To all of you trashing Chris Rock

[CatWoman]

:nuke:

some of you bitch just for the sake of bitching.

[JI7]

1. i agree

[CatWoman]

3. I mean, Chris was BRILLLIANT

I don't see what the fuck they are bitching about.

What did they want? Seigfred and Roy?

[HeyManThatsCool]

15. I totally agree

he was kick ass


best show host I've seen in YEARS

[enigmatic]

2. There are people who live to bitch about anything and everything..

It's the "real" National Pastime. Don't sweat it..

[progmom]

4. I thought he rocked

He was funny and on mark all the way through. I hope he's back next year.

[newsguyatl]

5. sorry, i won't trash him

but i think he sucks... i always have.

not once have i ever laughed at his jokes. he's just annoying to listen to and watch.

[progmom]

6. and how is that not trashing him????

[liberalhistorian]

54. That's not trashing, that's stating an opinion,

which everyone has the right to do. I happen to totally agree, and I think he was the completely wrong choice for the host. He's always annoyed the hell out of me, and he did so again last night. That was, frankly, the most boring Oscar show I've EVER seen and I've been watching them religiously for 27 years now, since I was 13 years old. They didn't even show highlights of the five nominated films like they do every year in the interest of "moving things along." They're so concerned with that that they've actually hurt the show.

But Rock sucked, and was nowhere near Crystal or Martin or most of the other hosts. The only one that sucked worse in recent years was David Letterman, who was HORRIBLE. I stil cringe when I think of his hosting stint and that was ten years ago. I never did get his stupid, idiotic "Uma, Oprah" schtick, and neither did a lot of others. But Rock was boring and annoying and way out of his element. Of course, I've NEVER thought he was the least bit funny.

[Kire]

20. that's just trash

where did you learn to contradict yourself so well?

[newsguyatl]

40. from you.

i learned it by watching you.

[Kire]

59. sorry, son

I guess we all need to get help, don't we?

[AlCzervik]

41. Did you ever see the Chris Rock show on hbo?

I thought it was hilarious.

[CatWoman]

53. I just bought this DVD

couple clips included :D

http://www.hbo.com/rock/

[Dookus]

7. i agree

he did a fine job. Not outstanding, but fine. He made me laugh out loud a few times - the Bush jokes, especially.

He looked great, never slowed the show down and did his job well.

[alittlelark]

8. I would LOVE a link to the 'scene of the crime'

...anybody....???

[CatWoman]

9. watching some video now........

http://www.crooksandliars.com/

[Spinzonner]

10. You say that as though it were a bad thing

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. I just watched the link you posted - Rock was okay, but not inspired

And I like Chris Rock a lot! But his performance, at least in this opening bit, was uninspiring and lackluster and, I must say, I smiled a few times, but never actually laughed.

[peekaloo]

28. Neutered is my term for it.

Chris swims better in the ocean not the mainstream.

[hlthe2b]

12. I like Chris Rock and think he did ok

The Oscars is just such a strange, stilted, formal format that it is hard for an edgier performer to carry it. Look who have been the most successful-- Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Billy Crystal... Not the Chris Rocks, Whoopi Goldmans and Dave Lettermans.

I guess there is just something about "old Hollywood" and the traditions, the tuxedos, etc., that just make for a major disconnect when you bring out a younger, hipper comedic host.

But, I don't criticize Chris Rock for that.

[ghostsofgiants]

17. You mean Whoopi Golderg

[hlthe2b]

19. Sure did...'Guess that 4 hours of sleep didn't do it for me!

LOL

[Kire]

21. Adam Sandler should do it next year.

Rob Schneider would be good, too.

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. Adam Sandler?

OMG! That would be utterly awful!!

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

I'd ignore the Oscars with even MORE energy if that unfunny one-trick wonderless pony no-talent were doing it.

Ewwww.

Might as well get David Schwimmer to team up with him.

[CO Liberal]

29. Adam Sandler Should Clean The Auditorium After Next Year's Show

He's barely capable of doing a job like that - he's the most annoying, over-rated performer of all time, IMHO.

