It's Hard Out There For A Pimp (Oscar Results)

[GSRJedi]

It's Hard Out There For A Nerd

You know it's hard out here for a nerd (you ain't know)
When he tryin to get this money for them toys(you ain't know)
When your room is full of 12" & statues(you ain't know)
Will make a whole lot of b****es turn you down (you ain't know)
[REPEAT]

[GSRJedi]
In my eyes I done seen some sweet thangs on the net
Gotta couple charges for some brand new maquettes
So I gotta keep that dough like the Pillsbury spokesman
Gettin' money where I can, got more jobs than Jamaicans
Done seen people cry, done seen people deal
That brand new item, when they gotta pay the bills
It's f****d up where I live, but that's just how it is
My room's so full, I had to get rid of my bed
It might be new to you, but it's been like this for years
My collection got me workin' blood sweat and tears
I'm tryin to get rich 'fore I leave up out this b***h
And if not, then I want to be buried with my s**t
I'm tryin to get hoes but it's hard fo' a nerd
I'd say I was prayin and hopin, but stalkin' is the word

[Chorus]

[GSRJedi]
Man it seems like I'm duckin bill collectors everyday
****** hatin on me cause I seem to stay so paid
But I gotta stay paid, gotta stay above water
They made too many toys, that's when s**t got harder
Arizona's where I'm from, & Chandler's where I'm found
Where collectors & these scalpers fightin' all over town
Man these girls think we so lame, leave wit a big head
But they don't understand the satisfaction that I get
And I don't care if she white or a black girl too
But they both come with a price more than any statue
That's the way the game goes, respect my interests
Keep my hustle tight from these triflin' b****es, yeah

[Chorus]

 

[BDboystoys]

That song was UNBEARABLE. Eminem's one I got, but this was just complete trash, like most rap today. They didnt deserve the oscar.

The song from Crash did EASILY.

Did anyone notice Sin City was jubbed for everything? Espessially art direction.

 

[Batty]

Maybe it's because I don't listen to the radio or watch MTV, but I remember a time when I was actually familiar with the nominated songs. I didn't know a single one this year.

I was very happy to see Crash win best picture and not surprised to see Reese Witherspoon win Best Actress. She was excellent in Walk the Line. I also thought Jon Stewart did a great job. I thought he played it a little safe, but seemed to loosen up as the night progressed. Anyone see the skit he did afterwards on the Jimmy Kimmel Show? Gross!

 

[Darklord Dave]

Excellent GSR! Very funny!

And I wouldn't expect to hear Oscar nominated songs on the radio. It's always been the least respected catgory of Academy Award and the songs are usually forgetable unless their Mencken Disney songs.

But it was surprising that the one original song from The PRoducers and no song from Corpse Bride was nominated.

 

[Andy Bergholtz]

Martin Scorcese- 0 Oscars

Three Six Mafia- 1 Oscar





I liked Stewart too.

 

[The Josh]

Martin Scorcese- 0 Oscars

Three Six Mafia- 1 Oscar





I liked Stewart too.

Yeah, I liked that joke especially.

 

[Winged Shadows]

Well I dunno about all the hype surrounding Brokeback Mountain (ain't seen it..probably won't as i've heard it's boring) but I loved Crash - that one scene with the guys daughter....

That was just brilliant! And The song from Crash was miles better in ma opinion. Oh Well..the Oscars have always been outta touch.

 

[Dusty]

Well I dunno about all the hype surrounding Brokeback Mountain (ain't seen it..probably won't as i've heard it's boring) but I loved Crash - that one scene with the guys daughter....

That was just brilliant! And The song from Crash was miles better in ma opinion. Oh Well..the Oscars have always been outta touch.

Crash left my mind in a couple of hours - I felt that it was pretty overbearing and condescending (I don't particularly enjoy movies that think the audience is stupid and must be hit over the head with 'the message')... Brokeback has stayed with me for weeks - it was subtle (some may call that boring in this day and age) and alarmingly well-made. It also helped my homophobic boyfriend realize that gay people are just PEOPLE after all - it's NOT just all about sex, it's about love and the choices that one makes - whether to pursue a romantic ideal or to accept what society throws at you. All I have to do is listen to a few strains of the soundtrack to start tearing up and thinking seriously about life.

It is a real shame that people (and the media) have made it about the 'gay issue', when it really isn't about that at all. It's a well-crafted, well-acted, well-directed story of life and love and hope and disappointment. It is a WAY better tragic love story than Titanic, for example - IF people can open their hearts and minds to accept the fact that men can and do and will continue to fall in love with each other.

At the core, it's about choice: Do I choose to pursue my dream of being an independent author [substitute any dream] - risking monetary security and rejection - or do I continue to slave away at my 9-5 job until I'm old and bitter - but secure in my possessions? (that was just hypothetical, BTW )

In Brokeback: Do I pursue my romantic ideal of growing old with the person I truly love - risking derision and hatred - or do I let the prejudice and fear of my society rule my decisions - letting me live a long, undisturbed (yet joy-less) life? The reason Ennis makes the choice he does is truly daunting - how can we judge if we do not know how that feels??

Anyway, I was disappointed that, out of the choices given, it didn't win Best Picture. I think it will have a lot more staying power than Crash. BUT I would rather have had Walk the Line win - too bad it wasn't nominated

This, of course, is all IMHO

 

[LOTRFan]

I completely agree regarding Crash, I mean I live in LA too, and we are not ALL racists. The themes of crash were so forced and contrived, and to someone living in the heart of where these events "take place," I found them way too forced. I so much prefer subtlety and the journey an audience must go on to arrive at the desired end, there was no process here, we were led, no forced to saunter down a path that was contrived and manipulative. Of course, some of the story lines were quite profond (IMO the bit with the locksmith father and his daughter - the tatoos and all, that was quite true to my life experiences), but more were just un-natural and sterile than emotive and long lasting. Of course descrimination exists, and it continually needs to be addressed, but I found this treatment more like a propoganda piece than an exercise in understanding.

