Feb 24 2008Oscar LiveBlogging! (Part III)

Jon Stewart is disappointing so far. Btw, what did you make of Francis Ford Coppola's Youth Without Youth? It didn't get very good reviews, but it's a more engaging film than many of those being given awards tonight. Here's an interesting discussion of the film.

Just let Seth and Jonah riff up there and give out the rest of the awards

Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill are great!

Transformers should have won the sound thing! The movie may not be that great, but NOTHING beats transforming sounds. What does Bourne have that's so great anyway? Screeching brakes?

And it didn't win the OTHER sound thing either. Bourne AGAIN. WTF?!

Now come on, 3:10 to Yuma had way better sound Editing than Sound Mixing.

Now don't you feel bad for not having seen la vie en rose?!

How come Michael Cera isn't at the Oscars?

Whoa! Never saw that coming, love her though,so cute

I agree Zsa! Yeah, can't we get Michael Cera to present an award? Then he could do some awkward thing when someone tries to hug him.

And the albino mermaid wins an award for turning herself into an ugly person. Or at least, that's what it looked like from the clips.

Wait, what is this horrible plug for the Wii? And I thought the iPhone one was bad.

First the iPhone, now the Wii? Let me guess, they got a skit where they play Guitar Hero.

"Hey young America, we're hip too!"

No intros for the film nominees this year?

Was that Colin Farrell's attempt at a joke?

I guess they couldn't convince Johnny Depp to sing Live, because "Sweeney Todd" killed all of these songs. yeah right, pun, very clever.

I don't know how they are targeting the Oscars at this year. Commercials have ranged from the cool young clothing line American Living at JC Penney to Oprah giving away one million dollars. That's right my friends, OPRAH!!! ONE MILLIONS DOLLLAAAAAAAAAARS! How's Tyra going to comete with that?

. . . and quick prediction. Heath Ledger gets the biggest applause for the "memento mori" segment. . .

Renee Z looks scarier everytime I see her

Renee Zellwegger, You Complete Me- in the pants!

For those of you keeping score at home. That's 3 Oscar's for Bourne part 3 and just 1 for Citizen Kane.

Omg, this is boring this yr. Boring dresses, Tilda, what was that?? Thought it looked like she wore the curtains and just ripped off an arm length. Guess someone had to pay for the writers strike so they threw in all those product placements. What is everyone drinking in Hollywood, I swear they are all getting pregnant one after the other.

Haha, The "Who Cares?" Hat-trick.

did you notice that the camera went to cameron diaz during nicole kidmans presenting? It was like a botox commercial: leatherface v. frozen face...

Can someone tell me why Bourne is winning awards? It's an action movie (I always thought Oscar hated those), the story is cliche, you can't see anything that's happening, and it's missing a lot of its color. Okay, I guess the last few seem Oscar-worthy. I believe I just answered my own question.

I'm finding this blog more interesting than the Oscars this yr. IWS should do this every year just to spice them up. I heard that Gary Busey pretty much attacked Jennifer Garner while she was being interviewed ha ha ha, she didn't even know who he was.

So Hitch was based on a true story?

And by "Hitch" he means of course Will Smith

SHUT UP OLD MAN SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP!!!

you should give a little more respect to the post production categories brother.

its lame when someone like robert boyle who has spent his life being talented is introduced and ends up thanking some untalented whore like nicole kidman

I think the old guy is gonna die right there on stage. Hey, that might win him another Oscar! It worked for lots of other people when they pretended to.

If I were him I'd just say "Thanks for waiting until I'm almost dead to give me this. Yeah, thanks a lot."

if you're still working at 98, you've seriously fucked up your life.

Oscar: say hello to Ebay!

Holy Shizznit. That is a crazy hailine it looked liked a giant capital M

Bah, I was rooting for "Mongol" for the foreign language film. I've never seen any of them of course (I'm American, duh), but that one looked cool. For the horde.

