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McFarlane did a fine job as host, though I could have done without the Ted sequence. I thought Adele's performance was quite weak, but that the Les Mis cast performed admirably.

Is it just me or did Barbara Streisand look like a drag queen Stevie Nicks at the Oscars?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323759.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323759.page GMT Oscars thread
Good work, Affleck! From Mallrats to the Oscars!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323791.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323791.page GMT Re:Oscars thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323795.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323795.page GMT Oscars thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323803.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323803.page GMT Oscars thread
 SoloFalcon1138 wrote:

Good work, Affleck! From Mallrats to the Oscars!


Well, he actually got his first Oscar just a year after being in Mallrats. This is #2 for him. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323818.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323818.page GMT Oscars thread
 SoloFalcon1138 wrote:
Almost better than that was Kristen Stewart, moping in her seat, realizing she wasted her time and blew her career with a crappy pop flick that is already hitting the bargain bins. She looked like she was just there to fill a seat.


What was with that limp when she came out to present? Her hair and mannerism speak to either being on drugs, drunk, or just had a backstage encounter of a sexual nature before walking out. She seemed very...out of it, to put it nicely.

Edit: I hate that I now know this, but apparently she had cut her foot recently and was on crutches the rest of the time.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323837.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5323837.page GMT Oscars thread
 Ahtman wrote:
Edit: I hate that I now know this, but apparently she had cut her foot recently and was on crutches the rest of the time.


Don't be ashamed of your love for celebrity minutiae. Lots of other people won't hesitate to make you feel bad for your interests, no reason to help them out.

Also, good find on the cut foot, did not know that.

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 sebster wrote:
and I think I missed Beasts of the Southern Wild


Odds are good. I know it showed in Indiana for one night only.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5324032.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5324032.page GMT Oscars thread
 Ahtman wrote:
 SoloFalcon1138 wrote:
Almost better than that was Kristen Stewart, moping in her seat, realizing she wasted her time and blew her career with a crappy pop flick that is already hitting the bargain bins. She looked like she was just there to fill a seat.


What was with that limp when she came out to present? Her hair and mannerism speak to either being on drugs, drunk, or just had a backstage encounter of a sexual nature before walking out. She seemed very...out of it, to put it nicely.

Edit: I hate that I now know this, but apparently she had cut her foot recently and was on crutches the rest of the time.


She always strikes me as that. I thought the Twilight stuff just had her play like that (or at least the ads are like that). Then I saw her in Snow White, and am now convinced my wiener dogs are freaking Lord Oliviers compared to her. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5324359.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5324359.page GMT Oscars thread
 Frazzled wrote:
 Ahtman wrote:
 SoloFalcon1138 wrote:
Almost better than that was Kristen Stewart, moping in her seat, realizing she wasted her time and blew her career with a crappy pop flick that is already hitting the bargain bins. She looked like she was just there to fill a seat.


What was with that limp when she came out to present? Her hair and mannerism speak to either being on drugs, drunk, or just had a backstage encounter of a sexual nature before walking out. She seemed very...out of it, to put it nicely.

Edit: I hate that I now know this, but apparently she had cut her foot recently and was on crutches the rest of the time.


She always strikes me as that. I thought the Twilight stuff just had her play like that (or at least the ads are like that). Then I saw her in Snow White, and am now convinced my wiener dogs are freaking Lord Oliviers compared to her.


I don't, she showed a mild range of emotion last night, which is more than she has ever done in a role.
Spoiler:

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Brave was my pick to win Animated, because that's Pixar's category. My bet was literally "I forget which one was made by Pixar but that one will win". We were surprised Argo beat Lincoln and Pi, figured Lincoln had it, or maybe Pi. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325193.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325193.page GMT Re:Oscars thread
Shirley Bassey was bloody wonderful though, still got a hell of a voice at 76 years old. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325231.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325231.page GMT Re:Oscars thread
 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
I'm no Adele fan, but it seemed the sound editor was entirely at fault there and you could see she was irritated with the sound. They totally overblew the orchestra over her voice.

