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lisas
08/05/09

In reply to The Clothes Were, Well, Ugly At Ugly Truth UK
You know the outfits are totally uninspired when you can't even be bothered to scroll down to see the shoes. Miz bombshell's matching necklace/tattoo thing is weird.
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rednrowdy
08/05/09

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i want a better look at the suit OFF of gerard butler.
oh, i have no life.
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browngirlinthering
08/05/09

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i would really enjoy it if gerard butler shaved. he's always got this perpetual SLIGHTLY, BARELY unshaved look which is either really hard to cultivate, or because he's so much man that the stubble just springs back as soon as he drags a razor over it.
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cuteasabutton
08/05/09

@browngirlinthering: I think he would look even better in a suit clean-shaven. But I'm not fussy when it comes to Gerard Butler.
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Sugarshock
08/05/09

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Didn't you know? Green is the new sack.
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tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock
08/05/09

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It wasn't until the second time I looked at Katherine's dress that I realized the arm may well be attached to the waist.
I really think if you ditch the sleeve and make it a one-shouldered sort it would look miles better than the current style.
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Chamalla,barren crone
08/05/09

@tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: Eek, I think you're right. Actually, in addition to chopping off the right sleeve, I'd take the hem up an inch or two, lose the tie belt and take it in two sizes so it actually fit her. It would still be that heinous shade of sparkly leprechaun, though, so my efforts would be wasted.
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sarahbeeees
07/27/09

In reply to The Ugly Truth: Like So Many Romantic Comedies, Neither Ugly Nor Truthy
I loved The Breakup because it did chart a real relationship (its end though--still not the middle).
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tiredfairy
07/27/09

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Away We Go is, pretty much, exactly what you're looking for, then. A relationship that's stable, the premise is not and never becomes about them hooking up or breaking up...they're "real" people, with a relationship that's relatable...and you STILL get the happy ending.

Love.
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bluebears
07/27/09

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27 Dresses had the creepiest of "grand gestures." The dude picks up her appointment book she left behind and starts showing up at all her parties etc...to get to know her better. oh! LIKE STALKING?
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clevernamehere
07/27/09

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It seems I'm in the minority, but I like how romcoms are mostly about people getting together. Not that relationships can't be funny, but there is something I find kind of hopeful about two people finding each other.

But I'll never see this movie or Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. I want a likeable male lead. I'm sure a lot of assholes are that way because someone hurt them, but I don't think the love of a good woman can redeem them (if they can be redeemed at all). People rarely change and when they do, it has to be something within themselves and not someone else. Otherwise, when a rough patch comes along and they get hurt again, they'll just go back to being a jackass.

I'm tired of being fed this fantasy of the man I can redeem. I'm pretty awesome and I deserve someone who is already pretty awesome, not someone I can fix.
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Lava Lamp
07/27/09

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Am I the only one who REALLY wanted this movie to end with Ms. Heigl saying "Well, the sex was great, but now it's time to move on?"(Or something to that effect.)
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susanstohelit
07/27/09

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Oh I've often thought that a comedy about relationships - not the meet cute/get married shit, but the stuff you deal with every day - would be much funnier. I mean, I had a nervous breakdown in a fucking Ikea when we were moving into a new apartment! It's funny! Really!
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BeckyIva
07/27/09

@susanstohelit: I wonder how many such nervous breakdowns the poor Ikea employees witness each weekend... My fiance and I were ready to call it quits over home delivery rates this weekend, it was so bad.
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Sodypop
07/27/09

@BeckyIva: Have you ever put a Billy system together with a love one? I put together a whole wall with my husband. Not a pretty sight but if you survive that, ANYTHING is possible.
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amowls
07/27/09

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Mike is a misogynist disguised as a nice guy disguised as a misogynist.
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unpopular
07/27/09

In reply to The Ugly Truth: Like So Many Romantic Comedies, Neither Ugly Nor Truthy
Romance novels are the biggest sellers in publishing, and they're totally unrealistic too. People watch these movies for the same reason - fantasy. The problem lies in thinking that any of these books or movies are realistic and/or something to strive for.
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
07/27/09

@unpopular: THIS. No one ever says men should stop reading Tom Clancy novels else they expect real life to mirror Rainbow Six. Implying women can't disengage from fantasy is ridiculous & insulting.
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BlondeGoddess
07/27/09

@unpopular: Wait, you mean Pride & Prejudice will never happen?!
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Ennui_Go
07/27/09

@zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce: Though I do worry about a lot of the eleven-year-olds reading the Twilight series, your comment is so on the money you're standing in the cleft of Lincoln's chin.
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NefariousNewt
07/27/09

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Look, it's simple -- no one goes to the movies to see reality. Action heroes are impervious to pain and their guns never run out of ammo. Rich people are all vapid and narcissistic. Guys only care about sex. Women only care about love. Two people who don't like each other eventually fall in love.

We want to be entertained, which is to say, we don't want to have to think, and everything should come out all right in the end. We want to believe that Hollywood's idea of things holds, even as we know that when we leave the theater, we're going to go right back into the real world, where they don't.
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Khrushchev
07/27/09

@NefariousNewt: But do you not see a fundamental difference in the unreality of "action heroes are impervious to pain" and "guys only care about sex/women only care about love"? One is silly; the other is insulting. And it creates the context in which we talk about relationships, and those stereotypes persist and become the norm.

Since there are movies that are not realistic and can at the same time speak intelligently about these things, there becomes less of an excuse for the stereotypical, idiotic, insulting crap like this.
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NefariousNewt
07/27/09

@Khrushchev: True, but not enough people will want to watch them to make them profitable. I mean, even when Hollywood makes a movie about real people, it doctors the story, because Hollywood fears that if they told the real story, no one would want to watch it. So they make heroes more heroic, or tragedy more tragic.

What I'm saying is that Hollywood thrives on "unreality," and it doesn't matter how you slice it, if you're looking for an honest reflection of life and human values, you're not going to find it in 99.9% of what is turned out.
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Khrushchev
07/27/09

@NefariousNewt: But I'm not looking necessarily for a 100% honest reflection of life; I'm looking for something that is least not so broad and stereotypical as to be insulting and harmful.
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NefariousNewt
07/27/09

@Khrushchev: One word: literature. Hollywood is about box office, and they will not stray into the territory of feeding you and I what we really want: thought-provoking, tasteful, and more importantly, atypical entertainment. By portraying people the way they do in movies, they are catering to the largest segment of the population.
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HarpMadness
07/27/09

@NefariousNewt:But I think there are movies that I have found both very entertaining and also having something to say about the actual human experience. It can be done. I guess that with romcoms (and action movies, fwiw), the bar is set so low that nobody seems to even try to do anything but toss a bunch of stereotypes and cliches at the screen.

And a lot of crap books are published, too -- you have to go through a lot of print to get to what I think you're referring to as literature (I read that as meaning something good -- lol).
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Mmmmkay (gellin' and Jezebelin)
07/27/09

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Its all about the Tao of Steve, you guys. The girl is SMART and funny and rad, and not desperate. God I love that movie..
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HuggaWugga
07/27/09

@Mmmmkay (gellin' and Jezebelin): Ice cream kiss! That movie was so great!
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