81st Annual Academy Awards

[Sawyer]

Pity oscar

:dry:

Pity response.

[Rocker22]

I'm pumped.

[Golgo-13]

That was a bitter sweet moment for Heath.

[Star]

For his family and fans you mean

[Motown Marvel]

ARRRGghgH I canT bEELeeVE TDk DIDNT WIn BEset sUPPORTinG AKToR SCREWW HeATH LEdg--crap, er....HOORAY OSCARS!

[Ion Kenshin]

such crappy music for an awesome win!
seriously batfans? Things like this make me upset to be a TDK fanboy. I guess I am one of the few sane ones...

[Prison Mike]

good for Heath

[Sam Fisher]

Nice!!!

[The Guardian]

YAY, That was awesome,:D:up: CONGRATS Heath and rest in peace my friend!!!:O:)

[ABleedingCorpse]

Gonna have to disagree with you there about Rourke. You're right for sure, it did mirror Rourke's career and his life more then we like to think, but he became the Ram and put a level of intensity to that role that most actors only strive for.

Penn did a good job, as he always does, but that is it. I really have a hard time believing that someone can look at those two roles and subjectively say Penn was better.

I respect who Penn played and the message he was trying to convey, but if he wins, he'll win only because he played that.

Or someone really hates Mickey Rourke

You're absolutly right.

[Jack O Lantern]

:dry:

Pity response.

If it was anything but pity then the higest grossing movie of the decade would have had other major nominations.

[kane9321]

bill maher...pimp

[Golgo-13]

Bill's the man.

[usmcrice0311]

Pity oscar

takes a pretty small person to say that

[C.F. Kane]

Bill Maher? Really?

... oh... Religulous...yeah...

[BlackLantern]

Im sure they asked Michelle to accept...maybe she said No.....

[SentinelMind]

Bill Maher.....more lecturing....

[Gilpesh]

His daughter and Michelle Williams should be accepting.

I think the family had to accept because Williams wasn't a spouse and his daughter isn't old enough to sign for the Oscar... so pretty much the family is accepting for his daughter.

[Steelsheen]

Dont remember who made this but its needed right now

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/TeamAndino/WeMadeit.jpg

thought i'd share this here for anyone who would care.

[Majik1387]

Ugh, Bill Maher, go away. Keep religion standpoints out of the presentations.

[PWN3R]

So by a stroke of luck I managed to catch Heath's win, but have missed everything else. I'm wondering how Hugh Jackman's being doing? Good host?

I was really looking forward to seeing him.

[Asteroid-Man]

This is so sad, I hate how he's dead...

[Booznian]

Bill is a baller!

[kane9321]

Pity oscar

jesus christ:cmad:

[Pyrox]

I thought the academy originally wanted Michelle to accept, but yeah since they were divorced it didn't make sense.
And Matilda can't get the award until she turns 18

[Ion Kenshin]

His daughter and Michelle Williams should be accepting.
Thats what i thought

[Prison Mike]

Im sure they asked Michelle to accept...maybe she said No.....

I'm glad the parents accepted rather than Michelle

[dude love]

Was hoping for Herzog to win, his acceptance speech would've been crazy.

[Majik1387]

So by a stroke of luck I managed to catch Heath's win, but have missed everything else. I'm wondering how Hugh Jackman's being doing? Good host?

I was really looking forward to seeing him.
So far, two decent musical numbers, and absences during the presentations before and after musical numbers.

[roach]

If it was anything but pity then the higest grossing movie of the decade would have had other major nominations.

so very true

[kane9321]

wtf

[PWN3R]

Man on Wire was by far an exhilarating film. If you haven't seen it, you owe it to yourself.

[CELTICPRED]

Wow, Magic Tricks on the Oscars.

[Golgo-13]

Nice trick.

[Majik1387]

I missed the trick.:csad:

[PWN3R]

So far, two decent musical numbers, and absences during the presentations before and after musical numbers.

