83rd Annual Academy Awards

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by goresnet

I thought Anne H. did great, and Franco was horrible. He never even looked at her, while, of course, I couldn't keep my eyes off of her! I believe Anne would work well with Jackman, if they get him back. They are both very charismatic.

I'm also glad the facebook movie didn't sweep. I couldn't stand having myspace and twitter movies!

Really? Have you seen The Social Network? It's not a movie ABOUT Facebook. It's a movie about the creation of a corporation, betrayal, and deceit. It's even a bit of a courtroom drama. Its a great movie. Anyone who can't look past it because it's "The Facebook movie" is missing out. It's so much more than that.

[goresnet]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Well I see Halle Berry was back to blubber on about Black America. Last time I checked she was half White. You know her White parent must feel like absolute crap everytime she opens her mouth...I guess the Academy felt they had to slot in some PC time for the evening.

not to get political, but Obama is half white too. It seems to be a no-no these days to acknowledge that. Like it's shameful for them to be less than 100% black.

off-topic... Halle Berry is beautiful!

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by goresnet

not to get political, but Obama is half white too. It seems to be a no-no these days to acknowledge that. Like it's shameful for them to be less than 100% black.

off-topic... Halle Berry is beautiful!

I'm just tired of race being made into an issue every time I turn on the TV.

[Cinemach]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

Really? Have you seen The Social Network? It's not a movie ABOUT Facebook. It's a movie about the creation of a corporation, betrayal, and deceit. It's even a bit of a courtroom drama. Its a great movie. Anyone who can't look past it because it's "The Facebook movie" is missing out. It's so much more than that.

That's a great point...I stayed away from this movie for a while b/c I thought it was 'just about Facebook', but it isn't--and is filled with terrific performances all-around.

[drichter33]

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

Bale didn't "forget" his wife's name. As soon as he said "I'd like to thank my Wife", he had to pause as you could Hear his voice crack; he was about to lose it (& cry), so he had to pause. Listen to it again people.

Lol. You really think he Forgot her name??!!

actually, when it first happened both my wife and i thought he forgot her name also cause it was very unnoticeable. Only after I saw his emotions and thinking about it later did I go back and see that it was a pause to try to compose himself.

So I agree that he didnt forget it, but I also see why people think it. And yes in a moment like that it could happen.

[househead]

Originally Posted by leey

To me, the 5 best OSTs of the year were: Tron Legacy, Inception, HP7/The King's Speech (both Alexandre Desplat, depends if you want to go with "one per person"), Legend of the Guardians, the Owls of Ga'Hoole and the ineligible Black Swan one lol

Good picks there. I'm guessing Daft Punk gets no love because all the old folks label them a "techno rave band" lol.

Did anyone else think James Franco was high as ***k last night? I know he likes to get blazed so maybe he needed to take the edge off.

I miss Freaks and Geeks.

[goresnet]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

Really? Have you seen The Social Network? It's not a movie ABOUT Facebook. It's a movie about the creation of a corporation, betrayal, and deceit. It's even a bit of a courtroom drama. Its a great movie. Anyone who can't look past it because it's "The Facebook movie" is missing out. It's so much more than that.

nope, haven't seen it. I'm not on facebook, I don't "tweet." But, I do like courtroom dramas. I avoided this movie, so I never heard anything about it like what you were saying. Perhaps I'll check it out. Can anyone else confirm what Walt is saying about it?

[drichter33]

Originally Posted by househead

Good picks there. I'm guessing Daft Punk gets no love because all the old folks label them a "techno rave band" lol.

Did anyone else think James Franco was high as ***k last night? I know he likes to get blazed so maybe he needed to take the edge off.

I miss Freaks and Geeks.

Yes- my wife kept saying there was something wrong with him, like was he on drugs or something. He had the same half-open mouth smile and kept looking to the side that was away from Hathaway.

Oh,and Freaks and Geeks has been replaying on Directv, I think on IFC. I am finally watching them.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by drichter33

Yes- my wife kept saying there was something wrong with him, like was he on drugs or something. He had the same half-open mouth smile and kept looking to the side that was away from Hathaway.

Oh,and Freaks and Geeks has been replaying on Directv, I think on IFC. I am finally watching them.

Maybe she had some bad gas

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by goresnet

nope, haven't seen it. I'm not on facebook, I don't "tweet." But, I do like courtroom dramas. I avoided this movie, so I never heard anything about it like what you were saying. Perhaps I'll check it out. Can anyone else confirm what Walt is saying about it?

I greatly dislike Fincher's films but even I thought it was a very good film. It's definitely not a courtroom drama, but it is about friendship and loyalty more than anything else.

[leey]

Originally Posted by househead

Good picks there. I'm guessing Daft Punk gets no love because all the old folks label them a "techno rave band" lol.

