1. She didnt star in a movie about gays
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Ironman54 — 17 years ago(July 25, 2008 05:48 PM)
I've never seen her in any other performance, interview etc. How far from her real persona was the one she protrayed in this film ? In other words was this a John Waye/Robert DeNiro kinda thing ? Or is she some mid western preppy type in her private life pulling off this character ? If shes from Queens/Brooklyn, with a typical NY upbringing the role is not that much of a stretch.Go to any mall in L.I. in the 90's and this "type" is the norm. I LOVE this movie, I think I fell in love with her (Lisa) the first time I saw it so I don't mean to diminish her performance - just that I'd be that much more impressed if she wasn't from NY. The stereo type is just too easy for anyone from the area - I grew up just outside of the city, I'm 100% German heritage but could do a "Guido" that literally had people in tears - not of laughter either. My brother was getting jerked around by the owner of a music store. My bro. had paid, up front, big bucks for a guitar only to be told AFTER he laid out the cash that it was on back order. Then there was a different excuse every week for why it hadn't been delivered. When he told me I was outraged to hear he was being treated like this. I got creative - got on the phone and did my best DeNiro/Peci impression. After I got off the phone I sat down with a cup of coffee and a cigarette. I remember that I hadn't even finished my coffee when the phone rang - it was my brother. He told me he was on his way to pick up his guitar - he had just got a call from a very distraught music store owner appologizing for the mix up ! I hadn't even called my bro. back yet to tell him what I had done as while I was having my smoke I was wondering to myslef if what I had just done wasn't such a good idea. What happens if the guy reported the call to the police and they tracked me down ? I really started to worry ! LOL !! In any event, after my brother got back home he called me again and asked what exactly did I say to the guy ? "He was shaking like a leaf and couldn't apologize enough" ! True story. So, my point is if shes a native the role isn't that big a deal.Her looks didn't hurt either. Imagine if she was just an average woman, 25 pounds or so overweight, I think the role would not seem as impressive - just stereo typical if not a little too masculine for most guys taste ! Am I wrong here ? Again, I LOVE the movie as I'm a "transplant" where I live now and this movie always comforts me with memories of home (dad and the aunts/uncles all from the city and with the NYC accents).
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JaysonT — 16 years ago(October 15, 2009 01:06 PM)
You make not a lick of sense.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=i8liPzaBT-s
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JosephASpadaro — 10 years ago(November 12, 2015 08:25 PM)
I've never seen her in any other performance, interview etc. How far from her real persona was the one she protrayed in this film ? In other words was this a John Waye/Robert DeNiro kinda thing ? Or is she some mid western preppy type in her private life pulling off this character ? If shes from Queens/Brooklyn, with a typical NY upbringing the role is not that much of a stretch.Go to any mall in L.I. in the 90's and this "type" is the norm. I LOVE this movie, I think I fell in love with her (Lisa) the first time I saw it so I don't mean to diminish her performance - just that I'd be that much more impressed if she wasn't from NY. The stereo type is just too easy for anyone from the area . So, my point is if shes a native the role isn't that big a deal.Her looks didn't hurt either. Imagine if she was just an average woman, 25 pounds or so overweight, I think the role would not seem as impressive - just stereo typical if not a little too masculine for most guys taste ! Am I wrong here ?
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dickfriendly — 17 years ago(August 06, 2008 12:01 AM)
But the fact that she presented an award on Oscar night (with Joe Pesci) is a precursor to her (eventual) Oscar win. Every other year, there will always be a winner who is also a presenter on Oscar night (see: Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Tim Robbins, Sofia Coppola, Renee Zellweger). Even Sean Penn was asked to present an award in 2004 (the year he won for Mystic River) but he declined. At least he won that night.
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mikainen — 17 years ago(September 03, 2008 12:00 PM)
I have no complaints her winning the Oscar. Your list on the other hand.
- She didnt star in a movie about gays
How many Oscar-winning movies are there that are about gays? 3? - She didnt cry
She was angry though, sure mark for Oscar-fishing. - She didnt speak in a British accent
Yes, Meryl Streeps trademark. - No one had AIDS in the movie
But what about the crew, grips and sound engineers? - More than 5 people went to see the film
Nearly as many as Titanic. - It was a movie that made people laugh
You have something here. Oscar-winning comedies after 1960:
The Apartment
Forrest Gump
The Sting (comedy/crime)
Tom Jones
and few actor-winners from comedies. - She didnt pretend to be a man
This is actually a huge Oscar-winning category. - She had the nerve to appear in a movie that appealed to a wide audience
Like Helen Hunt, bit**es. - She didnt star in a movie that preached to people about a social issue
Yes, like mafiosos money-making troubles or the use of hobbits as vehicles for saving the world. - The Coen Bros, Paul Thomas Anderson, or whatever other artsy fartsy director didnt direct it.
Or like in the good old days, Billy "Artie" Wilder. Even Eastwood has gone artsy.
Maybe I'll watch Big Lebowski for the umpteenth time right away. I love that fancy artistic elevating feeling I get watching Jeff Bridges head dumped into the toilet.
Ok, I had too much time sitting here with the flu.
- She didnt star in a movie about gays
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GTizzle — 12 years ago(July 22, 2013 11:19 AM)
What a dumb*ss, hater response. Freakin' tool.
Don't even want to waste my 5 seconds explaining this to you, but.sigh.since you so obviously missed the OP's point: it's not that she didn't fall into ONE of the 10 categories the OP listed, but that she didn't fall into ANY of them. So nitpicking on each one meant nothing- it's the fact that ALL 10 applied in SOME WAY.
Go away hater.
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ceebeegee — 17 years ago(February 13, 2009 03:42 PM)
- More than 5 people went to see the film
It's funny 'cause it's true.
Marisa completely deserved her win. In general I get annoyed with tiresome people who try to demean someone's victory, or worse, try to claim that everyone feels the same way. The honor is in the nomination, since the Academy votes at large for the actual award, but only your peers can nominate you. (That is, actors nominate actors; but the whole Academy votes for the eventual winner.) This is why there are so many boring, obvious choices, and why it's usually a dramawhich is annoying because comedy is much more diffuclt that drama.
- More than 5 people went to see the film
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edorapietrafesa — 16 years ago(April 07, 2009 08:46 AM)
i remember the controversy and i absolutely thought she deserved it. she is soooo funny in this and steals the movie. because it was more low budget and the stars hadn't been seen in awhile (pesci, macchiocharacter actors..herman munster), people assumed the meryl streep types would win. well, this girl got it and deserved it and i'm proud of her. she earned it. thank god they let a comedic actress win who isn't pretentious or full of crap.