Oscars [Archive] - Page 2

DrummerDeanna

02-28-2005, 12:19 PM

Ebert was Madsen's #1 cheerleader. He's in love, I tell you. :laugh:

Me too lol - I wanted her to win for the hotness factor ;) Kidding - I did think her performance was great though and it actually really bugged me that Cate Blanchett won....but whatever...what's done is done....

By the way - Beyonce needs to go away - she sounded good and all - but did she really need to sing like almost every song? And the Counting Crows? Adam didn't sound too good in some parts...

dissention

02-28-2005, 12:21 PM

I have a problem with Hillary being in the same category as Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn, Kevin Spacey and others who have won two or more Oscars. She just ain't there. Other than her two "Oscar movies," the rest of her films have bombed. Most of those people have had legendary careers, and Hillary is barely in her 30s. IMO, it's a bit ridiculous, especially when you have 40-something Julianne Moore who hasn't won one; or Nicole Kidman who was well into her 30s before she took home her first Oscar.

But it shouldn't be about your career, it should be about the performance for which you have been nominated. Swank was amazing in Million Dollar Baby, just as she was amazing in Boys Don't Cry. I like her and think that she deserved the Oscars. :nod: JMO.

But I agree with you about Julianne Moore. Might as well just give her the Oscar for her new movie, she's bound to be fabulous in it! I'm still in disbelief that Kidman wasn't nominated for Dogville and that chick from Maria Full of Grace was.

dissention

02-28-2005, 12:25 PM

Me too lol - I wanted her to win for the hotness factor ;) Kidding - I did think her performance was great though and it actually really bugged me that Cate Blanchett won....but whatever...what's done is done....

I hear ya. I love Blanchett and thought she was the only saving grace in The Aviator, but what really bugged me was her accent at times. It didn't sound very authentic, even though she worked with a voice coach for hours every day. Kinda sounded like someone from across the Atlantic givng their interpretation of what a thick New England accent sounds like without having heard one.

amber

02-28-2005, 12:29 PM

dissention

02-28-2005, 12:29 PM

I mean, Nicole Kidman is starring in crap like "The Stepford Wives" and "Bewitched." At least Hilary makes (for the most part- no one is infallible) choices to pick roles that are important to her.

Yeah, but it doesn't make her less stellar of an actress. Birth, Dogville, Moulin Rouge, The Others, and The Hours proved that she's fantastic. Most stellar actors star in fluff to racket up their box office power, anyway. Meryl Streep does it, Julianne Moore does it, Clint Eastwood has done it. I'm with you in that I cringe at some of their choices, but such is life. Bewitched is gonna suck so badly, though, that I'm in disbelief. :laugh:

SuzeQuze

02-28-2005, 12:31 PM

Me too lol - I wanted her to win for the hotness factor ;) Kidding - I did think her performance was great though and it actually really bugged me that Cate Blanchett won....but whatever...what's done is done....

By the way - Beyonce needs to go away - she sounded good and all - but did she really need to sing like almost every song? And the Counting Crows? Adam didn't sound too good in some parts...

Beyonce needs a timeout. I would have rather seen Minnie Driver do her own Damn song, that would have at least been interesting. Also, Beyonce singing in French is wrong on so many levels I don't know where to begin.

Deanna, I feel the same way as you about Penelope Cruz! Why do you suppose that is? She seems really sweet though so I'm going to try and reform my evil ways. :laugh:

Adam just looked rediculous. I don't know if he is trying to look as rediculous as possible but he's done a good job at it.

DrummerDeanna

02-28-2005, 12:34 PM

Beyonce needs a timeout. I would have rather seen Minnie Driver do her own Damn song, that would have at least been interesting. Also, Beyonce singing in French is wrong on so many levels I don't know where to begin.

Deanna, I feel the same way as you about Penelope Cruz! Why do you suppose that is? She seems really sweet though so I'm going to try and reform my evil ways. :laugh:

Adam just looked rediculous. I don't know if he is trying to look as rediculous as possible but he's done a good job at it.

