Golden Globes Thread
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My 10 Cents:
*Always good to see Jack Nicholson pick up nominations!
*Leo deserves double accolades after being shunned in the past!
*Clint Eastwood IS hollywood past, present, and I wish he could be the future too!
*I don't necessarily care for Ben Affleck BUT i did see Hollywoodland and it is his BEST performance thus far! Kudos there!
*'24' and 'Heroes' up for Best Drama - EXCELLENT Decision; they are the best two dramas along with 'Lost'!
*'The Office' is deserved of EVERYTHING! It's the funniest show on TV and the closest thing to my life right now...LOVE IT!!!
*Finally, a supporting nod for "Hiro"...this deserves immediate gold statue! The BEST NEW CHARACTER on TV this year!
*Always good to see Jack Nicholson pick up nominations!
*Leo deserves double accolades after being shunned in the past!
*Clint Eastwood IS hollywood past, present, and I wish he could be the future too!
*I don't necessarily care for Ben Affleck BUT i did see Hollywoodland and it is his BEST performance thus far! Kudos there!
*'24' and 'Heroes' up for Best Drama - EXCELLENT Decision; they are the best two dramas along with 'Lost'!
*'The Office' is deserved of EVERYTHING! It's the funniest show on TV and the closest thing to my life right now...LOVE IT!!!
*Finally, a supporting nod for "Hiro"...this deserves immediate gold statue! The BEST NEW CHARACTER on TV this year!
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Please. Just because Nicholson was in a Scorcesse picture means that it was a gift from God.
This performance is not up to snuff with his other work like Chinatown, The Shining, One Flew over the Cukoo's(sp?) Nest, A Few Good Men, even What ABout Schmidt, etc. And I don't like Frank Costello being uttered in the same breath as say Jake LaMotta, Jimmy Conway, Travis, Bill the Butcher, etc.
He played an over the top screaming mob boss who was ODing on crack half the time. I really thought in some scenes he was Jack's Joker with a Boston accent. I mean liked a lot of his scenes, but for example beating the **** out of Leo's arm with a shoe is not exactly the toughest work he has had to do as an actor. I felt too many scenes (which he obviously wrote in, as Scorcesse had mentioned) felt contrived and thrown in. Like Jack and his gal pals sniffing coke. It was already told the cuts between it and the dust in the opera was forced.
And yeah sure DeNiro went into a porno theater, I don't mind that at all. But the whole ***** thing was stupid and so far gone from the rest of the movie I went "this is Jack's Joker in an R-rated, Batman."
The real heart of that movie were great performances from Leo DiCaprio and Matt Damon and even Vera. Leo inparticularly sold the movie. You really felt for Billy Costigan and his trauma. But he played the role in nuances and he was endearing, not broad strokes. When Billy died it was tragic and gut-wrenching, especially to a lousy plot device. You really felt bad. When Matt died, you're like "Haha, son of a *****" he had it coming. Whenever you see Whalberg or Martin Sheen on screen you were drawn to their characters and their circumstances and personalities.
Frank Costello was a bit player in INfernal Affairs for a reaosn. He was escalted to a huge role and was entertaining but I was completely apathetic when I watched him die. Mostly because Jack never convinced me of the relationship he had with Matt Damon's character because he was having too much fun eating flies and waving plastic *****s around.
And if you lose respect for me stating the obvious, or simply having a different opinion other than "Jack was coo in the movie," than it is very sad indeed.
This performance is not up to snuff with his other work like Chinatown, The Shining, One Flew over the Cukoo's(sp?) Nest, A Few Good Men, even What ABout Schmidt, etc. And I don't like Frank Costello being uttered in the same breath as say Jake LaMotta, Jimmy Conway, Travis, Bill the Butcher, etc.
He played an over the top screaming mob boss who was ODing on crack half the time. I really thought in some scenes he was Jack's Joker with a Boston accent. I mean liked a lot of his scenes, but for example beating the **** out of Leo's arm with a shoe is not exactly the toughest work he has had to do as an actor. I felt too many scenes (which he obviously wrote in, as Scorcesse had mentioned) felt contrived and thrown in. Like Jack and his gal pals sniffing coke. It was already told the cuts between it and the dust in the opera was forced.
And yeah sure DeNiro went into a porno theater, I don't mind that at all. But the whole ***** thing was stupid and so far gone from the rest of the movie I went "this is Jack's Joker in an R-rated, Batman."
The real heart of that movie were great performances from Leo DiCaprio and Matt Damon and even Vera. Leo inparticularly sold the movie. You really felt for Billy Costigan and his trauma. But he played the role in nuances and he was endearing, not broad strokes. When Billy died it was tragic and gut-wrenching, especially to a lousy plot device. You really felt bad. When Matt died, you're like "Haha, son of a *****" he had it coming. Whenever you see Whalberg or Martin Sheen on screen you were drawn to their characters and their circumstances and personalities.
Frank Costello was a bit player in INfernal Affairs for a reaosn. He was escalted to a huge role and was entertaining but I was completely apathetic when I watched him die. Mostly because Jack never convinced me of the relationship he had with Matt Damon's character because he was having too much fun eating flies and waving plastic *****s around.
And if you lose respect for me stating the obvious, or simply having a different opinion other than "Jack was coo in the movie," than it is very sad indeed.
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Seriously why the **** did they nominate Leo in Blood Diamond???BloodyWolverine said:
This is starting to remind of when Foxx was nominated for Colleteral but not Cruise! But about the Departed, Leo Performace was very good but no way he should get the oscar???!!! Forrest Whitaker should win that easily!!!
http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18440
Even thoud Di Caprio didn't win The Best Actor award and The Departed didn't get Best Movie, I am still happy for Bable and Scorsese.
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Even thoud Di Caprio didn't win The Best Actor award and The Departed didn't get Best Movie, I am still happy for Bable and Scorsese.
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I bet my soul on Jennifer Hudson winning best supporting actress...
well maybe not my soullol
You could've bet anything you wanted.
The only person who I was pulling for that didn't win was Mary Louise Parker.
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Don't really care about the awards, but happy as heck to find out that Dr. House won his second globe, thus pwning Hack Bauer
Hugh Laurie, Best Actor (Drama) for "House" (TV)
Hugh Laurie, Best Actor (Drama) for "House" (TV)
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anybody have video of Sacha Cohen's acceptance speech?
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A coworker of mine said something similar. She loves Eddie & feels he "can do no wrong"; I strongly disagree, but he was good in this.
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LOL my exact thought when i read that.
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Golden Globes was a complete waist of 3 hours last night!!!
I'm was so bored and disappointed! There were a couple of exceptions: the winners/speeches from Clint Eastwood, Scorcese, Borat, and maybe one more.
Other than that it was EVEN MORE hollywood self-appreciated ass-kissing than usual! Except it was totally lame and BORING!
Snubs for Lost, Heroes, The Office, AND 24. Suckfest of a night - I'll be skipping next year's festivities!
I'm was so bored and disappointed! There were a couple of exceptions: the winners/speeches from Clint Eastwood, Scorcese, Borat, and maybe one more.
Other than that it was EVEN MORE hollywood self-appreciated ass-kissing than usual! Except it was totally lame and BORING!
Snubs for Lost, Heroes, The Office, AND 24. Suckfest of a night - I'll be skipping next year's festivities!
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You obviously havent seen the Last King of Scotland.
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Best speech of the night!
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True, yet I heard for months that Forest Whitaker's performance in Last King of Scotland was tremendous.
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