I am not embarrassed but feel very lazy. That TV is messing with me and I've only seen "Lincoln". If I have only seen the one I will suggest Tommy Jones was amazing and I follow his career fairly close. Good stuff from Jones. There is a crazy thing in my head about Sally Fields. After watching the movie I thought she was miscast but I'm not a smart guy and as time goes by I'm thinking I'm dumb and she was pretty good.
I'll tell you exactly what it was. I like history and I've always disliked Mary Todd. Never liked her. I love Sally Fields so I think my idea about miscasting was more me than truth. She actually pissed me off and made me dislike her in that role so she did real good.
Don't have anything to compare Lincoln to so throw some ideas out. I've neglected a movie I feel drawn to. Should have seen it but haven't. It's "Blah Blah Southern Beast" Young black girl in Lousiana poverty with the loving ,dieing father?
GL, Doc
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I am not embarrassed but feel very lazy. That TV is messing with me and I've only seen "Lincoln". If I have only seen the one I will suggest Tommy Jones was amazing and I follow his career fairly close. Good stuff from Jones. There is a crazy thing in my head about Sally Fields. After watching the movie I thought she was miscast but I'm not a smart guy and as time goes by I'm thinking I'm dumb and she was pretty good.
I'll tell you exactly what it was. I like history and I've always disliked Mary Todd. Never liked her. I love Sally Fields so I think my idea about miscasting was more me than truth. She actually pissed me off and made me dislike her in that role so she did real good.
Don't have anything to compare Lincoln to so throw some ideas out. I've neglected a movie I feel drawn to. Should have seen it but haven't. It's "Blah Blah Southern Beast" Young black girl in Lousiana poverty with the loving ,dieing father?
I too have only seen Lincoln of the films nominated. I will be VERY suprised IF it doesn't "sweep" all the major awards ex for Best Actress which the film doesn't have a nomination for. Sally Fields is nominated for Best SUPPORTING Actress probably because her part Mary Todd Lincoln isn't really that big in the movie.
I'm somewhat suprised The Hunger Games and it's female star Jennifer Lawrence were not nominated for anything. BOTH "cleaned up" in The People's Choice Awards. guess it wasn't "arty-smarty" enough for the Academy
I too have only seen Lincoln of the films nominated. I will be VERY suprised IF it doesn't "sweep" all the major awards ex for Best Actress which the film doesn't have a nomination for. Sally Fields is nominated for Best SUPPORTING Actress probably because her part Mary Todd Lincoln isn't really that big in the movie.
I'm somewhat suprised The Hunger Games and it's female star Jennifer Lawrence were not nominated for anything. BOTH "cleaned up" in The People's Choice Awards. guess it wasn't "arty-smarty" enough for the Academy
I have seen a few of the movies in the best picture category and here is my take on them;
Argo - Awesome flick and very tense from start to finish. How Affleck didn't nominated for Best Director is unexplainable. If I had a vote this would get best picture (Out of the nominations that I saw)
Lincoln - It was good but to be honest, I think it is overhyped. The movie is extremely long and tends to drag, Not ideal for viewing in a theater. I am sure this will win but as stated before, I think it's due to laziness and they love Daniel Day Lewis.
Zero Dark Thirty - Also very very good and very tense at times. There are some parts where it kind of drags overall, I thought it was done well. Not sure it deserves Best Picture buzz though but I guess Hollywood eats this type of stuff up.
My biggest regret was not seeing Life of Pi, I feel like in order to truly enjoy that film you needed to see it in a theater.
Lastly, I am surprised The Master didn't get nominated, I am still not sure what I saw when I watched it but seemed like with PTA as director and having Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman as your stars, Hollywood would have given them a nomination.
I have seen a few of the movies in the best picture category and here is my take on them;
Argo - Awesome flick and very tense from start to finish. How Affleck didn't nominated for Best Director is unexplainable. If I had a vote this would get best picture (Out of the nominations that I saw)
Lincoln - It was good but to be honest, I think it is overhyped. The movie is extremely long and tends to drag, Not ideal for viewing in a theater. I am sure this will win but as stated before, I think it's due to laziness and they love Daniel Day Lewis.
Zero Dark Thirty - Also very very good and very tense at times. There are some parts where it kind of drags overall, I thought it was done well. Not sure it deserves Best Picture buzz though but I guess Hollywood eats this type of stuff up.
My biggest regret was not seeing Life of Pi, I feel like in order to truly enjoy that film you needed to see it in a theater.
Lastly, I am surprised The Master didn't get nominated, I am still not sure what I saw when I watched it but seemed like with PTA as director and having Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman as your stars, Hollywood would have given them a nomination.
How Affleck didn't nominated for Best Director is unexplainable
Affleck DID win the Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best director for Argo. his opening line in his acceptance speech was "I'd like to thank the Academy...."
Argo also won Best Picture, while Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for his role in Lincoln and Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for Zero Dark Thirty. Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables, and Philip Seymour Hoffman took home Best Supporting Actor for The Master.
be interesting to see what happens at both the Golden Globe and directors Guild Awards
How Affleck didn't nominated for Best Director is unexplainable
Affleck DID win the Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best director for Argo. his opening line in his acceptance speech was "I'd like to thank the Academy...."
Argo also won Best Picture, while Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for his role in Lincoln and Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for Zero Dark Thirty. Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables, and Philip Seymour Hoffman took home Best Supporting Actor for The Master.
be interesting to see what happens at both the Golden Globe and directors Guild Awards
Finally saw "Dark Thirty". Wow! Very good. You have to watch it closely and I need to see it again. I feel like I missed some. Yeh, I need to wait to say this and may reconsider but at first blush it's up there with "Private Ryan". Maybe.
Finally saw "Dark Thirty". Wow! Very good. You have to watch it closely and I need to see it again. I feel like I missed some. Yeh, I need to wait to say this and may reconsider but at first blush it's up there with "Private Ryan". Maybe.
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