I've been boycotting Hollywood for years.
It's been YEARS since the Academy's picks have meant anything to me.
the academy???
Who pays attention to the Academy Awards?
I want them to know; I have not forgotten.
Oh, and remember to vote on IMDB...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335345/
Please take note that the recent Golden Globe Award presentations viewership was down by forty (40%) percent. I suspect the Academy Awards will not do well this year either. Also, with Chris Rock as emcee, a flaming Democrat "traitor" and Bill Clinton worshipper, that will further depress viewership.
I agree, but it has probably been 20 years since I have seen any awards. I very rarely even rent the movies that win. Except for Lord of the Rings.
I might watch the red carpet thing at the beginning, just to see if any of the Hollywood lefties see themselves on those "thank you" billboards :)
Ditto the above posts.
I haven't watched an Academy Award telecast since the early 70's when Scott and Klute did thier numbers.
These people are not a part of my existence.
I just have a question...we mock Hollywood, especially on Academy Award night. Why does it mean so much to some people that this film gets the attention of an organization we say we detest? I don't even think Gibson cares as much as some of you seem to.
To post a vanity..click on general/chat in the sidebar.
I think most Christians already boycott the Academy.
To set the record straight, I haven't watched in years either (I can't remember last time I did or cared).
I would hope, however, this idea is discussed in Churches and Church groups.
Spread the word. Get people talking. The idea would only work if the Academy knew why their viewership was lower this year.
You are dead wrong. Mel Gibson refused to promote his film in any way whatsoever for Oscar consideration---this was a Hollywood FIRST. And yet "The Passion" STILL got nominated in 2 major categories and one minor one. Meanwhile Michael Moore promoted the hell out of his film, and Miramax sent slick DVD packages to thousands of Academy members for shlocky consideration. Result: NOTHING. Moore was 100% dissed.
I choose to see the 3 nominations as a victory. And come Easter this year,Gibson could re-release "The Passion" again and make another $100 million. Hollywood can't touch this.
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE....
is to line the route from malibu down the 10 to the theater of the awards with 1000's of families all holding the same sign and show how unsilent our majority is.
It hasn't even crossed my mind to watch the Commie awards in decades,but then I wouldn't care anyway,because I haven't watched a modern release movie in decades. I wouldn't know what the inside of a movie theater looks like,nor the inside of Blockbuster.
I have watched Turner Classic Movies for some while,but find myself watching even that channel less and less as they're going the AMC(Ameican Movie Classics) route and slowly and steadily sneaking in more and more movies from the Seventies,Eighties,and beyond,and sneaking in political commentary via Sidney Pollack and a lot of their guest movie hosts.
I guess I'll be doing more of what I've done for years-buying more movies from places like Nostalgia Family Video,Kino,etc,that sell movies from Hollywood's "golden era" and early talkies and silents-those are the only movies I like anyway,except the Godzilla movies up through the Seventies. I'm in a time warp when people discuss movies from the past few decades,and therefore the Academy Commie awards have meant nothing to me anyway in forever.
I think we need to all go out and rent or buy the Passion this Lent, preferably on Oscar night. That would send another message.
It's almost unfortunate that Mel Gibson stands to profit so handsomely from our declarations of faith. He has feet of clay as do we all. I hope he realizes that all of the largesse he has received is not his, that we were really giving our money to the Glory of God.
Really, I do think he gets it.