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Bourne was a fine technical film, and won those tech awards deservingly.

But best of the three? Um, no. As with almost all such trilogies and sequels, the first one is in a league of its own. The third was merely good.

Ponine

02-25-2008 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid (Post 194453)

OK, now I'm answering my own question. No Country received 4 awards and Bourne received 3.

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman (Post 194467)

Bourne was a fine technical film, and won those tech awards deservingly.

As I went to respond to you NA, I saw ISM's post.
Think about WHAT Bourne won... in those categories, I dont doubt the merits of their win.
Yes, I felt that a few of the other films did a great job at the same thing, but its still a choice.

Guns, explosions, smashing... yeah... okay, you can have it, I understand.

Alex	02-25-2008 10:27 AM

Quite a few people have said that Bourne was worthy of a best picture nomination. I wouldn't go that far but it was one of the best studio pictures of the year.

Ghoulish Delight

02-25-2008 10:28 AM

So, we ended up watching far more pre-show red carpet stuff than I ever have before. Is it always so...awkward? I expected shallow and inane. But the number of awkward moments surprised me and made me uncomfortable.

Alex	02-25-2008 10:37 AM

I didn't watch any so I can't say if this year's was worse but that's my experience.

Caught five minutes of Regis & Kelly this morning and he mentioned that you can't really do anything of any value when you have 30-45 seconds for an interview. And most of the people doing them don't have nearly the skills he does.

Not Afraid

02-25-2008 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 194498)

Consistently awkward (and terrible) was the woman sitting above the plastic with the laptop. We got emails from Dubai, Long Beach, CA, Sweden, Brazil and they all want to know when Johnny Depp is going to be here. (And, the not so subtle complaint about her vantage point got really old.)

Alex	02-25-2008 11:19 AM

Considering how broadly they cast the net for this years In Memorium I am really surprised by Brad Renfro not making the cut.

Also, I know Heath Ledger was most recent and unexpected but I think they really should have ended with one of the three great directors lost last year, with my vote going to Bergman.

Not Afraid

02-25-2008 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex (Post 194518)

Also, I know Heath Ledger was most recent and unexpected but I think they really should have ended with one of the three great directors lost last year, with my vote going to Bergman.

Did anyone else see Ann Hathaway's interview at the Governor's Ball? She was asked about Heath and she looked sort of uncomfortable and said "it was a great loss". George pushed her some more and she added "he was a great talent" then repeated the same phrase. It seemed like she was holding on to some very strong opinions about his death.

Strangler Lewis

02-25-2008 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex (Post 194446)

To answer my own question (and having done so the hard way), I only went back to 1950 but since then it has happened one other time. In 1965 Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, and Peter Ustinov all won having been born in the UK (using birthplace s the standard, don't want to get into citizenships) while Lila Kedrova born in Russia was the fourth.

Twice in that time frame 3 out of the 4 were foreign-born. 1957 (Yul Brynner, Ingrid Berman, and Anthony Quinn) and then again in 1990 (Brenda Fricker, Jessica Tandy, and Daniel Day-Lewis).

This year, however, at least two of the winners (Day-Lewis and Swinton) were playing Americans, thank God. I don't recall if Anton Chigurh was American or not.

Ponine

02-25-2008 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex (Post 194518)

Thank you for noticing, and reminding me. I knew someone was missing.

I think that with the talent we lost, they should have ended with someone else.
However, Ledger's was very recent, poignant, and the community is still reeling. Add to that, the lonely cowboy shot.. there was no other way they would have gone with that.

I had personally hoped they would end with Bergman or Plechette.

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