The backdrop of Hollywood was beautiful thanks to Mother Nature and her dazzling display of snow tipped peaks of the local mountains outside the Los Angeles county line. As always, Hollywood Blvd. and Highland draped in red carpets, and the statues of giant Oscar's lined the walkway into the Kodak Theater. All seems worth the anticipation of the award show with the two youngest hosts in academy history! Let's begin...
First let's start with the arrival of the stars and play fashion police, without the dreaded Joan Rivers. The men always looks fairly decent, I mean how much can you really dress up a tuxedo, but what it comes down to is the face! Shaven, clean cut, and smooth makes my heart melt, and makes the men look like they actually cared to look good for one evening. Matthew McConaughey, Justin Timberlake, Robert Downey Jr., and Colin Firth, are some mentionables that looked dapper in suit. I was not too impressed with the bald-headed Geoffry Rush, but for his age and the legacy behind him in film, he pulled it off well enough. If you must pull off the five 'o clock shadow and sport the scruff, then whom better to wear it with a smile than Hugh Jackman! Dashing fellow, with a voice to sooth your soul, he did well with the look, but I know you'll agree when I say he still could have taken the extra five minutes to shave. And for the worst, I will nominate none other than Christian Bale! I didn't realize they allowed lumberjacks on the red carpet! Lastly, it was a nice surprise to see Billy Crystal jump up on stage later in the show, but honestly, I think he should stay away from anymore botox! I was shocked he could smile..
Okay, onto the gowns of the ladies. Personally, I loved Nicole Kidman's dress, but critics already are calling it a folded napkin. I thought she looked beautiful. Natalie Portman and her baby bump looked great, Halle Berry adorable as always, Annette Benning looked fabulous for her age, and Anne Hathaway with her seven wardrobe changes looked stunning! Some of the others worth mentioning in the category of looking amazing were Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Hudson with her sexy new figure, and Hillary Swank. However, with every good, there is a bad, and frankly there were quite a few! Helena Bonham Carter came dressed for a night with vampires, pulling the gothic look again, Scarlet Johannsen had a flowery frock that wasn't as appealing as I would expect from her and her bed-head hair did no justice to the look either! Cate Blanchett looked like she was wearing a chair, Mandy Moore was washed out by the color choice of her ensemble, and Gwyneth Paltrow looked like an anorexic barbie! Her straight locks, fake tan, and not so flattering dress also gave her a pasty look, and let's not forget to mention her vocals.. as she sang on stage later in the show, the performance was everything but good! She should not quit her day job! And was I really over anticipating too much? Correct me if I am wrong, but I half expected some of the "bigger names" to be at the ceremony, even if only as seat fillers! Where was Pitt, Jolie, Clooney, Depp, Nicholson, White, Streep? What about the Queen (Latifah) that is... Or Cruise? Very few of the older generation showed.
As for the show itself, overall, it was boring. With the execption of Celine Dion and her voice tributing the lost stars this past year, the iconic Bob Hope that was edited onstage to make you laugh, and the Staten Island 5th grade choir that ended the show with a promising message singing, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". During the show, most of the credit goes to Anne Hathaway for making the attempt to have fun, and acting excited when presenting the next guess presenter, but James Franco completely brought her down. His non-expressive attitude that so many say is apart of his charm, was anything but! With a few lousy jokes, this year's presenters were not worthy of Oscar showmanship. Well, there's always next year!
No comments:
Post a Comment