Oscars

[lynxreign]

So, I heard Jon Stewart sucked. I heard the whole thing was bland and boring and all the wrong movies won. Is this true? I couldn't be bothered to watch it myself, only tuning in for Charleeze Theron's extra-dress-on-her-shoulder and lots of plush penguins. Honestly, that and Dustin Hoffman's stoned performance are all I saw. That and Mr. Stewart looking like he was thinking "Is it over yet?" with his Desperate Housewives crack.

A sports commentator made the suggestion, and I like it, that instead of traditional oscars we change the selection process to a playoff format. I like the idea. They can be seeded by nominating vote strength. You can do an award show every few days that only takes an hour and drag it out for 3 or 4 weeks! And it'd still be more interesting!

Comments

[emmalyon.livejournal.com]

I think he was even in more than that...
I was surprised Brokeback Mtn didn't do better. The concensus amoung those I know who have seen it is that it is very good.

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

It won a bunch of major awards, though. Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. That's not bad.

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

Poor Dustin Hoffman.

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

Why?

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

He really seemed out of it when he presented for Adapted Screenplay. Bad enough that that's why I turned the TV off.

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

I think he goes to the show stoned out of his mind pretty much every year. Roommate's boyfriend theorized that the 36 Mafia were the first to roll a fat blunt at the Oscar's, but I said, dude, Nicholson's there every year, and he always wears his sunglasses. They are not the first.

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

I have no idea who the 36 Mafia are.
And there have likely been people high at the Oscars since the very first one.

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

They are rappers. They performed the song from Hustle and Flow that won for Best Song, "It's Hard Out Here (For a Pimp)."

You are quite likely right.

[head58.livejournal.com]

Was there interpretive dance for that one? Because that I'll watch!

(I kept misremembering the title as "It'a a Hard Knock Life (For a Pimp)" which is very amusing, to me at least)

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

for me too!

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

Sort of. There were lots of women who were supposed to be hookers dancing around, and some men wandering around. You both would have liked it, more than likely. :)

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

What's that crack supposed to mean? Are you suggesting head58 and I are the type to objectify women and hire hookers?! I've never made a hooker dance about to rap music in my entire life.

You know, I was going to go on about the supposed symbolism of the women dancing while the men wander, but it'd take more effort than I have to give today.

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

It means that you two are the type to appreciate scantily clad women dancing! That's all, I promise! Actually, the funniest moment in that bit was when I noticed that one of the women was wearing my socks. The knee-high rainbow stripe socks. I said something, and the roommate's boyfriend laughed and said, "So you're half-way to being a hooker, just get the rest of the outfit!"

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

You could knit it!

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

Bleh! 1. No, it was spandex or something. 2. NO! Why would I want to?

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

1. I suppose knitting Spandex is out of the question.

2. ... 'cause then you'd have the rest of the outfit? I mean if it goes with the socks...

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

1. Yeah.
2. Eh, it didn't really go with them, and it was kind iof a scary hooker outfit anyway.

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

Oh well. I hadn't taken into account that they might be badly dressed hookers. Sorry about that.

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

I think that song also exists, didn't Jay-Z do that one? And smapled the Annie Hardknock Life? And had cute street uschins singing it in the video? Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was Jay-Z.

[head58.livejournal.com]

That's probably why it is cross-wired in my head. Thank you!

[emmalyon.livejournal.com]

I may have dreamt it, but I swear there was a rap song that sampled "Hard Knock Life"...

[joncwriter.livejournal.com]

Jay-Z did it back in...er...1999? Why do I know this? Because I was at the record store and we played it INCESSANTLY. And I remember ordering a billion of the import singles of it. :p

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks!