I am suspending my usual Monday
morning quote in order to post a few notes I took from last nights Academy
Awards.
Stay tuned for tomorrow when I silence my own voice and opinion in
order to listen to wisdom in the words of others.
But today, let the opining begin!
- Bill Crystal seemed off, didn’t he? Except
for the opening bit. I kind of liked that one.
- Way to go Octavia Spencer!
- The editing categories got the
shaft, like they always do.
- Emma Stone was actually kinda funny.
- James Earl Jones should do more
voice-overs.
- Maybe one or two of the best picture
nominees will actually matter in the long run (meaning that the best movies are
mostly certainly not always nominated).
- Warrior
and Another Earth would have been in
my top ten nominees for best picture.
- I think The Tree of Life was better than The
Descendants and probably The Artist,
but I haven’t seen it yet.
- What was up with all the Ellen
commercials?
-
I enjoy film, but the Oscar show
itself always underwhelms me. I am less inclined each year to watch.
- Robert Downey Jr. should be on
Saturday Night Live more.
- Johan Hill should not even have been
nominated for best supporting actor.
- Just once, I want someone to wear a
dress from Target or Kohl’s.
- Not that he was my choice, but I
thought Clooney had best actor locked in, although I’m not surprised at
Dujardin.
- If we went back to only five best
picture nominees, here’s who I would pick: The
Artist, The Descendants, The Help, Hugo, and The Tree of Life.
- I think Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close got the nomination only because
it's related to 9/11.
- Is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo really THAT good?
- Congrats to The Artist for best picture. I haven’t seen it yet but me thinks maybe
a little nostalgia played into the decision? But maybe it was really that good. I'll let you know.
- Tough choice for best actress. I
hope it was too close to call and that there was a mutiny in the back room
where the Academy meets, with the Meryl Streep fans muscling out the Michelle
Williams and Viola Davis fans.
How about you? Share your own thoughts?
3 comments:
Only one thing to add to this Scott: Go see Tree of Life immediately! It is life-changing. It is -- and this may come off as hyperbolic, but I assure you I'm being completely honest and truthful -- the greatest film ever made. Nothing like it has ever been done.
Dave -
I've seen it and I own it on Blu-ray! I agree, it's fabulous!! I saw it in the theatre with Katie. I had actually been stalking it until it finally showed here in KC.
I see how my note could indicate that I have not not seen it. It's THE ARTIST, actually, that I have not seen.
How's the ordination process going?
Hey Scott, that's awesome. Glad to hear. I'll send you an email to let you know about the ordination process. Hope y'all are doing well! And Congrats on Katie's new book -- I look forward to reading it! Peace.
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