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I was planning on taking an LJ break this week, but glancing over my f-list really quickly this morning, I rather felt compelled to raise my hand and say that, for my part, my heart swelled to hear Crash had won.
Having come out a while ago, I didn't think its chances were all that good, so I had my fingers crossed for Munich to upset BBM - which, for the record, while y'all know I didn't care for it, I didn't think it completely sucked or was entirely worthless. Just not anywhere near the best movie I'd seen all year, let alone the best movie among the films nominated (and I never even saw Capote and GN&GL). Crash wasn't a perfect movie, but emotionally, I found it a lot more...ambitious? effective? I'm pretty sure I ran the gamut of emotions watching it, and I walked out of it not sure what I felt or thought, not just about the movie itself, but about who I was as a person. Which, actually, now that I think about it, is also how I felt walking out of Munich. So I guess I have a soft spot for films that try to push me, as opposed to simply play out in front of me. I was probably more engaged during single scenes of Munich or Crash than I was during the entirety of Brokeback Mountain.
If I had a larger f-list, I'd be interested to do a poll and see the breakdown on reaction to the best picture win ([Bad username or site: _____faith / @ livejournal.com] jokingly suggested in [Bad username or site: lisabird / @ livejournal.com]'s journal that love of Crash was "an ethnic thing"), but I don't, so I guess there's not much point. It did win its share of awards in the past year (though by and large, it had been the cast that was recognized, I think), so I'm guessing while it seems a certain way in this corner of LJ, it's hardly the case. Anyway, I'll just be glad a movie I was truly excited about won.
-- Jon Stewart wasn't enough to get me to watch the Oscars live, but I skimmed the show this morning (I DVR'd it), and he was quite funny. Yay Jon.
-- LOL @ Three Six Mafia actually winning for It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp. Does that top Marisa Tomei?
-- Yay for Clooney and lol at his "Alright, so I'm not winning director..." Every year someone gives a variation on the "you can't compare performances" theme, and yet the Academy keeps doing it. FUNNY THAT :-P
-- Reese was the best part of Walk The Line; that was a solid win.
-- Didn't see either Capote or The Constant Gardener, so I can't speak to either of those wins, but I generally like Hoffman and Weisz, so I suppose I'm glad.
-- Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit for best animated feature, which I think makes this the third or fourth of these W&G films to win an Oscar? I remember seeing that with Ambrose (by accident :-P I'd gotten the theatres confused) and both of us being entirely surprised at how wink-wink-nudge-nudge it was, you know, for a G rated film. Those cheeky English.
-- I had no idea Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers had passed away!
-- Did I blink and miss them, or were Jimmy Doohan, John Spencer, and Andreas Katsulas not mentioned in the Salute Our Honored Dead tribute? All three had done work in film, wtf. I'm disappointed they were omitted.
-- But I did appreciate the round of applause for Vincent Schiavelli. Every time I step on a subway, I still half-expect to see him, btw.
-- My favorite part of the show was the medley of original score tracks. That was very excellent and made me want to go buy them right away. I definitely need to get Memoirs of a Geisha and Munich, at least. I'd forgotten how much I loved the score to Geisha.
Moving on: all new Prison Break in just two weeks! I'm excited. Let's hope I get to watch it. I have absolutely no idea how Michael's gonna get them out, and I love that. Oh, and tonight, a special X-3 preview during 24 I hear.
Smallville fans: the third season is priced at $25 at BJ's Wholesale Club. Which kind of pisses me off since I paid $45 for my set. but I very much thought Shattered, Asylum, and Memoria were worth it at the time, so no use crying over spilt milk, I guess. I also saw the first season of Teen Titans for $14.
Supernatural fans: [Bad username or site: wickedgoddess_ / @ livejournal.com] posts about the SPN panel at the Paley Festival here, and links to some good indepth reports from others here.
Mets and Indians on ESPN at 1pm EST today ^_^ Watched most of the PR/Mets game yesterday; good times. Oh, and speaking of - I had no idea Pedro had gotten married! That's...weird. I don't know why, but it is. It was a decent game, but the Mets were depleted so it was only so much fun to watch. I kept watching the DR/Astros score, though - looks like that one was a lot of fun. Wish it had been on ESPNAlternate, or something.
