The Oscars

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I thought Brokeback was a good movie, but certainly not the best of the year. A lot of the hype for that movie was because of the controversy it made. Someone said, and I think it was Ebert, “even if people don’t look at Crash as the best movie now, I think 10 years down the line it will ring as a much more powerful movie than Brokeback.” I hacked that quote up, but I agree.

I heard the exact opposite thing from another critic...He said something along the lines of "Yeah, people are going to be wondering about this one 5 years down the line. Brokeback will be considered classic along with Capote (because of Hoffmann's performance) and Good Night And Good Luck will be as well, but nobody will remember Crash."

Remember when Shakespeare in Love beat Saving Private Ryan? Same kind of deal...Maybe neither of those are classics, but I bet people would think about Saving Private Ryan as a better movie than Shakespeare in Love.

Also, Chicago won a few years ago and I feel like nobody ever talks about that movie...Sometimes it's better not to be a Best Picture winner...

[Perfect Stu]

Crash was a great movie, Im glad it won.

Joaquin Phoenix deserved some sort of award, even though Hoffman had a tougher role. He was just so good in Walk the Line...I really wonder how many actors could have pulled off Johnny Cash the way he did...Reese certainly deserved her award, too.