More Jackman:cmad::cmad:

[ABleedingCorpse]

Ugh, Bill Maher, go away. Keep religion standpoints out of the presentations.


Um..if you haven't noticed, the whole Oscar show has been a huge religion standpoint...under belly sided of course, but it's there. Don't knock Maher, he's just making it stand out...but the ugly underbelly of religion has been lurking around the Oscars all night.

[Majik1387]

I don't know, Hugh is a great performer, but compared to his hosting of the Tony's, he seems a little off tonight.

[Andreth]

Yes, more Jackman, he disappears too much

[DACrowe]

So far the only surprise has been Penelope Cruz. I'm glad she won and am glad Benjamin Button got some love in make-up. But Slumdog taking cinematography over Dark Knight (the first feature to use IMAX cameras) felt like bandwagon voting for the movie. Oh well. Nice to see Ledger nominated.

Hugh Jackman has been really good. I liked the duets he had with Hathaway and Beyoncé, as well as his dig at TDK fanboys. His final plug for Wolverine was also really funny. Nice to see him shutting the critics up.

[Drizzle]

I'm kinda surprised Jackman hasn't made one Wolverine joke yet. Or did he, and I just missed it?

[Prison Mike]

I thought the academy originally wanted Michelle to accept, but yeah since they were divorced it didn't make sense.
And Matilda can't get the award until she turns 18

they weren't even married. I would agree that Matilda should have accepted but since she's too young, Heath's parents are the next best thing.

[Tron Bonne]

Um..if you haven't noticed, the whole Oscar show has been a huge religion standpoint...under belly sided of course, but it's there. Don't knock Maher, he's just making it stand out...but the ugly underbelly of religion has been lurking around the Oscars all night.

Has it? How's that, I must be missing it

[kane9321]

edyta...yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy

[usmcrice0311]

I'm kinda surprised Jackman hasn't made one Wolverine joke yet. Or did he, and I just missed it?

his opening song was a wolverine plug

[Andreth]

Ah there he is
:heart:

[Majik1387]

I'm kinda surprised Jackman hasn't made one Wolverine joke yet.
Umm, last word in opening number...

[LadyVader]

I'm kinda surprised Jackman hasn't made one Wolverine joke yet. Or did he, and I just missed it?

He yelled "I'm WOLVERIIIIINE!" at the end of his opening act. :)

[roach]

I'm kinda surprised Jackman hasn't made one Wolverine joke yet. Or did he, and I just missed it?

he did

[Majik1387]

Um..if you haven't noticed, the whole Oscar show has been a huge religion standpoint...under belly sided of course, but it's there. Don't knock Maher, he's just making it stand out...but the ugly underbelly of religion has been lurking around the Oscars all night.
Has it? How's that, I must be missing it
I've been missing it as well. :huh:

[Paradoxium]

So... the Oscar ratings spiked downwards post Ledger, and the viewers on hype spike upwards.

[kane9321]

will smith baby

[PyroChamber]

That was a cool action montage.

[dude love]

YES RAMBO AND JASON STATHAM IN THE ACTION PACKAGE.

Will Smith came out to Batman score.

[Majik1387]

Was that TDK or Hancock music playing as Will Smith entered?

[Golgo-13]

Glad Hulk got some love.

[CELTICPRED]

woll smoth

[roach]

wow Batman, Iron man and The Hulk at the Oscars

[Hunter Rider]

Haha! Will Smith's opening line was awesome. :woot:

[Drizzle]

He yelled "I'm WOLVERIIIIINE!" at the end of his opening act. :)
I must've stepped out of the room for a second.

[PWN3R]

LOL Will Smith coming out to TDK score surprisingly works...:huh::up:

[kane9321]

button

[jmc]

Yep, another predicted award. Button for effects.

[roach]

wow I hoped Iron Man got that one..oh well

[Golgo-13]

was that tdk or hancock music playing as will smith entered?
tdk

[Drizzle]

Okay, that's the second goddamn year in a row that the special effects category had a robbery. That Oscar belongs to Iron Man.

