See all the films that have won the Best Picture Oscar

Quite honestly, while I have enjoyed a few Oscar winners, for the most part they are not my cup of tea. I really don’t enjoy movies made before the 70s so that would be a ton of movies I would have to force myself to sit through. I’d rather spend my TV time watching something I might or do enjoy.

Finally watched Kramer vs. Kramer (Great!)
Watched Slumdog Millionaire (Awsome! ((and readin the book)))
watched Annie Hall (Sweet)

I love movies

At 188 minutes, this one is an OCCASION. So J. and I got Indian takeout (see pic: my photography doesn’t do the yumminess justice!) and some beers and settled in for the long haul. Ben Kingsley was AMAZING, especially when we watched the bonus feature of the real Gandhi newsreels. I don’t think I could have told them apart.
It was very moving to see how far one person can go to change the world and himself, but at the same time a bit discouraging when one sees how never-ending of a task this is. I loved watching in his early days: insecure with speaking, unsure of what he’s doing, his first “protest” when about 25 people came. It’s sometimes astonishing to realize who “great people” were before they became great. They didn’t all emerge from the womb that way. There’s hope for the rest of us to acheive change.

Me and the Hubby have decided to do this together! We are going to start with the first winner from the 1927-28 Oscars (Wings) all the way to the current winner, which might be next year’s winner by the time we finish haha :) We have watched some of the movies but we are going to go chronologically and rewatch any movie we might have seen along with the ones we haven’t. Thank goodness we have netflix! And Wings(1927) is on youtube!!

I’ve made this my goal to watch all of them with my dad before I leave for college. So far I’ve watched 30 and I have 5 months to do it, which is crazy insane, but I’m determined!

Three years and I’m FINISHED!!!!

HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just added this goal today, and I’ve already seen 23. Not a bad start, but so many more that I have to see!

• No Country for Old Men
• The Departed
• Crash

The only one left now is Slumdog Millionaire which comes out on DVD this Tuesday. It’s been a long time, and I’m almost done now!

4 to go!