Comments on: Welcome to the Dawn of Obamatainment http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/welcome-to-the-dawn-of-obamatainment/ The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:47:52 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: atl roller` http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/welcome-to-the-dawn-of-obamatainment/#comment-12164 atl roller` Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:11:49 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13491#comment-12164 the poster was funny but i still find myself an avid republican! bush did good in the office but people only focused on the bad and i admit he did "drop the ball" on the economy but this is America and we will bounce back from all this crap! and as for the Dark Knight not being oscar worthy...thats BS! I am so glad Heath Ledger won the award for Supporting Actor. He deserved it more than anyone i have ever seen! His performance left audiences mesmerized and wanting more! The whole movie was, for lack of better word, amazing! I did get so ill with Slumdog Millionaire winning EVERY award! But atleast it can only win one year and hopefully next years academy awards will be much better! I still have so much hope in movies and the power they have, despite people saying it has lost magic! I will still pray for Obama and hope for a better America in the near future! the poster was funny but i still find myself an avid republican! bush did good in the office but people only focused on the bad and i admit he did "drop the ball" on the economy but this is America and we will bounce back from all this crap! and as for the Dark Knight not being oscar worthy…thats BS! I am so glad Heath Ledger won the award for Supporting Actor. He deserved it more than anyone i have ever seen! His performance left audiences mesmerized and wanting more! The whole movie was, for lack of better word, amazing! I did get so ill with Slumdog Millionaire winning EVERY award! But atleast it can only win one year and hopefully next years academy awards will be much better! I still have so much hope in movies and the power they have, despite people saying it has lost magic! I will still pray for Obama and hope for a better America in the near future!

]]> By: Quake82 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/welcome-to-the-dawn-of-obamatainment/#comment-12140 Quake82 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:00:15 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13491#comment-12140 I'm sorry, as far as the Oscars go, a couple of issues. 1. The telecast rocked. The glitz, the glam, the return of the big opening musical number! 2. Heath Ledger wins for The Dark Knight. Even in death, his Joker casts a long shadow. 3. Hugh Jackman was a great host - and he's not even a comedian! 4. The movie montage short film starring Seth Rogen & James Franco. Rock on, Judd!! and some problems 4. The Nominees for Best Picture. Slumdog Millionaire and Milke definitely added some welcome gravitas to the nights proceedings; however, Frost/Nixon - Doubt - The Reader? Are you kidding. They were good films, but not great. Why couldn't the Academy have nominated The Dark Knight, Wall-E & Gran Torino instead? I mean, those films were critical darlings and the public actually went out to see them and turned them into blockbusters. There is a reason why the 1997 & 2004 telecasts were so highly rated: they featured Titanic & Return of the King, two critically hailed and publicly adored films. Get with the program Oscar. I'm sorry, as far as the Oscars go, a couple of issues.

1. The telecast rocked. The glitz, the glam, the return of the big opening musical number!
2. Heath Ledger wins for The Dark Knight. Even in death, his Joker casts a long shadow.
3. Hugh Jackman was a great host – and he's not even a comedian!
4. The movie montage short film starring Seth Rogen & James Franco. Rock on, Judd!!
and some problems

4. The Nominees for Best Picture. Slumdog Millionaire and Milke definitely added some welcome gravitas to the nights proceedings; however, Frost/Nixon – Doubt – The Reader? Are you kidding. They were good films, but not great. Why couldn't the Academy have nominated The Dark Knight, Wall-E & Gran Torino instead? I mean, those films were critical darlings and the public actually went out to see them and turned them into blockbusters. There is a reason why the 1997 & 2004 telecasts were so highly rated: they featured Titanic & Return of the King, two critically hailed and publicly adored films. Get with the program Oscar.

]]> By: T3H B3AST http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/welcome-to-the-dawn-of-obamatainment/#comment-12103 T3H B3AST Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:32:32 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13491#comment-12103 lol! the poster was funny. lol! the poster was funny.

