harris007's 2009 oscar thread party- Page 17

[Yawper]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 10:22am

Shirley's line about Anne Hathaway having a lovely voice and "keep singing" must have been an ad lib, don't you think? I loved it.

[madbrian]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 10:27am

Certainly seemed like Shirley threw in her own thoughts on Hathaway's singing, which was very impressive. I would not at all mind seeing Hathaway and Jackman in a movie musical. I know Jackman is lined up for a remake of Carousel, but does anyone else think he'd make a great Lawrence in a movie of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (is he too young?)? I could see him as Lawrence, Hathaway as Christine, Jack Black as Freddie, Megan Mullally as Muriel, and Kevin Kline as Andre. I'd also have Kate Shindle as Jolene.

[tazber]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:00am

I haven't read the thread so I don't know whether most people liked the show or not, but IMO it was a train wreck.

The opening number was.....ill conceived. WTF was that futuristic dancing for The Reader. Jackman was winning and I loved Hathaway, but I was waiting for Rob Lowe to come out dancing with Snow White.

The 5 previous winners announcing the nominees seemed more like a tribunal than an honor.


Best parts (again IMO):
Beyonce - girl's got glamour, no doubt about it.

Steve Martin and Tina Fey - side-splitting.

Ben Stiller - pitch perfect imitation

Best Foreign Film - the evenings only surprise

The auditorium being done up like a night club - cool

The guy who wrote Milk (looks like Jamie Bell, no?) gave an impassioned speech. Very moving.

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:07am

Agreed with everything but the five previous winners thing. For the first time, it really did seem like an Honor to be Nominated. I can't imagine how wonderful it was for each nominee to hear those tributes.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:10am

Why was there a clip from BRAVEHEART, one of the most offensively homophobic movies ever made, inserted into the Best Picture montage for MILK?

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:13am

To rub Mel Gibson's face it in. "Look at these movies about HEROES! Harvey Milk! William Wallace! Ghandi! Harvey Milk Again!"

I Squealed when the montage rolled. I would have loved to see Mel squirm.

[tazber]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:18am

Oh! I forgot to mention my favorite part:

Franco and Rogen laughing themselves silly at The Reader and Doubt.
Then inviting Kaminsky to watch with them.

[Jane2]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:22am

My post didn't show up on my computer, so here's what I wrote:

I thought the show in general was better than the ones in recent memory. The stage was absolutely stunning, with the Swarovski curtains. The entire theater looked like a retro nightclub. Just gorgeous.

The opening number was excellent, with its spoof on low budget (please!). Anne can sing!

A highlight for me was Ben Stiller doing Joaquin Pheonix on David Letterman. Perfect!

I was happy with most of the major awards except for Slumdog, which I didn't care for.

[Jane2]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:22am

sorry, double post.

Updated On: 2/23/09 at 11:22 AM

[xxnewgirlxx]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:33am

I was thrilled that Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black won. MILK was by far my favorite film of 2008, followed closely by WALL-E and Benjamin Button. And their speeches were the most moving ones of the night.

I didn't see the Reader, but as a Winslet fan, I'm happy. Meryl can do no wrong, and I would have been happy to see her win as well.

I thought Slumdog was a really good movie, but yeah, it didn't deserve all those accolades. I would have given it score and maybe adapted screenplay, but that's about it.

Finally, I loved the opening number. Hugh Jackson is so talented and likable.
Updated On: 2/23/09 at 11:33 AM

[etoile]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 3:06pm

I thought some of these "tributes" were excellent while others left me flat. I would have preferred a mixture of tributes and film clips.

Guess BRAVEHEART was included because it was a Best Picture winner.

And as for Jackman in DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS please NO! Granted he is charismatic, attractive, charming and an ultimate showman, but I can't be the only one who thinks his voice is like nails on chalkboard painful. Is it the tone? Accent? I don't know, but it reminded me again how much I wish there was a recording of Patrick Wilson's OKLAHOMA! I do think Kevin Kline could make an excellent Lawrence.

[Q]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 11:46pm

"I do think Kevin Kline could make an excellent Lawrence."

Without doubt.

But, why?