Notes on the Oscars

Feb 22, 2009 23:07

First of all, who thought the Oscars would be more appealing by turning it into the Circus O'Gay? The production numbers were some of the worst I've seen ( Read more... )

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nekosensei February 23 2009, 16:33:45 UTC
And that is why I usually avoid watching the Oscars.

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Couldn't agree more... donutato_kun February 23 2009, 17:44:20 UTC
I wrote a reply here at first but moved it cause it was too long.

Yes, the production numbers were bad. But it could be worse.

I submit Exhibit A:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7wIZViV3ag

And if that doesn't melt your brain, here's Exhibit B:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZSTBumSQ4Q&feature=related

May it please and nauseate the court.

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Re: Couldn't agree more... judygs February 23 2009, 18:55:01 UTC
Oh, my. What possessed them? That was horrible! I got through about 15 seconds of A, after she started singing. B is just dumb.

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Re: Couldn't agree more... angharad76 February 23 2009, 19:42:15 UTC
At least we got to see Cyd Charisse there.

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I agree on all counts. wwolfe February 23 2009, 19:11:26 UTC
Especially the former winners speaking to the current nominees. God, that made me uncomfortable. Plus, on a purely practical level, they'll run out of living former winners pretty quickly, if they make this an annual custom ( ... )

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Re: I agree on all counts. angharad76 February 23 2009, 19:47:09 UTC
I didn't mind the Ben Stiller bit as much as the rest of it.

I think they did the five presenters thing because last year's acting winners were all foreign and, some of them at least, obscure. I'm hoping it won't last. I was squirming. Just show clips of the performances.

Let the film clips speak for themselves.

The whole show could have benefited from more clips. The yearbook bit I know was designed to include movies that people had actually seen, but instead of frenetically cutting the clips together so that no one can tell what they are give longer slices. And why were there clips of Space Chimps and Clone Wars in the animation section without a clip from Waltz with Bashir?

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I don't think the problem was that the production numbers were gay... kuzibah February 24 2009, 03:37:17 UTC
It's that they weren't gay enough. Hugh Jackman can really belt it out, but I think the producers didn't want their sexy tough man's man to be doing jazz hands. He was so restrained, oh, and make sure he drools all over Beyonce so people don't think he's, well, you know.

I did think Steve Martin was funny. For the first time in years, actually, and Jesus, isn't that depressing.

And can a dress designer step up and offer something to Tilda Swinton next year so she isn't reduced to pulling a sheet off the hotel bed?

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Re: I don't think the problem was that the production numbers were gay... angharad76 February 24 2009, 03:57:47 UTC
It's the Oscars, not the Tonys. We needed more film clips, less--can't think of a word to describe the two production numbers. "Crap" just doesn't seem to express the essence of their stinkiosity.

Steve Martin and Tina Fey were a highlight.

Sadly, I don't think there's any dress in the world that Tilda Swinton could wear that would help.

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Re: I don't think the problem was that the production numbers were gay... fuzzyscribble February 24 2009, 20:41:47 UTC
There's gotta be one out there that won't make her look like she's been dead for over a week.

I thought Hugh Jackman sounded "off." Especially opposite Bouncy...I mean Beyonce. Who has a lovely voice despite some of her more bootyliscious song selections.

I liked her quirky smile when she sang "At Last" though.

Honestly...I can't have much of an opinion...because per-usual...the only categories I COULD HAVE voted in would have been foreign and documentary...and animated. Otherwise I need to seriously up my annual intake of popcorn in order to have a real opinion of who won for what role.

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fuzzyscribble February 24 2009, 15:50:48 UTC
The memorial montage made me queasy. They kept panning around...and I had to keep squinting to see the names of some of the people up there...

Was that Sophia Lauren...or a Sophia Lauren doll?

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angharad76 February 24 2009, 20:21:02 UTC
I think it was Sophia Loren. :)

The memorial montage was the biggest fuck up of a fubar program.

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fuzzyscribble February 24 2009, 20:36:47 UTC
I don't know...she looked one step up from Folger's Crystals. ;-)

Honestly...my favorite part was the Jerry Lewis montage...and that's not saying much.

The best song...that was just laughable. Only THREE songs in the category and they couldn't play them individually? No wonder Peter Gabriel said, "No thanks."

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