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YouTubeThought the new style was cool, absolutely loved having the 5 previous winners awarding the acting categories. Hugh Jackman is a talented guy who put on a good show without the humor being over the top. Glad Slumdog cleaned up...but Mickey Rourke got robbed.
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Core_Models
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Posted 3 years ago # -
catnfiddle
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Having the five past winners was a brilliant move, it was like they were inducting a new member into their society. It paid a far better tribute to the performers than a mere clip show. Ms. Loren is still looking fabulous, btw.
My major beef was that insipid tribute to the return of musicals. They've BEEN back. Remember Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Dreamgirls and all those stupid High School Musicals? On top of that, why trot out Beyonce? If they wanted to bring back the classics, get Streisand out of the mothballs, especially since her stepson was a nominee this year.
Posted 3 years ago # -
chaptal
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I was bored and not impressed by the pacing. Bringing out the past winners to gush about the nominees was an interesting new thing. I liked when Shirley Maclaine brought Hathaway to tears, that was sweet.
Queen Latifah singing over the in memorium portion of the show was a good move, but all those small screens moving around made it hard for the TV viewer to see who they all were.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Mister Shifter
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Ben Stiller FTW.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Manatee
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I thought the presentation was pretty ingenious this year, I really liked the retro feel-- what else is Hollywood good for but giving us a jolt of glamour and fantasy when we're all broke?
I was skeptical of Jackman but he really is a true showman. The Oscar hosting gig is always kind of a cheesy crapshoot anyway-- such a delicate balancing of off the cuff, super formal, ego fanning etc. I can say that although the film dork concensus was that this was the year of mostly crappy films none of us saw, the show itself kept me fairly engaged from beginning to end.
CatNF, I never need to see Beyonce's shark eyes again. :) And I couldn't believe she broke into "At Last" again, even after Etta James already threatened to whoop her ass for singing it at the inaugural party. I was truly surprised and delighted by the set of pipes on Queen Latifah-- and shocked at the exclusion of my Rudy Ray Moore from "People Who Died" montage.
I never saw the Mickey Rourke movie, and I suspect I never will because looking him dead in the face makes me really terrified. Why do people do creepy plastic surgery? Rourke was such a looker, I'm sure he would have aged wonderfully. Who was the lady who was nominated for her part in "Frozen River"? She was obviously not 20 anymore, but she looked sexy to die for. Beautiful, graceful, amazing... and so did Meryl Streep. Zero plastic surgery.
I couldn't believe when Philip Seymour Hoffman's name was accidentally switched around to "Seymour Philip Hoffman". The shot-reverse-shot of his reaction to that was pretty amazing.
I loved all the silver, white and cream dresses. I thought Tina Fey was unbelievably, supernaturally gorgeous, and Steve Martin would be such an attractive man if he would stop making movies that could really be played just as well by the talking buttcheeks from "Ace Ventura (I will never get the time back that I just lost putting that in quotes)".
Angelina's earrings were awesome. Very Emerald City. Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet are always beautiful. I thought Reese Witherspoon's dress and makeup were a terrible car accident full-body bruising, which is a shame because I really like her.
My roommate and I both marvelled at how Oscar has no problem validating mostly foreign films in the shorts categories, but when it comes to full-length features it's usually the usual suspects (although I suppose in this regard, "Slumdog Millionaire" really is the glaring exception).
Still wish "Wall-E" would've cleaned up ;)
Posted 3 years ago # -
Core_Models
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In all fairness to Rourke, any plastic surgery (and what looks like surgery) was from his stint as a professional boxer, not cosmetic. The nominee from Frozen River is probably best known for her role on Homicide: Life on the Streets as Kay Howard:
Beauty wise, I thought Alicia Keys stole the show actually.
As for Penn vs. Rourke vs. the rest, having seen all the performances, I would have put Langella way above Penn...and Rourke way above Langella.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Manatee
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Maybe my beef is with Rourke's plastic surgeon, then ;) What a shame that that had to befall such a handsome guy.
+1 Alicia Keys was lookin' fine. Although what is that weird thing she always does with putting like a sequin on the inside corner of her eyes?
Also, I think we all had to learn the hard way that Sarah Jessica Parker and Daniel Craig never, ever need to be within 3 feet of each other in public. Excruciating. Either that or they needed to have an angry shag before the show.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Cookie
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Core_Models wrote >>
In all fairness to Rourke, any plastic surgery (and what looks like surgery) was from his stint as a professional boxer, not cosmetic.It's amazing that the doctors were able to remove all those lines and loose skin that boxing would have left on his forehead.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Core_Models
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I'm not seeing much more than MAYBE botox
Posted 3 years ago # -
Manatee
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I guess I'll have to admit, I've had a lot of plastic surgery, and I'm seeing lips, nose, eyes, forehead, chin, maybe a lift. Like everything.
Not to knock the guy because he's still a great actor, but just sad because he could still be hot. My dad's nose has been broken a million times, and all kinds of other crap, but it's just made him more rugged and awesome-looking.
Whoever did the work on Rourke made him look kind of weirdly womanly. If only he could just do an undo on that stuff. I will say, he adds a note of grace to his appearance by just seeming genuinely happy. Which makes anyone look great.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Core_Models
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BTW, regardless of surgery or not, the overtanned, leathery face thing was perfect for the role (look at Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair).
Posted 3 years ago # -
Manatee
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Agree with you there, Core. Couldn't have been more appropriate.
Still, no Tina Fey love?? I'm serious, I'm not one of those people that just obsesses over her, nor am I a lesbian, but damn. I hope I can look that good someday. DAMN. I looked for a pic to post here but they must have all BURNED AWAY.
Posted 3 years ago # -
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Slumdog Millionaire was not the best movie made last year, in my opinion. I think it got some kind of bonus points for being uplifting.
Posted 3 years ago # -
ratzo
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I didn't watch it for the first time in, maybe, ever. I wasn't interested in the things I was hearing about the stuff they were gonna do, and besides, I knew Slumdog was gonna win everything. The best highlight I've seen online so far was Dustin Lance Black's acceptance speech for Milk, a film I loved.
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Posted 3 years ago # -
Core_Models
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I thought Tina Fey looked great too, and the Star Wars nerd in me loved seeing Natalie Portman looking awesome.
I thought Slumdog should have won actually, myself, with Frost/Nixon a definite competitor though.
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