Sunday, May 31, 2009
Film Reviews; I love you man/ghost of girlfriends past
I LOVE YOU MAN;
Rom-com? No this is more a brom-com, a look into an increasing trend that has become apparent of the years – a ‘bromance.’ A bromance can be described as a close bond/platonic love between male friends, who do many things, if not everything together – talk on the phone, go to lunch/dinner/drinks etc, hang out on a regular basis, and maintain that close friendship and bond that is normally associated with females.
While the movie is amusing and likeable, it is nothing stand out or spectacular. The storyline and ending are predictable and only made worthwhile due to the acting performances of Paul Rudd (Clueless, Knocked Up) and the ever hilarious and likeable Jason Segal (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, How I met Your Mother.)
The character of Peter Klaven is brought to life exceptionally well by Rudd, who wins over the audience with his sweet and slightly dorky nature, creating laughs at his humorous attempts at trying to maintain a cool composure, which only lands him in awkward situations. Peter’s journey begins after his engagement to Zooey (Rashida Jones.) While Zooey has her close group of girlfriends, as Peter family explains, Peter himself has always been a ‘girlfriend’ guy, and never maintained a close bond with another male. Thus begins Peter’s search to find a best man for his impending wedding. After many failed attempts at striking up a male friendship, an explosion of vomit and a gay kiss, Peter meets Sydney Fife (Segal) at an open house. Sydney is a complete opposite to the conservative Peter, but through some mutual common loves, the men strike up a close friendship, one filled with awkward moments, laughs, controversy and the inevitable break up and make up.
While predictable, I Love You Man, is worth seeing, due to the on screen chemistry of Rudd and Segal, who ultimately bring the movie to life. The mixture of Rudd’s ability to create cringe-worthy comedy teamed with Segal’s affable and easygoing sense of humour and nature makes it a worthwhile viewing experience.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past;
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is meant to be a modern and comic interpretation of Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ replacing Scrooge the miser, as a sex addicted sleaze ball played all too well by Matthew McConaughey. Modern – yes. Comic? Not so much. Somewhere along the line, the movie misses the mark, and is just not all that worthwhile seeing. Connor (McConaughey) is a cliched character, and the sort of character that McConaughey himself plays only too often. Sleazy, handsome (personally something I don’t agree with but hey) and with the ability to lure women into his bed all too easily.
Instead of Christmas, the movie is focused around the wedding of Connor’s younger brother, the only family he has left in the world. Through a series of events ultimately caused by Connor, the wedding is called off. Connor himself goes on a journey, back to the past, through to the present and is propelled into the future, where he learns the error of his ways, and realises the only girl he has ever truly loved is his childhood sweetheart (played by Jennifer Garner.) To her credit, Garner does all she can with the role, but her acting talents are beyond mediocre movies like this. McConaughey himself plays Connor convincingly but that doesn’t say much about his acting talents – the role is hardly a big stretch for him.
The movie starts off bad and continues to get worse – when you reach the bit of where Connor’s Uncle Wayne (cameo role from Michael Douglas) pulls out an umbrella and explains the Connor that the rain pouring down is all the female tears that have been shed for him over the years, only to be followed by a hail of tissues used to wipe away those tears, to then be succeeded by the avalanche of condoms he has used...well you know at that point the movie isn’t going to get much better.
On paper – the actors list is all too good. On screen? Not so much. Save it for DVD on a rainy day, when you don’t have anything better to do, and all the good movies have already been hired out.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Miley Cyrus - THE AIRBRUSHING!
Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana, is so badly air brushed for the poster promoting the movie.
Check out her smile/teeth, compared to what they look like on the big screen. The posters sooo badly airbrushed that she has a perfect smile, and then when you watch the trailer, her teeth looked fucked in comparison.
HA!
Check out her smile/teeth, compared to what they look like on the big screen. The posters sooo badly airbrushed that she has a perfect smile, and then when you watch the trailer, her teeth looked fucked in comparison.
HA!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Celebrities - They have it all? Maybe not.
Our general perception of celebrities is that they have it all. They have the lifestyle us mere mortals dream of. They have the money, houses, cars, clothes, jewelerry. They have the perfect features (That sometimes money will buy), white teeth, perfectly made up faces, manicured nails, a hair not out of place. They have it all? Right?
Maybe not. For every celebrity we envy, there is another celebrity out there falling apart, or leaving the fame game - sometimes leaving it through death.
Yesterday I read about the death of an actress, well noted for her role in the third Spiderman movie. She hung herself in her apartment. It got me thinking of the many celebrities out there, that do have the looks, the money, the talent - they have everything we dream of and more, but they are so desperately unhappy. Unhappy enough to turn to drugs, alcohol anything that numbs reality. In some cases, unhappy enough to take their lives.
