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I'm not going to talk about what people wear. I always thought that element was lame (but what the hell was with Goldie Hawns outfit?)
When watching the show last night, I saw Valentino talking. I thought it would've been funny if the reporter would've asked him who he was wearing. He could've said, "Me."
I was 6 for 6 on the main categories, but most of them weren't surprises. I think Sean Penn beating out Rourke was the only that surprised some folks.
I was surprised that Penns speech was less political than it could've been, although I did find it odd that he says our country is so great for elected Obama, but how people should be ashamed for voting against gay marriage (Penn also called Obama an "elegant man"...not sure if he realizes that HE is against gay marriage). Now, don't get me wrong...I voted against Prop 8 and think that gays should be allowed to marry. But I don't think you can be happy with society if they vote the way you want, and despise them for not. Isn't that exactly what makes our country great? That's why people go out and vote. If he isn't happy with that, instead of going to New Orleans and Iraq, and all those places he visited, for whatever reasons he went to the hospitals in Iraq, he instead could've been out campaigning for Prop 8.
It was nice to see Ben Stiller finally being funny, coming out wearing a beard and chewing gum to mock Joaquin Phoenix (who must not have been there or the camera would've shown him). By the way, they usually show Nicholson 10 times. I'm assuming he wasn't there, either.
I was hoping someone would make fun of Christian Bale and his rant, but nobody did. Although, Hugh Jackman isn't a comedian, so I was surprised he had as much humor as he did (that opening number was hysterical).
When Philippe Petit won for Man on Wire (not just the best documentary of the year, one of the best films of this year), I thought he should've walked over the seats, the way that Italian dude did in Life is Beautiful. Instead, he balanced the Oscar on his chin.
I thought after he was done doing that, he should've said "Hey...these things are light!"
And the next winner should've balanced it by the base. But nobody wants to ever have fun when they get to the podium. They want to thank people (on a list they have, because it must be impossible to remember your wife and your co-stars...oh, and your agent, who I guess wouldn't be happy with an email the next day saying "Sorry I couldn't thank you, but I thought it would be best to just stick with my co-stars."...I'm sure they're happy with their 10%, which will increse now that you've won the big prize).
I'm not sure if Miley Cyrus was being serious when she said her movie Hannah Montana comes out in April and she hopes that she's "here next year getting something for that."
I thought it was great seeing all the young kids from Slumdog Millionaire. And nice to see Boyle win the directing Oscar for it. The movie was good, but not great. But that's an improvement over films like Crash and Brokeback, that weren't even good.
I laughed reading a few articles in the LA Times and Union-Tribune about the people from India that didn't like how the country or some of the people were portrayed.
It's always weird to me that people think a movie is making a statement about a certain type of person. It was a fictional story, that involved fictional characters, in a real country. It showed the slums in India, but that wasn't all they showed (if memory serves).
On a bizarre side note, I found it odd that Muzzammil Hassan worked for Bridges TV and lived in an affluent suburb of Buffalo, New York. He wanted people to know that Muslims have gotten a bad rap since Sept. 11 and how we can't believe all the stereotypes.
So, when his wife Aasiya Hassan served him with divorce papers and a protective order, he beheaded her.
I'm not going to talk about what people wear. I always thought that element was lame (but what the hell was with Goldie Hawns outfit?)
When watching the show last night, I saw Valentino talking. I thought it would've been funny if the reporter would've asked him who he was wearing. He could've said, "Me."
I was 6 for 6 on the main categories, but most of them weren't surprises. I think Sean Penn beating out Rourke was the only that surprised some folks.
I was surprised that Penns speech was less political than it could've been, although I did find it odd that he says our country is so great for elected Obama, but how people should be ashamed for voting against gay marriage (Penn also called Obama an "elegant man"...not sure if he realizes that HE is against gay marriage). Now, don't get me wrong...I voted against Prop 8 and think that gays should be allowed to marry. But I don't think you can be happy with society if they vote the way you want, and despise them for not. Isn't that exactly what makes our country great? That's why people go out and vote. If he isn't happy with that, instead of going to New Orleans and Iraq, and all those places he visited, for whatever reasons he went to the hospitals in Iraq, he instead could've been out campaigning for Prop 8.
It was nice to see Ben Stiller finally being funny, coming out wearing a beard and chewing gum to mock Joaquin Phoenix (who must not have been there or the camera would've shown him). By the way, they usually show Nicholson 10 times. I'm assuming he wasn't there, either.
I was hoping someone would make fun of Christian Bale and his rant, but nobody did. Although, Hugh Jackman isn't a comedian, so I was surprised he had as much humor as he did (that opening number was hysterical).
When Philippe Petit won for Man on Wire (not just the best documentary of the year, one of the best films of this year), I thought he should've walked over the seats, the way that Italian dude did in Life is Beautiful. Instead, he balanced the Oscar on his chin.
I thought after he was done doing that, he should've said "Hey...these things are light!"
And the next winner should've balanced it by the base. But nobody wants to ever have fun when they get to the podium. They want to thank people (on a list they have, because it must be impossible to remember your wife and your co-stars...oh, and your agent, who I guess wouldn't be happy with an email the next day saying "Sorry I couldn't thank you, but I thought it would be best to just stick with my co-stars."...I'm sure they're happy with their 10%, which will increse now that you've won the big prize).
I'm not sure if Miley Cyrus was being serious when she said her movie Hannah Montana comes out in April and she hopes that she's "here next year getting something for that."
I thought it was great seeing all the young kids from Slumdog Millionaire. And nice to see Boyle win the directing Oscar for it. The movie was good, but not great. But that's an improvement over films like Crash and Brokeback, that weren't even good.
I laughed reading a few articles in the LA Times and Union-Tribune about the people from India that didn't like how the country or some of the people were portrayed.
It's always weird to me that people think a movie is making a statement about a certain type of person. It was a fictional story, that involved fictional characters, in a real country. It showed the slums in India, but that wasn't all they showed (if memory serves).
On a bizarre side note, I found it odd that Muzzammil Hassan worked for Bridges TV and lived in an affluent suburb of Buffalo, New York. He wanted people to know that Muslims have gotten a bad rap since Sept. 11 and how we can't believe all the stereotypes.
So, when his wife Aasiya Hassan served him with divorce papers and a protective order, he beheaded her.