I thought Beyonce singing in French was wrong also - I mean at least it sounded okay - but I don't know - it just bugged me....well she bugs me in general...

As for Penelope Cruz - I really can't pinpoint why she bugs me so....but since the very first time I saw her in a movie I have not been able to stand her - she enrages me lol...I have no clue why :shrug: Well - she does sort of remind me of a Chiahuahua :shrug: But I don't think that's why I can't stand her :laugh:

DrummerDeanna

02-28-2005, 12:35 PM

I hear ya. I love Blanchett and thought she was the only saving grace in The Aviator, but what really bugged me was her accent at times. It didn't sound very authentic, even though she worked with a voice coach for hours every day. Kinda sounded like someone from across the Atlantic givng their interpretation of what a thick New England accent sounds like without having heard one.

:nod: My sister actually has a huge issue with people who win Oscars for "impersonating" others...lol...she feels as though that, for some reason, is less legit than someone who helps creat a character and act out an original character ya know? I kind of see where she's coming from with that - but I also see that it takes some talent to emulate someone :shrug: Thoughts?

Still - I don't thinK that Blanchett was the best choice for the Oscar...though that's just my opinion....:D

dissention

02-28-2005, 12:38 PM

:nod: My sister actually has a huge issue with people who win Oscars for "impersonating" others...lol...she feels as though that, for some reason, is less legit than someone who helps creat a character and act out an original character ya know? I kind of see where she's coming from with that - but I also see that it takes some talent to emulate someone :shrug: Thoughts?

Still - I don't thinK that Blanchett was the best choice for the Oscar...though that's just my opinion....:D

Well, I thought Blanchett was Oscar worthy for The Aviator, and I think she's Oscar worthy in everything she touches. But this year she simply was not as good as Virginia Madsen. The Academy has a history of awarding actors who play actors, so I wasn't really surprised, I just thought Madsen had it in the bag, and rightfully so.

DrummerDeanna

02-28-2005, 12:43 PM

Well, I thought Blanchett was Oscar worthy for The Aviator, and I think she's Oscar worthy in everything she touches. But this year she simply was not as good as Virginia Madsen. The Academy has a history of awarding actors who play actors, so I wasn't really surprised, I just thought Madsen had it in the bag, and rightfully so.

Well I have to admit I haven't actually seen the Aviator so really I should keep my opinion to myself until I see it - or I shouldn't even have an opinion until I see it lol - but I did want Virginia Madsen to win because I really thought she gave a spectacular performance.

I'm going to add that Kate Winslet looked so gorgeous - she is so beautiful too :nod: And though I LOVE Eternal Sunshine and LOVE her - I didn't think her role was Oscar worthy and I was actually a little confused as to why she was nominated :shrug: But I was happy about it - though not at all suprised that she didn't win.

SuzeQuze

02-28-2005, 12:47 PM

Well I have to admit I haven't actually seen the Aviator so really I should keep my opinion to myself until I see it - or I shouldn't even have an opinion until I see it lol - but I did want Virginia Madsen to win because I really thought she gave a spectacular performance.

I'm going to add that Kate Winslet looked so gorgeous - she is so beautiful too :nod: And though I LOVE Eternal Sunshine and LOVE her - I didn't think her role was Oscar worthy and I was actually a little confused as to why she was nominated :shrug: But I was happy about it - though not at all suprised that she didn't win.

It was a great performance but up against the other roles that actresses were nominated for it seemed almost trite. If she won I would have lost consciousness from shock.

SuzeQuze

02-28-2005, 12:49 PM

Oh yeah, did anyone else notice the chuckle out of Kirsten Dunst when Chris Rock said Tobey Macguire is just a boy in tights! She whispered something to someone beside her and laughed a bit. It was too funny!

DrummerDeanna

02-28-2005, 12:50 PM

It was a great performance but up against the other roles that actresses were nominated for it seemed almost trite. If she won I would have lost consciousness from shock.

