--Steve Martin is becoming the best part of the Oscars. Anyone who has heard his stand-up routine from the late-1970's knows that he's a brilliant comedian, and the Oscars proved that he's still capable of winning an audience.
--I don't agree with the winners in the main categories, nor do I care enough about the Oscars to hold any grudges against the choices. It's all about politics, and as soon as we realize this the sooner we'll turn the channel to "The Man Show" on Comedy Central
How else can ANYONE explain why Peter O'Toole had to wait over 40 years to receive ONE, and why Martin Scorcese, Robert Altman, and Glenn Close haven't won a single statuette?
--U2's "Hands That Built America" is one of their weakest songs. That's just my opinion, so I have no qualms in saying it didn't deserved Best Song. Eminem's 'Lose Yourself" was a huge hit, one of his best offerings, and touched more people than the chamberistic, drone of U2's "...America". The Oscar usually goes to slow, promenading, ballad (Streets of Philadelphia) or a Disney pop song, so hearing a rap song win was a breath of fresh air.
--Michael Moore's speech was uplifting for anyone prone to disagree with Governor Bush. For a country so divided over the war it was odd that his remarks were met with so much hatred. Just two weeks ago the entire nation....heck....the entire WORLD was bitterly divided over whether killing Iraqis was a viable solution to the problem, and then suddenly everyone appeared to change sides just because "our boys....ie troops" were risking their lives. Are we all too stupid to realize that dissent from war is different than dissent from supporting the troops? Are we?
His speech was blunt and direct, which is exactly what it needed to be. We are at war. This isn't a skip thru the park....this is people's deaths, people's lives. This is something that SHOULD give birth to passion and directness. Michael's points were all truthful.....non-fiction to use his term, and those points cannot be denied. They CAN be booed, they CAN be silenced by sheepish conformists, but that CANNOT be denied.
Adrien Brody and several other individuals made elloquent statements, pussy-footed their way around, and appealed to the middle of the road. They're comments were vague and usually resulted in a one word summarization, "Peace". Let's have peace, bring us peace, no war is peace....blah blah blah. We all know that peace is preferable, so does it matter if we hear someone say that theory is a calm, monotose manner? NO. So why are we surprised that most people applauded that delivering?
Moore was the slap in the face that Americans needed. He was confident, he was brash, he was sure of himself. His stature, his delivery will encourage more dissent and empower people like you and me to question our leadership. Something that people today appear to have forgetten about.
Viva Moore, Viva Taco Bell, viva U2, viva Claritan (it really does work!), and viva "viva", because without Spanish words that illicit rage, what else do we have?
I thought Chicago was very deserving - a splendid film.
Dear god how could you think that nose and those eyebrows are hot? 
I swear she could stuff an entire apple in there no problem! It annoyed me that her hair was dripping over her eyes and that she was chewing gum too.....sometimes she looks beautiful, but most of the time she just bugs me. 
i don't really find day-lewis all that attractive, to tell you the truth...i just really like him as an actor...
