One Sure Bet at Tonight's Oscars Is:

[Bubba Wheels]

Best Picture: Master and Commander

[WSUCougar]

What, as a film not going to win its category? ;)

[Hurst2112]

What, as a film not going to win its category? ;)


Hehe.

Never thought I'd see Oscar smack on FOFC.

[Suicane75]

Best Picture: Master and Commander

Master And Commander winning the Best Picture Oscar is about as likely as Euro Trip winning it next year.

[cthomer5000]

I highly doubt it wins.

[damnMikeBrown]

Yeah..first of all, the Kilrathi stunk. They were this supposed onmipresent threat, but only appeared near jump points and in asteroid fields. Further, you could sit right behind their cruisers and fire volley after volley, and never get hit by their defenses.

The voice synch was awfull as well. Yeah, ok, good, they added the voice effects in an add-on, but it really wasn't worth it. Not much there.

It was good for it's time, but not nearly Oscar worthy.

Still, I give Wing Commander a solid thumbs up.

[Fonzie]

Yeah..first of all, the Kilrathi stunk. They were this supposed onmipresent threat, but only appeared near jump points and in asteroid fields. Further, you could sit right behind their cruisers and fire volley after volley, and never get hit by their defenses.

The voice synch was awfull as well. Yeah, ok, good, they added the voice effects in an add-on, but it really wasn't worth it. Not much there.

It was good for it's time, but not nearly Oscar worthy.

Still, I give Wing Commander a solid thumbs up.

And I think Ginger Lynn definitely deserves the best supporting actress award. Her work was magnificent!

[Ryche]

The one sure bet is Theron winning Best Actress for Monster

[Ben E Lou]

...that Ol' SkyDog will be playing FOF in the next room.

[sterlingice]

...that Ol' SkyDog will be playing FOF in the next room.
Good call there.

SI

[Qwikshot]

Go Bill Murray!!!

[Ben E Lou]

Good call there.

SI...and that Mrs. SkyDog will call him into the den at least 5 times to see something that he couldn't possibly care less about, but he'll go willingly and cheerfully. A Sanford & Son DVD set goes a *long* way... ;)

[sterlingice]

...and that Mrs. SkyDog will call him into the den at least 5 times to see something that he couldn't possibly care less about, but he'll go willingly and cheerfully. A Sanford & Son DVD set goes a *long* way... ;)
I have the excuse that I'm working on a project due for class tomorrow. Then again, Erica isn't an awards show person either so I guess it's not much of an issue. If she wanted to watch it, so be it. Thankfully, I would not have to. We have a "I won't make you watch sports if you don't make me watch chick flicks" kindof agreement. Tho, I got her into baseball last year so she'll watch the Royals of her own accord :)

SI

[Easy Mac]

I'll be watching ESPN dream job and giving a running commentary again... I have no life.

[Ben E Lou]

I'll be watching ESPN dream job and giving a running commentary again... I have no life.Nahhh. You've learned at a younger age what it takes most people at LEAST another 5-10 years to figure out: the most enjoyable and relaxing free time activities can most often be found right inside the confines of home. :p

[Easy Mac]

Well, I'll be spending the next 2 days hanging out with my girlfriend's friends and then the next 3 with my family... so I need all the alone time I can get.

But hey, my birthday is Thursday, so the gifts make up for my lack of alone time next week.

[Leonidas]

Best Picture: Master and Commander

Hey, if Forrest Gump and Titanic can win, anything can happen.

[mckerney]

Hey, if Forrest Gump and Titanic can win, anything can happen.

You're right, the Oscars are meaningless.

[tucker342]

Best Picture: Master and Commander
That movie was awful. Maybe it's just me, but I don't like to spend $6.50 on something that makes me want to fall asleep...

[tucker342]

dola-

The Oscars suck:D

[Buccaneer]

Best Picture: Master and Commander
Considering it won no pre-Oscar awards? Good call.

[Ramzavail]

Way off.

[sabotai]

Best Picture: Master and Commander

Do you get tired of always being wrong? Or are you just used to it by now?

[Fonzie]

Do you get tired of always being wrong? Or are you just used to it by now?

:D

[Glengoyne]

Hey, if Forrest Gump and Titanic can win, anything can happen.
Forrest Gump was a pretty damned good movie. It won in a year where I felt any of the nominees could have won without disappointing. I wasn't rooting for it, but come on. It was a pretty innovative and entertaining film, and does not deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as the biggest piece of crap to ever win an Oscar.

