Golden Globes reaction post

[hobbitofkobol]

Once again, found a link to see the ceremony online and spammed Twitter about it. Which was really fun.

My favorite parts of the ceremony were brought by my favorite people



Best moments
- I haven't seen Precious yet but Mo'Nique's speech was so touching!
- John Lithgow & Michael C Hall win (yay best season since season 1!). MCH <33. That was long overdue! Such a class act, announcing his cancer AFTER the votes were closed.
(though I was also rooting for Emerson & NPH - damn them for having comedy & drama in the same category)
- Macca introduces the animated films, calling himself "that guy from Rock Band" and saying that "animation is not only for children, but also for adults who take drugs". Also, I was wtf at 1st bc they used Yellow Submarine as Ringo sings but then I realized it was related to the category ahem.
- Michael Giacchino wins (he's one of my 3 favorite composers, with Bear McCreary & Howard Shore) (& fanboys Macca who winks at him haha)
- combining NPH+Jane & Zach+Amy, great combos!
- Meryl Streep > you. I didn't really like Julie&Julia but Meryl can do no wrong.
- Toni Collette wins!
- Glee wins!!! awwww I was actually rooting for Modern Family but I love Glee & its adorable cast. & it's nice to see sth so different from your usual comedy win. Be original, people!
- Julianna Marguiles wins and stops on her way to the stage to kiss George Clooney awwwwwwwwww. Doug/Carol 4evah. + her subtle NBC joke.
- RDJ's awesome speech!!!
- Jeff Bridges saying "You're really screwing up my 'underappreciated' status here."

Worst moments
- Ricky Gervais was unfunny and using the ceremony to promote everything he ever did
- Foxy + Sofia Vergara = WTF combo
- ppl who present an award looking bored and saying the bare minimum
- Jane Lynch lost :(
- Alec Baldwin wins and he's not even there (it annoys me when that happens)
- boring wins: Alec Baldwin & Mad Men *yawns* is it last year?
- James Cameron is so pompous... "look at me, using a language *I* made up!"
- The Governator doesn't know how to pronounce Avatar

nope, no rant about Avatar winning! ...as I haven't seen any of the other movies yet so I can't really judge
imho Avatar is a great movie experience, I really enjoyed it in the theater... but beyond the pretty it's (Disney's) Pocahontas in outer space (except that I like the song from Pocahontas)

and Avatar didn't win. "Awadah" did.

and The Hangover? errrr I did enjoy it, it was funny but award-worthy?

Movies I need to see before the Oscars
- Inglorious Basterds
- Up in the air
- Precious
- Sherlock Holmes (du-uh, is it Feb 3 yet? must. resist. screener.)
- The Hurt Locker
...



I probably forgot a few things... oh well

check out green_queen's Jossverse actors picspam, they're so adorable

Comments

[hobbitofkobol.livejournal.com]

I didn't not like Avatar, I really enjoyed it. It was like nothing I had ever seen before (and my first 3D experience). I was actually discussing it with my family this weekend, like how we *knew* that the creatures and Nav'is were not real and yet they looked so good that you felt like they were real.

But there's just something missing for me, not only was the story too familiar, but I predicted all the "twists" while watching it, like "ok so this big bird thing that no one can ride, of course the hero is gonna do it" or "ok so they won't save her with the magic tree, but it'll come handy at the end for the hero so that he can have the use of his legs and stay with the Nav'is."

BUT I haven't seen any of the other movies (am planning to do so but most of them aren't out here yet! ugh) so I'm reserving judgement. Not that I'm a movie expert (I'm really not, I'm only talking about how I feel) anyway lol.

And what I meant about "no rant about Avatar winning" was not that I was about to write one, but that I have quite a lot of friends on LJ who ranted about it so it was different from most of the other posts I've read about it.

The comedy noms were weird anyway, I can't believe they're still nominating Entourage and The Office when there are at least 5 shows funnier these days.

[just-float.livejournal.com]

I'm not a movie expert by any means, either! I have my opinions just like everyone else, and they're hardly based in any real expertise. But, I've seen the other nominees and was not overwhelmed in the same was I was literally overwhelmed in that 3D Imax theater. All fine projects, but not perfect. Neither, by any means, is Avatar! But in the midst of that group, it absolutely stands apart.

It's looking like it's another Titanic: billions of dollars to show that it has millions of fans, but definitely a very vocal minority group of haters who are unable or unwilling to see the positive merits of either film, no matter what.