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8.3.2004

Rachel Loves Matt Damon: Part II

I posted elsewhere about my major requirement in a boyfriend; that he pick me up at the airport. Then I suggested that Matt Damon would be the ideal candidate. And now I have proof!

From an interview in the OC Register (by way of the Matt Damon Column):
"How does a big movie star like Matt Damon end up doing a sitcom ("Will & Grace"), a voice-over at the end of a movie he's not in ("The Majestic") and a tiny cameo as a punk rocker with a shaved head and multiple tattoos in a low-budget comedy ("Eurotrip")? ...He said he did the episode of "Will & Grace," ... because one of the show's stars - Sean Hayes - is a friend. "Sean called me up one day and asked me if I wanted to do it, and it sounded like fun," Damon said. As for "The Majestic," Damon said he turned down the role that Jim Carrey eventually played, and then felt bad about the decision because the director, Frank Darabont, is a friend... And then there's "Eurotrip," which wasn't a very good movie. Damon shocked the dozen or so people who actually paid money to see this movie when he appeared in the last scene singing "Scotty Doesn't Know." "I went to college with the three directors," Damon explained with a laugh. "They asked me to do it, and I did it. They're my friends from college; what else could I do?" "

Frankly, it's a wonder that sense of loyalty hasn't done more to damage his career. But on the plus side, rides home from the airport for everyone!
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# Posted by Rachel on 7:27 PM

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8.2.2004

Even Yahoo News makes the easy joke

It's sort of difficult to know what to make of Ben Affleck stumping for (and with) Kerry. On the one hand... Well, yes, good for Ben for being so politically active (and leftward-leaning), and certainly I'm in favor of anything that makes Kerry seem more youth-oriented and less grandfatherly.

On the other hand... Well, what else does Ben have to do right now?
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# Posted by Rachel on 9:18 PM

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Wheel of Morality, turn turn turn

Speaking of movies you shouldn't see, a fit of boredom combined with morbid curiosity and the ability to get in for free led to me seeing Catwoman tonight.

Yes, I know. Stop giving me that look.

Some interesting notes include that Halle Berry does a surprisingly good job playing the ditzy, airheaded doormat character; as soon as she tries to act, however, things are shot to hell. And she doesn't even look attractive through most of it; the camera angles which I think were designed to make her look "cool" and "badass" and maybe even "feline" just made her look unappealing on any level.

More interesting is the moral of the story: it's better to be dead than ugly.

I really, really wish that was an exaggeration or a joke. But it's not just that the villain commits suicide not so she won't have to deal with the consequences of murder and conspiracy, but because her looks are fading; it's not even that the plot centers around the morality of a wonderdrug designed to make every woman flawless. It's that the crazy scientist inventor of said drug actually states, "I don't care about the addictive side effects, the dizziness or fainting spells! I don't care about the terrible heath consequences for long term use! But I can't turn people into monsters!" while pointing at a picture of a girl with terrible scar tissue on her face, apparently a withdrawal symptom from said drug.

So it's not the health, it's the looks.

Thanks, Halle Berry. My self esteem and I needed that.
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# Posted by Becky on 2:48 AM

stripes

8.1.2004

Bah, humbug!

I hate M. Night Shyamalan and his annoying damn movies, so I went ahead and spoiled myself for The Village.

People who've seen it report audiences laughing out loud during "dramatic" scenes, and if you were planning to go for the Phoenix boy, don't bother; he ain't around that much.

But having read the "twist" ending, I can say definitively: Worst. Twist ending. Ever. I mean, "Soylent Green is peoooooople!" looks like fucking poetry next to this. If you have ever seen an episode of the Twilight Zone, don't bother seeing it. And if you haven't seen an episode of the Twiight Zone, for god's sake, spend your money on renting that instead! Try the one about the man in the library at the end of the world, or the woman in the department store at midnight, or the aliens in the coffee shop. You can thank me later. [Insert obligatory plug for TBS here.]
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# Posted by Rachel on 7:51 PM

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