The Oscars - Page 2

UNNOspr99 · #16 02-28-2005, 05:15 AM

That is all I watched (of the Oscars), and I am satisfied.

CrimsonTide4 · #17 02-28-2005, 09:00 AM

HOORAY!!!!

Morgan Freeman was LONG OVERDUE!!

I, of course, did not watch but I am glad to hear that both Jamie Foxx and Morgan Freeman won. KUDOS!!!!

Ten/Four · #18 02-28-2005, 12:32 PM

I'm glad for Jamie and Morgan. Now it's time for Don Cheadle.

bobbyearl93 · #19 02-28-2005, 03:55 PM

I too and very happy that Jamie won.
He certainly deserved it. Maybe I need to see
Million Dollar Baby. It must be pretty good.

Now to trample on anyone's parade, but it is a shame
that Samuel L Jackson hasn't received an award.
He should have at least 4 by now.

1. Jungle Fever
2. Time To Kill
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Negotiator

2Tuff2Quit · #20 02-28-2005, 08:58 PM

I wonder since Jamie has won this award, how is this going to affect the scripts that he is given? I wonder if he is going to start taking more serious roles, and trying to develop that side of his acting ability. I mean I don't think that he should go strictly drama and abandon his comedic roots, which helped him to obtain his base audience. I also don't want him to give up stand up, "I Might Need Security" was one of the funniest things that I have ever seen. I guess I just hope that he finds a way to maintain a healthy balance. One example is Halle. She got an Oscar and turned around to do "Cat Woman", which may have just been a BAD career move at the moment, but she is turning around to do "Their Eyes Were Watching God". I guess the main point of all of this randomness is I just hope that Jamie has the good people around him to help guide his career to that next level as far as exploring his acting ability and his depth. I just don't want this to be the last time that we see Jamie at the Oscars, and hopefully it won't be.

Steeltrap · #21 02-28-2005, 10:00 PM

^^
I wouldn't mind Jamie continuing to do comedy, but I just don't want him to end up like Cuba Gooding Jr. and taking demeaning, quasi-coon roles.

lostnfound117 · #22 03-01-2005, 12:03 AM

oohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....somebody gone git him for doing dat!!!

lostnfound117 · #23 03-01-2005, 12:19 AM

(I know Regina King want to cuss him out for standing on her dress)

2Tuff2Quit · #24 03-01-2005, 01:44 AM

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Originally posted by Steeltrap
^^
I wouldn't mind Jamie continuing to do comedy, but I just don't want him to end up like Cuba Gooding Jr. and taking demeaning, quasi-coon roles.

Yeah I think that Jamie is surrounded with good people that are true friends, and I think that they will help to keep him grounded. I don't think that they will let him do those type of roles. I don't think that he is the type of person to let this get to head all blown up. I want to see him in a good romantic comedy. I think he could pull it off. I know he was in one with Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Union, but I don't think that one did too well. I can't even remember the name of it.
Yeah, Cuba is another bad example of someone who won an Oscar and just went down hill from there. He kept getting those stereotypical roles in some dumb movies. I kept saying that he must really need the money to be something like that.

MissMonika · #25 03-01-2005, 03:26 AM

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Originally posted by lostnfound117

oohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....somebody gone git him for doing dat!!!

I love it I love it I love it!!!!!!

You go, Chris

CrimsonTide4 · #26 03-01-2005, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by MissMonika
I love it I love it I love it!!!!!!

You go, Chris

Ditto!!

kiml122 · #27 03-01-2005, 11:58 AM

I watched the last 15 or 20 minutes just to see if Jamie was going to win, and yes I am so glad that he did. Then I realized that Morgan Freeman won for best supporting, so what I want to know now is...did Morgan clean up those teeth of his......horrid, just horrid they are.

I was home yesterday and I watched Oprah just to see the after show from the Oscars. She had Jamie on and Hillary Swank which I do believe that I am going to have to look at Million Dollar Baby and see what this is about. But Jamie was talking about when he saw Oprah at the Oscars she had come up to him and handed him a tissue. So he was saying to himself, why is she giving me a tissue, does she think I'm going to cry or something. So she comes up to him and was like " give me the gum, take the gum out of your mouth" I was cracking up when I heard this.

smlwonderdst · #28 03-01-2005, 01:23 PM

I watched the Oscars for the first time and I really enjoyed it. Here are my thoughts ....

1. Chris Rock did a great job. His opening monologue was too funny.
2. I actually enjoyed Beyonce's performances. I think she is extremely talented, but it is often overshadowed by all of the DC drama. I am actually a big fan of her's.
3. I was very happy for Morgan Freeman. I didn't know that this was his first oscar. He is an outstanding actor who has obviously been overlooked. But then there are many overlooked AA actors/actresses on that list (Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Basset, etc.)
4. I was sooo happy for Jaime Foxx. I was screaming, but then had to remember that my son was sleep so I settled down. His speech was great. I also thought it was sweet that he brought his daughter as his date. It was even sweeter when he said that she told him "Daddy even if you don't win, you're still good". This is true for so many of our actors.

smlwonderdst · #29 03-01-2005, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by 2Tuff2Quit
Yeah, Cuba is another bad example of someone who won an Oscar and just went down hill from there.

How in the world did Cuba get an oscar before Morgan Freeman and Samuel L. Jackson?

Ten/Four · #30 03-01-2005, 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by kiml122
I was home yesterday and I watched Oprah just to see the after show from the Oscars. She had Jamie on and Hillary Swank which I do believe that I am going to have to look at Million Dollar Baby and see what this is about. But Jamie was talking about when he saw Oprah at the Oscars she had come up to him and handed him a tissue. So he was saying to himself, why is she giving me a tissue, does she think I'm going to cry or something. So she comes up to him and was like " give me the gum, take the gum out of your mouth" I was cracking up when I heard this.

I was too! But, it does show that Oprah is looking out for Jamie and black people in general. That's such a black community thing.

Also, I wanted to mention that actors have already signed contracts to do movies while their Oscar worthy movies are being released. Sometimes the timing with their next role is out of their control. Now in the case of Cuba, how can you go from "Boyz N the Hood" to "Snow Dogs?" Even his win for "Jerry Maguire" was a little stereotypical.