Some thoughts about the Oscars...

Since at least half of my time on this blog is spent reviewing movies…I thought that I should offer some opinions about what took place tonight at The Academy Awards.

Here goes:

First of all, I think Chris Rock did a great job hosting the show. He was funny and was not afraid to make fun of the “stars”…always a good thing. In fact, my only complaint is that there was not enough Chris Rock. If (former hosts) Billy Crystal and the atrocious Whoopi Goldberg can come out and sing and do a stand-up routine…then Rock should have been allotted at least another 5 minutes to perform. But he did a great job and hopefully will be asked to host again next year.

I am thrilled that Million Dollar Baby won so many awards. It is an awesome movie…far superior to The Aviator and Ray. Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank and my main man Clint Eastwood did awesome jobs and are richly deserving of the awards they received tonight.

The people that run the show need to make up their minds….do they or do they not want people to give acceptance speeches? I would be happy if they outlawed the speeches altogether, but I doubt that will ever happen. But I felt bad for some of the “less important” winners tonight that only received half the amount of time to talk that Mr. and Mrs. Big Shot movie star received. I mean these people have family and friends to thank too. Personally, I would prefer that they stop televising all the boring awards and just show the important things…this could shorten the show to only an hour in length. And PLEASE, PLEASE get rid of the Lifetime Achievement Award. No one knows who these people are anyway. If they insist on keeping it, at least rename it the “We Think You Might Die Soon and You’ve Never Won Anything Else” award…a more accurate reflection of the award’s purpose.

Sean Penn is an idiot.

And finally, the greatest moment in Academy Awards history happened tonight. It was a moment that will be talked about for decades to come. It occurred when Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek stood side by side presenting an award. It was a glorious moment in Oscar history that I will not soon forget. In fact…forget Chris Rock…Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek should co-host the show next year.