars one day for a film I work on. I'm saying it here.

Can't believe I'm gonna watch after shows. I need a girlfriend.

[midwestjeff]

Can't believe I'm gonna watch after shows. I need a girlfriend.

Boyfriend. You mean boyfriend.

[hammersavage]

Fair enough

[TheMojoPin]

I'm not. Casting and the performances have as much to do with the director as it does the actor. The visuals on some films are solely that of the cinematographer. SM was great visually but pretty much used a visual blueprint from other foreign films. Not that Milk had a completely unique visual perpective, but the way the story was told absolutely was unique.

What was unique about Milk? It was a very well done historical biopic with good performances and a very good script. Conrast that with another film with great performances by a bunch of unknowns, a fantasic original story, beautiful visuals and amazing music and I gotta go with the other film. Hell, on top of that, I'll give Boyle more credit for going so far out of his element culturally to get the film made.

[Friday]

i can introduce you to some adorable gay men in NJ, hammer....

and i am watching post shows too. but i am basically gay so it's not a big deal.

[hammersavage]

What was unique about Milk? It was a very well done historical biopic with good performances and a very good script. Conrast that with another film with great performances by a bunch of unknowns, a fantasic original story, beautiful visuals and amazing music and I gotta go with the other film. Hell, on top of that, I'll give Boyle more credit for going so far out of his element culturally to get the film made.

I would say great performances for a story that no one could make properly for decades. Using the device of him making a tape in the beginning to roll out the story, the newsfootage, the balance between humor and heartbreak. He walked such a fine line and pulled it off flawlessly.

SM did not have great performances by any means, we couldn't have seen the same film. Original story (that I've seen before, go rent City of God for starters). Boyle deserves credit for the difficulty of telling another cultures story, no doubt. I don't want to take away anything from what he did, but it wasn't as difficult as Milk.

[hammersavage]

i can introduce you to some adorable gay men in NJ, hammer....

and i am watching post shows too. but i am basically gay so it's not a big deal.

I got a date this week so I'll let you know after how that goes.

I'm just a film fanatic, I don't care what their wearing or anything.

[Ricky24]

Sean Penn thanked Mickey Rourke but not his WIFE?

[hammersavage]

I thought the same thing jayjay.

Thank that hot piece

[Judge Smails]

Sean Penn thanked Mickey Rourke but not his WIFE?

What do you expect from a commie, homo lover?

[hammersavage]

Maybe its cuz of the character he played but Sean Penn has never been this affable and seemingly un-Hollywood. its great to see.

[Enabler]

I think Westboro Baptist Church got a shoutout during Penn's acceptance speech. He talked about "the hatred we had to witness on the way in here tonight" or something. I just assume it was those a-holes picketing. Maybe Im way off...


All in all Slumdog deserved everything it got. The way they edited the clips for Best Picture nominees was awesome. But the fact that Nicholson wasnt there should make this Academy Awards null and void.

[Friday]

wait till you win an Oscar, jayjay!
see how nervous and excited YOU are!?

many have forgotten their spouses.

[hammersavage]

Sean Penn trying to give advice to the god hates fags people. He doesn't know that they can't be talked to.

[WampusCrandle]

i feel so bad for Mickey Rourke - I had money riding on him.

[hammersavage]

All in all Slumdog deserved everything it got. The way they edited the clips for Best Picture nominees was awesome. But the fact that Nicholson wasnt there should make this Academy Awards null and void.

Best thing the production did all night. That was brilliant. Tied in the movies of today with classics of the past. See where movies come from and grew from. It was great, wish they did it more often.

[hammersavage]

i feel so bad for Mickey Rourke - I had money riding on him.

I bet Sean Penn cuz he was giving back money. I also bet the best actor winner to cry and ate that one.

[Ricky24]

Thank the wife first. Let the rest of the chips fall where they may.
You don't want to go home after not thanking your wife.
Life long mistake.
I'm glad he won. Milk was my favorite movie.

[hammersavage]

But what about best director jayjay!?!?!

[Enabler]

Thank the wife first. Let the rest of the chips fall where they may.