Think of the list of female celebrities that have suffered eating disorders or anorexia. The line would be kilometres long. Think of those who have been to rehab for alcohol or drug addiction. Think of those who have taken their own life, whether it be Kurt Cobain or Lucy Gordon.
Whether it be Britneys meltdowns, Mary Kates anorexia or Lindsays constant rehab visits. These people in the public eye, that seem to have it all, only seem so desperate to escape themselves. Which makes me wonder, is the fame game all it's cracked up to be?
We can hold these people in high regard. We are naive, and we may think they have everything, so how on earth can they be so unhappy? No matter how much they seem to have, it just goes to show, celebrities aren't invincible. They too, are humans, humans who are entitled to make mistakes just like us. Humans who are entitled to learn from their mistakes, without being publicly ridiculed. So maybe next time we think they have it all, we shouldn't envy them, or wonder how they possibly could go off the rails. Because sometimes situations that we don't understand, aren't all they are cracked up to be.
Maybe not. For every celebrity we envy, there is another celebrity out there falling apart, or leaving the fame game - sometimes leaving it through death.
Yesterday I read about the death of an actress, well noted for her role in the third Spiderman movie. She hung herself in her apartment. It got me thinking of the many celebrities out there, that do have the looks, the money, the talent - they have everything we dream of and more, but they are so desperately unhappy. Unhappy enough to turn to drugs, alcohol anything that numbs reality. In some cases, unhappy enough to take their lives.
Think of the list of female celebrities that have suffered eating disorders or anorexia. The line would be kilometres long. Think of those who have been to rehab for alcohol or drug addiction. Think of those who have taken their own life, whether it be Kurt Cobain or Lucy Gordon.
Whether it be Britneys meltdowns, Mary Kates anorexia or Lindsays constant rehab visits. These people in the public eye, that seem to have it all, only seem so desperate to escape themselves. Which makes me wonder, is the fame game all it's cracked up to be?
We can hold these people in high regard. We are naive, and we may think they have everything, so how on earth can they be so unhappy? No matter how much they seem to have, it just goes to show, celebrities aren't invincible. They too, are humans, humans who are entitled to make mistakes just like us. Humans who are entitled to learn from their mistakes, without being publicly ridiculed. So maybe next time we think they have it all, we shouldn't envy them, or wonder how they possibly could go off the rails. Because sometimes situations that we don't understand, aren't all they are cracked up to be.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Support Matthew Johns groups? No thanks facebook.
Once again a (former) rugby league player has made national headlines. Of course for notoriety. Cause face it, if it was something good, would it being making headline news? I doubt it.
What shocks me however is the support being shown for Matthew Johns latest scandal. I doubt I will have to explain it, as it's been all over the news. But facebook groups stating to support Matthew Johns and expressing outrage at his dismissal from The Footy Show? I think not.
This man has done nothing to deserve our support. So he confessed to his part in these allegations? So what? That doesn't make him a hero last time I checked. It's him saving face, before the situation gets even messier.
At least he was man enough to own up for his part in the sex scandal I'll give him that. But that doesn't mean he deserves our support, or that we should sympathise and feel sorry for him. Either way, he was in the wrong.
While he may have not been present when the other men went to have sex with that woman, while he may have been oblivious to this, and just because the woman may was willing to sleep with him, there is one fact that just sticks out to me - call me crazy but I still think it is absolutely wrong what this MARRIED man did.
These football 'stars' that make headlines so often do NOT deserve our support. They do not deserve to be tagged as role models. Because since when did so called role models, or people we expect the younger generation to look up to become ugly men, who lack intelligence, who have some skill at throwing a footy around and who more often than not get drunk and get caught up in some new sex scandal?
Remember the days when news about NRL was focused on the game played? Focused on the skilled players, the ones that deserve recognition? Sure this latest sex scandal will fade, the game will bounce back. But really how long until another controversy related to alcohol, sex or drugs makes headlines? My guess is it won't be long at all. And maybe one day the public will learn, not to idolise these so called role models.
What shocks me however is the support being shown for Matthew Johns latest scandal. I doubt I will have to explain it, as it's been all over the news. But facebook groups stating to support Matthew Johns and expressing outrage at his dismissal from The Footy Show? I think not.
This man has done nothing to deserve our support. So he confessed to his part in these allegations? So what? That doesn't make him a hero last time I checked. It's him saving face, before the situation gets even messier.
At least he was man enough to own up for his part in the sex scandal I'll give him that. But that doesn't mean he deserves our support, or that we should sympathise and feel sorry for him. Either way, he was in the wrong.
While he may have not been present when the other men went to have sex with that woman, while he may have been oblivious to this, and just because the woman may was willing to sleep with him, there is one fact that just sticks out to me - call me crazy but I still think it is absolutely wrong what this MARRIED man did.
