Sunday, January 22, 2006

My View on the Golden Globe Awards
Okay all, normally I am at least a little satisfied with what I see at the Golden Globe Awards, but this year I was a little overly disappointed since I thought that a few people/movies should have gotten the award hands down and didn't. Therefore, I thought I would go ahead and do my own little awards. Heh heh. Yeah, they mean nothing and they are just my opinion, but I really wanted the globes to turn out this way. So, here we go:

First off, I am only going to comment on 7 out of all of the awards that were given. They are not the only ones I care about, but they are the ones I care about the most. The 7 categories I will be commenting on are:
-Best Motion Picture Drama
-Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
-Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
-Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
-Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
-Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
-Best Foreign Film

First, for Best Motion Picture Drama, the award winner at the Golden Globe Awards (hereafter to be referred to as GG) was "Brokeback Mountain." I have a big problem with this film. Not that it is a poorly made film, but that it deals with gay love which I view as immoral and wrong. So, I have not seen the film and have no desire to. Because of that fact, I would have given the award to "Good Night, And Good Luck." A phenomenal film dealing with the conflict between newscaster Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the 1950's communism scare. It was incredibly acted, incredibly directed, and a blast to watch. It, in my opinion, deserved the award that it didn't get.

Next, for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, "Walk the Line" was given the award. This was the biggest surprise for me. I had thought that "The Producers" was almost a hands down winner. I didn't forsee any type of competition in this category. Flabbergasted is the best word to describe my reaction when I saw "Walk the Line" had won. I just think that "The Producers" was so incredibly well done that it deserved the win. And, I'm not even sure how much of a comedy "Walk the Line" actually is. It's a biographical film of the story of Johnny Cash's life, how is that comedy? I guess I just have to see the movie. I guess the GG just loved the acting, but even in that area, i think "The Producers" had it topped.

Now, for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, I was quite pleased. This was one of the categories that I actually agreed with the GG on. The award was given to Philip Seymour Hoffman for his portral of Truman Capote in the film "Capote." I didn't actually see the film, but just by the trailers I can see that the man nailed it. I'd have gone and seen the film too, if I thought I could withstand two hours listening to that voice of his. But, I thought I might have gone insane and thus decided against seeing the film. Maybe that was the wrong choice.

In the category of Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy I was most disappointed. Again, I thought the man who dind't win was an easy shoe-in. The award was given to Joaquin Phoenix for his portrayal of Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line." I'll go ahead and say that he did a great job. I think he probably deserved the award he got, but Nathan Lane deserved it more for his portrayal of Max Bialystock in "The Producers." He displayed such incredible talent in the movie. He can sing, he can dance, and he can entertain with the best of them. I think his performance of the song "Betrayed" was enough to get him the award. When he finished singing I wanted to stand up and applause. It was that good. Nathan Lane, you're the winner in my heart. Great job!

For Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama, Felicity Huffman (pictured above) received the award for "Transamerica." Again, I didn't see this film and hadn't even heard of it until the nomination for the GG were released to the public. So, since i didn't see the film and haven't even seen the trailer, I can't comment on her acting in the film. But, I personally would have liked to see the award go to Zhang Ziyi, everyone's favorite chinese actress, for her portrayal of Sayuri in the film "Memoirs of a Geisha." I was in awe of this film. I had hoped it would win the award this year for Best Motion Picture Drama. Unfortunately it wasn't even nominated (BOOO!). I just thought Ziyi did an amazing job in the film and deserved the award. Here's hoping for the Oscars (Go Zhang Ziyi!).

I have very little to say for the category of Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. I didn't see any of the films that were nominated and thus have no room to speak. So, awesome job Reese Witherspoon! YAY!!

Lastly, for the category of Best Foreign Film, I have almost as little to say. I dind't see any of those films but one, "Kung Fu Hustle." That was a great movie! I loved it and it was fun. I dont' think it necessarily deserved the award, but I haven't seen the other films to know. So, just for the fact that it was a fun movie and I liked it, I would have given the award to "Kung Fu Hustle."

That is all that I am going to comment on. I'd like to hear everyone's views on this topic. If you enjoy movies and award shows, let me know your views! To see the complete list of nominees ans winners, go to http://www.hfpa.org/nominations/index.html. I'm hoping for better choices at the oscars and hoping with all I am that "Brokeback Mountain" doesn't win Best Picture. That'd be a travesty.

