Last week, America’s most popular show ran late. So this time, the rule was only TWO judges will comment on the finalist’s performance. And this time, the seven finalists had a mentor — Quentin Tarantino! It was Movie Week after all =) Here’s the lowdown on the performances: Matt Giraud sang “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” from “Don Juan DeMarco” which the judges hate. Apparently the vocal riffs that Matt likes to add to all of his tunes were out of place. Anoop Desai sang “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” and he rocked it! Randy Jackson said, “I thought you did a really good job, man. Congrats!” Kris Allen took a big chance by picking the Oscar-winning, but still lesser-known, “Falling Slowly” from “Once.” Kara DioGuardi praised it, saying: “For me, it was one of your best moments ever!” However, Randy didn’t liked it.

Allison Iraheta performed “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” from Aerosmith and earned rave reviews from Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. Mr. Sourpuss said, “I think you are the girls’ only hope left in this competition right now. I don’t think I’ve heard a girl, let alone someone your age, sing that song so well.” NIIICE! =) Adam Lambert also rocked it out with “Born to Be Wild” from Easy Rider. Danny Gokey chose Lionel Richie’s “Endless Love” and his performance was with a harp. Simon Cowell said, “I can’t really fault the way you sang the song. I’m disappointed … This song obviously means a lot to you personally and I can see that you’re emotional and it’s a hard thing to do, so I congratulate you for that.” Lil Rounds closed the show with Bette Midler’s “The Rose” which Simon Cowell hated: “I think that you are getting this completely wrong … there are no excuses any more. You are not the artist I believe we met seven or eight weeks ago.”

American Idol season 8 “Movie Week” – all the performances video

Allison Iraheta’s awesome rendition of “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing”

Adam Lambert gets wild with “Born To Be Wild”

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