Heh heh heh heh heh.
He wasn't nominated, but I think the Best Actor award ought to go to this guy....
Posted on 01/15/2006 4:48:17 AM PST by napscoordinator
Columns Why I'm skipping the Oscars this year Jan 13, 2006 by Ben Shapiro ( bio | archive | contact )
Every year since I was old enough to stay up late, I've watched the Academy Awards. This year, however, I have absolutely zero desire to watch the Oscars. In recent years, lack of quality from Hollywood has turned the Academy Awards into a special-interest-group get-together. If you're crazy, gay, have a disability or are a member of a minority race, you'll likely be nominated for an Oscar; if your film tackles a "deep social issue" (normally an issue dear to the hearts of Hollywood's liberal glitterati), you'll have an excellent shot at grabbing a gold statuette. The combination of declining product quality and rising Hollywood disdain for mainstream America has opened the door to the agenda-film crowd. It began with the 1994 Oscars. "Schindler's List," "The Fugitive" and "In the Name of the Father" all received Best Picture nominations; other excellent films of 1993 included "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" "Searching for Bobby Fischer," "Shadowlands," "Fearless" and "In the Line of Fire."
Still, Hollywood had to take a shot at mainstream America, and they found their vehicle in "Philadelphia," throwing their honorary liberal activism award to Tom Hanks for his weak performance as a dying AIDS-stricken gay lawyer in "Philadelphia." Unbelievably, Hanks' cheesy hospital-bed routine beat out Liam Neeson in "Schindler's List" and Daniel Day Lewis in "In the Name of the Father." "Philadelphia" is, clinically speaking, a maudlin, ham-handed attempt at social commentary.
The remaining 1990s were filled with weak movies and weak performances. On average, high-school audio-visual clubs make better movies than Hollywood put together in the late 1990s.
Then, our illustrious decade: With great films scarce and politically mainstream Academy voters even scarcer, 2000 featured the victory of repulsive anti-suburbia and pro-homosexuality hit piece "American Beauty." Of course, it beat out a film lionizing an abortionist ("The Cider House Rules") and another attacking the tobacco industry ("The Insider"). Most disturbingly, the Academy handed Hilary Swank a Best Actress Oscar for playing a transgendered biological girl murdered by a bunch of hicks. And 2002 was the year of the African-American honorary Oscars, when Denzel Washington took home Best Actor for his decent if overrated performance in "Training Day" and Halle Berry took home Best Actress for her highly touted simulated orgasms in "Monster's Ball." In 2003, homosexual agenda films like "The Hours," "Frida" and "Far From Heaven" grabbed the largest share of nominations. In 2004, Hollywood couldn't hold off "Lord of the Rings" any longer, but Charlize Theron, playing an ugly lesbian serial killer in "Monster," won Best Actress. And last year, the Best Picture was forgettable pro-euthanasia film "Million Dollar Baby."
And then there's this year. "Brokeback Mountain," the stomach-churning story of two 1963 cowboys who get cozy while bunking down in Wyoming and then carry on their affair over the course of decades, is likely to grab Best Picture honors. The critics love it, mostly because critics love anything that pushes homosexuality as normal behavior. The New York Times raves about it, mostly because the Times has always wanted to carry a ridiculous story proclaiming that "there has always lurked a suspicion that the fastidious Eastern dude of Owen Wister's 'The Virginian' harbored stronger than proper feelings for his rough Western compadres, and that the Red River crowd may have gotten up to more than yarning by the campfire whenever Joanne Dru was not around." Maybe that's what Pinch Sulzberger thinks about when he watches John Wayne on screen, but the Times should be more careful when speaking for the rest of us. By the way, don't believe the "hit movie" hype -- this supposed blockbuster has netted a grand total of $8 million. "Hostel," last week's No. 1 movie, a cheap horror film, has already netted almost $15 million.
Best Actor honors are likely to go to Philip Seymour Hoffman for his performance in "Capote" -- this would mark the first time that an actor in a gay role has actually deserved his Oscar. Best Actress will probably fall to Reese Witherspoon in "Walk the Line," but supporters of Felicity Huffman's transgendered father/mother in "TransAmerica" could push her over the top.
Aside from pimping for GLAAD, the Oscars will provide a platform for other leftist talking points. "Good Night, and Good Luck," George Clooney's blatant attempt to bash the Bush administration through the mouth of Edward R. Murrow, and "Munich," Steven Spielberg's attempt to equate Arab terrorism with Israeli self-defense, will likely garner nominations. And to top it off, Comedy Central partisan hack Jon Stewart (who is less and less funny each day) hosts this self-congratulatory leftist feting.
I won't be watching. Neither will most Americans.
nice, and hollywood sucks....F their stupid awards, its all meaningless anyhow, honestly, what good does their awards do for the world, or for anybody? sheesh!
I quit caring about the Oscars when Young Shakespeare in Love beat out Saving Private Ryan.
Skipping it this year? Heck, I can't remember the last time I even watched the thing.
I have missed the oscars for the last 20 years, or should I say I haven't missed them becasue I don't care who wins.
Really care less about any of those award shows.
But the FR thread will be a hoot :) Hooray for Hollyweird.
I'll be rearranging my sock drawer and scrubbing the toilet instead.
Funny he mentions 1993 because 1994 was about the year I stopped going to see movies. 2005 we saw one movie at the theater--March of the Penguins. There are two I would like to see on DVD--Downfall and The Great Raid.
I do like the live FReeper Oscar thread making fun of how people look and what they say--lots of fun. So I'll probably tune in again this year and have more good times with my fellow Hollywood hating conservatives.
This has been a problem for decades.
The "Best Picture" of 1948 was a Gregory Peck movie called "Gentlemen's Agreement." It is so self-satisfied and preachy it is almost unwatchable.
"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (best writing, nominated best picture 1968) is almost as bad and is only partly redeemed by the acting of three of the four leads. The fourth lead, Katherine Houghton (Katherine Hepburn's niece) was in WAY over her head. A mediocre actress is never quite so shown up as when surrounded by superior actors. She didn't take another role for eight years.
Yes, hooray for them. They are very entertaining but not in the way they think they are.
Does it seem that this time of year, all the entertainment organizations have an orgy of self-congratulation extravaganzas?
Boooring.
frankly, if i know someone watched this nonsense, id sorta question their love of america. you either love this leftist garbage or you love the usa, motherhood and apple pie, but you cant love both.
Heh heh heh heh heh.
He wasn't nominated, but I think the Best Actor award ought to go to this guy....
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I used to watch awards shows when I was a kid and we got two channels on tv. Since then, however........
DEFINITELY! I liked the movie alright in the theater but we got it on DVD and I enjoyed it a whole lot more--we've watched it several times now. I had my three year old with me at theater when we saw it so that may have been why I didn't enjoy it as much there. After 20 minutes of sitting and he loses interest--that's including the 10 minutes of previews.
If you analyze these films, they all slam America. That's the bottom line. So the message is, if you have an idea that dumps American culture/beliefs/country/people/ etc., -- an original anti-American idea would be nice, we're getting sick of pushing the gay lifestyle -- go west, young man. Hollywood awaits. As for that new TV show, Daniel something or other, the one with the episcopalian priest whose life/family is out of control...what are the chances TV moguls would put on a show featuring Muslims in like circumstances? A comedy.
That was the best darn movie of the year as far as I'm concerned :) I loved it.
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