[redqueen]

30. hahahahahahahaha

Didn't make me laugh as hard as Chris did last night, but it was still an out-loud laugh, and for that, I thank you. :)

[Individualist]

45. You want everyone to sleep through the whole thing?

:crazy:

[Kire]

58. If he does Opera man a couple of times...

...how bad could it be?

It would be fucking great. That's what it would be.

[JI7]

37. exactly what i was thinking, Rock would have to tone down from his usual

performances. the same goes for Letterman which is why he was so off compared to his regular shows.

i actually think it would be good to give Rock another chance. with time he might be able to come up with something that is just funny and close to what he does in his regular shows but still acceptable enough for the Oscars.

the visit to the Magic Johnson theater was very different and funny i thought. more of something different like that.

[CatWoman]

38. WHITE CHICKS!!!!

WHITE CHICKS!!!!!!!! :D

[Kahuna]

13. They do. I think of them as the "superior crowd."

They are just too good for us normal mortals.

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. I like Chris Rock...I'm just one of those "can't stand change type of

girls"...It was tough to see someone new. It's the same reason I was off to Letterman doing it (and he truly stunk) :hi:

[ben_packard]

16. You mean a conservative? ;) NT

[sendero]

18. I love Chris Rock..

.... and last night didn't change anything for sure.

Yes, he is not always PC, and that's what I love about him. He calls it like he sees it and that has always been a trait I admire, even if I don't totally agree with the point. So long as it's funny, and it always is.

And besides, I'll take a put down of ** whereever it comes from, and like it. :)

[seito]

22. I didn't watch the whole thing

but I loved his bit on ** and his analogy with the GAP.

[LynneSin]

24. I bitch so much I'm gonna bitch about this thread!!

But I enjoyed Chris Rock and loved that bit where he was at the Magic Johnson Theater finding out what movies folks had seen.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

25. Oh Yeah?

Well, I'm going to bitch about you bitching about this thread.

So there...

THPPPPPB (or however you spell it)

[LynneSin]

27. Hey, quit your bitching, because I'm going to bitch about you bitching...

about my bitching.

So take that BEYOTCH!!

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

48. Oh yeah?!!

Well...

Oh let's just not go there, shall we?

[GOPBasher]

26. I didn't see the oscars, but I love Chris Rock.

I have a hard time believe Rock was anything but hilarious.

[redqueen]

31. I thought he was the funniest host in years.

However everyone has different tastes and there are lots and lots of folks who love to share their negative opinions (i.e. bitch), me included. :)

[DS1]

32. It took you ~how~ long to figure that out?

;-)

[jonnyblitz]

33. some of us actually and sincerely

don't like him. nothing to do with enjoying bitching or elitism etc etc. :shrug:

I can't comment on his performance last night because the only part I happened to catch was Jamie Foxx's acceptance speech.

[DS1]

34. I'm speaking in the sense of any topic

there are people that just love to argue for the sake of argument, the topic is irrelevant.

[CatWoman]

36. EXACTOMUNDO!!!!!!

[jonnyblitz]

39. that makes sense.

I misinterpreted. :hi:

[Rabrrrrrr]

42. I totally disagree with you on that

and I'm sick and tired of people saying that some people just like to argue for argument's sake. I think you need to reconsider your position and grow up. Maybe even see a therapist. Perhaps better yet, examine your soul.

People arguing just for the fun of it - what a dumbass statement and stupid thing to say.

I'm putting you on ignore.

Oh, and you're not a real liberal, either.

:7

[DS1]

43. I don't believe you disagree with me

It's just not physically possible. Look, in the grand scheme of things we're all going to die anyway, but just as the universe is old, I am agreeable, and that alone is enough for me to doubt your claims. In fact I'll bet that wasn't even you writing that, but some sort of imposter. You never disagree with me, ever.

[Rabrrrrrr]

44. Believe what you want. The truth will still be in your face.

It's up to you to decide to stop making outrageous, silly claims, and stop arguing - which you do incessantly. I am not an imposter, and I am appalled and offended that you would imply such a thing. Neither I, nor anyone else, get into arguments for the sake of arguments, which was your first fallacious claim. Add in the lack of a comma in your penultimate sentence, and I can only conclude that you are a simpering dumbass with nothing to day, like your original statement that people engage in arguments for "fun" and "without need". Screw that. I bet you still live with your mother and she rocks you to sleep at night, doesn't she?

