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Mr. Cinema 02-22-09 10:18 PM

Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.
 
Cool, Sid isn't going to babble tonight.

Drexl 02-22-09 10:18 PM

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Enough with the damn pointing the camera at monitors. I bet on an SDTV you couldn't read some of the names in the in memorium tribute, let alone the titles. They did that during the art direction/makeup awards too, and they've done it before. Just show the content full screen, and get rid of the other monitors showing different images.

The Bus 02-22-09 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BravesMG (Post 9284670)
The Slumdog hate is surprising, considering there isn't something that's really being snubbed instead.

:up: If it a monumentally better movie was snubbed, I could understand.

DGibFen 02-22-09 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema (Post 9284677)
I could have swore I heard some gunshots.

They pried the gun from his cold, dead hands.

TOLEN 02-22-09 10:18 PM

Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.
 

Originally Posted by Dean Kousoulas (Post 9284656)
Noticed not a huge applause for Heston. That's Hollywood for ya ;)

I noticed that too. Shame on those there.

wendersfan 02-22-09 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BravesMG (Post 9284676)
Bernie was in there, he was one of the first listed.

Yeah, he was second, after Cyd Charisse.

LickTheABCs 02-22-09 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dino88 (Post 9284652)
Do you guys have all this hate for Slumdog because of it's popularity? I'm guessing half of the haters in here would love the film if it wasn't so critically acclaimed and had no nominations. Or are you just deflecting your anger towards Slumdog bc The Dark Knight wasn't nominated for Best Pic?

I can't speak for everybody but personally I don't hate it, just don't think it's as good as the Oscars are making it out to be. Movies like The Wrestler and In Bruges were much better, IMO, and should be getting the awards that SDM is getting.

My Other Self 02-22-09 10:19 PM

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God, now when I look at Reese Witherspoon I think of last week's Family Guy bit. :lol:

dx23 02-22-09 10:19 PM

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Reese going with the Paris racoon look tonight?

Autotelik 02-22-09 10:19 PM

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Wowsers. Did Reese's chin grow even larger?

chris_sc77 02-22-09 10:19 PM

Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.
 

Originally Posted by The Bus (Post 9284681)
Yeah. The Palm d'Or is a prize for fools.

Im sure the film is really good. The trailer though is one of the most disgusting trailers Ive seen in years.

jjcool 02-22-09 10:19 PM

Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.
 

Originally Posted by Rypro 525 (Post 9284657)
well paul newman got the loudest applause

Yeah, and he was also last. That added to the applause a bit, i think.

Mr. Cinema 02-22-09 10:19 PM

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I'll be stunned if Boyle doesn't win this. But he will. :)

outcastja 02-22-09 10:19 PM

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Did they have George Carlin in the death montage?

Snowmaker 02-22-09 10:19 PM

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Oh good! We can use Reese's chin to cut our way out of this poor excuse of an award show

wirefan 02-22-09 10:20 PM

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Why do they bother going thru the nominees...

Ky-Fi 02-22-09 10:20 PM

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I totally missed that Roy Scheider passed away this year.

Man, Hugh Jackman is one talented individual.

wirefan 02-22-09 10:20 PM

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...when you know Boyle is winning

Geofferson 02-22-09 10:20 PM

Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.
 

Originally Posted by Snowmaker (Post 9284700)
Oh good! We can use Reese's chin to cut our way out of this poor excuse of an award show

Exactly. :lol:

Rypro 525 02-22-09 10:20 PM

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of course

TOLEN 02-22-09 10:20 PM

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Shocking! Danny Boyle won.

Geofferson 02-22-09 10:20 PM

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Boyle takes it -- no surprise.

My Other Self 02-22-09 10:21 PM

Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.
 

Originally Posted by outcastja (Post 9284701)
Did they have George Carlin in the death montage?

I didn't see him.

Mr. Cinema 02-22-09 10:21 PM

Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.
 
At least the next 2 categories should be fairly suspenseful. Nothing else has been. :(

BravesMG 02-22-09 10:21 PM

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Please God let Rourke spice this thing up a bit.

...Boyle seems cool though.


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