I did it. I stayed up until the last credit finished rolling on the Academy Awards. Sort of a bust. Afterward, I wondered if there had been any good movies made in 2005. Oh well. I'm not a big fan of Crash, myself. I know some of you liked the movie, but I found it too didactic.
Jon Stewart was funny. My favorite part? They'd just aired a montage highlighting the many social issues that movies have dealt with in the past and Stewart says, "And we've never struggled with those problems again." He then follows that comment with "Congratulations, us." Good stuff there.
And while I'm talking about movies, I watched Doctor Zhivago this weekend. It had been a while since I'd seen the movie, and I was looking forward to it on DVD. It was excellent. The older I get, the more I enjoy the movie. Of course it was long - so long that I had to flip the disc over twice to watch it in its entirety. Regardless, it was better than any of the movies up for "Best Movie" last night. Way better.
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I saw Crash, and I thought it was good. It deserved recognition.
Movies in 2005 that I liked were Kung Fu Hustle, Sin City, Pride & Prejudice, Narnia, Potter, Charlie & the Choc Factory, Batman Begins... that's all I can think of right now.
I was not interested in this year's Oscars. My daughter watched the last hour, and I saw bits of it when I was in the family room. Reese Witherspoon's speech was adorable.
Didn't like Crash? Not even the part when the little girl rushed out to her daddy when the shop owner followed him home?
No wonder you've been passed over again to sit on the Academy...
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