And so yet another Academy Awards has come and gone, the 82nd one to be exact. People laughed.. people cried… people shot angry, envious looks… it was great.
My favorite part was when the most over-rated film of all time didn’t win ‘Best Motion Picture’. (I cheered) I am so glad that stupid movie didn’t win (Avatar). What made it even more enjoyable was the look on James Cameron’s face when he realized he didn’t win. You know that smug asshole was expecting to win it the entire time. Ha! Eat failure, bitch.
I was a little disappointed by a few things this year though.. for one, the hosts. Not that they were terrible or anything. But one of my friends met Steve Martin one time, and from what I hear, he is a complete ass. So every time I see him, I think asshole. He is forever pictured as a jerk in my mind.. thus, it kinda pissed me off watching him.
What I found hilarious though, that some might have missed, was at the end of the ceremony, when Kathryn Bigelow was on stage holding her Oscar(s). Steve Martin was clutching onto her award like he was trying to snatch that shit! She had a Kamoto death grip on that award though, so he had no chance of stealing it from her.
<< Let it go, Steve. Let it go.
And I don’t know why, but I was hoping the entire time Kanye West would pop up out of nowhere, grab someone’s mic and be like, “Yo, Ima let you finish, Ima let you finish. But Beyonce in Dreamgirls was the greatest movie of all time.” ..that would have been great. (sigh) Oh well.. next year maybe.
In case you missed it, the only important information you need to know is this..
Jeff Bridges won “Best Actor in a Leading Role” (Crazy Heart)
Sandra Bullock won “Actress in a Leading Role” (The Blind Side)
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)
Directing: The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)
Every time I watch the Oscars I get filled with a feeling that movies are so much more important than they actually are. While entranced by the magic, I actually started thinking to myself.. You know what. This shit is important. When historians look back on history, they will say, the Greeks had their drama plays… the Romans their Gladiatorial fights… Americans, motha fuckin’ cinematic movies. Hell yeah. It is our civilizations greatest cultural achievement.
But, are movies really as important as we make them out to be? All the millions of dollars and high esteem we give to our actors, actresses and directors who entertain our boring, pathetic lives. And all the millions upon millions of dollars circulating through the entertainment industry every year that could be used to feed, clothe and provide shelter for starving kids in third world countries, but instead are being used to fund our inclination to waste away on our cozy recliners while zapping up some delicious buttery popcorn in the microwave while watching a movie about blue, hippie aliens. I dunno.. I feel a bit narcissistic (as a culture) giving away awards to people pretending to be in dramatic situations, when in reality their lives are awesome; meanwhile real, unspeakable dramatic events are happening all over the world…. ?
Well anyway, I’m going to stop bumming you out now. So to conclude this post, congratulations Kathryn Bigelow for being the first women director to win an Oscar for best director!! Woohoo
Is it just me, or has Sarah Palin become America’s political jester?
I mean, she has always been a joke.. but now she is fully embracing it. Last Tuesday she showed up on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and performed.. stand-up comedy. Despite what you might have expected, she wasn’t all that bad.. but she wasn’t all that good either. She’s a lot funnier when she isn’t trying to be funny; you know, when she’s politickin’. [Video posted at the bottom]
Before her comedy monologue, she sat down and talked with Jay Leno. Leno asked her about the crib notes she was caught using a few weeks ago and she responded with two statements that made me laugh.
“Well, think about what I wrote on my hand. I wrote three things that represent a solution to challenges in America.[..] I don’t think anybody can argue the substance, but they certainly argue the format”
Sarah, sweetheart, no one is arguing the substance. They are arguing that you are a moron for having to write “tax cuts” on your hand, which is the main platform of your own party; and also having to remind yourself to “lift American spirits”.
The second thing she said was this…
“Just to get the left all wee wee’d up, and get their heads spinning I’m gonna promise that I’m gonna keep doing it.” [talking about hand notes]
First of all, “Wee Wee’d up”?… Secondly, the left doesn’t care that you write notes to yourself. They just called you out for being a hypocrite. But I’m glad that you openly stated that your main motivation is to piss off people with left wing ideals (I’m assuming that is what weewee’d up means). Very mature of you.
Well anyway, I think she would have better luck with a career in comedy rather than politics.. so maybe she should pursue it. But, in my opinion, I think she should get into the profession she was born to do… pornography. She is a hot, stupid, ditzy girl. If she stayed away from politics and stopped forming opinions, she’d be much more likable. So Sarah, take my advice. Quit messin’ around with politics and Fox news and get in touch with Playboy magazine for a photo shoot.
