bkev said:
That was a lot of fun, yeah. Very well done, and the visuals that accompanied it were a pretty good if unoriginal montage.
Yep. 50 years, only two awards and...we get some film clips sporadically cut together cropped and re-scored and remixed. At least they decided to do something worthwhile and invite Dame Shirley. ;) The rumor was that the producers had wanted to have all 5 original actors and that other guy onstage but obviously they have no idea how much a certain Scot still has reservations.
edit: Seriously, what is up with all the Williams cues tonight? I mean I love him but... is it like this every year?
Yes, but there were less than usual. The usage of the Jaws theme as the playing off music for winners was both too obvious and rather distasteful.
I don't know if this year was good or bad to be honest. Seth was good to a point but the majority of the jokes were not the greatest. He was at his best when making off the cuff asides. BUT ENOUGH WITH THE MUSICAL NUMBERS!!! Musicals being great this decade? What were they smoking? If they dropped all the bad musical numbers the show would have been way under time and far more enjoyable.
I didn't think there was much of a clear winner tonight. Argo got Best Picture but it wasn't the greatest movie to begin with. Lincoln's many nods were as safe as the film itself. The only tough races to call were the ones with no clear winners-Supporting Actor, Director, and many of the technical production categories.
Still...19/24....heh. My prediction ratio is still pretty good. I thought with all the Armour nods that there might be a major award somewhere.