]]> By: Ben Pearson http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/welcome-to-the-dawn-of-obamatainment/#comment-12095 Ben Pearson Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:32:51 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13491#comment-12095 This was a fantastic article. I really enjoyed reading it. This was a fantastic article. I really enjoyed reading it.

]]> By: thankyoufor http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/welcome-to-the-dawn-of-obamatainment/#comment-12094 thankyoufor Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:18:53 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13491#comment-12094 @<a href="#comment-12088" rel="nofollow">Judge</a>: how was the dark knight not Oscar worthy? it had more layers and was more subtle about its themes than the Oscar Bait half-assed reader was, that movie had Nazis, shocking nudity, court room drama, crying all the time, it was pretty much a waste, The Wrestler and the Dark Knight should've both been nominated @Judge:
how was the dark knight not Oscar worthy?
it had more layers and was more subtle about its themes than the Oscar Bait half-assed reader was, that movie had Nazis, shocking nudity, court room drama, crying all the time, it was pretty much a waste, The Wrestler and the Dark Knight should've both been nominated

]]> By: Judge http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/welcome-to-the-dawn-of-obamatainment/#comment-12088 Judge Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:25:43 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13491#comment-12088 An interesting theory, but how about the fact that the films nominated were just plain good? Hollywood strives to deliver what they think people want to see. They usually fail, which is why there were so many truly terrible films that came out in 2008. The reaction to 9/11 by the majority of the population made it a target rich environment for Hollywood to pander to our feelings of betrayal for so many years. But its not some grand conspiracy by the filmmakers to start injecting the unwashed masses with prozac and welbutrin. I think everyone is pretty sick and tired of having to put up with the bullshit of the oval office for so long that they are looking for anything that is a polar opposite to eight years of tyranny, greed and corruption. The films that were nominated were the right ones at the right time. That's all. Now, on the strength of such messages of hope like Slumdod and even Milk, Its a fair bet that there will be several copycat films that come out in the next few years hoping to ride the coattails of the winning flicks. Expect a lot more similar flicks to be cranked out in short order. Its the nature of the business. That's all. Hope and positive outlooks are this year's big genre. The fad will fade and people will swing back to wanting to see films of darker and more sinister themes soon enough. Dark Knight was a good film. Not an Oscar worthy film, but a good one. Box office gross does not translate into winning the award all the time. An interesting theory, but how about the fact that the films nominated were just plain good?

Hollywood strives to deliver what they think people want to see. They usually fail, which is why there were so many truly terrible films that came out in 2008. The reaction to 9/11 by the majority of the population made it a target rich environment for Hollywood to pander to our feelings of betrayal for so many years.

But its not some grand conspiracy by the filmmakers to start injecting the unwashed masses with prozac and welbutrin. I think everyone is pretty sick and tired of having to put up with the bullshit of the oval office for so long that they are looking for anything that is a polar opposite to eight years of tyranny, greed and corruption. The films that were nominated were the right ones at the right time. That's all.

Now, on the strength of such messages of hope like Slumdod and even Milk, Its a fair bet that there will be several copycat films that come out in the next few years hoping to ride the coattails of the winning flicks. Expect a lot more similar flicks to be cranked out in short order. Its the nature of the business. That's all.

Hope and positive outlooks are this year's big genre. The fad will fade and people will swing back to wanting to see films of darker and more sinister themes soon enough.

Dark Knight was a good film. Not an Oscar worthy film, but a good one. Box office gross does not translate into winning the award all the time.

]]> By: DarkKnightFAN12 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/welcome-to-the-dawn-of-obamatainment/#comment-12083 DarkKnightFAN12 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:11:05 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13491#comment-12083 ...meanwhile everyone completely forgets that President Bush kept us safe for 7 years. Waterboard, maim, and annihilate all terrorists and all nations who harbor and support them. Like it or not we are at war. America needs to learn how to fight one. …meanwhile everyone completely forgets that President Bush kept us safe for 7 years. Waterboard, maim, and annihilate all terrorists and all nations who harbor and support them. Like it or not we are at war. America needs to learn how to fight one.

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