Question of the Here and Now

Kriz · Post by **Kriz** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 3:47 am

im not.and the best movie is being john malkovich.
accually there is no single best movie, but a whole dynamic bunch, and right now said movie is one of them.best picture went to grrr.. Gladiator... grrr. but Benicio del Toro won an oscar for best supporting actor, yay!!!

Rannic · Post by **Rannic** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 9:23 am

I'm rather glad Gladiator won best picture. It seems that every year some shitty art film wins. Now, I'm not opposed to all art films, as some of them are quite entertaining. But it's the one's that are boring as hell that get to me, and those are the ones that tend to win best picture. Gladiator was a traditional hero vs. villain movie with a good story... I thought it was damn entertaining, even if it didn't make me reconsider the meaning of life and my place in the world.

Kriz · Post by **Kriz** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 6:21 am

Even though i really enjoyed Gladiator, it didn't give the 'best movie of the year' feeling when i saw it, but maybe it was comparing to the other nominees, since i haven't seen any of them yet (accually i'm of to see Traffic right now, so don't hold me to this post just yet).But i have a strong feeling that Traffic is gonna win my vote, since one of my all time favorite actors is in it (guess who <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">.

Rannic · Post by **Rannic** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 6:46 am

I haven't seen Traffic either, but some of my friends, who are usually into crap like that, said it sucked. But I'm holding back judgement until I actually see it for myself.So what's YOUR verdict?

Mark Gerrits · Post by **Mark Gerrits** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 10:32 am

Ok, my take on the oscars. I'll run this through by category, ignoring all the boring ones like sound editing.Visual Effects: Gladiator
Bullshit, this should've gone to Perfect Storm.Song: Things Have Changed
The most predictable of all the awards this year. I'd be surprised if any of the other song nominations gathered more than two or three votes. But hey, Dylan rocks.Score: CTHD
Academy: 'This score was composed by a classical composer therefor it must be the best score'
Now it's a nice score so I don't mind. I'm just glad the Patriot score didn't win.Foreign movie: CTHD
Well duh. I wished it wasn't nominated for this category because it took too much attention away from the other nominees, like the great Amores Perros and the nice Belgian movie Everybody Famous.Screenplay(adapted): Traffic
Not bad, I was rooting for Wonderboys tho, just so it would get an award other than the We Love Bob Dylan Award.Screenplay(original): Almost Famous
Fuckin A! Should've been nominated for best movie.Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden
I'm sure the five people who actually saw Pollock will be very glad. I was expecting Judy Dench to win and rooting for Kate Hudson.Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro
Deserved to win but of course he should've been nominated for best actor.Best Actress: Julia Roberts
So a lot of people are calling this bullshit. Fuck them. She deserved it.Best Actor: Russell Crowe
Yeah well, of the ones nominated he deserved to win. He should've won last year for The Insider tho.Best Director: Soderbergh
Right on! and finally Best Movie: Gladiator
The only one of the nominees I haven't seen is Chocolat. Frankly I didn't care if Gladiator, Traffic or CTHD won, they were all good movies in their own right. Almost Famous should've been nominated, dammit!As for the show itself, I really enjoyed it, Steve Martin beats that Crystal freak with one hand tied to his back. Some deserving wins, some nice speeches, a fast pace and Bob Dylan with a ridiculous moustache, Lopez' nipples, yup, I liked it.------------------
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Corynn · Post by **Corynn** » Fri Mar 30, 2001 3:13 am

I must say that Gladiator was a fucking good movie, but compared to Traffic and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (I haven't seen any of the other movies nominated) it did not deserve best picture. My favorite movie of all time is Blade Runner. There is absolutely no doubt about that.And, in case you wanted to know, I'm not drunk right now. 
Unfortunately....

Rannic · Post by **Rannic** » Fri Mar 30, 2001 8:10 am

The show would've been much better if they'd had a little square in the corner of the screen devoted to a Jennifer Lopez Nipple Cam. Twas the highlight of the show, as far as I'm concerned!

Kriz · Post by **Kriz** » Sat Mar 31, 2001 6:52 am

so i saw Traffic the other day... and i must agree with Corynn, well not the drunk part, well the part of not being drunk certainly, but not the Unfortunately part, since that would mean i would want to be drunk, wich i don't, not right now anyways, but i will later, i'm sure.

Rannic · Post by **Rannic** » Sat Mar 31, 2001 9:19 am

... Huh?! If there was a point to that post, I sure missed it.

Kriz · Post by **Kriz** » Sat Mar 31, 2001 11:11 am

erh, well i think my point was that compared to Traffic, Gladiator (a good movie in all it's might) did NOT deserve to win.and also, it's truly patetic that they nominated Benicio Del Toro for best supporting actor, when he clearly had the LEAD Roll in Traffic, just because they had decided to give an oscar to both Russell Crowe and him... LAME LAME LAME, Russell Crowe is a good actor, but Benicio's performance in Traffic was nothing short from brilliant.

Mark Gerrits · Post by **Mark Gerrits** » Sun Apr 01, 2001 9:48 am

Talkin 'bout movies, here's my top ten of movies I've seen so far this year. 1. Almost Famous
2. Memento
3. Traffic
4. Amores Perros
5. The Gift
6. The Road Home
7. Brother
8. Enemy at the gates
9. The Yards
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Kriz · Post by **Kriz** » Sun Apr 01, 2001 11:29 am

Only Counting movies i've seen in the theaters:1. Traffic
2. Snatchand uuuh, that's about it this year...
then i have seen a bunch on my home theater, wich sadly is better then the Theater downtown where all the good movies are shown.wich is really sad, since i am a strong believer that good movies should be seen at the theater, but well that's life for you.

MoonBeam · Post by **MoonBeam** » Fri Apr 06, 2001 7:54 am

Sadly i have seen neither traffic or Gladiator... and i probably never will. Though i heard Gladiator was really good, i am not sure that it is my...type of movie though. I saw Get Over It the other weekend...it was rather amusing, no award winning movie but not trash eitherKatie
-i am bored and tired so if this makes no sense... sorry.

Kriz · Post by **Kriz** » Mon Apr 09, 2001 11:33 am

"Never say you're sorry."- uh some one.