Why I'm skipping the Oscars this year

www.Townhall.com ^ | Jan. 13, 2006 | Ben Shapiro

[Mears]

I haven't watched the Oscars in at least 20 years because,frankly,I don't care to be bored to death.

[tom paine 2]

Have not watched since Marlon Brando brought Little Feather whats-her-name onto the dias.

[lormand]

Soon, you may find that the statue itself will not pass the gay mafia anal exam, and will have to be rebuilt.

The Oscar is probably not Gay looking enough to reflect today's Hollywood.

[Luna]

Oscar? Isn't he that grouchy green guy who lives in a trash can?

[Grendel9]

Last month for the first time in 10 years,
I entered a movie house; wanted to see
HPGOF with the Greatkids! Loved it.
But that may have been because there were
only 3 other people in the theater besides
us! 10 years ago I took their parent to
see 101 DALMATIANS, which I did NOT enjoy!

[DustyMoment]

What are the OSCARS?

Are they a new version of the music group, the Cars?

And, who knew that Hollyweird gave itself awards??

[sandbar]

He is absolutely correct. It isn't about how good a picture is, it's about how good it is at progressing someone's agenda.

[Landru]

"Critics don't vote for the Oscars."

HA!!
Oh yes they do.

...you just keep telling yourself that.

[RightWingAtheist]

I also think Swank (for her first award, at least), Berry and Theron all deserved their Oscars. Let's face it: leading actresses usually aren't given good roles which would permit them to stretch their ranges.

A lot of the time, Oscars are given as "compensations". Denzel Washington gave a good performance in the routine Training Day, and was rewarded seemingly in compensation for not getting it for his searing perfromances as Malcolm X and Hurricane Carter. Nicole Kidman had proved herself to be more than "Mrs. Tom Cruise" after giving superb performances in To Die For, and The Others, and an excellent one in Moulin Rouge, yet she got the award for The Hours, which was an ensemble film. I think Julianne Moore gave the best performance out of the three in that film.

[Exeter]

"Brokeback Mountain," the stomach-churning story of two 1963 cowboys..."

One more time; THEY ARE NOT COWBOYS! THEY ARE SHEEP HERDERS!

This point may not seem important to Hollywood, but it's fighting words to cowboys...

[Borges]

Huh? It's an industry award. People who make movies giving the award to other people who make movies. There are no critics in the Academy hence none who vote for the Oscars.

[StarCMC]

Unbelievably, Hanks' cheesy hospital-bed routine beat out Liam Neeson in "Schindler's List" and Daniel Day Lewis in "In the Name of the Father."

I have to say that I couldn't believe Hanks beat out either of those either. I saw all 3 films and I would have put the performances of either Lewis or Neeson over Hanks.

[ElTianti]

Oscars = Gay Superbowl.

I won't be watching, but then I never have.

[JZelle]

Actually they have:

[Bean Counter]

Good time to watch the extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy on the home theater instead...

[Borges]

That was a non-Hollywood indie.

[Night Hides Not]

Oscar? Isn't he that grouchy green guy who lives in a trash can?

I much prefer this Oscar to the one in Hollywood:

[lilylangtree]

Quit watching the Academy Awards 20 years ago and counting.

[Millicent_Hornswaggle]

Actually, I have the green furry one in the can on the mantle. It's what we call my husband, so I guess you could say that's his award!

[RightWingAtheist]

No, the VH1 Fashion Awards are the Gay Superbowl :-)