hey, youse fangirls!
OK, who has *all* the Schizophrenic reviews, no duplicates, in one place? Does someone have them memoried? Or do I have to go digging back through fuskeez and solo_chasez to find them? 'Cause I can do that. It's not like I'm lazy or something.
So glad you asked!
Because what stamplet has been doing is really cool - briefly stating what each review said for each song, and then offering her own opinion.
And I was thinking about how everyone likes different songs off the album - not just the reviewers, but us too. But it's commented on a lot, that one reviewer loves A.D.I.D.A.S. and hates Lose Myself, while another says that A.D.I.D.A.S. is a soulless piece of crap, but Everything You Want is a guaranteed hit, and yet another says that JC has a thin voice, and another says "at least he can sing." It's all over the board. As you know.
So I'm curious to get the full tally. I wanna compile an exact list of each song, with how many positive mentions it got and how many negative mentions it got, scientific-like. I may or may not include songs that merit a so-so; I'm more interested in definitively "great" or "shitty." Just to get the full picture, in one place in my head.
That is all. I'm a shameless project ho, coping off of stamplet. *bows head in shame*
And now, because I feel like it,
1. Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp
2. Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake
3. Starfuckers Inc. - Nine Inch Nails
4. Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely - Backstreet Boys
5. Shape of My Heart - Backstreet Boys
6. Quit Playing Games With My Heart - Backstreet Boys
7. Pop (Dirty dance Remix) - *N Sync
8. Swan Lake, Ballet Suite - Tchaikovsky
9. Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song - JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake
10. Here and Now - *N Sync
11. When You Wish Upon A Star - *N Sync
12. In The Shape of a Heart - Jackson Browne
13. Full of Grace - Sarah McLachlan
14. The Call - Backstreet Boys
15. That's The Way Love Goes - *N Sync
16. Some Girls (Dance With Women)[Vogt's Remix] - JC Chasez
17. X-Files Theme Enya Remix
18. Don't Stop Believing - Journey
19. I Do (Cherish You) - 98 Degrees
20. God Must Have Spent (A Little More Time On You) - *N Sync
Jesus Christ. Reads like the back of a mix tape made by a high school junior in 1998. But look! Jackson Browne and stuff! I *can* be redeemed!
And finally,
The Best Director discussion made me cry a bit; the Best Picture discussion made me think. For your perusal - MSN.com Entertainment's analysis.
Best Director:
Fernando Meirelles, "City of God"
Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"
Peter Weir, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
Clint Eastwood, "Mystic River"
Who Will Win: Peter Jackson
For the first time in Oscar history, a filmmaker will win the Best Director award, not for one film, but three. Jackson probably deserved to win this award the past two years, and now that his historic magnum opus is complete, expect the gold to rain down upon him.
Who Should Win: Peter Jackson
See above. We may never see anything else on the scale of "LOTR" in our lifetimes and Jackson deserves every hyperbole thrown his way. In other years, Weir or Eastwood's seamless professionalism would have made them strong contenders, and we may even talk about upsets for upstarts Coppola and Meirelles (we're still in shock -- pleasurable shock -- that he was even nominated). But Jackson's waited three years for this and he won't be denied. Plus, he won the Director's Guild Award, and only six times since 1949 has the winner of that award not gone on to win the best director Oscar.
Best Picture:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Lost in Translation"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Mystic River"
"Seabiscuit"
What Will Win: "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"
Jackson won't be denied and neither will his film. You almost felt when "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers" lost the past two years that the Academy was waiting to honor the entire "Lord of the Ring" saga. So, while in the history books, it will say "The Return of the King" won Best Picture in 2003, really, this trophy belongs to the whole series. Will it be stopped? Doubtful. It's already picked up several critics' awards, the Golden Globe for best drama and, recently, the British Academy Award for best film. That said, should it win? Well...
What Should Win: "Lost in Translation"
We're putting on our chainmail and raising our shields to deflect the rocks that you're about to throw our way. Is "Lord of the Rings" the best series of all-time? No doubt. Is "Return of the King," as a stand-alone film, the strongest movie in this category? Sorry, but no. In fact, while still great, "King," wiith its emphasis on battles over personal relationships and, what, nine different endings is the most flawed film in the series. So, our pick for Best Picture goes to Coppola's perfect, heart-wrenching jewel "Lost in Translation." Coppola's small dream film sustains a melancholy mood and atmosphere that lingers for weeks after seeing it. It's a staggering work of subtlety... and it only has one ending! But that ending -- ambiguous and poignant -- is the most lovely in recent memory.
Interesting, huh? I know there are die-hard fangirls who will staunchly stand by the claim that RotK should win, and I'm pleased beyond words that it *will* (cuz you know it will. You KNNOW it will!) - but the last bit makes me consider it all. Unless those MSN people were just trying to be clever and not-going-with-popular-opinion about it. Which they might be. Fuckers.
