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Keeping up with Oscarwatch
Jan. 16th, 2011 02:42 pmThe Social Network:
I finished watching it, and I'm pretty sure I'll never watch it again.
It's not that it's a bad movie, because it's not. It's a wonderful, well-acted, well-written, well-directed movie, and I don't really care if it's 100% true or not. It is, however, almost entirely populated with douchebags, and not even lovable ones -- Eduardo being the main exception. Andrew Garfield is the best thing to come out of the movie, as far as I'm concerned. He's going to get nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and he won't win -- I'm firmly convinced after watching The Fighter that this is Christian Bale's year -- but he will look lovely on the Oscar red carpet.
I'm not much interested in watching it again, though. As much enjoyment as I always get from Aaron Sorkin's writing, there's usually more people I don't want to hit in the face with large sticks.
True Grit:
I finally finished the second half of the movie.
1. If Hailee Steinfeld is not nominated for Best Actress, it will be criminal. And I'm terrified she won't be if only because she really is fourteen. Mattie's the lead, and the Coen brothers unsurprisingly are not afraid to let her stay the lead, and Hailee handles it more than admirably.
2. Jeff Bridges should get nominated for Best Actor for this, but I don't think he'll win. I think he'd have a hell of a lot better chance if he weren't playing a role already played by John Wayne, because he really is great in the role.
3. Matt Damon may get nominated as Best Supporting Actor, but I don't think so. He wasn't nominated for the Golden Globes, and it's one of the few categories where half of the nominees don't make your face go o.O. (Hell, even Angelina Jolie laughed at her own nomination for The Tourist.) And he wouldn't have a chance of winning anyway because, again ... Christian Bale.
I finished watching it, and I'm pretty sure I'll never watch it again.
It's not that it's a bad movie, because it's not. It's a wonderful, well-acted, well-written, well-directed movie, and I don't really care if it's 100% true or not. It is, however, almost entirely populated with douchebags, and not even lovable ones -- Eduardo being the main exception. Andrew Garfield is the best thing to come out of the movie, as far as I'm concerned. He's going to get nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and he won't win -- I'm firmly convinced after watching The Fighter that this is Christian Bale's year -- but he will look lovely on the Oscar red carpet.
I'm not much interested in watching it again, though. As much enjoyment as I always get from Aaron Sorkin's writing, there's usually more people I don't want to hit in the face with large sticks.
True Grit:
I finally finished the second half of the movie.
1. If Hailee Steinfeld is not nominated for Best Actress, it will be criminal. And I'm terrified she won't be if only because she really is fourteen. Mattie's the lead, and the Coen brothers unsurprisingly are not afraid to let her stay the lead, and Hailee handles it more than admirably.
2. Jeff Bridges should get nominated for Best Actor for this, but I don't think he'll win. I think he'd have a hell of a lot better chance if he weren't playing a role already played by John Wayne, because he really is great in the role.
3. Matt Damon may get nominated as Best Supporting Actor, but I don't think so. He wasn't nominated for the Golden Globes, and it's one of the few categories where half of the nominees don't make your face go o.O. (Hell, even Angelina Jolie laughed at her own nomination for The Tourist.) And he wouldn't have a chance of winning anyway because, again ... Christian Bale.
