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• Monday, March 6, 2006 09:36 AM

  Ben Stiller and other rants

  -- Why on earth was Ben Stiller invited to give out an award? He's so incredibly irritating and unfunny; probably the most overrated talent in my generation. And the bit went on too long, too. Ugh.

  -- I thought Jon Stewart did reasonably well. At least we didn't have to suffer through any "Oprah, Uma" level idiocy. Though I did think the line about toppling the Oscar statue so democracy could rule Hollywood completely didn't work.

  -- It's now official: the Best Song category is now a total joke, if it wasn't already.

  -- What's funny to me is that of the three people who actually saw all five Best Picture nominees, all three of them said Crash was the worst of the five. Go figure.

  -- Where was Don Knotts in the memorial segment?

  -- As much as I can't stand George Clooney and his smugness (and persistent head-cocking), I liked his acceptance speech, but only in the way you like what a politician has to say even though you know he's a slimy SOB.

  -- Was anyone else mad at Paul Haggis for blubbering and stuttering his way through the Best Screenplay acceptance speech, preventing his partner from speaking before the orchestra cut him off? What a jerk. I hate when the first person talks and talks and talks; be courteous and brief so both people get to talk. Why is this so hard for these people to understand?

  -- And what was with the orchestra playing quietly during the speeches? A weird decision and one I hope they don't repeat next year and beyond.

  -- Lauren Bacall... wow. Talk about a train wreck. I thought she was two seconds away from doing the Ashlee Simpson hoedown dance.

  —Dan
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