Hey I got an idea for a movie! Hollywood should create a remake of the Karate Kid but instead of using a skinny white kid, they use Will Smith’s 10-year-old son and replace Mr. Miyagi with.. Jackie Chan!
Sounds like some sort of spoof right? No, it’s really fucking happening.
While watching the trailer on YouTube, I could have sworn to baby jesus that I was watching a spoof trailer. But no, Hollywood has decided to create the most ridiculous film since [insert one of the countless ridiculous films created by Hollywood here].
In the trailer, Jackie Chan saves a little black kid (Will Smith’s son) from a gang of other little kids beating him up. Your jaw might drop in disbelief at the sight of Jackie Chan wooping some 10-year-old ass in the trailer, but it is actually happening, Jackie Chan beating the crap out of little kids. Actually, I might see the movie just for that scene… I was laughing my ass off watching it just now.
After Jackie Chan saves the black kid, he tells him, “I will teach you real kung fu” in the cheesiest, most corniest way imaginable. And remember wax-on, wax-off? Well, in this version, it’s take-your-coat-off, put-your-coat-on (I’m serious). Just watch the trailer.
Actually, this might be a brilliant marketing move by Hollywood. Even though I know it’s going to be a travesty, I still have to see it. The jokes on Hollywood though, because I’m gonna watch it for free by pirating that shit online. Suckers.
A recent study conducted by KRI [Kajanova Research Institute] has found that, on average, Republicans have significantly lower IQs than their non-Republican counterparts. In the study, KRI took 1,237 registered Republicans and 1,211 registered Independents, and performed extensive IQ tests on them. Unsurprisingly, the data from the results found that the average Republican IQ is around 91 or lower, while Independents, on average, scored around 110.
Further research was conducted by observing the recent Health Care Summit, which has proven conclusively, that Republicans are stupid.
[The Kajanova Research Institute accepts donations. Please support KRI and their important research of stuff. Contact me for payment info.]
Health Care Summit 2/25/10. Shows John Boehner and what Obama was really thinking.^
So today I watched the eagerly anticipated Health Care Summit while chowing down on some popcorn and guzzlin’ some Mtn. Dew. And although I was a little disappointed no one jumped across the table to attack the other party, I was still very much pleased with what I saw. Well, I wasn’t pleased with Republicans still spouting the same old bullshit rhetoric and pretty much defending the status quo of insurance companies.. but I was pleased about the event itself.
Republicans and Democrats.. coming together to publicly, on camera, have an open dialogue about health care reform. Who else thinks this type of thing should happen a lot more often? Imagine seeing every few months, a Republican-Democrat summit where our representatives along with the President, discuss important issues on national television. I think if they implemented this as a regular thing, a lot more would get done. And, Americans would become more informed about political issues. I, for one, think this would be a good idea.
Anyway, I can’t help but wonder why Republicans are so against Health care reform… Is it because you honestly think it would be detrimental to our society, or is it because you hate Obama/Democrats and want to see him/them fail?
Despite what Republican representatives said today, that American’s don’t want health care reform, most people actually do. And those that think they don’t, actually do want it, they just don’t know it yet. The same tea-baggers fighting against reform, will probably be fighting for it in the coming years. Their simple, short-sighted minds will change their chanting from “Keep your government hands off my medicare!” to “Keep your government hands off my government health care!”.
What really got to me was that throughout the whole 7 and a half hours of discussion, Republicans kept saying they want the same thing, basically. They agree with the premise of health care reform, but they would like to reform differently. This got to me because, if it was up to Republicans, we wouldn’t be doing shit about health care. You really think if McCain got elected he would be pushing for any type of health care reform? Hell no, we’d be at war with Kazakhstan or something.
Despite the harsh feelings Republicans and Democrats have with each other, I hope they will work together to form some kind of authentic health care reform; this country needs it.
Jo: Good to hear the side of the Democrats instead of hearing about how bad the health reforms constantly are.
TJ Lubrano: I…I…couldn’t watch that movie either -_-’. I do like her hairdo. Yeah, sorry, some random information that I just needed to share with all of you.
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lwr: She’s an ditz. I had to shut that video off after 15 seconds (after the commercial, you’re welcome NBC) because I couldn’t tolerate her entire presence.
