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OSCAR Predictions - Despite the fact that I will Still Boycott!
Pipedream:
I finally saw Pan's Labyrinth and liked it very much, especially the magical performance of young Ivana Baquero as Ofelia. I've loved Maribel Verdu ever since I saw her in Y tu Mama tambien, and she is just as great here. And, of course, Sergi López makes a perfect villain, even if this character is somewhat stereotypically bad. The acting is overall superb, as is the music and the juxtaposition of imagination and reality. As to the special effects - oh well. Maybe I've just seen too many computer animated clone monsters in movies to be thrilled by them anymore...
In short: it's perfectly possible that this one takes home the Oscar for best foreign language picture, but I will still be rooting for the German candidate... ::)
oilgun:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on February 10, 2007, 06:46:09 pm ---The one that threw me off the most was the bloke who played Prince Charles. Hell, I look more like Prince Charles than that guy did.
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It's true that he didn't really look like him, but I still immediately knew it was supposed to be Prince Charles so I think the the actor did an excellent job. Cromwell as Philip was great!
MaineWriter:
Here are my final, final predictions, which haven't changed too much in the past few weeks. The odds (in parentheses) are from Ladbrokes, a British betting and gambling company. The were published in the Wall Street Journal.
Best Picture
will win: Little Miss Sunshine (9:4)
should win: The Departed (even)
Best Actor
will and should win: Forest Whitaker (1:8 )
Best Actress
will and should win: Helen Mirren (1:66)
Best Supporting Actor
will win: Eddie Murphy (8:15)
should win: Mark Wahlberg (25:1)
Best Supporting Actress
will and should win: Jennifer Hudson (1:7) [nb: as I have mentioned before, this will be a career killing Oscar for her]
Best Director
will and should win: Martin Scorsese (1:6)
Leslie
Kd5000:
Yeah, didn't they pick BBM last year, "Ladbrokes, a British betting and gambling company." THe WSJ picked THE AVIATOR one year because whichever film has the most flying scenese tends to win. ;)
I agree with you on everything else you said except I think it will be BABEL.
I don't watch Roger Ebert anymore. Who has he been cheerleading for? Does anyone know?
Oh, I wasn't wowed by Mark Wahlberg. I like him even less as person after what someone posted on TOB regarding a recent interview he gave PREMIERE MAGAZINE in which he starts talking about BBM. I can't believe Ang Lee approached him to do BBM. Can you imagine him as Ennis Del Mar? Thank god he thought it was too "graphic."
MaineWriter:
Good question about Roger. I have no idea what he is up to, or what movies he is promoting. I know he has been ill with cancer.
I know very little about Mark Wahlberg, myself. I remember I saw him in Boogie Nights, a movie I did NOT like. I have paid no attention to his career since then but was blown away by his performance in The Departed. I didn't even know who he was until I saw the credits.
My husband heard an interview with him on NPR. Apparently he is from South Boston (locale of The Departed) and spent time in jail. He spent years losing his accent and had to relearn it again for this movie. Just a bit of trivia.
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