Yeah. When he said, "I want to thank my best friend"...I though for sure he was gonna say his wife. But then he said Sun Tzu or some shit.

[Friday]

maybe not everyone has perpetual honeymoon stage.
thanking the wife first works if you are completely into her.
but celebs and regular people alike grow tired of their spouses.

who knows what was going through Penn's head at that moment.

i won a community award and forgot my fiancee.
so i can see any normal human forgetting to thank their "other" during the thankyous.

[TheMojoPin]

SM did not have great performances by any means, we couldn't have seen the same film. Original story (that I've seen before, go rent City of God for starters). Boyle deserves credit for the difficulty of telling another cultures story, no doubt. I don't want to take away anything from what he did, but it wasn't as difficult as Milk.

Again, what was so "difficult" creatively about Milk? 30 years of shitty scripts doesn't mean squat in terms of Gus' role as the director, especially since he didn't write the script that was ultimately successful. Outside politics? Eh, fine, but again, I think the difficulty of a Scottish filmmaker being able to nail Indian inner city culture and Bollywood pop culture through a "western" view as well as he did stacks up to any of that.

And I've seen CoG many, many times. I think you're understating both that and SM by insisting they're so similar. Yes, both revolve around idealistic kids from inner city slums wanting to escape that life. That's a pretty common story theme we've seen countless times; blame Dickens. Beyond that, both are incredibly different in terms of the characters, how the stories progress and the visual styles. CoG was far more influenced by Tarantino and Scorcese's filmmaking styles.

[TheMojoPin]

Aren't Penn and Wright seperated like every other year?

[hammersavage]

Again, what was so "difficult" creatively about Milk? 30 years of shitty scripts doesn't mean squat in terms of Gus' role as the director, especially since he didn't write the script that was ultimately successful. Outside politics? Eh, fine, but again, I think the difficulty of a Scottish filmmaker being able to nail Indian inner city culture and Bollywood pop culture through a "western" view as well as he did stacks up to any of that.

And I've seen CoG many, many times. I think you're understating both that and SM by insisting they're so similar. Yes, both revolve around idealistic kids from inner city slums wanting to escape that life. That's a pretty common story theme we've seen countless times; blame Dickens. Beyond that, both are incredibly different in terms of the characters, how the stories progress and the visual styles. CoG was far more influenced by Tarantino and Scorcese's filmmaking styles.

30 years of shitty scripts because the story was so hard to tell. Harvey was such a unique, didactic man that the film had to reflect that. And the political aspect of the film is so huge. Again, I give you the cultural point, he gets mad props for that.

I don't think SM is close to the film that City of God is but thats just me. Again, I thought Slumdog was great and Boyle was a fine choice for best director. I just think Van Sant did his best work on this film (which I can't say for Boyle) and gave a forum for an incredible character and incredible performances in a beautiful political film. He'd win my Oscar.

[TheMojoPin]

30 years of shitty scripts because the story was so hard to tell. Harvey was such a unique, didactic man that the film had to reflect that.

I guess I just don't agree on that. An interesting, admirable man, but I think the life of someone like, say, Malcolm X is far trickier to navigate yet he too was able to be put to film. I just don't think Milk was some Confederacy of Dunces of a man in terms of making a biopic about him and even if he was, I'd give the screenwriter much more credit in sorting him out than Gus. (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20243296,00.html)

Ah well, I'm ready for both to come out on DVD now.

[drusilla]

Aren't Penn and Wright seperated like every other year?

that's what i thought. last i heard they weren't together so i was surprised to see her there with him. then again what actress is going to miss a night in the spotlight?

i really didn't like the actors/actresses talking to the nominees. i thought it was pretty uncomfortable. the oscars has always been about ass-kissing, but that was a little too much for me.


i think taraji p. henson was the best dressed all night.

[hammersavage]

Dustin Lance Black deserves all the credit in the world and a win more than anyone from tonight's show. The way in which that film was conveyed and the performances and accuracies of that era and the look and the heart goes back to the director.

Thank god someone's willing to talk film around here, our resident film expert usually writes nonsense.

