Heath Ledger Oscar Buzz - Page 2

Italiano · #11 07-16-2008, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Pugz

That's a very bad pun.

That wasn't a pun. It was a quote from the movie

Timmmmahhhh · #12 07-16-2008, 06:53 AM

I just hope, after reading all the reviews, that he gets the Oscar nomination because he deserves it, not his premature death....

pinksapphire · #13 07-17-2008, 09:04 AM

am i the only one who's scared of heath ledger's joker? i have only seen a few trailers and he looks so creepy. i might have nightmares after i see the movie.

Constantine · #14 07-17-2008, 10:22 AM

A few reviewers noted that the movie borders on the horror genre thanks to the Joker and that the PG-13 rating was very strong (meaning it bordered on R).

Italiano · #15 07-17-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pinksapphire

am i the only one who's scared of heath ledger's joker? i have only seen a few trailers and he looks so creepy. i might have nightmares after i see the movie.

No, Michael Caine was petrified when he did a few scenes with him. Afterwards he commented that he never wanted to work with Ledger under those circumstances ever again.

bball4life · #16 07-17-2008, 03:25 PM

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When the new Batman movie "The Dark Night" began screenings last month before its U.S. debut on Friday, some moviegoers saw Heath Ledger as an instant Oscar candidate as the deranged villain, The Joker.
But Oscar watchers and veteran critics say the joke may be on fans creating mostly Internet-based buzz because an Academy Award for the Australian actor, who died of an accidental drug overdose in January, would be a rare event.
Only one actor has won an Oscar after death, Peter Finch for 1976's "Network."

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"Dark Knight" is the type of comic book, action adventure that Oscar voters generally do not favor and there are many movies to see later this year, the experts said.
Still, Ledger's critically hailed performance may bring a nomination for the U.S. film industry's top award, to be presented next on February 22, 2009.
"All this Oscar talk is a phenomenon of the Internet age that I like to call 'a wish-fulfillment rumor.' If people say it often enough, they think it will happen," said Leonard Maltin, film critic for TV program "Entertainment Tonight."
"That's not to say it might not happen," he said, citing a "great performance" by Ledger. "But I assure you that the people who are spreading all this are neither Oscar voters nor (Hollywood) movers and shakers."
Tom O'Neil, a columnist for award-watching Web site The Envelope.com, said "it really looks good" for a nomination but was "a long shot" to win.
Hollywood has a long history of seeing big stars -- James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Bruce Lee among them -- appearing in high-profile films released after their untimely deaths.
O'Neil said that when Finch died, Hollywood was in the middle of Oscar season and also in shock. Prior to that, Robert De Niro was sweeping the critics' awards for "Taxi Driver."
Veteran Oscar watcher O'Neil also sees parallels between the truncated careers of Ledger and James Dean.
"Like Heath, James Dean was a heartthrob star who was considered a serious actor, who died tragically young," O'Neil said. "He was nominated twice posthumously, for "East of Eden" and "Giant," and he lost both times."
Even the legendary Spencer Tracy was ignored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives out the Oscars, after he died in 1967 just as "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?" was coming. And he was the front-runner, O'Neil said.
Tracy's co-star Katharine Hepburn did win best actress for "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?"
"That's how reluctant Oscar voters are to hug the dead," O'Neil said. "These awards are all about hugs and there's something creepy about embracing the dead.

supposedly critics dont think Ledger will get it.

DaStevez · #17 07-17-2008, 04:16 PM

I get what they're saying about more movies will be coming out and he might not carry favor because it's a comic book movie. It makes sense to me.

pinksapphire · #18 07-18-2008, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Italiano

No, Michael Caine was petrified when he did a few scenes with him. Afterwards he commented that he never wanted to work with Ledger under those circumstances ever again.

oh wow!!!!

SuiGeneris · #19 07-18-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Constantine

A few reviewers noted that the movie borders on the horror genre thanks to the Joker and that the PG-13 rating was very strong (meaning it bordered on R).

Constantine, that is more true than you know. Heath Ledger made the Joer sick, sadistic, twisted, scary, and ultimately the most convincing villan I've ever seen on the big screen. I'm typically not huge on comic book movies, and normally just see them as entertaining, but he really does deserve recognition for this part. There's a reason why there was such an up roar, and it's not just because he died.

The anology I continue to use is if you thought Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man was amazing, you'll blow your lid for ledger. It was probably the most realistic role I've seen anyone play. As I said in my blog you're not watching LEdger, from the first scene it's Joker till the end.

Seriously, wow. Once you see it you'll really understand, I know you for a fact will fall in love with him. I know I did. Joker = favorite character in that movie by far.

Constantine · #20 07-18-2008, 01:33 PM

Trust me I know, I saw it this morning at 12:01 sharp.

In a totally unbiased (As much as you may not believe me) opinion, I think Ledger deserves it hands down. He was ****ing brilliant. I can't even begin to describe how goddamn good he was.

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