I totally disagree with you, and I don't know why you feel the need to argue about whether people argue for fun. No one does, and it's time that you stopped it.

[CatWoman]

35. actually, I found out some time ago

and was trying my damnest to bite my tongue.

[davidinalameda]

46. I couldn't watch it because of him

who the hell was writing his material

[CatWoman]

49. yep -- the sun did rise today

[Bouncy Ball]

47. People are trashing Chris Rock?

(going back to my work now.....sheesh.....)

[fishwax]

50. I thought he was fine, though the production wasn't very good

all those noises off stage, strange camera shots, etc. And it didn't seem like they gave Rock as much face time as hosts usually get. But I thought he did a fine job as host.

[ronnykmarshall]

51. I loved him!

He was a great host.

[rene moon]

52. Rock was funny

His barbs were good. He took chances and that's what stuffy award shows like the Academy needs now and then. He has balls, that's for sure!

[El Fuego]

55. I thought he was wrong for the audience

Let's face it, the Oscars are a stuffy "whitebread" affair, it was disingenuous to try to give it youth "street cred" by letting Chris Rock host. Chris Rock would be great for the MTV awards, but I don't think it worked for the Oscars.

He lost me when he did that segment where he was interviewing people on the street to see what movies they had seen. They all said "White Chicks" and "Chronicles of Riddick" etc. Rock's point was that "real people" don't watch these movies. I thought it was a slap at the audience with a message like "you people out there are all a bunch of phony pretentious m-f's."

Well I watch these movies, and I will never see "White Chicks." I'd like a host who could at least relate to the viewing audience on some level.

[CatWoman]

56. Then why was he given a standing ovation?

People do "get" it, I don't care which segment of the population you come from.

[Cha]

63. That was so Cool! Rock got a "standing ovation"..

before he even started and he finally told them to get their asses in their seats!

I thought there was a lot of dry humor with Chris, too..things that maybe went "swoosh" over people's heads at the moment.

One thing he said,too, that I liked .."There's been 10 Oscars given out and no one has been tested positive for steriods yet."

Guess who I thought of when he said that?

Chris looked Marvelous and he had such healthy energy about him..I looked forward to seeing him everytime he came back.

He had the audience in stitches when he was comparing bush's job to someone who had a job at the Gap.

And he gave a great plug for Michael Moore and F9/11.

I agree with whomever said..he should come back and do it again..now that he has his feet wet!

[El Fuego]

65. BUT... I still liked him better than Dave, Whoopi, and even Billy

That one bit just rubbed me the wrong way. It was like he was trying too hard to prove he hadn't sold out.

The best part was when he was trashing Bush.

[pie]

57. Chris Rock is more than just a comic genius

But he definitely is a comic genius.
His latest special is outrageous!

[Pithlet]

60. I thought he was great!

Especially when he was bashing Bush. The whole war between the Gap and Banana Republic was hilarious.

I thought the production sucked, but that's not his fault.

[blue neen]

61. I tuned in just to see Chris Rock; I don't usually watch the Oscars.

I thought he absolutely ruled. Funny, irreverant, fresh.

It's like he said on Oprah today: He was "working for somebody." (ABC, The Academy). It's not like when he works for himself on his HBO shows, and he can do whatever he wants. This time he had to walk a thin line. I thought he walked that thin line very well.

Oprah said that last night's show got the highest ratings in 5 years.
I'd love to see him do it again.

[Cha]

64. Thanks for that report on what

went on Ophra show today..that was interesting.

[dback]

62. Was the movie theater bit a revisit to "black folks vs. n*****s?"

I couldn't quite figure out if he was trying to embarass the people in the lobby by intentionally showing them off as low-class, no-taste dim-bulbs. I know he caused a HUGE uproar the first time he did a routine around "black folks vs. n*****s," and wondered if he was intentionally showcasing these guys on purpose. (Then again, maybe he was satirizing the Oscar's highbrow-ness this year with the nominees?)

I would've liked a companion bit at a mall in Boise or suburban Ohio, to see what other folks would've said, and get more perspective on perhaps what Rock was really trying to do. (Albert Brooks was droll, but also not really indicative of middle-American tastes, y'know?)