January 22, 2004
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Golden Globes 2004 – Jan. 25
I’m a beast for award shows. Just love to see people win and lose, I guess. And wear all the fancy clothes and such. OK, let’s vote for Best Picture. Unfortunately, of these 5 I’ve seen all but Cold Mountain so I can’t be totally fair. Unlike Everybody Else it seems, I didn’t get knocked out by Return of the King. How can long can a battle go on? Master and Commander was a bit too manly for me. Mystic River I had read so I knew what was coming in the plot twists, but I adore Sean Penn and Tim Robbins. And Seabiscuit I had also read and felt it had the most credibility in terms of contributing a darn thing to our lives. Guess I’d have to vote for it for that reason. How bout you?
Deep Thought: I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they chose a king, they don’t just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas. Today I am grateful for: Sublimation
Comments (3)
I only saw Return of the King (which I loved, but the battle parts are boring to me which is why I didn’t like The Two Towers much at all, it was pretty much a 3-hour battle scene); I loved the Fellowship of the Ring because it was more story-driven and less action. I also saw Seabisuit and read the book, and thought it was one of the best books I’ve ever read. Who would have thought a horse could get to me like that? I actually didn’t love the movie, though, thought it was just OK. So I have no vote for this.
Can’t vote. I’ve seen none of them. Probably never will.
I didn’t see Mystic River or Master and Commander, but I did see the other three. Cold Mountain is beautifully filmed, well acted and a good story, but tragic. ROTK gets my vote because of the triumph of filming this trilogy–and doing it masterfully. Its a classic story and ultimately good triumphs over evil but not without a life and death struggle, great sacrifice and a lot of courage. I like awards shows too.