[Mike059jig]

WOW the academy awards shows off action movies, I liked that.

[dude love]

Iron Man got screwed.

[Prison Mike]

Iron Man should have gotten the Visual Effects Award...

[Motown Marvel]

Ha ha ha ha ha.

[Lunar_Wolf]

BS Iron Man should of got it.

[fu manchu]

wtf, button won best visual effects?

[usmcrice0311]

iron man definitely deserved that award. damn feel good movies robbing the oscars this year

[Crook]

TCCOBB deserved it. Always glad to see a team push visual effects to an incredibly new level.

[PWN3R]

Speed Racer in the action montage. Respect b****es.

[kane9321]

Yeah...ironman should have got that one..

[Drizzle]

"Boom goes the dynamite!" Hahaha. I love Will Smith.

[Sam Fisher]

Once again I find myself scraching my head about how that movie got that award.

[Sawyer]

LOL at Will Smith for pwning Oscar-bait.

[Hunter Rider]

Button was a worthy winner IMO.

[dude love]

Iron Man for soundeffects plz!

[kane9321]

Tdk baby

[roach]

again its more impressive to do an effect you see every day over one that is from Imagination

[jmc]

TDK baby! Tipped that one.

[Pyrox]

maybe now bat-boards will shut up, they got another

[Majik1387]

TDK for sound editing? Really? With that bat-voice? :down

[dude love]

Hey TDK won another one. Another orgasm in the batboards!!

[Drizzle]

Speed Racer in the action montage. Respect b****es.
Don't mean squat. "Mummy 3" was also in the montage.

Oscar #2 for TDK!

[PyroChamber]

Another Dark Knight win, I thought that was it for the night.

[SentinelMind]

Iron Man and Hellboy should have beaten Brad Pitt...but oh well..

But the Dark Knight winning Best Soundmix...pleasant surprise. Good job.

[Steelsheen]

TDK wins sound editing :up:

[BlackLantern]

are the batfans happy now??....Ledger got the win and the film got a technical award...an Oscar is an Oscar...no one cares what you won it for, just that you got one...

[Captain Planet!]

WALL-E deserved the Sound awards. TDK getting one is fine by me, but Milluhnaire?

Aw hell naw.

[Sawyer]

Speed Racer in the action montage. Respect b****es.

Seconded. SR should've been nominated for visual effects.

[dude love]

Will Smith is awesome. Should've hosted the show.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Wall-E should of got it.

[jmc]

Slumdog for Mixing, got that one wrong.

[Andreth]

Awww so cute

[Asteroid-Man]

Wall-E should've had this, not Slumdog.

[The Dark Defender]

TCCOBB deserved it. Always glad to see a team push visual effects to an incredibly new level.

I think it's a great movie, but that winning visual effects over Iron Man, and Hellboy II not even being up for it just pathetic.

[dude love]

HAHAHA "I believe Hugh is nappng"

[The Chris]

Love Dark Knight getting a sound oscar, but how Wall-E doesn't get at least one I'll never know.

[kane9321]

Seconded. SR should've been nominated for visual effects.

speed racer action scenes were awesome

[Star]

Any award that goes to Benjamin Button is a waste, in my opinion. I don't get why everyone goes crazy over Forest Gump 2?

[Ion Kenshin]

More from the batboards
The Dark Knight revolutionized Cinematography with its amazing use of IMAX Technology. If you don't believe TDK deserved the cinematography award...you shouldn't be on this forum. These incredibly massive and epic shots throughout the movie, leave me wondering WHY THE **** didn't Wally get what he so rightfully deserved. O YEAH! because its a comic book movie. f****** academy pricks.

[roach]

TDK for sound editing? Really? With that bat-voice? :down

lmao

[Crook]

wtf, button won best visual effects?

iron man definitely deserved that award. damn feel good movies robbing the oscars this year

Yeah...ironman should have got that one..

Once again I find myself scraching my head about how that movie got that award.

Iron Man and Hellboy should have beaten Brad Pitt...but oh well..