Shirley Bassey was bloody wonderful though, still got a hell of a voice at 76 years old.


Thay may be, but she's Welsh, and in my eyes, that's unforgivable!

Back OT from what I've seen of Lincoln so far (clips and so forth) Day-Lewis seems hell bent on elbowing out anybody sharing a scene with him!

I'll still get the DVD, though. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325256.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325256.page GMT Oscars thread We Saw your Boobs on my iPod STAT!

I'll also use it for the ring tone for your* mom.

*obligatory your mom joke.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325310.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325310.page GMT Oscars thread
Nevermind, it was only the First Lady popping in for no apparent reason...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325341.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325341.page GMT Oscars thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325394.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325394.page GMT Oscars thread
 Frazzled wrote:
Wait men actually watched this? Mancard, give it up!


Seth McFarlain sang about boobs. Also, Captain Kirk was there. From the future!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325421.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325421.page GMT Oscars thread
Having Michelle Obama give out the award would have had me throw a shoe through the TV. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325477.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5325477.page GMT Oscars thread

Also, I heard Sinister was up for an award-did it win anything? I actually enjoyed it, and I usually find horror movies pathetic. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5326528.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5326528.page GMT Oscars thread
 Frazzled wrote:
But Walking Dead was on. Also Terminator Salvation and that ringing sound when all the channels sign off.

Having Michelle Obama give out the award would have had me throw a shoe through the TV.


As you no doubt did when Laura Bush appeared at the oscars in 2002? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5326562.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5326562.page GMT Oscars thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5327042.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5327042.page GMT Oscars thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5327849.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5327849.page GMT Oscars thread
 Bromsy wrote:
I haven't seen the oscars in something like a decade, and I've only seen like 5 of the movies that got nominated. The academy and I don't see eye to eye on movies. Not one nomination for Dredd!? A damned travesty.


I don't know about Dredd, but I saw Argo and Lincoln. Moonrise Kingdom kicked the living crap out of both of them. That film was epic. Cabin in the woods was better than Argo, and Bernie was better than Cabin. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328173.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328173.page GMT Oscars thread
 Frazzled wrote:
 Bromsy wrote:
I haven't seen the oscars in something like a decade, and I've only seen like 5 of the movies that got nominated. The academy and I don't see eye to eye on movies. Not one nomination for Dredd!? A damned travesty.


I don't know about Dredd, but I saw Argo and Lincoln. Moonrise Kingdom kicked the living crap out of both of them. That film was epic. Cabin in the woods was better than Argo, and Bernie was better than Cabin.


Argo is an absolute insult to the real role the Canadians played during the crisis.
I won't watch the film on principal alone since it does nothing but make the Canadians out to be meek little spectators while the CIA did absolutely everything. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328440.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328440.page GMT Oscars thread
Experiment 626 wrote:
 Frazzled wrote:
 Bromsy wrote:
I haven't seen the oscars in something like a decade, and I've only seen like 5 of the movies that got nominated. The academy and I don't see eye to eye on movies. Not one nomination for Dredd!? A damned travesty.


I don't know about Dredd, but I saw Argo and Lincoln. Moonrise Kingdom kicked the living crap out of both of them. That film was epic. Cabin in the woods was better than Argo, and Bernie was better than Cabin.


Argo is an absolute insult to the real role the Canadians played during the crisis.
I won't watch the film on principal alone since it does nothing but make the Canadians out to be meek little spectators while the CIA did absolutely everything.


Wo wo wo!
Care to clarify? At the time I was all about the "Drop a Dresden on Tehran" and didn't get anything about these guys.

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 Frazzled wrote:
Care to clarify?


Since he admits to not even seeing the movie, and thus is going by what others think and feel, probably not. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328499.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328499.page GMT Oscars thread
 Ahtman wrote:
 Frazzled wrote:
Care to clarify?


Since he admits to not even seeing the movie, and thus is going by what others think and feel, probably not.


