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I just watched the last of the Oscar telecast and I was happy to see that the Lord of the Rings sweep every category that it was nominated in. I didn't have much faith in it winning ever since I saw Braveheart lose out to the Turkey 'Shakespeare in Love' - You sort of see it as a invalid measure of what should be the award for the 'best' film when the best film doesn't win. Happily that wasn't the case for a change. Not that any of it matters in the grand course of civilization of course. A mild diversion, after all, I know what movies I like the best and who I thought was the best actor or the best movie. Sometimes though, it's a human desire to have your opinions validated. To me, the Lord of the Rings was and is a most incredible accomplishment. Take into account the magnitude and length of the story and the amount of time that has gone into creating it and you really have an incredible feat of endurance, love and effort which was not even closely followed by any of the other movies. I love the LOTR.
Of course, I'm a bit put out that Johnny Depp didn't win. His effort in Pirates was unique and made the movie great and very rewatchable. His body of work is most impressive and shows him to be a fearless risk taker. From his beginnings at 21 Jump Street to What's Eating Gilbert Grape to Ed Wood to Don Juan DeMarco, this guy can act.
One of the frequent hits I get to my site is to the Aileen Wuornos page. My page noting her as the first female serial killer has been up for ages and after the buzz for the movie I do see many folks trying to find out a little bit more about her. I have not seen the movie and it's not the kind of movie I could even watch. I hope it's accurate to what happened as I think true information is important for people to have access to.
Posted by gilbert davis
at 12:02 AM EST