But the Dark Knight winning Best Soundmix...pleasant surprise. Good job.
My mind is boggled. TCCOBB practically mastered the impossible of cgi, the human face. They conquered the Uncanny Valley of special effects.

And you want to give it to the movie that did well in creating metal? Something that HAS been done to near perfection already??

I mean...what.the.f**k. :funny:

[Drizzle]

I knew Slumdog would win for editing.

[Tron Bonne]

LOL at Will Smith for pwning Oscar-bait.

Lol, I liked that, too

[Bunker]

Chris Dickens woo!

[Andreth]

slumdog again!

[Prison Mike]

Wall-E should have gotten sound but happy for Slumdog anyways

[C.F. Kane]

How could Wall-E, whose two central characters hinged entirely on the fact that their performances were entirely computer synthesized and still be heart-wrenching, not win for sound?

[SentinelMind]

Will Smith is awesome. Should've hosted the show.

Agreed. They need to get him next year.

I think TDK deserved it for sound editting.....I they used the background music very effectively....for instance...Joker's arrival...etc..

I thought Iron Man deserved it for Best Visuals.......

Slumdog Millionaire deserved best sound mixing...and will probably win everything else right for night.

[Hunter Rider]

Will Smith was awesome. :D Deserved win for Button IMO and how many has Slumdog won now ?

[Lunar_Wolf]

Slum deserved this one.

[kane9321]

bah

[Golgo-13]

Is Slumdog really that good?

[dude love]

LOL at Smith "Yes, I'm back again, Hugh is napping"

[Lunar_Wolf]

Slum deserved that one.

[The Storm]

I wouldhave gone with Wall E

[dude love]

Wolverine trailer!

[Drizzle]

Something just dawned on me. I haven't seen Jack Nicholson yet. Is he there tonight?

[SonikDeath]

Will Smith should host the Oscars.

[jmc]

And so the Slumdog train continues to roll.

[Andreth]

LOL at Smith "Yes, I'm back again, Hugh is napping"

:hehe: he's hilarious

[C.F. Kane]

So, does anyone else think fanfare music getting repetitive?

[PyroChamber]

WTF? Eddie Murphy?

[dude love]

Jerry Lewis won an Oscar. May god have mercy on us all.

[Andreth]

Ok this is when I go to eat a snack and take a bathroom break :p

[kane9321]

eddie

[BlackLantern]

I saw Slumdog friday night and it is a damn good movie....I think it deserves the praise it gets...it puts you in Bombay...

[Tron Bonne]

Is Slumdog really that good?

No. At least I really don't think so. It is a good film and very well made, but I don't think it really even deserves to be nominated for Best Pic. Way better movies this year, imo.

[kane9321]

mmmm

[xwolverine2]

wanted shouldve gotten the sound mixing

[kane9321]

music time

[BlackLantern]

I saw Slumdog friday night and it is a damn good movie....I think it deserves the praise it gets...it puts you in Bombay...

[kane9321]

defiance great movie

[Captain Planet!]

WALL-E should have gotten Mixing. TDK should have gotten Editing and Cinematography AND SCORE (You ****ed up, Academy).

[SentinelMind]

Is Slumdog really that good?


It's entertaining..the movie feels like Cinderella in India........perhaps slightly overhyped overall, but not compared to its competition this year.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Anyone watching it on sky? Anytime they cut to the british people discussing what happened, that old bag is *****ing and moaning.

[PWN3R]

michael giacchino = :heart:

[C.F. Kane]

So, does anyone else think fanfare music getting repetitive?

[kane9321]

hell efron doing there

[fu manchu]

ugh...efron again

[kane9321]

:cmad:hell efron doing there

[Andreth]

geez, Efron again?!

[Sawyer]

Something just dawned on me. I haven't seen Jack Nicholson yet. Is he there tonight?

He's at home.... washing his tights!

:lmao:

[PyroChamber]

Damn, Alicia looks good!

[Captain Planet!]