This year I guess I was pulling for the LoTR nominees, and Johnny Depp for Best Actor.
Oh well I guess you can't have everything, but the Return of the King getting a clean sweep is a nice thing.

[KevinNU7]

I got every major award right in an office pool except I had Clint Eastwood winning best director

[Sun Tzu]

If Johnny Depp ever wins an an oscar for Best Actor that will officialy signify the beggining of the end for this world.

[John Galt]

If Johnny Depp ever wins an an oscar for Best Actor that will officialy signify the beggining of the end for this world.

It's easy to say that now that the Oscars are over. Predicting the non-ending of the world in hindsight is a pretty easy gig. ;)

[Samdari]

Nahhh. You've learned at a younger age what it takes most people at LEAST another 5-10 years to figure out: the most enjoyable and relaxing free time activities can most often be found right inside the confines of home. :p

Nahhh, you're still rationalizing what most people have accepted at least 5-10 years earlier: You have no life.

[Buzzbee]

So, I wonder if Bubba Wheels is enjoying eating his Crowe?

[rkmsuf]

That's gold, baby...

[Cuckoo]

Forrest Gump was a pretty damned good movie. It won in a year where I felt any of the nominees could have won without disappointing. I wasn't rooting for it, but come on. It was a pretty innovative and entertaining film, and does not deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as the biggest piece of crap to ever win an Oscar.


While I agree that Forrest Gump was not a bad movie, it is worth noting now that The Shawshank Redemption was also nominated for Best Picture that year if I'm not mistaken. It was only a small movie that tanked at the box office at the time, but has since grown to be a tremendous favorite. I think it'll stand the test of time more than Gump

[rkmsuf]

While I agree that Forrest Gump was not a bad movie, it is worth noting now that The Shawshank Redemption was also nominated for Best Picture that year if I'm not mistaken. It was only a small movie that tanked at the box office at the time, but has since grown to be a tremendous favorite. I think it'll stand the test of time more than Gump

Never will. Combine Hanks, the innovation of the story telling. the award and the subject matter and you have a film with tremendous staying power regardless of personal taste...

Perhaps Shawshank was the better pure film but Gump was far more memorable and lasting...

[ISiddiqui]

As to the original post: IT SHOULD have :D. Well, maybe LIT was better.

[Passacaglia]

Maybe he had 10 dreams where he saw Master and Commander win.

[cthomer5000]

Perhaps Shawshank was the better pure film but Gump was far more memorable and lasting...
I thought Shawshank was a far mar memorable film.

[sabotai]

Sometimes I don't even remember that there was a movie called Forrest Gump...

[rkmsuf]

I thought Shawshank was a far mar memorable film.

I don't know. I look at on a mainstream level. Everyone knows Gump, who played him, the story, ect. Ask someone what was Robbins name in the film and I doubt as many know it. Heck you mention shrimp and you get the whole fried shrimp, boiled shrimp...

I'm not arguing the merits of the films only the mainstream "life"...I don't have the numbers but I would guess Gump has sold vastly more VHS and DVD copies.

[cthomer5000]

I don't know. I look at on a mainstream level. Everyone knows Gump, who played him, the story, ect. Ask someone what was Robbins name in the film and I doubt as many know it. Heck you mention shrimp and you get the whole fried shrimp, boiled shrimp...

I'm not arguing the merits of the films only the mainstream "life"...I don't have the numbers but I would guess Gump has sold vastly more VHS and DVD copies.
Well, Gump definitely wins on a mainstream level. But for those who saw Shawshank, it's universally regarded as an incredibly great movie.

[John Galt]

Well, Gump definitely wins on a mainstream level. But for those who saw Shawshank, it's universally regarded as an incredibly great movie.

I don't know about all this "mainstream" talk. Both Gump and Shawshank rely on a pretty mainstream appeal (with Shawshank winning that all time greatest movie poll thing). And Shawshank is far from "universally regarded as an incredibly great movie." The reviews of the movie when it first came out were pretty good, but there was a lot of criticism of the plastic thin characters that are all good or evil (a very common criticism of all Steven King story based movies). I like Shawhank despite its shortcomings (I also think Gump is pretty good), but I don't think either movie is anything but "mainstream."

[rkmsuf]

that was my only point and that mainstream appeal will carry a longer lasting appeal in total...

