Originally Posted By DAR A few more random thoughts: -Some of these montages and lifetime acheivement awards go on way to long. -Reese Weatherspoon is handling her divorce very well, very well -Jack Nicholson sporting the bald look is starting to look like Marlon Brando
Originally Posted By jasmine7 <<The big surprise of the night, for me, was Pan's Labyrinth not winning best foreign language film, especially after it won several other design awards - I thought it was pretty much a shoe-in.<< That was the big surprise for me as well (and made me curse out my TV, lol, as I was rooting for Pan's Labyrinth big time). Heh, Jack. . . that man is just such a legend, and I, like Ellen, love how he's always down in front, sporting those sunglasses and grinning. I thought the bald look made him look like Mr. Clean, though, lol.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I'm really bummed out that Cars did not win best animation. They were robbed!
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Jack's bald for his next film. He's starring in the Britney Spears biopic. When Ellen announced Michael Mann's montage "Ode To Us Americans," I really thought the whole theater was gonna start groaning and booing. The show was way too long as it is, we don't need all the salutes. The opening was weird, too. Was it supposed to be an eHarmony ad? The show needs to start off with a bang. That opening was a noisy, muddled thud. Speaking of which, it was also a big mistake opening up with art direction, etc. I guess they wanted to extend the Jennifer Hudson suspense as long as they could (since it's one of the few things America would have cared about), but the show really needs to start off with some excitement, otherwise it feels like it never started. Give a big award first. And I'm sorry, but the naked tumbling creatures were creepy, annoying, and unecessary. They made a gun. Congratulations. I haven't seen HAPPY FEET, but I don't mind that CARS lost. It was sub-par Pixar. I did really want LITTLE MATCH GIRL to win, though.
Originally Posted By DAR <<And I'm sorry, but the naked tumbling creatures were creepy, annoying, and unecessary. They made a gun. Congratulations>> Thank you.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice << Speaking of which, it was also a big mistake opening up with art direction, etc. >> I agree... And I mentioned it to Mr. Alice. Haven't they always (for as long as I can remember) opened with Best Supporting Actor? I liked the tumbling naked thing. And I really liked the Costume Design thing this year - WAY better than looking at slides of drawings, etc. Very cool.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder They've either opened with Best Supporting Actor or Actress. Starting it off last night like they did was a rally killer. I was hoping for Peter O'Toole to win. He looked like death warmed over last night, but his speech likely would have been one for the ages.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^And he looked very disappointed when his name wasn't called. I felt bad for him. But, although I haven't seen Forest Whitaker's film... from the clip, I thought he was the stand-out winner.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby The problem with the Oscar show, vividly apparent last night, is that they try turn MOVIES into a STAGE show for the audience there whilst at the same time turning that into a TV SHOW for the rest of the world. It hardly ever works. And the biggest problem they have of late is bending over backwards for some iota of comedy. There were a lot of moments last night when someone in rehearsals should have just said "no, that's not going to work", such as the gospel singers at the beginning and the Will "Why Do People Find this Man Funny" Farrell song and poor sad Celine Dion and the banal "on his road to the Oscars" tripe and the akward trips backstage and ... you get my point.
Originally Posted By DAR <<But, although I haven't seen Forest Whitaker's film... from the clip, I thought he was the stand-out winner.>> The movie's good when he's not on screen. When he's on screen the movie kicks it up a notch.
Originally Posted By DlandJB The best part of any oscar broadcast is when they show clips of classic films or put together amusing montages. I wonder if they have cut back on these because of the royalties they probably have to pay to use the clips. It is probably cheaper to get Will Farrell and Jack Black -- but I love it when the show reminds us why movies mean so much. Didn't see much of that last night.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I just remembered something... Why weren't John Travolta and Queen Latiffa allowed to say HAIRSPRAY? She made a weird remark like "...and the movie that we did whose name we can't mention." Huh?
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <I can't bring myself to watch Cars.> But it's got Larry the Cable Guy! ;-) Peter O'Toole's clip was good, but I nearly jumped when the camera panned to him in the audience and he was a LIVING CORPSE! (!) <<<And I'm sorry, but the naked tumbling creatures were creepy, annoying, and unecessary. They made a gun. Congratulations>> Thank you.> "Creepy"? "Annoying"? Unnecessary yes, but a great original and visual flavor for the show. Movies aren't necessary either, but we like them. ;-) I don't understand why some people really don't like this troupe---I found them extremely talented, creative, and inspiring. Since this is an awards show for something in the realm of the arts, I think integrating another art form for the presentation is a great idea.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Oh, and it was really odd to see Helen Mirren seated behind Will Smith, and Celine Dion seated beside John Travolta. Odd.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<And I'm sorry, but the naked tumbling creatures were creepy, annoying, and unecessary. They made a gun. Congratulations.>> Yeah, I don't see why the hostility towards this group. It was performance art. Som people get it, some don't. It reminded me of performance art of the 70's. No SFX, nothing 'in your face'...just simple body art performance. I think it would have taken away from the show if it were BMG, Stomp, or Riverdance. <<"Creepy"? "Annoying"? Unnecessary yes, but a great original and visual flavor for the show. Movies aren't necessary either, but we like them. ;-) I don't understand why some people really don't like this troupe---I found them extremely talented, creative, and inspiring. Since this is an awards show for something in the realm of the arts, I think integrating another art form for the presentation is a great idea.>> Thank you! The fact that they were original and creative and not the same old 'song and dance' that we've seen, made it enjoyable and unique.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<Peter O'Toole's clip was good, but I nearly jumped when the camera panned to him in the audience and he was a LIVING CORPSE! (!)>> He was preparing for a part. The competition is stiff these days.
Originally Posted By DlandJB It reminded me of performance art of the 70's.>>> That's because it was.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 You all a saying what I wanted to say about Peter O'Toole but I felt sort of bad for even thinking it >>He looked like death warmed over last night<< made me laugh out loud. I use that phrase sometimes and my kids think it's really odd