These football 'stars' that make headlines so often do NOT deserve our support. They do not deserve to be tagged as role models. Because since when did so called role models, or people we expect the younger generation to look up to become ugly men, who lack intelligence, who have some skill at throwing a footy around and who more often than not get drunk and get caught up in some new sex scandal?
Remember the days when news about NRL was focused on the game played? Focused on the skilled players, the ones that deserve recognition? Sure this latest sex scandal will fade, the game will bounce back. But really how long until another controversy related to alcohol, sex or drugs makes headlines? My guess is it won't be long at all. And maybe one day the public will learn, not to idolise these so called role models.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Media's mixed messages;
No wonder there may be so many confused teenage girls out there, when it comes to the perception of body shapes and sizes. With the media being a huge force behind what is acceptable and what isn't, mixed messages and acts of hypocrisy are easily apparent.
Take for example, the scrutinisation of celebrities and those in the public eye. We watch, observe, write about, applaud, jeer at, different celebrities. One of the most commonly talked about factors is that of their weight. As if being in the public eye wouldn't be hard enough, but these people have to put up with magazine articles, stating they are too fat, too thin, have obvious cellulite etc etc.
And then these so called magazines with publish an article on one page pointing out the weight gain of a certain celebrity. Or posting pictures of someone such as Jennifer Love Hewitt for example holidaying on a beach and GOD FORBID she has cellulite showing in the photos. On the next page after this article, they'll have articles such as 'love your body shape' telling you to accept your so called flaws. How can we as readers, take such an article seriously where on the previous page they were ridiculing someone in the public eye for having cellulite? Hypocrisy? I think so.
Then there will be celebrities on the too thin side, and it will be pointed out to us how much celebrities that are curvy, are such better role models. Fair enough, but why then make it headline news when a celebrity gains weight? First we are saying they are too thin, then too fat? Whatever happens it never seems to be good enough, but then we are being told to accept our bodies for what they look like, embrace our curves etc etc. How can we do that, when such mixed messages are being thrown in our faces all the time?
Jessica Simpson is an example of a celebrity who went from a healthy looking woman to getting drastically thin. Suddenly she was headline news for having everything from anorexia, to bulimia, to fainting because she wasn't eating properly etc etc. A year or so later, a photo is published of her looking curvier again, a noticeable weight gain and she is ridiculed for looking this way, and called all sorts of names under the sun.
What is good enough then? The pressure to have an absolute perfect body shape? Because all us normal humans so have the time and resources available to hire a personal trainer, a personal chef, spend half our time working out because it is part of our job description to look perfect.
I just find it ironic that we are told, begged, to love our body shapes all sizes and weights, and then have to put up with such mixed messages and blatant hypocrisy. Confusing ? Yes I think so.
Take for example, the scrutinisation of celebrities and those in the public eye. We watch, observe, write about, applaud, jeer at, different celebrities. One of the most commonly talked about factors is that of their weight. As if being in the public eye wouldn't be hard enough, but these people have to put up with magazine articles, stating they are too fat, too thin, have obvious cellulite etc etc.
And then these so called magazines with publish an article on one page pointing out the weight gain of a certain celebrity. Or posting pictures of someone such as Jennifer Love Hewitt for example holidaying on a beach and GOD FORBID she has cellulite showing in the photos. On the next page after this article, they'll have articles such as 'love your body shape' telling you to accept your so called flaws. How can we as readers, take such an article seriously where on the previous page they were ridiculing someone in the public eye for having cellulite? Hypocrisy? I think so.
Then there will be celebrities on the too thin side, and it will be pointed out to us how much celebrities that are curvy, are such better role models. Fair enough, but why then make it headline news when a celebrity gains weight? First we are saying they are too thin, then too fat? Whatever happens it never seems to be good enough, but then we are being told to accept our bodies for what they look like, embrace our curves etc etc. How can we do that, when such mixed messages are being thrown in our faces all the time?
Jessica Simpson is an example of a celebrity who went from a healthy looking woman to getting drastically thin. Suddenly she was headline news for having everything from anorexia, to bulimia, to fainting because she wasn't eating properly etc etc. A year or so later, a photo is published of her looking curvier again, a noticeable weight gain and she is ridiculed for looking this way, and called all sorts of names under the sun.
What is good enough then? The pressure to have an absolute perfect body shape? Because all us normal humans so have the time and resources available to hire a personal trainer, a personal chef, spend half our time working out because it is part of our job description to look perfect.
I just find it ironic that we are told, begged, to love our body shapes all sizes and weights, and then have to put up with such mixed messages and blatant hypocrisy. Confusing ? Yes I think so.
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