Mariah Carey s/t — the butterfly wingflap that ruined contempory vocal performance?

fine, fine, a quick lame one while nobody is looking.

Oscar nominations just came out. i just wanted to pop in and say *THANK A GOD* that Dreamgirls was not nominated for Best Picture. i am not sure why i am all of a sudden pretending the Academy Awards are an Important Institution to me. in fact, as early as age 9 i had severely faith-eroding experiences with the Oscars [1990 was a effing shocker...Fields of Dreams insteada Goodfellas!!!]. i have only seen one of the 21st century's Best Picture winners...Return of the King!!! Rusell Crowe is a yob, Matt Damon's Dillon's jawline creeps me out, it's easy to find reasons to stay away. we all remember the holocaust, but does anyone remember that fucking Gladiator won Best Picture???

anyway...for some reason a coupla weeks ago i tried to go see Dreamgirls and had to walk out. it was just totally sucky and boring...i can totally "deal with" and EVEN ENJOY musicals, but NOT glammy crap musicals infused with American Idol-inspired woahwoahwoah-ing bringItAroundOneMoreTime "vernacular" belting it out. i am feeling cranky and probably didn't give the movie a fair shake butbutbut...ALSO ANGRY SIDENOTE: the Microsoft Encarta-style "background" montages of civil rights shit was really offensive!!! splicing 60s Birmingham footage into yr commercial shlock doesn't a Message make, but, hey!, what useful "context" for ahistorical chuckleheads!

anyway...eddie murphy was nominated for Best Actor. maybe he really cut loose in the final 45 minutes which i excused myself from, but i couldn't help but think i would have rather been watching a feature-length Randy Watson biopic, because that was basically the essence of Eddie's character...except being held captive in a crap musical!!!

I am sorry for this blog post. I didn't see Chicago, why would i, so why did i go see Dreamgirls?!??!?! i don't want my money, time, or the popcorn calories back...i just don't want to make self-destructive decisions! cf 2007 Oscars "coverage" comin' down tha pipe?

Comments

[Publicado por: raymi]

this blog is funny

[Publicado por: steev]

i have chilled out a bit and now definitely DO want Eddie M to win Best Actor in a Supporting Role!

also gotta root for Click to win Best Makeup...?

[Publicado por: Trumpaholic]

Microsoft Encarta? Oh mah dome. (You make me roll.)

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Hey man, don't blame Mariah Carey for this! Dreamgirls opened on Broadway in 1981, Beyonce is her own Mariah-inferior beast, and that's like blaming "Pan's Labyrinth" on "Labyrinth" (sorry, I didn't like that movie, sorry.)
I wanted to walk out of "Inland Empire" last night but I didn't. I wish I had your resolve!

[Publicado por: steev]

i reeeeally DID NOT LIKE Inland Empire either, but am maybe willing to accept that my general physiological frailty at time of viewing was partially to blame. i have yet to allocate the time&money for a humble, open-minded reViewing.

i gotta admit i was a lot more impressed with Harry Dean Stanton in that Chabad Telethon, seriously!