[Aussie Dasher]

Seems members of the Academy still believe in Rule 1...

[Clemenza]

Crash was simply a far superior film in terms of story, acting, writing, and editing. Brokeback was the most overrated film since the Accidental Tourist (a film that was nominated but didn't win).

I bet a friend that Crash would win, and that the best Bareback could hope for was Best Director.

[Banjoguy]

There were no "cowboys" in Brokeback Mountain. They were "sheep herder boys".

[demkicker]

A little souvenir from the brokeback Oscars:

[Enchante]

The people who place so much emphasis on every "message film" don't understand that many people have real thoughts and real impressions that may not follow neatly "on message"...... also, even within the illustrious "Academy" there may be a lot of people who just met the subject with a BIG YAWN....... like who really cares about some artificial story of two sheep herders banging each other in a tent?? I mean, who really gives a flying XXXX?

I was so tired of the hype that if I'd been in the Academy I'd have been ready to vote for "Anything but Brokebutt Mountain" just out of disgust at being told by the PC-mavens how to vote........

[nj26]

"Brokeback Mountain" was written by the writers of "Lonesome Dove", the television miniseries.

If it weren't for the gay element (which gives relevance to the movie), it would just be a soap opera, like "Lonesome Dove", "Knots Landing", etc. Not even as good as "Dallas" or "Desperate Housewives."

[Alex Murphy]

We chatted about it, joked about it, argued about it, spoofed it. "Brokeback Mountain" was everywhere in our popular culture - yet it lost the big Oscar it was supposed to win.

something something something coitus interruptus something something something

[OldFriend]

Don't know, don't care.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Like someone said, "the five films didn't gross together ($250M) what Narnia did by itself. ($800M) And, now the directors of StumpBrokeSheep are claiming "rural discrimination" against the academy! That's funny!

[skateman]

Who wants to go see a movie about two cowpokes having anal sex?

[MichiganMan]

In my mind, the problem was that their entire marketing campaign was "We're being oppressed by these hateful people that don't want you to see this movie!"

I saw a couple dozen "news" articles saying how intolerant types were protesting the movie, threatening etc, and one article that actually found somebody that had something actually bad to say about the movie. And all that was was the principal of the religious school that one of the actors attended said the school didn't approve of the movie or the actors choice to appear in it. OOOOOH!, what venom.

Anyways, typical Hollywood. All flash, no substance.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

He noted that "Brokeback" and "Crash" both dealt with "tough issues like indifference and intolerance."

What kind of intolerance? Were the sheep bleating "faaags, faaaags, faaaags" throughout the entire movie?

[stboz]

The Hollyweird element still seems to be saying, "We're here, we're queer and we're in your face." On top of which they add, "You have to like us and BE LIKE US."

Well, we don't.

[Dog Gone]

"It's just a crapshoot," Walter said. "You go to Vegas and you put your money on number 17.

How do you do that in craps?

[fat city]

McMurtry, who won the adapted screenplay prize with Diana Ossana, said backstage at Sunday night's ceremony... "We are an urban nation. We are not a rural nation..."

Speaks volumes about how Hollywood views America.

[TET1968]

"It's just a crapshoot," Walter said. "You go to Vegas and you put your money on number 17.

"There is NO lesson to be learned from all this. It doesn't mean a thing."

Walter the Professor is brain dead.

Several million viewers Net Flixed the gay event.

According to Walter if they used the same format next year there would be no change in the viewer numbers. I say Net flix usage will triple that night as millions more watch a mailed movie or a rerun of 24.

It's all about freedom of choice Walter.

[jocon307]

"In fact, we were so shocked."

They all did look truly shocked.

[bray]

If I wanted to watch Queerback Mountin I would have moved to San Fagsisco.

[B4Ranch]

>>One disturbing difference for the Academy: a lot more viewers tuned in to see those upsets. An estimated 38.8 million people watched Sunday's telecast on ABC _ down 8 percent from last year and the second-worst showing in nearly two decades, according to Nielsen Media Research. Except for the 2003 count of 33 million viewers - when "Chicago" took the best-picture award - viewership hadn't dipped below 40 million since 1987.

Huh? Shouldn't that be a lot less viewers tuned in to see those upsets. Otherwise why would it be "disturbing"?