[drusilla]

man you keep this up & i'm going to start thinking you & grlnin are the same person

[hammersavage]

Why that?

[drusilla]

your love of harvey milk & the movie, & your tastes in music & how you're always at the same shows. it's weirding me out.

[hammersavage]

It's weirding me out

[Tenbatsuzen]

Thank the wife first. Let the rest of the chips fall where they may.
You don't want to go home after not thanking your wife.
Life long mistake.
I'm glad he won. Milk was my favorite movie.

Didn't Swank thank Chad Lowe during her speech? Or was it the other way around, Lowe was crying and Swank didn't thank him? I can't remember.

Just saying, look how that ended up.

[hammersavage]

First Oscar she won, she forgot to thank him. 2nd time, she thanked him first.

Can't believe Hilary Swank is a multiple Oscar winner.

[RoseBlood]

Can't believe Hilary Swank is a multiple Oscar winner.

I can't believe she's a female.

[hedges]

Must have happened when I wasn't paying attention. Was Josh Brolin up for best supporting actor, and if so how did he do?

[PapaBear]

Must have happened when I wasn't paying attention. Was Josh Brolin up for best supporting actor, and if so how did he do?
I don't know if he was up for it, but if he was, he did about as well as everyone else who isn't dead.

[styckx]

I can not describe how better I feel about being a lower to middle class piece of shit resident of New Jersey after watching this shit fuck event.

On the flip side, I don't feel any better about myself that I actually watched 1/2 of it and now the post show.

[hedges]

I don't know if he was up for it, but if he was, he did about as well as everyone else who isn't dead.

True words, Papa Bear. Josh Brolin was up for best supporting actor, but Heath Ledger won
the Oscar.

[keithy_19]

I thorughly enjoyed this years awards.

I'm not a fan of many of Penn's political motives, but I completely agree with what he said tonight. I also respect him as an actor, though I would have liked Richard Jenkins to get it. Guy has been in the business for awhile and almsot always goes unoticed.

Kate Winslet is wonderful and deserved that award.

Slumdog Millionaire doesn't have one great actor or one great actress. It truly is an ensemble production. The whole cast worked together so well. And, I know the girl who's father was the gameshow host. So, kick ass for knowing famous people.

[keithy_19]

True words, Papa Bear. Josh Brolin was up for best supporting actor, but Heath Ledger won
the Oscar.

Anyone of those up for best supporting actor could have won. It just so happened that this would be the only chance that Ledger had at winning an Academy award. They really had no choice but to give it to him. And that's not saying Ledger wasn't deserving, because he was wonderful in DK and he made the character his own.

But imagine the awkwardness if someone else had won?

[Gvac]

Is it over yet?

Who won?

[WampusCrandle]

Is it over yet?

Who won?

a homo-commie, a dead fag, a brit nazi, and some spaniard broad.

[Furtherman]

I liked last night's telecast. I see it getting bad reviews, but I thought Wolverine did a great job.

And Ben Stiller was hysterical. Can't say that often.

[grlNIN]

It's weirding me out

Hey! x2

[thepaulo]

Dustin Lance Black deserves all the credit in the world and a win more than anyone from tonight's show. The way in which that film was conveyed and the performances and accuracies of that era and the look and the heart goes back to the director.

Thank god someone's willing to talk film around here, our resident film expert usually writes nonsense.

I thought message boards and radio shows were the place for nonsense.

[GreatAmericanZero]

i was reading about Hugh Jackman on Imdb and i really think he is a gay now

his wife is 13 years older than him and all their children are adopted. That seems sooooooooo beard-y

[realmenhatelife]

This is probably well covered but I think the whole Ben Stiller bit was so chicken shit. Joaquin Phoenix is either
A: 'punking' everyone in which case Ben Stiller is a hack piggy backing on someone else's already bad joke.
B: All fucked up on drugs which might be somewhat tasteless to parody considering the Heath Ledger thing or
C: A genuinely weird guy who decided to be as weird as he wants to be, and even though Stiller made his name as an alternative sketch comedy guy he starting taking HGH and appealing to our moms so he really should rag on a dude taking an artistic risk for a cheap laugh.