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Old 01-30-2012, 04:44 PM   #31
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Old 01-30-2012, 04:49 PM   #32
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sag awards stirred up the pot a bit as far as oscar winner possibilities..viola davis instead of meryl streep at golden globes.."the artist" french actor instead of ky's own mr. clooney...christopher plummer keeps on truckin' though.
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Old 01-30-2012, 06:39 PM   #33
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sag awards stirred up the pot a bit as far as oscar winner possibilities..viola davis instead of meryl streep at golden globes.."the artist" french actor instead of ky's own mr. clooney...christopher plummer keeps on truckin' though.
Dujardin has always been the favorite.

I think it's more or less a sure thing The Artist brings home Best Picture, too. Hollywood is very much enamored of itself, and that film is quite the love letter.
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Old 01-31-2012, 03:05 AM   #34
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In much more interesting news... HAPPY DRIVE RELEASE DAY!!!
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Old 02-11-2012, 11:19 PM   #35
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Dumb and Dumber wasn't even the funniest Farrelly Brothers movie.

Airplane, Top Secret, This is Spinal Tap -- those are funny movies.
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Old 02-11-2012, 11:31 PM   #36
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sag awards stirred up the pot a bit as far as oscar winner possibilities..viola davis instead of meryl streep at golden globes.."the artist" french actor instead of ky's own mr. clooney...christopher plummer keeps on truckin' though.
Don't get the love for "The Help". It was a typical Lifetime Network movie, imo. It seems Hollywood still has a lot of white guilt.

I can live with Dujardin beating Clooney, although I personally thought Clooney was more impressive. It's much harder to play a normal guy in an exceptional way than to play a "gimmick" role. But Hollywood loves to reward "gimmick" roles.
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Old 02-12-2012, 09:05 PM   #37
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Different generations I guess. Movies my dad loves and says are hilarious, I rarely find humorous at all. Movies I think are hilarious, he rarely finds humorous.
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Old 02-13-2012, 12:07 AM   #38
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Different generations I guess. Movies my dad loves and says are hilarious, I rarely find humorous at all. Movies I think are hilarious, he rarely finds humorous.
Somewhat agreed. I think it ends up being more hit-or-miss with comedies from another generation. Like Airplane is great. This Is Spinal Tap has its moments but I didn't live through all that crap. Never heard of Top Secret.

I will say though... Animal House and Blazing Saddles are still hilarious...
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Old 02-13-2012, 09:07 AM   #39
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Top Secret was a staple (along w/ PCU) of the early comedy central days. Well actually I think Boys in the Hall were their original staple, then they started mixing in Top Secret & PCU on a regular basis along with a few others. It started an early Val Kilmer, who was kind of at the peak of his fame when this was in rotation, which probably helped garner viewership.
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Old 02-26-2012, 08:34 PM   #40
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I predict stuff.

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Actress: Viola Davis, The Help
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Original Screenplay: The Artist
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants
Best Animated Feature: Rango
Best Foreign Film: A Separation
Best Cinematography: The Tree of Life
Best Editing: Hugo
Best Art Direction: Hugo
Best Costume Design: Anonymous
Best Makeup: Albert Nobbs
Best Original Score: Hugo
Best Original Song: Man or Muppet (The Muppets)
Best Sound Mixing: War Horse
Best Sound Editing: War Horse
Best Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Documentary: Hell and Back Again
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:23 PM   #41
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Man I was hoping Gary Oldman would win Best Actor tonight.

Haven't watched The Artist though, so I dunno how good that guy was.
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:42 PM   #42
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Dujardin was superb. He is definitely one of the most charismatic fellows I've seen on screen in a while.
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Old 02-27-2012, 08:20 AM   #43
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IMO there is a huge disconnect between the Academy and movie goers. The Artist may have been a great film and great acting, but it was black and white and silent. Not saying that it was good or bad, just that it played to the elite of the elite movie fans, and hardly to the audience that watches the Oscars. Its almost the reason why if I see an Oscar nominated film I head in the other direction.
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Old 02-27-2012, 01:15 PM   #44
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IMO there is a huge disconnect between the Academy and movie goers. The Artist may have been a great film and great acting, but it was black and white and silent. Not saying that it was good or bad, just that it played to the elite of the elite movie fans, and hardly to the audience that watches the Oscars. Its almost the reason why if I see an Oscar nominated film I head in the other direction.
I've heard this argument before and I couldn't disagree more. The Oscars are there to reward the elite movies. Those type of movies typically don't have a broad appeal except in a minority of cases. People want to complain that big box office movies aren't rewarded, but in most cases that isn't what the academy is looking for. If you see a film is nominated for an Oscar and use that as the basis for not watching a movie, then why are you watching the Oscars?
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Old 02-27-2012, 01:38 PM   #45
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Dujardin was superb. He is definitely one of the most charismatic fellows I've seen on screen in a while.
Yeah he was great, much better than Clooney, unsure about Oldham

All and all the year was pretty weak IMO
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