Thursday December 07, 2006

Oscar Takes 2004

SALINE, MICHIGAN  FEBRUARY 29, 2004

Another year of suffering through these Hollywood award presentations. 

- First off, can we cease referring to the Super Bowl halftime debacle as "Nipplegate"?  Dude.  And how about retiring all '-gates'?

- Johnny Depp and Frodo-boy Elijah Wood somehow picked up permanent English accents, and Wood is starting to look freakishly like a hobbit.

 

- Eventhough Tim Robbins didn't drop his liberal crap on us he is still brutal.

- Billy Crystal's opening produced bit was pretty funny.  He did half of it buck naked.  The baseball purist Crystal twice took shots at Pete Rose, including a long rant at the end of his Seabiscuit tribute. His imitation of Robin Williams midway through the show was hilarious.

- We saw Lost in Translation last year.  Jess loved it; I left the theater confused (i.e., what the hell just happened?).  Bottom line, Bill Murray was good and of course is hilarious so we were rooting for him.

- I've yet to see The Long of the Rings: Return of the Long, but I'm going to make time.  As Arch warned, it looks like I'll need a lot of time.

 

We look forward to next year as Chris Rock hosts, and it is hoped we'll see some better movies. Speaking of comedy, we're looking forward to the comedy of Kathy Griffin, but no so much everyone else including Joan and Melissa Rivers, Star Jones, Nancy O'Dell, etc., etc., etc.