Right. That's what I was meaning to say - I didn't want to belittle her performance in any way - because it was really good - but like you said - up against the others :shrug:

I was kind of pulling for Imelda...but oh well - I knew that Hillary would take it :nod:

skcin

02-28-2005, 03:14 PM

You should have heard that tramp Joan Rivers talking about Hepburn earlier. Talk about low. Blanchett asked if she had met Hepburn and Joan proceeded to tell her what a mean bitch Hepburn was. :rolleyes:

Did you catch when she asked Imelda Staunton if she'd ever met Vera Drake? Imelda just looked at her for a second, then said "oh, well, she's not a real person." Joan was like "Oh, sorry, someone told me she was..." :laugh:
Oh, Joan. :rolleyes:

Salma Hayek is stunning & sexy. She may have the most perfect set of boobs in Hollywood. I adore them....er, I mean, her. :D

Amber I thought the same thing about Babs - does she own another dress? :shrug: And Julia must be nursing - I thought she was going to fall out of her top. I didn't think anyone was a train wreck as far as clothes & hair go last night, but:

Loved: Winslett, Swank, Blanchett, Hayek, Barry, Madsen, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Beyonce (the dress she walked in wearing), Johansson, Dunst, Mirren

Eh: Benning, Linney (loved the dress, but not that drab color; still unsure about that hair),

Hated: Melanie Griffith, Zellweger (hideous hair & skin), Portman (I don't understand how she's on everyone's best dressed - looked like she tossed on a set of drapes), Barrymore (gorgeous for anyone else, but not Drew)

Here's a link to the red carpet pics:

http://www.oscar.com/oscarnight/redcarpet/34550.html

SuzeQuze

02-28-2005, 03:16 PM

which Amber just randomly pulled the plug on! :laugh:

OMG, he was putrid in Dracula. But I thought Gary Oldman was horrific as well. It's weird because it had such bad acting, but it's my favorite version of Dracula. :laugh:

Because it was so stunning visually. I loved it for that. If you took out the dialog and left subtitles and the music, it would be spectacular. :lol:

River's Edge is just so disturbing. And it's a true story. :shocked:

Yes it is but I think that's mostly why I like it. It's just fascinating to explore that type of groupthink dynamic. Also, how about Dennis Hopper's role? Talk about disturbing!

DrummerDeanna

02-28-2005, 03:17 PM

Eh: Benning, Linney (loved the dress, but not that drab color; still unsure about that hair),

Hated: Melanie Griffith, Zellweger (hideous hair & skin), Portman (I don't understand how she's on everyone's best dressed - looked like she tossed on a set of drapes), Barrymore (gorgeous for anyone else, but not Drew)

Here's a link to the red carpet pics:

http://www.oscar.com/oscarnight/redcarpet/34550.html

I actually thought Natalie Portman looked beautiful :shrug:

BUT I agree about Zellweger....blah - AND I cant' get over the sour lemon face she's always got on..

Laura Linney - I HATED her hair - I thought that hair-do was just awful - the stylist could have done something much more flattering - but blah - hated it...

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:17 PM

Why was that unsung thread closed? :shrug:

DrummerDeanna

02-28-2005, 03:18 PM

Why was that unsung thread closed? :shrug:
Random Amber whim ? :shrug:

SuzeQuze

02-28-2005, 03:18 PM

Why was that unsung thread closed? :shrug:

Amber is being fresh!!! :mad: :lol: :mad:

amber

02-28-2005, 03:20 PM

Why was that unsung thread closed? :shrug:
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:20 PM

I'll be sure to close any threads I start from now on while people are in the middle of a conversation.

amber

02-28-2005, 03:22 PM

I'll be sure to close any threads I start from now on while people are in the middle of a conversation.
aww, i'm sorry, I'll open it. Your convo was better suited to the Oscar thread anyway, though :shrug: But if your gonna pout, I will give in to your emotional demand. :D

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:24 PM

aww, i'm sorry, I'll open it. Your convo was better suited to the Oscar thread anyway, though :shrug: But if your gonna pout, I will give in to your emotional demand. :D

