Here, Here!!
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...
this kind of sympathy vote really makes one wonder about how the
academy truly considers a vote. this award was a no brainer, as far
as who was thought to be the winner (and i am talking even as far
back as last march..LOL).
the OBIT tribute was a mess, truly insulting with cameras on boom
arms, cutting off the names and titles, at times, as well as often
being too far back. why change the way these have been done in the
past--using a some appropriate instrumental along with full screen
images or clips of those that have passed.
the musical montage was also a mess (can one say musical variety
hour?) and i was rather unimpressed with the various short montages
that were titled such things as ROMANCE IN 2008 and ACTION IN 2008.
hugh jackman's hoofing and singing also got to be too much--he
certainly is NO fred astaire.
jeff
On Feb 23, 2009, at 10:47 AM, Robert D. Brooks wrote:
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"
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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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