OSCARS!

Before we get to the #46 Least Favourite movie on the list, I guess since this is a movie blog, I should address the fact that Hollywood's biggest moment of the year happened tonight: The 80th Annual Academy Awards. I actually like the Oscars and even look forward to it once "the buzz" really starts ramping up. The only problem I have is how every year they know the fucking thing is too long but they still insist showing us best sound editing and best sound mixing and best documentary: short subject. Seriously Oscars, no one gives a shit. Show us the main awards and have all those other reject awards the night before in a banquet hall hosted by a hot babe movie star.

Now I know everywhere you turn today you're going to be seeing reviews and wardrobe ratings and other such bullshit regarding the over 3 hour long telecast - so I'll try to make it (hopefully like Diablo Cody's career) short.

Of the main nominated films this year, I managed to see: No Country For Old Men, Michael Clayton, Atonement, American Gangster, Juno, Eastern Promises, Charlie Wilson's War and Gone Baby Gone. I liked all of these movies except Juno (more on this later) and generally wanted the Coens to sweep, which they pretty much did.

Here's something: did anyone else not know that the Coen Brothers are the gangliest weirdest looking dudes? I know I've seen them before but they must have been sitting down because seriously, one of them looked like Daniel Day Lewis mixed with a whole lot of Lurch.

Good for those guys though, and good for Javier Bardem - that guy was ssssssssooooooooooooooooooo ssssssssssssssssssssssssiiiiiick. This year was actually pretty unbelievable for badasses in oscar flicks. For those of you who are into cool dudes being crazy badasses, here are 5 from this years' nominated films that were especially wicked.


Casey Affleck in Gone Baby Gone

Casey Affleck is a vegan, which goes against everything I believe in, considering I tried to help start a Meat Club in high school. Putting that aside though, CA is dominant in this movie and because I couldn't find the scenes I was looking for you'll have to watch this trailer and take my word for it.

Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men

(to the tune of Naughty by Nature's "Craziest") Javier Bardem is the CRAAAAZIEST, Javier Bardem is the Cray-zi-est! (repeat 10x)


Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men

Josh Brolin was a badass in like 6 different movies this year, all of which involve him looking like a really cool cowboy whether it fit the character or not. The wicked thing is he pulls it off every time. "Ah, hell"


Russel Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma

Everytime I see Russel Crowe in something I'm all like "Oh fuck that guy he's such a brutal asshole," then I watch the movie and remember he's so fucking cool he could make a Yanni biopic seem like Alien vs Predator vs Gladiator vs Yanni. That'd be pretty cool right?


Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises

If you've only seen Viggo in LOTR and you're not convinced of how totally ball-bustingly crazy good he is, watch Eastern Promises, A History of Violence and The Prophecy. The first two you know whats up - Cronenberg and Viggo join forces to make amazing fight scenes. The prophecy is a Christopher Walken movie where Viggo plays the devil and hes straight up SICK.
I will warn you that the following clip is a naked knife fight with Viggo against 2 dudes, it's also one of the best parts of the movie, but there are no spoilers so I dunno, watch it if you want, man.


So that's it for my Oscar round-up... ok it wasn't much of a round-up, but you should see those movies I mentioned, they're pretty seriously good. #46 of Least Favourite up tomorrow!