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Re: Did they "wimp out"?
By:Crash Fan
Date: Wednesday, 8 March 2006, 10:35 am
In Response To: Did they "wimp out"? (Oscar the Grouch)

I did see the previews to Transamerica and it looks like Felicity did a good job but I don't understand why they would not get a real transie to play the role. It would have been more authentic and meaningful imo.

> After all of the hype for Brokeback and
> Transamerica did the Academy get cold feet
> and go conservative? Or is this how they
> really felt and that it was the news media
> who was pushing the other films?

> I'm sorry, but I didn't think that Reese was
> THAT good in "Walk The Line" (see
> my review below), but then I didn't see any
> of the other nominees performances to be a
> fair judge.

> I DID see Crash and thought that it was a
> very good, and disturbing, film, so I have
> no problem with the "Best Picture"
> award going to them. Over the next few
> months I plan on viewing the other films as
> they are released on dvd, except for
> Transamerica, which I have no desire to see.
> A woman playing a man who wants to be a
> woman? Not MY cup of tea!

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