Golden Globes/Baftas/Oscars... etc.

[wjp666]

well, awards season is upon us again. anyone got any opinions on who/what should win at the Oscars this year? (the only award that counts, after all.) am i the only person alive today who didn't rush out to the cinema in recent months to watch a film about a stuttering king and another one about facebook?

i think this guy should win every year for this performance:

Worst Line Reading Ever

[wjp666]

(and don't bother pointing out he's actually been nominated for an oscar in the past... i'm ignoring that fact because i simply refuse to believe it.)

[smurfboy]

I really want to see The King's Speech; I've had to cancel twice now but am determined it will be third time lucky! I can't say I enjoyed the sequel, Helena Bonham-Carter's Speech, very much though.

[drterror666]

I'm not going to watch another film until Ridley Scott completes Alien: Prometheus!

[chocadmin]

I enjoyed The Kings Speech and Social Network, although I'd expect the latter to get more Oscars even though the former got more BAFTAs.
The thing that really annoyed me (as Mrs Chocadmin will attest) was Kings Speech get best original music - once you take out the Beethoven the soundtrack is only about 30mins long! (not that I'm really saying length of soundtrack is proportional to quality of course ). That award should've gone to Social Network or Inception or maybe 127 Hours (which I haven't heard yet but is apparently rather good).

Anyone else feel some awards should've gone elsewhere?

[wjp666]

so long as Toy Story 3 wins best animation i'm happy!

[oldspice]

I enjoyed The King's Speech but - like Chocadmin -  I would not say it was worth the amount of awards it got. For example - I hardly noticed the soundtrack and I have a very good musical ear - so it could not have been that remarkable. Additionally - the film won 'best screenplay' which is a bit rich considering it was based on historical events and hardly deviated from historical truth. It was not like the writer was starting from scratch with no story.

I would like to have seen Another Year and Made in Dagenham get an award.

[wjp666]

this year reminds me of a few years ago when it was a pretty poor year for movies and Chicago won everything! now i like all sorts of films and am a fan of musicals, but that was not even slightly award worthy.

i am hearing very good things about True Grit though. anyone seen this?

[chocadmin]

Yeah me too, haven't seen it yet.
Last film I watched was The Secret of Kells which is a lovely animation - it's a bit rushed at the end but an enjoyable 75 minutes none the less.

[wjp666]

i'm a huge fan of the Coen brothers, but i'm not too sure about remakes.

[wjp666]

oscars tonight, live on sky. anyone else sad enough to stay up for it? (no? just me then.)

[oldspice]

Tttthe Kkkkings sp sp Speech wwill wi wi win ev ev everything.

[wjp666]

well, it picked up the important ones, anyway.

my fave part of the ceremony was melissa leo dropping the f-bomb in her acceptance spech. first time ever at the oscars, i believe.

[loulou]

I wonder if gareth gates auditioned or does he not have a stutter now?

[wjp666]

you know it's been many years since i heard anyone mention gareth gates. wonder if he's got all his mcdonalds stars yet?