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Yoda, Gollum Take MTV Awards

Posted by michael on from the my-precious dept.

zoobaby writes "MTV has given the LoTR franchise credit for spectactular work with Gollum. After being snubbed by the Academy Awards, it is nice to see recognition given to one of the most expressive and best acted roles in recent films."

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  1. Re:While we're on the subject... by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Um...I want the name of the person who modded this "Insightful" so that they can be dragged out into the street and shot. That is all.

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  2. Gollum poorly acted by bap · · Score: 1, Troll
    Unlike the other characters in the LOTR movies, including other CGI ones, Gollum was terrible. He practically chewed the scenery he was overacting so hard. Worse than Kirk! And he did all kinds of physically implausible things, like running full-tilt and being stopped cold by a noose around his neck and just picking himself up off the rock he landed on his head on none the worse for wear. He wasn't even bruised - not a scratch. Not to mention his conspicuously un-broken neck.

    Basically, it was bugs-bunny animation physics.

    In other words: Gollum didn't get a "best supporting actor" nomination because he didn't deserve one: he sucked.

  3. What a great performance by pheared · · Score: 0, Troll

    "...it is nice to see recognition given to one of the most expressive and best acted roles in recent films."

    Fucking nerds.

  4. Nah... not so amazing. by digitalmonkey2k1 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ok, so its slimy, scrawny, has no social skills and can't stand the light. Sounds more like any old computer geek living in their parents basement than an achievement in CGI. :)

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  5. and... by Debian+Troll+Returns · · Score: 0, Troll

    let's not forget that the entire gollum character was rendered on a cluster of debian boxes.