Daytripper

(Shakes head). I loved that scene.

Hokeyboy

Out of curiosity, how are you defining "elitist"?

Daytripper

Yeah...Mo'nique's speech was not heartfelt at all. Or emotional. Even thought I thought she did a tremendous and award winning performance in the film.

Groucho

Yeah, the movie would have been much better if "tree jellyfish" came from the sky and landed on Brad Pitt. Or if they showed Christoph Waltz raping a dragon.

Patman

Sadly, it's just a matter of fact, no judgment, people like me probably outnumber people like you. People vote with their movie dollars. It's not a judgment on a film's quality, just their perceived entertainment value.

True, Avatar is populist fodder, while THL is not. Will either be remembered well a decade from now? Avatar will be known for whatever box office it eventually brings in, much more than for what it was about inside its running time. THL, OTOH, I don't know if it'll just be a well-received critical film from 2009, or something more. Unless Bigelow wins an Oscar for Best Director or it wins an Oscar for Best Motion Picture, its prospects for being in people's minds 10 years from now is rather suspect.

Rypro 525

hopefully this means something like Crazy Heart will open wider. I think its playing in the city, but i don't like driving down there unless i have to

Fist of Doom

Say what? He's the exact opposite of elitist, he makes movies for the masses.

Patman

I think murdering jews or jew-hunters was as uplifting as it was going to get in IB.

GenPion

Did anyone else see Quentin Tarantino's and Jason Reitman's reactions to James Cameron winning Best Picture for Avatar? They both looked extremely pissed off. It was a priceless moment in TV history.

Patman

But there's aren't enough of "you" who loved that scene/film enough to vote for it in the HFPA. Blame the HFPA!!!

Daytripper

Don't worry, it will open wider. It just opened here in D.C. this past week in just three theaters. And with the Oscar nominations coming out in two weeks, with a Best Actor and Best Song nominations likely, it'll have a huge studio push.

superdeluxe

Wow. What a interesting night. This means that Avatar has a really big push now heading towards the Oscars.

That guy who won from Inglorious Basterds..Talking about being a planet around QT's sun or whatever the shit he was talking about.

I loved how everyone was either drunk or high.

And who was the red head, when Mad Men won Drama, with the HUGE Breasts

Rypro 525

its playing at the big art theater here in baltimore. it looks like a very interesting movie. i thought for sure Clooney would win

Hokeyboy

People all over the Internet seem to think "elitist" = "arrogant", "droll" = "dull", and "penultimate" ="super-duper awesome BEYOND ultimate".

And god forbid anyone starts an thread about something/someone being "overrated".

superdeluxe

Oh and Chloe Svenigy was really bitchy about her dress.

DJariya

Christina Hendricks. You can find plenty of pics of her on google.

superdeluxe

You complain that box office leader films are stealing the thunder of smaller films, then you talk about Downey's win. WHich is even more undeserving than Avatar/Hangovers win.

superdeluxe

It was great seeing the contempt in Jason Reitman's face.

Loved it. Cameron was saying. Eat this QT and JR.

Hokeyboy

The more people bitch about James Cameron, the more he wins And I haven't even seen Avatar yet.

GenPion

I should have added that I didn't think James Cameron and Avatar deserved it's awards.

Rypro 525

Gervais kinda got pissed that the girl interviewing him asked him who does a better Michael Scott, him or Steve Carrell.

Nick Martin

When Cameron, Reitman Tarantino, Bigelow, Jackson and the director of "Precious" (don't remember his name) all had breakfast together and Cameron made it clear that he's not into film festivals and catering to that audience, but instead looking outward to a global audience - something he reiterated in his speech for the film's win - Reitman clearly didn't enjoy Cameron's comments, having grown up the son of a "mainstream" director but himself a full-on film festival kind of guy. Tarantino is sort of in both worlds and seemed to have an easier time with that. Just my observation.

Cellar Door

The winner, Glee, is a really funny show. People who haven't seen it may think it's like High School Musical or something, but it's not at all. It has a kind of twisted, subversive humor underneath the pretty faces and pop music.

Rypro 525

ok why the fuck is Biz markee there? (nbc has the afterparty show)

GenPion

If this is true, I may actually have to watch at least one episode of this to see what I think of it.