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• Muderball - mishmashmusic 17:53:32 03/04/06 (1)
  In Reply to: Academy Awards posted by jbmcb on March 3, 2006 at 08:37:17:

  The only one I've seen in that list is Murderball, and I thought it was very well done. Not really a political film, more of an "awareness" thing with the disabled athletes. It wasn't even politically correct, which made it all the more interesting.

  For example, one of the guys got offended by someone saying he was in the "Special Olympics" instead of the Paralympics. His reply was that he wasn't retarded and that didn't want to get a hug, he wanted to get a "f-ing gold medal". Classic.
  

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  • Great flick! And an appropriate quote. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:50:20 03/05/06 (0)
    In Reply to: Muderball posted by mishmashmusic on March 4, 2006 at 17:53:32:

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• Re: Academy Awards - which begs the question of why - EdM 14:47:27 03/03/06 (1)
  In Reply to: Academy Awards posted by jbmcb on March 3, 2006 at 08:37:17:

  should films even have credits? The whole idea of all the actors, screenwriters, directors- and especially producers having their names splashed everywhere has always smacked of being ostentatious to me.

  Why should I have to sit through all these people proclaiming “they made something”? Big deal. When you buy an automobile or a computer the guys names that made it aren’t written all over the product.

  What is the purpose of credits except vanity? If we carried the whole idea of giving credit to it's logical extremes then-

  if autos did have the builders names on them and I buy an Audi built by Helmet Schmidt, I will seek out another made by him in the future because it was so good? Yeah right.
  Music is Emotion
  
  

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  • Credits help delude the movie folks into thinking they really are important...nt - MMasztal 15:28:34 03/03/06 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Academy Awards - which begs the question of why posted by EdM on March 3, 2006 at 14:47:27:

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• They overestimate themselves...nt - MMasztal 11:15:33 03/03/06 (1)
  In Reply to: Academy Awards posted by jbmcb on March 3, 2006 at 08:37:17:

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  • No offense, but I think you may be overestimating yourself ... - Audiophilander 14:20:07 03/03/06 (0)
    In Reply to: They overestimate themselves...nt posted by MMasztal on March 3, 2006 at 11:15:33:

    ...as you've been known to do over on the Outside Board occasionally. ;^)

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• I really don't give a damn... I watch for dresses and cleavages. - Victor Khomenko 10:24:38 03/03/06 (2)
  In Reply to: Academy Awards posted by jbmcb on March 3, 2006 at 08:37:17:

  I TRULY refuse to believe people pay any attention to that crap.
  

  
  
  
  

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  • LOL, my thoughts exactly. - grantv 12:23:00 03/03/06 (0)
    In Reply to: I really don't give a damn... I watch for dresses and cleavages. posted by Victor Khomenko on March 3, 2006 at 10:24:38:

    I can't say I've ever watched an entire Oscar show. I love watching movies, but couldn't really care less who's in/directs them, or what award(s) they win. I just enjoy the movie for the movies sake.
    Watching the Oscars is like watching Miss America to me. Wait for the bathing suit portion, flip to other channels in the meantime (although even that is not worth it).
    Or reading Us or People... "any pictures of Salma Hayak in there?". The crosswords are OK sometimes.
    
    
    

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  • Re: I really don't give a damn... I watch for dresses and cleavages. - patrickU 12:12:02 03/03/06 (0)
    In Reply to: I really don't give a damn... I watch for dresses and cleavages. posted by Victor Khomenko on March 3, 2006 at 10:24:38:

    I, only for SJ.
    
    

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• "This year, the country’s political climate is driving the Oscars." - clarkjohnsen 09:40:03 03/03/06 (0)
  In Reply to: Academy Awards posted by jbmcb on March 3, 2006 at 08:37:17:

  [From one of Boston's numerous weeklies.]

  THE ACADEMY AWARDS ROUNDUP 2006
  DAVID WILDMAN

  I have no desire to do a political overview of the Oscars. I’ve left most of my liberal rage stuffed in the bottom of my underwear drawer. But this thing is bigger than me or you, and it’s hopeless to fight against it. Whether you like it or not, this year, the country’s political climate is driving the Oscars.

  Last year, the trend was the dreaded biopic, a development that safely allowed films to be about nothing except celebrity worship. This year, the five films nominated for Best Motion Picture (the same five are up for Best Director, too) have something distinctly in common: All of them are based on hot-button issues that have dominated the headlines—issues that the right wing has used to stir up its conservative base. These films are so similar in tone, you could Frankenstein them all together into one super-duper extravaganza that would absolutely cream every other Oscar contender. Let’s call it Good Luck, Brokeback Capote Crash in Munich .
  
  

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