The 85th Oscars (1 Viewer)

I will be watching the Oscars. I do it every year, though not always to the end.

I just bought Argo, but have not yet watched it.

I saw Lincoln-- well done but at times slow.

I recently saw Siver Linings. I hated it for the first 80 minutes, and had I been alone--my wife picked it-- I would have walked out several times. But I enjoyed greatly the last quarter of the movie--let's hear it for Eagle fans--and walked out liking the movie. The acting is superb. Is Lawrence really just 22 years old? Her performance was worthy of the Oscar she will likely receive, and DeNiro was a delight.
 
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Just saw Argo. When I think of best picture at the Academy Awards, I think of classics, but that standard is much too high. Argo is not a classic film. But it is very well done.
 
Just watched Life of Pi.

Another movie that I really enjoyed.
I was floored by the ending. Not only by the 'twist' but the open, personal interpretation is asks of the viewer in deciding what to make of it. It ties to together his view on God quite nicely as well.


I haven't watched Silver Lining Playbook yet, but man, I can't remember a year that there was so many movies I wouldn't mind being named best movie of the year at the Oscars.
 
Lincoln was way too boring in my opinion. I could barely make it through the entire movie.

Same with Zero Dark Thirty. Although less boring, the movie dragged on and on and on. They could have shaved 30 minutes, even 45 minutes, and would not have lost a thing.

I liked Silver Linings, but I thought it could be so much better. While the lead performances were good, I think the movie could have been a lot better with two different leads. The Cooper character could have been way more funny if not played so "straight" Some might say he worked because he did not make the character over-the-top but I just felt there were times he could have played the role a little looser.
And Jennifer Lawrence just gets on my nerves. She constantly has that sort of pouty look about her.

Django Unchained was fun, exactly what you expect. Its a breath of fresh air with so many movies that have forgotten that you don't have to be so serious all the time.

I have not seen Life of Pi. I want to, even though it looks like a movie that takes itself way too seriously.

Have not seen the musical, probably never will.

Started watching Amour, but have not finished it.

Beasts of the Southern Wild was surprisingly good. One of the two best movies nominated for Best Picture imo.

I really liked Argo. I think a lot of was the subject matter (as opposed to Zero Dark Thirty). I am really surprised it go no Best Director nomination. It will probably win Best Picture.
 
Is anyone having luck with a good steam of the oscars? Their website isn't displaying content.
 
Really surprised waltz won. Thought jones or maybe hoffman
 
Kristin Stewart does not belong anywhere near an awards ceremony celebrating excellence in acting.
 
Saw both Argo & Silver Linings, thought they were great. However, I walked out after 15 minutes of Les Miserable. Just couldn't take it anymore. I enjoy musicals, but just couldn't do it especially when they sang every word.
 
I thought McFarlane took a lot of risks but didn't have a lot of success. Only 2 of his bits made me laugh hard: the Boob Song was hilarious (could have been improved only if Kate Winslet had actually been in the audience), and the late joke about "cocaine trees as far as the eye could see" was both funny and an unfortunately accurate description of The Biz around the time I first arrived here. But I am, admittedly, on the far end of the demographic the Academy is looking for now. (My wife also liked the Sally Field/Flying Nun bit.)

Adele and Babs both sounded great; Shirley Bassey has maybe lost some of her ferocity but it was still fun to see her sing Goldfinger, my favorite Bond song. According to Hollywood uber-gossip Nikki Finke, both Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan refused to show up for the Bond segment because they think the producers still owe them money, and that's how we ended up with Shirley.

Coulda knocked me over with a feather when Jennifer Lawrence won; I really thought Jessica Chastain was going to take that as the only winner for Zero Dark Thirty. In fairness, though, J-Law has turned in a series of outstanding star turns in little films (Winter's Bone) as well as big ones, so I don't think this will be ultimately be seen as a fluke in her career.

Christoph Waltz, now with two Oscars on his shelf, should take a moment every day to thank the fates for his meeting Quentin Tarantino. And he probably does.

I thought the show was redeemed, a lot, by the unusually high quality of the last 6 acceptance speeches (writers, director, actors, picture)--all of them heartfelt and with less namechecking than usual. Daniel Day-Lewis was very funny. Q.T.'s speech was especially interesting and generous, all the more so since that award was a bit of a surprise.

George Clooney now has a Best Picture Oscar as a producer to go with his 2006 Best Supporting Actor Oscar; he also has multiple nominations as a writer (2), director (2), and lead actor (3). Nice life.
 
I thought McFarlane took a lot of risks but didn't have a lot of success. Only 2 of his bits made me laugh hard: the Boob Song was hilarious (could have been improved only if Kate Winslet had actually been in the audience), and the late joke about "cocaine trees as far as the eye could see" was both funny and an unfortunately accurate description of The Biz around the time I first arrived here. But I am, admittedly, on the far end of the demographic the Academy is looking for now. (My wife also liked the Sally Field/Flying Nun bit.)

Adele and Babs both sounded great; Shirley Bassey has maybe lost some of her ferocity but it was still fun to see her sing Goldfinger, my favorite Bond song. According to Hollywood uber-gossip Nikki Finke, both Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan refused to show up for the Bond segment because they think the producers still owe them money, and that's how we ended up with Shirley.

Coulda knocked me over with a feather when Jennifer Lawrence won; I really thought Jessica Chastain was going to take that as the only winner for Zero Dark Thirty. In fairness, though, J-Law has turned in a series of outstanding star turns in little films (Winter's Bone) as well as big ones, so I don't think this will be ultimately be seen as a fluke in her career.

Christoph Waltz, now with two Oscars on his shelf, should take a moment every day to thank the fates for his meeting Quentin Tarantino. And he probably does.

I thought the show was redeemed, a lot, by the unusually high quality of the last 6 acceptance speeches (writers, director, actors, picture)--all of them heartfelt and with less namechecking than usual. Daniel Day-Lewis was very funny. Q.T.'s speech was especially interesting and generous, all the more so since that award was a bit of a surprise.

George Clooney now has a Best Picture Oscar as a producer to go with his 2006 Best Supporting Actor Oscar; he also has multiple nominations as a writer (2), director (2), and lead actor (3). Nice life.

It's funny how much of a mixed reaction Seth got for hosting.

I'm probably the only one that laughed at the Lincoln joke about the actor that best got inside his head.
 

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