As I nominated this movie and the whole wedding-movie genre, I've checked viedogum at least 545834905 times today and I am not disappointed. Well done! I don't know what I can say to add to this.
But the movie pisses me off so much that I can't stop myself. Really, poorly done media industry for creating a genre like this in the first place. Bridezillas and Bride Wars and all movies in this same vein are terrible, terrible examples of women. And it just perpetuates crazy behavior! I have a roommate who watches Confessions of a Shopaholic and 27 Dresses in constant rotation and then complains about how she can't find a decent guy. Um, BECAUSE YOU CONSTANTLY WATCH FILMS THAT TELL YOU THAT IT'S OK TO BE A SELF ABSORBED SHALLOW NIGHTMARE. Not that all women who watch these films become awful shrews, but they're just a little drop in the culture ocean that subliminally reinforces terrible notions in women's minds about what qualifies as acceptable behavior.
In conclusion, thanks Gabe. And also: sorry.
Where is the Mrs. Featherbottom thread for this post?
*sigh* OK, ok, I'll start it.
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No one will read this because it's at the end of an old post but I just realized that I know the guy who plays Todd! He's dating a friend of mine from high school, has been for years. Glad to see that he's already making great career choices with his Julliard education.
But do flamboyant gay men have to be the only representation on network TV? The only other gay character that I can think of is Kurt from Glee, who is written in the same vein. Will Truman was refreshing because shows generally don't attempt to show gay men with personalities other than flamboyant. Not that I think Will and Grace was the best show ever and it miraculously made middle America accept gay people, but it at least demonstrated that TV producers could make something that briefly stepped outside their normal guidelines for character personalities. I just don't see why all the gay men on primetime TV have to be given the same traits when I know so many gay men with diverse viewpoints and characteristics.
I also just don't think Modern Family is funny. But, in the end, it's all just TV.
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The show is awful and those two characters are the worst part of it. They are caricatures of gay men and simply play on stereotypes. Nothing about Cameron is original, and it's entertainment like this that only adds fuel to the fire for lagging equal rights in the U.S.
Next week on DWTS: Sarah Palin aerial-hunts the Italian judge from a helicopter.
They should also make sure to get Bristol to get that awesome Palin wink at the end of one of her dances. That that her whole act should hinge on her mother, right?
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Holy shit, and The Sweetest Thing. This doesn't fall into the above mentioned category (although there is a wedding involved), but everything about Cameron Diaz is like nails on a chalkboard.
For you consideration:
27 Dresses
Bride Wars
American Wedding
Do you see where I'm going with this? By far the worst subsection of romantic comedies (which is already undeniably the worst genre of film, yes? Yes.) is marriage movies, specifically films with a perpetually single female character. Thus, I nominate the entire genre. Take your pick, Gabe. But you should pick 27 Dresses so that we can talk about the awfulness of Katherine Heigl.
Anyone remember the short lived "Late World with Zach Galifianakis"? That's what first turned me on to Zach and when Zach first turned me on. Wait, what?
In defense of Spike, he owns a burger place in DC that's damn good, and we're all super excited about his pizza place.
However, I can't defend the douchey hats.
I'd like to nominate Hancock. I don't even know where to begin with this awful excuse for a film. I think it would be safe to say that this film has officially marked the decline of Will Smith. Too bad, so sad.
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