Brokeback Mountain (practically) Sweeps Golden Globes

[innerSpaceman]

Yep, that's how the surprise was ruined for me, too. Damn the internet.



Must see 'Walk the Line'

I've seen Brokeback five times now, and it deserves all the awards it got.

Must see 'Capote', cause it's widely reputed that P.S. Hoffman deserved to beat out Heath Ledger (who most certainly did not mouth "wtf"). Interestingly, both Best Actor winners (Joaquin Phoenix and Phillip Seymour Hoffman) played real-life characters (as did other nominee David Straithern). Frankly, I give Ledger a bit more points for playing a fictional character ... as there is just too much imitation involved in playing a real person for me to give it full acting props.

[Alex]

Finally saw Brokeback Mountain and while it is very much a damn fine movie (despite the always annoying presence of Jake Gyllenhall) for me it wasn't the best in any particular category except maybe screenplay.

However, it was more than good enough that I am not bothered by it winning anyway (unlike other recent movies that took lots of awards).

[lizziebith]

I must just weigh in and vote on the terminal hotness that is Jake. Scarf-wrapped poety good looks. *sigh* And second ISM's note about acting v mimicry. My face hurts due to sinusitis so that is all...

[Alex]

Well, I'm not particularly familiar with Truman Capote (I've seen still pictures but before the movie I don't think I'd ever seen film of him) so watching Capote didn't feel so much like mimicry since I had no familiarity with what he was mimicing.

Generally I'm of the same feeling as iSm about this and discount to some degree acting in biopics. For me, though, Hoffman's performance in Capote blows through any discounting that I might otherwise give (whereas Phoenix and Witherspoon get the full discount from me for Walk the Line despite enjoying the movie.

And Jake isn't hot, he's just dopey looking. For some reason he has one of those faces I think I'd enjoy punching. And it is a small complaint about the movie but I never bought that he'd aged a day over the course of it.

Too bad the discussion of the movie has died since now that I've seen it I'd really like to bring up the question of whether Ennis is gay. Jack certainly is, but Ennis is more like how I see myself falling for a man (I've no general interest in men romantically but have no doubt that I could fall in love with an individual man). Unlike Jack, Ennis never shows any interest in any other man and had a solid romantic relationship with a woman before meeting Jack.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Must see 'Capote', cause it's widely reputed that P.S. Hoffman deserved to beat out Heath Ledger (who most certainly did not mouth "wtf").

“Mountain” star Heath Ledger, however, was snubbed; Philip Seymour Hoffman won best actor for “Capote.”

“This is unbelieveable,” said Hoffman. (Apparently, Ledger agreed: He mouthed “What the f-ck?” after the loss.)

Source (The address for this article seems kind of generic, so I'm thinking that the article changes on a daily basis...)