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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:06 AM Original message |
Once in a blue moon Oscars surprise me in a pleasant way, by rewarding |
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Mr. Blonde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. I would have loved for Batman Begins to have been nominated |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. and what about "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"??? |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. Fuck the Oscars. |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. brokeback is this years sting. the dark horse won. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:15 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Huh? |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. it was the popular favorite, just as the sting was. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Oh bullshit. |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. actually the guts is picking the better film over the... |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:35 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Agreed. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. What are you talking about? |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. brokeback has done more box office than crash. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Did you see the movie? |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. yeah. what does that have to do with the box office returns. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 09:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
34. You tell 'em Hedy. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. What does "memorablity" have to do with it? |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. When? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Oh! It's the gay thing that's important. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:52 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Really? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 01:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Two of them are: |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
38. You realize that Crash, despite its cast, was low budget, right? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. problem is, Good Night and Good Luck was better than BOTH of them |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 08:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Have you seen Brokeback? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 06:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. No, Jerome is right -- it was the odds on favorite |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 06:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Exactly, "Crash" was the underdog |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 06:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Well, at least it's not 1976... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 06:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Or Driving MIss Daisy! |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. I'm sorry Ronny, but I don't agree with you. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. Fuck the Oscars. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. It shouldn't BE a popularity contest. |
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mohinoaklawnillinois (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. ronnykmarshall, I understand that you're really upset, but |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 07:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. You keep on saying that "Crash" won't be remembered |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
47. What you posted. nt |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 08:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
32. Let it out Ronny |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 09:36 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Damn right. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
18. "Hollywood wimped out politically..." |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 07:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. I agree -- "Crash" is way more controversial than "BBM" |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 09:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Controversial? "Racism is bad, right?" is just preaching to the choir. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 09:57 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. You obviously didn't see or didn't understand the movie. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I understand it confirmed a lot of people's sociopolitical g-spots |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. It didn't really "confirm" anything, actually. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 10:21 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. It didn't tear a thing down. It was a big budget diversity training video. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. It wasn't big budget at all. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 10:26 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. For a diversity training video it was. |
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Puglover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
30. Crash was.... |
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indigo32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 10:10 AM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Agreed |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
36. How is Brokeback *not* a "serious" "issues" movie? |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
40. Ensemble films often have difficulty finding a niche. |
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