Hmmm...where to start?
I remember a time when the Movie Awards were ever so tongue-in-cheek and almost kitschy in it's appeal...but now?!? They treat it like something a bit more serious, which, to me, kinda takes all of the fun out.
There were some relatively fun segments but it looks more and more like MTV is trying to manufacture scandalous/spontaneous moments but it's the truly absurd/unrehearsed moments that make it bearable. I also gotta say I like the choice of Aziz Ansari for host, he's having a hell of a year and kept it funny without having to be heavy-handed like some past hosts.
Oh, and Kristen Stewart...we get it, you're awkward...you like to act all grown up but let's try doing a better job, 'kay?
Now onto what, to me, was the biggest head scratcher of the show, yet all the media has been reporting as such a 'cool' moment...why the fuck was Tom Cruise reprising his role as Les Grossman (I think) from Tropic Thunder??? The movie is from 2008 and had absolutely no relevance to anything going on in this show, plus, anyone who hasn't seen the movie is totally left out of the joke. Nonetheless, if he [and MTV] really wanted to go there and reuse the character, why not make him a bit more relevant to 2010? Maybe a more modern Ludacris song instead of going back to the Tropic Thunder well [and 2003] with 'Stand Up'...then the big reveal of Jennifer Lopez [and a track from 2005] and the dance number didn't help matters too much but didn't hurt either.
I do have to say that the rest of the musical performances were pretty good; and I see that Christina (or X-Tina again??) Aguilera is now a mish-mash of GaGa, Madonna, the 'Dirty' version of herself, the 'Back to Basics' version of herself, and a robot...we'll see how that goes...but I did like a lot of the new records she performed.
Lastly, whoever didn't like Sandy Bullock before, should at least take note of how much of a badass she is for coming up and accepting an award and whilst just slightly addressing the elephant in the room, not giving it a modicum of the attention that the media and the people have given it and being her wonderful and bubbly self. Good on you ma'am! (R.I.P. Sweet Aunt Luddy)
Suffice it to say that there have been better versions of this show in it's past but all in all, this one was still relatively entertaining and not a terrible way to kill a couple of hours on a Sunday...but MTV, you guys need to either try harder or push the envelope better...lol
Anyone who missed it and wants to see what went on can check it out here.
No comments:
Post a Comment