RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Media Oscar Noms Are In. Let The Mediocrity Begin

You said you were glad Penn won even though you haven't seen the film. You expressed an opinion as to whether he deserved the reward without viewing the movie. How is that different than what you questioned BSAMS on?

Ledger obviously won because of a sympathy vote. Not that it wasn't a great performance, but superhero flicks and comedies never get their due. The absence of TDK as a best picture nominee is further proof his death led to the nomination and win.

So you were just joining in on the liberal elitist circle jerk.

You said you were glad Penn won even though you haven't seen the film. You expressed an opinion as to whether he deserved the reward without viewing the movie. How is that different than what you questioned BSAMS on?

There was no presumptioun that bsams was wrong for having an opinion on Penn winning. As for me, apparently I'm less emotionally invested in who won best actor than some people. When you threw a very ugly hissy fit when Penn won, I commented that I was glad he won. The comment wasn't based on his performance or if he deserved it or not.

There is some truth to the sympathy vote suspicion, but its also fair to give the man his due - it was a great performance.

Your so funny Rex. You talk down to me in practically every post to me and now you call me the elitist

Bill Maher could be the biggest piece of shit on this earth.

Oh, I agree it's a great performance. Likely the best of those nominated. My point was had he not died the academy would not have gave him a whiff. They don't normally give big awards to superhero movies or comedies.

As for Penn himself, I'm not very familiar with his body of work, other than Dead Man Walking, in which he was utterly brilliant. (only a really good actor could extract from an audience sympathy for an ignorant multiple rapist/murderer. The scene where Penn's character is tied and readied for lethal injection, and he is shaking like a dog through sheer fear of death, is really something to watch. I used to be in favour of the death penalty before I watched that movie.)

I felt no sympathy for the character. You murder and rape, you deserve to die. I think a rapist murderer deserves to shake like a dog in fear. You reap what you sow. I'm surprised that you would fall for that.

I thought he was too busy trying to promote his own documentary.

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I thought he was too busy trying to promote his own documentary.

Jackman's performance got panned in many newspapers today. "Cruise ship entertainment". Heh. I thought it was old school and good.

As for Penn, I haven't seen Milk, and probably won't. But its like the Pulitzers with Michael Chambon with Cavalier and Clay : write about homosexuality and Jewish issues to a selection committee of homosexuals and Jews and you're going to get a sympathetic audience who relate to the content. The entertainment industry for a variety of reasons attracts gays. No matter how good Milk actually is or is not, a big chunk of the Academy are going to relate to the pro-gay sentiment of the movie.

As for Penn himself, I'm not very familiar with his body of work, other than Dead Man Walking, in which he was utterly brilliant. (only a really good actor could extract from an audience sympathy for an ignorant multiple rapist/murderer. The scene where Penn's character is tied and readied for lethal injection, and he is shaking like a dog through sheer fear of death, is really something to watch. I used to be in favour of the death penalty before I watched that movie.)

But there was one scene from Milk broadcast on the Awards night where Penn is standing and exhorting a crowd. He throws his arms up, smiling, and his wrists are bent out. My gaydar went into alert.

I'm guessing he is a very capable and adaptable actor.

Personally, I'm disappointed that Death Race didn't get a nomination. That girl in it was hawt.

Can we all at least agree that Tyler Perry sucks ass on every conceivable level, and that his "movies" are racist, sexist, preachy tripe? But that calling it tripe insults tripe?

I think he doesn't deserve to be even talked about.

Can we all at least agree that Tyler Perry sucks ass on every conceivable level, and that his "movies" are racist, sexist, preachy tripe? But that calling it tripe insults tripe?