Well next to Jennifer everything pales in comparison. I looove CZJ but I thought this wasn't her best performance of all that jazz. It was a bit too low.
enoyed it as a whole. Zeta-Jones was clearly lip-synching, otherwise I enjoyed Chicago(but where were Renee, Richard & Queen Latifah??). Hudson killed it and the Les Miz number was well done despite the cameras not knowing where to actually focus on. I was hoping to see some u/s for Seyfried & Crowe. LOL!
Catherine was Lip-synching? I couldn’t tell but if this is true that’s horrible! Jennifer was awesome but seemed to have a little trouble either with breathing or something- don’t know, the notes just came off as a little sharp. Shirley Bassey was perfection and sounds and looks stunning at 76!!
Did anyone recognize the ensemble dancers? I think I saw Spencer Liff, Marty Lawson, Charlie Williams, Alex Wong, Colt Prattes, Samantha Zack, Sarah O'Gleby. Maybe some other How to Succeed alums there as well. I was trying to read credits but went so quickly.
There's not question that Ms. Zeta-Jones was lip synching - it may not have been to the movie soundtrack, but it was pre-recorded - and if there was any question (given the lack of any microphone), Jennifer Hudson showed what live singing looked and sounded like.
That said, when Ms. Zeta Jones came out later with the Chicago cast, all was forgiven! she was as stunning as ever.
I like it being a music theme awards show. Overall, it was good. It would have been perfect for me except that the introduction/opening act was dragging. It was a bit too long with the Captain Kirk portion. At some portions, I could sense some of the presenters being nervous. The 2009 Oscars theme "The Musical is Back" is still better in terms of directing and execution, from the opening number and onwards. But this year's performers AND presenters are tops - its star-studded!
^^^^When Streisand sings nowadays, I have to keep reminding myself that she is a legend and it's a gift that she still sings at all. But the voice is pretty much shot in its upper range, so she finesses the high notes by singing them very softly as if it were a phrasing choice.
And she's a master at doing so. But it ain't the Streisand of 10 years ago, much less 45.
She certainly can't hit the notes she used to 30 years ago, but like you said she's still a legend and in my opinion she can still outshine any of today's pop stars.
That show was awful in every way. I still don't understand why the theme was "musicals." And I can sort of understand a huge Les Mis number (even though it seems terribly unfair to the other nominees) but why the Chicago and Dreamgirls songs?
And if you think Shirley Bassey sounded good you must have had teh sound off.
Yeah but why those two? Why not a montage of ALL the Oscar winning musicals? Or at least a mention of the fact that these three musicals aren't the only ones ever made.
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