Sir Stewart Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Yeah, it's the vampire one. Link to post Share on other sites
DrNo Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I just saw 'The Wrestler' and thought it was unbelievable. Great movie...I have yet to see Penn in Milk, but Mickey Rourke should seriously be considered for an Oscar here. I have also recently seen Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and think that both of these are grossly overrated. I liked Curious Case....just very long and somewhat boring. I don't see the fuss in Slumdog, a bit ridiculous and over the top. I totally agree on Slumdog. The first half was pretty good, but once the brothers grew up I thought it started drowning in cliches. Loved watching Mickey Rourke win the Golden Globe tonight. While I also still haven't seen Milk, I have to think Rourke deserves the Oscar as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Rourke's acceptance speech was quite touching--although the best part may have been NBC's closeup of Aronofsky giving him the finger. Some classic TV right there. Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Rourke's acceptance speech was quite touching--although the best part may have been NBC's closeup of Aronofsky giving him the finger. Some classic TV right there.Agreed on all accounts. I quite enjoyed Rourke winning, his acceptance speech, and the finger-giving. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Seeing Rourke win was the best moment of the show for me. His acceptance speech felt honest and humble; refreshing after the seemingly feigned humbleness of some of the others. Also love that Aronofsky's flipping the bird to Rourke made it on air. Live TV, you have to love it. I'm sure the producers and network heads weren't all that impressed though . Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Watched the most recent version of"Journey to the Center of the Earth" with the kids on Sat nite (which was tons of fun) and then later "Miracle Mile". Link to post Share on other sites
Moe_Syzlak Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Saw Slumdog Millionaire in the theater and Burn After Reading on DVD this weekend. Both were mild disappointments. Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Seeing Rourke win was the best moment of the show for me. His acceptance speech felt honest and humble; refreshing after the seemingly feigned humbleness of some of the others. Also love that Aronofsky's flipping the bird to Rourke made it on air. Live TV, you have to love it. I'm sure the producers and network heads weren't all that impressed though .The finger was great. I also liked Colin Farrell sniffling and saying something about a cold or allergies and it's not what it used to be. I thought Ricky Gervais was pretty good too. He seemed pretty lit. Let The Right One In - good shit. Just completely mesmerizing and original. Rewatched The Darjeeling Limited and Rushmore this weekend. I like Darjeeling a lot more than I remembered and Rushmore was great as always. Milk - Just a good movie. Sean Penn was great, but every time I say that, it just makes me want to see The Wrestler. Hopefully I'll get to that tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
Artifice Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Seeing Rourke win was the best moment of the show for me. His acceptance speech felt honest and humble; refreshing after the seemingly feigned humbleness of some of the others. Absolutely. Kate Winslet and that Hawkins chick from the movie I've never heard of were ridiculous. Say what you want about their art, but any actor awards ceremony is an unmatched convention of the ridiculously self obsessed. It's nauseating. I'd like some male actor to win, grab the trophy, and tell all of his critics and competitors to fuck off. At least he'd be honest. Rourke was great though. That was genuine when I didn't think it existed. Also love that Aronofsky's flipping the bird to Rourke made it on air. Live TV, you have to love it. I'm sure the producers and network heads weren't all that impressed though . Ditto. Question for those who did watch it all - I missed most of a Tina Fey acceptance speech - was she really telling some internet types off, or was it a gag? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 1. Elizabeth Banks2. Salma Hayek3. Kate Winslet Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Now watching crack cocaine in televised form - AKA 24. I would love to hear Janeane Garofalo's explanation for joining the cast of this show. Then again, Keifer's quite a leftist too. It's fun, I just wish it could be taken as just entertainment without some in the right wing treating it like a documentary and a justification for torture. If it works for Jack Bauer, it must work at Abu Ghraib too... Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Absolutely. Kate Winslet and that other chick from the movie I've never heard of were ridiculous. Say what you want about their art, but any actor awards ceremony is an unmatched convention of the ridiculously self obsessed. It's nauseating. I'd like some male actor to win, grab the trophy, and tell all of his critics and competitors to fuck off. At least he'd be honest. Rourke was great though. That was genuine when I didn't think it existed. Ditto. Question for those who did watch it all - I missed most of a Tina Fey acceptance speech - was she really telling some internet types off, or was it a gag?When Kate won the second time, to me she seemed very open and sincere. I found her to be quite charming. I think it was her time to win and I'm glad she did! Oh, and Tina Fey's speech was great! Yes, she was really naming people on the internet. She was talking about people on a forum called 'The Envelope." Link to post Share on other sites
Artifice Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 OK, a little late to the party on this one, and surprisingly VERY difficult to find for a rental. Good movie, not great, but much better than most schlock out there. Beautiful imagery early on, but it didn't completely draw me in, i.e. I was paying too much attention to the implausibilities. Underwhelming ending. I think I'll always be more critical of this one based on its potential. While it didn't completely misfire, it was agonizingly close to greatness, and that's what makes it most painful. It could have been phenomenal, but it didn't really have a worthy point to make. I loved the visuals. Absolute candy. 1. Elizabeth Banks2. Salma Hayek3. Kate Winslet Scale of Hawtness? Annoyance? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Scale of Hawtness? Annoyance?I thought they looked the best. Some of those chicks looked weird or downright awful (see: Megan Fox). Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Kate Winslet and that Hawkins chick from the movie I've never heard of were ridiculous.Yes, the Winslet speech in particular--especially the 2nd one--seemed way too overly emotive like she was acting out what she thought a two time winner should be like. One second she was all breathless bumbling, the very next focused. It just didn't feel 100% real to me. She's an actress, and a good one, so the lines between real and fake may get blurred at times. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Or, maybe she actually thinks a little statue means that much. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 BTW, Mickey Rourke is an actor, too. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Or, maybe she actually thinks a little statue means that much.Yes, most likely that is it. These awards mean nothing until you win one yourself. The people not winning are probably thinking: "Yeah, big deal. 60 Hollywood foreign press people voted for you. Whoop-dee-doo!" Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I liked Doubt and really liked Gran Torino--even if the Christ-figure stuff at the end was a bit over-the-top. And The Curious Case of Benjamin Button might be among the year's best. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 The Sundance Channel is doing 31 Days of Sundance this month, with a different Sundance feature each night. Take a look at the schedule and suggest some films.Starting from today--the 18th--I'd highly recommend these:Sex & LuciaFor the Bible Tells Me SoJoe StrummerThe Puffy Chair Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Just watched Slumdog Millionaire. Very unique movie. Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 For the uninitiated, Stromboli concerns a woman stuck on a volcanic island, trapped in a hopeless marriage (which seems ironic since during the film's making Bergman left her own husband for Rossellini, leading to the same moral dilemmas and public condemnation that her character faces.) Simply superb movie, highly recommended. Ove the last two days I have been watching whatever rubbish was on tv. Remember The Titans, actually pretty watchable and well, Denzil...worth a watch at any time.The Pursuit Of Happyness, not as bad as I thought it would be.1408, I only watched this because of my Stephen King obsession but it was ok too. Link to post Share on other sites
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