Some random thoughts I wrote down ...
... Contrary to some of the critics, I thought Ellen DeGeneres' opening monologue was HA-larious from start to finish, as were several of her bits throughout the night -- vacuming the floor by the front row and telling actresses to lift their dresses!? -- HA-larious! (Best line -- there were a few -- "Jennifer Hudson is here. America didn't vote for her but she's nominated for an Oscar. Then you got Al Gore who's here and America did vote for him" ... and cue loud applause and laughter from audience ...)... How adorable were Abigail Breslin and Jaden Smith as they presented the nominees for best animated short film ...
... I was glad to see Alan Arkin win as best supporting actor for "Little Miss Sunshine," but I still think Steve Carell deserved the nomination and should've been standing in Arkin's place ...
... Al Gore, who presented with Leonardo DiCaprio, has got to be having a lot of fun being Al Gore these days. A couple weeks ago he was doing his thing at the Grammys and now the Oscars. His bit with Leonardo was comical: When DiCaprio asked Gore if he had anything else he wanted to say, Gore whipped out a sheet of paper and began talking as though he was going to announce a presidential campaign -- just as the music burst in to play him off the stage ... I couldn't keep from thinking I wonder what George Bush is thinking right about now?... Oh man, was Clint Eastwood's introduction of composer Ennio Morricone awful. Was he drunk, on drugs or just having a stroke? Oh, nope, he just didn't wear his glasses ... riiiiiiiiiight.
... Emily Blunt's and Anne Hathaway's reprise of their "Devil Wears Prada" characters, with Meryl Streep getting into the action on a blank stare, was pretty good too ...
... Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas presenting together -- priceless!Oscar reads ...
a Oscars draw more viewers and mixed reviews
a After a 3-decade drought, it rains Oscars on Martin Scorsese and 'Departed'
a Departed evening of bloated, boring Hollywood babble
1 comment:
Why did they cram all the awards at the end of the show? What's up with that? And what was up with Ellen's outfit? The white boots? Weird?
On a more important note, how about that Derek Jeter card. I gotta get one of those.
Hanley
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