WATCHING THE OSCARS
Fortunately I slept through some of it.
I rarely watch TV, so why I rearrange my life to watch the Oscars eludes me. Most years I don't care about the films. This year, for the first time sincel997 when SECRETS AND LIES was nominated, I really did care. And I was rooting for MILLION DOLLAR BABY. Most of the films were worth forming an opinion about.
But the show was terrible. Chris Rock did not live up to his reputation (although his excursion to the Magic Johnson Theatre to find out what people realy like was diverting and to a point) Maybe it was the predictibility of the awards; maybe because of the obvious teleprompting for the presenters (it's amazing that some of these people can do great line readings in fims, butr do such a bad job of it at the Oscars). And maybe the strict adherence to t time limit eliminated any change for spontaneity. I liked the Charlie Kaufman countdown, and I actually felt relieved when Jamie Foxx went beyond his time limit. But, in spite of the fact that by and large the awards went to worthy recipients, it was a more static evening than sny I can remember.
I rarely watch TV, so why I rearrange my life to watch the Oscars eludes me. Most years I don't care about the films. This year, for the first time sincel997 when SECRETS AND LIES was nominated, I really did care. And I was rooting for MILLION DOLLAR BABY. Most of the films were worth forming an opinion about.
But the show was terrible. Chris Rock did not live up to his reputation (although his excursion to the Magic Johnson Theatre to find out what people realy like was diverting and to a point) Maybe it was the predictibility of the awards; maybe because of the obvious teleprompting for the presenters (it's amazing that some of these people can do great line readings in fims, butr do such a bad job of it at the Oscars). And maybe the strict adherence to t time limit eliminated any change for spontaneity. I liked the Charlie Kaufman countdown, and I actually felt relieved when Jamie Foxx went beyond his time limit. But, in spite of the fact that by and large the awards went to worthy recipients, it was a more static evening than sny I can remember.
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