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Sarah_Jayne · 03-02-2006, 03:43 PM

Walk The Line was the most enjoyable of the Oscar films I have seen. It was written to the standard bio pic forumla - in many ways it was a country music version of 'Ray' - but the acting in it really makes it stand out. They really pull off the singing and I wanted to put on some Johnny Cash as soon as I left. Reese will win best actress and it will be justified. The best actor grouping is such a hard one this year but if it went to Joaquin Phoenix I wouldn't be upset.

On the other hand, Hoffman was excellent in Capote. I wasn't sure if I was going to like Capote since I didn' know much of his work (other than Breakfast at Tiffanys which most women know) and I hadn't read In Cold Blood. However, it turns out I didn't really need to have that background knowledge though I am sure those who did have it got a bit extra out of it. It was interesting seeing Harper Lee portrayed since To Kill A Mockingbird is just one of the best books ever written in my eyes and I don't think I had actually ever seen her portrayed before. Anyway, the film was good and the performance by Hoffman was excellent. He didn't have to sing and pass off as an extremly well known singing voice but I guess he did need to pull of the unique speaking voice. Tough call this year on best actor but it should be between the two of them.

Walk The Line should have been in the list for best picture. If Ray deserved to be nominated than so does Walk The Line plus the acting is better.

MattO · 03-02-2006, 03:46 PM

Walk the Line played on the way back from Costa Rica, I liked it and it made the flight go by pretty quickly.

kristin · 03-02-2006, 04:40 PM

Both on my list of movies to see ...

Dirty F · 03-02-2006, 04:43 PM

I saw walk the line yesterday. Although im not a huge fan of the typical hollywood political correct oscar nominee movies this flick certainly was very nice to watch. Personally i rather wouldve seen a low budget, unknown director make a similar movie but rougher, not worrying about potential prizes though.

Sarah_Jayne · 03-02-2006, 04:48 PM

Well, it was based on books that Cash and Carter wrote and they were on set, etc so it was going to have a gloss on it. I am sure there a totally different grittier story there that will be told at somepoint.

JFK · 03-02-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MattO

Walk the Line played on the way back from Costa Rica, I liked it and it made the flight go by pretty quickly.

I saw it on the way down, loved it...........they played the Lame ASS Yours mine and ours going up

they were supposed to have Zorro , pissed me off

reynold · 03-02-2006, 06:29 PM

Now I gotta see this one to see a different acting side of Reese

PixeLs · 03-02-2006, 06:39 PM

I wasn't really expecting that acting from Joaquin Phoenix. Very impressive. I enjoyed not just the music but the acting itself.

$5 submissions · 03-02-2006, 10:11 PM

I saw Walk the Line as well. I really dug the movie and Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix' acting was superb. I do have an interesting question though....

I've always appreciated Johnny Cash's music but the the movie seemed to have fallen into the familiar trap (formula?) of tortured artist = good artist. I know that we're living in the post-Sartre period of the postmodern antihero but isn't the notion of the "suffering artist" getting old? Is there any other acceptable definition for "DEPTH" other than "angst" and "personal suffering"? Would a HAPPY version of Sylvia Plath sell?

JuiceMonkey · 03-02-2006, 11:16 PM

Yeah walk the line was a great flick to say the least... haven't seen Capote yet though.

Jace · 03-02-2006, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PixeLs

I wasn't really expecting that acting from Joaquin Phoenix. Very impressive. I enjoyed not just the music but the acting itself.

you weren't expecting one of the best up and coming actors of our time to do well?

jeez man, I guess you aren't expecting Joss Stone to sing well either, huh?>

Sarah_Jayne · 03-03-2006, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JFK

I saw it on the way down, loved it...........they played the Lame ASS Yours mine and ours going up

they were supposed to have Zorro , pissed me off

The original Yours Mine And Ours was one of my faveorite movies as a kid. I can't bare to see the remake. It looks horrible.

2HousePlague · 03-03-2006, 02:53 AM

Joaquin has walked a ways, hasn't he.

Violetta · 03-03-2006, 03:49 AM

I saw the movie a week ago... liked it a lot!

gangbangjoe · 03-03-2006, 03:51 AM

walk the line really amazed me.

joaquin phoenix sang really good (hard to copy johnny cash because of his dark, smoky voice)

but reese witherspoon freaked me out,

if this was really her singing i bow down

jacked · 03-03-2006, 04:45 AM

good stuff atleast everyone i've talked to is giving walk the line good reviews i ordered it the other day i can't wait to see it... joaquin phoenix is the man, any of you guys ever see Buffalo Soldiers?

Sarah_Jayne · 03-03-2006, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by gangbangjoe

walk the line really amazed me.

joaquin phoenix sang really good (hard to copy johnny cash because of his dark, smoky voice)

but reese witherspoon freaked me out,

if this was really her singing i bow down

It was her voice and I started a rather heated debate in the pub afterwards by suggesting she had a better voice than June Carter.

2HousePlague · 03-03-2006, 05:04 AM

I saw the film recently, during a long flight.

While impressed by the *thorough* and certainly convincing performance given by Phoenix, it was Witherspoon who left me thinking about her... long after I had reached my destination.

Compared to Johnny Cash, June Carter is unknown to us -- we *consumed* the story in the film so hungrily for wanting to *know* what role the WOMAN had played in the making of this Man in Black.

