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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 10:58 am
George is perfection!! Loved Jon Stewart and also thrilled that Crash won! I thought Ben Stiller was hilarious. It's expected that he's going to be over the top ... he was & it was funny! Favorite actress & dress : Selma Hayek
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:01 am
George makes me drool.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:14 am
He was very funny in the post-Oscar interviews if anyone saw any of them. He has a great sense of humor.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:14 am
The green man thing didn't do it for me.. or maybe had it not lasted so long? Jon was, yeah, a'ight but not A'ight!!! Lauren Bacall touched me as well.. must have been hard being the last of her crowd and watching (I well remember my aunt voicing just how lonely it was for her to be the last of her generation in the family, at church and so on.. I loved an interview with the 3-6 crew .. or one of them, and the Nashville connection was mentioned and Reese Witherspoon's win and he quickly brought up that Dolly Parton was also a friend from Tennessee. When they won, Dolly looked geniunely delighted, though I'm sure she would have loved winning it this time. I also loved Dolly, getting the crowd to sing along and I loved the big Jack Nicholson grin on his face as he started clapping in time to the music. George just has the best eyes and smile combination going! Nice voice, too. Loved it when someone asked about his Aunt Rosemary being happy for him in heaven and he said no, in their family they's misbehaved and all would do time in purgatory and that's where Rosie was, watching..
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:15 am
Yep, absolutely droolable!! 
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:16 am
Gorgeous - the best - and not a botox shot in sight!!!!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:41 am
I'm also on the Jon Who bandwagon... Never seen Stewart's show, so keep forgetting his name. But I thought he was wonderful. I LOVE his dry wit, and he's not a slapshtick type, so it kept things rolling with a bit more dignity. And his digs were sharp, clear, and 100 percent on the money. Plus he's not too bad on the eyes... Loved him! Wasn't too sure how he went over with the audience tho. Got the feeling they didn't quite no what to make of him. LOL. My fave hosts are Whoopie and Billy, and my least fave (shudder) is Letterman. Can't stand him at all. Blech.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:41 am
Do I smell George doing the Cary Grant bio some day in the future? Both are the very definition of suave.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:42 am
Oh and I'll bet there's a botox shortage in L.A. today. 
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:56 am
What is this world coming to when a song like "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" wins an Oscar. What a disgrace. I think those Mafia guys showed an unbelievable amount of disrepect. This was the Academy Awards, for goodness sake! Leave the backwards baseball hats, baggy pants and untied shoes at home.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 12:08 pm
I think it's wonderful that "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" won the Oscar. The song was absolutely, appropriate for the movie, Hustle & Flow. As for how they dressed, if they had worn tuxedo's it wouldn't have been who they truly are. I don't find that disrespectful at all. Their exuberance in winning showed everyone just how important the Oscar was to them. And it was a wonderful thing to see!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 12:25 pm
It might (or might not) be interesting to see this list of Worst Academy Awards Winners if only because I think Crash will be on that list one day. It's really hard to believe that Rocky beat out Network, Taxi Driver, and All the President's Men; that Kramer vs. Kramer beat out Apocalypse Now; and that Oliver! beat out The Lion in Winter and un-nominated 2001: A Space Odyssey. And Vertigo, one of the greatest films ever, wasn't even nominated!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 12:25 pm
I totally disagree with you Bandit.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 12:27 pm
I think it's absolutely phenomenal that the band, Three 6 Mafia, won the Oscar. The song was 100% spot on for the movie. And if you paid attention, the words were changed quite drastically. Three 6 Mafia spent a lot of time rewriting the lyrics to the rap, so that they wouldn't "offend" anyone (and to satisfy the producers of the show). Even the hook was changed, and the hook was a key part of the song in the movie. Three 6 Mafia dressed appropriately for their role at the Oscars. They are not movie stars, nor should they pretend to be. I seem to recall that Frances McDormand didn't do the starlet thing either... did you dis her for not "dressing appropriately"? (Anyways, who sets the "appropriate" standards? I think it's better to be who you are, and comfortable, than to be something you are not.)
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 12:35 pm
With regards to Jon Stewart I thought he was spot on with most of his bits. He just had a total dud of an audience.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 12:48 pm
I am torn about the Mafia guys wearing baseball hats, etc instead of tuxes. Like why couldn't they wear tuxes? It isn't their nature? Is it the nature of everyone else? I also don't get that everyone seems to think they have more exuberance than the other winners. How so? I think they were all exuberant. Also is it weird that they had to change the song? I mean didn't it win as it was? Seems like there is something odd/off with that. I mean either take the song as is or forget it...
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 12:56 pm
they couldn't sing the song the way it was because it would have offended more the very people that are hating on them now ...
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:03 pm
Hehehe... I just heard that the IRS is expecting every Oscar presenter (who received the $100K goodie basket) to pay taxes on said $100K. Hehehe. And Jules, I didn't mind some of the changes. But I had to laugh when they changed "b**ch*s" to "witches" during the "hook." Um, hello? Nope, ya changed the intent of that phrase! Too funny! (I think they were changing some of the words in order to avoid excessive bleeps. Of course, they ended up bleeping anyways! )
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:04 pm
I saw footage this morning of Three 6 Mafia being interviewed last night as they were about to go into a post-Oscar party. It could have been the Governor's Ball or something after that. They had changed into completely different clothes, one was wearing a tie and they were definitely poised for interviews and Hollywood. They were still so excited and grateful - I enjoyed seeing that. Their Oscar garb was, of course, what they perform in and that made it appropriate for the number - especially the way the producers chose to stage the numbers this year - authentic.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:10 pm
OG, George doing Cary Grant? Seeing that would make my life complete. Father Goose is one of my favorite movies. I found the original lyrics to "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" but I don't know if I can post them. Let's just say I won't be buying the CD.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:12 pm
The song wasn't my cup of tea, but it was written for the movie. It's not like the organizers of the Oscars just picked a random wrap song to be performed. Yes, considering they had just finished performing and were backstage, they hardly had time to change clothes.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:18 pm
I think it was clear and real how excitement Three 6 Mafia was - they were leaping from the side of the stage - it was real and it was fresh and youthful - the same reason people love to see college basketball because they are all young and the victories are raw and fresh and you see that thrill... of course everyone else was thrilled to win and you could see that in Clooney and Reese and the Penguins.. but that is the what we look for, when someone goes off the beaten path and doesnt just do the normal thank you - there is a reason we remember Cuba Gooding Jr or Jack Palance - because they showed that excitement. and i think their dress was totally acceptable - there are no rules for the awards, people just know they will be critiqued but when you are performing i would think you would wear what is appropriate - its not like Ben Stiller wore the green suit to the whole thing- and Three 6 Mafia were just being themselves - nothing inappropriate with what they wore.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:20 pm
I loved Father Goose. When Leslie Caron gets drunk and is bitten by the "snake" priceless.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:21 pm
LOL - here's proof that Ben Stiller didn't walk the Red Carpet in the green suit.

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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:31 pm
Would've been a lil chilly if he did.
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