Comments on Deus Ex Malcontent: Bride and Prejudice

dudeJust saw a photo on CNN online of SJP at the p...

2008-05-16T08:45:00.000-04:00

dude

Just saw a photo on CNN online of SJP at the premier of her likely god awful movie - man her arms/hands creep me out.

All the chicks in that film look like they have aged shitty. The nympho chick needs to fuck some more to lose some weight and cynthia nixon looks like she is ready for the nursing home.

Kristin Davis needs to do more home movies.

...from IDon'tLikeYouInThatWay:"Sarah Jessica Park...

2008-05-06T13:19:00.000-04:00

...from IDon'tLikeYouInThatWay:

"Sarah Jessica Parker looks like a goblin raped a horse, so even if Matthew Broderick isn't gay, he should probably just come out and say he is."

Even though I happen to be required, by gay law, to love Sarah Jessica Parker, I just couldn't let that one slide by without sharing.

-s-

I hardly qualify as a feminist, but what a horribl...

2008-05-02T19:04:00.000-04:00

I hardly qualify as a feminist, but what a horribly sexist review.

Georgia -- I was aware of who wrote the film and w...

2008-05-02T12:46:00.000-04:00

Georgia --

I was aware of who wrote the film and was admittedly taking a bit of a cheap shot.

Still, 10 bucks says Adam Sztykiel is gay.

(I kid, I kid.)

This movie is dreck and drivel. However, asserting...

2008-05-02T12:41:00.000-04:00

This movie is dreck and drivel. However, asserting that "only a woman could dream this up" is factually incorrect, and although it would be a vaguely nasty thing to say (and only ARGUABLY misogynist) if true, the fact that it is NOT true speaks volumes about your own preconceptions as to the kind of material women write and think about.

While many of your points are valid as to the kind of created societal preconceptions which drive the bullshit marketed to women, please don't make the lazy assumption that men aren't equally (in this case, more) responsible for the problem, either because they buy the myth too or (perhaps more likely) the fact that cynical manipulation drives this more than one squishy weak-minded woman writing to other squishy weak-minded women. Such an assumption drives articles/discourse declaring women "just plain dumb" (like the recent WA Post article that caused so much controversy), something which I think is pretty offensive.

IMDB entry:

Writing credits(WGA)
Adam Sztykiel (screenplay) and
Deborah Kaplan (screenplay) &
Harry Elfont (screenplay)

Adam Sztykiel (story)

Ironman? Okay WAY(!!) better than any romanta-want...

2008-05-02T12:27:00.000-04:00

Ironman? Okay WAY(!!) better than any romanta-wanta-be movie with Patrick Dempsey, but why is it that every good actor or great comedian wants to be an action hero? (Michael Keaton as Batman is my favorite example)

Robert Downey Jr. is a brilliant actor. I want to see his acting chops on the screen, not watch him catch the bad guys.

I don't trust a population who wants RDJ to be Ironman not to allow Dick Cheney to circumnavigate the rules even more and get "the idiot" re-elected for a third term.

I don't know how you did it, but you somehow extra...

2008-05-02T11:28:00.000-04:00

I don't know how you did it, but you somehow extracted the entirety of this post straight from my brain. Except the vitriol directed at SJP. Yes, she dressed like an organ grinder's monkey on that stupid show and she does have a horsey face. But in interviews she seems like a pretty decent person, so I can't hate on her but so much.

Rom-coms are escapist fantasy; some women, like this girlie, prefer their escapism to involve zombies or comic book heros or really cool gunplay.

Ironman better still be playing in theaters when I get out of the Big House or I might just spit.

"Um, I just want to know where the phrase "porn fo...

2008-05-02T10:07:00.000-04:00

"Um, I just want to know where the phrase "porn for women" came from. Isn't PORN porn for women?" mg

Nope, not really (IMO, anyway). Many women like to have their emotions engaged as well as their groins. Not ALL women, I'm sure, but many do. Ergo - chick flicks.

But yeah, they could do with adding more actual sex to those... ;-)

Someone get Votar a cookie.

2008-05-02T00:12:00.000-04:00

Someone get Votar a cookie.

NTP - For what it's worth, Cloverfield is EXCELLEN...

2008-05-01T22:49:00.000-04:00

NTP - For what it's worth, Cloverfield is EXCELLENT. But that's just my movie geek's opinion, it's not everyone's cup o' tea.

Um, I just want to know where the phrase "porn for...

2008-05-01T22:36:00.000-04:00

Um, I just want to know where the phrase "porn for women" came from. Isn't PORN porn for women?

Just saying...

I don't find Dempsey so offensive, he's got good hair, whatever...I think he and SJP both just suffer from serious overexposure, which, as you say, is at the hands of hordes of sad brainwashed women. No reason to vilify them for making careers as actors. Not everyone can be Christian Bale.

The real problem with Made of Honor is the idea that anyone would leave Lucius Motherfucking Vorenus at the altar, for ANYONE, Dempsey or otherwise.

"...fantasies designed to fuck women into an orgas...

2008-05-01T20:42:00.000-04:00

"...fantasies designed to fuck women into an orgasmic frenzy with the gargantuan penis of unrealistic expectations..."

*sigh*
beautiful, just beautiful, chez! oh, you have such a way with words!

I'm a relatively smart girl. I'd like to think I ...

2008-05-01T19:44:00.000-04:00

I'm a relatively smart girl. I'd like to think I have pretty good taste. I tend to watch things that are much, much better than this shit. And yet I'm also drawn to it, in a weird way that made me feel guilty for a long time.