Caesar1280's Anime Ticker

.hack//Legend of the Twilight, Air, Air: The Movie, Akira, The Animatrix, Appleseed, Aquatic Language, Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror, Beck, Black Lagoon, Blame!, Blood the Last Vampire, Bokurano, Burst Angel, Castle in the Sky, Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Digimon Tamers: The Runaway Digimon Express, Egao, FLCL, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala, Gankutsuou, Gatekeepers, Genshiken, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence, Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society, Gin-iro no Kami no Agito, Grave of the Fireflies, Grenadier, Haibane Renmei, Hellsing, Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, Hikaru no Go, Howl?s Moving Castle, Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Jyu Oh Sei, Karas: The Prophecy, Last Exile, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Midori?s Days, Milennium Actress, Mushi-shi, My Neighbor Totoro, Naruto, Naruto: The Movie, Nausicaa, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death And Rebirth, Ninja Scroll: The Movie, Other Worlds, Paprika, Perfect Blue, Pet Shop of Horrors, The Place Promised In Our Early Days, Prétear, Princess Mononoke, Read Or Die, Read Or Die: The TV, Samurai Champloo, Samurai Seven, Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal, She and Her Cat, Spirited Away, Steamboy, Tide-Line Blue, Tokyo Babylon, Tokyo Godfathers, Trigun, Voices of a Distant Star, Witch Hunter Robin, Wonderful Days, Wrath of the Ninja, X

Anime I've Seen - .hack//Legend of the Twilight - .hack//Sign - 5 Centimeters per Second - Air - Air: The Movie - Akira - The Animatrix - Appleseed - Aquatic Language - Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror - Baby Blue - Beck - Black Lagoon - Blame! - Blood the Last Vampire - Bokurano - Burst Angel - Castle in the Sky - Cowboy Bebop - Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Digimon Tamers: The Runaway Digimon Express - Doorbell - Egao - FLCL - Fullmetal Alchemist - Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala - Gankutsuou - Gatekeepers - Genius Party - Genshiken - Genshiken OAV - Ghost in the Shell - Ghost in the Shell: Innocence - Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society - Gin-iro no Kami no Agito - The Gokusen - Grave of the Fireflies - Grenadier - Haibane Renmei - Happy Machine - Hellsing - Highlander: The Search for Vengeance - Hikaru no Go - Howl's Moving Castle - Innocent Venus - Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade - Jyu Oh Sei - Karas: The Prophecy - Karas: The Revelation - Last Exile - Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Midori?s Days - Milennium Actress - Mushi-shi - My Neighbor Totoro - Naruto - Naruto: The Movie - Nausicaa - Neon Genesis Evangelion - Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death And Rebirth - Ninja Scroll: The Movie - Other Worlds - Ouran High School Host Club - Paprika - Perfect Blue - Pet Shop of Horrors - The Place Promised In Our Early Days - Prétear - Princess Mononoke - Read Or Die - Read Or Die: The TV - Samurai Champloo - Samurai Seven - Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Serial Experiments Lain - Shanghai Dragon - She and Her Cat - Spirited Away - Steamboy - Tekkonkinkreet - Tide-Line Blue - Tokyo Babylon - Tokyo Godfathers - Trigun - Trinity Blood - Vampire Hunter D - Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - Voices of a Distant Star - Witch Hunter Robin - Wolf's Rain - Wonderful Days - Wrath of the Ninja - X Total: 93

