 Britney Disappoints At VMAs The VMAs were absolutely painful to watch from beginning to end. We really hated the ADHD Format -- cutting from the insanely-laid out main stage room to the various hotel room parties. The show zigged and zagged and generally nearly gave us vertigo. The clang of the slot machines that pinged and zinged continually like a bad Greek chorus behind some of the commentators were annoying. The whole thing gave us a headache.
Britney's opening was lackluster. It wasn't an absolute bomb, despite what some people are saying. A total bomb is if she had fallen off the stage, passed out or run off the stage in tears. None of that happened. She looked better than she's looked in quite awhile, although perhaps a black diamante bra and panties wasn't the best choice. Her face looked pretty, although that first shot -- a close-up of her hair extensions in the back -- was not flattering. Not nice, MTV crew. Britney looked really nervous and nearly fell twice at the beginning of the routine and we think those stupid stiletto boots were to blame. A close up shot of her right heel seems to show it's nearly broken off, so perhaps she was just trying to get through the routine without falling. The old Britney would have stripped off those boots seductively and continued the number in bare feet. But this wasn't the old Britney, not by a long shot. She wasn't energetic at all and didn't seem to know all the steps to the routine. Her lip synching was off. We hear rumors that this was the not-much-rehearsed B number -- the Criss Angel illusion routine got cut by either MTV or The Palms. Her backup dancers were amazing, by the way. They really gave it their all. The song was good, the choreography was good and the set design worked. But Britney needed another week of 6 hour a day rehearsals to really nail it. US Weekly says Britney knew the performance was a pale imitation of her past ones and that she was "crying badly [backstage]. She's devastated. She was really nervous and knows she screwed up." What was so heartbreaking about the performance is that there were flashes of the old Britney who could really dance and ignite a crowd with her enthusiasm. Dancers are athletes, and Britney isn't in fighting form. Reportedly, she hadn't eaten in three days but went out every night drinking. If so, that's a huge problem. Maybe this will be the wake-up call she needs to get some help and get her career back on track. Because second chances like getting to open the VMAs don't come very often. Oh, yeah. Sarah Silverman is not funny at all: it's time to drop her from awards shows completely. She was a total disaster. Where were the actual jokes? Calling a performer's two little boys "adorable mistakes"? Announcing that Britney at 25 has already accomplished everything she's ever will for the rest of her life? Those aren't jokes, they're just vicious comments. And as for that last number -- where a blond Nelly Furtado did that awful medley with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland -- now that was painful to watch. You can see Britney's performance here. Tags: britney-spears | britney-vma Posted on September 10, 2007 Permalink| | | Comments (View) | | blog comments powered by Disqus |
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