Sunday, March 28, 2004

PWI, MTV, IOP

I picked up the 2004 PWI Almanac at Wal-Mart last night. I've gotten the PWI Almanac every year since they've started publishing them way back in 1996, so I was looking forward to it this year. Besides, I needed to replace my 2003 edition after it fell to pieces a few weeks back. The 2004 PWI Almanac is five well-spent dollars.

MTV knows how to make me happy. Viva La Bam reruns are a good thing. :)

My "Poptopia: The Movie" script (which I last mentioned a little over two weeks ago) is coming along nicely. I have my ideas for what I'm gonna do with all the characters, but I'm having a hard time deciding on who's gonna be one of the main supporting characters without having to re-write my plans for the characters. Other than that, it's going good so far.

That's all for now. Later.

Friday, March 26, 2004

Suton At The Askewniverse

As promised, here's some new reviews for Sutton At The Movies. Since Kevin Smith's new flick Jersey Girl opens today, we have his five previous films: Clerks (click here), Mallrats (click here), Chasing Amy (click here), Dogma (click here), and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (click here).

You know what really sucks? No theater within a respectable driving distance is showing Jersey Girl. I guess no theater around here wanted to carry a movie with both Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in it following the Gigli disaster (even if J-Lo is only in Jersey Girl for a few minutes). Too bad I have a crappy 56K modem, otherwise I'd just grab a bootleg of it of Kazaa until I could get to see it legit.

Anyway, that is all for now. Sutton out.

Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Brought To You By The Evil Monkey


You are Snoopy! Which Peanuts Character are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

I so want this book.

I hearby proclaim that the mascot for my blog shall be... the Evil Monkey!

That is all. Sutton out.

Monday, March 22, 2004

The WWE Draft Lottery

Tonight on Raw, we saw the WWE's draft lottery, which was basically a "random" drawing. Let's see how it went...

Smackdown: Rene Dupree
Raw: Shelton Benjamin
Smackdown: Mark Jindrak
Raw: Nidia
Smackdown: Triple H
Raw: Rhyno
Smackdown: Rob Van Dam
Raw: Tajiri
Smackdown: Theodore Long
Raw: Edge
Smackdown: Spike Dudley
Raw: Paul Heyman, who promptly quit

Quick random thoughts: Rene Dupree as the first pick? I guess it really was a random drawing after all. I also guess that rumored Team Angle reunion won't be happening after all. Paul Heyman putting guys like Jindrak & Cade and La Resistance over as "supergroups" is just too funny for words. And Nidia gets to join the women's division. Good for her. The locker room wishing Triple H goodbye... HA. Heyman gets drafted to Raw and quits? I guess this could set up that ECW revival that's been rumored for so long.

You know, I don't really know which show got the better end of the deal. Both got some good, both got some bad. I went in thinking it was gonna be a complete restart, but I guess not. And the huge show-ending brawl, I liked. I wanna see a Smackdown vs. Raw show now.

B: To answer your feedback question, going to Haloscan.com should help. Any future questions can be directed to me or Mike.

That's all. Bye.

Sunday, March 21, 2004

A Review, And A Complaint

Okay folks, I have my review of the Dawn of the Dead remake up now, which you can read here.

The University of Alabama-Birmingham can kiss my blue and white Kentucky butt. Grrr.

Nothing else to say. Sutton out.

Dawn of the Quickie Review

Got back from seeing the Dawn of the Dead remake around two hours ago, and I liked the movie a lot. It's a way different experience than the original, focusing more on action than the life of the characters inside the mall. One scene intended as an homage to the original just didn't have the same impact as it did in Dawn '78, though some of the more subtle homages were great. I also absolutely loved the cameos from Dawn '78 cast members Tom Savini, Ken Foree, and Scott Reiniger, as well as the obvious reference to Gaylen Ross (another Dawn '78 cast member). The songs in the movie really added to the movie. Hearing the upbeat sound of Johnny Cash's "The Man Comes Around" play over the opening credits just dripped of dark humor, while a lounge version of Disturbed's "Down With The Sickness" during one scene got a big laugh from me. The scenes spliced in with the credits were also really cool. Unfortunately, the larger cast meant less character development. Some of the characters just served as cannon fodder, barely allowing any kind of sympathy over their deaths. Overall, I'll give Dawn '04 three stars, as it's a good blend of horror and action, with the occasional dash of humor. I might do a full review of it sometime soon, while I've still got my likes and dislikes in my head.

