so who is going to watch the Oscars?

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I just like Jon Stewart! I saw EXACTLY one movie in a movie theater this year, and it pretty much sucked. (Elizabethtown).

not that there aren't good movies out there - I'd like to see the Constant Gardener, Syriana, Pride and Prejudice, Walk the Line and a few others...
 
woodstock said:
I just like Jon Stewart! I saw EXACTLY one movie in a movie theater this year, and it pretty much sucked. (Elizabethtown).
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I grew up in Elizabethtown. The city sucks so I knew the movie would.
 
I'm afraid the producers, directors, and the people voting for the oscars are out of touch with the rest of us. There's only one person I'd like to see win, and I doubt he ever will.
I'll just continue to watch my 32 hours of MAIL CALL.
 
I am normally not a negative person but when I get to thinking about what hollywood has done to us as a society.... anyways it seems like the whole affair is like the media awards. A bunch of gratuitous self-aggrandizement, well they have the tools to do it so they probably can't resist.
I know: Grump, grump, grump!
:)
 
One advantage of being out of the country is that even if it is broadcast, it will likely be while I'm in meetings. No loss.
 
If John Wayne,Errol Flynn,Bogart,Audrey and Kate Hepburn were around still i would tune in.I definitely dont want to see the new generation of anti american,anti family and anti god people.Good Lord has'nt america changed,and things are so much better are'nt they?
 
I've never understood the fascination some people have for "stars". I don't care who they're sleeping with, how many kids they're having, or what they eat, wear, or think. I'm sure many of them are nice people I'd enjoy having a beer with, but they're not my heroes. They are free to give each other all the awards they want, I'm just glad I'm not required to watch.

Chip
 
terzap said:
What Oscars? :)

terry (obviously not watching!)
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That's the way I feel, too. Now, if it were the Tony(s)................
I rarely go to see a motion picture. As a theatrical stage actor/singer I have much more admiration for those who have to be on their mark(s) in every performance, rather than in scenes for which the best of countless "takes" gets the director's call to Print it!.

"Clem" Rogers(Yeah, I'm the one on the right, in The Will Rogers Follies, Portland Lyric Theatre)
(and the one with the gun, in Carousel, Portland Lyric Theatre)
 

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woodstock said:
I just like Jon Stewart! I saw EXACTLY one movie in a movie theater this year, and it pretty much sucked. (Elizabethtown).

not that there aren't good movies out there - I'd like to see the Constant Gardener, Syriana, Pride and Prejudice, Walk the Line and a few others...
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I've surfed over there a few times tonight and see no Jon Stewart so far.
Very discouraging.
 
Well, I started watching, until they were showing the vignette of the heroes in history and included Malcolm X. Decided it wasn't worth watching at that point.

Also - I'll bet Brokeback Mountain wins a bunch of awards. Go figure.
 
Saw Jon's monologue, then went back to my gaming. Not too interested in the show itself.
 
SkyHog said:
Also - I'll bet Brokeback Mountain wins a bunch of awards. Go figure.
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I think it only won 2. Crash won best picture. I was surprised.
 
I had it on while I finished reading City of Falling Angels last night (a very good book for anyone contemplating a trip to Venice by the way). Didn't hear much from Jon really! I was surprised. and I turned it off at 10 PM so I missed the biggies anyway...
 
What Chip said. Seems like every couple of months they all get together to give each other awards and talk about how "honered" they are to perform their "craft". Just a bunch of hooey as far as I'm concerned.
 
wrt Brokeback:

ausrere said:
I think it only won 2.
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And rightly so. My wife forced me to take her to this movie, and she was expecting some great ground breaking movie making triumph. What we got was beautiful countryside, but an entirely predictable storyline and no new ground. Move along folks, nothing new to see here.

Even she agreed that it basically sucked. It would be worth the money to rent and see at home, but not worth the trip or money to see at the theater. (BTW, for you yankies, that last word is "theee-ater")
 
Bill Jennings said:
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And rightly so. My wife forced me to take her to this movie, and she was expecting some great ground breaking movie making triumph. What we got was beautiful countryside, but an entirely predictable storyline and no new ground. Move along folks, nothing new to see here.

