CynicKill said:

When you say "...Eastwood movies" what do you mean?
Ones he's acted in, Produced, directed?

Bird, Straight no Chaser, Million Dollar Baby..all good.
Mystic River was even good in that it was disturbingly well done.
It definitely took you there. Even if it was a place you would rather not have gone.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Let's give this picture an award.

Clints film deserved to win. Though i havn't seen "sideways" yet to be honest.

I would of bene mighty pissed if "ray" woulda won.

Spike Lee shoulda got one for "do the right thing". Was that nominated 4 best picture? Ironically I think it lost out to the old fashioned "driving miss daisy".
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heartbeatocean said:

Lucia Rijker, a dutch boxing-champ.....she was picked for her skills and did most of the training of Hillary Swank. I don't believe she was picked because she was black, but because she is the best out there to do the job.

they keep talking about how million dollar baby ends was supposed to be a big secret that pissed people off..how does it end? i have no intention of going to see it, but am curious to know.

meltwithu said:

well, I guess you're not going to find out then..... I'll tell you how The Aviator ends: DiCrappio overacting a nutcase with a fake beard, repeating himself endlessly.....there, now you don't have to sit through 3 hours of what is an horrid movie.....

The nominated movies and actors were fantastic this year. I was hoping either Don or Jamie would win best actor. Both were excellent in their roles. Hotel Rwanda was a better movie than Ray, but Jamie was so perfect as Ray so I guess he deserved it over Don.

I was very happy to see Million Dollar Baby win. Great movie and Hilary was awesome as usual.

kisscamille said:

I totally agree.....

SassyBritches said:

Well-put, Sassy.

meltwithu said:

Ass.

FunkMistress said:

I think that Jamie Foxx's speech was incredible. So so so so so happy he won. How amazing last nite was. Quite an event. And Hillary Swank's dress was SO FREEKING HOT!!!!

I am indeed happy Jamie AND Morgan won. And Chris Rock did an excellent job hosting. I kinda would have liked to have seen Don Chedale win. He was excellent.

FunkMistress said:

I agree.
'That said Sassy, I seriously advise that you peep out Ray.
Forget about the hype. Just watch the flick for what it is. Jamie's performance is sick.

blackguitaristz said:

I agree with that point. To me, Don Cheadle's performance was a more well-rounded piece of acting. I was impressed with pieces of Foxx's turn, but on the whole I just liked him. Cheadle was simply brilliant, and I think he'll have another shot at Oscar some other time.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Impressions are easier to do than characteriziations. Hence I would agree.

VoicesCarry said:

When I think about it, that is why I didn't embrace his performance in the same way that others did. Again, I thought he was good, but I just wasn't blown away. In some ways, it seemed like an impersonation. There was too much focus on getting his mannerisms down. On the other hand, the staged numbers were brilliant, but then I thought that some of the power of those scenes came from the music itself (which was Ray and not Jamie). Though it was a mixed bag for me, he's been so gracious throughout that it's not been bad for me to watch.

Ultimately, I think Cheadle's downfall is that his was a little seen film. Had it garnered more box office and had its heavy subject matter not kept people away from it, it might have changed things. It's over and done with, so speculation isn't worth a bit. I'll have to make do with the fact that I think he was brilliant.

I really want to see Hotel Rwanda, don't know when it's coming out yet here... Haven't seen Ray, but reading your posts I'd like to see Hotel Rwanda more, I really like Cheadle.

SassyBritches said:

Don Cheadle was great,and he could have won,but this is Jamie's year.He had oscar buzz from day one.I'm very proud of Jamie and Morgan Freeman.Quite a climax for black history month.

yeah i was glad that don cheadle was at least recognized for his talent. He has been out there for quite a while acting...i remember when he made a guest appearance on "fresh prince of bel-air". i hope that one day he will add some of those statues to his shelf...but i was really glad that Jamie got his last night....

RipHer2Shreds said:

I agree 100%, Rip.

abierman said:

Sorry I don't buy it. I don't care how she was cast, best boxer or whatever. I'm talking about Formulaic Hollywood representation...it's a theme that comes up from the beginning. It's not like her character had any depth whatsoever. I'm talking about the script, not reality.

meltwithu said:

I tried really hard not to comment on this because it doesn't deserve any attention,but it was SO unnecessary and SO IGNORANT that I just had to acknowledge that fact! She is a lovely child and for meltwithu to say this proves that some people are in serious need of a lot more than braces!

NewPowerSista said:

awww the shit wasn't that damn deep...just a damn joke, an off color comment...some of ya'll take the shit said on the damn internet as gospel and get yourself all worked up by people you'll never even meet about people you'll never even meet...have some rum and coke and relax...sheesh.

meltwithu said:

Hey there--Actually I rarely post at all and you're right, it wasn't that deep and it WAS off color! My problem was that you attacked an 11 year old kid and you could have said pretty much anything else without going there. Having said that, I'll take your suggestion and relax, but with an amaretto sour!

NewPowerSista said:

HAS ANYONE FIGURED OUT WHAT THE HELL IS ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD?

yelling just to get attention .

UncleGrandpa said:

It's a fake tattoo for a film he's currently making. At least, that's what he said on a couple of shows when he was asked.

NewPowerSista said:

So you're just gonna sit this one out with an amaretto sour? Too bad. You were right. It wasn't funny. OK, if the kid really needed braces or something it might have been funny in a bad way...but her teeth were fine. They're just growing in.

So you're just gonna sit this one out with an amaretto sour? Too bad. You were right. It wasn't funny. OK, if the kid really needed braces or something it might have been funny in a bad way...but her teeth were fine. They're just growing in.[/quote]


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