Nothing much else to talk about, so I'll wrap this up here. Sutton out.

Friday, March 19, 2004

More Random Musings

Happy Friday, dear readers.

Semi-quick note to Libby (and DVD collectors in general): you might want to hold back on buying the Dawn of the Dead DVD. Sometime in September, Anchor Bay is supposed to release a multi-disc special edition of the original Dawn of the Dead with three different versions of the movie on it. There's the U.S. theatrical cut, an extended cut (called the "director's cut," though George Romero prefers his theatrical version), and Dario Argento's European cut. (Released as Zombie in Europe, Argento trimmed a lot of the longer character-driven scenes, emphasizing on the action.) Unless you can't wait until September or don't mind double-dipping, I don't really see the need to buy the recently released DVD. I bought it, but that's only because it was only 15 bucks and I really wanted to own a copy of it. I also need to pick up the DVD of the Night of the Living Dead remake, just because it'd be neat to have. Maybe they'll do a remake of Day of the Dead sometime, just so the whole trilogy can be redone. While I'm thinking of it, I do find it weird that Hollywood can do a remake of Dawn of the Dead, yet they don't want to spend the money to produce Romero's fourth installment in the Dead Trilogy (titled Twilight of the Dead or Dead Reckoning, depending on who you talk to).

While I'm on the subject of the Dead Trilogy, we've got two new reviews for you up at "Sutton At The Movies." Since the remake of Dawn of the Dead debuts today, I thought I'd do a little fun advertising and give you my review of the original Dawn of the Dead from 1978 (which you can read here). And I might as well wrap up the trilogy and do Day of the Dead as well (and you can read that here). I'll also direct you to my review of the original Night of the Living Dead (click here), so you can get my views on all three parts of the trilogy. Since I doubt I'll be able to see Dawn '04 until Saturday due to circumstances beyond my control, you'll have to wait until then or Sunday for my mini-review.

The View Askew reviews will be up next Friday, so you can start counting the days. It's about time I started reviewing some non-horror movies, because I need to expand my horizons. I've got my eye on one of my favorite flicks, Braveheart, so I might do that sometime. Lost In Translation starts on pay-per-view today, and I might just review that too. Even if I don't review it, I still wanna watch it.

There's two indy wrestling shows around here this weekend, and I can't decide which one I wanna go to yet, if I go to either. I likes me some indy wrestling, but I hate decisions like this. There's an OVW show coming to the area in May, and I'll totally be there because I *heart* OVW.

Seed of Chucky just started filming in Prague, and Bloody-Disgusting.com says it has a tentative release date of October 29. I think I just might see it, as well as that remake of The Amityville Horror. I'm not too crazy about the original Amityville Horror or its sequels, but I just can't say no to a ghost story. The rumor is that it's supposed to stay a lot closer to the book about the events that took place, as opposed to taking liberties like the first movie did.

I'm watching VH1 right now, and as I type this, they're playing the video for "My Immortal" by Evanescence. It's probably one of my favorite songs right now, and the video is great too. The song is just so good, it's scary. I'm very glad I picked up their CD, because as I said a few days ago, there's not one bad song on the album.

Meanwhile, on MTV, "Meant To Live" by Switchfoot is on. I'm surprised the song is getting so much MTV play, considering all of Switchfoot's prior success came in the Christian music industry. The same goes for Stacie Orrico, who had an appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade and two hit music videos with "Stuck" and "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life." I'm shocked by all these Christian musicians that are going mainstream nowadays. I'm not complaining, but still, it's weird. I guess Jesus decided that since he made 500 million bucks at the box office, he wants to be on MTV too.