Anime I Haven't Completed - .hack//Roots - Ah! My Goddess - Angelic Layer - Avenger - Baccano! - Bamboo Blade - Basilisk - Binchou-tan - Black Cat - Bleach - Blood+ - Boogiepop Phantom - Case Closed - Le Chevalier d'Eon - Chobits - Chrono Crusade - Code Geass - Coyote Ragtime Show - D.Gray-Man - D.N.Angel - DearS - Death Note - Dennou Coil - Desert Punk - Digimon - Dragon Ball Z - Ergo Proxy - Eureka Seven - Excel Saga - Fighting Beauty Wulong - Final Fantasy Unlimited - Flag - Freedom - Full Moon - Gantz - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Gintama - Glass Fleet - Great Teacher Onizuka - Gundam Seed - Gundam Wing - Hayate the Combat Butler - Hellsing OVA - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Ikki Tousen - InuYasha - Jigoku Shojo - Kage Kara Mamoru - Karin - Kino's Journey - Love Hina - Loveless - Lovely Complex - Lucky Star - Makai Senki Disgaea - Marchen Awakens Romance - Meine Liebe - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Mononoke - Monster - Moon Phase - Mr Stain on Junk Alley - Naruto Shippuuden - Negima?! - Negima! - Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion - Nerima Daikon Brothers - NHK ni Youkoso - Night Walker - Ninja Nonsense - Noir - Peacemaker Kurogane - Pokemon - Prince of Tennis - R.G. Veda - Ragnarok - Rec - Red Garden - Robotech - Romeo x Juliet - Rosen Maiden - Rurouni Kenshin - Saikano - Sailor Moon - Samurai Deeper Kyo - Sci-fi Harry - School Rumble - Scrapped Princess - Shin-chan - Shingu - Shion no Oh - Shuffle! - Shrine of the Morning Mist - So Long, Mr. Despair - Solty Rei - Sousei no Aquarion - Speed Grapher - Spice and Wolf - Super Milk Chan - Tales of Phantasia - Tenchi Muyo - Tenjhou Tenge - Texnolyze - The Third - Tsubasa Chronicles - Urusei Yatsura - Venus Versus Virus - Welcome to the N.H.K. - Winter Cicada - X-1999 - Xenosaga - XxxHolic - Yu Yu Hakushou - Yume Tsukai - Zero no Tsukaima - Zipang Total: 116

Manga I've Completed - Cowboy Bebop - FLCL - Manga Messiah - Manga Metamorphosis - Q*Ko-chan - Saiyuki - Shirahime-Syo Total: 7 Manga I Haven't Completed - .hack//Legend of the Twilight - Black Cat - Blame! - Chobits - D.Gray-man - Darkside Blues - Death Note - The Demon Ororon - Desert Coral - Disgaea - Eureka Seven: Gravity Boys and Lifting Girl - Fruits Basket - Getbackers - Hayate the Combat Butler - Kamunagara - Legal Drug - Love Hina - Loveless - Megatokyo - Naruto - Negima - Read Or Die - Rurouni Kenshin - Tactics - Trigun Maximum - XXXHolic Total: 26

Anime I'm Currently Watching
Samurai 7, InuYasha, Samurai Deeper Kyo,
Boogiepop Phantom, and Shrine of the Morning Mist

Manga I'm Currently Reading
Read Or Die, Hayate the Combat Butler, and Megatokyo.hack//Roots, .hack//Sign, 5 cm per Second, Ah! My Goddess, Angelic Layer, Avenger, Basilisk, Binchou-tan, Black Cat, Bleach, Blood+, Boogiepop Phantom, Case Closed, Le Chevalier d'Eon, Chobits, Chrono Crusade, Coyote Ragtime Show, D.Gray-Man, D.N.Angel, DearS, Death Note, Dennou Coil, Desert Punk, Digimon, Dragon Ball Z, Ergo Proxy, Eureka 7, Excel Saga, Fighting Beauty Wulong, Final Fantasy Unlimited, Flag, Full Moon, Gantz, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Gintama, Great Teacher Onizuka, Gundam Seed, Gundam Wing, Hayate the Combat Butler, Hellsing Ultimate, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Innocent Venus, InuYasha, Jigoku Shojo, Kage Kara Mamoru, Karin, Kino?s Journey, Love Hina, Loveless, Lovely Complex, Lucky Star, Makai Senki Disgaea, Marchen Awakens Romance, Meine Liebe, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Mononoke, Monster, Naruto Shippuuden, Negima?!, Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion, Nerima Daikon Brothers, NHK ni Youkoso, Night Walker, Ninja Nonsense, Noir, Ouran High School Host Club, Peacemaker Kurogane, Pokemon, Prince of Tennis, R.G. Veda, Ragnarok, Rec, Red Garden, Robotech, Romeo x Juliet, Rosen Maiden, Rurouni Kenshin, Saikano, Sailor Moon, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Sci-fi Harry, School Rumble, Scrapped Princess, Serial Experiments Lain, Shingu, Shuffle!, Shrine of the Morning Mist, So Long Mr. Despair, Solty Rei, Sousei no Aquarion, Speed Grapher, Super Milk Chan, Tales of Phantasia, Tenchi Muyo, Tenjhou Tenge, Texnolyze, The Third. Trinity Blood, Tsubasa Chronicles, Urusei Yatsura, Welcome to the N.H.K., Winter Cicada, X-1999, Xenosaga, XxxHolic, Yu Yu Hakushou, Yume Tsukai, Zero no Tsukaima, Zipang

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