‘The Fighter’ about boxer ‘Irish’ Mickey Ward battles and wins two Oscars - SEE VIDEOS & POLL

Again you say "'The Fighter' defied expectations and the critics and took two major Oscar awards." Could you please explain what you're talking about? The film got raves from "the critics" and was runaway favourite for both the Oscars it received. Explain yourself or delete this nonsense.

Typically ungracious IC take on the Oscars; Oh how it must have stuck in your craw to see a low budget British Film about their Royal Family scoop all the major awards!!! Comparative production costs - The Kings Speech $15,000,000 (estimated) The Fighter $25,000,000 (estimated) source IMDB

I quote: "The Oscar wins were surprises for a movie that was barely mentioned..." I beg your pardon. They were not remotely surprising. Both actors were odds-on favourites at every bookie in the world. Both won Golden Globes and virtually every other relevant award during the season. When last I checked, Bale was quoted at 1/6. What the hell are you talking about?

They're not "gritty New England dramas." They are, as subsequently noted, gritty Boston dramas. As were "The Friends of Eddie Coyle," "The Verdict," "The Brinks Job," "Monument Ave," "Next Stop Wonderland," etc. etc. etc. And whilst not gritty, who can forget Spencer Tracy's James Michael Curley, aka Frank Skeffington, in "The Last Hurrah." Credit where credit is due: the furthest any of these got from Boston was Dedham.