About freaking time!!! Man, I thought the awards show would be dead, at least until Eminem raps his nominated song. Whether or nt you like what he said, thank goodness for Michael Moore to rip the quiet.
Michael Moore is the only fucking hero in that building. He’s the only one who’s had the balls to say what needs to be said. The truth hurts doesn’t it?
Everyone who booed will smoke a fat turd in Hell.
I hope Eminem says fuck a lot.
Looks like I’m lightin’ up, DtheC.
Hero??? Didn’t you here the reaction in that auditorium? While everyone was booing, I thought they were gonna bring out the hook!
I believe he prefaced that with a remark about how when we live in fictitious times, people want to watch movies about reality. Something to that effect.
So at least he segued into it.
I missed the joke Steve Martin made later though, about Teamsters and Moore’s limousine. Can anyone transcribe it?
I actually agree with most of what Moore said, sort of. But C’mon, there is a time and place where making statements like that is appropriate, and your thank-you speech at the Oscars isn’t it. Wear a dove pin, thank your mother and lawyer and veterinarian, and go sit down while we enjoy the rest of this mindless entertainment.
They didn’t give him the stage so he could make a political speech. Whatever his views, he was rude.
Steve Martin said something like “Right now the teamsters are helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limousine.”
So is Steve Martin making fun of Michael Moore or making fun of teamsters?
I wonder if Moore was taking notes during Adrien Brody’s acceptance speech.
Oh come on, I don’t agree with his position, but at least he had tact about it, IMO.
Nope, I’m with Diogenes on this – he would have sold out everything he’s ever stood for it he hadn’t said something. I was (naively) astonished when people started booing.
Today’s entertainers are money-feeding sheep.
Pass that lighter over here when you’re through with it, willya?
I found it here - there’s quite a lot of useless blah as well though.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/23/sprj.aa03.oscars/index.html
Now I am to check if I can work outwhat the “pie” thing was about.
Ahh, the taste of smoked turd…
Say, is it hot in here or what?
LCC, since when do you have to just say what everybody wants to hear to be a hero?
I’m with WaryEri, he was right on at least one point, but he should stick to putting his opinions in public speaches and documentaries, and leave them out of his oscar speach.
KSO, that was set up better, something like “Oh, something beautiful is happening backstage. It’s very touching. The Teamsers are helping MM into the trunk of his limousine.”
-lv
-Speaking of “ficticious”, one of the requirements for a “documentary” is to have some relation to the truth.
Moore clearly and deliberately doctored and falsified large and important sections of the film.
For example:
Moore has also apparently cut the infamous- and proven as falsified- “Willie Horton” section from current versions of the film.
I suppose you’re happy to kiss the man’s ass as long as he says things you agree with, true or not, eh Dio?
What’s so damned inappropriate about speaking up at the Oscars. The Oscars are completely unimportant. it’s a trivial, meaningless masturbatory excercise. The only way to inject any importance into them is to totally hijack them with political rants. A big “Fuck Bush” is great to hear in the middle of a crapfest like this.
Who the hell is Adrian Brodey, btw?
He spoke the truth tonight.
You know, I suspect that if Mel Gibson or somebody gave some rah rah, wank off speech about “supporting the troops” none of you Moore bashers would have had a problem with it.