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    Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame?

    The Envelope Please..

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    Image of jwick25 jwick25
    11/27/09

    In reply to Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame?
    I read the book a few years back and was fairly disappointed. I felt that it could have been something much better. I was surprised after hearing such rave reviews.
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    11/25/09

    In reply to Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame?
    Well, I almost walked out on Heavenly Creatures, so if that's the best the critiques get, I'll pass.
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    Image of nicepony nicepony
    11/25/09

    In reply to Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame?
    I saw Lovely Bones . It's horrible. An afterschool special meets a Skittles commercial. The girl from Atonement is good. But Mark Wahlberg is awful....in a really bad wig. Susan Sarandon is there for some reason too.
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    11/25/09

    In reply to Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame?

    I'm sorry but...
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    11/25/09

    In reply to Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame?
    I just had a thought--what if...no, life could not be this kind, but if there is a Santa Claus: I really, really, really want Kathryn Bigelow (the former Mrs. James Cameron) to be nominated for Best Director for The Hurt Locker while Avatar is simpering in its last days of theatrical release before being lost to DVD obscurity.

    I've been a good girl! I deserve this! Bigelow deserves it even more!
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    Image of oudemia oudemia
    11/25/09

    @PaisleyPajamas: The first former Mrs James Cameron. Or, wait, which one is she?
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    Image of oudemia oudemia
    11/25/09

    @PaisleyPajamas: Also, The Hurt Locker totally deserves it.
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    11/25/09

    @oudemia: Her IMDb bio says she was married to Cameron for a short time in the late 80s/early 90s. I really think she has him beat as a director comin' and a goin'.

    [www.imdb.com]
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    11/25/09

    @oudemia: "If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies. It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie, the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't. There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible. It is." ~~Kathryn Bigelow
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    Image of oudemia oudemia
    11/25/09

    @PaisleyPajamas: Loove her. She is too cool to be anything but the first.
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    11/25/09

    In reply to Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame?
    How long before there is a porn version of this movie? "The Lusty B--" No, I am not going there--it's the holidays and I have to learn to abstain in all forms...
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/25/09

    @TheSometimesWhy: Your not supposed to abstain during the holdays, you're supposed get crazy.
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    11/25/09

    @Friedhamster: Sorry, Fried--I am lysdexic, so I oftentimes invert things. Thanks for the feet-dow--, um, I mean the heads-up.

    #tips
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    Image of riotnrrd riotnrrd
    11/25/09

    @TheSometimesWhy: It could show in a double feature with "The Squirt Locker"
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    11/25/09

    @TheSometimesWhy: I'm pretty sure The Long Bones has already been made.
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    11/25/09

    @riotnrrd: If I had any idea what I would start....

    #tips
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    11/25/09

    @twoeightnine: (see previous post, please)...I may have abstained from the entire thing. And just for the sake of curiosity, 289, are you telling me no one worked the word "Boner" into the title? Because if that's what you're saying it is malfeasance of a level that may well require a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people like me who thrive on bad porn titles derived from conventional cinema.
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/25/09

    @TheSometimesWhy: Well played sir! I laughed.

    #tips
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    Image of Martiniman Martiniman
    11/04/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    Finally, the Academy lives up to its promise of having a S. Mart Alec to host the Awards... #stevemartin
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    Image of PandoraSpocks PandoraSpocks
    11/04/09

    @Martiniman: deducting points for scathingly bad puns... #stevemartin
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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    11/03/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    They're both hosting because they're in an upcoming movie together, and it's a good promotional opportunity for them. (It's a romantic comedy in which they compete for the affections of Meryl Streep, who probably was also asked and wisely declined.) #stevemartin
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/03/09

    @TedSez: I love that you're as cynical as I am about these things, but which movie, pray, would that be? IMDB has bupkis on it.
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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    11/03/09

    @snugbug: @snugbug: It's Complicated -- written and directed by Nancy Meyers, which means it'll be classy, have a great cast, and be a lot less funny than it should be. John Krasinski also stars. #stevemartin
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    Image of whoneedslight whoneedslight
    11/03/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    I just hope Steve plays his banjo. #stevemartin
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/03/09

    @whoneedslight: He really is such a wonderful banjo player, isn't he? #stevemartin
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    Image of whoneedslight whoneedslight
    11/03/09

    @snugbug: I just saw him in concert. He really is great. #stevemartin
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    11/03/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    Love Steve Martin; Baldwin more of a wild card as host -- which is good and bad --but I'm optimistic. Still, if the producers wanted to pair it up, I'm surprised they didn't re-unite Martin and Tina Fey. #stevemartin
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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    11/03/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    Why Alec Baldwin? Why not just Steve Martin?

    Last time Steve Martin hosted, he kicked ass. I think he was the best Oscar host ever. Why should he have to share hosting duties Baldwin, anyway? #stevemartin
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/03/09

    @MisterHippity: I heartily concur. #stevemartin
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/03/09

    @MisterHippity: Because it's been done before. #stevemartin
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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    11/03/09

    @Atilla the Bun: Well, that didn't stop them from using Billy Crystal like ... I dunno, 12 years in a row. #stevemartin
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/04/09

    @MisterHippity: Those that don't learn from the past are destined to repeat it.

    And....it's a publicity grab. Two famous people hosting a show are going to get more buzz than one person hosting the show who did it before--when he was much more famous.
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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    11/03/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    That was a very verbose post, Richard. #stevemartin
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    Image of IpsoFacto IpsoFacto
    11/03/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    Maybe I am too young to appreciate his genius, but I don't think Steve Martin is that funny. And as much as I worship St. Alec at the 30 rock alter, I can't see him carrying even half the show. Definitely an unexpected choice, I'm guessing it will either come together magnificently or implode. #stevemartin
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/03/09

    @IpsoFacto: And your last sentence sums up why it's going to make for a must-watch show. I think if they implode they will mangnificently implode. They won't do some half-assed "we got nuthin'" performance like the god-awful Emmys hosted by reality show hosts. #stevemartin
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    11/03/09

    @IpsoFacto: I think it'll be awesome. Two egos, one night, a Baldwin and one wild and crazyyy guy! #stevemartin
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/03/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Step off haters, this is excellent! #stevemartin
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/03/09

    In reply to The Envelope Please..
    I think this will be fantastic. Either fantastically funny or fantastically bad. I can't imagine the two of those doing just boring, noncontroversial job together. So...yay!!! #stevemartin
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