Brian Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:30 PM) It's starting to actually piss me off. There is no way in Hell it doesn't win Best Picture. And if there's one more musical number, I might turn this off. Considering they haven't given away best original song, I'd have the remote handy. I'd be more pissed about Slumdog winning things if The Wrestler and The Dark Knight were nominated for Best Picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:28 PM) This is getting ridiculous. Slumdog Millionaire was not this good. Neither was CCoBB, The Reader, Frost/Nixon...Milk, The Wrestler. I still prefer Gran Torino over all of them, in terms of impact on me as a viewer. Doubt was really good, but I can't say that I would want to watch it again every year for the rest of my life or anything like that. Well, at least it's not The English Patient, lol. I think Slumdog is probably better than Crash, too. Edited February 23, 2009 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:32 PM) It's a foregone conclusion. Pretty weak year if that's the best movie of the bunch. I'm going to beat it into the ground, but Frost/Nixon was way better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sign of the Apocolypse...Eddie Murphy holding an Oscar statue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 09:34 PM) I think Slumdog is probably better than Crash, too. I'd strongly disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:34 PM) Neither was CCoBB, The Reader, Frost/Nixon...Milk, The Wrestler. I still prefer Gran Torino over all of them, in terms of impact on me as a viewer. Doubt was really good, but I can't say that I would want to watch it again every year for the rest of my life or anything like that. Well, at least it's not The English Patient, lol. I think Slumdog is probably better than Crash, too. Didn't you say you see almost no new movies? You saw all of those, and can honestly say you think Slumdog Millionaire was the best one? Also, Doubt was not a great movie. It had great performances that made it tolerable, and it would've been unbelievably bad without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 09:34 PM) I'm going to beat it into the ground, but Frost/Nixon was way better. Still have to see it. It was between that and Taken last night. Wife wasn't in the mood for F/N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 09:34 PM) I'm going to beat it into the ground, but Frost/Nixon was way better. I'm gonna go see Frost/Nixon on Wednesday now. It better be as good as you say or you owe me $7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:33 PM) Considering they haven't given away best original song, I'd have the remote handy. I'd be more pissed about Slumdog winning things if The Wrestler and The Dark Knight were nominated for Best Picture. I'll be pissed about Slumdog winning if Rourke doesn't win Best Actor. If he wins it, I'll be able to tolerate Slumdog taking that award home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:36 PM) I'm gonna go see Frost/Nixon on Wednesday now. It better be as good as you say or you owe me $7. I hope you enjoy it. Make sure you mention what you thought of it in the Films thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I saw Frost/Nixon...it was very good. To say it's "great" just doesn't register with me. It's not that I hate Frank Langella...in fact, I was a history teacher for 3 years, so I certainly have an appreciation for it. Not to mention that movies which do almost no box office have their backs against the wall, same with The Reader. I just believe that Slumdog and Gran Torino were better, subjective opinion, there's no way to persuasively objectivy one over the other. It's like arguing that Crede was better than Ventura. Most "younger" fans might believe that, older White Sox fans would laugh or scoff at the notion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I just noticed that Springsteen's song he made for "The Wrestler" wasn't nominated. WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Jesus H. Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 09:43 PM) I just believe that Slumdog and Gran Torino were better, subjective opinion, there's no way to persuasively objectivy one over the other. It's like arguing that Crede was better than Ventura. Most "younger" fans might believe that, older White Sox fans would laugh or scoff at the notion. The best thing about movies is that everyone has a different feeling on every movie. Like music, sports teams, everything. We all know Christian Bale is a legit great actor, Milkman and others are wrong when they dispute it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:45 PM) I just noticed that Springsteen's song he made for "The Wrestler" wasn't nominated. WTF? Yeah, it's probably the biggest snub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santo=dorf Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I just noticed that Springsteen's song he made for "The Wrestler" wasn't nominated. WTF? I heard it was because he was releasing the song on another album which made it ineligible. Too bad WALL-E didn't win this one either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 What is Slumdog Millionaire at in terms of Oscars right now? Ring up another one, as they have 2/3 of a chance at this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 09:47 PM) I heard it was because he was releasing the song on another album which made it ineligible. ghey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:47 PM) Yeah, it's probably the biggest snub. if he recorded one for Slumdog or The Reader he would have won...lol....well, didn't his song for Philadelphia win? was "Go, Sox, Go!" ever up for an award? Edited February 23, 2009 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Brian, Slumdog is the HHH/Cena of this ceremony. I'm just going to call it now. Slumdog Millionaire, the movie itself, will win both Best Actor and Best Actress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) I think they should give some type of Hottest New Ingenue statuette to Freida Pinto just so that it would add a little more color to the morning newspapers tomorrow...and contrast well with her Blueberry Cheesecake/Retro India outfit. Edited February 23, 2009 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:52 PM) Brian, Slumdog is the HHH/Cena of this ceremony. I'm just going to call it now. Slumdog Millionaire, the movie itself, will win both Best Actor and Best Actress. The Dark Knight is the Christian of the ceremony? The Wrestler is Jeff Hardy? I like this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Did they have to censor out a dancer's boob at the end of that strong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) Without knowing anything about these movies, and just hearing them say one of the movies is in Hebrew, I'm going to say that will win the Oscar. WRONG. Edited February 23, 2009 by Milkman delivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 09:55 PM) I think they should give some type of Hottest New Ingenue statuette to Freida Pinto just so that it would add a little more color to the morning newspapers tomorrow...and contrast well with her Blueberry Cheesecake/Retro India outfit. I just want know as a person who has worked in IT for a long time, where the hell are the Indian girls who look like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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