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GeneV · 02-28-2011, 01:54 PM

I'm sorry, but James Franco did not bring much to this party--even in drag. Anne Hathaway did perky-cute for a night, but they didn't give her much to work with.

Where is Billy Crystal these days?

JeffJS · 02-28-2011, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Anyone else find the Oscars annoying?

Can't say I do. Haven't watched it in years. Found it annoying then though.

Pentaxor · 02-28-2011, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by GeneV

I'm sorry, but James Franco did not bring much to this party--even in drag. Anne Hathaway did perky-cute for a night, but they didn't give her much to work with.

Where is Billy Crystal these days?

I felt the same. although the movie titles gave me a little bit of a laugh especially if you put some meaning into it. Rabbit's Hole, Winter's Bone, and who can forget "How to pet your Dragon" .

as far as Mr. Oscar (Crystal) is concerned, he had a little bit of a Bob Hope skit for about 3 minutes, but it was all worth it if you were going to compare the 2 hours we had to endure with the 2 co-hosts.

as far as the Awards are concerned, there was one major hiccup. Hans Zimmer's "Dream is Collapsing" (Inception) for Musical Score was definitely robbed by Facebook's popularity. one of the lamest musical score to have ever won in the Oscar's. what were the judges thinking?

GeneV · 02-28-2011, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by Pentaxor

I felt the same. although the movie titles gave me a little bit of a laugh especially if you put some meaning into it. Rabbit's Hole, Winter's Bone, and who can forget "How to pet your Dragon" .

as far as Mr. Oscar (Crystal) is concerned, he had a little bit of a Bob Hope skit for about 3 minutes, but it was all worth it if you were going to compare the 2 hours we had to endure with the 2 co-hosts.

as far as the Awards are concerned, the was one major hiccup. Hans Zimmer's "Dream is Collapsing" (Inception) for Musical Score was definitely robbed by Facebook's popularity. one of the lamest musical score to have ever one in the Oscar's. what were the judges thinking?

Agree about the award for best musical score. There was not much to that score.

@Jeff--this was the first I watched in many years. It was the only thing that would not make either me or the Mrs. leave the room--for a little while.

Ratmagiclady · 02-28-2011, 03:30 PM

Not really. If you have basic cable, you have PBS channels and some other stuff that prattles on about them between weather reports, but it's been worse in the past.

SpecialK · 02-28-2011, 03:31 PM

I did not watch cause I don't get the station/cable, but I would not anyway.

Did get some shots of the area the day before, though.

Analog6 · 02-28-2011, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by JeffJS

Can't say I do. Haven't watched it in years. Found it annoying then though.

Ditto

Alan Bird · 02-28-2011, 04:07 PM

Why do they not just put an announcement of the winners in the press? Save a lot of time and money

jogiba · 02-28-2011, 05:23 PM

Conservatives hate the Oscars.

JeffJS · 02-28-2011, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by GeneV

@Jeff--this was the first I watched in many years. It was the only thing that would not make either me or the Mrs. leave the room--for a little while.

That doesn't speak very highly of the other programming. To me these awards shows are a lot of overrated self important people slapping each other on the back. Show me something original and I may watch to see if it wins anything. The last Good (recent) movie I watched was Avatar. Even that had a tired theme to it. It isn't just Oscar I snub, it's all of them. I doubt they care though.

Back to your regular programming......

Pentaxor · 02-28-2011, 06:47 PM

sad thing about the Oscars is that they mostly pay attention to films that were shown at the last quarter of the year. honestly speaking, it is not about the best films that are being nominated or selected but rather hype films of the year-end. as if Social Network being nominated for Best Picture isn't bad enough for a biopic crap of the Facebook founder and no different from Martha Stewart's tell-tale. heck, Wall Street 2 was more deserving of a nomination.

**dadipentak** · 02-28-2011, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by JeffJS

Can't say I do. Haven't watched it in years. Found it annoying then though.

Originally posted by Analog6

Ditto

ditto

Phil1 · 02-28-2011, 08:35 PM

Generally a big yawn. I could handle only about 20 minutes and left the room. Hollyweed giving Hollyweed an atta boy is all. The annual life insurance and plumber's helper sales awards are about an equal. I only missed Charlie Sheen as an MC but he was busy taking inventory of his stable and maybe some artful Paris Hilton beaver shots on the red carpet. I thought for sure Bill Clinton and Rev Jesse Jackson might have a counseling booth set up in the Kodak foyer.

I can reccommend The Kings Speech as a good history based film. (X language)
Colin Firth was quite good in this and in the 1995 BBC series of Jane Austin's Pride and Predjudice.

Happy Netflix

RawheaD · 02-28-2011, 11:38 PM

Absolutely disagree about best score. Hans Zimmer's score wasn't bad, for sure, but Trent Reznor's Social Network score was/is phenomenal. Obviously, it's no use arguing music because we'll never come to an agreement, but it's one soundtrack I'll be listening to for years. Can't say the same about the Inception soundtrack (I don't even own it :-P )

Also, Sarlette Johansson.

JACOBY · 03-01-2011, 02:28 AM

I hate junk on tv. Never watched these yet not gonna start now in my old age.

02-28-2011, 01:54 PM	#1
GeneV Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Photos: Albums Posts: 9,830	Anyone else find the Oscars annoying? I'm sorry, but James Franco did not bring much to this party--even in drag. Anne Hathaway did perky-cute for a night, but they didn't give her much to work with. Where is Billy Crystal these days?

