Dark Knight Gets The Shaft !

[dak]

Originally Posted by Soundwave.ca

And for the record am I the only one who thinks Heath Ledgers performance is overrated? Like he gave a great performance as the Joker no question but not to the extent it should be winning Oscars and whatnot.

heh, I'm actually with you there... You've got to wonder, if he didn't pass away, would he still have been nominated?

[Nightscrabbler]

I'm not defending the Academy's choices, but the movies that do win are sometimes really good and the bulk of the population of moviegoers who only watch 'blockbusters' like TDK don't even see them. Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture at the Globes and it was really good.

[Aernaroth]

Let's be honest, the oscars haven't really been relevant for decades. Now they're just a pageant where we get to see the stars all dressed up, and maybe , just maybe, the awards they win will make the movie a little more money as a form of reccomendation when it comes out on dvd.

[onecoin]

Would people call Biggie Smalls the greatest rapper if he hadn't been killed. Doubt it. JFK, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean their legend becomes thier potential, rather than thier actual body of work. Sad thing is I think Heath Ledger was right there.

[pud333]

Originally Posted by Soundwave.ca

There's no way Dark Knight should be nominated for such things as good as it was it wasn't that good nor that kind of film.

And for the record am I the only one who thinks Heath Ledgers performance is overrated? Like he gave a great performance as the Joker no question but not to the extent it should be winning Oscars and whatnot.

I thought Ledger's performance was overrated too. But I think the movie as a whole worked fantastically (save for it being a few minutes too long). Certainly more entertaining and watchable than Ben Button (though I did like that movie too.) Maybe not as good as Slumdog. Though I'd have to see the latter again to make a propper judgement.

[niteowl]

i have always been taught
that acting is about dealing with
a range of emotion.
and just do not see that in this performance,
especially after all the cool factor wore off.