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[jenny407]

And the Oscar goes to ...

How do you feel about this year's Academy Awards?
Tastes differ - I would really like to know what you think.
So it seems The Hurt Locker won over Avatar? David against Goliath? Small budget / woman director won! And do you think the little scene with the wedding ring is a subtle reference to K. Bigelow's ex, J. Cameron? ;)

Sadly enough, I must admit I haven't seen either film yet. With my friend, we usually go "after-Oscar watching". In the past, I found some Award-winning films really breathtaking: Brokeback Mountain (with a fantastic Heath Ledger) and Slumdog Millionaire were great films, in my opinion. Titanic, however, - the scene with the little dog nearly drowning ... well, not really my favourite.

What do you think?

[dangerousdave]

And the Oscar goes to ...

E-DOG for contriving so many ways of supplimenting his income

[Scribbler]

And the Oscar goes to ...

Greybeard for the most lifelike Scrooge every Christmas....


(I bet hi gives an emotional speech!!)

[greybeard]

dangerousdave, on Mar 8 2010, 03:33 PM, said:

And the Oscar goes to ...

E-DOG for contriving so many ways of supplimenting his income

Second that.

[Ratticis]

The ONLY thing Avitar had going was the special effects, and 20 years from now no one will care. But good movies are good for ever. I could really give a crap about the Oscars anyway.

[guido]

For best supporting role, this year's Oscar goes to....

Clara Taylor - for keeping the Boring Thread anything but.

[greybeard]

A Golden Raspberry Award to Scribs for possibly the worst cartoon voice-overs ever.

But a well deserved Oscar for hair (well wigs, actually) styles, and for having the courage to post them to the internet to be viewed for ever more.

[airart1]

it was all just politically correct judging if u ask me, the blind side was the best film this year........the hurt locker was boring, just my opinion though......seen them all.....

[Travelling Blackbird]

I'm sure Jenny won't mind...

[greybeard]

airart1, on Mar 8 2010, 11:00 PM, said:

it was all just politically correct judging if u ask me,

What did you expect?  It's all just friggin Hollywood make-believe.

It's not REAL !!  

[StillFingers]

Best Cinematography goes to...

Sir Scribbler of Notts

for his great PA photos...yum

keepem coming Mike

Edited by StillFingers, 08 March 2010 - 11:25 PM.

[Ratticis]

Wait, Hollywood's not real? Suddenly my world makes no sence

[StillFingers]

Ratticis, on Mar 8 2010, 04:34 PM, said:

Wait, Hollywood's not real? Suddenly my world makes no sence

It's okay RatMan, this is just a dream bro...

[jenny407]

TB: Hey! You don't like my super-fantastic topic??

SF: Be warned! Many philosophers (dating back to Plato - the cave image - and Descartes - "Cogito - ergo sum!" "I think - therefore I exist!") were relatively certain that all this life of ours is just a dream!! You might well wake up some morning to find yourself in a film, and then let's hope it's a good one, and you don't have to repeat mindless dialogues in eternity (another definition of hell). Me, I'd be quite content with a nice little scene with Pitt and Clooney ...

Well, back to basics:
The Oscar goes to ...
1) my son (13) as best male actor. He acts very convincingly both comedy and tragedy, and his father always believes him.
2) my daughter (19) for best script. "You don't believe what happened to me today!" (Yes, we do.) Everything's there: witty dialogues, lots of emotions, love, hate, fight for justice ... just don't expect ironical detachment (a teenager, as I said).
3) some very special people I admire - I'll keep this private.
4) two films:
SOUL KITCHEN


super funny great German film (2009)! Best film and best soundtrack! (Unfortunately, I found this only in German. Have a look anyway-you get an impression of the music and the characters.)

ADAM'S APPLES


fantastic Danish film (2005). VERY dark humour - very funny, very sad, very strange. Don't watch it if you don't like extremes. (Danish, with English subtitles on YouTube)

In fact, these films won prizes (only European ones), but after I watched and loved them.

Edited by jenny407, 10 March 2010 - 10:41 AM.

[ADP-10-08-63]

so they restricted to 40 second's for the winners speach what could you say in fourty seconds when you do not even kmow you are a nominee??????????

[jenny407]

Excuse me if I got anything wrong. Don't you have to be nominated to be a winner? So everybody can in fact prepare a speech? I apologize if I misunderstood you.

[Scribbler]

StillFingers, on Mar 8 2010, 11:24 PM, said:

Best Cinematography goes to...

Sir Scribbler of Notts

for his great PA photos...yum

keepem coming Mike

I'm shooting in 3D soon Jerry; have you got your glasses ready?.........

[edlee]

I've been in 3-D for a lot of the past five years, Scribs,,,,, Dumb, Drunk, and Disabled.

As for the Oscars,,, It's all about the money,,, why do you think they doubled the number of nominees. That's twice as many CDs on the discount rack with "Nominated for an academy award" printed on the front.

I limit my movie watching to what I can see for free,,, so awards don't mean much to me a year or two down the road.
ed

[airart1]

probably correct, sell more dvd's and pat themselves on the back more......their a joke.....