Is anyone else NOT excited about the Oscars this year?

[DainBramaged]

I have no enthusiam for them this year. The line up of "best" seem to just suck this year. All the air seems to have been taken out of the buzz.

[lizerdbits]

1. The Oscars are coming up?

:boring:

[TZ]

6. Jon Stewart is hosting

I want to catch his opening monologue

[Cabcere]

20. Oooh yay, I love Jon Stewart!

:loveya: :bounce: :bounce: :hi:

[sarge43]

2. The only good thing about the Oscars

is the post game snarkage about clothes, behavior and all things tacky.

[triguy46]

3. I have not been to a movie since 1989. Guess my interest level.

Actually its rather high. For not having been to movies I love to read reviews of cinema and critical essays of the art. For not having been in a theater in nearly 20 years, there's a ton of good and some obscure movies that I'm able to discuss intelligently. I guess that is the same as a priest giving advice on marriage.

[bigwillq]

4. I can't wait to watch!

I love the Oscars! :bounce:

[qnr]

5. Never even notice them until the mediat starts talking about them afterwards. n/t

[bookworm65t]

7. poverty sucks

I was out of work most of last year, so I only saw one film.

[Bucky]

8. When I was a kid, it was a cool thing to watch... like the Wizard of Oz or Miss America pagents

It's a bit dreary now, for some reason. I'm sure it's just me getting old. But what's "in" or "cool" always changes.

[mitchum]

9. I could care less about them

[Shine]

10. I watch 'em every year, but for some reason this year ain't cutting it for me

probably b/c I haven't had a chance to see all the big contenders

Old Country for Old Men...or whatever it is
Atonement
There Will Be Blood
Sweeney Todd.

I'm a bit out of it this year, in other words. :(

[Fox Mulder]

11. What are these Oscars you speak of?

[DainBramaged]

16. .....

[femmocrat]

12. The only movie I saw last year was "Sicko". Is it nominated?

I don't even know who most of those actors are anymore.

Sometimes I watch the fashions on the red carpet.... that's about it, though.

[cbayer]

17. Yes, it is.

[KitchenWitch]

13. I am never really excited for them, especially since I live some 35 miles south of where they

are happening.

[kwassa]

14. I am never excited about the Oscars.

I don't see most of the films until they turn up a year or two later on cable.

Once upon a time, I was in the film business......

[Breeze54]

15. I couldn't care less....

It just doesn't interest me. It's a contrived, "OMG", fake moment, imho.

I'll be doing something else that night, I'm sure.

[ghostsofgiants]

18. The lineup for best picture this year is the best I've seen in a while.

I usually think their best picture nominees suck, haha.

That said: Fuck the Oscars.

[DainBramaged]

19. Transformers isn't included, therefore I shall not watch

:sarcasm:

[Common Sense Party]

21. Oscars, Grammies, Emmys, MTV Music Awards...yawn.

I ignore them all. It's all plastic and meaningless.

[DainBramaged]

22. True, but big for the local economy (the little people)

From caterers to dry cleaners to florists it is the Super Bowl.

[Common Sense Party]

23. And bless 'em all. I hope they make a bunch off the plastic people.

But I can live without 'em just fine.

[lligrd]

24. Isn't The Siegelman Special Going To Be Playing At The Same

time? No competition for me, if so. I love Jon but not enough to watch the awards. I do appreciate the fact that it lets me know which movies I should probably see though.