So glad you asked!
Because what stamplet has been doing is really cool - briefly stating what each review said for each song, and then offering her own opinion.
And I was thinking about how everyone likes different songs off the album - not just the reviewers, but us too. But it's commented on a lot, that one reviewer loves A.D.I.D.A.S. and hates Lose Myself, while another says that A.D.I.D.A.S. is a soulless piece of crap, but Everything You Want is a guaranteed hit, and yet another says that JC has a thin voice, and another says "at least he can sing." It's all over the board. As you know.
So I'm curious to get the full tally. I wanna compile an exact list of each song, with how many positive mentions it got and how many negative mentions it got, scientific-like. I may or may not include songs that merit a so-so; I'm more interested in definitively "great" or "shitty." Just to get the full picture, in one place in my head.
That is all. I'm a shameless project ho, coping off of stamplet. *bows head in shame*
And now, because I feel like it,
1. Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp
2. Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake
3. Starfuckers Inc. - Nine Inch Nails
4. Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely - Backstreet Boys
5. Shape of My Heart - Backstreet Boys
6. Quit Playing Games With My Heart - Backstreet Boys
7. Pop (Dirty dance Remix) - *N Sync
8. Swan Lake, Ballet Suite - Tchaikovsky
9. Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song - JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake
10. Here and Now - *N Sync
11. When You Wish Upon A Star - *N Sync
12. In The Shape of a Heart - Jackson Browne
13. Full of Grace - Sarah McLachlan
14. The Call - Backstreet Boys
15. That's The Way Love Goes - *N Sync
16. Some Girls (Dance With Women)[Vogt's Remix] - JC Chasez
17. X-Files Theme Enya Remix
18. Don't Stop Believing - Journey
19. I Do (Cherish You) - 98 Degrees
20. God Must Have Spent (A Little More Time On You) - *N Sync
Jesus Christ. Reads like the back of a mix tape made by a high school junior in 1998. But look! Jackson Browne and stuff! I *can* be redeemed!
And finally,
The Best Director discussion made me cry a bit; the Best Picture discussion made me think. For your perusal - MSN.com Entertainment's analysis.
Best Director:
Fernando Meirelles, "City of God"
Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"
Peter Weir, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
Clint Eastwood, "Mystic River"
Who Will Win: Peter Jackson
For the first time in Oscar history, a filmmaker will win the Best Director award, not for one film, but three. Jackson probably deserved to win this award the past two years, and now that his historic magnum opus is complete, expect the gold to rain down upon him.
Who Should Win: Peter Jackson
See above. We may never see anything else on the scale of "LOTR" in our lifetimes and Jackson deserves every hyperbole thrown his way. In other years, Weir or Eastwood's seamless professionalism would have made them strong contenders, and we may even talk about upsets for upstarts Coppola and Meirelles (we're still in shock -- pleasurable shock -- that he was even nominated). But Jackson's waited three years for this and he won't be denied. Plus, he won the Director's Guild Award, and only six times since 1949 has the winner of that award not gone on to win the best director Oscar.
Best Picture:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Lost in Translation"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Mystic River"
"Seabiscuit"
What Will Win: "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"
Jackson won't be denied and neither will his film. You almost felt when "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers" lost the past two years that the Academy was waiting to honor the entire "Lord of the Ring" saga. So, while in the history books, it will say "The Return of the King" won Best Picture in 2003, really, this trophy belongs to the whole series. Will it be stopped? Doubtful. It's already picked up several critics' awards, the Golden Globe for best drama and, recently, the British Academy Award for best film. That said, should it win? Well...
What Should Win: "Lost in Translation"
We're putting on our chainmail and raising our shields to deflect the rocks that you're about to throw our way. Is "Lord of the Rings" the best series of all-time? No doubt. Is "Return of the King," as a stand-alone film, the strongest movie in this category? Sorry, but no. In fact, while still great, "King," wiith its emphasis on battles over personal relationships and, what, nine different endings is the most flawed film in the series. So, our pick for Best Picture goes to Coppola's perfect, heart-wrenching jewel "Lost in Translation." Coppola's small dream film sustains a melancholy mood and atmosphere that lingers for weeks after seeing it. It's a staggering work of subtlety... and it only has one ending! But that ending -- ambiguous and poignant -- is the most lovely in recent memory.
Interesting, huh? I know there are die-hard fangirls who will staunchly stand by the claim that RotK should win, and I'm pleased beyond words that it *will* (cuz you know it will. You KNNOW it will!) - but the last bit makes me consider it all. Unless those MSN people were just trying to be clever and not-going-with-popular-opinion about it. Which they might be. Fuckers.