Dare I Say It?
Dare I Say It?
#1Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:17am
What a fun Oscars Show!
Congrats to Helen Mirren, Forrest Whitaker (who knew he started out studying opera as a tenor), Martin Scorsese, Alan Arkin (the orig In-Laws is 1 of my favs) and Jennifer Hudson & more. & I'm especially happy for "Happy Feet", & "An Inconvenient Truth"...
I wish I could have heard Ennio Morricone's & the Bergmans' song better. Was it only me, or was the sound system hinkey?
Milla
#2re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:20am
It was okay. Too much extra crap. Is this one of the longest Oscar ceremonies in years?
The Jack Black, Will Farrell, John C. Reilly bit was horrible.
The tributes were too plentiful and too long.
I'm pleased that HAPPY FEET won. Thrilled for Whitaker and Mirren.
Pissed that THE DEPARTED and Scorsese cleaned up.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
SahDu
Leading Actor Joined: 3/22/05
#2re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:22am
Anyone notice that in the closing credits, they played what seemed like a medley of Broadway songs? Although I know they are all from movies, I heard "Oklahoma", "Chim Chiminey", and "Fame".
Jeff
#3re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:23amMartin Scorsese absolutely deserved to with his Oscar.
#4re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:24am
I loved the "Big Three" Directors showing they have a sense of humor when they presented Scorsese with his Oscar. Good luck to Lucas....
Milla
#5re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:24amThey always play that. It's a mix of all famous themes...ET, MARY POPPINS, FAME, ARTHUR'S SONG, CHARIOTS OF FIRE, etc.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#6re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:25am
People will say that Scorsese deserved his Oscar because he is Scorsese and they know his past body of work.
If you were to screen all 5 best director nominated films back to back without knowing who actually directed them, there is no way in hell that THE DEPARTED would be singled out as having the best director. No way in hell. That title would go to BABEL, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, and UNITED 93 before THE DEPARTED.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#7re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:33am
It's the OSCARS! You're not really expecting justice, logic or reason, are you???? 
I thought it was a fun show.
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mauriposa
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/14/05
#8re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:34am
Man, Munk. Bitter much?
Updated On: 2/26/07 at 12:34 AM
#9re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:35amJust because I'm discussing something doesn't mean I'm bitter. It means I'm passionate.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#10re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:37am
I thought the first two hours were kind of boring and Ellen was not very funny as the host...just my opinion.
It started getting good when Jennifer Hudson won. The Dreamgirls performance of the three musical numbers was also fantastic...sad that none of those songs won. Loved Whitaker's speech, the fact that Helen Mirren won, Martin's standing ovation and cheers after they called his name, and The Departed winning best picture. The last 30 minutes were the best, but most of the rest of the evening fell flat for me.
mauriposa
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/14/05
#11re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:38amWell, there's nothing wrong with bitter. I'm just giving you a hard time.
#12re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:39am
wait... wait... HOLD UP.
people actually enjoyed Happy Feet?
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
#13re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:44am
Boring show. Glad Mirren won, glad Hudson won.
Munk - I don't know you, but because of your previous avatar I kept thinking of you throughout the evening.
Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)
#14re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:47am
Thanks! Unfortunately, I take the Oscars more seriously than the Academy seems to.
I loved HAPPY FEET. I'm thrilled that it won.
I didn't love the DREAMGIRLS performances. "Love You I Do" started off with promise, but quickly got muddled and nonsensical. I don't like how Beyonce and Hudson shared the two songs - it sounded choppy and almost out of control. The staging of "Listen" was embarrasing (with the "man" standing there), and "Patience" was just odd. It's too bad...it had such promise.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#15re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:48amYes, Savion's performance in HAPPY FEET was amazing.
Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#16re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 12:55am
Munk - I don't know you, but because of your previous avatar I kept thinking of you throughout the evening.
Same here, whenever i saw that scroll on TV Guide, "munk" popped into my mind.
I have several names, one is Julian2. I am also The Opps Girl. But cross me, and I become Bitch Dooku!
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#19re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 1:20amF*** An Inconvenient Truth! SH*Tty SH*Tty documentary.
#20re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 1:23am
"The Jack Black, Will Farrell, John C. Reilly bit was horrible."
I thought it was a highlight! I loved it.
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#21re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 1:55am
If you were to screen all 5 best director nominated films back to back without knowing who actually directed them, there is no way in hell that THE DEPARTED would be singled out as having the best director. No way in hell.
I actually watched all Best Picture nominated films back to back to back at AMC on Saturday: BABEL, THE QUEEN, DEPARTED, IWO JIMA and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, starting at 11am, ending about 11:30pm. Didn't get to see UNITED 93 in the bunch, of course, but of the four directors I did see THE DEPARTED was in my opinion the best directed. I didn't think it was the best film, but I did absolutely think it was the best directed.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#23re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 2:04am
"F*** An Inconvenient Truth! SH*Tty SH*Tty documentary."
You're kidding, right?
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#24re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 2:09amNo I am not. There were FAR more deserving documentaries this year. For example, 49 UP.
C is for Company
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/16/05
#25re: Dare I Say It?
Posted: 2/26/07 at 2:16amGlad for Scorsese, not for Departed. What an unimpressionable film. I was happy to see The Lives of Others take home the award though for foreign over Pan's Labrinth. Dreamgirls cancelled itself out and yay for Mirren and Hudson AND Whitaker.
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