Posted on 01/31/2006 8:45:39 AM PST by Craig DeLuz
But then again who cares about the comeback story of a once wealthy middle-aged white heterosexual man who is a faithful father and husband.
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Once Jim Braddock won enough prize money, he returned to the welfare office and returned the money he had received. This anecdote, the antithesis of today's welfare culture, sank the film.
The voters have notoriously short memories. As a general rule, they forget about movies that weren't nominated in the fall or winter.
Ya see, Cinderella man was too violent for Hollywierd so it was the obvious choice to get jilted in favor of a movie glorifying the homo-perve lifestyle.
I looked at the nominees, and there is only one film that I see that deserves an award and that is "March of the Penguins" for Best Documentary. (I think that one is a lock)
"But then again who cares about the comeback story of a once wealthy middle-aged white heterosexual man who is a faithful father and husband."
That pretty much sums it up. Liberals just don't want a "feel good" story. The triumph of the human spirit is just beyond their ken.
The libs will vote overwhelmingly for "Paradise Now" I wonder if Streisand will be the presenter just to outdo Sarah Jessica Parker in the "Best Jewish Sellout" role.
Such a great movie- I love Russell Crowe too. And giamatti shines.
I do think Giamatti will win for Best Supporting Actor.
If March of the Penguins loses out to that Jihadist propaganda, it will be a bigger travesty than Saving Private Ryan losing out to Shakespeare in Love.
I enjoyed the fights in Cinderella Man but hated Renee Zellweger's scenes in the film. It was a great story and Craig Bierko as Max Baer was suberb...but then that long-suffering wife crap killed it for me.
The Commie-vampires in Hollywood suck the lifeblood out of anything good and decent.
They shrink from God and the Flag, only to rot.
But not the triumph of the homosexual sex drive...apparently.
If the boxer had boinked his manager, Cinderella Man would be giving Brokeback Mountain a run for its money...
Good points.
I loved the portrayal of the incident where he made his son return the stick of smoked meat he had stolen, and apologize to the merchant.
Oh, how far we have fallen in some ways since then.
But it may be an uphill fight against 'Crash'
That was the last Oscar event I ever watched. I was dumbstruck, but now I see how stupid I was to think there was any merit to the way the awards are handed out.
Kind of like the Nobel Peace Prize.
'Walk the Line' and 'The New World' were the two best films of this year.
The fact that this great movie was overlooked at the Oscars (not even worthy of a nomination) is indicative of the mess in which Hollyweird finds itself today. Russell Crowe is superb in this and worthy of an Oscar. This movie SHOULD be Best Picture of the year. Alas, we're dealing with gay rights-advocates masquerading as a merit-based Awards program.
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