tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19036888.post1828841663631813747..comments2023-09-22T00:18:44.726-07:00Comments on The Search For Mr. Adequate: Oscar Meyersusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452483784676528088noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19036888.post-47596790037771671092007-03-03T20:09:00.000-08:002007-03-03T20:09:00.000-08:00Oh boy -- Jack as Daddy Warbucks!!! You nailed th...Oh boy -- Jack as Daddy Warbucks!!! You nailed that one, Susan.<BR/><BR/>I didn't mind the Oscars so much. I actually enjoyed the film clips about writers, and Ellen was gently amusing (although admittedly not a ball of fire up there). I enjoyed seeing those ladies who looked absolutely fabulous (Reese W, JLo, Forrest's wife, and yes the omnipresent Helen Mirren -- the dress she wore was so flattering). I took guilty pleasure in mocking the ones who looked less than fabulous. (Yes, I'm talking to you, Meryl "Hippie" Streep - such a downgrade after seeing her in "Devil" with a terrific hairstyle and clothes. I also hated that huge awkward bow on Nicole Kidman's flame-red dress.)<BR/><BR/>Despite plentiful instructions in advance not to do so, most winners yanked "thank you" lists out of their pockets on stage. STOP THAT! Just say two original sentences from the heart and sit down.<BR/><BR/>Also, you winners who get all rapturous and start thanking God and/or Jesus for your trophy: There is a place to proclaim your faith, but I do not believe the Oscars stage is it.Anne D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03260726234117823644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19036888.post-23921607162150649092007-03-03T09:40:00.000-08:002007-03-03T09:40:00.000-08:00Be hopeful. At one point she didn't.Be hopeful. At one point she didn't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538488112857565959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19036888.post-69833242012321373932007-03-02T15:25:00.000-08:002007-03-02T15:25:00.000-08:00maybe i'm just jealous that Helen has a great husb...maybe i'm just jealous that Helen has a great husband!sssusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452483784676528088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19036888.post-33273084625116298002007-03-02T12:35:00.000-08:002007-03-02T12:35:00.000-08:00Susan, you got it right about the awfulness of the...Susan, you got it right about the awfulness of the Oscars telecast. In such an orgy of self-congratulation and ego-adoration, you really need the acid of a Johnny Carson or a Billy Crystal to cut through the saccharine. Ellen is just too nice for this job. Yes - Seinfeld for '08! (Actually, he could probably do quite well in the Democratic primaries.)<BR/> <BR/>Helen Mirren really is totally hot, but not because she has the bod to wear that dress. It's because she's a grownup woman; in technical terms, a mensch. There's nothing hotter than that. The sexiest part of the evening was her acceptance speech, in which she was gracious and civilized and self-possessed (as opposed to self-obsessed.) What a contrast with the mawkish confessional gushings of most of the American winners! Please! Tell it to your therapist!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538488112857565959noreply@blogger.com