I tried to watch the Academy Awards last night... just for a minute.I was curious to see Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as co-hosts, but their material was pretty underwhelming, and frankly, I think other than the "stabs" at Meryl Streep (at least these were in the front), and some kind of George Clooney inside joke, I was pretty clueless about what was funny.
And I thought Jeff Bridges [pictured at left] was Kris Kristofferson.
Of course, Matt Damon was there, and I would watch him make breakfast....preferably for me.
Heh.
*twirls*
I hadn't seen any of the nominated movies. Not one.
I feel un-American. I know I'm not doing my job as an American consumer.
Blog readers: Come on now, surely you have seen The Blind Side?
Me: Nope. I just might be the only person in the free world who hasn't seen it, but I haven't.
*hangs head in shame*
Blog readers: What about Avatar?
Me: What about it?
BTW: My friend Jane, who has been known to make some rather illogical statements in the twenty plus years I have known her, told me this:
Jane: Harriett, if you don't see Avatar --- why -- that's like living in the late nineteenth century and refusing to see the French Impressionists.
Me: Really, Jane?
Jane: Really.
Me: Well, the New Yorker called it Smurf porn. Doesn't make me wanna see that in 1-D, much less 3-D.
Jane: So short sighted.
Me: I take it that is not a pun.
Jane waved me away -- like a bad odor or an annoying ninth grader wishing to tell me how many points he scored on his marathon weekend playing Halo.
Blog readers: I don't think they score points.
Me: Whatever.
Anyway, David, expectantly, turned on the Oscars and thought he might be entertained.
We weren't.
Of course, as I have told my friends over the years -- I haven't been impressed with the Oscars since Ghandi beat out E.T. for best picture in 1982.
Blog readers: Are you kidding me?
Me: Nope. I couldn't' believe it either.
*shrugs*
You've never even seen Up? It's Pixar, everybody loves Pixar. And Up is definitely one of their best.
ReplyDeleteYou should watch Up in the Air. I hear you like things that are well-written....
ReplyDeleteI READ The Blind Side. Does that count?
ReplyDeleteGet out of my head, Gillham! I was going to blog about how the Oscars have gotten to be a lot like going to someone else's company awards banquet. Everyone is there to congratulate themselves on work that I (and many other people [Has anyone actually seen Hurt Locker?]) have never seen. BORING.
ReplyDeleteThe only one I have seen is CRAZY HEART. There isn't much story but I love it that Jeff Bridges sings his own stuff. You already know how I feel about Ryan Bingham. Good acting, fun music.
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Ghandi! I saw E.T. when I was 4 years old, and it scared me. Actually, I'm still scared.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen The Blind Side either and I live in Baltimore! *bends head in shame*
ReplyDeleteThe problem is my hubby has a 2 hour rule when it comes to movies in the theater. He won't go and sit and watch any movie over 2 hours. Well, that rules out about every movie now! And we just never get to the video store. Yep, movies and me don't go hand in hand. I just watch for the ridiculous amount of money the clothes and jewels cost which could feed a 3rd world country :P
I barely go see anything in theaters anymore. I netflix everything, for the price of one movie at the theater I get to see 3 at home.
ReplyDeleteI watched the first twenty minutes of the Oscars just to see all the pretty or heinous dresses. :)
I mistook Bridges for the KFC Colonel...
ReplyDeleteYeah, haven't watched the Oscars in years and the fact I hardly watch movies anymore helps me NOT tune in. Though I did see Hurt Locker but only because hubby insists on buying/renting himself these crazy emotional and oftentimes bizarre movies he knows I won't be interested in watching and then waits for me to settle down on the couch all nice and comfy with a book or laptop before he pops one in and eiher I'm forced to watch along with him or move my lazy butt up to a less comfy but movie free area. Hence my viewing of Hurt Locker. Gotta say it was violent and heartbreaking but overall a good movie, deserving of it's accolades...