The Oscars

[Alex]

Overall a very boring show, especially once it really bogged down in the second half.

The clip jobs were mostly ok though (Morris's was amazing; Mann's was horrible).

Can't really complain about any of the winners, even when I disagree. I haven't seen The Lives of Others yet, but someone whose taste I have a lot of trust in thinks it is one of the best movies he's seen in recent years (and he did also like Pan's Labyrinth) so I'm confident it is worthy.

Ellen did a nice introduction but everything after that could have been dropped without any real impact. I liked the way she dressed throughout the show but didn't really notice anybody else's clothes.

The 8 o'clock hour was mostly focused on watching The Amazing Race but I still managed to catch the big moments of that hour.

Mostly though, I'm reminded why I rarely watch the actual show. It is just as good to wait until morning and read the winners list online. Also, stop telling the nominees not to read a paper since thta just means they'll waste 5 seconds telling us that they're going to read off paper anyway. Finally, don't thank your fellow nominees. That makes no sense. Acknowledge them, sure, but thanking them is just stupid Ms. Mirren.