On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I think he's outdone himself. Am I the only one who think tonight has > been > > exceptionally atrocious? > > It is telling that this list, which generally loves the awards shows > (or loves to watch them and bag on them), has been quiet during the > telecast. I've seen a few comments from people on Facebook and > Twitter, but nothing here. > > All I can say is -- having only seen two of the ten nominees for best > picture -- I am glad "Inception" didn't win. I doubt the lack of a > best picture or script Oscar will halt the inevitable sequel, but one > can hope. > Well, to fill the vacuum and prevent Kevin's inference from silence... I just got an email that I won my office Oscar pool, so I guess I am a certified expert. I saw all 10 of the Oscar nominated best pictures, and found them all to be at least pretty good (I really did not enjoy Black Swan at all, though I suppose it had some good qualities). By my unofficial count Inception won 4 Oscars tonight, tied for 1st place with Social Network and King's Speech. I liked Inception a lot (I like all of Nolan's films a lot), it was probably 3rd on my list after True Grit and Social Network of the 10. But I would be extremely surprised if they did an actual sequel to this film. I guess it is possible that they might do a different film with some of the cast using the shared dreaming plot device, but that would be very out of character for Nolan (though it made a shit load of cash, so I guess an of us would be willing to break character for enough zeroes). Still, it seems more likely that whenever he wants to use his movie-making energies as an ATM, he will just make another Batman. I only saw Social Network Friday, so it is fresh in my mind, but Sorkin's script kicked ass. I don't think any award was more clearly deserved tonight than his (well, maybe Toy Story III as best animated film). Sadly his speech sucked. I don't think the show was exceptionally atrocious - though I am no Vilanch fan. I was not crazy about the choice of hosts when it was announced, but given the choice there is no point judging it in terms of how funny the jokes were. The jokes were almost all lame (even Billy Crystal sounded like he had just done 10 weeks in the Catskills) - probably the funniest exchange of the night was between Downing and Jude Law. But Hathaway and Franco both have the quality of being attractive and likable, and they created a nice, easy-going atmosphere. Maybe next year they will get Steve Carell to host the Oscars - this year the goal was not to be funny or even entertaining, but pleasant - and they succeeded. I thought some of the production decisions were odd - they introduced 2 categories with a big tie in to seemingly random films, only to explain the connection as they went; that might have been interesting (if it had been more clear) but then they went away from it and never returned, which left it feeling all the more random. And any show that features both Celine Dion and Oprah can not escape my wrath. I really liked the way The Dude addressed the Best Actress nominees - authoritative and affectionate at the same time. Sadly Bullock lacked any gravitas, and her comments seemed more trivializing than underlining. Highlight speech: The director of the short (was it doc or live action) who had the "I should have got a hair cut" line, and Randy Newman, and of course, in a performance that I had trouble identifying the rehearsed and ad libbed elements of, 94 year old Kirk Douglas. One minor note - on the E Red Carpet Show Seacrest made a point of repeatedly pimping the "breaking news" that Charlie Sheen would be interviewed "exclusively" on the Today Show Monday morning. I noticed last night on my google page that there was a report that ABC had landed an "exclusive" interview with Sheen for 20-20 (I think Tuesday night?) and would have excepts on GMA Monday and Tuesday morning. The report made it sound like this was a payoff for some intrepid journalist working the story on the hard streets of Bermuda, but it seemed more likely, confirmed by the news of an interview on Today, that this is Sheen sticking it to CBS. I guess the Today interview is exclusive because the GMA interview is just clips from a 20-20 piece? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
