Generally, I thought the show was really pretty good. I agree that the dance sequences to the nominated scores just misfired. If the idea was to bring attention to the music, in my opinion, it did not. Why not just play a medley of the music as they have in the past.
Here is what I chiefly wish the Academy would do. Get rid of those "Entertainment Tonight" - type synopsis-trailer-clips - to represent the Best Pictures and just show a real SCENE from the film -- once again, as they used to do. That, in my opinion, cannot be improved upon. I'm sure the producers of the films think that these trailer-clips sell the film -- but people who pay any attention to current films have seen these trailers again and again. Just one scene from AVATAR would have been so much better than that clip that has been seen on TV so many times. The stage looked really good, and I liked the Baldwin-Steve Martin hosting. What was the one huge surprise for me? That THE WHITE RIBBON did not win. I've heard that the film is amazing. In fairness, I do not know much about the other films in this category. My money was on Streep, but Bullock won it. She is Queen around here. Austin's one bona fide genuine Movie Star! Kirby On Mar 8, 2010, at 12:03 PM, Jeff Potokar wrote: > I looked at that awful dance sequence as West Side Story meets West > Hollywood, with a splash of attempted Cirque du Soleil mixed in, for added > humour. Even the chubby white guy, attempting the Michael Jackson moves or > the Shields & Yarnell wannabe couple were embarrassing to watch. > > In all seriousness tho.. it took away from those wanting to appreciate the > scores on their own --rather than being background muzak for that awful > demonstration. > > jeff > > > > > > > On Mar 8, 2010, at 9:38 AM, Colin Hunter wrote: > >> We're all still in stupefied shock over the bizarre dancing which >> accompanied the soundtrack nominations. Did the dance moves have *anything >> at all* to do with the movies? >> >> Colin Hunter >> Am I missing something? There seems to have been virtually no MOPO traffic >> the last few days…not even the normal running dialogue trashing the Oscar >> presentation. >> >> >> >> Whatup? >> >> >> >> DBT >> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
