Comments on: Thoughts on the 85th Academy Awards & Fashion Commentary

By: stacybuckeye

stacybuckeye — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:19:58 +0000

I didn’t hate Seth’s performanace. It had lots of lows (boob and loser songs) but I actually enjoyed some of his opening, although having Shatner there was weird. I thought he was mediocre, which is what he was going for 🙂
Your gown coverage was great. I thought Jennifer Garner looked great and somehow Halle’s gown worked for me. Maybe it was just nice to see her a little more covered up for once. I applaud Helen Hunt’s setiment but that wrinkled dress was awful. I think that’s why you pay extra to get the good fabric. As for Naomi, loved the dress, and really, don’t we all have a favorite boob? 😉

By: Shell Sherree

Shell Sherree — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:32:02 +0000

I was confused by Seth MacFarlane’s opening! At first, I thought, “Oh, damn, unclassy tasteless jokes ahead,” but then he trotted out the Star Trek thingo to make fun of himself and his tasteless jokes ~ but does making a mockery of one’s tastelessness cancel out the tastelessness? Then it piled on some more questionable humour and still didn’t have the grace to pay homage to the nominated movies. Aside from that {!}, I did laugh at a few of his quips and hey, his singing is quite good. I loved Daniel Day-Lewis’s speech and he was funny, sweet and gracious. It was one of the highlights of the night for me {I’d resigned myself to Hugh not receiving the award, much as I’d have high-fived myself if there was an upset}.

As for the fashion, I give my vote for colour of the night to Helen Hunt’s gown ~ double points for the eco side of things. {And I agree with Mr PCN that being the same skin tone as one’s dress is not the most flattering choice. Pale skin plus jewel colours = stunning.}

Thank you so much for the entertaining coverage, PCN and Mr PCN! Astute and witty as always.

By: Poncho

Poncho — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:53:10 +0000

I actually liked the broadcast, but didn’t quite love it. I did laugh at some of MacFarlane’s jokes, but cringed at others.

I didn’t think the “Lincoln” joke was that offensive, but I do understand why some felt them so. That may be because we Mexicans are (a lot) more cynical towards history and politics and do not get offended when mocking or own heroes.

Anyway, I liked the surprises. Was laughing my behind off with DDL’s speech and Jennifer Lawrence’s graceful comeback after she fell.

Thanks for this review. I laughed at Mr. PCN’s comebacks (I agree with him about Theron).

By: Eddy

Eddy — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:59:51 +0000

We only watched the first half hour. Not by choice. Comcast cable had an outage that covered a 750 mile radius. Lots of unhappy customers. When it came back on every time I tried fast forward through the commercials on the DVR, it would get stuck in FF and wouldn’t stop, so we gave up.

BTW, kudos to Mr. PCN for rocking the 25-year-old Dragnet reference.

By: Eirego

Eirego — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:22:03 +0000

I had read there were going to be a lot of musical numbers, but I don’t think it warned me enough for what I saw last night. Pretty bad host, too. I tried to be objective about the humor, but it just wasn’t funny.

Fashion wise: I wasn’t impressed by anything I saw on the carpet. Mostly, i was just surprised these women can walk without falling down (speaking of Jennifer Lawrence). overall, I think it must be tough for all the actresses out there to do something different and add a WOW factor every year at a bunch of different award shows. Guys just throw on a tux and shave and it’s all fine. Seems unfair. There should be a better way to even it out.

By: Laura Benedict

Laura Benedict — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:20:55 +0000

You and Mr. PCN are my new favorite red carpet team. “This is my favored breast,” wins the day!

Just got done reading Nikki Finke’s live snark, so I was really up for the fashion parade. Must say, I am woefully disappointed by the lack of risk-taking, here. It’s like they knew how boring the show was going to be, but didn’t want to upstage it.

Chastain–Lovely and tasteful. Monochrome works for me.

Jennifer L.–I like how age-appropriate her dress is. She’s 22 and I like that her stylists haven’t tried to make her slutty. I’m sure that will change in five years. (BTW-have you seen the Miley Cyrus Cosmo cover???!!! Run to the store. Now.)

Catherine Zeta-Jones–What has happened to her face????? Her surgeon must have some kind of patent on the age-reduction thing, but she’s really starting to look creepy. Even creepier than her husband–Speaking of whom…When does Liberace come out? I can’t wait. He was born for that role.

Charlize–Ugh. Victor Costa called from the ’80s and wants his peplum back. She looks like a reject from Say Yes to the Dress.

Jennifer and Jane–I agree Jennifer’s color pop is welcome, but it’s a weird shade. She looks like a mom who jumped out of a minivan and into whatever was waiting for her. Jane? I can’t imagine the rigging involved. Like a steel-girded lemon meringue pie.

Halle–Mr. PCN is absolutely correct!

Anne-Her non-boobs have gotten enough coverage already. I think the darts suit her. Can’t even think of anything funny about them except that they don’t match her hair. You really need much more hairspray to balance out darts. (See: The Sixties)

Amy, Amy, Amy–You are not a cool enough blonde to pull off this gray. It’s a ridiculous color for a ball gown. She should be sitting in the ashes singing In My Own Little Corner In My Own Little Chair. This dress could only be redeemed by Jennifer L. in tangerine. Or something.

Helen wins the red carpet! I couldn’t give a flying patoot about the whole recycled dress thing. She is stunning and embodies my new favorite word (that I made up this weekend). Helen is clancy! (classy + fancy)

Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. PCN

By: Jann

Jann — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:54:57 +0000

Tried to watch it but couldn’t handle the sophmoric “humor”. Hubby used to be involved with the in-house AV, and lots of old pals still work it, so I try to at least show some interest. All of the pale gowns blurred into one after a time. I hate the red carpet interviews, so shallow. This was the first time in decades that I saw a bunch of the movies, so I thought I’d be more interested. Sigh. Read a book instead. However, I LOVED your and Mr. PCN’s comments! They make the whole thing worth looking forward to the morning after!

By: jenn aka the picky girl

jenn aka the picky girl — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:50:32 +0000

Hahaha: “This is my favorite breast!” Flipping hilarious.

Chastain’s dress was pretty but washed her out. I’m just grateful she didn’t do the horrible part thing she did at the Golden Globes. Hathaway’s dress was all wrong, mostly because of the fabric. That type of material is super stiff. It actually looks like it stands away from her body, which is just all wrong.

I didn’t watch but stalked Twitter because I was actually curious who won this year. Thanks for the recap!