Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts

So after nearly strangling the taxi driver who didn't know where the ICA was....we made it to see the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts. I saw the advertisement for it on Sunday when we were at the ICA, and I was interested because normally, you don't ever see these things. Because I'm not a very good reviewer, you will get the Lexi version of my review of each nominee:

French Roast: Eh. This one was about a guy who is in a coffee shop and he realizes he lost his wallet, so to avoid the bill, he just orders more coffee. Mmmmmmyeaaaaa. Wasn't that funny.

The Lady and The Reaper (La Dama y La Muerte): This one was real cute. An old lady is ready to die to meet her hubby in heaven. She actually dies and the reaper comes to get her, but she ends up in the hospital where the doctor saves her life. The cartoon is about the reaper and the doctor both fighting to get her soul. It's pretty awesome and funny.

Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death: This was funny. This was the longest animated short (at roughly 30 minutes). Wallace falls in love with some psycho woman and Gromit saves him (that's pretty much it). It was funny. A liiiitle adult humor, but otherwise, nothing that made me get out of my seat to clap. This might win off of reputation alone. It's familiar. People are at least aware of the Wallace and Gromit animations, even if they've never seen them.

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty: Now I loved this one. A little old grandmother tells her version of Sleeping Beauty to her grandchild. It's pretty hilarious.

Logorama: First, there was a warning it started about violence and adult language and situations. The warning was up there for like 10 minutes (Lexaggeration of course....oh yea, btw...that's my new word). Once it started though, I thought it was amazing. It was a great way to show how commercialism is killing off our society. BUT I could also understand why someone might think it's overkill. This is a possible winner I think.

Now I don't do predictions. I don't know what's going to win. But MY PERSONAL two faves were Logorama and Granny O'Grimm. Good stuff. It was a fun night last night.