Oh god, ANOTHER Enchanted song?

were there no other films with music this year?

Fuck off with the singing! Goddamn.

no oscar for the white soul singer

Again with the Enchanted musics! Oy!

My people control the media. Made if I call in a few favors I can stop this happy horseshat.

Did people think I was serious with comment no. 24???

Am I going to have to add lol at the end of everything? lol

I watch stuff, the best liveblogging joke thus far was the Tom Cruise one!

Verne Troyer "Best animated short"

I agree with Oscar! Best joke so far!

good ol' big gay jon travolta...

Once in a while a good song like Blame Canada or that Eminem thing;every other year it's that god-awful Disney crap

Yeah John, we get it,you like to dance

Did Travolting spray his hair on this evening?

He tripped over his gay on the way to the podium.

Wow, so Enchanted didn't win best song.

Loved the Tom Cruise comment, made me laugh out loud literally. Seriously, I thought Enchanted was cute, but I was with the comment above, I was wondering if there weren't any other songs. Can't believe with all those songs nominated, they actually lost.

Yes! Go on the Irish!

women should be seen and not heard. ROFLMAO

I tink dot de Oirish shaddenta won 'cause they ain't rail payple! Truth!

They can put this on the DVD box for Enchanted: "Nominated three times for the same Oscar and we still didn't win."

Enchanted at the oscars is like the Buffalo Bills at the Super Bowl

woah woah, this is no forum for sports analogies.

And the woman gets to speak!

woah woah, this is no forum for sports analogies.

awww they let her speak anyway. good form.

Pog mo thon, #48.

Jesus, they shouldn't have let her speak.

Uh-oh, iWatchStuffGuy, they let the female out there again.

Not only that, but she just stole from Russell Crowe's speech a few years ago.

Why do they keep on cutting to Laura Linney? Is she the only one who has those "sympathetic" looks all the time? "Yes, I understand your hardship. Yes, you are old and you should get this honor." Polite nod, polite nod, watery eyes.

Ooo good! Arrogant, ugly stringy Cameron Diaz is here to numb the brain and sting the eyes.

Looking nice and manly, Cameron.

She looked like a tranny walking out there.

There will be blood is like the white stripes. Both a 2 piece band.

There will be blood is cinematography and acting. That's it.

You can't get any manlier than Hilary Swank

Oh no another tranny lookin actress. She did best when she was playing a guy lol.

Did I miss Brad Renfro?? Shouldn't he have been up there with Heath Ledger? Or did I actually miss them showing him? I hate seeing who's died, depresses the hell outta me. Glad to see most of them were old and lived long lives.

did they just shaft brad renfro? off the charts

Me too, IWS! I thought, "Oh no, not my RU-FI-OOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

LOLOLOLOLOL SWEET DREAMS BRAD RENFRO

@ 60

'That's it'? What more does a good film need?

/still cheering for No Country

11:03 - When they showed the scene from Hook, I was terrified Rufio died.

ahahaha, I love it! Hook, ftw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma0OWqjwm8Y

So Heath Ledger dies of an overdose and it's ok to show him but not Renfro? I'm upset over that, he was an awesome young actor and I've seen every movie he's been in. I can't believe they shunned him.

I busted a gut on the "Rufio" comment.

And would the Oscars be the Oscars without the sound of Amy Adams totally over-rated voice

So Roy Scheider doesn't make it on the In Memoriam part but Amy Adams opens her speech by mentioning Jaws. Naiiiice.

Don't think you missed Schnieder, I think they snubbed him too. Damn, the academy must be getting old if they're forgetting dead people in the tribute. Someone dropped the ball.

Roy Died in February. The cut off was January 31. Don't worry. You'll all forget and be hurt all over again, when he makes the cut next year.

amy adams has hairy arms and us soldiers are still faggier than cameron diaz

Joseph Smith is gay as Christmas. You'll win no wars with gay-folk.