As you should. All demands of mine should be met and to my satisfaction. ;) :laugh: j/k

amber

02-28-2005, 03:25 PM

As you should. All demands of mine should be met and to my satisfaction. ;) :laugh: j/k
yeah. whatev. that's it. Wait, I don't care what you say - you don't answer my PM's. HA! :laugh: :lol:

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:30 PM

yeah. whatev. that's it. Wait, I don't care what you say - you don't answer my PM's. HA! :laugh: :lol:

I rarely check them, dear. I still have 8 that are unread according to the box up top. :laugh:

Maybe I should close this thread for no reason... :D

amber

02-28-2005, 03:31 PM

I rarely check them, dear. I still have 8 that are unread according to the box up top. :laugh:

Maybe I should close this thread for no reason... :D
YEAH! although, why would you want to close a thread where you're already supposed to be talking about Actors? :confused: :shrug:

amber

02-28-2005, 03:32 PM

Okay, I opened it. That was a fun little interlude/experiment. :D :)

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:33 PM

YEAH! although, why would you want to close a thread where you're already supposed to be talking about Actors? :confused: :shrug:

I didn't know that threads should be closed for veering off-topic. Might as well close 98% of the threads on this entire board. :o There's only so much that can be said on one topic before it turns into something else, doesn't mean it should be closed, IMO.

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:34 PM

Ugh, I never want to see Jamie Foxx again. Get off my bloody television, you hack!

amber

02-28-2005, 03:34 PM

I didn't know that threads should be closed for veering off-topic. Might as well close 98% of the threads on this entire board. :o There's only so much that can be said on one topic before it turns into something else, doesn't mean it should be closed, IMO.
No it doesn't. But then again, I can do whatever I want with my thread, can't I?
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! :lol: :wavey:

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:35 PM

No it doesn't. But then again, I can do whatever I want with my thread, can't I?
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! :lol: :wavey:

Of course you can. Doesn't make it fair to the people participating in it, though. :D

amber

02-28-2005, 03:38 PM

Of course you can. Doesn't make it fair to the people participating in it, though. :D
Yeah, lots of things aren't fair. You've even said some of those things yourself! But I hope you'll be able to get over my little experiment. I didn't mean to stem the important Tidal Flow of Keanu talk to anyone's detriment. I did mean to amuse myself, and I did, so... BTW, It's open, feel free to go back. :shrug:

amber

02-28-2005, 03:40 PM

By the way: :xoxo: :D

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:44 PM

Yeah, lots of things aren't fair. You've even said some of those things yourself! But I hope you'll be able to get over my little experiment. I didn't mean to stem the important Tidal Flow of Keanu talk to anyone's detriment. I did mean to amuse myself, and I did, so... BTW, It's open, feel free to go back. :shrug:

Now that you mention it, I am a tad heartbroken and verklempt over the fact that I couldn't talk about the awesomeness that is the surfer God we call Keanu for ten minutes, but I'm sure I will survive. Somehow, one way or another, baby. :o :laugh:

strandinthewind

02-28-2005, 03:44 PM

Of course you can. Doesn't make it fair to the people participating in it, though. :D

Speaking of "fair" :laugh:

What the HELL was she thinking - though to be fair it is a nice dress

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strandinthewind/2005_StauntonI_02.jpg

AND - what in the HELL is that organge and green mess in the background - it looks like a pumpkin :eek:

hayley

02-28-2005, 03:44 PM

blahblahAmbersuckscakes

http://a.oscar.abc.com/images/galleries/redcarpet/2005_HawkeDelpy_01.jpg

I love Julie Delpy. I want her to be my girlfriend. And Ethan Hawke almost looks not disgusting for once.

http://a.oscar.abc.com/images/galleries/redcarpet/2005_Gyllenhall_03.jpg

I'd also like Maggie Gyllenhall to be my girlfriend (or, er, secretary).

