I had not seen any of the nominated pictures this year. I had not seen any movie this year or probably the five years before this. As such, I thought I was perfectly qualified to write about the Academy Awards. Why, because the night really doesn’t matter about the movies at all.
Oh sure, the gold statues are given to the winners and in a couple of days whether you won or lost will make a big difference in their box office numbers. But the show is all about the dresses, the jokes or lack of them and the dresses. So let’s talk about dresses.
Not Charlize Theron, but definitely Amazonesque
Amazon looking Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron reminded me of Brigitte Neilson in that white Amazon dress, mamma mia. Catherine Zeta-Jones, not a fan of the gold dress, but she can rock a potato sack. Nice to see a woman look like a woman. Ann Hathaway looked like she put on a pink kitchen apron but there was definite side boobage, so I will give her props for that. The distraction of Jane Fonda’s extreme yellow dress was matched only by the distraction of how much work she’s had done on her face. That being said, she looked phenomenal.
I swear I do not get America’s love affair with Ryan Seacrest. He’s so bland, he’s not sexy and what the hell is that hair? Speaking of faux celebrities, watching the red carpet, I realized I don’t know the names of any of these people. I know most of them are reality show people who have no talent other than being famous, but is that really a talent? Why do we care? I don’t, at all.
Halle Berry walking out for the Bond tribute with the dazzle of the black and silver gown against the red background was WOW. The red carpet didn’t really do it justice, the stage did.
not a good look…ever.
Unfortunately with everyone having a stylist, the days of the really fun dress mistakes are nearly over. These actresses may not look wonderful, but very few look really bad. Too bad that can’t be said for the rest of the telecast.
Andrea
02/25/2013
I hadn’t watched in years and was subjected to the red carpet much to my annoyance this year. but I don’t remember it being this bad. I mean, it was always about the dresses and interviewing the celebs and all and I don’t honestly mind that, but this year was like whoa. they picked apart every tiny detail on and on and on, and you really didn’t meet the celebs all that much. was it always like that? and you’re right. the closest we got to a crazy dress was KStew’s crutches.
Kath
02/25/2013
it’s really awful how every detail goes under a microscope and by “talent” who could use makeovers themselves. and how is KStew popular? She seems like a miserable, snotty, punk, low-class bitch. I’m sorry, did I say that out loud?
Andrea
02/25/2013
hah! you’re spot on. I don’t get it either.
brahm (alfred lives here)
02/25/2013
I had seen several of the moves — loved Lincoln — but the award show was painful, and could have been done in 2 hours. Endless production numbers and stupid banter are painful….
Kath
02/26/2013
yes, painful. It makes you think that these actors are only good at one thing.As for good writing, well that almost never happens on the Oscars.