And then I made the realization that you brought up in this article...chick flicks ARE porn for women. However, you say this and act like that's the ultimate diss. The analogies between this "female porn" and the usual concept of porn are almost incredible. Terrible dialogue? Check. Two-dimensional characters? Check. Encouraging fantasies in a way that promotes unrealistic expectations? Check--it's just that one's in a relationship and one's in bed. Kind of defines gender stereotypes right there. My only real problem with them is that they don't acknowledge that they're porn and actually include a bit more sex. There's really no reason they need to be so sterilized.

So I guess what I'm saying is: Do you think porm for men is quality film? Most men watch it anyway. The ones of either gender that you want to steer clear of are the ones that actually think it's good stuff. Other than that, why not let us indulge a bit? I stopped feeling guilty, at any rate.

I once heard 'vagina eyes' used as a description f...

2008-05-01T17:44:00.000-04:00

I once heard 'vagina eyes' used as a description for Patrick Dempsey - somehow I have never looked at him the same way again......

gunter

At least this was better than your horrible review...

2008-05-01T16:43:00.000-04:00

At least this was better than your horrible review of "Expelled". All the hatin' makes me think you need to get some McLovin', though.

Well, double Bucko on you!About those colorful met...

2008-05-01T16:32:00.000-04:00

Well, double Bucko on you!

About those colorful metaphors we discussed. I don't think you should try to use them.

So I'm probably going to end up seeing Sarah Marsh...

2008-05-01T14:30:00.000-04:00

So I'm probably going to end up seeing Sarah Marshall, Iron Man or Made of Honor this weekend (in that order of preference, although my preference won't really play a role). I’ve probably seen my fair share of chick flicks and usually manage to laugh my way through them, enjoying the lovely male eye candy. They never make me wish I wasn't single – hell, I’d rather be single than date most of the cardboard cutout characters that are the guys in those movies. So where in your categories do you put someone who will probably watch the movie anyway, and not subscribe to any of that Prince Charming crap?

Was Cloverfield good? I couldn’t make my mind up about that one?

I have a job and a car, and I don't live with my p...

2008-05-01T14:18:00.000-04:00

I have a job and a car, and I don't live with my parents.

And for the money to buy drugs, it's only fair that we go "halfsies."

"God yes. I'd even take a drugged up RDjr over McD...

2008-05-01T13:05:00.000-04:00

"God yes. I'd even take a drugged up RDjr over McDouchey

- Kara"

So much word!
RDjr is funny and sharp. Dempsey just makes me tired of his face.

Not that I care if he has a career - or if SJP has, either. It takes all sorts. They just aren't my cup of tea....

Look, relationships suck sometimes. It's hard to ...

2008-05-01T11:19:00.000-04:00

Look, relationships suck sometimes. It's hard to find a good man. Blah, blah, blah. Movies are about fantasy and if anybody who watches a romantic movie (or ANY movie for that matter) and thinks that they are going to find that in the real world...they are fucking idiots.

In the real world you're lucky to find a guy with a car, a job, who doesn't live with his parents and doesn't want to borrow money from you to take you out on a date/buy his drugs.

I'd honestly rather read a good book than watch a fucking movie anymore. My idea of a good romantic comedy is Love Actually.

I'm really not sure if I have a point.

Chez, I pride myself on having a smart girlfriend ...

2008-05-01T10:03:00.000-04:00

Chez, I pride myself on having a smart girlfriend and she even wants to see Made of Honor. I can deal with it because at least she only sees these types of movies because she sees them as light entertainment and not a gospel. (Thank god for that, too.) Nevertheless, her and I make bargains about what movies we see: I traded her 27 Dresses for Cloverfield, I traded her Employee of the Month, The Lake House, Mona Lisa Smile, and the 1960's Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella for the Indiana Jones Quadrology, and I'm trading her Made of Honor for Iron Man. Please tell me I'll make it through without wanting to set the building on fire, I don't think I can deal with another 27 Dresses. (By the way, am I the only one who sat through that hoping either The Infected from I Am Legend or good old Clovie from Cloverfield would show up during that borefest?)

I have two teenaged daughters at home, who happen ...

2008-05-01T08:10:00.000-04:00

I have two teenaged daughters at home, who happen to own every single season of "Sex in the City," so at any given point over the years I've seen parts or even all of more than a few episodes. My husband and I call SITC "The BJ Show." Rude, crude, unrefined, and what's up with SJP's narrow little ferret face and unattractive wardrobe?

As for McDreamy and his "Grey's" twin, McSteamy, I think they look like they prefer men more than hot chix like Meredith and Addison. And, as for "Made of Honor," my daughters and I think it's just a crass, commercial remake of that classic Chic Flick, "My Best Friend's Wedding." Every time I see Dempsey in an ad or a trailer for his new endeavor, I think of Julia Roberts in drag, only not as pretty.

God yes. I'd even take a drugged up RDjr over McDo...

2008-04-30T22:52:00.000-04:00

God yes. I'd even take a drugged up RDjr over McDouchey

- Kara

Chez, you have attained god like status with me. ...

2008-04-30T22:24:00.000-04:00

Chez, you have attained god like status with me. Every word here is gospel truth.

In short: You, sir, rock.

Well, double Bucko on you!

2008-04-30T22:06:00.000-04:00

Well, double Bucko on you!