Oscars Playback: When 'Unforgiven' ruled and Al Pacino hoo-ah'd to an overdue win

[@charliemartial4897]

You two are national treasures that need to be protected at all costs.

[@DavidN369]

What Charlie Martial said. Brava, bravo, bravissimi. More, please, thank you.

[@davidkusterman6878]

The thing about "The Crying Game" is this: I don't believe Neil Jordan played "the twist" as a stunt. That was totally Harvey Weinstein and Miramax. The film flopped in the U.K., where "the twist", to my knowledge, wasn't a part of the initial marketing campaign. But when Miramax took over the film's U.S. distribution, the film's entire campaign was centered on the twist.

[@mactodd36]

Chris...Al Pacino for Heat 1995 duh!

[@chrisjrosen]

Gimme all you got!

[@Zuranthium]

1. Husbands and Wives 2. Howards End 3. Raise the Red Lantern 4. The Crying Game 5. The Long Day Closes 6. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 7. Batman Returns 8. Aladdin 9. The Dark Side of the Heart 10. White Men Can't Jump 11. Porco Rosso 12. A League of Their Own 13. Single White Female 14. Sister Act 15. Bitter Moon 16. My Cousin Vinny 17. Lorenzo's Oil 18. Swoon 19. Stay Tuned 20. Reservoir Dogs Unforgiven is very overrated (also Hackman's performance). Great cinematography and sound mix, but otherwise not nearly as profound as some try to make it out to be, with a cliche machismo finale where Clint superhumanly kills tons of people without even getting hit once.

[@timgriffin3368]

Drop Pfeiffer in lead and put her in supporting as Catwoman for deep competition to Tomei. IMHO

[@sagarsirpal4085]

Hackman > Davidson

[@jackmahanes4591]

The Jaye Davidson disrespect. I respect if someone prefers Gene Hackman, but to say Davidson should be omitted from the category is crazy. He had by far the most challenging role of the year to pull off. Given that no one knew who he was at the time, he had to convincingly play a woman up until that crucial scene in the film. It’s a brilliant performance that was robbed, and I’m shocked Rosen believes he shouldn’t have been in there. But then again, he said Lady Gaga should’ve won Best Actress this year when the 5 that were nominated and at least 5 more that weren’t nominated were far superior. So I guess I’m not that shocked haha.