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Now, if I may add - Happy New Year everyone. And even more important – a peaceful one. Happy New Year to you, Uri. You didn't call me this time - but I know you are very busy and I hope things are getting better for you and your family. It's always strange for me to think that when I'm here we're w...

Eric wrote:Oh, I trust almost everyone's opinions

Oh do you? I don't.

Akash, I don't want to go on with this subject forever, but seriously do you think it's normal and understandable that one should consider a movie directed by his friend as his favourite movie of the year, and shows instead a great objectivity by putting it as number THREE? I mean, I am kind of sho...

Thank you Eric. You know that I trust your opinions - ALMOST always

I know that some people assume Damien must be biased or can't help feeling loyalty to his friend Bill Condon, but I think the fact that he doesn't list Dreamgirls as his number one choice refutes that. You are being sarcastic of course... I mean, you must be. Now, guys, I know that The Color Purple...

Oscar Guy, trust me - you can read ALL my posts in the last seven years and you'll realize that I'm probably one of the most rational persons writing here. You may disagree with me, but believe me - there's always a logic in what I write. You should just try to understand it, that's all.

But what did you think of the movie, Eric?

Sabin wrote:'The Color Purple' is lousy. A case of overly reverential, starry-eyed bullshit.

Yes, and this is why I found its comparison with Dreamgirls interesting. It may be only about the all-black cast, but I have the feeling that the two movies have more than that in common.

OscarGuy wrote:After all, most of the people on this bored share your distate for most American patriotic idiocy.

And this is one of the reasons why I respect this board so much, of course...

Crowds are often right, too. But they are more often wrong, kaytodd, though I'm sure that this is something unheard of in the US. Very often wrong. And when it comes to art - and movies ARE an art - almost always wrong. Sad to say, but true. And I prefer to believe the American critics on this movi...

OscarGuy wrote:And I'm really getting tired of your condescending tone.

Well, after all these years I guess you should have got used to it...

They just don't seem to happen often and there will likely be similar outcry from African Americans, who are obviously loving Dreamgirls from the sounds of it, for the Academy continuing to ignore such films. Ok, but it's not a good reason to give Best Picture to a so-so movie, so you should hope i...

Were you being a top or bottom? :D Well, what do you think?! Anyway, Damien, I'm only basing my thoughts of the director's other movies which, let's face it, weren't masterpieces. But I'll be glad to change my mind when I see this one. Still, if people compare it to The Color Purple, you must admit...

the fact that Dreamgirls hasn't really won anything outside of Supporting Actress makes me think that this hope that it wins Best Picture is all just wishful thinking. Yes, it's just wishful thinking. And considering that most of them haven't even seen the movie it's a nonsense wish, too. But this ...

OscarGuy wrote:Will they do to Dreamgirls what they did to The Color Purple?

Hopefully.

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