tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post2489220285128969859..comments2023-02-21T00:44:41.132-08:00Comments on Deadpan: The Nominations.Dead Panhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948105275239152520noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post-42929749795404610672011-09-24T05:06:56.889-07:002011-09-24T05:06:56.889-07:00Wow, there's so much worthwhile information he...Wow, there's so much worthwhile information here!<br /><a href="http://modernbabynames.net" rel="nofollow">modern baby names</a> | <a href="http://findtorontohome.com" rel="nofollow">Toronto homes for sale</a> | <a href="http://www.howtoremovewindowtint.org" rel="nofollow">how to remove window tint</a>Randalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post-80968100954205219632009-01-29T09:36:00.000-08:002009-01-29T09:36:00.000-08:00I was very damn happy that The Dark Knight wasn't ...I was very damn happy that The Dark Knight wasn't nominated. People need to stop talking about how it was snubbed. Christopher Nolan isn't even close to deserving the award as much as Darren Aronofsky. That has to be the biggest disappointment for me. I really thought The Wrestler would sweep the oscars this year. I was almost as underwhelmed with the Oscars as I was with the Golden Globes. Oh well, maybe next year will have more deserving films on the list.TinyVesselshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644153452202106164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post-37260516112772028192009-01-26T16:46:00.000-08:002009-01-26T16:46:00.000-08:00Agreed Fletch. Except about TDK, sorry I can't joi...Agreed Fletch. Except about TDK, sorry I can't join you in the love for that film. While I actually do love it, just not as much as everyone else.Dead Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948105275239152520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post-74608505298003418402009-01-26T12:54:00.000-08:002009-01-26T12:54:00.000-08:00:( Count me among those saddened/annoyed/whathavey...:( <BR/><BR/>Count me among those saddened/annoyed/whathaveyou at TDK's exclusion. <BR/><BR/>My vote will begrudgingly go to Slumdog. I liked it a lot, but not as the Best Pic winner...still, I like it better than the remaining choices.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post-47049278693740611102009-01-25T10:49:00.000-08:002009-01-25T10:49:00.000-08:00Hey Dame---I have a feeling Slumdog will take the ...Hey Dame---I have a feeling Slumdog will take the cake.<BR/><BR/>TS---my feelings on TDK are actually similar to yours. I found it to be a masterpiece until the last 45 minutes or so, which actually worked decently for me on first viewing, but I could barely sit through on a second.<BR/><BR/>I agree that Milk is a strong film, but I enjoyed Slumdog just a bit more. That being said, if I were to say which film was actually better, I would probably go with Milk. I won't mind if either of those 2 win really. I haven't seen F/N or The Reader but wouldn't see how they could possibly win from the reviews. <BR/><BR/>I am just pretty disappointed overall I guess, but I never expected it to be anything special really.Dead Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948105275239152520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post-5643271117345703392009-01-23T16:16:00.000-08:002009-01-23T16:16:00.000-08:00Make that *four films that deserve to be nominated...Make that *four films that deserve to be nominated more than. <I>Milk</I> certainly deserves it.T.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00945932279787919282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post-19221770946245323792009-01-23T16:12:00.000-08:002009-01-23T16:12:00.000-08:00Right now, my vote's for Milk, which is undeniably...Right now, my vote's for <I>Milk</I>, which is undeniably the best of the bunch. I know your feelings on <I>The Dark Knight</I>, and I'm not looking for a fight; for all its flaws, I still enjoyed it tremendously, but I wasn't particularly rooting for it to secure Best Picture and Best Director nominations, nor have I ever championed it as any second-coming of cinema or a rebirth of a genre. Truth to be told, I figured if they nominated it at all it would be a cynical ploy to lure in viewers, considering in the last decade their television audience has fallen by 20 million, and I'd rather they not nominate something in sincerity than nominate it in rapaciousness. <BR/><BR/>The problematic thing is, by making the build-up to the nominations a will-they-nominate-or-won't-they horse race as the Oscars typically do, the Academy was able to slide in some pitiful choices. <I>Frost/Nixon</I> and <I>The Reader</I> are mediocre films at best, with the latter being the worst of the bunch, produced under rather ordinary direction and lacking in substance. <I>Slumdog Millionaire</I> is a novelty, which probably bodes will for its chances, and yet once the novelty fades away, it's revealed to be nothing but an average love story fueled by adrenaline-laced direction. I think <I>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</I> is an interesting film, and while I very much enjoyed it, I'll be the first to admit its flaws are on almost neon-lit display. Thus my vote for <I>Milk</I>. And while I could have come up with five films that deserved to be nominated more than <I>The Dark Knight</I>, apparently the Academy could not. I wouldn't call it a snub; just the Oscars being the Oscars.T.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00945932279787919282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628119176645632377.post-9713895527958228232009-01-22T15:30:00.000-08:002009-01-22T15:30:00.000-08:00Hi! D.P., I just cast my vote for Frost/Nixon bec...Hi! D.P., <BR/>I just cast my vote for <BR/><B>Frost/Nixon</B> because something about that event being "historic" or related to history. (Shrug shoulders) <BR/>But, I am quite sure <B>Slumdog Millionaire</B> (Academy voters sometimes like to vote for a film (s) were the "little" man or "woman" come out on top...ala <I>"Marty" and "Rocky"</I>) <BR/><BR/>or <B>Milk</B> (history again!) will take home the "Gold Statuette!"<BR/><BR/>The "Dame"Ténèbres à la lumière...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10606359132036891911noreply@blogger.com