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2:00	Ty Burr - Welcome to the chat, folks -- hope some of you are taking a late lunch break so we can proceed with the questions and comments.

2:01	Ty Burr - What's on your mind? Oscars? Madea? Mickey Rourke's dog? Send 'em in to the comment box on the side and let's get started.

2:02

[Comment From LittlEthel]
So ... Spongebob seemed to get a little *too much* love last night. I mean it was good and it hit a nerve but .... an Oscar for best drop-by guest to the set who used a port-a-potty is a bit much. Not one single surpise the entire evening (except Bashir). The show itself was very good, I thought. Kill the singing and dancing because it never works. If they must, then recreate for the stage a number from a musical movie, but otherwise, keep people like Baz away. If I were Katie Holmes, I would be packing now to further enhance my career.

2:02	Ty Burr - Spongebob? You mean Slumdog? Me confused.

2:03	Ty Burr - If you mean the latter, well, it was written.

2:03	Ty Burr - Seriously, it was the only movie that anyone felt any actual enthusiasm for, so it was sort of a bygone conclusion.

2:04	Ty Burr - As I've said, I'm of the opinion that's it's the most old-fashioned Hollywood movie of the bunch: Iconic characters in a classic hero-journey narrative with a fab finish.

2:04	Ty Burr - Beats a sex symbol aging backwards any day.

2:04	[Comment From Marc] Hi, Ty. Did you think the Oscars were appropriately toned down last night so as to show a respect for a large part of the nation who are experiencing financial difficulties due to the economy?

2:06

Ty Burr - Hi Marc -- I thought Jackman and the show struggled to find the appropriate tone, really. The opening number, with the Craig's List dancers, et al, worked in spots but not overall, and the Baz Luhrmann production number was a train wreck -- exactly the sort of glitzy camp overkill that makes you watch the show through your fingers.

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