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I just watched this on DVD earlier and it is really damn good! The storyline is compelling and the acting is very good, not to mention the luuuurvllly fight scenes. Its a great film and if you havent seen it, do so. Now!
i) Garbage - in any film the lead's acting ability is only one variable, the fact it is biographical has very little significance to the importance of this.
ii) A Beautiful Mind is so far from a "top notch film" I'm amazed they can fit into the same sentence. It has to be the dullest film a Best Picture Oscar has gone to in a LONG time.
iii) You are making the classic mistake of assuming Oscars are given out on merit.
ii) A Beautiful Mind is so far from a "top notch film" I'm amazed they can fit into the same sentence. It has to be the dullest film a Best Picture Oscar has gone to in a LONG time.
iii) You are making the classic mistake of assuming Oscars are given out on merit.
Dr Gonzo wrote:
> What's the best film Oscar got to do with the Best Actor Oscar? Hint:
> nothing at all.
>
It does when the film is purely biographical. A biographical film can not be top notch with out the lead being so.
> What's the best film Oscar got to do with the Best Actor Oscar? Hint:
> nothing at all.
>
It does when the film is purely biographical. A biographical film can not be top notch with out the lead being so.
What's the best film Oscar got to do with the Best Actor Oscar? Hint: nothing at all.
Of course Washington got the Oscar for being black - he was okay, but 2002 was a huge "look, we're not racist anymore" year for the Academy. Sidney Poitier was ignored for years, some say this was because he was only ever average, some say it was because he was black. In 2002 this was made up for with the Life Time Achievemant award. At the same time Denzel and Halle Berry get nods, there was no conisidence. Halle Berry was fourth choice really; Nicole Kidman, Judy Dench and Sissy Spacek would all get it before her in my book. Denzel won in a very poor year (out of the five Crowe was probably the worst, yes, even worse than Will Smith).
Anyway, Training Day. Half a good film, then it all goes a bit silly.
Of course Washington got the Oscar for being black - he was okay, but 2002 was a huge "look, we're not racist anymore" year for the Academy. Sidney Poitier was ignored for years, some say this was because he was only ever average, some say it was because he was black. In 2002 this was made up for with the Life Time Achievemant award. At the same time Denzel and Halle Berry get nods, there was no conisidence. Halle Berry was fourth choice really; Nicole Kidman, Judy Dench and Sissy Spacek would all get it before her in my book. Denzel won in a very poor year (out of the five Crowe was probably the worst, yes, even worse than Will Smith).
Anyway, Training Day. Half a good film, then it all goes a bit silly.
*king kong aint got **** on me!*
It is a pretty cool film. I was sceptical before i watched it: i thought it was a case of "we want to give a black guy an oscar, oh Denzel will do" but i was pleasantly surprised. I thought i would like it from what i had heard but was pleased to see that both Washington and Hawke gave good performaces and not only did i enjoy it. I actually thought Washington deserved it, although Russel Crowe may feel a bit cheated as a biographical film, one best film yet he didn't get best actor, that seemed a bit dodgy.
I just watched this on DVD earlier and it is really damn good! The storyline is compelling and the acting is very good, not to mention the luuuurvllly fight scenes. Its a great film and if you havent seen it, do so. Now!