Reid About It

Random blogging for the Oscars:

I don't get to go watch a lot of movies. Was "Saw IV" nominated for anything? How did they ever pass over "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"?

Wesley Snipes was there. Were the authorities notified? Hell, was he notified? Why was he there? Did Snipes think he was being rewarded for his subtle turn as Blade in "Blade 7: IRS Vampires?"

Javier Bardem's acceptance speech made me think. He gave part of it in Spanish for his mom, and I wondered how many high school students taking a foreign language were watching, and tried to figure out what he was saying. I think we should take advantage of these moments when people are actually watching TV, and try and impart some knowledge. The Best Actor winner should have to work a chemistry question into their speech, and we shouldn't reveal the Best Picture until we've finished an SATs study guide.

About two hours into the movie, I wondered aloud if I was supposed to know anyone who had won an award in the last 120 minutes. Then Tom Hanks came onstage, and I got excited. I wasn't excited because I thought he had won something, I was just a really big fan of "Bosom Buddies."

The best moment of Oscar night 2008 for me? Hands down, this video on Jimmy Kimmel.

I've just always been a sucker for a good answer song, especially one with an all-star cast list.