I got mad respect for our soldiers but web 2.0 stuff belongs on the web.

Well Brad died before the cutoff, so were they just being rude??

man this bitch is fucking criz-azy. this is the funniest joke so far.

This is what happens when the kids from the AV club grow up.

Going for SiCKO.

I knew Sicko wouldn't win because it's too political.

Sicko wasn't very good, that's why it didn't win.

Piss off Moore.

*Was canonized at 11:17pm.*

Funniest Oscar moment? Stallone ramblin then cutting to Elton John with his There's Something About Mary hair!!!

Omg, how long is this show.? I think this yrs are one of the most boring, thought they would have come up with something awesome to make us forget all the crap we've been watching lately. God, someone run across the stage naked or even better, make Harrison jump by smackin him with the end of a whip, that would be fun. Damn he's looking old.

nice. tell your little sister that there's a future in stripping after all!

The death montage also forgot Charles Nelson Reilly, so think about that when you're squeezing your Diablo Cody pillow doll tonight.

Charles Nelson Reilly, for Pete's Christ!

No wonder she started writing. i wouldn't give that bitch money to take off her clothes.

"Superhuman" because she was an "X-men" right. . . shadow cat? Anybody?

Was Diablo Cody pouting as she left the stage? She looked like she was about the throw a small tantrum.

That Harrison Ford joke was not funny. AT ALL.

Superficial fails.

YAWN !

That woman named after the devil with the gaudy tattoo on her shoulder was gross.

Was Robert Goulet snubbed too?

Awww, they missed Charles too? He used to crack me up on Match Game and all his numerous movies. Now I have to run over to Superficial and see what I missed about Harrison. Is it my imagination or are he and Calista Flockhart looking more and more like each other?

What was up with the Oprah "hug" Juno director gave Juno? Totally not cool.

And the only saving grace for these adverts is I'm reminded of Jerri Blank every time that Raisin in the Sun one comes on.

dear johhny depp,
look less weird, immediately.
love,
normal

Tammy! You're right Flockhart was all wrinkly and stuff. I bet they share earrings on occasion.

Good, now that There will be blood got what deserves we can Let No Country For Old Men Kick ass the rest of the show!

Good night for the Irish. 2 whole wins. 2 more than the shitty English. Victory is ours!

Day-Lewis is English really.

I wish this site had chat, cause you guys are funnier than anyone I'd find in a normal chatroom,. I vote that I Watch Stuff guy should have to do this every Oscar show just to keep us all from falling into a coma.

I wish this site had chat, cause you guys are funnier than anyone I'd find in a normal chatroom,. I vote that I Watch Stuff guy should have to do this every Oscar show just to keep us all from falling into a coma.

walter matthau is the best thing i've seen all night.

Shut up Saint. He's Christy Brown, for God's sale. You can't be more Irish.

Tyler, I'm ACTUALLY Irish. I'm sitting in Ireland right now, typing this on an Irish keyboard. I know Irish when I see it.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

finally, payback for ignoring intolerable cruelty.

29 April 1957, London, England, UK IMDB Biography on Lewis

Thomas Anderson shoulda won. The Coens piss me off.

Instant Masterpiece. I'm happy now!

I'm glad I live on the west coast, at least there's time to watch something else on tv after this. God, I think I just want to go back to bed. Go Coens.

Good Night all, it's been fun !

Damn, who's drinking who's milkshakes now???!!!

Way to Go "No country for old men"

Hey Saint, me too. a/s/l? Let's meet for homo lovin'

now, the question is: do i wake up my fiance to tell her she was right on all her picks, or do i let her sleep peacefully, as she has work in the wee hours?

fuck it. HEY

The official afterparty is at iSketch, the movie room of course!!!

Dear Coens,

Smile - give your faces a goddamn holiday, douchebags.

Sincerely...

