The Oscars

[CreativeMind]

I'm surprised that prior to the Oscars airing tonight, no one started a thread to argue which movies would win.
Then again, maybe people weren't that excited about this year's nominees.

So did anyone see the show or have thoughts about the winners?

[randolph]

Originally Posted by CreativeMind

I'm surprised that prior to the Oscars airing tonight, no one started a thread to argue which movies would win.
Then again, maybe people weren't that excited about this year's nominees.

So did anyone see the show or have thoughts about the winners?

BORING except for Sophia Loren, whatta lady!

[franalexes]

Originally Posted by CreativeMind

I'm surprised that prior to the Oscars airing tonight, no one started a thread to argue which movies would win.
Then again, maybe people weren't that excited about this year's nominees.

So did anyone see the show or have thoughts about the winners?

I don't do movies. Real life is much more entertaining and rewarding than watching Al Bore.

[miss_kandy]

possibly the 'Hollywood machine' has finally become to bloated for it's own good.

[CreativeMind]

Originally Posted by randolph

BORING except for Sophia Loren, whatta lady!

Sophia looked pretty good, I must say.
She was working that old school Hollywood magic.

Overall, I thought the show was horrible. I like Hugh Jackman a lot and thought he made a great, personable host. I thought his opening number was basically funny -- I mean, how can you not laugh at him ending a song by singing "This is my dream, I'm Wolverine!"

But after that the show went straight downhill. The awards were still too predictable, and frankly I didn't care about the nominees anyway. The very fact that DARK KNIGHT, as the most popular movie in the entire friggin' world this year...to the tune of over a BILLION dollars...didn't get nominated in more categories or even as Best Picture just showed how out of touch the Academy has become. I saw someone online in a message board suggest that the Oscars had become such a niche thing now...with so many people no longer caring...that they should just make it a Pay-Per-View event next time. That's actually not a bad idea!