I just want to know what he's talking about. I wouldn't be surprised if Canada helped out more. The land of milk and maple raises some stalwart folk. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328511.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328511.page GMT Oscars thread
 Frazzled wrote:
 Ahtman wrote:
 Frazzled wrote:
Care to clarify?


Since he admits to not even seeing the movie, and thus is going by what others think and feel, probably not.


I just want to know what he's talking about.


And one would have to actually see the movie to be able to give an appropriate critical response. My guess is that it is a response to the actual Canadian Ambassador that was portrayed in the film has said he felt the film marginalized Canada's role in the incident. He is certainly allowed to feel the way he does as he was there and actually has seen the film. I have mixed feelings as I have no doubt that having been involved they would have liked more information about their role involved, but on the other hand the film isn't a documentary and it isn't called Argo and the Canadian Government. Having seen the film I never got the impression that the Ambassador was really marginalized and even showed the extreme danger he was putting himself in by hiding the Americans. Canada wasn't ignored at all, but it certainly wasn't the focus of the film.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328526.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328526.page GMT Oscars thread
I'm starting to think that DD Lewis could put on a dress and do cartwheels for 2.5-3 hours and win a damn best actor award......]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328695.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328695.page GMT Oscars thread
 Frazzled wrote:
Experiment 626 wrote:
 Frazzled wrote:
 Bromsy wrote:
I haven't seen the oscars in something like a decade, and I've only seen like 5 of the movies that got nominated. The academy and I don't see eye to eye on movies. Not one nomination for Dredd!? A damned travesty.


I don't know about Dredd, but I saw Argo and Lincoln. Moonrise Kingdom kicked the living crap out of both of them. That film was epic. Cabin in the woods was better than Argo, and Bernie was better than Cabin.


Argo is an absolute insult to the real role the Canadians played during the crisis.
I won't watch the film on principal alone since it does nothing but make the Canadians out to be meek little spectators while the CIA did absolutely everything.


Wo wo wo!
Care to clarify? At the time I was all about the "Drop a Dresden on Tehran" and didn't get anything about these guys.



Well, for one thing, they had to re-do the end tag bit summarising what had happened, since the original version barely even gave a nod to the role played by the Canadians.
And the plan to smuggle the Americans out was about 90% Canadian concieved. (even Carter admits that without the Canadian inginuity, there was likely little chance at getting the six Americans out)
The film really doesn't portray the huge risks Canada took by commiting to help the stranded American personel, which is a slap in the face to our people who really did put their lives on the line to help out our southern friends.

It's more galling than anything. I realise this isn't a true documentry, (more of a docu-drama), but the point is, most people who go to see the movie will have little to no real idea of the true events behind everything and will start believing that Canada's entire role was basically, "quick guys, come hid here while your government comes up a plan to save the day & get you home!"

I mean, imagine if say a Canadian or British film maker did a D-Day film and then portrayed the landings at Omaha & Nebraska beaches as being just 'a minor side skirmish' to the other main landings?
I just think that when historically-based films are made, (which Argo is), they should be done properly and give credit where credit is due.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328993.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5328993.page GMT Oscars thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329011.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329011.page GMT Oscars thread
 Bromsy wrote:
I haven't seen the oscars in something like a decade, and I've only seen like 5 of the movies that got nominated. The academy and I don't see eye to eye on movies. Not one nomination for Dredd!? A damned travesty.


So much agreement. The only way Dredd could have been better was with a Rob Schneider cameo. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329026.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329026.page GMT Oscars thread http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Caper]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329106.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329106.page GMT Oscars thread
 Frazzled wrote:
But Walking Dead was on. Also Terminator Salvation and that ringing sound when all the channels sign off.

Having Michelle Obama give out the award would have had me throw a shoe through the TV.


I thought it was a federal offence to get angry when the first lady appears in the media?

As I said in another thread Lincoln deserves praise for giving me my funniest moment of the year so far: a woman on the radio complaining the film was spoiled for her when she found out Lincoln was killed! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329125.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329125.page GMT Oscars thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329213.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/509987/5329213.page GMT