Even she agreed that it basically sucked. It would be worth the money to rent and see at home, but not worth the trip or money to see at the theater. (BTW, for you yankies, that last word is "theee-ater")
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Doesn't surprise me one bit. That movie had "Shock Value" written all over it.

"It has to win, or we're all intolerant fools!"

Nope. Its just too bad that one of my favorite actors (Jake Gyllenhall) soiled what would have been an excellent career with that movie. His work has been solid in almost every movie since Bubble Boy. I loved "October Sky."
 
SkyHog said:
I loved "October Sky."
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If that was the one about the boy who grew up in shooting model rockets in West Virginia to become an astronaut, agree. Great movie.
 
I didn't intend to watch it and actually forgot it was on. I just don't watch any network TV anymore. I share many of your sentiments on Hollywood in general.
 
woodstock said:
not that there aren't good movies out there - I'd like to see the Constant Gardener, Syriana, Pride and Prejudice, Walk the Line and a few others...
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My wife and I saw The Constant Gardener, and really enjoyed it. I had to go out and buy the book, since it was obvious that a lot of stuff had to get left out of the movie.

Dan
 
woodstock said:
I just like Jon Stewart! I saw EXACTLY one movie in a movie theater this year, and it pretty much sucked. (Elizabethtown).

not that there aren't good movies out there - I'd like to see the Constant Gardener, Syriana, Pride and Prejudice, Walk the Line and a few others...
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I am a big Oscar fan but this year is the second year in a row I will be travelling. Last year I missed it completely but this time I caught the end maybe about the time of best supporting actress. My favorite part is always the look back at who past away since the last awards, the musical numbers, and the red carpet fashion review.

I guess I am in the minority about the Oscars here, but I guess that is why we have more than one television channel. And before I get too much crap for what I wrote I already have heard it all before. Including digs from a friend who is gay, tells me when the oscars are on, that I am a bigger 'homo' than he is. Try living that one down :eek:

I have to disagree about Pride and Prejudice. That is my favorite book ever, and what they did with that movie is just wrong. The characters were not anything like how Jane Austin wrote them. The A&E mini-series was so much better. So while I am a Kiera Knightly fan I didn't want her to win.

I was hoping for Good bye and Goodnight to win more, I thought it was a good movie that really captured that time frame and having Sen. McCarthy's own speeches was a great touch. Very cool for Phillip Seymour Hoffman, he is so great!!!
 
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Actually, Brokeback won 3, not 2 as I originally thought. I must have missed one. It was the only one of the best picture nominees I had seen, so I don't know if it was the better pick of the bunch or not. I personally thought it was an excellent movie. Sad, but you kind of figured that going in.

I was surprised Crash won. There was so much hype about it being a race between Capote and Brokeback that I figured one of the two would win it. I like Matt Dillon though, and I've been meaning to see Crash, I just haven't had the time.
 
smigaldi said:
I have to disagree about Pride and Prejudice. That is my favorite book ever, and what they did with that movie is just wrong. The characters were not anything like how Jane Austin wrote them. The A&E mini-series was so much better. So while I am a Kiera Knightly fan I didn't want her to win.

I was hoping for Good bye and Goodnight to win more, I thought it was a good movie that really captured that time frame and having Sen. McCarthy's own speeches was a great touch. Very cool for Phillip Seymour Hoffman, he is so great!!!
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go Scott! Glad you like Pride and Prejudice so much. It would be hard for me to choose WHICH Jane Austen is my favorite, overall she's just amazing. if anyone is reading this and going "blech" you don't know what you are missing. Have you been to Bath yet?

The Bronte sisters were also pretty amazing, I think I've read Wuthering Heights 3 times now (and given how many books I've got on "backorder" in my house that is saying a lot). another author you may like: PG Wodehouse. check em out if you have not already.

I think the first time I saw PS Hoffman was in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Which I am going to have to see again before my trip.
 
I have only watched the Oscars once - when LotR:RotK swept the show.

Other than that, 0 interest.

I saw Pride and Prejudice last year, but I made sure to go with lowered expectations. I found the story to be enjoyable when I DIDN'T try to compare it to the real thing or the A&E version (which we have on DVD and watch at least once a year).

