Oscar Chat

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Who's watching? Who/what are you rooting for this weekend?

We saw about 1/2 of the Best Picture nominees - Argo, Lincoln, Django, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty.  Lincoln was definitely my least favorite, and I didn't care for Django. It was sooooooo looooooong.  The rest are pretty much tied for me, so I'd be ok with any of them winning. I had no desire to see Life of Pi, Beasts of the Southern Wild, or Les Miserables.  I'll probably watch Amour when it's out on dvd, though.

I think DDL is a lock for best actor, and deservedly so. He was the only part of that movie I liked. I am pretty sure that if Spielberg wins, I will throw things.  I hope Jessica Chastain wins for Best Actress, but I won't be sad if Jennifer Lawrence wins.  I loved Christoph Walz in Django, so I hope he wins.  And I'm guessing Anne Hathaway is also a lock, but she's been so annoying this whole awards season, I can't help but hope she loses. But not to Sally Field; I can't stand her, and I thought her Mary Todd was so fucking obnoxious.  (Yes, I know. Mary Todd. But still.)

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Feb 22, 2013 14:40:53 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

... and Lincoln just looks boring to me.

It was more schmaltzy than boring overall, I thought. But it was ...not good. I would have liked to have seen another director's take on the storyline, actually, because the movie was SO Spielberg.  And that is not a good thing, IMO.