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In Reply to: Addendum on when the Academy Awards started to sink posted by clarkjohnsen on March 16, 2004 at 14:23:06:
Why are we even concerned with the "Academy"?To spend this much energy and hot air (in case of our favorite Dutch Boy AuPh... ne truly needs 10,000 fingers) on something that has written a book on dresses and cosmetic surgery and not much more? Unless you consider the American Beauty something worthy your attention.
Most people agree it is all about business... swell... then why bother if your interest is good films?
Just look at AuPh's list. How many on it would you place on your 100 best? 5? 3? I mean - Erin Brockovich? Cut us a major break.
Why then pay attention to the Oscars? Let those to whom it means something (future earning) worry about it. Me? I stopped watching it long ago, it simply doesn't exist for me.
The world has so much more to offer than the biggest tinsel celebration.
If your interest is good films - then start paying attention to things like Cannes, and other international festivals, that still retain some of the movies focus.
If your interest is gross earnings and investment - then by all means, watch Oscars and pay attention to their winners.
I dunno... I mean it has been so completely irrelevant to my life. Like another gala somewhere in Manhattan.
Follow Ups:
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Shut up, and donīt go on my old "couilles " anymore, and by the way I forbid you to use the words " Grey Poupon " any more.
As the word LOTR, too.
With love, as ever.
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Hehe...So let us see if we can find a film were we do agree on....Patrick le decadent.
Who gives a damn! As for Cannes for years they tried to be the contrary with all might to the US cinema, but it did go too far.
Still far more better than the clowns in Hollywood.
The bitter complaints that the Oscars had been slipping lately, led me to recall the great number of dogs that had been honored in earlier years as well. "Why then pay attention to the Oscars?" you ask. Precisely."Just look at AuPh's list. How many on it would you place on your 100 best? 5? 3? I mean - Erin Brockovich?" Exactly.
But my post got the thick-skulled tinear acting all priggish, so it wasn't time wasted.
Now you're saying that posting this list was more for an energy boost, sort of like a B1 shot? You need to make up your mind and either change doctors or get a second opinion! ;^)As for "the bitter complaints that the Oscars had been slipping lately," who's complaints are those? Certainly not mine! The Oscars polled very well this year and Billy Crystal's emceeing was superb; most of the folks I know thought that the Academy Awards as a presentation were far better this year than they'd been in several previous years.
If you are speculating about the quality of films the Academy has to choose from, then we're discussing subjective opinions, and while I would agree that Hollywood relies too much on franchised sequels and remakes, there's still an abundence of quality filmfare being produced in the English language.
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