*I thought this was the best presentation in a very long time.
I was torn between Penn and Rourke, but at the end of the day, Penn
deserved the Oscar. Reason is, Rourke was pretty much himself, while
Penn had to get in to character.
Naturally, I could be wrong, but that's how it felt to me watching these
two great movies.
Best,
dario.
*
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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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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