The Oscars

[wjp666]

so, was i the only sap up late last night watching?

did 'Slumdog' really deserve all that attention?

would mr. ledger have really won best supporting actor if he was still with us?

i for one was sad to see mickey rourke get robbed of best actor by sean penn.

[oldspice]

I've seen Slumdog and The Wrestler. I think Slumdog definitely deserved the awards it got. As for The Wrestler, well, I couldn't see how Mickey Rourke got nominated as I think he was wooden and mumbling and the film was very boring, in my opinion. There were some aspects of it that struck me - for example how a man can impose utter carnage on another man's body on the canvas and yet behave like a gentleman to his partner before and after the match - even to the extent of calling the other one 'sir'. The stapler machine act was freaky.

[wjp666]

i'm off to see 'Slumdog' later this week and get to the bottom of all this hype.

as for 'The Wrestler' - i thought it was a great film, and i really thought mickey's role was just amazing. (i've found him wooden in just about every movie he's ever done, but not this one.) i personally thought it moved at a swift pace and didn't lag at all. (well, maybe i'm being a tad prejudiced here because it's subject matter is something i'm really into.)

[oldspice]

I'm probably being unfair as it's not the sort of film I would usually watch - although years ago I really enjoyed The Champ.

[wjp666]

'The Champ' - classic stuff (in its own way.)

[LSwaha11]

The Wrestler was a fantastic movie, and it is ashame the film got shut out from any awards.

[wjp666]

indeed! well said.

[chocadmin]

I haven't seen the wrestler or slumdog (yet ) but from all accounts it does seem very unfair that mickey rourke missed out - it seems unlikely that he'll ever have another role so ideal for him.

[wjp666]

that's the way i see it. sean penn is bound to have another chance down the road somewhere.