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Published Monday, February 28, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

OFFICIAL OSCARS REVIEW: Oh. What was that? Did I miss something? Nope. The telecast was just as I had predicted it in my Sunday story. In a word: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I think the problem is one of oversaturation. We saw so much of this already, and in such more comfortable surroundings, whether it was the gleeful Golden Globes or the dignified Screen Actors Guild awards -- so by the time we made it to the Academy, all the fun was gone. And Chris Rock tried so hard to be something he's not, instead of embracing his Chris Rockness. Oh well. If we're lucky, Rock's opening lines may have proven to be all too astute when he announced he was hosting the 77th and last Academy Awards.