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I thought Jackman paled in comparison to the great hosts of the past. I thought the musical numbers had no connection, in many cases, to the award show we were watching. I missed the offstage voice telling us that this oscar was "[fill in the blank]'s third nomination, and first win". I sorely missed seeing clips of the nominated actor's work, and I could not help but wonder why there seemed to be a celebration of how the movie going public ignores great films like "The Reader". I was hoping for a remake that would take out the lengthy speeches by the winners of art direction, costume design and other awards. Loved Fey and Martin, though. They should've been the hosts.