[Pyser]

does anyone here realize that EVERYONE has an oscar? really think about it

ben affleck has one
cuba gooding jr
anna paquin
julia roberts
roberto begnini
nick cage
robin williams
tommy lee jones
kevin kline
hillary swank
gywneth paltrow
Cher
catherine zeta jones
angelina jolie
mira sorvino
whoopie goldberg
marisa tomei
mel gibson and kevin costner have ones for directing! scorcese doesnt even have one, and they do.
eminem, collins, elton john

they hand these things out like candy. eventually, you get one. they are meaningless.

[Buzzbee]

I'm not arguing the merits of the films only the mainstream "life"...I don't have the numbers but I would guess Gump has sold vastly more VHS and DVD copies.

Considering that Shawshank is on TV every third Thursday, I'm not sure you can really use VHS/DVD sales as any measure of popularity. It'd be like comparing Animal House to It's a Wonderful Life.

(DISCLAIMER: Both Animal House and It's a Wonderful Life have made impacts in their own way and have their own following, but to compare AH to IaWL in terms of filmmaking/best movie/greatness etc. is IMO pure folly)

[rkmsuf]

Considering that Shawshank is on TV every third Thursday, I'm not sure you can really use VHS/DVD sales as any measure of popularity. It'd be like comparing Animal House to It's a Wonderful Life.

(DISCLAIMER: Both Animal House and It's a Wonderful Life have made impacts in their own way and have their own following, but to compare AH to IaWL in terms of filmmaking/best movie/greatness etc. is IMO pure folly)

Yeah and Kindergarden Cop seems to be on every other weekend too.

I'm not comparing greatness only lasting appeal. Gump on once or twice a year on the network probably pulls more cash than the Shawshank cable deal anyway...

[Bubba Wheels]

All in all, the Oscars may be the most boring, overated piece of TV all year long. Last night proved it in spades. (Actually probably could have used some David Spade!)

[Buzzbee]

Yet it was important enough for you to start a thread with your "And the Oscar goes to..." prediction. :rolleyes:

[Bubba Wheels]

Yet it was important enough for you to start a thread with your "And the Oscar goes to..." prediction. :rolleyes:

I hope I learn my lesson. :redface:

[QuikSand]

does anyone here realize that EVERYONE on a list of oscar winners has an oscar?

[Buzzbee]

does anyone here realize that EVERYONE on a list of oscar winners has an oscar?

Ahhhh. I see. QuikSand is trying to trick us with another one of his puzzles. It's a trick question and I figgered it out. In reality, only 2/3 of those on an Oscar winners list have Oscars.

[Bubba Wheels]

Ahhhh. I see. QuikSand is trying to trick us with another one of his puzzles. It's a trick question and I figgered it out. In reality, only 2/3 of those on an Oscar winners list have Oscars.

Another trick question: When was the War of 1812 fought? It may have began as a conflict in 1812, but congress did not officially declare war until 1814! So when is a war not a war?

Another error I caught on one of the first Millionaire shows. Regis asked what was the first 'professional' baseball team Babe Ruth ever played for. The contestant answered 'Boston Red Sox" and was pronounced right. Actually he was WRONG! The first 'professional' baseball team Ruth ever played for was the team that signed him, the Baltimore Orioles, which were at the time a minor league farm team of the Red Sox. "Professional' being the key phrase, as it means 'getting paid', the Red Sox being the first MAJOR league team Ruth was on.

[DanGarion]

Nahhh. You've learned at a younger age what it takes most people at LEAST another 5-10 years to figure out: the most enjoyable and relaxing free time activities can most often be found right inside the confines of home. :p
you forgot to add, "while talking to yourself"...

[Buzzbee]

you forgot to add, "while playing with yourself"...

:eek:

[Young Drachma]

Ever notice how those women who get on TV the day after the Oscar to talk about what everyone is wearing are always really underwhelming. It's like "WTF do we care what you think?!"

I was just passing CNN and saw this (CNN is such crap...like McNews for the masses, like Fox is any better...) and was just like, ugh.

[sabotai]

I can't stand those "What were they wearing?" post-Oscar shows either. Who gives a crap? They're all wearing very overpriced crap that no one would ever wear out in the real world. Well, the women are. The men are all wearing a tux, except it has some french guy's name on it...OOHHH!!!

[Tryfan]

One oscar question - what was the name of the song that they played when Tom Hanks came out? He made a crack about it and there was a joke there, but I can't for the life of me remember the song's name.

[Bubba Wheels]

One oscar question - what was the name of the song that they played when Tom Hanks came out? He made a crack about it and there was a joke there, but I can't for the life of me remember the song's name.

That 'snappy tune' is called 'Hail to the Chief", and is played for the President.