tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post5892032503203614523..comments2024-03-28T14:26:41.776-07:00Comments on Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: My Thoughts On Oscar DayCal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-44464012050015597972012-02-27T06:54:00.394-08:002012-02-27T06:54:00.394-08:00Impressive with your predictions.
I did enjoy wa...Impressive with your predictions. <br /><br />I did enjoy watching Sasha Baron Cohen pour pancake mix on Ryan Seacrest.GChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363046359586317320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-86266424735605893222012-02-26T14:27:34.897-08:002012-02-26T14:27:34.897-08:00Oh, okay. You'd better not see "War Horse...Oh, okay. You'd better not see "War Horse" then, you're right.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-84022125481076482162012-02-26T12:30:45.147-08:002012-02-26T12:30:45.147-08:00Last year's Best Picture was "The King...Last year's Best Picture was "The King's Speech" and it was great! Actually most of my favorite old movies were either Best Picture winners or nominees.Their choices in recent years haven't always been the one that I enjoyed most that year, but they usually do have some stamp of quality.<br /><br />I'm right there with you Kal, The Artist is likely to get best picture (I'll honestly be surprised if it doesn't) The Help will probably get an acting award of some kind.<br /><br />Personally I like to predict the more visual awards.<br />I predict Rango for Best Animated Feature and Rise of the Planet of the Apes for Best FX.Erik Johnson Illustratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184274387021011687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-84423762082162639472012-02-26T12:29:40.572-08:002012-02-26T12:29:40.572-08:00It's horses in danger that I can't take. M...It's horses in danger that I can't take. My father would tell us stories about the artillery horses in WWI. He had a print of a Canadian soldier saying goodbye to his dead horse with the caption "Goodbye Old Man". After he died I made sure that print went to my sister in Australia. I didn't mind giving that memento up to her.Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-1540851889170052002012-02-26T12:08:48.507-08:002012-02-26T12:08:48.507-08:00I think you're wrong about "War Horse,&qu...I think you're wrong about "War Horse," Cal. It's a very worthy and disturbing film. Yes, it has a dose of Spielberg's typical sentimentality but try to look past that.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-56857831466604943312012-02-26T12:05:37.094-08:002012-02-26T12:05:37.094-08:00I don't bother with the oscars and here's ...I don't bother with the oscars and here's why: Ask most people what film won best picture last year. Most of them won't be able to tell you. Best actor or actress? Same thing. How about two years ago? Three?<br /><br />The truth is that most of the "Best Pictures" according to the Academy are very forgettable. Now think about your favourite old movies, the ones that you love and remember well. I'll bet you any money that most of those were not oscar winners or even nominees.<br /><br />In fact, other than RETURN OF THE KING I can't remember any best pictures from the last ten years, nor, I suspect, have I seen any of them.<br /><br />So for me Oscar is a lot of hoopla about movies that I didn't see and won't remember next year.M. D. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13820831338678743992noreply@blogger.com