It's Crystal Clear: The Oscars Were A Bore

Despite being up 4 percent from last year's telecast (the show managed a 25.5 household rating and a 38 share) the show was still not received well by critics.

Both the Hollywood Reporter (link above) and Deadline complained about the telecast, both agreeing it was too long, there were too many montages, and Chris Rock should host next year.

With the show starting off slow, Crystal's jokes could not seem to pick up as the telecast progressed. There seemed to be a handful of technical problems as well, with millions of online viewers complaining about noise feedback on the mic. The countless montages depicting the magic of movies may have been a little much as well.

"For all of this talk about how the movies are magic (montage, montage, montage), maybe someone in the business could have sprinkled some of that magic on this telecast. It certainly didn’t transport us to another world – unless that world was a show on another channel." - Hollywood Reporter

A hilarious play by play of the show can be seen on Deadline with the hilarious Nikki Finke essentially ripping the show to shreds.