Comon Gents a bit goship...lol

I think the most movies this years were not worthy for an Oscar...except Crash...wasnt bad...
But recalling the fact that The last Samurai didnt take a Oscar 2 years ago...iam bit dissapointed of the Awards ...

KING KONG...? :damn: OSCAR...how many times again...?

I saw the Academy Awards. It was entertaining to watch, especially Jon Stewart. He was again hilarious, making yet again jokes with political messages.

Regarding the awards; I am glad Crash won Best Motion Picture award, it was a good movie about social conflicts. I agree that King Kong won too many, but they were all awards for technical aspects. I would have like seen Syriana win some awards.

Regarding the best documentary indeed March of the Penguins was this years most beautiful doc. During the speach, the makers showed there wishes this movie would be the beginning for the improvement of the legal status of Antartica.

Regarding the best animated feature I am really dissappointed. Although Wallace&Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a good clay animation, it cannot be compared with the brilliant work and message of Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle". This animation has a beautiful theme and it's animation is breath taking, but I guess since Miyazaki won the award for best animated feature last year with Spirited Away and the fact that Miyizaki shows little interest for the Oscars, the academy decided to give the award to someone else.

Regarding the best foreign language film, I have not seen any of the nominees. Both Tsotsi and Paradise Now are said to be very good movies. But I had read the Jewish Lobby did not want Paradise Now (movie following the lives of 2 Palestinian bombers) to win the award. I understand the American Jews have a high share in the Hollywood industry, but I am not shure with such claims, because for example Steven Spielberg's Munich, a movie about Jewish counter-terrrorists during the 60's and 70's, did not win any award.

In the end it's nice to watch the awards but it has little effect on my personal views on movies which I have seen. I think these awards are more of significance for those in the movie industry, than the consumers of those movies.

+1 i agree 100%

Americans seem to have run out of fantasy and their scenarios suck... I prefer this movie instead of the "gays-are-back mountain"... :rolleyes:

Forget hollywood.. Long live Asian Cinema.. :P

Beleg have you watched Memoirs of a Geisha? What's your opinion about it, would you recommend it?

As expected from a Hollywood movie it sucked :) .... But then again i am biased about Hollywood movies.

Honestly, i dont understand how can one make a movie about Japan and Japanese people/culture and use actually Chinese actresses (all very beautiful but all VERY Chinese).My wife who is ethnically Chinese doesnt harbor good feelings against Japs like most of the Chinese people out there, and i have read some interesting arguments on net from boths sides all being negative.. Chinese sources said Geishas are whores and Chinese actresses shouldnt have accepted being whores (weird thesis) while Japs claimed being a geisha is limited to Japanese people and culture, Chinese being of other culture shouldnt have been chosen as geishas.. Although the first claim has no credibility i think the Japanese has a point..

Another big problem was the use a weird and accented English as spoken language.. It was most annoying..

If you are interested read the book.. Its much better..

Then how does she feel about watching Anime movies/series or reading Anime manga's?

Yes I also found it very odd for Chinese actresses to play as Japanese Geisha's. Not because they weren't Japanese, but because hollywood chose for non-hollywood actresses (Li Gong and Ziyi Zhang). For the same effort, the director could have hired Japanese actresses.

BTW Penguin chicks are über-cute :lol:

Cid , she loves anime/manga like almost all asians :D ..
Well since they headed for non-Japanese actresses (maybe due to limited number of English speaking famous Japanese actresses) only American - Asian actress famous enough for the role would be Lucy Liu who imo would be even a worse geisa. Both Zhang Ziyi and Michelle had previously played in Hollywood movies. Zhang Ziyi is a ballet so she also had another plus.. Gong Li who also played in the movie is also very famous in Asia..

@Beleg
Thanks for the info,the weird thing is i'am dating since 2 years with a japanese girl who actually study here in Greece.
Next oppurtunity we are going to watch the movie.
Weird is,suppose we greeks and Turks are enemys,you married a Chinese girl and i'am thinking about to married mine,does this mean we make our theses towards worst ? :D (again,thanks for the feedback)

about the Oscars, Crash and the peguins were really the best among this movies

But true Bolywood rules :applause:

Bollywood??? Oh my, oh my... The Indian school of cinema, old way in nowadays era, with only the colourful dhotis ,kurtas, sarees, and turbans missing... I almost died of laughing... The chick is awesome though...

http://www.erosentertainment.com/erospromo...media/Aksar.wmv

If I find a traditional old school bollywood clip, am gonna share it with you... :P :P

To tell you the trueth i found it a bit kitch (word comes from greek Kitsa i suppose, Kitsaria :D )
to mutch music to mutch dancing,i think its quite exotic to watch such a movie from time to time,but not to mutch,it causes Psychological problems lol
Reminds me the Turkish movies of the 80's, tons of teardrops,tons of handkerchief ;)