 

[gdb]

Dang, Dusty, I never knew you were so deep.

 

[Dusty]

Of course descrimination exists, and it continually needs to be addressed, but I found this treatment more like a propoganda piece than an exercise in understanding.

Very well-put. It definitely felt like propoganda to me. But then, who's to say we don't need a little propoganda once in a while? History has show us that propoganda can have vast consequences, good and bad alike.

 

[buzzybean]

I completely agree regarding Crash, I mean I live in LA too, and we are not ALL racists. The themes of crash were so forced and contrived, and to someone living in the heart of where these events "take place," I found them way too forced. I so much prefer subtlety and the journey an audience must go on to arrive at the desired end, there was no process here, we were led, no forced to saunter down a path that was contrived and manipulative. Of course, some of the story lines were quite profond (IMO the bit with the locksmith father and his daughter - the tatoos and all, that was quite true to my life experiences), but more were just un-natural and sterile than emotive and long lasting. Of course descrimination exists, and it continually needs to be addressed, but I found this treatment more like a propoganda piece than an exercise in understanding.

I agree with pretty much everthing you say here about Crash. I rented it over my dish last year when I heard how good it was from others. It was unbelievably coincidental and seeing that film win for best picture tells me how out of touch I am. It was a mediocre film but 90% of the films I see are just that IMO.

BB

 

[tomandshell]

But then, who's to say we don't need a little propoganda once in a while?

Alrighty then!

 

[thamesvalidude]

At the core, it's about choice: Do I choose to pursue my dream of being an independent author [substitute any dream] - risking monetary security and rejection - or do I continue to slave away at my 9-5 job until I'm old and bitter - but secure in my possessions? (that was just hypothetical, BTW )

I made that decision back in 2000 and quit my well paid project management job to write full time. Six years, one autobiography and two thirds of a fantasy trilogy later, I still haven't earned a single darned cent.
Man, it is tough out there. The rejection and the patronising "advice" is the worst part.
However, I am fortunate in that my wife is very succesful, so I can still afford my Sideshow toys and my Range Rover and my Mini Cooper S etc and I do enjoy bringing up the kids...but had you told me back then that I would be much more of a househusband than a male JK Rowling in 6 years time, then I would probably still be flying around the world in business class, being utterly miserable rather than face perceived failure.
And you know what, I would have missed so much. The experience is every bit as important as the success. So if you have a dream and can follow it:
Do it!

 

[Andy Bergholtz]

I agree about Crash.... Actually, I did enjoy it as a film (mostly because it's a fresh breath of something original, in a sea of drab remakes and sequels as of late), but I definitely think it's overrated in the scheme of things and not 'Best Picture' material by any means. I have yet to see Brokeback, so my feelings on it's 'controversy' are just based on reactions I've seen around me. Your review is very insightful Dusty, I'm even more anxious to see it now.

Quick question... Did you see Munich? I'm very surprised at how little conversation this film seems to be garnering in discussions like this... I personally think Munich trumps Crash and Brokeback in terms of modern social struggles, etc. I mean, themes of racism and/or forbidden love have been popular in cinema for decades (after all, isn't Brokeback Mountain basically just a new twist on Romeo & Juliet? ), but Munich was a pretty ballsy approach at subject that's still considered VERY taboo.

 

[The Josh]

Yeah, I'm suprised that Munich hasn't gotten more play in that regard as well Andy. I think the impact as you said on social and pop culture is more dramatic from a film like Munich than BBM. Dusty's thoughts on BBM are outstanding and all of that but for me I just simply have no desire to see this movie.

 

[tomandshell]

I would have thought that Munich's questioning of the morality of a military response to terrorism and Good Night and Good Luck's story of a media figure/free press standing up to a powerful right wing politician would have been the ones that were seen as more relevant to our current affairs than the films about homosexuality and racism. Brokeback and Crash are dealing with themes that have been dealt with before, but Munich and Good Night seem to be more relevant at the moment. I am surprised that they didn't generate more discussion and support in Hollywood.

(I would still have voted for Walk the Line had it been nominated.)

 

[Andy Bergholtz]

Good call Tom, I agree.


Man, I'm really really anxious to see Walk the Line now (rented it, haven't watched it yet). I was afraid to get my hopes up after being slightly underwhelmed by Ray last year (liked it, just didn't think it was the phenomenon everyone else did), which seems to be the film most people compare WTL with. I'm a BIG Johnny Cash fan from way back (been trying to talk SS into a 12" figure forever!) and I always like Pheonix, I can't wait to see it. I think I'll rent it this weekend.

 

[The Josh]

Yeah, I need to get to renting WTL and see just how good I think it might be.

 

[Darklord Dave]

mostly because it's a fresh breath of something original, in a sea of drab remakes and sequels as of late

Actually a couple of my favorite films from last year were remakes (Batman Begins) and sequels (Goblet of Fire).

Regarding Munich - there's no denying that it's great filmmaking, but it was also emotionally detached. Spielberg didn't want to take sides and the main character is so conflicted that it's impossible for the film to develop any emotional resonance for the audience. I think this is why the film hasn't been as well received as it (possibly) should have been.

I'm surprised Syriana hasn't been getting more attention. It's not only ground breaking filmmaking in the way the story is presented, but it does instill a sense of outrage and presents both sides of the situation. It would probably have gotten my vote for best picture (had it been nominated).

Good Night and Good Luck was good and "important" but it was also a tad didactic and just a bit boring. Ultimately what Morrow did wasn't that exciting.