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Title: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: castle007 on March 08, 2009, 11:37:48 AM
I haven't seen the movie, but I have seen trailers, tv spots, and clips. Sean Penn looks like he is acting as a mentally challenged person. If someone didn't tell me that he was supposed to be gay, I would have thought that this is yet another I Am Sam.

 ???
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on March 08, 2009, 11:38:47 AM
lawl
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: WrikaWrek on March 08, 2009, 11:41:36 AM
I heard "You go girl" being thrown around in the theater more than once.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: castle007 on March 08, 2009, 11:42:32 AM
I heard "You go girl" being thrown around in the theater more than once.

 :lol :lol
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: demi on March 08, 2009, 11:43:42 AM
Would you choke the life out of a homosexual given the chance?
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Barry Egan on March 08, 2009, 11:48:11 AM
maybe you should see the movie first.  But maybe you're just an ignorant mess of a human.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Tieno on March 08, 2009, 11:50:42 AM
How contrarian can you get?
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Napoleonthechimp on March 08, 2009, 11:54:27 AM
Because his performance in Milk was good. I don't know what else to tell you.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Cheebs on March 08, 2009, 12:10:51 PM
Because his performance in Milk was good. I don't know what else to tell you.
yes
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: dammitmattt on March 08, 2009, 12:21:25 PM
Because his performance in Milk was good. I don't know what else to tell you.

Well, that, and the whole Prop 8 thing.  In any other year, Mickey Rourke would've won.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 08, 2009, 12:26:08 PM
Pretending to be a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow or gay = Guaranteed Oscar

So he had this one in the bag.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on March 08, 2009, 12:30:17 PM
Pretending to be a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow or gay = Guaranteed Oscar

So he had this one in the bag.

What if you played a gay distinguished mentally-challenged fellow?

In other words, a Greatness Gone biopic?
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Cheebs on March 08, 2009, 12:31:53 PM
but it doesn't hurt that the movie was fantastic.

Josh Brolin was great in it.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 08, 2009, 12:43:14 PM
Pretending to be a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow or gay = Guaranteed Oscar

So he had this one in the bag.

What if you played a gay distinguished mentally-challenged fellow?

In other words, a Greatness Gone biopic?

Not sure about that one, but playing a distinguished mentally-challenged slave is Oscar gold.

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Yes, I just watched Bowfinger.
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Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: WrikaWrek on March 08, 2009, 12:48:45 PM
When Sean Penn went full distinguished mentally-challenged fellow in I Am Sam, he didn't get an oscar.

He went full homo in Milk, and he gets an oscar.


What does that say about the academy?
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Cheebs on March 08, 2009, 12:57:38 PM
Oh and I LOVED The Wrestler but I think Milk is the better movie. I'd put it just above Wrestler on my top favorites of the year. Rourke was better than Penn in his movie and deserved to win but Milk was the better movie. If anyone from Milk deserved an oscar it was Josh Brolin.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 08, 2009, 02:01:31 PM
Oh and I LOVED The Wrestler but I think Milk is the better movie. I'd put it just above Wrestler on my top favorites of the year. Rourke was better than Penn in his movie and deserved to win but Milk was the better movie. If anyone from Milk deserved an oscar it was Josh Brolin.

James Franco was pretty brilliant, too.

I typically hate Sean Penn, but I thought he was absolutely perfect in Milk.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Penn win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: castle007 on March 08, 2009, 03:36:20 PM
maybe you should see the movie first.  But maybe you're just an ignorant mess of a human.

To be honest, I am not planning on watching the movie. But from what I saw, Sean Penn's performance was weird to be honest. He seems troubled, and didn't give off a vibe that he was supposed to be gay.

I even did some googling, and other people are saying the same thing. They are saying Penn's performance was toned down version of I AM SAM, and not a gay person.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: drew on March 08, 2009, 04:46:15 PM
I haven't seen the movie

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/suicide

/etc etc

milk and the wrestler were the best movies of 2008
Title: Re: Why did Sean Penn win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Barry Egan on March 08, 2009, 05:02:42 PM
I even did some googling, and other people are saying the same thing. They are saying Penn's performance was toned down version of I AM SAM, and not a gay person.

What are you suggesting?  That there's disagreement over an Oscar win?  Truly shocking.

At least those dissenting opinions are from people who saw the movie.  You're just a bigoted douche :smug
Title: Re: Why did Sean Penn win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Greatness Gone on March 08, 2009, 06:42:41 PM
Well I beat Sean Penn doesn't beat his wife.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Penn win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Greatness Gone on March 08, 2009, 06:43:22 PM
fail.

I meant 'I bet that Sean Penn doesn't beat his wife'. Fuck my existence.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 08, 2009, 07:08:59 PM
i haven't seen milk, but i have seen the wrestler, and i think it's a genuinely great movie

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i love the way you feel empathy for the ram character all throughout the movie and think to yourself  "wow, life is just kicking this poor guy's ass"

then in the scene towards the end where he parties with that young girl and sleeps through his dinner meeting with his daughter, you see exactly how his own carelessness led him to where he is
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does anyone think ram dies at the end?  i kinda got that impression.
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Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: etiolate on March 08, 2009, 08:06:22 PM
Sean Pean was doing I A Sam for the first act of the film.It annoyed me when I first saw the film. He is actually one of the weakest parts of the movie as Brolin does a better acting performance.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: castle007 on March 09, 2009, 12:40:31 AM
Sean Pean was doing I A Sam for the first act of the film.It annoyed me when I first saw the film. He is actually one of the weakest parts of the movie as Brolin does a better acting performance.

finally, an actualy response! Thanks for reading the OP. So he was pretty much playing his I AM SAM role. It is good to get a confirmation from someone. It has been bugging me every since I watched some clips.