This is the first time I can remember watching the Oscars and it actually ended early. Guess that's what happens when the writers have a week to put the show together. Guess I'm going back to my boring web surfing, this has to be the most fun I've had watching the Oscars. Hope ya do it again next yr.

isketch?

Yeah, Thanks to I Watch Stuff for making this fun!

Thanks, peace.

Cohens need to lighten up a bit.

This has been great - good night all!

Uh, Tammy, it didn't end early. The Oscars are always scheduled for 3 hours. This one ran 3:15, 3:20. And frankly, the material was awful this year. Victim of the writer's strike, perhaps.

isketch isn't Mac-friendly

Did you notice how Roman Polanski was snubbed in the Best Director montage? Complete and utter bullshit is what that is!

This is officially the only time I have ever watched the Oscars all the way through. And I would have switched it off a hundred times if it weren't for this blog. Thanks for the laughs, guys!

So long everybody! You're all gay for watching the Oscars! GEE AY WHY GAY!

Hey, fuck you fuckers. The room's already full.

See I was so bored I didn't even remember when I started watching, but now that I think of it, guess it did go over. Damn, thought this yr would be different. That's what happens when you get out of bed and the only thing on is the Oscars lol. Guess they snubbed Polanski cause he's not "Hollywood" and I'm still pissed they snubbed Brad, so why not a director? Assholes lol.

A few comments:

Stewart shoulda been funnier.

Really, really, really, glad the song from Once won, those Enchanted numbers were some of the worst things I've ever heard, WTF!?!

Bourne sweeping the technical awards is kinda the Boring Ultimatum, what a joke. Esp. in the editing catagory where No Country and Blood were far superior.

I really liked No Country, but if I had to choose There Will Be Blood was a better crafted film that took more chances and gave the audience more rewards.

Same goes for the directing Oscar, Coens are cool, but PTA deserved that one, and you could see his reaction was one of "what do I have to do to win one of these things" He did more with less (apart from Daniel Day), and shoulda been awarded as such.

Best part of the night was Seth and Jonah. I felt bad for Ford having to give the Oscar to some ex-stripper who wrote a half-assed screenplay full of gimmicky catch-phrases. Transformers got screwed, and John Stewart was utterly lame. The inclusion of plugs for the iphone and wii seemed really out of place. Bring back Robin Williams as host! The opening monologue was the worst I've ever seen!! What the hell does politics have to do with movies - despite buddy's talk show that nobody watches anymore!?

^what the guy above me said^

Roy Scheider was "dissed" in the obits because he died in February - the commemorate up to 1/31/08.

Brad Renfro on the other hand....that's just a little cold.

I found this site via thesuperficial.com and apart from the humor in the entry itself, I am quite nearly peeing myself laughing at the additional comments.

You guys are absolutely hilarious! I'm looking forward to more...

thx.

Seth and Jonah really are funny as hell - if you're a young male fat jew with an afro, which sadly I'm not.

10:05 Thanks for staying up while I snuggle down in my soft, warm bed.

10:09 Turns out that behind every great man is an even greater woman.

10:24 Better foreign presenter would have been the “I can believable” guy.

11:09 Why don’t they list the soundtracks I would actually listen to in my
car? Give me something I can use.

11:24 Harrison Ford flew the Kessel Run in under 3 parsecs. Bite me.

11:35 They should just go ahead and give Daniel Day Lewis some blank
Oscar statues. He can have the plates engraved later.

11:43 What’s-His-Nuts never directed. He dated Mischa Barton and plays
in some band.

I was annoyed with Roy not being mentioned, in fact I was hanging for him at the end. But no, Heath ends it and no Scheider. I didnt catch the dates at the start but I assume it was the date of the awards and not like a month or so earlier.

How can you forget Roy!!?? Its aggravating. Oh well.

the Oscar Obit timeframe runs until January 31 of a given year - Roy died in February - you will see him next year.

As for Renfro, is it limited to Academy members? There's a decent chance he wasn't one.