Well, blogging for the month of February turned into a complete and utter failure. I could blame it on school, I could blame it on work, I could blame it on illness. But I can't. The truth is I just didn't do it. (Although, I recently purchased a new videogame and caught myself playing it for extended periods of time during the wee hours. I could promise to try better next month, but it won't happen. Because blogging, just like women, is one of those things that I jst can't commit to. Yippy Skippy, last day of the month!
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I always enjoy watching the Oscars every year. I'm not one of those people that gets all dressed up, or even goes to some fancy party, or any party for that matter, just to watch millionaires give out golden statues to each other. But, I usually try to watch as many of the nominated movies as I can beforehand, and see how they do and if my opinions matched the critics'. Because they've raised the limit of Best Picture nominations to 10, it has gotten increasingly difficult to catch them all in theaters, and this year I only saw The Help, Midnight in Paris, and The Artist. So, here are a few of my observations of the show last night.
- I respect Billy Crystal, but he is just no longer a relevant host. His jokes would have been funny if it was the year 1994, but his performance just felt old and recycled. To be honest, I'm not sure that Eddie Murphy (the original host) would have been better. Golden Globes won this year with Ricky Gervaise as host. Oscars has a long climb back up.
- I was surprised by the love for Hugo. I figured it might win something, but it ended up tying The Artist for most wins with 5. About halfway through, I started believing it might actually pull the upset in the Best Picture race. I had wanted to see it before, and now I really! want to see it.
- I figured Harry Potter would win at least one award. After eight films and many years of hardwork, that team deserve to be recognized. This was their first year to be nominated for an Oscar, and they got shut out in all three of their categories. Although, they got jipped for Best Makeup by The Iron Lady. Come on, Academy!
- Best Animated Film category was a dud this year. Were there really that few good animated films made this year. Rango won, the only one nominated I saw was Puss in Boots and it was so-so.
- Best Song was from the Muppet movie. Bret Mackenzie, from Flight of the Conchords, wrote it.
- During the memorial sequence of the show, they left off Bob Anderson. He was the swordmaster and fight choreographer for Lord of the Rings, Robin Hood, Princes Bride, Mask of Zorro, Darth Vader's stunt double in Star Wars, Pirates of the Carribean, and James Bond movies. RIP Bob Anderson.
- Octavia Spencer was a great choice for Best Supporting Actress. The Help was a great film, and I only have positie things to say about it... More on that later.
- Kudos to Christopher Plummer for his first Academy Award win. He's done so much over a long time, and I can't wait to see his performance. Although, I saw Nick Nolte in Warrior, and it was a very powerful performance. Good group this year of veteran performers.
- FUCK MERYL STREEP! Iv'e never liked Meryl Streep cause I've always thought she was just so full of herself, and she showed it last night. How the hell can you not give the Best Actress award to Viola Davis. She brought me to tears in that movie, I'm not afraid to admit it. I've never seen Meryl Streep do that. Maybe it's cause I'm a man, and Streep always plays such polarizing, strong female leads, but I've always walked away from her movies just feeling sour. Viola Davis got robbed.
-Iwas surprised The Artist swept Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Picture. It is an amazing and endearing movie, something remarkably unique for this era. I think it will remain a legendary film for a long time, but I just didn't think it would survive the politics of the Oscars. Kudos to those guys.
All in all, It was a great year for film, as was last year. Here's hoping for three good years in a row.
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