But there were some insurmountable obstacles that even the most perfect host couldn't fix. The show is still, always, and forever, just too damn long. It's time to bite the bullet and dump a lot of the awards that frankly no one really cares about. The show isn't an over-bloated spectacle because of the length of the acceptance speeches (and cutting them short with the theme from Jaws, really?), or even the musical numbers or dearly departed tribute. It's because of the overly long list of awards. The most avid film geeks could watch such "technical" awards online. The Golden Globes manages to get it all done, both television and film awards, in three hours, and that's still too long.
Four hours is just ridiculous, Oscar. Enough, already. We're just tuning in for the stars and outfits anyway. I did like the Channing Tatum/Charlize Theron Fred and Ginger routine, however. And congrats to Jennifer Lawrence, DDL, Ben Affleck, etc.
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Living, as you know, in the land of ice and snow, we were without electricity for the 24 hours around the Oscars. Despite having had a career in theater, I did not feel deprived. Since we seldom have the money to go to the movies, the only film we've seen at the time it was released was "Life of Pi," which we thoroughly enjoyed. Absent the financial challenges we would definitely have seen "Les Miserables" as well. Too long a ceremony? I have friends who would relish a six-hour version, others who, like me, will settle for a drink beside the woodstove and a good book of poems read by candle light, the wife with a good novel nearby, a cat for each and the snow falling soundless.
I was raised and still am a movie/pop culture buff, so I usually tune in for these things, but four hours was too long. As for the movies, the only ones I saw in the theater this year were animated. I don't actually mind that, as those sorts of visuals look best on a big c=screen. The other films I'd like to see - Les MIs, and other more "gown-up" fare, I can wait for when they hit cable. Your cat/wife/woodstove combo sounds like a fun evening : )
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