I do wonder, however, if I am the only one who was underwhelmed by Heath
Ledger as The Joker and feel his award was strictly a sympathy vote (I
didn't even like the movie in the first place).
No Channing, Heath Ledger winning best supporting actor is one of the
biggest loads of crap from an awards ceremony known for big loads of crap!
It must mark the very first time in Academy history where an actor has won
top honours for portraying a character that made no sense and had absolutely
no motivation - but, hey, at least he did it in ridiculously poor makeup
while babbling incoherently...
The Academy has some explaining to do for this one...
Here's a simple test... When you watched the Dark Knight, did you ever -
even for a split-second - think of the Joker as anything other than a famous
actor doing a funny (and completely un-natural) voice???
Cheers,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "channinglylethomson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 8:15 AM
Subject: [MOPO] Oscars
Overall, I think it was a more entertaining show than in past years. My
only complaint would be the obituaries which I was unable to read even on
a 37" HD flatscreen screen. I thought it moved petty fast, Hugh Jackman
was personable and charming, and the awards were uniformly well selected.
I do wonder, however, if I am the only one who was underwhelmed by Heath
Ledger as The Joker and feel his award was strictly a sympathy vote (I
didn't even like the movie in the first place). As to SLUMDOG, I think
it was probably the best film. Past years winners like DRIVING MISS
DAISY, RAIN MAN, FOREST GUMP -- to name a few, really didn't deserve the
award, in my opinion, but SLUMDOG was an outstanding, original film and
I'm glad to see the Oscars award Best Picture to a really original,
moving, well-put together film.
Channing thomson
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