Thanks to my green St. Patrick's Day post, Krissie thinks I should post something in pink for her. Why pink? It shows up better on a black background. So here you are, Kris. Something in pink. I hope it makes you happy. :)

All this talk about Bruce Campbell being in Freddy vs. Jason 2 is freaking crazy. As much as I love Bruce and the "Ash" character, they should make Evil Dead 4 and keep him away from Freddy and Jason. And as much as I loved Freddy vs. Jason, I just don't have a lot of faith in a sequel. Sure, I'd go see Freddy vs. Jason 2 a million times, I'd rather see an eleventh Friday The 13th sequel or an Elm Street prequel. I think an Elm Street prequel is actually a pretty fun idea, just to see Robert Englund play Freddy for an entire movie without wearing the makeup. On the other hand, an eleventh Friday The 13th movie would be touch-and-go. They'd have to something to spice it up without being goofy (Jason X, I'm looking at you). At least with Freddy, every person has different dreams and fears, so Freddy's always at least a little different. Jason just shows up and kills you dead. The only differences from death to death are the type of weapon Jason uses, and the situations he catches his victims in. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Jason, but I just wanna see something a little out of the ordinary. Maybe he could pull a Mama Cass and kill somebody with a ham sandwich. (Doesn't that visual just make you laugh at its absurdity?)

Geez, look how late it is. I've been sitting here for three hours typing this update. The original Night of the Living Dead is on one of the Starz channels, and after that, I'm heading to bed, folks. Have a good Friday, and if you can't be good, be bad. Later.

Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I'm not Irish, but Irish people are awesome.

Saturday, March 13, 2004

"Is that my daughter in there?!"

The above quote has become kind of a running gag among some of my fellow posters at the Friday The 13th Forum, and I post it because I finally got a chance to see Mystic River tonight. It was just too great for words, and it'll be a welcome addition to my DVD collection whenever it comes out. It gets five stars, for sure. It's right up there with Freddy vs. Jason and X-Men 2 on my list of favorite movies from 2003. (Yes, I know it's 2004, but I'm just now getting to see it.)

Nothing else to report on. Later.

The Harem Draft

Since some of my colleagues have been discussing their harems, here's the one I drafted in the special "Harem Draft" at one of my usual online stopping points.

  1. Mandy Moore
    Those who know me really well know I'm a big Mandy Moore fan. I've seen A Walk To Remember at least 15 times, I own all four of her CDs, and I'm just in love with her. What's Andy Roddick have that I don't have? I mean, besides the money and the fame and the talent and the looks and all that crap.
  2. Alyson Hannigan
    One of the big reasons I started watching Buffy. Alyson is just too adorable for words.
  3. Michelle Rodriguez
    I don't know what it is, but I have a thing for cute tomboys, and judging by the characters Michelle usually plays (the tough chick who's still a girly-girl deep down), she's definately a cute tomboy.
  4. Anna Paquin
    Watch the X-Men movies and tell me you don't find her at least a little attractive.
  5. Ashley Olsen
    I know she's not 18 yet, but I just picked her to annoy my main man Boffo (since in our little draft, he picked Mary Kate and was aiming for both Olsens).
  6. Julia Stiles
    While I'm not a particular fan of her work, she's got one cute smile and I can't say no to that.
  7. Christina Ricci
    Have you seen Christina Ricci?
  8. Kirsten Storms
    Those of you who watch Days of Our Lives, you might recognize her as Belle Black. She's actually one of the few reasons I watch Days of Our Lives, so she should be proud.
  9. Leelee Sobieski
    I like Leelee. That's really all of the explanation I can think of.
  10. Jennifer Aniston
    It's Jennifer Aniston! Do I need a reason?

I would have had Amy Lee and Jessica Biel on here, but they were taken before me in the "Harem Draft" that prompted me to compose this list. If I'd had my way, I'd replace Kirsten Storms and Ashley Olsen with them. Other honorable mentions go to Jennifer Tilly, Bridgette Nielsen-Sampras, Ali Larter, Amber Tamblyn, and pro wrestlers Lita, Victoria, and Trish Stratus.

I've got eight new reviews for "Sutton At The Movies," but I'm not gonna put them up at the moment. But I will let you know what the movies are: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and House of the Dead (which I saw on pay-per-view today). I might work on reviewing the X-Men and Batman movies if I can ever get up off my lazy butt to do it.

