Have you seen any of the nominated films? The King’s Speech, True Grit, Inception? The Social Network?
No. We don’t go to movies very often. I’ve heard True Grit was very good, as was The King’s Speech. We’ll rent the movies we want to see, but honestly, I have a hard time paying dearly to be in a darkened room with strangers (who are usually talking) listening to a constant stream of profanity (in the theater and on screen) while watching gratuitous sex and violence that has little or nothing to do with the plot, if there even IS a plot. I think Ironman was the last movie I saw in a theater. Before that, Serenity (or maybe it was the other way around, I don’t remember).
We try our best not to support actors and actresses who are anti-every value we hold. If you’re a movie buff, you’re going to argue with me that I should see the movies before I make any decisions about them, that the actors politics shouldn’t make a difference - it does, though. It is our small way of making a statement to Hollywood. If more people would do it, they might get the message.
Besides, I’d rather read a book. So much of the story is lost in the movies.
I saw The Social Network (really liked it) and Inception (really, really liked it). After seeing clips last night, I’ll likely rent The King’s Speech.