Songs From the Cinema 4/14

So We're down to the last seven. I believe the voters got it right, and the ones who are left are the ones who deserve to be there.

Tonight's theme is "Songs From The Cinema." For some reason, Quentin Tarrantino is the "mentor" tonight. Like I am sooooo sure he knows about music. Actually he does. He's the world's foremost authority on all music. Just ask him. Seacrest told him to feel free to pipe up whenever he felt like saying something during the competition.

Well, the show started off with ALLISON. She sang Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" from "Armageddon." To be honest, I didn't like the song when Aerosmith sang it, and I really don't like Allison's rendition of it. I guess the judges heard something different than me, because I thought it was all over the place. Out of tune in some spots, and forced in most. The judges thought it was great all the way around, but I think it was her worst performance yet. She will surely be in the bottom three unless the others really suck. That bums me out. I really like Allison.

ANOOP followed Allison with "Everything I Do, I Do For You," the Bryan Adams tune from Kevin Costner's "Robinhood." Lousy movie and lousy song. Two for two with songs I don't particularly care for. Anoop did an OK job with it, as he always. Nothing special to make him stand out. I have resigned myself to the fact that Anoop is just mediocre. I like Anoop. He's really a likeable guy, but that's not gonna keep him in the competion. Too bad. But the others are too good.

Next up, ADAM sang "Born To Be Wild," from the cult classic "Easy Rider" by Steppenwolf. This song seems aptly suited for Adam. His take on it worked for me. Still the screechy Adam, but for this instance, it was appropriate. The judges love him. The voting public loves him. The studio audience loves him. Paula is sickening with her praise. He'll be safe. No doubt. I just wish he'd stop channeling Axl Rose.

So far, Mr. Tarrantino has not contributed to the critiques.

From Johnny Depp's "Don Juan DeMarco," MATT sang another Bryan Adams song, "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman." GEEZ!! Come on with the songs!! So many great songs from gazillions of movies and they're picking these dogs. This song is pretty easy to sing. No great stretches of range here. And boring at best. Matt is one of my favorites in the game, but come on, dude!! With that awesome soulful voice of yours you could have picked a song that showcased your talent. And, on top of that, it was off pitch when he did try to hit some high notes. The judges agreed with me. Matt really needs to find his niche. He definitely has one. We all know what it is. Unfortunately, he doesn't. I hate to say it, but Matt will probably be in the bottom three tomorrow. Gosh dammit!!

Still no word from Mr. T.

So far, I have been completely underwhelmed by all of the acts. Adam turned in the best performance up to this point. Didn't think I'd be saying that!! DANNY stepped up to the stage next sporting a new look -- sans glasses and manly scruff. He chose "Endless Love," the duet by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross from the movie by the same name. I must say, I thought he killed it. The D Man brought it this time, with his soulful style and even a little falsetto. Simon said he was bored, but I disagree. I saw a lot emotion in his performance. He is sure stay on the safa tomorrow.

Quentin! Care to weigh in? Didn't think so.

KRIS sang "Falling Slowly," by Glen Hansard (of The Frames) & Marketa Irglova from the movie, "Once." It was slow and funeral dirge-ish. Pretty obscure. He did an admirable job, but as I said above, I wonder why they are chosing these songs. Kris' worst performance so far. Not that it was badly done. It was just simply boring.

And now, it's LIL's chance to show us that she's the "artist" she says she is. Lil chose "The Rose" by Bette Midler from "The Rose." Again, Lil picked an iconic song from one of the all-time greatest divas in music. Will she ever learn??? This is the kind of song that builds from beginning to end. She put an old skool R&B twist to it. I guess if you like this kind of riffing, then you'd like this performance. Didn't work for me. She's trying to be the diva that she's not. She showed a little arrogance with her comments to the judges defending her average showing. What ev.

So. . . In this reporter's opinion, tomorrow's bottom three will be Anoop, Matt, and Lil. And that's who should be there. Danny shined. No one else did.

Jennifer Hudson and Miley Cyrus perform on tomorrow's results show. I'm very excited!!

Nighty nite, Quentin!

See ya next time.