[Leprucky Cougar]

Slumdog Millionaire sure did rack most of the Oscars up last night. And I'm not irate by that all--Slumdog Millionaire was a great film, and screenplay.

Most of my favorites got nominations and a few awards (MILK, Frost-Nixon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Wrestler)
I was a little disappointed Frost-Nixon didnt win any awards at all--correct me if I'm wrong guys but I didn't recall it did. I haven't seen The Wrestler yet, but I've read tons of reviews and I'm sure Rourke did a great job--not sure if he does one as masterfully as the hype about it has been though. Anyway, I predicted because of such hype Rourke would win and if not Sean Penn--and I was right. I was kinding hoping that Rourke wouldn't win--nothing against him, but my fear was that he would win solely because of the hype--and not because of how phenomenal his performance was. I do commend him for his comeback and wish the best of him and his caree though.

I thought the best actor nominations though this year had worthy competition and when analyzing it--it could've gone either way. Pitt, Penn, Rourke, et al are all excellent in their own right.

I'm glad Kate Winslet finally got an Oscar and was a little disappointed by the 1997 oscars that she and Leonardo Dicaprio didn't dominate with Titanic as expected. The Reader was good, but I also would've liked it if she got another one for another favorite of mine: Revolutionary Road--it certainkly didn't have the budget or ostentation as Titanic, but Decaprio and Winlset were in my opinon, excellent in this as well.


Another shocker to me for the action category. :eek: Will SMith is a good actor as well and has made a reputaution for having summer block-buster hits. If Seven Pounds didn't do as well, I thought certainly Hancock would give The Dark Knight some competition on the action category.


I will say though , I am glad Valkerie didn't receive any nominations.:D I did not like this movie. I'm not a big Tom Cruise fan--and nothing against his abilities, but I don't think the film itself had any substance. It kinda left me with a "Okay....so what [else] ?" effect. :cool: You guys may disagree, but hey it's cool. What do you guys think?