academy award nominations

[habernac]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

Saw Gran Torino last night, what a great film. Good story, great acting............Eastwood is a true man's man

My friends and I were talking before the movie and they were appalled that I never saw any of the Dirty Harry movies..............are they really that good?

yes they are.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Oh, I guess I was fooled?

I thought it was excellent.

I loved Clint Eastwood in it, he should have got an Oscar nom. He was great in it, for many lines and reasons that if I quoted would get me banned.

I thought overall though the movie was good, not great, and not bad either. A decent average movie. The acting outside of Eastwood was cringe worthy at times.

[StrayBullet]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

Saw Gran Torino last night, what a great film. Good story, great acting............

I really, really hope you aren't talking about the Hmong characters in the film. Clint was great, but everyone else in that community production were awful.

[JBR]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Benjamin Button was an awesome movie.

...and Heath has to win the supporting actor. Nothing to do with him dying, either. I've seen Dark Knight at least 6 times, and his version of The Joker still blows my mind. I would even place his performance ahead of Hopkin's Hannibal Lecter as the greatest movie villain of all time.

Greatest movie villain? I disagree.

Sincerely,
Darth Vader.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by JBR

Greatest movie villain? I disagree.

Sincerely,
Darth Vader.

I find your lack of proper quote referencing disturbing.

Sincerely,
DARTH MOTHER****ING VADER

[Frequitude]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Come on Mickey Rourke! RAM JAM!

Agreed! I just saw the Wrestler last night. Granted, it's the only movie I've seen of the Best Actor nominees, but Rourke was amazing. I would love to see him win.

[Jason14h]

Agreed! I just saw the Wrestler last night. Granted, it's the only movie I've seen of the Best Actor nominees, but Rourke was amazing. I would love to see him win.

Also watched it last night! I felt like I was watching one of theose A&E documentaries on the old school wrestlers from the 80's! Terrific Movie.

RAM JAM!

[cyclone3483]

I can only comment on the ones I've seen:

Michael Shannon was fantastic in Revolutionary Road, albeit a small part

I Doubt I would ever see or recommend Doubt to anyone. The acting was solid, but not Oscar worthy IMO. The writing was sanctimonious and rather lame (saw the ending coming a mile away).

In Doubt, Viola Davis had such a small role (smaller than Michael Shannon above) that I don't see how it can even be considered. I mean, and Oscar nom for 5 mins screen time?

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

I loved Clint Eastwood in it, he should have got an Oscar nom. He was great in it, for many lines and reasons that if I quoted would get me banned.

I thought overall though the movie was good, not great, and not bad either. A decent average movie. The acting outside of Eastwood was cringe worthy at times.

Sums up my feelings on it perfectly. The actor who played Tao (or whatever his name was) was particularly awful.

[MissTeeks]

Originally Posted by cyclone3483

I can only comment on the ones I've seen:

Michael Shannon was fantastic in Revolutionary Road, albeit a small part

I Doubt I would ever see or recommend Doubt to anyone. The acting was solid, but not Oscar worthy IMO. The writing was sanctimonious and rather lame (saw the ending coming a mile away).

In Doubt, Viola Davis had such a small role (smaller than Michael Shannon above) that I don't see how it can even be considered. I mean, and Oscar nom for 5 mins screen time?

Judi Dench won an Oscar for 8 minutes as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love, so I guess there is a precedent for it.

[Frequitude]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

Also watched it last night! I felt like I was watching one of theose A&E documentaries on the old school wrestlers from the 80's! Terrific Movie.

RAM JAM!

Same here. About 5 minutes in it was like I'd completely forgot it was a movie and that Rourke was an actor. He absolutely nailed the part, almost like nothing I've ever seen.

[3 Justin 3]

Heath must win for supporting Actor. His scenes make TDK a much better movie than it actually is, IMO. He is the sole reason why I watch that movie, I can't help but think how awesome the 3rd movie would have been (with him in it), if it hadn't have been for his tragic death.

Also, I haven't seen any of the movies that are nominated. I must just watch crap, like Quantum of Solace.

