2007 - The over-hyped and disappointing Britney performance
2008 - Russell Brand's tomfoolery, Jordin Sparks calling all non-virgins sluts
2009 - KANYE WEST, Russell Brand again
I used to love the VMA's. I used to look forward to it coming on. In recent years, the VMA's sucked....big time. I had some hope in 07. Then this happened:
I'm feeling this, y'all! Look at the emotion on my face!
I barely watched last years.... I was over it after the 3rd performance somewhere on the paramount lot. I'm sure having the performances around a neighborhood sized lot with props and shit sounds like a great idea on paper....but it just ended up falling flat.
This year seemed like it would be pretty awesome. It did, for the most part, let's get the bad parts outta the way:
The Bad:
1. The whole hullabaloo over the MJ tribute was for nothing. I did like the Janet performance, but I truly hated everything else. And most of the tribute was 7 minutes of Madonna talking.
2. Kanye fucking West. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kanye as an artist, but that's as far as it goes. As a man, he's rude, disrespectful, and has his head so far up his ass, there's hardly any room for Amber Rose. A little advice: grow the fuck up, Kanye! What does it take for him to see that being an asshole doesn't cut it?! It seems like he just loves being the mascot for douchebaggery and the spokesperson for niggerdom. Why did he have to ruin that girl's moment like that? I mean, i'm not saying he shouldn't have an opinion. but he let it be known at the worst time imaginable. The thing that pisses me off about the most is the fact that this is Kanye's 3rd time doing that to someone. Enough is enough!
3. I also like Russell Brand....when he's on a movie set. He should not be allowed to host a bar mitzvah, let alone a "live" award show. Just face it; the MTV crowd does not get your brand of humor (haha, get it? "brand" of humor?). I thought he was funny...at times. but I think he's hilarious in movies. Stick with the silver screen, Russell!
4. While we're on the topic of hosts, they really couldn't find anyone else? They have had some pretty great hosts in the past(Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx, The Wayans Brothers, Jack Black, shit, even Ben Stiller!). The past several years, they've just stopped trying; Diddy (reality show: yes. award show: no), Jimmy Fallon (he failed to deliver the jokes), and in frigging 06 and 07, the creative team said "Fuck it, who needs a host?" and just handed a random celebrity an envelpoe and a moonman to present.
5. What was with Wale and the houseband playing during commercial breaks? they've been running with this idea for a while now. it sucked and was uneccessary when you first did it, and it sucks and is unecessary now.
The Good:
1. NEW MOON TRAILER!!!!! WOOT! I needed silence for this moment. The movie looks fabulous, I can't wait to see it! For those who missed it:
2. The performances were decent. Pink's performance was pretty cool. The trapese thing is no easy task, and I applaud her. Plus, i <3> "Sober". (p.s. - can't wait for her "Behind the Music" this thursday!). Green Day proved that they still have what it takes to start shit. Jay-Z and A. Keys did a great job, as did Beyonce. I loved Taylor Swifts, it was cute.
3. Beyonce gave Taylor her moment to shine after Kanye shitted on her 2 hours before. You can tell that she was embarassed by his actions. She didn't have to, but she really cleaned up his mess. Kudos, Bey. Kudos.
4. The trailer for "This is It" made me want to see the movie that moment. It made me sad, however, because you could tell that the concert would have been fucking FANTASTIC. He spared no expense with the tour, and it makes you wish that he would have been able to do at least one show, so that we could have seen the finished product.
5. They were able to squeeze a little memorial for DJ AM in there.
ALl in all, it was a 50/50 effort. I hope they do better next year. Oh, and make sure Kanye's mouth is duck taped before the show starts!
