Postby tak197 » 08 Mar 2010, 22:42
At the same time, in the case of Mo'nique, it was a performance worthy of an Oscar, because as a stand-up comedienne, Mary Jones is a very dark role and a total 180 from the other roles she usually played. In fact, she has said in interviews that the only way she knew how to play the role was because she herself was abused by her older brother when she was a child.
The Blind Side is an inspirational movie, yes, but the reason it was strong in that sense is because it's a true story, based on Michael Oher of the Baltimore Ravens. Plus, this was, again, a nod to a comedic actress for playing a serious dramatic role. So in a sense, it's kinda like what Graham said in the video on VISFF'10, in that it seems like award shows don't really view comedy in the same way as dramas.
I talked to my mom this afternoon about the horror tribute. She said she agreed with me on the presenters. She told me who they SHOULD have had present it were Linda Blair and Rodger Corman. But once Were-douche and dumb-slut stopped talking, the tribute was really cool. I hate being scared in the movies, but horror movies as a genre are so good.
(I watched the end of Carrie [from the pig's blood to the end], most of The Ring, parts of Poltergeist, and that's about it.)
I think we may need to have a discussion thread about horror movies.