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He started with a great monologue, had a hilarious taped
segment in a Magic Johnson theater, and dispensed some
off-the-cuff remarks that were often better than the prepared
material. Three great jokes: "The A'ights," the Bush-at-Gap
analogy, and Rock's "accountants" waiting for Sean Penn.
Adam Sandler & "Catherine Zeta-Jones"
Though slightly contrived, this back-and-forth play on those
droll Oscar introductions was a comic high point amid some
otherwise bland presenters.
Johnny Carson Tribute
In a beautiful montage, we saw why the King will never be
topped in wit or stage presence.
Deserving Screenplay Winners
"Sideways" and "Eternal Sunshine" were perhaps the most
deserving winners of the night. It's just too bad they weren't
victorious in other categories.
Beyonce
What she has to do with a French boys' choir or Josh Groban
I'll never know, but she put on quite a show.
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Though it didn't completely flop, this new "method" of giving
Oscars away in the audience or onstage like a beauty pageant
was wholly unnecessary. What did it save, like 10 seconds?
Eliminate the meandering lifetime achievements instead.
Predictability
Though the chance for surprise was there, this was the second
consecutive year in which all of the major races were foregone
conclusions. When the only gasp comes from "The Motorcycle
Diaries" winning Best Original Song, there's a problem.
Sean Penn
Can he not take a joke? When Chris Rock remarked early in
the broadcast that Jude Law was appearing in too many
movies, Penn reacted like the host was cutting up SAG cards.
Pre-Show Nonsense
It's becoming more than a joke. It's just plain awful. Do we
really need Star Jones, Joan Rivers, George Bush's cousin,
Roger Ebert, and a host of other riff-raff making smalltalk on
the way into the theater? It's almost like an assembly line;
you can see handlers guiding people from endless
microphone to microphone.
Martin Scorsese, Oscar Snubbee
Though he may not have deserved it this year, it's a shame
he still doesn't have a golden statuette on his mantle.
