The best Oscars 2012 gowns, or worst depending on how you look at it

As usual, I just scroll through the Red Carpet gowns to see what anybody who is anybody is wearing to the Oscars this year. I don’t have the patience to sit through the entire show. Earlier, I tweeted “Looking very hard but not seeing any gowns to rave about. How about you?” and someone tweeted back that she “loved Gwyneth Paltrow’s”.

So let’s start with Gwyneth’s gown… I love it too except it would look a lot less like what Darth Vader might wear to his wedding if she would just drop that cape! The gown is pretty enough on its own, and with a body like that, she sure as heck don’t need a cape.

So what’s up with Angelina Jolie’s leg? It looks broken totally weird and out of place here, and in a few other pictures. Could it be a case of trying too hard to flaunt a knobbly knee, you think ?

And if Sandra Bullock’s dress is somewhat oversized, …

… then surely J Lo’s dress is so tight it sorta got ripped at the neckline and sleeves. Heard she had an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction ala Janet Jackson. Nice concept of a Cleopatra-ish dress but… if you would just zip it up a little, then maybe things won’t fall out, ya know?

So we’re left with Cameron Diaz who, we-ell, looks reasonably good in her Gucci.

So where have all the good gowns gone?