My thoughts on…the 27th annual Razzie Awards

March 1st 2007 -

As everyone in the civilized world knows, the Oscar Awards took place Sunday. Yet another self-congratulatory Hollywood award show. Oh we’re so rich! Oh we’re so beautiful! Oh we’re so talented! But for each Oscar-worthy movie or actor, there’s about a dozen crappy ones, unfit for human viewing. Some of these are bad. Others are an insult to moviegoers. And others count as crimes against humanity. And for a time Hollywood got away with it. No one dared to question the will of the beautiful people. That is, until the Razzies came along. Mankind’s check against Hollywood’s tyranny, The Golden Raspberry Awards, was held on Saturday night, and the night’s big “winner” was no other than Sharon Stone.

Sharon, once considered the greatest actress in the world, took home the award for worst actress. Basic Instinct 2 swept the house, taking home Worst Film, Worst Screenplay and Worst Prequel/Sequel. Guess Basic Instinct 2 really stinked. The stars of Wayans brothers’ comedy “Little Man,” the Wayans brothers themselves, won Worst Screen Couple and shared the prize for Worst Actor. M. Night Shyamalan won Razzies for Worst Director and Worst Actor for his role as a “writer whose book will one day bring salvation to humanity.” Egotistical much?The Worst Supporting Actress Razzie went to Carmen Electra for two films - ‘Date Movie’ and ‘Scary Movie 4.’ Robin Williams won Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment, a brand new category. Wow. If the Razzies made a category for you, you must be bad. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to The Golden Raspberry Foundation, for deflating the oversized egos of Hollywood.