Meh.
Hugh Jackman was surprisingly good for the few minutes he was on. The Wall-E and Pineapple Express bits were good too. The rest- not so much. I didn't see it, put apparently Slumdog was good, but enough is enough. Still, I would have preferred some surprises. Perhaps Chronicles of Riddick could have gotten a few Oscars. I know it isn't the most recent movie, but it was pretty sweet. Besides, it would have made the show exciting. No one would have seen it coming. Besides me. But even then, I'd be pretty shocked, as the Academy tends to snub action films that suck. They would have given it to Traffic again.
Also, how did The Fall not even get nominated for anything? Everyone I know who has seen it loved the visuals at least. It should have definitely gotten art direction and costume design.
Period pieces should not even be nominated, by the way. Unless that period is the future. Admittedly, I never saw The Duchess, so maybe it takes place in some neoclassical society where boring stories are considered popular. Last I checked (I haven't checked in a while, though), this is 1998, not some crazy future.
1 comments:
Listen, I haven't seen The Duchess either (yet), but "boring"? Maybe you haven't heard what it's about. It's about Keira Knightley as a duchess who discovers sex is awesome - even with girls, I hear. IDIOT.
- Laura
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