The Oscars

[klunderbunker]

That's the first time I've ever seen anyone do that.

 

[Stormtrooper]

That was amazing. She fell going up the stairs. Greatest thing I've seen all night.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

And that surprised no one.......

 

[klunderbunker]

So Argo or Lincoln?

 

[Mitch Henessey]

So Argo or Lincoln?

Argo should win, but I have feeling it'll go to Lincoln.

 

[klunderbunker]

Wow that's kind of a surprise.

 

[jmt225]

How the fuck does Argo win all these awards, yet Affleck didn't get nominated? That makes zero sense.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

Great pick, and I'm glad Ben is on the stage. He deserves the recognition.

 

[Stormtrooper]

Thought Michele Obama announcing the winner would have meant Lincoln, but no, Ben Affleck won the Oscar for Best Picture. And DESERVED it.

Ben Affleck. He of Jersey Girl.

 

[klunderbunker]

How the fuck does Argo win all these awards, yet Affleck didn't get nominated? That makes zero sense.

That's what I came in here to say. He can't get one but some movie called Beasts of the Southern Wild which maybe 8 people have heard of can? They couldn't add another spot?

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Is Ben coked up too?!

 

[klunderbunker]

Thought Michele Obama announcing the winner would have meant Lincoln, but no, Ben Affleck won the Oscar for Best Picture. And DESERVED it.

Ben Affleck. He of Jersey Girl.

And of Pearl Harbor.

Afleck gets Best Picture to go with his Best Original Screenplay Oscar. Now he gets to go home and sleep next to Jennifer Garner.

Luckiest man alive?

 

[jmt225]

Is Ben coked up too?!

Ben's a good dude. I think he's just genuinely excited and surprised to be there.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

Beasts Of The Southern Wild is overrated. And they could've removed David O. Russell from the Best Director category to make room for Ben, because Playbook was driven by great performances, not directing.

 

[klunderbunker]

Well, after about ten years of saying I don't care for Seth McFarlane's humor when it comes to animation, I now have a different perspective of him: I also don't care for his hosting abilities. I just don't get the massive appeal of the guy. His stuff makes me laugh maybe once every hour and a half and that's about it.

 

[klunderbunker]

Beasts Of The Southern Wild is overrated. And they could've removed David O. Russell from the Best Director category to make room for Ben, because Playbook was driven by great performances, not directing.

They could always just add him to the list. Granted these are the Academy Awards so I'm sure there's some issue with a movie from seven years ago that determines that we can't have Affleck get nominated for both.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

And of Pearl Harbor.

Afleck gets Best Picture to go with his Best Original Screenplay Oscar. Now he gets to go home and sleep next to Jennifer Garner.

Luckiest man alive?

Miz of all people is still with Mayrse, so I'd have to say no.

 

[klunderbunker]

Miz of all people is still with Mayrse, so I'd have to say no.

Garner > Maryse. I'm not a blondes guy.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

Well, after about ten years of saying I don't care for Seth McFarlane's humor when it comes to animation, I now have a different perspective of him: I also don't care for his hosting abilities. I just don't get the massive appeal of the guy. His stuff makes me laugh maybe once every hour and a half and that's about it.

It felt like MacFarlane was trying REALLY hard to be too edgy, and his sense of humor didn't do anything for me.

They could always just add him to the list. Granted these are the Academy Awards so I'm sure there's some issue with a movie from seven years ago that determines that we can't have Affleck get nominated for both.

Are you talking about Gigli? If so, it's a miracle he recovered from that abomination (yes it's one those movies that are as bad as the critics make it out to be). And now he's rising up in the ranks as one of the most praised directors in all of cinema. Amazing.

Garner > Maryse. I'm not a blondes guy.

 

[klunderbunker]

It felt like MacFarlane was trying REALLY hard to be too edgy, and his sense of humor didn't do anything for me.

It helps if you're funny in the first place instead of thinking *character* + *strange noun* *oddly connected action* = comedy.

Are you talking about Gigli? If so, it's a miracle he recovered from that abomination (yes it's one those movies that are as bad as the critics make it out to be). And now he's rising up in the ranks as one of the most praised directors in all of cinema. Amazing.

Hypothetical movie. I'm saying the Academy has these weird rules where they think they can't give the same people Oscars in back to back years for some reason.

I prefer dark hair or red. Never gotten the appeal of blondes.

 

[Lowdown]

Well I've only seen Argo and Flight, but I wanted to see Django and Silver Linings. So I'll wait to peep those on PPV through Dish. But Affleck did a good job with Argo. And props to Christoph Waltz for getting another Oscar for Tarantino flick.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

It helps if you're funny in the first place instead of thinking *character* + *strange noun* *oddly connected action* = comedy.

True.

Hypothetical movie. I'm saying the Academy has these weird rules where they think they can't give the same people Oscars in back to back years for some reason.

Yeah, I get what you're saying. I THINK Tom Hanks won back to back for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. There are other back to back winners, but that's not on my list off the top of your head knowledge.

I prefer dark hair or red. Never gotten the appeal of blondes

The airhead thing has something do with it, right? Usually, that's one of the common answers.

 

[klunderbunker]

Yeah, I get what you're saying. I THINK Tom Hanks won back to back for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. There are other back to back winners, but that's not on my list off the top of your head knowledge.

He did. And Jimmy Stewart won in 1940 as an apology for not winning the previous year. He isn't even the lead actor in the movie he won Best Actor for.

The airhead thing has something do with it, right? Usually, that's one of the common answers.

Never gotten the appeal of ditsy girls either. I like mine smart and witty.

 

[#tamale]

Seth, with this "too soon" and Mel Gibson jokes, thought people were shocked with his act and that's why they didn't laugh, but really it's because those jokes were NOT FUCKING FUNNY.

One of the worst hosts ever.

Happy for Argo though I was pulling for Zero Dark Thirty. Ang Lee? Okay, you snubbed Affleck, Bigelow, and Tarantino, bring up Spielberg's hopes, but give it to Lee's weakest movie. Whatever. The rest of it was okay. They really need to do something different though. The show is really hard to get through.

 

[klunderbunker]

Seth, with this "too soon" and Mel Gibson jokes, thought people were shocked with his act and that's why they didn't laugh, but really it's because those jokes were NOT FUCKING FUNNY.

One of the worst hosts ever.

Happy for Argo though I was pulling for Zero Dark Thirty. Ang Lee? Okay, you snubbed Affleck, Bigelow, and Tarantino, bring up Spielberg's hopes, but give it to Lee's weakest movie. Whatever. The rest of it was okay. They really need to do something different though. The show is really hard to get through.

Dropping some of the tech Oscars would help. I don't mean don't have them, but don't air them. Do they think 90% of the audience has a clue what the difference between sound editing and sound mixing is, and better yet do they think most people watching care? Stuff like that can be dropped. Also cut the opening monologue down. Also, have less than nine best picture nominees. It takes so long to go through the clips of them. Less of the host would help too.