I would think hollywood would get offended by him portraying a gay man like that.  ??? But who knows  :-\
Title: Re: Why did Sean Penn win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: castle007 on March 09, 2009, 12:42:13 AM
I even did some googling, and other people are saying the same thing. They are saying Penn's performance was toned down version of I AM SAM, and not a gay person.

What are you suggesting?  That there's disagreement over an Oscar win?  Truly shocking.

At least those dissenting opinions are from people who saw the movie.  You're just a bigoted douche :smug

yes, I am clearly a bigot because I think homosexuality is a lifestyle and not something you are born with.  ::)
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 09, 2009, 12:44:29 AM

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finally, an actualy response!

Dude, there were more than 20 responses to your OP.  You're just looking for someone to agree with you, when you won't find many that will.

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even though I thought Rourke shoulda won
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Title: Re: Why did Sean Penn win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Greatness Gone on March 09, 2009, 12:45:03 AM
yes, I am clearly a bigot because I think homosexuality is a lifestyle and not something you are born with.  ::)

yeah
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: castle007 on March 09, 2009, 12:47:40 AM

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finally, an actualy response!

Dude, there were more than 20 responses to your OP.  You're just looking for someone to agree with you, when you won't find many that will.

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even though I thought Rourke shoulda won
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He actually addressed the points that I raised in the OP, and didn't just read the thread title.  :D
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: drozmight on March 09, 2009, 02:34:48 AM
Because MILK is a fuck-awesome movie.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: demi on March 09, 2009, 02:40:37 AM
I read the plot online and it sounds boring. Not a single mention of gay sex.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Greatness Gone on March 09, 2009, 03:08:14 AM
There's this one part where Sean Penn is naked with Diego Luna, but the only thing you can see is Penn's ass. And Emile Hirsch has this quick blowjob scene, too.

Why the fuck would anyone care about sex scenes in this movie though? Sean Penn is ugly as fuck. There's no eyecandy like in Brokeback Mountain.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: demi on March 09, 2009, 03:09:49 AM
Well if it's a gay movie there needs to be a reason it is gay. Nobody really gets offended at gay characters, but more the gay acts
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 09, 2009, 03:12:41 AM
There's this one part where Sean Penn is naked with Diego Luna, but the only thing you can see is Penn's ass. And Emile Hirsch has this quick blowjob scene, too.

Why the fuck would anyone care about sex scenes in this movie though? Sean Penn is ugly as fuck. There's no eyecandy like in Brokeback Mountain.

Emile Hirsch...blowjob? wtf, when does Milk come to dvd  :o
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: TVC15 on March 09, 2009, 03:20:44 AM
There's this one part where Sean Penn is naked with Diego Luna, but the only thing you can see is Penn's ass. And Emile Hirsch has this quick blowjob scene, too.

Why the fuck would anyone care about sex scenes in this movie though? Sean Penn is ugly as fuck. There's no eyecandy like in Brokeback Mountain.

Emile Hirsch...blowjob? wtf, when does Milk come to dvd  :o

Yeah, I am re-evaluating whether to skip this or not.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Greatness Gone on March 09, 2009, 03:20:55 AM
Hirsch is definitely mmmm, so I was really excited when I heard he was in this film. Then I saw it and found out he plays some flamer with a fucking jheri curl and huge-ass glasses.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: TVC15 on March 09, 2009, 03:23:03 AM
Once again, that only makes me want to see this more because that sounds fucking hot.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 09, 2009, 03:30:14 AM
bj details plz
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: TVC15 on March 09, 2009, 03:31:35 AM
I keep forgetting this is a Gus Van Sant movie, so of course I will see it.  I will be shocked if it is better than Paranoid Park, though, which is easily one of his best.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Greatness Gone on March 09, 2009, 03:37:26 AM
iirc, it's during a big ol' celebration when Milk is finally elected for whatever. It's a really quick scene. It shows some blonde dude's face in, like, a state of ecstasy, then Emile comes up into the shot and then the blonde dude pushes him back down.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: cool breeze on March 09, 2009, 03:42:19 AM
that's pretty tame

When is Milk coming out on DVD?
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 09, 2009, 03:47:38 AM
iirc, it's during a big ol' celebration when Milk is finally elected for whatever. It's a really quick scene. It shows some blonde dude's face in, like, a state of ecstasy, then Emile comes up into the shot and then the blonde dude pushes him back down.

aw

I want to see him get it on with Josh Brolin
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Cheebs on March 09, 2009, 08:29:45 AM
It's out on dvd this week iiirc.

PD you'll love it.  :-*
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 09, 2009, 08:33:41 PM
Just finished watching it.  Great film.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Greatness Gone on March 09, 2009, 08:55:31 PM
The actual death scene was super melodramatic, though. lol @ the opera house reflection in the window. I liked the scene with him calling Franco before his death, though.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 09, 2009, 09:17:49 PM
You didn't get why it was filmed that way? ???
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 09, 2009, 10:55:46 PM
Milk typically isn't the kind of film I rewatch, but I think I'll be buying this on Blu-ray tomorrow.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 09, 2009, 11:15:18 PM
For a biopic, I thought they did a terrific job of making it cohesive and compelling, which is usually the opposite with these sort of things.
Title: Re: Why did Sean Pean win an oscar for Milk??
Post by: trippingmartian on March 10, 2009, 01:57:06 AM
And Emile Hirsch has this quick blowjob scene, too.
Damn. I thought that was Scott Sharkey.