Did anyone else think James Franco was high as ***k last night? I know he likes to get blazed so maybe he needed to take the edge off.

I miss Freaks and Geeks.

Thank you
Well that's too bad for Daft Punk. They tend not to rush to make new stuff. I'm ready to bet the next thing they'll do will be tje Tron 3 OST, if they get picked up.

James Franco seemed ... too happy and not happy at the same time lol. and WOW Anne was gorgeous :O, I remember finding her quite ugy a few years back ... I may as well start watching some movies of her :P

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by goresnet

nope, haven't seen it. I'm not on facebook, I don't "tweet." But, I do like courtroom dramas. I avoided this movie, so I never heard anything about it like what you were saying. Perhaps I'll check it out. Can anyone else confirm what Walt is saying about it?

Its not really about facebook at all. Walt is spot on. Its about theft (the idea of facebook) lies, backstabbing, personality clashes, legal wrangling and posturing.

I couldnt care less about facebook the site, but the movie was pretty darn good.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Cinemach

That's a great point...I stayed away from this movie for a while b/c I thought it was 'just about Facebook', but it isn't--and is filled with terrific performances all-around.

Thanks for backing me up, Cinemach. Glad to see someone who wrote it off enjoyed it because it was more than "just the Facebook" movie.

Originally Posted by goresnet

nope, haven't seen it. I'm not on facebook, I don't "tweet." But, I do like courtroom dramas. I avoided this movie, so I never heard anything about it like what you were saying. Perhaps I'll check it out. Can anyone else confirm what Walt is saying about it?

I think you should give it a try. It's really a great movie. A lot of people wrote it off but were really surprised by how it turned out. Not to mention it's a David Fincher film, who I consider one of the masters of the craft in Hollywood. He never lets me down.

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

I greatly dislike Fincher's films but even I thought it was a very good film. It's definitely not a courtroom drama, but it is about friendship and loyalty more than anything else.

I just consider it a bit of a courtroom drama with all the scenes with the lawyers involving around the case around what Zuckerberg did. So in that sense it is a bit of a courtroom drama, at least to me.

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Its not really about facebook at all. Walt is spot on. Its about theft (the idea of facebook) lies, backstabbing, personality clashes, legal wrangling and posturing.

I couldnt care less about facebook the site, but the movie was pretty darn good.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

I greatly dislike Fincher's films but even I thought it was a very good film. It's definitely not a courtroom drama, but it is about friendship and loyalty more than anything else.

Lack of.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by drichter33

Yes- my wife kept saying there was something wrong with him, like was he on drugs or something. He had the same half-open mouth smile and kept looking to the side that was away from Hathaway.

No, I think he knew what they both knew, and WE knew:
This is a bad, bad idea, and we've still got two hours to go before we can escape it...Smile, keep it moving, and think of England winning Best Picture.

And at least Anne had experience at how to play it for comedy, but James...well, James was in Spiderman 3, he's not good at working himself out of bad, bad execution of moderately good-sounding ideas on paper.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Lack of.

Touche.

[CYMBOL]

Could not believe they spoiled True Grit in their preview clips. I was shocked.

[Offender_Mullet]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Nah he was probably just remembering all the times he verbally assaulted her.

lol. Very true. I wonder what happened after they got home.

Originally Posted by Monkey

Yeah, I like Trent but Daft Punk was completely snubbed, not even nominated????

Tron: Legacy got the shaft in a few categories. Only nominated for one.


Funny how Reznor won, seeing as how "anti establishment" he's attitude and music has always been. Then all the sudden he's decked-out in a tux on-stage. Ohhhhhh the irony!

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Well I see Halle Berry was back to blubber on about Black America. Last time I checked she was half White. You know her one White parent must feel like absolute crap everytime she opens her mouth...I guess the Academy felt they had to slot in some PC time for the evening. .

Halle Berry is remembered for "Winning the first Black Oscar, and making a statement!"
So, every time they want to Make A Statement, they have her back on...Guess it was supposed to fit in with "Great moments from all the past shows" theme.

(And Lena Horne "paid the price"?
The 40's/50's NAACP was so insistent at putting Lena on a symbolic pedestal as "The sophisticated black image filmmakers SHOULD be making!" that they symbolically destroyed Hattie McDaniel's "evil, outdated" Oscar-winning career do to it. And I don't need to tell you what happened to Song of the South.
I'm not going to go into the same "Uh, you're black, Halle?" jokes, but turning Lena into the same "martyr" we were supposed to think Halle was did come off as a bit calculatedly PC.)

[anomynous]

Originally Posted by goresnet

nope, haven't seen it. I'm not on facebook, I don't "tweet." But, I do like courtroom dramas. I avoided this movie, so I never heard anything about it like what you were saying. Perhaps I'll check it out. Can anyone else confirm what Walt is saying about it?

Facebook is just the catalyst for the plot