HURT LOCKER or AVATAR.
Pretty much all it comes down to. I'm hoping for the AVATAR backlash myself...
Oscars 2010
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They'll split. The Oscars don't have the onions to show Cameron the door. If they don't split, then PRECIOUS will win I think (at least for best film).AndyDursin wrote:HURT LOCKER or AVATAR.
Pretty much all it comes down to. I'm hoping for the AVATAR backlash myself...
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Justice served!
I liked HURT LOCKER, I didn't love it -- and it wasn't anywhere near the best film of 2009 for me -- but if it was between that or AVATAR, I'm glad the better piece of fillmmaking won.
I knew AVATAR wasn't going to win -- I just had this feeling, it's not the kind of film that ever does well at the Oscars, and...it just wasn't that good. At all. And I knew when Babs came out to give out the Best Director award she sure wasn't there to give it to Cameron!!
After it lost in tech categories it was expected to sweep, I figured it was over. And it was.
Overall I felt this show was particularly boring. Martin and Baldwin didn't do a whole lot, the production seemed really sterile this year. I do like the touch of having the Actor/Actress awards involving the nominees being discussed by friends/co-workers, which adds a nice, personal touch. And I am happy for both Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock, though between them, Monique and Christoph Waltz, there were no surprises at all in the acting categories.
I liked HURT LOCKER, I didn't love it -- and it wasn't anywhere near the best film of 2009 for me -- but if it was between that or AVATAR, I'm glad the better piece of fillmmaking won.
I knew AVATAR wasn't going to win -- I just had this feeling, it's not the kind of film that ever does well at the Oscars, and...it just wasn't that good. At all. And I knew when Babs came out to give out the Best Director award she sure wasn't there to give it to Cameron!!
After it lost in tech categories it was expected to sweep, I figured it was over. And it was.
Overall I felt this show was particularly boring. Martin and Baldwin didn't do a whole lot, the production seemed really sterile this year. I do like the touch of having the Actor/Actress awards involving the nominees being discussed by friends/co-workers, which adds a nice, personal touch. And I am happy for both Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock, though between them, Monique and Christoph Waltz, there were no surprises at all in the acting categories.
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This was one of the worst Oscar ceremonies -- and that's saying something.
I had no idea Alec Baldwin was so unfunny. Steve Martin was better (though his funniest lines were the ones made off-the-cuff -- the scripted material was absolutely stillborn).
Why was James Taylor chosen to sing during the montage of people who had passed away -- especially considering that Maurice Jarre (a popular, three-time Oscar-winner who scored many more Oscar-winning films) was among them? I should have thought excerpts from one of more of Jarre's scores would have been the most fitting accompaniment.
The John Hughes tribute was a big nothing. The only reason for the tribute was because Hughes died at a relatively young age. And that's tragic, don't get me wrong, but all his films of note were made in the span of one decade, so it was really more a tribute to 80s nostalgia than to a great filmmaker.
And how could Steve Martin not even mention Baldwin's mullet in the clip from She's Having a Baby???
As for as the score nominees I personally felt Horner deserved the award. Not that Avatar is one of his better scores, but I thought it was better than any of the other nominees. Oh well, at least Sherlock Holmes didn't win. And I admit I did like Giacchino's speech encouraging young filmmakers. (But what was the point of breakdancing during the score nominees?)
On a positive note, it thrilled me no end that Inglorious Basterds received only one Oscar. I didn't think Avatar was worthy of best picture so I felt some satisfaction there as well. I was however irked over its best cinematography win (I don't think a mostly CGI-rendered film really merited that award).
Barbara Streisand certainly put her foot in her mouth when she opened the envelope and said "Well, the time has come" and then left this pregnant pause -- during which Lee Daniels was assuredly wondering "Does she mean me or Katherine Bigelow?" And when the band broke into "I am Woman" it was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of the evening. I did however appreciate Bigelow's words respecting the risks taken daily by the military.
But what was up George Clooney's tuckus? Gee, could he have acted any more disgusted by everyone and everything around him?
I had no idea Alec Baldwin was so unfunny. Steve Martin was better (though his funniest lines were the ones made off-the-cuff -- the scripted material was absolutely stillborn).
Why was James Taylor chosen to sing during the montage of people who had passed away -- especially considering that Maurice Jarre (a popular, three-time Oscar-winner who scored many more Oscar-winning films) was among them? I should have thought excerpts from one of more of Jarre's scores would have been the most fitting accompaniment.
