Oscars: that was an awards show? — Page 2

Here are some others who were arguably more deserving of a mention:

Lionel Jeffries
Zelda Rubenstein
Phil Harris
Gene Barry
Harve Presnell
Arnold Stang
Collin Wilcox
Richard Todd
Kathleen Byron
Olga San Juan

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It was NOT a memorable evening for me, except for Sandra's acceptance speech. She is what Hollywood seems to lack nowadays...CLASS!

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The fact they included clips from LEPRECHAUN and not Friday the 13th is what made me roll my eyes at the tribute.

Also, I'm sorry but without having that last few seconds of suspense before the Best Picture winner is announced to give you the chance to "root for your movie" is unforgivable. I wasn't sure if it had just won or if he was starting to read off the list of nominees again. Very confusing!

I loved the dancing segment. Usually, the choreography is reserved for the song entries, but they went a different route this year and it worked for me. I have no problem with lyrical hip-hop as the genre has been splitting and evolving over the last 25+ years and I'm thrilled to see it featured in this way. It was nice to see some of the So You Think You Can Dance contestants performing on the Oscar stage as well. Like ballet, jazz and modern dance, hip-hop and its various forms has been branching out into other styles of music as a legitimate dance form and finding new means of expression. Well done.

I hate the "eulogies" as well: So and so is not only a world-famous celebrity and filthy rich, but they are also totally awesome and an amazing human being mainly because they are nominated for an Oscar tonight. This one time, in band camp, they did something cute and funny. And they are awesome. And totally compassionate. And awesome. And if they weren't nominated, I would tell you what I really think of them. So thank you so-and-so, for being totally awesome and getting nominated so I could score some incredible camera time on the Oscars since I wasn't asked to present anything.

For me, the only joke from the hosts that landed was the Paranormal Activity bit. That was hilarious. The rest was eh. The opening song looked pretty, but I didn't think the song was especially great. It had some biting moments, but none of the charm of Billy Crystal's classic openings. I just don't think that's something that can be recreated by facsimile and if they want a splashy live opening number, they need to come up with something new.

At least the song entries weren't performed by singers who have absolutely no connection to the film or the material. That was a major step in the right direction.

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Matt, don't you think that if they're going to have dancers, the music should be in the same tempo?

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I wont beat the horse with you besty, but I still disagree. Fawcett's work in "Extremities" and Arthur's work in "Mame" were more accomplished than Rubinstein's "This house is clean" moment iconic though it was...it still wasnt great acting...but I still think she should've been included as well. If we can hear shenanigans stories about all 10 lead actors we can include all of those who are deserving in the memorial.

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Taz- On "The Jerk" reference, Gabby said she was looking forward to the Oscars because "Jack Donaghy and The Jerk were hosting" so I think she understood it.

Positives:

The montage of super-imposing Baldwin and Martin into the nominated films. I never liked that so I am glad it was gone for once.

Sandy Powell. I don't think she'll ever be nominated again with that speech.

Everything about Gabby Sidibe.

Beautiful set though it seems like it made for terrible acoustics and sound.

Morgan Freeman explaining sound mixing/sound editing. I like that instead of making those nominees feel so small they actually celebrated and explained what their work was about.

I have absolutely no complaints about who won, maybe it was because it was so predictable.

I love Baldwin and Martin as co-hosts but to me they were severely underutilized. Alec loves film and that side was never shown but I guess I watch too much TCM.

The John Hughes tribute. Yes, he totally deserved a tribute.

Lady Kanye, red-headed devil in a purple dress ruining that poor man's speech. It was unexpected and memorable.

Negatives:
Lady Kanye, red-headed devil in a purple dress ruining that poor man's speech. It was just so bizarre, like watching a car accident in slow motion. I looked up the story and she seems like a whack-job.

The opening with the walk-out and the lyrics to the song by Shaiman that NPH nearly salvaged.

I think everybody loved the former winners speaking about their nominees. I could understand how a former/current co-star could be seen as having the same effect but it seemed so long and self-serving. And then in the former case they had one of the people say the winner rather than get another presenter out there.

The dancing to the original scores. Oy.

Tribute to Horror. So many films left out, so many films included that are not horror films by any stretch. Twilight stuck out most.

The deathreel. This has always bothered me that the presentation is like the worst popularity contest imaginable with people clapping louder for the bigger people. I almost wish they just showed the clips in complete silence. There could be music, just as long as it is not a James Taylor cover of The Beatles.

The music director. Oh gawd. The Bigelow incident alone is worth the scorn but just all of these film scores coming out of nowhere to presenters. Major creepy when Zoe and Carrie came out to "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" from Gigi, though that song can be interpreted as creepy by itself.

The acoustics.

I hated Ben Stiller. He actually does seem like a nice person but his stage persona of making it all about him is beyond annoying.

For me, the highlight of the evening was the commercial for Modern Family.

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I thought this was, by far, the WORST Oscars show ever.

I wish I could say there was anything about it I liked. Maybe Stanley Tucci busting Meryl Streep's chops rather than talking about what a radiant presence she has been on the big screen for the last few decades.

All-in-all a total letdown.

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Im thrilled JH had his own section, that man made a HUGE impact on many lives, and im not just talking about audience, the actors in that room. I loved the seperate section.

Same with the Horror section, its one of the most underated art forms and again gave birth to most celebs in that theatre.

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I enjoyed James Taylor's singing. And Jeff Brdiges' winning. And that was about it. I haven't seen THE HURT LOCKER yet so I have no basis to comment on those wins.

High point: The PARANORMAL ACTIVITY spoof.

Low point: I thought the dance numbers were ouchy.

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