Speaking of movies I saw on pay-per-view, I caught Thirteen the other day. That is one freaky movie. If I ever have a daughter, she's not leaving the house until she's 21. I'll move to an Amish community or an underground bomb shelter if I have to, just as long as she doesn't end up as a skanky 13-year-old like the girls in Thirteen.

You know, I think I'm gonna post that House of the Dead review. You can read that by clicking here.

So that's all for today. Thank you and good night.

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Rap Really Grinds My Gears

You know what I really hate now? Rap music. I hate it now more than ever. I spent four freaking hours downloading some of the most horrible disgraces to the music industry. And why? Because my sister, for sume ungodly reason, thinks rap music is cool. Folks, rap music stopped being anywhere near good in 1997. I know I have a few rap tunes in my MP3 collection, and I even like everyone's favorite rapping wrestler John Cena (I even plan on buying his CD whenever it drops), but most rap "music," and I use the word "music" very loosely, has become a hideous abomination. Groups like Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and Public Enemy actually had something to say in their songs, but now it seems like somebody took the lyrics to Jimmy Buffet's "Let's Get Drunk And Screw" and created an entire genre of music, only with more profanity and drug references. I seriously wanna find whoever invented rap music and punch him in the face. Rap music even made Justin Timberlake go insane. He was a sugar-coated teeny-bopper in N'Sync, and now he's a quasi-rapper that likes to rip off Janet Jackson's clothes. Who's the next pretty boy to enter the rap world? John Mayer? Clay Aiken?

On another end of the musical spectrum, it's starting to seem like rock music is starting to die a slow, painful death. And stupid teenage girls are killing it. I rarely ever see any rock videos during TRL, and Headbanger's Ball is on the much-unloved MTV2. I think it would be cool to see death metal bands like Amorphis, Dimmu Borgir, or Slipknot on TRL, but it'll never happen. (I'm not a huge fan of death metal, but it would still be neat.) Instead, we get drivel like Hilary Duff and Britney Spears (though I will admit, "Toxic" is really catchy and the video for it is cool). Heck, I'd be happy if Tatu got more play. They're actually a really good pop group, and I love their CD. It's like pop with enough techno and rock built in to make it stand out. Unfortunately, Tatu seems like they'll just be an American flash in the pan. I see a similar future for Evanescence, which is a shame. I hope I'm wrong about both Evanescence and Tatu, because they're both really good. At least Evanescence's videos are getting a lot of play, and "My Immortal" is freaking awesome. I got sick of "Bring Me To Life," but there's really not one bad song on their album. Your mileage may vary, however.

Okay, enough of my music rant. If I didn't hate rap and if it didn't keep me from chatting with my three or four usuals, I wouldn't have been as angry.

You know what surprises me? Misty Mundae movies getting played on Cinemax. I noticed Play-Mate of the Apes was on last night, and they've shown Lord of the G-Strings a few times in the last couple of months. Then again, Cinemax does air a lot of softcore porno late at night. I'm not saying I watched them, I'm just saying I saw them on. And for everyone who came here from Google (thanks to the phrases "Misty Mundae" and "softcore porno"), there's no porno here. Sorry.

For those of you who missed the special on Spike TV, here's what WWE considers the top ten greatest matches in Wrestlemania history, in order by ranking:
  1. Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, Wrestlemania 12 (1996)
  2. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian, Wrestlemania 16 (2000)
  3. Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels, Wrestlemania 10 (1994)
  4. Randy Savage vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Wrestlemania 3 (1987)
  5. Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock, Wrestlemania 18 (2002)
  6. Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart, Wrestlemania 13 (1997)
  7. Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff, Wrestlemania 1 (1985)
  8. Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin, Wrestlemania 14 (1998)
  9. Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior, Wrestlemania 6 (1990)
  10. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit, Wrestlemania 17 (2001)
I love the triangle ladder match and all, but putting it at number two? There's no way it's better than Razor/Michaels, Savage/Steamboat, or Hart/Austin.