Having come out a while ago, I didn't think its chances were all that good, so I had my fingers crossed for Munich to upset BBM - which, for the record, while y'all know I didn't care for it, I didn't think it completely sucked or was entirely worthless. Just not anywhere near the best movie I'd seen all year, let alone the best movie among the films nominated (and I never even saw Capote and GN&GL). Crash wasn't a perfect movie, but emotionally, I found it a lot more...ambitious? effective? I'm pretty sure I ran the gamut of emotions watching it, and I walked out of it not sure what I felt or thought, not just about the movie itself, but about who I was as a person. Which, actually, now that I think about it, is also how I felt walking out of Munich. So I guess I have a soft spot for films that try to push me, as opposed to simply play out in front of me. I was probably more engaged during single scenes of Munich or Crash than I was during the entirety of Brokeback Mountain.
If I had a larger f-list, I'd be interested to do a poll and see the breakdown on reaction to the best picture win ([Bad username or site: _____faith / @ livejournal.com] jokingly suggested in [Bad username or site: lisabird / @ livejournal.com]'s journal that love of Crash was "an ethnic thing"), but I don't, so I guess there's not much point. It did win its share of awards in the past year (though by and large, it had been the cast that was recognized, I think), so I'm guessing while it seems a certain way in this corner of LJ, it's hardly the case. Anyway, I'll just be glad a movie I was truly excited about won.
-- Jon Stewart wasn't enough to get me to watch the Oscars live, but I skimmed the show this morning (I DVR'd it), and he was quite funny. Yay Jon.
-- LOL @ Three Six Mafia actually winning for It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp. Does that top Marisa Tomei?
-- Yay for Clooney and lol at his "Alright, so I'm not winning director..." Every year someone gives a variation on the "you can't compare performances" theme, and yet the Academy keeps doing it. FUNNY THAT :-P
-- Reese was the best part of Walk The Line; that was a solid win.
-- Didn't see either Capote or The Constant Gardener, so I can't speak to either of those wins, but I generally like Hoffman and Weisz, so I suppose I'm glad.
-- Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit for best animated feature, which I think makes this the third or fourth of these W&G films to win an Oscar? I remember seeing that with Ambrose (by accident :-P I'd gotten the theatres confused) and both of us being entirely surprised at how wink-wink-nudge-nudge it was, you know, for a G rated film. Those cheeky English.
-- I had no idea Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers had passed away!
-- Did I blink and miss them, or were Jimmy Doohan, John Spencer, and Andreas Katsulas not mentioned in the Salute Our Honored Dead tribute? All three had done work in film, wtf. I'm disappointed they were omitted.
-- But I did appreciate the round of applause for Vincent Schiavelli. Every time I step on a subway, I still half-expect to see him, btw.
-- My favorite part of the show was the medley of original score tracks. That was very excellent and made me want to go buy them right away. I definitely need to get Memoirs of a Geisha and Munich, at least. I'd forgotten how much I loved the score to Geisha.
Moving on: all new Prison Break in just two weeks! I'm excited. Let's hope I get to watch it. I have absolutely no idea how Michael's gonna get them out, and I love that. Oh, and tonight, a special X-3 preview during 24 I hear.
Smallville fans: the third season is priced at $25 at BJ's Wholesale Club. Which kind of pisses me off since I paid $45 for my set. but I very much thought Shattered, Asylum, and Memoria were worth it at the time, so no use crying over spilt milk, I guess. I also saw the first season of Teen Titans for $14.
Supernatural fans: [Bad username or site: wickedgoddess_ / @ livejournal.com] posts about the SPN panel at the Paley Festival here, and links to some good indepth reports from others here.
Mets and Indians on ESPN at 1pm EST today ^_^ Watched most of the PR/Mets game yesterday; good times. Oh, and speaking of - I had no idea Pedro had gotten married! That's...weird. I don't know why, but it is. It was a decent game, but the Mets were depleted so it was only so much fun to watch. I kept watching the DR/Astros score, though - looks like that one was a lot of fun. Wish it had been on ESPNAlternate, or something.
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