My belief is that if you ever have to go see a movie based on a book/story you know very well, you are best off trying to forget everything you know before you go into the theatre. Thus, I really enjoyed LotR even though they corrupted several major characters and themes. :)
 
along those lines - do not EVER see Captain Corelli's Mandolin. awful and forgettable, and a crime considering how well written the book was.
 
Pride and Prejudice was a farce compared to the 95 A&E version. We own the A&E version and it is painstaking close to the actual book. Love the movie, probably Colin Firth's best role.

We watched the Oscar's last night. Jon had some great jokes ("I can't imagine how hard it was for the makeup people to make Russel Crowe look like he was involved in a fight", "Bjork was going to attend tonight but, while trying on her dress, Dick Cheney shot her", "Ladies, Gentelment, Felicity Huffman", "[It was the night where] you could see all your favorite stars without having to donate to the Democratic Party", "[Capote showed] that not all gay people are virile cowboys - some are actually effete New York intellectuals")

Stewart was a hell of a lot funnier than some past hosts have been (although Letterman's "Uma - Oprah" bit was good in the 90's.)

Cheers,

-Andrew
 
woodstock said:
do not EVER see Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
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Maybe a more catchy name would have helped...

Hmm. I can see James Bond, True Lies, or this Mandolin movie... Hmm. :)
 
Bill Jennings said:
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And rightly so. My wife forced me to take her to this movie, and she was expecting some great ground breaking movie making triumph. What we got was beautiful countryside, but an entirely predictable storyline and no new ground. Move along folks, nothing new to see here.

Even she agreed that it basically sucked. It would be worth the money to rent and see at home, but not worth the trip or money to see at the theater. (BTW, for you yankies, that last word is "theee-ater")
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Just a movie about a couple men cheating on their wives.
 
woodstock said:
go Scott! Glad you like Pride and Prejudice so much. It would be hard for me to choose WHICH Jane Austen is my favorite, overall she's just amazing. if anyone is reading this and going "blech" you don't know what you are missing. Have you been to Bath yet?

The Bronte sisters were also pretty amazing, I think I've read Wuthering Heights 3 times now (and given how many books I've got on "backorder" in my house that is saying a lot). another author you may like: PG Wodehouse. check em out if you have not already.

I think the first time I saw PS Hoffman was in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Which I am going to have to see again before my trip.
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Beth:

I really enjoyed the A&E version. It would be hard for me to see any other character in that movie than the one to which I became so endeared!! She could slice and dice one into a thousand pieces verbally before that person knew they were in a dispute. OTOH, I always think of the approprate words right after everythings over. See, I stew. Then, think of all the great things I could have said!!

No too much stuff I can identify with at all at the movies. Did see a Beautiful Mind--Story of John Nash. That gave new respect for the versitility of Russell Crowe. Just wish he could think of himself as being looked up to by a lot of young people and conduct himself somewhat reasonably. (Goes for a lot of that crew.) Don't think I'll every get over their antics while I was fighting in Vietnam; I'm probably a lost cause for them.

Dave
 
smigaldi said:
...I have to disagree about Pride and Prejudice. That is my favorite book ever, and what they did with that movie is just wrong. The characters were not anything like how Jane Austin wrote them. The A&E mini-series was so much better. ...
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AMEN! I can just hug you for saying that. The only people who can possibly enjoy the remake are those who have never read the book and/or have seen the A&E version, which will never, ever, not in a zillion years, be aced.

The only movie I watched on the big screen and truly enjoyed this year was The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. And I loved Wallace and Gromit and The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, which I watched on DVD with my computer (since I refuse to own or watch TV anyway.)

terry
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
I am normally not a negative person but when I get to thinking about what hollywood has done to us as a society....
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What, did they force us to see their movies? Did they force us to behave as depicted in their movies? Hollywood is a business. If society didn't like what they produced, they wouldn't be in business.
 
woodstock said:
I just like Jon Stewart!
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I like Jon Stewart too. Unfortunately, I think he was a bad choice to do the Oscars, and I was not surprised to see that he didn't do too well.
 
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