No! Not slumdog for score! No! **** no!

[dude love]

Did Hype go down again?

[Jack O Lantern]

Does no care now Heath got his award?

[Sawyer]

michael giacchino = :heart:

Seconded. That man is God among composers.

[kane9321]

get the hell off my screen efron

[Jack O Lantern]

WTF? I was refreshing the page and nothing was happening, but then I post and a tone appear

[Hunter Rider]

Anyone watching it on sky? Anytime they cut to the british people discussing what happened, that old bag is *****ing and moaning.

Haha, yeah old Beacham is on a moanfest except her Slumdog love.

[kane9321]

ohhhh my

[Tron Bonne]

Man, I can't believe Bruce Springsteen got passed up for Best Song. Someone in the Academy must've ****ing hated that movie

[The Chris]

Hope Wall-E wins this, not expecting it at the moment.

[Andreth]

I agree with the Giacchino love :heart:

Did Hype go down again?
Yes, damn :(

[usmcrice0311]

hype keeps crashing

[dude love]

WTF? I was refreshing the page and nothing was happening, but then I post and a tone appear

Same thing happened to me. Hopefully now that the Bat-fans are gone it should be ok.

[Hunter Rider]

Man, I can't believe Bruce Springsteen got passed up for Best Song. Someone in the Academy must've ****ing hated that movie

Agreed, that was easily the most bogus snub.

Why is Seymour Hoffman wearing a woolly hat ? :huh:

[LadyVader]

At least Peter Gabriel told the Oscar people to f**k of, and thus I think sabotaged his chances but still. Ballsy move.

[Sawyer]

****ing Bat-spazzes must be doing this! :cmad:

[Lunar_Wolf]

Why is Seymour Hoffman wearing a woolly hat ? :huh:

It's odd he is wearing something like that at the Oscars.

[Motown Marvel]

these slumdog songs are freaking me out, man.

[Andreth]

Jai hoooooooooooooooo

[Captain Planet!]

Jai Ho and Say O SUCK.

THE WRESTLER SHOULD WIN.

[kane9321]

two banging hot indian chicks

[Tron Bonne]

Agreed, that was easily the most bogus snub.

The Wrestler in general is getting the big snub for sure. No noms for Best Director, Best Song, Best Pic. I mean what the ****. Seriously, it should've replaced The Reader in that slot in Best Pic.

[dude love]

these slumdog songs are freaking me out, man.

Me too man.

[Captain Planet!]

Jai hoooooooooooooooo
Kate Winslet?

[The Chris]

Whoa, that stunk. And I like all three songs. Where's the boss when you need him?

[SentinelMind]

Slum Dog deserves most of the music/score awards...hands down.

[Crook]

"Jai Ho" was my pick outta these nominations. Wrestler was completely snubbed, but this was a close second. :up:

[kane9321]

wtf,,again

[Sawyer]

two banging hot indian chicks

Lol. I dont know about the rest of you guys, but I cant ****in get Frieda Pinto out of my head. :heart:

[roach]

Slumdog is racking up

[Captain Planet!]

JAI ****ING HO!?


Slumdog love is getting ridiculously retarded.

[C.F. Kane]

He's at home.... washing his tights!

:lmao:

Well played, sir.

[roach]

wheres Bale????

[kane9321]

whats a jai ho

[Lunar_Wolf]

Jesus how many have slum taken home now?

[StrainedEyes]

Poor Wall-E

[Tron Bonne]

JAI ****ING HO!?


Slumdog love is getting ridiculously retarded.

Indeed

[xwolverine2]

thomas newman deserved the oscar

[Hunter Rider]

The Wrestler in general is getting the big snub for sure. No noms for Best Director, Best Song, Best Pic. I mean what the ****. Seriously, it should've replaced The Reader in that slot in Best Pic.

Agreed 100% It was the best movie of 2008 IMO

It's odd he is wearing something like that at the Oscars.

He had it on at the Spirit awards last night as well.

[Sawyer]

wheres Bale????