The John Hughes tribute was a big nothing. The only reason for the tribute was because Hughes died at a relatively young age. And that's tragic, don't get me wrong, but all his films of note were made in the span of one decade, so it was really more a tribute to 80s nostalgia than to a great filmmaker.
And how could Steve Martin not even mention Baldwin's mullet in the clip from She's Having a Baby???
As for as the score nominees I personally felt Horner deserved the award. Not that Avatar is one of his better scores, but I thought it was better than any of the other nominees. Oh well, at least Sherlock Holmes didn't win. And I admit I did like Giacchino's speech encouraging young filmmakers. (But what was the point of breakdancing during the score nominees?)
On a positive note, it thrilled me no end that Inglorious Basterds received only one Oscar. I didn't think Avatar was worthy of best picture so I felt some satisfaction there as well. I was however irked over its best cinematography win (I don't think a mostly CGI-rendered film really merited that award).
Barbara Streisand certainly put her foot in her mouth when she opened the envelope and said "Well, the time has come" and then left this pregnant pause -- during which Lee Daniels was assuredly wondering "Does she mean me or Katherine Bigelow?" And when the band broke into "I am Woman" it was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of the evening. I did however appreciate Bigelow's words respecting the risks taken daily by the military.
But what was up George Clooney's tuckus? Gee, could he have acted any more disgusted by everyone and everything around him?
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It's a shame that Jarre wasn't even included in the In Memorium segment.Paul MacLean wrote:Why was James Taylor chosen to sing during the montage of people who had passed away -- especially considering that Maurice Jarre (a popular, three-time Oscar-winner who scored many more Oscar-winning films) was among them? I should have thought excerpts from one of more of Jarre's scores would have been the most fitting accompaniment.
Yeah, yeah, there's only so much time, but why devote nearly ten minutes to John Hughes alone, then about four minutes for everybody else who died in the last 12 months? 
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I agree it was really bad. Much worse than usual. One problem was that it took FOREVER for anyone to walk across the stage! It seemed like 5 minutes between someone coming out and reading the nominees. Tom Hanks had to do a sprint on the stage to give the Best Picture award.
What was also really embarrassing about the obituaries part -- they failed to cut to the video montage when it started, so that you never saw a full-screen shot of Swayze or Jarre, never saw their names either because the print was too small. Once they actually DID cut to it, you had missed them, plus someone else who I couldn't even make out because the text was too illegible (and if you weren't a film music fan you wouldn't have known it was Jarre).
Steve Martin has also hosted the Oscars solo before, so I wonder what he probably thought, deep down, about having to co-host with Baldwin -- who doesn't really deserve the stage there and didn't bring anything to the table. I totally agree with Paul that Martin had a few laughs -- he should've just done it alone.
Ironically one of the few parts of the show that did work for me was the dancing during the Original Score nominees. Usually that part is laughably bad but whatever that group was, they did some serious choreography and moves -- it was at least lively. More than you can say for the rest of the DOA show.
And didn't you just love that Documentary short winner (I think that was the category) where the director starts his acceptance speech, and this woman runs up on the stage and interrupts him, paying no attention to him at all? As Joanne said it was like a "Kanye" moment! lol.
What was also really embarrassing about the obituaries part -- they failed to cut to the video montage when it started, so that you never saw a full-screen shot of Swayze or Jarre, never saw their names either because the print was too small. Once they actually DID cut to it, you had missed them, plus someone else who I couldn't even make out because the text was too illegible (and if you weren't a film music fan you wouldn't have known it was Jarre).
Steve Martin has also hosted the Oscars solo before, so I wonder what he probably thought, deep down, about having to co-host with Baldwin -- who doesn't really deserve the stage there and didn't bring anything to the table. I totally agree with Paul that Martin had a few laughs -- he should've just done it alone.
Ironically one of the few parts of the show that did work for me was the dancing during the Original Score nominees. Usually that part is laughably bad but whatever that group was, they did some serious choreography and moves -- it was at least lively. More than you can say for the rest of the DOA show.
And didn't you just love that Documentary short winner (I think that was the category) where the director starts his acceptance speech, and this woman runs up on the stage and interrupts him, paying no attention to him at all? As Joanne said it was like a "Kanye" moment! lol.
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Goddamn it.AndyDursin wrote:He was there -- read my comment above for how they botched it.Monterey Jack wrote:It's a shame that Jarre wasn't even included in the In Memorium segment.
I was wondering who that was before they cut away from James Taylor (James Taylor!!! 
). A huge insult for a three-time Oscar winner. But I'm sure John Williams will get reverential treatment when he finally passes away (although not for many years yet, please).