Sarah - you know the producers originally wanted Sasha Baron Cohen? Who would've made the best host, Borat, Bruno, or Ali G.? Yes, Ben was the funniest part of the show, (and blue is a good look for him) but I wonder if the format would manage to make even him seem stiff and flat after three hours.
Hurt Locker
Ramin- I agree, Avatar was the popular choice, and the movie most people actually saw. And certainly more of a feel-good movie in line with last year's winner, Slumdog Millionaire. But Hurt Locker fits with past winners of the decade like The Departed, Crash, Million Dollar Baby, No Country for Old Men... I don't know how any of these did at the box office (I think The Departed made money; not sure about the rest) but it seems commercial success has traditionally worked against a film's chances. Anyway, I liked that Bigelow seemed genuinely surprised, possibly even in shock, in a ceremony where so much else felt rehearsed...
2 years ago