Yelling at Jackman for getting in his eyeline during the dance number.

[Captain Planet!]

This is this bull****.

[Motown Marvel]

wheres Bale????

at home....with nicholson.....WASHING HIS TIGHTS!

[kane9321]

Lol. I dont know about the rest of you guys, but I cant ****in get Frieda Pinto out of my head. :heart:

she is hawt

[Andreth]

OMG I just saw a wolverine trailer !

[Crook]

No, the sheer hate for this movie because it's getting UNIVERSAL love is retarded. I swear to god some of ya'll have some issues on just ragging a clearly well-made film. That's a damn insult to all the talent involved.

:down

[CFE]

Does anyone else feel that the 'Slumdog' love is becoming a bit much?

My predictions only gave it Director and Picture...

And honestly, Make-Up...TCCOBB over Hellboy II? ... :down

Thank god for Heath's win, Mickey Rourke's eventual win (calling it) and Hugh Jackman.

[Prison Mike]

whats a jai ho

it means to be victorious

[-Arya-]

wheres Bale????
Returning some video tapes.

[roach]

Yelling at Jackman for getting in his eyeline during the dance number.

lmao

[The Chris]

Wow. I'm still a little surprised that Slumdog did this the whole season. I thought the season would be more unpredictable than this at first. It's an awesome movie, but there are a few things it has won that are pretty arguable. Wall-E should have at least three oscars right now instead of one.

[Prison Mike]

No, the sheer hate for this movie because it's getting UNIVERSAL love is retarded. I swear to god some of ya'll have some issues on just ragging a clearly well-made film. That's a damn insult to all the talent involved.

:down

agreed

[kane9321]

thanks mike

speak of the devil..loooky

[dude love]

Liam Neeson needs to get a phonecall mid presentation and say "I don't know how you are but I will find you and I will kill".

[PWN3R]

Neeson's voice is like liquid cheesecake, man. It's perfect.

[chaseter]

Damn you slumdog for score...you made me lose the office pool.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Liam neeson :D

[kane9321]

liam= badass

[Tron Bonne]

No, the sheer hate for this movie because it's getting UNIVERSAL love is retarded. I swear to god some of ya'll have some issues on just ragging a clearly well-made film. That's a damn insult to all the talent involved.

:down

Oh, ********. Slumdog is a good movie and it is well made, but it's nowhere near as good as people are drooling all over it. I can think of several movies off the top of my head that are more deserving then this. It's got nothing to do with it being universally loved. It's the fact that some of us just don't think it's that damn good.

I swear it's just like 2006 with The Departed for me.

[Dr. Evil]

she is hawt

:up:

Is she from India or Britain? I know that Dev Patel is from England.

[StrainedEyes]

Wall-E should have won one of the sound awards.

[Prison Mike]

Damn you slumdog for score...you made me lose the office pool.

you honestly thought it would lose? Everybody has been predicting it would win...

[StrainedEyes]

Oh, ********. Slumdog is a good movie and it is well made, but it's nowhere near as good as people are drooling all over it. I can think of several movies off the top of my head that are more deserving then this. It's got nothing to do with it being universally loved. It's the fact that some of us just don't think it's that damn good.

I swear it's just like 2006 with The Departed for me.

The Departed was awesome.

[Prison Mike]

:up:

Is she from India or Britain? I know that Dev Patel is from England.

Inida

[Captain Planet!]

The Academy got outsourced to India.

[BlackLantern]

Liam Neeson just got someone pregnant simply by presenting the award in his dulcet tones...

[Halcohol]

I'm moving to India immediately.

[Sawyer]

Wall-E should have won one of the sound awards.

Most def.

[Captain Planet!]

I wonder if they'll butcher the Memorial too?