02-28-2011, 02:18 PM	#3
Pentaxor Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,513	Originally posted by GeneV I'm sorry, but James Franco did not bring much to this party--even in drag. Anne Hathaway did perky-cute for a night, but they didn't give her much to work with. Where is Billy Crystal these days? I felt the same. although the movie titles gave me a little bit of a laugh especially if you put some meaning into it. Rabbit's Hole, Winter's Bone, and who can forget "How to pet your Dragon" . as far as Mr. Oscar (Crystal) is concerned, he had a little bit of a Bob Hope skit for about 3 minutes, but it was all worth it if you were going to compare the 2 hours we had to endure with the 2 co-hosts. as far as the Awards are concerned, there was one major hiccup. Hans Zimmer's "Dream is Collapsing" (Inception) for Musical Score was definitely robbed by Facebook's popularity. one of the lamest musical score to have ever won in the Oscar's. what were the judges thinking? Last edited by Pentaxor; 02-28-2011 at 05:05 PM.

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02-28-2011, 02:08 PM	#2
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Quote: Anyone else find the Oscars annoying? Can't say I do. Haven't watched it in years. Found it annoying then though.

02-28-2011, 02:22 PM	#4
GeneV Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Photos: Albums Posts: 9,830 Original Poster	Originally posted by Pentaxor I felt the same. although the movie titles gave me a little bit of a laugh especially if you put some meaning into it. Rabbit's Hole, Winter's Bone, and who can forget "How to pet your Dragon" . as far as Mr. Oscar (Crystal) is concerned, he had a little bit of a Bob Hope skit for about 3 minutes, but it was all worth it if you were going to compare the 2 hours we had to endure with the 2 co-hosts. as far as the Awards are concerned, the was one major hiccup. Hans Zimmer's "Dream is Collapsing" (Inception) for Musical Score was definitely robbed by Facebook's popularity. one of the lamest musical score to have ever one in the Oscar's. what were the judges thinking? Agree about the award for best musical score. There was not much to that score. @Jeff--this was the first I watched in many years. It was the only thing that would not make either me or the Mrs. leave the room--for a little while.

02-28-2011, 03:30 PM	#5
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Not really. If you have basic cable, you have PBS channels and some other stuff that prattles on about them between weather reports, but it's been worse in the past.

02-28-2011, 03:31 PM	#6
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	I did not watch cause I don't get the station/cable, but I would not anyway. Did get some shots of the area the day before, though.

02-28-2011, 03:58 PM	#7
Analog6 Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 7	Originally posted by JeffJS Can't say I do. Haven't watched it in years. Found it annoying then though. Ditto

02-28-2011, 04:07 PM	#8
Alan Bird Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Posts: 30	Why do they not just put an announcement of the winners in the press? Save a lot of time and money

02-28-2011, 05:23 PM	#9
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	Conservatives hate the Oscars.

02-28-2011, 06:10 PM	#10
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Originally posted by GeneV @Jeff--this was the first I watched in many years. It was the only thing that would not make either me or the Mrs. leave the room--for a little while. That doesn't speak very highly of the other programming. To me these awards shows are a lot of overrated self important people slapping each other on the back. Show me something original and I may watch to see if it wins anything. The last Good (recent) movie I watched was Avatar. Even that had a tired theme to it. It isn't just Oscar I snub, it's all of them. I doubt they care though. Back to your regular programming......

02-28-2011, 06:47 PM	#11
Pentaxor Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,513	sad thing about the Oscars is that they mostly pay attention to films that were shown at the last quarter of the year. honestly speaking, it is not about the best films that are being nominated or selected but rather hype films of the year-end. as if Social Network being nominated for Best Picture isn't bad enough for a biopic crap of the Facebook founder and no different from Martha Stewart's tell-tale. heck, Wall Street 2 was more deserving of a nomination.

02-28-2011, 07:43 PM	#12
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by JeffJS Can't say I do. Haven't watched it in years. Found it annoying then though. Originally posted by Analog6 Ditto ditto

02-28-2011, 08:35 PM	#13
Phil1 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,292	Generally a big yawn. I could handle only about 20 minutes and left the room. Hollyweed giving Hollyweed an atta boy is all. The annual life insurance and plumber's helper sales awards are about an equal. I only missed Charlie Sheen as an MC but he was busy taking inventory of his stable and maybe some artful Paris Hilton beaver shots on the red carpet. I thought for sure Bill Clinton and Rev Jesse Jackson might have a counseling booth set up in the Kodak foyer. I can reccommend The Kings Speech as a good history based film. (X language) Colin Firth was quite good in this and in the 1995 BBC series of Jane Austin's Pride and Predjudice. Happy Netflix

02-28-2011, 11:38 PM	#14
RawheaD Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 831	Absolutely disagree about best score. Hans Zimmer's score wasn't bad, for sure, but Trent Reznor's Social Network score was/is phenomenal. Obviously, it's no use arguing music because we'll never come to an agreement, but it's one soundtrack I'll be listening to for years. Can't say the same about the Inception soundtrack (I don't even own it :-P ) Also, Sarlette Johansson.

03-01-2011, 02:28 AM	#15
JACOBY Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PGH PENNA Posts: 340	I hate junk on tv. Never watched these yet not gonna start now in my old age.