I found out this week that Boston Public got cancelled and I didn't even know it. That really sucks. I liked Boston Public. :(

You know, I've been putting some thought into picking up my "Poptopia: The Movie" project again. I've gotten some funny ideas for scenes and dialogue exchanges jotted down (and some ideas for a possible soundtrack), and if I have to rip off something, I guess I'll just have to. As I said back when I first mentioned this, anybody who's got good ideas for scenes can feel free to suggest them either over AIM, Yahoo, or on my comment cards. And if you think I suck and my idea for this sucks, you can tell me that too, I guess.

Anyway, that's all for now. Everybody be good while I'm gone, and if you can't be good, be bad. Later.

Monday, March 8, 2004

Raw Random Thoughts

  • What was Paul Bearer's urn doing in the casket? I hope it means he'll be returning, because I miss him.
  • You know who else I hope returns to WWE at Wrestlemania? Pete Rose. If WWE plans on inducting him into their Hall of Fame, he should make a run-in at Wrestlemania and finally get his revenge on Kane.
  • The ring lifting off the ground was cool, but I think I saw the stuff they used to lift it.
  • Booker T and RVD's new hybrid music is weird. A cool kind of weird.
  • These freaking scrolls about Dish Network losing all of Viacom's cable networks are getting on my nerves. I have DirecTV, why should I care?
  • The eight-man tag was okay, but Jindrak and Cade have got to go. They should get demoted to OVW and have somebody teach them about charisma.
  • Rock meets The Hurricane! Rock makes fun of Coach! I missed Rock so much.
  • Poor Matt Hardy jobbed again. :(
  • The HBK/HHH/Benoit thing did nothing for me. Methinks Benoit needs to work on his mic skills. Better yet, WWE should just have him be so badass, he doesn't need to talk. And is it just me, or does HHH say "crap" an awful lot?
  • These Dawn of the Dead ads that are all over Raw say the movie opens Friday, but I thought it opened next Friday. I wonder what's up with that.
  • I like Victoria. She should be in every segment. The Molly/Lita match, though, I didn't care much for it.
  • Goldberg should be on Raw promoting his freaking match. It's the biggest PPV of the year, and he hasn't been on TV for two or three weeks. I know he's leaving WWE soon, but geez, he can at least show up for work.
  • The Austin promo was kinda bleh. I hope his Smackdown one is better.
  • Why doesn't Victoria come out with Stevie Richards anymore? Did they break up or what? And Stevie wins! Stevie wins! Stevie wins! Too bad he caught a beatdown afterwards.
  • Pete Rose in the WWE Hall of Fame... words escape me.
  • Drowning Pool does the Wrestlemania theme song? How many PPV theme songs does one band need?
  • I remember seven years ago, when everybody wanted The Rock to die... and now he's the biggest thing ever. It boggles the mind.
  • The word "pie" (and to a lesser degree, the word "strudel") will never be an innocent word anymore. Thank you, Rock. Jerk.
  • "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka! w00t!
  • That "This Is Your Life" segment wasn't as good as the last one. I missed Yurple The Clown. Yurple made all the difference.

Overall, I'll give this episode of Raw a B-minus. Not bad, but not exactly world-stopping either. That's all I've really got to say about this week's Raw. Family Guy's calling my name, so I'm out.

Random Musings


You are Xander. You're a cool guy and you can
occasionally throw a good punch. Good for you.
Which Buffy Character Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

I was hoping for somebody like Spike, since Spike's all cool and whatnot, but I'm not gonna complain. Xander's cool too. And have I mentioned lately that I'm addicted to Buffy The Vampire Slayer now? It's weird, because I used to really dislike Buffy, but I started watching reruns on FX last month and now I'm hooked. If I'd watched Buffy in college, I'd have had something fun to do. A group of my friends (anywhere from eight to fifteen at a time) would get together weekly to watch Buffy, and I wish I'd have been involved. Oh well, I guess hindsight's 20/20. And you readers can feel free to buy me the season DVDs and/or the movie from my Amazon wish list. You don't have to, but it would be nice and thoughtful. :)

Wrestlemania 20 is next Sunday. Will it be good? I hope so. I mean, it's freaking Wrestlemania. Not just any Wrestlemania, mind you, but Wrestlemania 20. It better be good, dagnabbit. I hope Raw tonight is good too.

Libby's latest update reminds me of that one scene in Kindergarten Cop. "IT'S NOT A TUMOR!"