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:45 PM

Speaking of "fair" :laugh:

What the HELL was she thinking - though to be fair it is a nice dress

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strandinthewind/2005_StauntonI_02.jpg

AND - what in the HELL is that organge and green mess in the background - it looks like a pumpkin :eek:

She looked fab, the pictures don't do her justice, IMO. She looked classy and looked like an ACTRESS instead of a movie star. Perfect skin and a very warm demeanor. :nod:

The beast behind her, though, christ. Cinderella is hidden in that pumpkin carriage somewhere.

amber

02-28-2005, 03:46 PM

strandinthewind

02-28-2005, 03:47 PM

She looked fab, the pictures don't do her justice, IMO. She looked classy and looked like an ACTRESS instead of a movie star. Perfect skin and a very warm demeanor. :nod:

The beast behind her, though, christ. Cinderella is hidden in that pumpkin carriage somewhere.

I think she looks good, but it is TEA length and this is a long dress function. Plus, her hair is a little Alabama PTA for me :laugh:

Edit, the front is tea length and then it morphs into a train. Just wrong IMO.

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:48 PM

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:50 PM

I think she looks good, but it is TEA length and this is a long dress function. Plus, her hair is a little Alabama PTA for me :laugh:

Edit, the front is tea length and then it morphs into a train. Just wrong IMO.

Tell that to Sarah Jessica Parker, who wears ****ing miniskirts to everything under the sun. I think she popped out her son while wearing a mini.

hayley

02-28-2005, 03:51 PM

Julie Delpy is HAWT. She made me faint in Before Sunset. She should have gotten the part in The Da Vinci Code instead of that wench Audrey Tatou.

Agreed. And I loved loved loved Before Sunset. But- Audrey Tatou. Eh. I really don't care, since The DaVinci Code was a piece of **** and the movie will be too.

dissention

02-28-2005, 03:54 PM

Agreed. And I loved loved loved Before Sunset. But- Audrey Tatou. Eh. I really don't care, since The DaVinci Code was a piece of **** and the movie will be too.

Did you ever see Delpy in "But I'm A Cheerleader"? She's in it for all of ten seconds, but it's worth seeing just to see the name of her character in the end credits. :laugh:

DaVinci Code was awful, I didn't even finish it. I cannot stand Tom Hanks, either, and I won't pay to see another Tatou film.

DrummerDeanna

02-28-2005, 03:57 PM

Did you ever see Delpy in "But I'm A Cheerleader"? She's in it for all of ten seconds, but it's worth seeing just to see the name of her character in the end credits. :laugh:

DaVinci Code was awful, I didn't even finish it. I cannot stand Tom Hanks, either, and I won't pay to see another Tatou film.

I still haven't read it - but want to...I LOVE Tom Hanks - and Tatou - well I've only seen Amelie - and I liked that :shrug:

And that orange -dressed woman behind Imelda :eek: OMG - that is horrid - she should not have been let out of her house...

hayley

02-28-2005, 03:59 PM

Did you ever see Delpy in "But I'm A Cheerleader"? She's in it for all of ten seconds, but it's worth seeing just to see the name of her character in the end credits. :laugh:

DaVinci Code was awful, I didn't even finish it. I cannot stand Tom Hanks, either, and I won't pay to see another Tatou film.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE "But I'm A Cheerleader"!! I forgot all about her part init. I love Natasha Lyonne. That movie and "Slums of Beverly Hills" are to die for.

I actually like Audrey Tatou- I loved "Amelie," and I really liked "A Very Long Engagement."

dissention

02-28-2005, 04:03 PM

I LOVE LOVE LOVE "But I'm A Cheerleader"!! I forgot all about her part init. I love Natasha Lyonne. That movie and "Slums of Beverly Hills" are to die for.

I actually like Audrey Tatou- I loved "Amelie," and I really liked "A Very Long Engagement."

That scene in Slums where she gets her period and bleeds on that chicks needlepoint is, without a doubt, one of the funniest scenes ever filmed. :laugh:

Serrart

02-28-2005, 04:24 PM

Good things about the Oscars this year:
My favourites for best movie, director, leading actor, supporting actor and actress (to play Hepburn well you have to be a marvellous actress and she is), art direction :blob2:, and foreign movie won :thumbsup:

Bad things:
Chris Rock
the sadistic choice to make suffer some nominees onstage waiting to know who the winner was
have to listen to Beyonce :distress:

Romy

hayley

02-28-2005, 04:26 PM

SECRETARY<3<3<3<3

That movie's awesome.

