Oscars!

Since I neglected to write about any of the previous award shows this year, I thought I'd throw in my reactions to the Oscars. Last night I set out to watch the award show with three friends. I was the only one completely engaged the entire time, but the others chimed in with comments often. We agreed that the show, if nothing else, was amusing.

The bad:

• I know a lot of people liked the opening song and dance, but really, I thought it was just Jackman's chance to show Broadway that he needs another chance. Was Oklahoma not enough? It was funny, sure, but just okay.
  
• On that note, why was there a second dance number? Are Beyonce and the HSM kids that important? Did I accidentally change the channel to the Tony's?
  
• The montages. There were too many. They were boring. (With the exception of the comedy one where the Pineapple Express guys commented on comedies. That, along with the related cinematographer diss, was hilarious).
  
• It was nice that previous winners presented the four major acting awards, but it was SO TIME CONSUMING.
  
• I was really excited about the musical performances. I really wanted to see "Jai Ho" performed with an amazing Bollywood dance sequence (specifically featuring the little kids from the film.) Sadly, that didn't happen. The performances WERE good, but why were they all put together in yet another montage? And why, seriously, why did they have to sing on top of one another at the end?
• Dear Edward Cullen: It's okay, you can finally break out of character
• Sofia Loren should probably stop tanning.
  
• Not related, Adrien Brody should probably start washing his hair
  

The good:

• The winners. Although predictable, I was really happy with all of the winners, especially Slumdog Millionaire (for everything), Danny Boyle, Benjamin Button (for visual effects), Sean Penn, and Kate Winslet."
• The Slumdog kids. That's it.
  
• The Man on Wire win and speech. It made you believe that anything was possible.
• Although some thought it was unnecessary, I really liked the two Milk acceptance speeches that were about, of course, acceptance. They were nice to hear. Now if only more people heard them.
  
• Tina Fey was hilarious, as expected
  
• The technical difficulties. They were hilarious! Clearly someone backstage had their headset wired to a mic because all night you heard that person laugh. But the best part was clearly the scream "STEVE, OPEN THE CURTAIN!" at the beginning when the curtain wasn't opening. Poor Steve probably lost his job last night.
  
• "Dome arigato Mr. Robato"

Aside from my love for the winners, overall the show was rather disappointing visually. They tried to branch out too far. Keep it simple, concrete. It's not the Tony's.