And now, a salute to Rob's blog. It died, and I cried crocodile tears. :(

These DirecTV "fan letter" ads alternate between cool, dumb, and hilarious. Hearing Lawrence Fishborne yell "JUMPING JEHOSEPHAT YEE-HAW!" at the top of his lungs is too funny for words.

Two new movies added to the Blatant Movie Shilling: Hellboy and Walking Tall. I'm not too familiar with the Hellboy character (because I don't read comics), but it looks cool. And considering Walking Tall has The Rock and Johnny Knoxville (as well as being a remake of a Joe Don Baker movie), I'll have to give it a shot.

I'm gonna wrap things up for now. I might be back later with Raw comments, but then again, I might not. But for now, dear readers, excelcior.

Saturday, March 6, 2004

The Passion of the Blog

I managed to catch The Passion of the Christ this afternoon, and I was a more than a little disappointed. Maybe it didn't help that I was squeezed at the end of the second row in front of the screen next to a fat woman whose butt took up all of her seat and some of mine. If it wasn't for the armrest, she'd have been in my lap. Having to look at the screen at an angle with my nose practically against it ruined things for me, plus I don't think the movie was as good as everybody makes it out to be. And for one Miss Lane, if you read this before seeing the movie, there is no story to The Passion. Aside from a few flashbacks, we basically learn nothing about Christ's life. But then again, that's not the point. The point was to show what happened when Jesus died. From the violence aspect, there are far more violent movies out there. I guess the lifetime of watching violent movies has dulled my Spidey Senses. I'll give The Passion two stars for effort. Maybe a more pleasent theater experience would have made my opinion a bit more favorable. That happens.

The next few weeks should be theatrical fun, however. I might go see Mystic River next weekend (shouldn't the DVD be out already?), and the Dawn of the Dead remake, Scooby Doo 2, and Jersey Girl all come out within the next three weeks. Secret Window has caught my eye, but I haven't heard any buzz on it. I might wait until Secret Window makes its home video or pay-per-view debut before I see it, but whatever.

Thinking of Dawn of the Dead, the USA Network makes me happy. USA will be airing the first ten minutes of the movie sometime between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. during their showing of Final Destination on Monday, March 15th.

I saw The Passion today, and ABC is airing Frequency right now. I think I'm going into a Jim Caviezel overload.

According to IGN, there's rumors of a possible Freddy vs. Jason video game. If it's made and doesn't get a Gamecube release, calling me "unhappy" will be an understatement.

Not a whole lot else to talk about.

Thursday, March 4, 2004

Which "Back To The Future" Character Am I?


You're George McFly!

Take the Which Person from Back to the Future Are You? Quiz

I'm Crispin Glover! This makes me happy. :)

I also have a little news to share with those of you in the Blog Nation (you know who you are). If I haven't told you already, I got a letter in the mail from Krissie the other day, asking me to share with everyone that she might not be online as much due to her computer being futzed up. I can't speak for everyone else, but I'm gonna miss seeing you around, Kris.

Not a whole lot else to say. Later.

Monday, March 1, 2004

Oscar Winners

As promised last night, here are the winners of the 2004 Academy Awards:
  • Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Best Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Best Actor: Sean Penn, Mystic River
  • Best Actress: Charlize Theron, Monster
  • Best Suporting Actor: Tim Robbins, Mystic River
  • Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain
  • Best Animated Movie: Finding Nemo
  • Art Direction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Cinematography: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • Costume Design: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Documentary (feature): The Fog of War
  • Documentary (short subject): Chernobyl Heart
  • Film Editing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Foreign Language Film: The Barbarian Invasions (Canada)
  • Makeup: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Music (score): Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Music (song): "Into The West" by Annie Lennox, from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Short Film (animated): Harvie Krumpet
  • Short Film (live action): Two Soldiers
  • Sound Mixing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Sound Editing: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Screenplay (adapted): Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Screenplay (original) Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation
  • Honorary award: Blake Edwards
So there you are. Return of the King gets eleven freaking Oscars, tying it with Ben-Hur and Titanic for most overall. All that for a bunch of elves chasing some bling. I must be missing something.