I've been away for a few days, but time for me to catch up on all the Oscar talk:
I saw Crouching Tiger and thought it was pretty good, but I'm glad it didn't win Best Picture. All the critics and everyone have been talking about how it's one of the greatest movies ever, how it makes Citizen Kane look like a pile of dog crap, etc. Honestly, it was good, but WAY overrated.
I think Traffic deserved to win the big one, especially considering it won several other major awards. I have no problem with Gladiator winning though. Some people have likened it to Braveheart, which I predicted would at least be nominated for Best Picture when I first saw it 6 years ago. Gotta love those old-fashioned war epics.
Russell Crowe should have had a better sense of humor. True, Steve's zingers may have been a little rough, but who cares? You have to be able to take a joke, especially at awards shows when so many people are watching. I thought Russell was totally shocked when he won. He gave a good, fairly humble speech, so that was cool. At least he didn't pull a Marlon Brando or anything like that.
Julia Roberts...obviously it was no surprise that she won. I'm still waffling back and forth over how I felt about her speech. Part of me says "give her a break, she was so overjoyed that she won, she should be allowed to speak for as long as she wants, etc." Then part of me says she got up there with the attitude, "I'm Ms. Julia Freaking Roberts, and I'm going to stand up here and talk and you're going to listen to me whether you like it or not, because I'm Julia Roberts." That same part of me is also saying, "Hey Julia, the guy holding the stick is called a conductor, and the stick is called a baton, and he uses it to lead the orchestra."
And finally...Benicio Del Toro is a stud and has been since The Usual Suspects. I'm pumped that he won.
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