Do People Really watch The Academy Awards

I don't watch but I do know that a lot of people who watch it. The show itself boring but I like hearing/reading about the movies and actors that won. This way I can make an informed decision about what movies to rent (Netflix). Of course, movies that win aren't necessarily good movies.

I was disappointed with the Last King of Scotland. To be honest, I thought the doctor was the main character of the movie and not Idi Amin. Forest Whitaker did a great job but they didn't show case him enough IMO.

I'll have to checkout The Departed. Also, Babel was a good movie but it definitely was a clone of Crash.

it always seems like the winners have either been around forever( like they are deserved an award) or the movie that wins, either sucks to high heaven, or i have never even heard of it. but i did like the departed. even though i don't think much of DiCaprio, he did a helluva job in that movie

i never watch them... find them boring. i thought the departed was better the first time around when it was called reservoir dogs.

I mean i i guess i can see where you're coming from with that one, the similarities between the ending and the overall scheme of a cop infilitrating the a gang, but then again thats a scheme in many movies... all in all they are different movies just from the way they are told, the plot, and the devolopment of charectors.

I always watch for Salma Hayek, but she wasnt there :(

The key question is whether anyone has ever seen any of the movies they actually give these silly awards to. I'd say by and large, my answer is "No" and when I have seen awarded movies in the past, its usually a regrettable experience.

The only reason to care about the academy awards last night is to see if the ground game attack of Cars would run rapshod over the poor run defense by the penguins of Happy Feet. But of course, the Cars coach kept calling passes and lost the game.

I don't watch but I do know that a lot of people who watch it. The show itself boring but I like hearing/reading about the movies and actors that won. This way I can make an informed decision about what movies to rent (Netflix). Of course, movies that win aren't necessarily good movies.

I was disappointed with the Last King of Scotland. To be honest, I thought the doctor was the main character of the movie and not Idi Amin. Forest Whitaker did a great job but they didn't show case him enough IMO.

I'll have to checkout The Departed. Also, Babel was a good movie but it definitely was a clone of Crash.

Babel is a clone of Crash? Why isn't crash a clone of 21 grams, which came first? Or Amorres Peres which came before that? Alejandro Inarritu does that type of film making better than anyone.

Paul Haggis did not invent the epic ensemble piece. He just schmaltzed the formula up and made a bathetic little flick for morons who want to feel like they are more intelligent for asking themselves deep questions about race, when in fact they had become even dumber as a result of watching that facile movie, if that's possible.

Babel on the other hand is the real deal.

Babel is a clone of Crash? Why isn't crash a clone of 21 grams, which came first? Or Amorres Peres which came before that? Alejandro Inarritu does that type of film making better than anyone.

Paul Haggis did not invent the epic ensemble piece. He just schmaltzed the formula up and made a bathetic little flick for morons who want to feel like they are more intelligent for asking themselves deep questions about race, when in fact they had become even dumber as a result of watching that facile movie, if that's possible.

Babel on the other hand is the real deal.

You didn't like Crash I take it.

I'm not gonna lie. A big reason I watched it last night was to see Ellen. I think she's pretty damn funny. She's got that same dry, sarcastic humor a certain "The Artist Formerly Known As" has...plus we both like women!

Glad to see The Departed win.

Haha, let me be clear. I didnt like Crash.

The problem I had with it was this: it perpetuates the racial stereotypes it is purporting to deconstruct by featuring characters who embody these stereotypes. The black gangster, the middle eastern shop owner, the racist cop, etc. Identity is multifaceted and complex, and I don't think the film's wriring is able to adequately demonstrate that. At the end of the movie, the characters still harbor their prejudices about each other, have not grown, and have learned nothing new; but more importantly, the audience has learned nothing new about their respective ethnic groups, other than that their preconceived prejudices were in fact correct.

Crash on the other hand is a film that features characters which, although from disparate ethnic and economic backgrounds, are complex and 3-dimensional. Even though these characters appear to embody the same type of stereotypes as Crash's characters - the Japanese schoolgirl, the immigrant maid, the arab peasant farmer, and the loud, culturally insensitive American tourist - all the characters, and particularily the female characters, are so compelling because of the ways in which they individuate from such cultural stereotypes. They are flawed, and sympathetic, and ultimately moving in a way that Crash's are not.

So I'm a moron for liking Crash? I don't believe in mocking people for liking certain movies. We all like some movies that other people think are turds, no need to call people out for liking a certain movie.

I thought all the movies nominated SUCKED. The Departed being the biggest of SUCK. Ole Marty boy hasn't made a good film since Goodfellas. I never watch the awards. To make art into a competition denegrates the very intent of the artists. There is a huge sucking sound emanating from the west. Its called Hollywood. I should know. I live here.