The actress seemed to know this, too.

She FILLED up the character with things we could not have provided for ourselves, for not knowing all that much about Her.

For me, the best part was Her ad-libbing. That was simply brilliant -

2hp

Sarah_Jayne · 03-03-2006, 05:39 AM

I've been a fan of Reese since Freeway ...I just over look Legally Blonde 2 and all is okay. She has been in some very witty stuff..Election for example.

03-02-2006, 03:43 PM	#1
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Saw Walk The Line and Capote today Walk The Line was the most enjoyable of the Oscar films I have seen. It was written to the standard bio pic forumla - in many ways it was a country music version of 'Ray' - but the acting in it really makes it stand out. They really pull off the singing and I wanted to put on some Johnny Cash as soon as I left. Reese will win best actress and it will be justified. The best actor grouping is such a hard one this year but if it went to Joaquin Phoenix I wouldn't be upset. On the other hand, Hoffman was excellent in Capote. I wasn't sure if I was going to like Capote since I didn' know much of his work (other than Breakfast at Tiffanys which most women know) and I hadn't read In Cold Blood. However, it turns out I didn't really need to have that background knowledge though I am sure those who did have it got a bit extra out of it. It was interesting seeing Harper Lee portrayed since To Kill A Mockingbird is just one of the best books ever written in my eyes and I don't think I had actually ever seen her portrayed before. Anyway, the film was good and the performance by Hoffman was excellent. He didn't have to sing and pass off as an extremly well known singing voice but I guess he did need to pull of the unique speaking voice. Tough call this year on best actor but it should be between the two of them. Walk The Line should have been in the list for best picture. If Ray deserved to be nominated than so does Walk The Line plus the acting is better.

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PixeLs Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 11,922	I wasn't really expecting that acting from Joaquin Phoenix. Very impressive. I enjoyed not just the music but the acting itself. __________________ Make money on any traffic. Bi-weekly payments with no hold.

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$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	I saw Walk the Line as well. I really dug the movie and Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix' acting was superb. I do have an interesting question though.... I've always appreciated Johnny Cash's music but the the movie seemed to have fallen into the familiar trap (formula?) of tortured artist = good artist. I know that we're living in the post-Sartre period of the postmodern antihero but isn't the notion of the "suffering artist" getting old? Is there any other acceptable definition for "DEPTH" other than "angst" and "personal suffering"? Would a HAPPY version of Sylvia Plath sell? __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

03-02-2006, 11:16 PM	#10
JuiceMonkey Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brisbane/Vancouver/SanFran Posts: 3,581	Yeah walk the line was a great flick to say the least... haven't seen Capote yet though. __________________ ICQ: 72251955 GTalk: JuiceMonkey

03-02-2006, 03:46 PM	#2
MattO The O is for Oohhh Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: AUSTIN TEJAS Posts: 10,861	Walk the Line played on the way back from Costa Rica, I liked it and it made the flight go by pretty quickly.

03-02-2006, 04:43 PM	#4
Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	I saw walk the line yesterday. Although im not a huge fan of the typical hollywood political correct oscar nominee movies this flick certainly was very nice to watch. Personally i rather wouldve seen a low budget, unknown director make a similar movie but rougher, not worrying about potential prizes though.

03-02-2006, 04:48 PM	#5
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Well, it was based on books that Cash and Carter wrote and they were on set, etc so it was going to have a gloss on it. I am sure there a totally different grittier story there that will be told at somepoint.

03-02-2006, 06:29 PM	#7
reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	Now I gotta see this one to see a different acting side of Reese

03-03-2006, 02:53 AM	#13
2HousePlague CURATOR Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the attic Posts: 14,572	Joaquin has walked a ways, hasn't he. __________________ tada!

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gangbangjoe Ronin Join Date: May 2004 Location: Live by the code Die by the code Posts: 17,693	walk the line really amazed me. joaquin phoenix sang really good (hard to copy johnny cash because of his dark, smoky voice) but reese witherspoon freaked me out, if this was really her singing i bow down __________________ NichePay - $30 on all trials - Killer Ratios .................................................. Female Ejaculation - Hairy - Shemale Puffy Nipples - Huge Clits - And More! ..................................................

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jacked sperm tail Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: nj Posts: 11,019	good stuff atleast everyone i've talked to is giving walk the line good reviews i ordered it the other day i can't wait to see it... joaquin phoenix is the man, any of you guys ever see Buffalo Soldiers? __________________ Got Cam Models? icq: 361-607-616

03-03-2006, 05:04 AM	#18
2HousePlague CURATOR Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the attic Posts: 14,572	I saw the film recently, during a long flight. While impressed by the thorough and certainly convincing performance given by Phoenix, it was Witherspoon who left me thinking about her... long after I had reached my destination. Compared to Johnny Cash, June Carter is unknown to us -- we consumed the story in the film so hungrily for wanting to know what role the WOMAN had played in the making of this Man in Black. The actress seemed to know this, too. She FILLED up the character with things we could not have provided for ourselves, for not knowing all that much about Her. For me, the best part was Her ad-libbing. That was simply brilliant - 2hp __________________ tada!

03-03-2006, 05:39 AM	#19
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	I've been a fan of Reese since Freeway ...I just over look Legally Blonde 2 and all is okay. She has been in some very witty stuff..Election for example.