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Missed it by -that- much

Kim Hollis: Brooklyn's Finest narrowly missed first place by $100 million, give or take. Should Overture be pleased with its $13.4 million silver medal?

Jason Lee: I can't imagine Overture was expecting anything more - if nothing else, they should be happy to see that ANYONE was interested in / talking about / willing to pay for tickets to see this also-ran in the face of the Wonderland giant. That said, I'm willing to bet money that Brooklyn's Finest doesn't come -THIS- CLOSE to beating Alice in Wonderland next week, a la New Moon/The Blind Side.

Josh Spiegel: Overture should be thrilled. They've had back-to-back solid openers, with this and The Crazies. I don't know that they were or should have been expecting anything more than this. Obviously, the audiences for this and Alice in Wonderland weren't going to converge very much, but the result is impressive, if modestly so.

Reagen Sulewski: For something that could essentially have been titled Generic New York Police Corruption Movie and had Richard Gere as its biggest name, its producers should be doing cartwheels.

David Mumpower: There was a second movie opening last weekend?

*Breaks out into spontaneous interpretive dance*

Kim Hollis: What were your favorite and least favorite Oscar moments?

Calvin Trager: I'm afraid the general lack of upsets and the rather bland hosting performance made this year's show instantly forgettable. To pick a favorite, it seemed to me that everyone involved with The Hurt Locker was moved by the experience and just really invested in having it appreciated in this way and hopefully finding its way to a wider audience. You could tell they all recognized they were part of a special experience and that they made an Important film. I could list a number of least favorites, but instead I will just go to my happy place by reminding you all that this year's telecast was 100% Crystal-free.

Jason Lee: Between the plethora of Disney Channel-age Hollywood stars and the heavy-handed incorporation of breakdancing in the tribute to the nominated Musical Scores, I got really tired, really fast of the Oscars trying to "age-down" their awards show. In terms of the best moment, I laughed loud and hard during the "interviews" with the stars of the five Best Animated Film nominees, when they explained what an Oscar win would mean to them. I almost knocked over my bowl of popcorn when Dug the Dog started licking the camera - that short clip made me love Up even more, if that was even possible.

Jim Van Nest: I think Sandy Bullock's speech had to be one of the highlights of the night. I also really liked Christoph Waltz's speech. I'm thrilled that he won and I hope that puts him in many more films. Lowlights...pretty much the obvious. The crazy red-haired lady bum-rushing the documentary speech. We don't care about the producers fighting...don't be an idiot on the biggest stage in the world. Also, Ben Stiller. Dude always seems to be a lowlight for me, but this year was the worst. Also, leaving Farrah out of the "In Memoriam" montage was pretty glaring.

Calvin Trager: Heh heh - crazy red-haired lady bum.

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