[dude love]

The Memorial video. Hope they don't ignore Roy Scheider.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Liam Neeson just got someone pregnant simply by presenting the award in his dulcet tones...

lmao:woot:

[CELTICPRED]

Here comes sadness. :(

[Drizzle]

Jai Ho >>>>>>>>> Down to Earth

[kane9321]

Oh, ********. Slumdog is a good movie and it is well made, but it's nowhere near as good as people are drooling all over it. I can think of several movies off the top of my head that are more deserving then this. It's got nothing to do with it being universally loved. It's the fact that some of us just don't think it's that damn good.

I swear it's just like 2006 with The Departed for me.

The Departed = Great movie

ooooooh my queen:woot:

[Prison Mike]

Liam Neeson just got someone pregnant simply by presenting the award in his dulcet tones...

LOL he's got that effect on women

[CFE]

"In Memoriam" ... always brings a tear to my eye :csad:

[Dr. Evil]

Queen Latifah isn't a bad singer.

[Jack O Lantern]

Mtv mtv mtv

[Tron Bonne]

The Departed was awesome.

I disagree with that even more. I felt Departed was ok at best and the only thing that was even remotely standout about it was the acting. I like Slumdog a lot more then Departed though

[Andreth]

Liam Neeson just got someone pregnant simply by presenting the award in his dulcet tones...

lol
:woot:

[CFE]

Why aren't they showing the "Memorial" in full screen...I can barely make out some of them when they're too far away...:down

[co2]

For such a big year of gigantic blockbuster movies, it sure seems like popular films were given the cold shoulder. '08 is the most fun I have had at the movies in a very long time, and yet this is such a boring awards show.

Maybe I should have given a little more regard to MTV or Golden Globes
....NO, I refuse.

[Prison Mike]

I loved The Departed. Glad it won.

[Sawyer]

Ricardo Montalban. :csad:

[Crook]

Oh, ********. Slumdog is a good movie and it is well made, but it's nowhere near as good as people are drooling all over it. I can think of several movies off the top of my head that are more deserving then this. It's got nothing to do with it being universally loved. It's the fact that some of us just don't think it's that damn good.

I swear it's just like 2006 with The Departed for me.
Yes, you disagree. The great majority think differently from you. You're not getting the big deal over the movie. And it's boggling you.

This is only repeating what I've said from a different perspective. You're not saying anything new here.

[Dr. Evil]

What? The LT from Robocop is dead?

:(

[StrainedEyes]

Why aren't they showing the "Memorial" in full screen...I can barely make out some of them when they're too far away...:down

It is pretty ridiculous. Stop with the sweeping camera moves.

[LadyVader]

I had no idea Roy Schneider died. :(

[SentinelMind]

I agree....The Departed was overrated, plotwise, script-wise....although its the film that got Scorcese his due Oscar.

I think Slumdog was an entertaining "Disney-like" film....an escapist Hollywood, little cliche fantasy with an international flavor...and I thought it was exciting..nice music. Good film. I don't think its competition this year was much better than.

[Dr. Evil]

What? The Chief of Police from Robocop is dead?

:(

[CELTICPRED]

Stan Winston

:(

Easily the person I think was the biggest loss this year.

[Dr. Evil]

I think it's Paul Newman

[CFE]

awww Paul Newman...:csad:

[dude love]

Ah crap, seeing Roy Scheider turned me into a blubbering mess.

[Drizzle]

It's always interesting to see which of the deceased will get the most applause. Last year it was Ledger, this year it was Paul Newman.

[Andreth]

yes! show Paul Newman some love! :heart:

[PyroChamber]

What? The Chief of Police from Robocop is dead?

:(That's what I was thinking, I didn't even know.

[roach]

did they not show heath during the tribute or did I miss it

[StrainedEyes]

It's always interesting to see which of the deceased will get the most applause. Last year it was Ledger, this year it was Paul Newman.

Paul got the big nod at the end.

[Captain Planet!]

The musical numbers are getting PRETTY ****ING DISTRACTING.

I didn't even know the memorial was on because I just thought it was Queen Latifah singing.

[LadyVader]

They showed him last year.

[Dr. Evil]

did they not show heath during the tribute or did I miss it

He died before last year's Oscars.