"I'm your secretary!"

I have teh hots for James Spader, and I don't care if it's wrong.

heyjupiter678

02-28-2005, 04:31 PM

I have teh hots for James Spader, and I don't care if it's wrong. Having the hots for James Spader could never be wrong.

hayley

02-28-2005, 04:33 PM

Having the hots for James Spader could never be wrong.

I love him. Love him. Psychotically love him. I love love love him in "Secretary" and "sex lies and videotape" best of all, and on "Boston Legal." He's so hot.

amber

02-28-2005, 04:35 PM

Having the hots for James Spader could never be wrong.
I second. Yummy.

dissention

02-28-2005, 04:37 PM

I love him. Love him. Psychotically love him. I love love love him in "Secretary" and "sex lies and videotape" best of all, and on "Boston Legal." He's so hot.

Nothing beats Spader in Tuff Turf, dear. *fans self*

heyjupiter678

02-28-2005, 04:40 PM

I love him. Love him. Psychotically love him. I love love love him in "Secretary" and "sex lies and videotape" best of all, and on "Boston Legal." He's so hot. Yes, yes he is. I've lusted after him since "Pretty in Pink."

amber

02-28-2005, 04:41 PM

Yes, yes he is. I've lusted after him since "Pretty in Pink."
I've lusted after him since "Wolf" :laugh: :lol: Course, two of my other lusts are in that movie, too. :)

skcin

02-28-2005, 04:53 PM

Yes, yes he is. I've lusted after him since "Pretty in Pink."

Ah, yes. Stef. What a beautiful man. :nod:

SuzeQuze

02-28-2005, 05:11 PM

I love him. Love him. Psychotically love him. I love love love him in "Secretary" and "sex lies and videotape" best of all, and on "Boston Legal." He's so hot.

Um, yeah, in a very very baaaaad way. :nod: I think there's something really wrong with him. :laugh:

dissention

02-28-2005, 05:15 PM

Um, yeah, in a very very baaaaad way. :nod: I think there's something really wrong with him. :laugh:

He seems very in love with himself. Suits him, too. :laugh:

hayley

02-28-2005, 05:20 PM

Um, yeah, in a very very baaaaad way. :nod: I think there's something really wrong with him. :laugh:

Umm, I have a tendency to have the hots for sociopaths.

My two favorite fake sociopaths:

http://www.kinoweb.de/film2001/Watcher/pix/wat2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/toxickarma/tkcaps/echoes731.jpg

hayley

02-28-2005, 05:27 PM

Lisa: We are very rare, and we are mostly men.
Janet: Lisa thinks she's hot sh-t 'cause she's a sociopath.
Cynthia: I'm a sociopath!
Lisa: No, you're a d-ke.

(<3<3<3angelina)

Ha! I forgot about that. My theory's becoming truer every minute, because I totally have the hots for her.

SuzeQuze

02-28-2005, 05:51 PM

Ha! I forgot about that. My theory's becoming truer every minute, because I totally have the hots for her.

:laugh: She was very compelling in that role. I totally identify with the psychopath thing, it's the bane of my existence. :rolleyes: In fact, I had to catch my breath when I saw that picture of Spader you posted! :laugh:

ontheEdgeof17

02-28-2005, 06:10 PM

:cries:

It sucks that I was outta town and missed this thread. Oh well. Such is life. Here's my two cents:

Best Dressed: Emmi Rossin (or whatever her name is) :shrug:

Worst: Cate B.

SuzeQuze

03-04-2005, 02:29 PM

Bo surprise there - All predicted Foxx would win and he was MARV. in it!

AND gldstwmn and I have partied with him :laugh:

I thought Leo was stupendus (sp.?) in that role. But, his apparent youthful looks took away from the believability of the performance (again, to me his acting was great!!!!) - I mean in that scene when he was yelling at Hepburn, it was as if he was her son :shrug:

I finally saw Ray last night and I'm with you on this. I really enjoyed his performance and I thought it was superb.