Razz Like the Wind

A significant wind storm (you never want to hear that adjective in any weather forecast) is predicted for my area tomorrow, and so the forty-ninth power outage (no, blackout) in a decade that I've been dreading all month long due to the dicey weather this February might actually happen this time.  Outage or no outage, though, I have a full week ahead of me, including a dental appointment, and so I might have to wait until next weekend to offer my takes of all of the big news expected from Washington and Hanoi this coming week.  For now, though, I'd like to take a brief look at the one thing that's more painful than a dental appointment - the subject of bad movies.  Specifically, the 2019 Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, or "Razzie," Awards.  

A leading contender for the top 2019 Razzie prizes was Gotti, starring John Travolta as the famous mobster.  A movie that looked good on paper, it flopped with both the critics and with audiences.  I suppose I should have have included Travolta on my "losers of the year" list this past December, given Gotti's bad press and bad box office, but I'm glad I didn't, for two reasons.  One, Travolta is a nice guy.  Second, Gotti didn't win a single Razzie, despite having gotten nominations in most of the available categories; many of the awards went to another film that was so bad, moviegoers didn't even know of - or maybe heard of and then forgot that it existed.

I'm talking about Holmes & Watson, an unnecessary comedy version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in the respective title roles.  It won for worst picture, worst supporting actor (Reilly), worst director (Etan Cohen), and worst remake, ripoff or sequel.  Ferrell got beaten out for worst actor, though, by Donald J. Trump for his "performances" in the anti-Trump left-wing Michael Moore documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 and the pro-Trump right-wing documentary Death of a Nation. (Both movies earned Trump and his pettiness the Worst Screen Combo award as well.) Melissa McCarthy won worst actress for two forgotten movies, The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party, but she still won a Razzie Redeemer Award - given to Razzie winners who follow up horrible performances with good ones - for her portrayal of a forger in Can You Ever Forgive Me?  The irredeemable Kellyanne Conway, Trump's White House Counsel, won for Worst Supporting Actress for her appearance in Fahrenheit 11/9.   

But you don't care about all that, because you're more interested in the Oscars tonight, or at least you're interested in the red-carpet show beforehand, where you can see Roshumba Williams turn on the sex appeal in one of those hot dresses of hers.  Well, that's certainly more enjoyable than watching Will Ferrell play Sherlock Holmes.  (No kidding, Kojak!)   

Anyway, for those who do care about the Razzies, the full list of nominees and winners is here.  I hope to be back in a few days, if not sooner.  Wish me luck with the wind. :-O