The Oscars

Alright - my public is clamoring for this. So without further ado....the Oscars:

1. It was boring. The Oscars usually go long, we know that, but this time it seemed like all the Hollywood was left out of it. A lot of the presenters weren't celebrities - I know they are probably people w/o whom Hollywood would cease to function, but sorry, this night is about the stars. There were too many montages, and they all went too long. I have no idea what they were for, except the dead person one, and that seemed to be lacking something, too (I think the audience was asleep by then, so there was no one left to really applaud or something).

2. Having the nominees stand up at the beginning was cheesy, and you could tell they thought so too.

3. I like Ellen. But I don't think she was the right choice for this. It wasn't her fault the show was dumb this year, though.

4. Favorite Ellen moments: when she said hi to Leonardo DiCaprio so the camera would show him and she thought the ladies would like that (I had just said that if I was the host I would say hi to the hot guys just so the camera would show them - go me!), when she had Steven Spielberg take her picture with Clint Eastwood for her MySpace page, and when she commented on the bigness of Penelope Cruz's dress (it needed to be said).

5. When the tumbler people first summersaulted into Oscar, I thought, 'What the heck cheesy artsy thing was that?' But then they came back and did the Happy Feet one, which was cute, and then the others were good, too. I liked that they spaced them out the way they did. And it was cool that they ended with 'The Departed,' and that was the one that won.

6. Martin Scorcese is now tied with Three 6 Mafia for number of Oscar wins.

7. 'The Departed' is the only Oscar contender that I've seen this year, but it's really good, so I'm glad it won. Plus also it made me feel like I knew something. (Review coming soon.)

8. Where were all the dresses? I feel like I didn't see many this year. Maybe I just don't remember them cuz they were nothing spectacular. (Review coming soon.)

9. Something seemed off with Clint Eastwood. I hope he's okay.

10. As the night dragged on, I clung to the hope that when George Clooney came on, he would make it all worth my while by being his charming self. Unfortunately, not even he lived up to my expectations.

11. Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is a little dude.

12. I liked that Abigail Breslin had her stuffed Curious George with her.

13. Will and Jada looked really cute beaming when Jaden was on stage.

and now for the highlight of the night:

Will Ferrell and Jack Black - A few years ago they sang the wonderfully entertainingly memorable 'You're Boring.' I still have that performance on a tape somewhere. So when I saw Will Ferrell sitting by the piano about to sing, I was happy. And then he started singing, and I was so happy. And then...And then came Jack Black. That made me so very very happy! :) Who woulda thought that could make me smile so much? They need to sing every year. It makes me so happy when they do. (Oh, and John C. Reilly was good, too, it's just that Will and Jack have that chemistry and that history.) It was so happy. Yay Will and Jack!