Pineapple Express > All

Oh yes and Darth Vader rules all.

[Ronald Pagan]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

I haven't seen enough of the films to comment intelligently about who should and shouldn't win, but I'm happy to see In Bruges got at least one nomination. Any movie that can make me like Colin Ferrell has to be Oscar worthy.

Anne Hathaway. Can't stand her.

When are they going to give PS Hoffman the lifetime exemption for BSA? The guy is money.

Have you seen Rachel Getting Married?

It's absolutely fantastic.

Great movie.

[Got Miikka?]

I'd really like to see Rachel Getting Married. I had something against Anne Hathaway for a while myself but my opinion of her changed when she hosted SNL - she was great! She had fantastic timing, didn't resort to the cue cards as often as many of the show regulars, and pulled off some tricky performances that to me indicate she really knows what she's doing. I had her pegged as a talentless bimbo but she proved me wrong. I have heard good things about her performance in that film.

[ben voyonsdonc]

My thoughts:

It is shocking and ridiculous that Benjamin Button got all of those noms. I think it will win a couple of minor awards but will be shut out of the big ones. I just never was engrossed enough by the movie to accept its premise. It just never worked...

I just got back from seeing The Wrestler and wow it was amazing. I really enjoyed it - it was very well made - I'm a big fan of Darren Aranofsky and although it wasn't necessarily as frantically edited and stylized as Requiem for a Dream it certainly was effective. Mickey Rourke did an amazing job with the character and made the instant connection that Brad Pitt never did.

I am very torn between Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn. Either of them is more than deserving of the nod. If Pitt wins, the Academy Awards should be scrapped altogether. My heart is with Penn. I think that the Academy will go with Rourke though...he personally has a feel good comeback story and Penn has had several nominations and a recent win under his belt.

RE: Gran Torino - Clint Eastwood was really good and held together a movie that had an interesting, yet not particularly creative plot and had very little support from his fellow actors. In fact the acting was almost painful to watch. They seemed to accept any person who was of Hmong/Chinese origin regardless if they had ever acted before. It showed. However, if this were any other year, I think that Eastwood would have earned a nomination.

Very strong year for movies in general. I would have liked to have seen The Dark Knight get nominated for best picture rather than Benjamin Button...I know that action movies rarely get the big nominations but it was clearly the superior film.

[Ronald Pagan]

I thought Gran Torino was good right after I saw it but the next day I thought it was a load of crap.

So cliched and moronic. Cookie cutter story, bad acting, and really stretched believability.

Definitely one of Eastwood's worst movies.

[RyZ]

Wall-E and The Dark Knight got robbed, but the best movies (as judged by a large majority of movie goers) do seem to get robbed every year.

Milk was sleep inducing. My wife owes me one after that.

This going to be the least viewed Oscars show, maybe ever. They are almost already irrelevant to 95%+ of the movie going public that haven't seen or have no desire to see the "big category" nominees.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by RyZ

Wall-E and The Dark Knight got robbed, but the best movies (as judged by a large majority of movie goers) do seem to get robbed every year.

That's because the large majority of movie goers are morons and would nominate crap like "White Chicks".

[driveway]

Saw Slumdog Millionaire last night and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommend it to anyone, and I think I'm gonna have to go get the soundtrack.

That said, I don't really think it's 'best picture' material. It's a wonderful fantasy of a film, with enough darkness to be palatable for modern tastes, but best picture? I dunno.

To be honest, I haven't seen anything this year that really deserves 'best picture' accolades, but I haven't seen that many movies.

And for all y'all Dark Knight lovers, it's a great movie, but it shouldn't be anywhere near a best picture trophy. As all superhero movies are bound to be, it's a profoundly flawed film.

And for whoever was asking about Return of the King's win. They gave all the trophies to that film to recognize the acheivment that is the whole trilogy.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Yeah, what an ugly bitch.

Not that looks are a good indicator of acting ability, but I find her completely unattractive.

That said, I did like her in The Devil Wears Prada, and that says something because I went into that movie pissed off that I had to watch it. Streep was glorious, as usual.