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QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 09:23 PM) Great post Bones. Slumdog, is a feel good, put a smile on your face, root for the underdog, love story....that you forget about 15 minutes after leaving the show. It has no replay value for me. I wonder how well it will do with people paying to watch it multiple times at the movies and how well it will do in DVD sales. Although I'm not sure DVD sales is a good measure any more. Exactly.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 05:29 PM) Or you could just send Nix outright to AAA and watch him clear waivers like he did twice last season. He'd be even more redundant on the big league squad than Brian Anderson. Nix, Getz, Lillibridge and Betemit can all play 2B which as far as I know is the only position Nix is capable of playing. Nix was also cut by a team with no 2B (the Rockies) after posting 56 of the worst ABs imaginable last season. At least Brian had some success as a PH last season. I don't know why anybody wants Nix on the team, nor do I understand why people think he's any good. Nix is trash.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 08:06 PM) Punk/Miz/Morrison in a 3-way to determine the 1st MITB participant tonight. If given enough time that should be a fun one. This better not be the groundwork for breaking up Miz and Morrison. Just like I said recently, they always break up teams I like...and I only mentioned that I like them last week.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 03:30 PM) To be honest, I think BA is a great defensive player, but I feel like we have CF'ers in our system right now that could probably hit better than him. The problem is that in ST he will rake, we will all think he is turning the corner, and then he hits .230-.240 The guy has been given exactly one chance, and that was back in 2006. He sucked for the first half, and picked his game up the second half. Since then, he's been given no regular playing time to get any kind of consistency going.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 03:31 PM) Milkman, Can't see Frost/Nixon. Only has late shows around me. Sorry More your loss than mine

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 03:13 PM) I agree with your assessment there. I actually thought There Will Be Blood was better than No Country IMO. I felt that NCFOM was the better movie, with the best performance coming from TWBB. I was in complete agreement with their choices last year. This year, I'm completely in disagreement.

Translation: It doesn't matter how well you do in this "competition" in the Spring, Brian. You won't make the team either way.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 10:50 AM) Says more about the quality of films that came out in 2008. Nothing really stood out, and because Slumdog Millionaire was the low budget film in India that no-one expected to do as good as it's done, that's why it's done so well in all of the awards. I think it's official. We have our default bulls*** excuse that everyone will throw out. Tell me which of the movies that were nominated you saw. Did you see The Dark Knight or The Wrestler (both of which I'd say were better)?

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:49 PM) says more about the quality of movies this year than anything else I'm not going to keep making the point that there were better movies this year, and they were snubbed.

I just did the research. Only 7 movies have won more Oscars than Slumdog Millionaire. Think about that.

Eight Oscars for a pretty good movie.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:39 PM) I'm not an expert at all, but would I be out of line to say Sean Penn only beat Mickey Rourke because he played a gay character and a political statement wanted to be made? It wouldn't be the first time the Academy felt it needed to make a political statement. You are very in line.

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:38 PM) /wishing he could Perfect Plex this waste of time away. I want to take Penn's award and smash it up with a hammer. /obscure wrestling reference

I think Penn let it slip at the end that even he thinks Rourke should've won.

Sean Penn just gave me one more reason to believe that he was given this Oscar because the character he played was gay, talking about the protesters outside.

f*** this. This whole ceremony sucked.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:29 PM) CHRIS JERICHO JUST JUMPED MICKEY ROURKE!!!! MY GAWD IN HEAVEN! Hahaha.

Great joke by De Niro.

Sophia Loren looks like the f***ing crypt keeper. QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:21 PM) I'm not debating if Hathaway was good in it, I just have never pictured her as being able to pull something like that off. Just joking around.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:18 PM) Anyone see "Rachel Getting Married"? I have a penis...so, no.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:15 PM) It's funny to see Penn there. Doesn't he usually boycott the Oscars, thinking it isn't a competition? I have no idea. Also, someone earlier said they read that Penn wants Rourke to win the Oscar. I googled it, and the article I found said it was the other way around.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:14 PM) Milkman it's not like it was a great year for Movies anyways. And if you came into this tonight not thinking that Slumdog was going to not win a lot of awards, well that's just pretty stupid considering all of the awards it's won at previous things (e.g the Golden Globes). Just because it wasn't a great year for movies, it doesn't mean that all of the awards should just be pawned off on one decent flick. I also figured it would win Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, but didn't expect it to basically sweep.

Winslet, Penn, and Slumdog.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:10 PM) Danny Boyle You think? Ha...that is a surprise. I'm really glad I already saw this movie. If I were to see this ceremony before having seen the movie, I'd be led to believe it's one of the greatest movies ever made. I'd be extremely disappointed after then seeing it.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 11:06 PM) Remember the one at The Grammy's a few years ago that ended with Little Joe. Kid Rock was on the stage all emotional. That was dumb. I never watch the Grammy's. Joe C, you mean?